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Art 180 Moving to Jackson Ward
Another bit of Jackson Ward news from Michael Paul Williams. ART 180, which encourages personal and community change through self-expression, is slated to undergo a welcome change in October, when it will move into a place of its own — a renovated youth arts center in Jackson Ward in the Broad Street arts district. Kelly [...]
Who Do Voodoo?
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Will VCU’s Art Center Boost the Arts District?
While not a very accurate portrayal of the City’s support of First Friday, this is how much of Richmond gets its news.
Where the Wild Things Are
Closing reception at UNOS. Featured artwork by John Bryan. If you don’t know, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the most people friendly place in the Biotech Park, having a real park, open to the public, a memorial and an art gallery, if only the rest of Biotech was the same, so here’s [...]
And the Culture War Continues
The unity of purpose that once marked the downtown arts community has largely fractured. Fault lines run between Curated Culture and the Downtown Neighborhood Association, Christina Newton and Katie Ukrop, Charles Samuels and Dwight Jones, those pushing a small tightly focused arts district and a broader one covering most of downtown.
What Happened At CenterStage Last Night?
Not so much what as inside. If you want to know what the program is all you have to do is check the marquee, but if you want to know anything about the performance you should check out Letter V, the arts blog of longtime Richmond journalist Clarke Bustard. Clarke worked as a beat reporter [...]
First Friday the Way It Was Meant to Be
RVA on Ice may be gone, but First Friday marches on. While the Arts District is in flux, the artists, galleries and businesses of Greater Jackson Ward need your support, especially now during the slower winter months. The good news is that the art “tourists” are mostly staying home, so you can enjoy the galleries [...]
Chris Dovi on the Arts District Debate
Chris Dovi authored a broad (pun not intentded) background piece on the downtown arts district debate in the month’s Richmond Magazine. It’s a typical Richmond story of not being able to get both feet moving in the same direction. Richmond again seems close to recognizing the cultural beacon that continues to transform Broad Street downtown. But leave [...]
Monster Rally @1708
Monster Drawing Rally, that is. 1708 Gallery’s Monster Drawing Rally has returned just in time for the holidays! Part performance, part art-bazaar, the event will consist of 4 one-hour shifts with up to 16 artists drawing simultaneously per hour. The completed works make for an original holiday gift for only $65! Holiday treats will be [...]
