Lots of openings this First Friday

First Friday's website has been updated with links to information about new shows in each participating gallery and venue. First Fridays also welcomes a new space to the mix: The Gallery at UNOS will host an opening reception for Dr. W. Baxter Perkinson's "30 Years of Giving Back" from 5- 10 PM this First Friday, September 3rd.


1708's got info. up about the new show up at Linden Row Inn, "Ironisence," which will open with a reception from 7- 10 PM this Friday.

Pam Anderson (work pictured) is one of the artists participating in "Ironisence," curated by Amie Oliver at Linden Row Inn. Also showing: Mary (Ginna) Cullen, Tim Devoe, Erik Gonzalez, Christine Gray, Chris Gregson, Barbara Tisserat, and Henry Winfiele.

RVA Magazine recently posted info. on ADA's First Friday opening.

ADA's "Charm School" will feature work by Rob Lee, Mike Hein, Alison Brady, Chris Mahonski, Barbara Wiessberger, Lisa Neighbour, and Tom Condon with an opening reception this Friday from 7- 10 PM.

Bill Fisher and Miguel Carter-Fisher exhibit work at Main Art, with an opening reception this Friday from 7-9 PM
(Bill Fisher will have a piece up outside in Main Art's X Gallery as well.)

Steve Hedberg's "1" opens at Glave Kocen Gallery with a reception from 6- 9 PM this Friday.

Phew- what else?

Arts Events Coming Up...

VCU Graphic Design Senior Show opening tonight- more info here

Turner

David Gray Turner artist talk this Saturday at Glave Kocen- info here at GK's fb page



Ground breaking in Petersburg this Sunday for PAAL Art Park- more info here

Here a Link There a Link Monday

"The Printers Show" is now on view at Studio Two Three

"Feed Me Art" UR senior thesis exhibition coverage

Short review of Amuse restaurant at VMFA

Art 180’s “The Big Show” May 26 at Plant Zero

The Hat reviews WaPo’s review of VMFA

Richmond Magazine on David Gray Turner, now showing at Glave Kocen

RVA Mag interviews Whitley Gallery artist Kevin Greene

Modern Art Notes goofs on Cucinelli and VMFA

Page Bond video interview with RVA artist Cindy Neuschwander

RAGE on “Arts for All” at 1708

Richmond Mag on Biennials and VMFA Biennial- John Ravenal says it’s something the VMFA will be “looking at” (!!!!)

Congratulations to VCU MFA candidate Janet Bruhn (we just posted images of some of her work here), who will be awarded a Joan Mitchell Grant for painting (this news via VCU Arts fb page)

Call for graffiti artists: “Strassen Kunst” at Artspace

The Printers Show at Studio Two Three will be on view until May 17th- info about May events and rental now up at their website

The Countdown is On Link Monday

J. Pocklington showing at Eric Schindler

J. Pocklington's "Thrift Junk Scrap Dollar Store Sculptures" closes April 9th at Eric Schindler Gallery

If you missed Scott Phillips last month at Eric Schindler (we posted about it here), check out his work now at Schindler Satellite Gallery (also showing: Cupid Ojala, Thomas Van Auken, and more)

Vaclav Pisjevc showing at The Belvidere

Style on Moe and Roth shows at Reynolds

RAGE on Heather Russell and Russell/Projects

Debra Yates currently showing at Red Door

Daniel Robbins currently showing at Glave Kocen

Check out Richmond.com's short video of the walking part of First Friday artwalk

ADA will continue to show at their Broad location (sweet!)

Style with tons of info on VMFA's reopening

RVA Mag on April events at Gallery 5

Call for artists (Virginia Discovery Museum in Charlottesville)


Elsewhere (and prob in RVA, too):

Yes, Mr. Cudlin, people are still having this conversation...

Who Dat Link Monday

Jonathan Weston is showing work at The Belvidere

VMFA blogs about fiber art

Talk20 at 1708 this Wednesday

Nancy Smith showing at Ellwood Coffee

Jonathan Weston showing at The Belvidere

3 x 3's call for illustrators

Midlothian artist Robert L. Caldwell has been very busy

Eric Schindler Satellite to open March 5th

First Fridays and music

Quirk/VCU jewelry sale to benefit Haiti: Feb. 11th - 13th

Art 6 to perform renovations and reopen

Just missed: "Burst III" at Locker 50B

Now on view at the Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen- RTD reports

VA Independent Film Fest Schedule from RVA Mag

Gallery 5's call for artwork for "We Are 5"

Pauley Center photography show

RTD reports on Pam Reynolds and RVA art

VCA Grant Workshop this Friday

Lots of openings have been rescheduled for this Friday, Feb. 12th- double-check venues' websites if you are going out for openings this week.

Here are Feb. 12th openings we've heard about:

Reference- "Scouting Foul" 7 -11 pm

VMFA studio school- "Variations in Red: Recent Paintings" 5 -7 pm

Glave Kocen- "Click" 6 -9 pm

Richmond Public Library- "Pictural Colloquy" (and others) 7- 9 pm

Page Bond- "Cold Press," "Love Text," and "Night Light" 7- 9 pm

The Whitley Gallery- "Doing Time" 6- 9 pm

There may be more... check out First Fridays and Curated Culture Commentary to stay up-to-date.

Link Panther Monday

Welcome to RVA - The Fan (Part 3, Visual Arts Center of Richmond) from RVA TV on Vimeo.

Aimee Joyaux, Director of Education at Visarts and RVA artist featured in RVA Mag (Visarts was also recently featured by RVATV)

Bizarre Market timelapse and facebook

Visarts winter-spring classes are now up on their website

RVA Mag on John Narron and Todd Hale at Studio 6 and Born Ugly #4 AND A Local Art Show for December (featuring work by artists of J Fergeson Gallery)

Glave Kocen's new online exhibition space

Video of Jackie Battenfield's October talk at UR

Winter Art After Hours at VMFA

I could go on and on on John Cage at Modlin Center for the Arts

Curated Culture/First Friday's blog

Maruta Racenis now showing at Main Art Gallery

Frank advice for artists

Pics from "Sheep and Buck" at Glave Kocen

on view until September 26th

Sheep Jones:








There are some really great surface things happening in Sheep's paintings that these images don't capture- we tried to get a detail to show some of the subtlety of the painting...



This still doesn't do it- there are areas of lush sheen in parts of the paintings that are really rewarding.




Jules "Buck" Jones:







Detail from this drawing:





Glave Kocen has a bunch of images posted on their website- you can check out titles and further information when you click on individual images.

There's also info. about their upcoming shows...

On View this Friday August 28th at Glave Kocen: "Sheep + Buck"

Sheep Jones,"Shed & Chadelier," oil on wood, 20" x 20," 2009

Check out Glave Kocen's website for more info on this show, which will be up starting August 28th, but will save its opening reception for First Friday, September 4th.

Jules Buck Jones does awesome work- his website is here. We think it's pretty cool that he and his mom Sheep Jones, who is represented by Glave Kocen, are showing together. You can see more of her work here- this is going to be a great show!

Jules Buck Jones