VisArts Closed on Friday, Dec. 8 Due to Inclement Weather
VisArts will be closed on Friday, Dec. 8 due to inclement weather. Check back for updates about Saturday, Dec. 9.
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VisArts to Host Open Studio Happy Hour on Dec. 13
On Wednesday, December 13 from 5 to 7 p.m., VisArts is hosting an Open Studio Happy Hour to showcase its 15 professional art studios and new open studio access program. Guests are invited to stop by VisArts’ 1812 W. Main Street location to enjoy refreshments, explore the building and learn more about how to get studio access. Starting […]
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Artists Unveil New Work at VisArts’ Contemporary Quilts Exhibition
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s newest exhibition explores how contemporary artists are reinterpreting traditional quilt making processes in their own practices. At the Friday, Dec. 1 opening reception, two of the 13 selected American artists in the show are unveiling brand new work. Aaron McIntosh is the only Richmond-based artist among the 13 exhibitors. […]
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Contemporary Quilts Exhibition Opens Friday, Dec. 1 in VisArts’ True F. Luck Gallery
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 […]
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Over 6,000 People Attended Craft + Design at New Main Street Station Venue
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 […]
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Craft + Design Featured Artist Tara Locklear is Headed to Richmond
North 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 […]
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Lynchburg News & Advance Features Craft + Design Artist John Shuptrine
Lynchburg 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 […]
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Dianne Nordt’s Handwoven Wool Blankets Return to Craft + Design
Dianne 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 […]
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R•Home Magazine Presents First Designer Showcase at VisArts’ Craft + Design Show
This 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, […]
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R-Home Magazine Features Craft + Design Artist Andrea Donnelly
Richmond 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 […]
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R-Home Magazine Features Rise + Shine Speaker, Amanda Nisbet
Richmond 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. “
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Bluegrass Band South Hill Banks to Perform at Craft + Design’s Patrons’ Preview Party
Richmond-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 […]
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Craft + Design Artist Steve Stover Featured in Chesterfield Observer
Craft + 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.
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VisArts Announces Rise + Shine Featured Speaker: Interior Designer Amanda Nisbet
The 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 […]
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Former VisArts Student Returns to Richmond to Exhibit Work at Craft + Design
Ten 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 […]
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VisArts Unveils Winter Catalog Illustrated by Richmond Native Amelia Langford
For 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, […]
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Carli Holcomb Exhibition Featured in Richmond Times-Dispatch
Carli 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.
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Mosaic Restaurant and Garnish Catering Take Home Top Prizes at VisArts’ Chili Throwdown
Mosaic 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 […]
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VisArts Named ‘Bedrock Institution’ By The Virginia Commission for the Arts
The 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 […]
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VisArts Mourns the Loss of Longtime Ceramics Teacher Jim Valentine
On 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 […]
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Quirk+VisArts Artist-in-Residence Grace Kubilius Prepares to Showcase Work at CURRENT Art Fair
When 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 […]
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VisArts Accepts Submissions for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards from Richmond Student Artists
The 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 […]
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Nate Young Discusses Recollection Exhibition on LookSEE Podcast
Chicago-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.
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Jewelry Artist Tara Locklear Selected as Craft + Design Featured Artist
The 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, […]
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Carli Holcomb featured in Style Weekly
Carli 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 […]
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