Tomorrow Night: Preview Reception for Josh George at Ghostprint Gallery

Preview Josh George's new work tomorrow evening at Ghostprint Gallery from 6-8 PM.

George's exhibition entitled "Establishing Shot" will also open to the public during First Friday, this Friday October 1st.

More information is at Ghostprint's fb, and check out their revamped website, too!

Not yet Labor Day Link Monday

Theodora Merry from Richmond Magazine on Vimeo.

Richmond philanthropist Lora Robins passes away

Continued rumblings about Richmond arts and culture district

Grid: 1708’s InLight returns and call for wearable art

Josh George’s “Establishing Shot” opens at Ghostprint Gallery in October

Christopher Stevens at Red Door Gallery, starting Sep. 17th

Special events at Gallery 5 related to Dia de los Muertos starting Oct. 31st

Comments relating to graffiti/art after Style's report on "Strassen Kunst" at Artspace got serious

Terry Brown and Theodora Merry document the trials of dealing with cancer

In-depth article on Merry’s struggle with cancer also highlights many artists’ lack of access to healthcare

"Two Skies - New paintings by Eric Yevak" opening at Eric Schindler Sep. 10th

Excellent write-up about the Whitley Gallery's mission from Richmond.com

1708's Wearable Art Call for entries

Just Missed: "Flux" at Ghostprint Gallery

("Flux" closed July 31st)

Eric Eaton

Nicole Rosato:

Kevin Orlosky:

Jason Deganis:

Kombo Chapfika:

Next up at Ghostprint:


"Wretched Glory" opens this First Friday- RVA Magazine has more information about this show here. See Ghostprint's website for more information about past shows and the artists whose works are pictured as part of "Flux."

I Love You a Bushel and a Link Monday

Richmond.com on Michael Jones McKean (RVA artist, prof, Guggenheim fellow)

Jumpin’ at VMFA will return June 3^rd in the new sculpture garden

Call for artists: Recycled Book Art at Art6

Call for artists: want to show your work as part of next Shockoe Wide Open? Contact Mary Fender at Frame Nation.

Illustrators Club Show opening at Ghostprint Gallery June 4th

Keith Ramsay tackles themes of racism and loss in “Diluted Loss” opening June 4^th at the Black History Museum

Art 180’s Big Show- opens May 26^th

Support Art on Wheels when you search and shop the interwebs

"Grotesque Heads", drawings by Dawn Latane now through June 6 at Chop Suey

New: Main Art's "X Gallery"

MAP's tips for artists’ portfolios

Gallery 5’s Sustainable Richmond forum group and show opening June 4th

Lots of shows opening in Manchester this Fourth Friday- Artspace, Art Works, reception at Russell Projects

***Artblog posts may be a little light this week... apologies in advance!

May Flowers Link Monday

Francisco Amaya at Ghostprint Gallery

Grid on Francisco Amaya at Ghostprint (opening May 7) and on "Repressed V: Free to Speak" at Gallery 5 (also opening May 7)

Michael Berringer and Amber George opening this Wednesday at Page Bond

RAGE on Women's International Juried Photography Exhibition at 1212 Gallery

Community Art Show at Cafe Gutenberg- call for artists

Check out Reference Gallery flickr page- lots of pics from their shows and events!

"Exit Light" opens this Friday, May 7th at Reference

Next exhibition up at Gallery 5

Visarts Art Exchange May 13th- Visarts has a blog now, too!

First Friday this Friday, May 7th

Grants from CultureWorks???

Metric ton of VCU student shows opening in the next week (click the link and scroll down, and down, and down some more...)


VMFA coverage:

VMFA now open 7 days a week

The dress that launched some news blurbs (RTD covers it here)

Style on VMFA

WaPo on VMFA- "Mather's addition elevates dour 1930s museum"

RTD video from and coverage of VMFA reopening

VMFA Is Reopening This Weekend Link Monday

Cheers to Art! At Lewis Ginter Thursday April 29

Todd Raviotta reports on “The Taint” for RVA Mag (btw, the film's getting some comments over at our previous post about its debut)

Grid on Joe Deroche at Eric Schindler Gallery

Commonwealth Times on Reference Gallery

RVA Mag on Chalk up the Town

VCU Prof Michael Jones McKean wins Guggenheium Fellowship

RAGE on Thea Augustine Eck opening at 1708

The Hat on Charles McGill’s golf-bag artworks at Russell/Projects

Style on Neal Iwan showing at Ghostprint Gallery

VanGogh: Brush With Genius showing Sat. May 1-Sun. June 18 at Science Museum of VA

VA artful districts conference in Norfolk, May 27- 28

Pics from First Fridays east at St Pauls Episcopal Church/Gallery


More on VMFA...

Richmond.com on things to see at VMFA grand opening

Tons of VMFA coverage from Richmond Magazine

RVA News on VMFA

Boulevardizen’s sneak peak at VMFA

Richmond.com on German expressionism exhibition

VMFA’s reopening will spark tourism and business in VA

Curated Culture Commentary with reflections on VMFA and Lewis Ginter, too

RTD on Rockefeller bedroom at VMFA and here, too

Mixed Link Monday

Martha Jones Carter's quilt is on view at Spotlight Gallery

Art at/to come to 101 Addison

Bobby's Blog: please don't get rid of the Virginia Commission for the Arts

Art at Harrison St Coffee Shop

Bob Mooney: awesome RVA arts servant leader

Style on Reference Gallery and Russell/Projects

Grid on "Chemicals in Balance" at Ghostprint, Visual Art Studio's current show

Style on Art6 "Stayin' Alive"

VMFA expansion update from the Hat

More from Grid on 1708's 20th Annual Art Auction, Spring Bada Bing (the boss of all craft shows), women in fiber arts at Spotlight Gallery, First Fridays east info



Philadelphia love:

the artblog

One Review a Month is another great Philadephia-based art blog

AND former Richmonder Bruce Wilhelm (represented by ADA) has opened a gallery in Philla. It's called Grizzly Grizzly- check out their website and facebook pages.

