Sanchez and Scurlock Artist Talk and Group Discussion Tonight at Page Bond Gallery

Artists Diego Sanchez and Mary Scurlock will speak about their current exhibitions at Page Bond Gallery tonight at 5:30 pm.

Diego Sanchez, "Canoa IV," mixed media on panel, 2009

Mary Scurlock, "Ash," oil, graphite, and wax on panel, 2009

More gallery information here.

RVA This Weekend!!

Richmond Craft Mafia and Gay RVA present Divine Design and Craft Boutique this Friday from 7-9pm.

Guerilla art show 3.1 happening this weekend.

Visarts is looking for volunteers for the Craft + Design show 11/21- 11/22. Contact kmiller@visarts.org (free admission!)

We (Still) Want To See... Greg Minah at Red Door Gallery

on view until November 14th!

More info and images at Red Door's site.

Everything But the Kitchen Link Monday

Quirk's "Sparkle Plenty 5" is on view November 6th to December 23rd

Virginia Commission For the Arts to cut funding

Notes from Creative Change Center's last meeting, info about the next meeting, and suggestion-solicitations for Culture Works

Grid on: Le Yeux de Monde, a new Charlottesville gallery to feature work by Russ Warren AND on Shaun Irving, truck camera photographer about town

RAGE on "Sparkle Plenty 5" at Quirk

Crumb sparks controversy at UR. RVA Mag also responds.

Style on "Think Small 5" at Artspace and Art 6

Slash Coleman has recently been blogging about "artists as introverts" and facebook for artists

Dave Hickey Lecture: "The Evils of Creationism: Art History According to Darwin"

Smithsonian American Art Museum, October 21st, 2009

We Want To See... VCU Exhibitions

Opening tonight: "VCU at 222," with work by Sculpture + Extended Media undergrads Katie Connor, Josie Justice, Joyelle Martin, Kristi South, Morgan Yacoe, and John Ziol.

Opening tonight: "One & Two," work by Deborah Shapiro and Emily Wright
at Locker 50b (on view until November 30th)

Almost gone... "O Veni Vidi," with works by Sculpture + Extended Media students Ashley Lyon, Hannah Walsh, and Jennifer Lauren Smith
(tomorrow's the last day to check it out)

Just missed:

David Culpepper's "How The West Was Won," October show at Locker 50b



Locker 50b's site here, facebook page here.
EsterKnows- VCUarts events and news here.
Sculpture + Extended Media's sweet site here.

Hey, PAPR, when are you guys going to update your site?

When Will Chickens Come To RVA? Or Are They Here Already...

This post from Bmore Art was too great not to link to. Our questions: Is this trend happening yet in Richmond? If not, when will it show up?

What is Richmond's relationship to "artworld trends," in general?

Bueller?

*Note: Check out Conner Contemporary's site for more info about the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project.

We Want To See... Matthew Fisher at ADA Gallery

On view November 6- 28th


"Lonesome George"

More info at ADA's site

RVA TV's Last Friday: October

Just Another Manic Link Monday

"20/20: A Look Back at the Craft + Design Show" opens November 13th, 6-8 pm, at Visarts

First Friday this week

Richmond Zine Fest this week, too

AND Think Small 5 opens this week.

In Light attendance statistics inflated? Style reports.

Grid on Josephine Hadens' paintings at Richmond International Airport (Donald Kuspit comments!)

RVA Mag's call for indie film entries AND if you have local/regional artist recommendations, send them to parker@rvamag.com

RVA Mag's Local Art Show, featuring David Kennedy

Mark your calendar for the Art Works for Virginia Conference- Sarah Doherty of Art in Vacant Spaces will speak.

Call to Richmond artists

Grid's report on "20/20 A Look Back at the Craft + Design Show" at Visarts

Visarts president to retire

The Hat on "The Three Artists of 1212" and Crumb's RVA visit

RVATV's Last Friday (October First Friday)