art&entertainment archive
April 22, 2008
Hope all over the city
A nice contrast to reports of the arrest of the recent spray-paint-vandal LAST, this week’s Style Weekly has a piece on the street artist Hope and his art in the “third space”.
April 20, 2008
get on the mic @ Tuesday Verses
Brick Weekly profiles the weekly open mic performance Tuesday Verses at Tropical Soul Café.
“I wanted a venue where people could feel comfortable to perform and enjoy the show, and the only way they can do that is if they feel loved. We do Verses because we work everyday and want to have a place to perform and relax.”
April 15, 2008
a look at Propaganda Gallery
The RTD’s Focus MshUp has a good 3-minute look at the Propaganda Gallery.
April 14, 2008
The Historic Richmond Jazz Suite @ Muse Creative Workspace
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia will host Ashby Anderson’s The Historic Richmond Jazz Suite at 3:00PM Sunday, April 20th, at Muse Creative Workspace (6 North 19th Street).
April 13, 2008
this week’s C&JW calendar
Tuesday Verses; Monotonix; Clean-Up/Beautification Day in Historic Jackson Ward; Bend Your Ear; Historic Richmond Jazz Suite; MORE…
April 4, 2008
First Friday TONIGHT
First Fridays this week takes on a global and political theme with the addition of performances by the University of Richmond’s resident Indonesian Orchestra, Gamelan Raga Kusuma, and a Grand Opening at the Valentine Richmond History Center. [via]
March 29, 2008
Busang’s Richmond
American realist painter Brett Busang has taken stock of the urban architecture of Richmond for some years now. His late 1990s/early 2000s images of Carver and Jackson Ward caught the neighborhoods at a particular moment and yet are timeless.
March 27, 2008
Repressed III Closing Show @ Gallery5
Gallery5 has announced a special Repressed III Closing Exhibition in collaboration with the 2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference. Fri 3/28 6-10PM FREE.
March 25, 2008
mark your calendar: Broad Appetit is coming
It is true, as the804.com says, that it seems like there is some kind of food festival in Richmond every month but that there is no one of them that really stands above the rest. This is set to change, though, with this year’s First Annual Broad Appetit Food and Art Celebration which will take over Broad Street between Adams and Monroe on Sunday, May 18th.
March 20, 2008
drypoint workshop by Art On Wheels
A printmaking technique developed during the Middle Ages from the metalworking techniques of goldsmiths and armorers, drypoint was used by some of the most famous printmakers in history, including Rembrandt, Durer, and Goya. This technique evolved into etching, a highly regarded process still used today. In this class by Art On Wheels, students will create their own drypoint. To sign up for this workshop go to Gallery5 or info@artonwheels-va.org. Saturday, 3/22, 1-4PM $15. Materials provided.
March 9, 2008
more good words for Transmission
The March 2008 issue of Richmond Magazine has a look at Transmission Gallery. The current show (through 3/31) at the gallery is Transmission Introduces Studio 23, an exhibit of “traditional and nontraditional printing methods, etchings, silkscreens and monoprints” featuring the artists of Studio 23, a nonprofit artists’ collective.
March 8, 2008
last night’s wet First Friday
TVRichmond took a walk around last night’s First Friday and caught the atmosphere of Quirk Gallery and Metro Space.
