An exhibition of work by 13 selected American artists titled “The Embedded Message: Quilting in Contemporary Art,” opens at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond on Friday, December 1. A 5:30 p.m. curator talk will be followed by a public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. This exhibition explores how a current generation of contemporary artists […]
read moreOver 6,000 attendees shopped the work of over 130 artists at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s 53rd annual Craft + Design show. It was a landmark year for the show, which moved to Main Street Station’s newly renovated train shed. Some highlights from the weekend include: A special appearance by Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney […]
read moreNorth Carolina-based jewelry artist Tara Locklear has been to two craft shows this month, but she’s energized and ready to get back on the road and head to Richmond. Locklear is gearing up to leave her Raleigh-based studio to travel to Craft + Design, where she’ll headline the event as the show’s featured artist. Between […]
read moreLynchburg News & Advance reporter Emma Schkloven wrote a feature story about artist John Shuptrine. His mixed media camera sculptures will be on display at Craft + Design, Nov. 17-19. “It is sculptural in a really fun and whimsical way,” says Stefanie Fedor, executive director of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, which will feature Shuptrine’s […]
read moreDianne Nordt began making and selling her handwoven wool blankets more than a decade ago, after she and her husband, William, moved their three children to a sprawling farm in Charles City, Virginia. Today, Nordt has a sleek website and has seen her blankets lauded in national magazines such as Garden & Gun and Martha […]
read moreThis year at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s annual Craft + Design show, some of Richmond’s most talented interior designers and merchandisers have created spaces that blend work from the show’s artists with contemporary furnishings and antiques. R•Home’s first Designer Showcase, located in booths 608-611, contains vignettes created by Williams & Sherrill, La Diff, […]
read moreRichmond Magazine’s R-Home Magazine featured fiber artist Andrea Donnelly in a story on Nov. 3. Donnelly will showcase her work at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s annual Craft + Design show, Nov. 17-19. “Donnelly is the rare artist who toggles between creating conceptual and functional art. She says she is as serious about her wearable […]
read moreRichmond Magazine’s R-Home Magazine published a story about Rise + Shine featured speaker Amanda Nisbet on Oct. 30. “For Nisbet, author of “Dazzling Design” and an acclaimed designer known for her bold, colorful interiors, relocating to Richmond from the epicenter of the design world was a big move. “
read moreRichmond-based progressive bluegrass band South Hill Banks won top honors at FloydFest, one of Virginia’s biggest music festivals, and the five-man group will kick off Craft + Design when they play the Patrons’ Preview Party on Friday, November 17. The party runs from 6-9 p.m. Winning FloydFest’s “On the Rise” award in July has opened doors […]
read moreCraft + Design wood artist Steve Stover was featured in the Chesterfield Observer on Oct. 18. His work will be on display at the show, Nov. 17-19 at Main Street Station’s newly renovated train shed.
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond announces that interior designer Amanda Nisbet will be the featured speaker at Rise + Shine, part of VisArts’ fifty-third annual Craft + Design show, presented by Altria Group. The show takes place at Main Street Station’s newly renovated train shed the weekend of Nov. 17-19, 2017. Richmond Magazine brings […]
read moreTen years after taking his first sewing class at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, fiber artist Paul Hansbarger is returning to Richmond to showcase his growing canvas and leather bag business, Lineage. Hansbarger got his start making bags in Catherine Southall’s introductory sewing class. He’d graduated from VCUarts in 2004 with a painting and […]
read moreFor illustrator Amelia Langford, it’s all in the details. She’s the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s newest illustrator-in-residence and the artist behind the winter 2018 catalog, which arrives in members’ mailboxes this week. Langford’s cover illustration depicts a cardinal on a wintry branch. Look closely and you’ll notice the bird is made up of paintbrushes, […]
read moreCarli Holcomb was featured the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Oct. 10. An exhibition of her work, titled “After Dark,” opened at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond on Friday, September 8 and runs through November 12, 2017.
read moreMosaic Restaurant and Garnish Catering took home the top prizes at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s fourth annual Chili Throwdown on Friday, Oct. 6. More than 500 people attended the event and the proceeds benefit VisArts. Over 20 restaurants contributed their best chili, which was taste-tested by a jury and the event’s attendees. At the end of the evening, VisArts presented […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond is proud to announce that it was selected by The Virginia Commission for the Arts as a “50 for 50 Arts Inspiration Award” recipient. VisArts was recognized in the Bedrock Institutions category. The VCA recognizes bedrock institutions as those that “have been in existence more than ten years, have demonstrated a […]
read moreOn September 29, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond lost a longtime friend and teacher, Jim Valentine. Valentine was a former public school teacher who taught art for both Richmond Public Schools and Hanover County Public Schools. When he retired, he found he missed teaching, so he began to teach ceramics classes at VisArts. Nancy […]
read moreWhen CURRENT Art Fair opens on Thursday evening, visitors will get the chance to see how Grace Kubilius spent her summer. Kubilius is the third VCUArts craft/material studies graduate to spend a summer at Quirk Gallery and Hotel’s residency space, located in Richmond’s Downtown Broad Street Arts District. The Visual Arts Center of Richmond and […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond announces it will partner with the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to recognize the work of Richmond area art students. The Scholastic Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. As the affiliate partner for the Richmond area, VisArts will receive […]
read moreChicago-based artist Nate Young spoke with Paige Goodpasture, host of the LookSEE podcast, about Recollection, his recent exhibition at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. Listen to the podcast here and read the blog post here.
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond has selected North Carolina-based jewelry maker Tara Locklear as the featured artist of its 53rd annual Craft + Design Show, which will take place Nov. 17-19, 2017 at historic Main Street Station’s newly renovated train shed. Locklear uses materials like recycled skateboards and cast cement to create necklaces, earrings, […]
read moreCarli Holcomb was featured in the arts and culture section of Style Weekly on Sept. 12. An exhibition of her work, titled “After Dark,” opened at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond on Friday, September 8 and runs through November 12, 2017. “Holcomb sees her current show as a meditation on place — and the art she created for […]
read moreAn exhibition of work by Carli Holcomb titled “After Dark” will open at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond on Friday, September 8. A 5:30 p.m. artist talk will be followed by a public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. “After Dark” runs from September 8 through November 12, 2017. Holcomb creates mixed media sculptures, […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond is recruiting mentors for its yearlong mentorship program, Make Space. The program offers early- and mid-career women the chance to develop leadership skills, make art and build friendships with sixth-grade girls in Richmond’s East End. Make Space, formerly called A Space of Her Own, was launched in the fall […]
read moreThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond announces that it will participate in CURRENT, a contemporary art fair going into its second year. VisArts will use its exhibition space to highlight the work of its most recent Quirk+VisArts artist-in-residence, Grace Kubilius. CURRENT will run from Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1 at Richmond’s Main Street […]
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