Victor Epkup and Mera Rubell, photo by Jenny YangThere is one account of the visit written by Jessica Dawson in the WaPo here, and there is another report by Kriston Capps for Art in America here. There are also several narratives of one artist's visit with Rubell at DC Art News.
It all just causes me to think about RVA's visual arts. Do we have a scene? Where is it? Who are the primary players? Do we have a collector base around here? Do they collect contemporary/emerging art?
Creative Change Center and Artists Anonymous are two artist groups in the area attempting to establish a sense of community for Richmond artists- how else is this happening?
What more would you like to see happening in Richmond?
*Addendum- Really great discussion re. DC arts on fb here. Aren't some of these issues relevant to Richmond arts, as well?
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from an out-of-state perspective it, 'seems' like dc, va have more going on than wi. our scene is heavily biased, heavily juried, and most galleries close within a year or two, even the most popular ones. i have yet to find a blog/website like this or 'bmore' in wisconsin, either.
again, just from an outsider's perspective, you guys seem like you are doing pretty well. better than the midwest, at least.
(very helpful blog, btw)
Thanks for reading and commenting, Shana.
I think Richmond is doing okay, but there are a lot of things the DC writers mention that I'd like to see more of here: exposure and coverage of local artists and venues, opportunities for artists to network and support one another, groups like Richmond CenterStage working to showcase local art... it would be nice to get a dialogue going.
Maybe you should start an artblog for your area!
maybe i will, although i doubt anyone would read it, favoring 'regular' news feeds instead. visarts seems like it does a lot of connecting within your community, no?
Yes, VisArts is great- we're really lucky to have them.
You'd probably be surprised about who would read your blog. I doubt you are the only person wishing for an arts information resource in your area.
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