LinkFool Monday

Deborah Turbeville's "Unseen Versailles," on view at Ghostprint Gallery until January 30, 2010

SynerGeo

Team 8 Press

Chris Semtner's "Poe's Women" and Anne Chaddock's "Loaded Brush" at Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen

What is the fate of the Daily Constitutional?

Cafe Gutenberg's call for artists

Murmur DC's interview with Eric Pfeiffer, currently showing at the Whitley Gallery

VMFA blogs about Mrs. Lewis's cabinet

Richmond Magazine on Deborah Turbeville (currently at Ghostprint Gallery) and local artisan Donna Silvestri

RAGE on Rob Tarbell (currently at Quirk)

Grid on 1708's upcoming "Painting (In Part and In Pieces)," work by Barbara Campbell Thomas

Real Small Art League's updates

The WaPo reports on Virginia's Minds Wide Open Campaign

Impact of state budget cuts on Virginia Commission for the Arts

RVA Mag's The Process featuring local tattoo artist Mike Moses

First Friday This Friday, December 4th

Small Wonder at 1708- pre-opening sale and reception Thurs., Dec. 3rd

Some things to see:

1708 Gallery- Small Wonder

ADA Gallery- closed while they attend Scope, Miami

Art 6-Think Small 5 continues until December 20th

Quirk- Sparkle Plenty 5, Pam Shelor, and Rob Tarbell's "The Struggles Think Not"

Gallery 5- Sandra Doore and Emily Beveridge's "Prospective Terrain", Aijung Kim's "Root"and Project Winterfood

Ghostprint- Deborah Turbeville's "Unseen Versailles"

Style's got some more info here and First Friday's website here, too.

And don't forget about Art Karma, benefiting Art 180 this Thursday at Plant Zero!

Run This Link Monday

Matthew Damian Ritchie

CAPs at October First Friday

Gallery 5 responds to police presence at First Friday

Richmond Folk Festival this coming weekend

Talk 20 at 1708 October 7th

RVA Mag on Shawn Taylor at Ghostprint Gallery

RVATV's Last Friday

The Whitley Gallery opened October 2nd- info here

Reference Gallery is set to open October 9th with "No Hay Banda"

We like the look of artist Matthew Damian Ritchie's work. Check him out all around town.

Richmond Art Gallery Examiner on "Hand Me Downs" fundraiser at Visual Art Studio

Grid with some questions about Red Door's "Long Gone" and on Stephanie M.T. Krehbiel in Gallery 5's Gallowlily's

Make a place for Quirk/Visart's "Take a Chance On Me" in your calendar for next week

Pics from Sterling Clinton Hundley's "Emergent" at Ghostprint Gallery

on view until September 26th






















Hundley has a blog here, Ghostprint's info about the show is here.

First Friday this Friday, September 4th: Gallery 5 and Ghostprint Gallery

September's First Friday Artwalk will be held this Friday... Check out Curated Culture for more info on participating galleries and their shows (coming soon).

Exhibitions already announced:

Gallery 5 will be hosting a couple of events during the evening- check out their brand new website for more info.

Interactive art/archaeological dig event and opening of new craft gallery space (featuring work by Phil Barbato)...




Also at Gallery 5: Embedded Narrative- Works by Elka Amorim and Isobel Milena

At Ghostprint Gallery:

Sterling Clinton Hundley, "Another Black Sunday"

Sterling Clinton Hundley (read Grid's report on the artist) will exhibit new work in "Emergent" at Ghostprint Gallery, also opening this First Friday.

Link-to-my-lou Monday

Style on curator John Ravenal's selection of Ryan McGinness's work for new wing at VMFA

Video of McGinness at VMFA

Grid magazine on July's First Friday

The Hat on 12 years of the Pollak Awards

Arts Center for Chesterfield?

Free events at UR museums this fall (Jackie Battenfield on October 20th!)

What happened to Tinder Box? Part 1 and Part 2

RVA mag interviews Josh MacPhee, curator of "Paper Politics" at Ghostprint Gallery.

Grid on Radius 250 at Artspace


Elsewhere...

Trouble at the Hirschorn? (Hatchets and Skewers)

What do we look for when we look at art? (NYTimes)

First Fridays alive and kicking in RVA!!!

Pics from August's First Friday...


The Bridge Club's "The Observation Room" at 1708 Gallery:

Permanent light installation from InLight 2008 (with Roller Girls!!!)

Quirk (Click here for our previous post on Noah Scalin's "After life" and Nicote's "Small Story"):

Nathan Tersteeg, Tate Pray, and Jess Van Der Ahe at ADA Gallery:

"Paper Politics" at Ghostprint Gallery:

Bryan Woodland at Henry Gallery:

Visual Arts Studio:

Melody Gulick at Metrospace Gallery:

ISHQ Gallery:

"Elivis Studio" at Thankyspace:

thanky-store (!!!):