Imminent Art Events!

Opening reception tonight at Reference Gallery for "MUTE," featuring works by John Henderson and Justin Swinburne- from 7- 11 PM

Closing receptions at Page Bond for Lana Waldrep's "New Paintings" and "Summer Solstice"
Tonight- 6 to 8 PM

Waldrep's "Flats"

"Sponge HQ" opening tonight at Anderson Gallery from 6- 9 PM (check out Ester's new website!). Also opening: "Imaging South Africa: Collection Projects by Siemon Allen"

Plant Zero/Manchester art openings tonight at Artspace, Artworks, and Russell/Projects
Tonight from 7-10 PM

Susan Jamison's work is part of "MISSIVE" currently showing at Russell/Projects

1708's Monster Drawing Rally- tomorrow, Aug. 28th from 2- 7 PM

Drawing by Mark Luetke

Back to Reality Link Monday

Gallery 5's "Self Titled" will include this work by James Callahan and Nick Kuszyk

Teachers learn to incorporate arts in general classrooms at UR

RVA Mag on "Self Titled" at Gallery 5, opening Sep. 3rd

Studio Two Three garage sale Aug. 28th- help them get ready for their big move!

Steve Hedberg- opening at Glave Kocen Sep. 3rd

Nice write-up in Style about Richmond Renaissance man Ward Tefft and the many faces of Chop Suey

Style reports on "Strassen Kunst" at Artspace

Edwin Slipek on “Historic Photos of Richmond” book

Reference noted in Art Fag City June post (the "rise of the online gallery")

Congrats to RVA artist Katie Baines on show at UVA

Dr. Sketchy’s Richmond branch

VMFA show tapped by FT of London as must-see

Richmond Sightseeing Examiner on VMFA

Aug. 27th: Sponge opens at Anderson Gallery


Fall CLASSES!!:

At VMFA

At Visarts

At Petersburg Area Art League

You Say Tomato Link Monday

Keith Ramsey

RTD: "Darkroom: Photography and New Media in South Africa since 1960" at VMFA and Visarts and "Imaging South Africa: Collecting Projects by Siemon Allen" at Anderson Gallery, video from Art 180's "Paint Outside the Box" event

... and with some ideas for continuing revitalization of the area around downtown's Convention Center

Grid: Cathyann Burgess, Dan Rhett, Michael Mancuso, and Greg Lewis's "Pamlico" now on view at Visual Art Studio, "Wretched Glory" now at Ghostprint Gallery, and upcoming arts events "Monster Drawing Rally" at 1708 and "Band Together for the Well" at Capital Ale House

RVA Mag: The Process with Christian Breeden, Cynthia Camlin's "Glacial Speed" at 1708

Style: 1000 Strong Project's call for artists, on Keith Ramsey's "Diluted Loss" at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center

Richmond.com: Lost Cats Project- social art for RVA

Courtesy of VA Commision for the Arts: Norfolk emphasizes importance of public art to downtown revitilization (video)

Checking in with RVA's Creative Change Center

RVA Artist Dana Frostick on CBS (courtesy of Frame Nation)

CultureWorks' John Bryan comments on Jonathan Weston's show "Human," up now at the Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center (check out CultureWorks' August Monthly Report, too)

VCU MFA Thesis Shows- Round 2

(show closed May 16th)

Ben Jurgensen

Sculpture + Extended Media

Yi Sheng

Painting & Printmaking

Lana Waldrep

Painting & Printmaking

Genesis Chapman

Painting & Printmaking

(sculpture by Kristen Rego in the foreground)

(super-detail from large drawing)

Hiromi Takizawa

Craft/Material Studies

Seth Alverson

Painting & Printmaking

Nicole Andreoni

Painting & Printmaking

Hannah Walsh

Sculpture + Extended Media

Hon Eui Chen

Painting & Printmaking

Stephanie Benassi

Photography + Film

Kristen Rego

Painting & Printmaking

Aaron McIntosh

Craft/Material Studies

SLINKO

Sculpture + Extended Media

New shows opening at Anderson Gallery May 28...