Pics from "Couldn't We Ride" (and more!) at Quirk

Aimee Joyaux's "World Bank Series"

James Timberlake's paintings
(currently on view on the Shop Wall is Stacy Moore's "For Your Entertainment")

"Couldn't We Ride" is on view until August 28th:

Bags by: Gerik Forston, Roland Burns, and Brieann Tracey
(R.E. Load Bags)

Brieann Tracey

Kevin Dillard/Demon Cats Photography

Kara Ginther

Ezra Caldwell's "Assless Bike"

Suzanne Carlsen

Justin Rothshank

Gerik Forston

left and right: Taliah Lempert, middle: Roland Burns

Taliah Lempert

Alexis Dold

Noah Rosen

Stellina Sport and Canyon Smith


Also on view until August 28th: Marlene True in the Vault. Ongoing: Quirk Represents, spotlighting a variety of extremely talented jewelry artists.

AND it looks like good stuff happened during Quirk's Filmtastic summer camp- check out the results here, via their blog posts. Nice work, all around!

Help the Byrd- Monday Aug. 30th

Purchase tickets for Style's Byrd benefit event here, read more about the event and how it came about here.

48 Hour Film Project Screenings This Weekend

Check out the results of Richmond's 48 Hour Film Project this weekend-Saturday AND Sunday- at the Byrd. The Project's website includes info on all films, screening times, and it also has a link to the filmmakers' blog.

Mayday Mayday Link Monday

43rd Street Festival of the Arts

VMFA shopping and VMFA YouTube channel

RVA Mag covers VCU fashion show at VMFA and VCU Women's Studies Art Show and Nic Kuszyk's mural project at VCU's Temple building and Jesse Smith (RVA tattoo artist extraordinaire) AND the reopened VMFA and Strange Matter DIY Fest AND Makeout Creek (art! and literature!) (phew- get on over there and check out the news, y'all, because they've got it covered)

Call for artists: 43rd Street Arts Festival

Thanks and upcoming events from Whitley Gallery via RVA Mag

RVA’ers in Cannes

"In Tension": Showing this Friday ONLY

VCU's Kinetic Imaging first year MFA students will show sound and video work at ISHQ Gallery this Friday, April 30th from 5-9 pm.

Open to the public ONE NIGHT ONLY- 209 West Broad Street

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

Friday and Saturday: RVA Art Events

Opening Friday night:

UR Senior Thesis Exhibition "Feed Me Art" at Harnett Museum of Art
and Russell/Projects Annex
8 pm- click here for more info and here for the press release




New Work by Joe DeRoche at Eric Schindler Gallery
7-10 pm- more info here




Punishing Prints at Reference Gallery
FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY- 7-11 pm- Reference's website here



Saturday:

The Taint at the Byrd, 2 pm

Saturday Stroll, 11 am-4 pm

Painted Collage workshops/classes at Visarts (Saturday and Sunday)

1708's Auction Benefit "Home is Where the Art Is" 7-10 pm


What else?

The Taint at the Byrd: "Filmmaking is alive and well in Richmond, VA."

From "The Taint"'s press release:

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“The Taint” to Contaminate Theaters

Richmond, VA - April 17, 2010 - “The Taint”, a locally produced horror-comedy feature film, will be screened Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at the Byrd Theater in Richmond, VA. Tickets are $1.99 and can be purchased at the door. The show begins at 2 p.m. The film was created by local filmmakers Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson. It was made for roughly $5,000 dollars and features the talents of over 100 Richmond artists, actors, and musicians.


“The Taint” is a satirical horror-comedy that seeks to expose the misogynistic views and nature of many Hollywood and Independent films by being one of the most misogynistic films of all time. It is a showcase of many local artistic talents and proof that filmmaking is alive and well in Richmond, VA.

More information can be found at: www.taintmovie.com and on facebook

*This image is genius- are there going to be t-shirts?

More Art Thangs, Current and Upcoming

Art openings tonight- previously blogged here.

Happening now until the 28th- VCU and UR's French Film Festival.



Also today, at 1:30, artist/instructor Marjorie Perrin discusses "How... do you paint a portrait?" at the VMFA Studio School (this talk is free and open to the public).

Saturday, March 27th, 3 PM at 1708 Gallery, currently exhibiting artist Dana Sperry will discuss what led to his work in "Forest for the Trees."

work by Dana Sperry

AND... don't forget about TAD RVA's open house Saturday, March 27th from 9 AM- 5 PM at Rockett's Landing. Solve the mystery, RVA!

Reel Pride: RVA's First Annual LGBT Film Festival

Still on for tonight and tomorrow at the Firehouse Theatre:




Check out the Reel Pride website here for film schedules, images, etc.