RAY OYOLA
JAMES E. CLARKE III
INGA MARIA
KEITH RAMSEY
MAURICIO PATARROYO
JASON FORD
LANGSTON TUPPONCE
MAE is a pioneering art exhibition dedicated to showcasingcontemporary art by African American and Latin American artists, provide practical advice on art procurement, and encourage individuals and businesses to support their art. The exhibition will be a key source for art enthusiasts and collectors to find and purchase exquisite, museum-quality artwork. It will feature an exclusive selection of art by cutting-edge newcomers and acclaimed artists working in all media and disciplines.
MAE has partnered with Freedom House in an effort to bring awareness to the needs of the homeless community in Richmond and the Tri-Cities areas. To learn more about the Freedom House please visit www.freedomhouserichmond.org.
19 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Located in Historic Downtown Richmond, four blocks east of Belvidere Street.
Friday opening at Red Door Gallery:
"Long Gone"
Featuring paintings and installations by:
Ed TraskChris Milk
Brent Loverde
James Marshall
Marshall Higgins
Nick Kuszyk
Brad Bacon
Chip 7
Elkamino
Friday closing reception at Visarts:
July 3 – August 23, 2009
The 2009 Visual Arts Center of Richmond Faculty + Staff + Board Exhibition takes place July 3-August 23. This annual display of work by the Center’s talented array of teachers offers the community an opportunity to get to know the individual artists who make the Center a dynamic place. The show, entitled [work], will also include entries submitted by several staff and board members who work as artists in addition to their professional roles. Due to the Independence Day holiday, this exhibition will be honored with a closing reception on Friday, August 21, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., to which the public is invited. It remains on view through August 23, 2009.
Starting Sunday and throughout next week:
Get ready for InLight 2009 with lantern making workshops at 1708:
RECYLCLED LIGHT
NOAH SCALIN
Section 1
Ages: Teen – adult
Date: Sunday, August 23
Time: 3 – 5pm
Cost: $25
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Section 2
Ages: Teen – adult
Date: Wednesday, August 26
Time: 6 -8pm
Cost: $25
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Materials: Participants are asked to bring in a bag of clean/dry items to share (one large grocery bag is sufficient, but more is welcome). These should be things that you were already planning to throw away or recycle: tin cans, plastic soda bottles, magazines, newspapers, cardboard boxes & tubes, plastic/Styrofoam packaging, etc.
Using a variety of materials that would normally end up in a landfill or the recycling bin, participants will create one-of-a-kind lanterns that reflect their own personality and taste. Using my Skull-A-Day project as a starting point, we will look at the variety of techniques that can be used to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Don’t worry, you don’t have to make a skull lantern, though you are welcome to do so of course.
Noah is the creator of Skull-A-Day: a yearlong Webby Award winning online art project that has continued on as an international online community art-making project and a book, SKULLS, which was honored as a "Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers" by the Young Adult Library Services Association. He teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University.
PUNCH-TIN LANTERN
PAUL TEEPLES
Ages: Teen - adult
Date: Thursday, August 27
Time: 6:30 – 9:30
Cost: $25
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Some tools and materials provided, but feel free to begin collecting cans & parts for your lantern!
Lantern making techniques will be based on Colonial Era Pinch-tin lanterns, but the results are sure to be unique and contemporary!
Paul Teeples is a local artist who creates elaborate sculptures with found wood and metal. His work is both witty and serious, a fascinating combination.
GLIMMERING ORB LANTERN
SARAH HAND
Ages: 7 – 12
Date: Saturday, August 29
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Cost: $25
Materials provided.
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Create a shimmering, glimmering orb lantern, woven from translucent plastic and vinyl tubes, finished off with brightly colored transparent dangling tassels that will catch the light!
Sarah Hand is an artist and teacher who lives and works in Richmond. She has taught children's art classes at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond for six years and is known for her popular puppet making and giant parade puppets classes.
PAPER HOUSE LANTERNS
MATT LIVELY
Section 1:
Ages: 8 and up
Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Date: Sunday, August 30
Cost: $25
Materials provided.
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Learn to make a “placeable” light and discover the art of paper craft in this workshop. Create numerous, small paper houses - some to take home and some to place in an art installation during InLight.
Matt Lively is a painter, sculptor, and printmaker based in Richmond, and he is currently in the process of making a short film. He teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University.Go here for info on workshop registration.
