Over 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 […]
ViewIf you’ve picked up VisArts’ 2023 fall class catalog then you’ve encountered mixed media illustrator Adam Goodman’s fun, humorous barnyard animals. The characters illustrated by Goodman, a Philadelphia-based VCU grad, depict farm animals studiously making art. Goodman loves to use humor in everything he does, and this catalog is no different. Using his signature paper-cut […]
ViewThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond has released the schedule and ticketing information for this year’s Craft + Design Show, which will take place at the Science Museum of Virginia the weekend of Nov. 18-20, 2016. Craft + Design is a juried contemporary craft show featuring the museum-quality work of 60 nationally and internationally recognized […]
ViewGet to know Jeff Vick, Sophie Treppendahl and Tyler Stoll. They’re artists in their own right and also the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s studio coordinators, responsible for maintaining the center’s 15 professional art studios. This month, they’re particularly busy preparing for the launch of VisArts’ new studio access program. This week, VisArts begins offering […]
ViewThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond has kicked off a construction project that will add an additional art studio to the facility. Construction begins on July 23 and includes: the consolidation of staff offices, the creation of the new Vivian Keasler Letterpress + Books Arts Studio and the transformation of the current letterpress studio into […]
ViewExplore the world of children’s book illustration. We’ll focus on translating the written word into dynamic and entertaining images, taking your ideas from preliminary sketches to finished illustrations. You’ll learn about character design, page layout and painting techniques. You’ll also get a deeper understanding of the publishing industry when we cover things like finding a […]
ViewThe simplest piece of fabric can be turned into beautiful and unique art through the addition of quilted lines. This fast-paced workshop introduces the various ways to use your sewing machine to draw on fabric. Both free motion and conventional quilting methods will be explored. Participants will produce several samples during the class suitable for […]
ViewMake three sided books in three hours. This workshop will cover a variety of techniques and covers for constructing triangle books, focusing on accordion book structures.
ViewCome and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. Come and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. In this free class you will be […]
ViewCome and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. In this free class you will be making lanterns for 1708 Gallery's inLight, an amazing display of light-centric art. Make a beautiful paper lantern in this class using paper folding and […]
ViewThe simplest piece of fabric can be turned into beautiful and unique art through the addition of quilted lines. This fast-paced workshop introduces the various ways to use your sewing machine to draw on fabric. Both free motion and conventional quilting methods will be explored. Participants will produce several samples during the class suitable for […]
ViewMake three sided books in three hours. This workshop will cover a variety of techniques and covers for constructing triangle books, focusing on accordion book structures.
ViewCome and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. Come and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. In this free class you will be […]
ViewMake three sided books in three hours. This workshop will cover a variety of techniques and covers for constructing triangle books, focusing on accordion book structures.
ViewThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host its annual spring open house, Play Day, on Saturday, May 18. At Play Day, kids and adults make art projects in more than a dozen studios throughout VisArts’ 30,000-square foot facility. The event runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free. Beer and food […]
ViewCome and make art side by side as a family. Each week, families will explore a new medium and create a beautiful project together. Read, Art, and Play: These very clever interactive books were written to captivate children of all ages. Interactive books allow the audience to be involved and engaged. After the reading of […]
ViewIt all began with an illustration of the pope’s mitre, hanging on a hat rack. Pope Benedict had just resigned and news outlets the world over were reporting on the historic event. Fabrizio, who considers herself to be a news junkie, was moved to create an illustration that captured the nature of the day. When […]
ViewSilk, while beautiful, isn’t an easy material to work with. It snags and stains, marks and puckers. Images, once drawn on silk, aren’t easily erased or edited. And dyes that are applied to the material frequently bleed together with unexpected results. Artist Emily Erb forgives the material all these qualities. Silk is affordable, portable and—most […]
ViewCome and make art side by side as a family. Each week, families will explore a new medium and create a beautiful project together. Read, Art, and Play: These very clever interactive books were written to captivate children of all ages. Interactive books allow the audience to be involved and engaged. After the reading of […]
ViewThis class is for students who sign up for the Susan Early Nature Writing Seminar on September 17 or for students who can’t make that day but would like to gather with a community to read and write for two hours. Instructor Leslie Shiel will introduce Kathy’s book, bring copies of her poems, and offer […]
ViewRichmond-based illustrator Katie McBride is the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s newest illustrator-in-residence, but illustrating the fall course catalog is far from her first contact with the 54-year-old community arts center. Almost a decade ago, when McBride was a new VCUarts grad trying to launch a career as an illustrator, she paid her bills teaching […]
ViewThere is no white space on the walls of Angela Humes’ studio apartment in Philadelphia. Her drawings, paintings and photographs prevent dust from collecting on the walls from her work with ceramics. But a perpetual film of dust settles on her furniture and floors. “I love creating art in all forms,” she says. The 34 […]
ViewVisArts’ Spring 2023 class catalog has dropped and people are buzzing about the vibrant artwork gracing its cover. The anime-inspired illustrations were created by Feixue Mei, a Missouri-based illustrator from China. Mei’s creative practice and research explore internet culture, animation, comics, Surrealism, Chinese folk decorative art, and maximalism. In her work, she seeks to free […]
ViewLearn to use rich linework and depth when using ink for comic book drawings. We’ll cover best practices for preparing pencil sketches that give you confidence when you render with ink. Refine your skill over the course of several drawing exercises and walk away with a better understanding of applying ink to the page. Some […]
ViewLocal attorney Brian Jackson will join the ranks of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s past Distinguished Service Award winners on March 16 when he is honored for his contributions to the community arts center at its 33rd annual Collectors’ Night art auction. During the seven years he served on VisArts’ board, Jackson led the way on […]
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