If you’ve dropped by VisArts on a weekday this summer, no doubt you’ve seen some of our youngest artists bopping from studio to studio, donning the ArtVenture t-shirts they screenprinted themselves. This electric summertime energy is a familiar phenomenon here at VisArts. In some iteration or another over the past 40+ years, our building […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is proud to announce that we received a $10,000 grant to help fund our Veterans at VisArts program. The grant award is from Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant project, a partnership between The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Mid-America Arts Alliance. The collaborative effort works to improve […]
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If you have attended the Visual Arts Center’s Craft+Design event in the last few years, you have likely seen Stephanie McGrath there, behind the scenes, coordinating, training and guiding volunteers. McGrath is a marketing and organizing professional and an art enthusiast who has volunteered at many VisArts events over the past eight years. Her dedication […]
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Lauri Jenkins’ love of sewing as a teenager led the fiber artist to the Visual Arts Center in 2016. She began teaching children how to sew and today teaches adults as well. Her passion and dedication to her craft and to the Visual Arts Center of Richmond earned her the distinction of the 2024 Shelly Shepherd […]
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“Coalescence,” The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts’ (NCECA) annual conference, is coming to Richmond March 20-23 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) is a key host of the event, with NCECA board members Jeff Vick, Director of Facilities and Studios at VisArts and Angelique Scott, […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will cohost the 58th National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) annual conference in Richmond, Virginia March 20-23, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. NCECA isa non-profit, membership organization that fosters global education and appreciation for the ceramic arts. As part of the conference, over 70 exhibitions will […]
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Richmond, VA (December 8, 2023) — The Visual Arts Center in Richmond, Virginia is launching a new Studio Fellowship program to support clay artists and studio technicians emerging in the field. The fellowships began in October and will continue for a full year through next October, 2024 This program begins in the year leading up to […]
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Richmond, VA. — A new art exhibition at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) will explore the many dimensions of the job that is often called the hardest one in the world – parenting. The opening reception for the group exhibit, “Self-Adjacent,” will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10 in the VisArts’ […]
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There 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 […]
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A new art exhibition at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) will explore the many dimensions of the job that is often called the hardest one in the world – parenting. The opening reception for the group exhibit, “Self-Adjacent,” will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10 in the VisArts’ True F. Luck […]
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The Visual Arts Center’s Craft + Design returns to Main Street Station in downtown Richmond, Va. November 17-19. This is the 59th year of the contemporary craft show that has grown in reputation over the years for showcasing the finest in museum-quality craft. Up to 10,000 people shop the three-day event where more than 150 artists from […]
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An exhibition of work by Washington, D.C.-based artist Rachel Schmidt titled Scavenger Deities will open at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) on Friday, September 8 with an artist talk and opening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The exhibition is curated by Jayme McLellan and will be on view at VisArts’ True F. Luck Gallery […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will be closed for summer break August 21-27, 2023. The building will reopen at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 28th.
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For the past 15 years, Lauri Jenkins, a skilled fiber artist originally from Patterson, New Jersey, has been crafting custom women’s skirts and garments, along with an array of sewn products, including handbags and wallets. She acquired her passion for sewing during high school, where she fell in love with the technical aspect of piecing […]
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If 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 […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond welcomes its newest cohort of artists for the 2023-24 Annual Residency. Starting September 1, 2023, four talented artists will embark on an 11-month residency, bringing their unique creative perspectives to VisArts and the local art community. Franchell Mack Brown, Sam Christian, David Joo, and Ty Phelps have been selected […]
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VisArts will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th for Independence Day.
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The Board of Directors of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jordan Brown as the organization’s new Executive Director effective immediately. Brown, who has served as the interim executive director since January 2023, brings a wealth of experience and a deep connection to the organization. Having started in […]
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VisArts opened its largest annual [WORK] exhibition yet on June 16th in the True F. Luck Gallery. The exhibition showcases a curated collection of artworks by the talented faculty, staff, and members of the board of directors.
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated opening of its annual [WORK] exhibition, showcasing an extraordinary collection of artworks by the talented faculty, staff, and members of the board of directors. This year’s exhibition, the largest to date, opens June 16 in the True F. Luck Gallery at VisArts. […]
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VisArts welcomes 15 new talented studio access residents for the Spring + Summer 2023 session. These emerging and established visual artists have been carefully selected to develop new ideas and challenge themselves to develop their artistry using free access to VisArts’ 17 communal art studio spaces. VisArts offers two six-month Studio Access Residencies each year (Spring […]
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VisArts’ Interim Executive Director, Jordan Brown, was named one of Style Weekly’s Top 40 Under 40 in the Summer 2023, special print edition of Style Weekly Magazine.
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VisArts is closed for Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.
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The True F. Luck Gallery at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond showcased a vibrant celebration of artistic talent during the opening weekend of the 2022 Fall + Winter Studio Access Resident Exhibition, “All at Once.” The exhibit showcased the collective works of twelve diverse studio access artists-in-residence and provided a captivating glimpse into the […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond hosted Creative Mornings RVA on Friday, May 19. The talk featured a thought-provoking talk by Richmond’s inaugural poet laureate, Douglass Powell, widely known by his stage name Roscoe Burnems. Roscoe is celebrated for his remarkable talents as a spoken word artist and comedian. This extraordinary event, held under the […]
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