Oura Sananikone (he/him/his) is the brilliant illustrator behind VisArts’ Winter 2023 Catalog and Holiday Mini Catalog. He is a former VisArts Resident (2021). According to Oura, he has been making strange things for a very long time. His work includes (but is not limited to) painting, comics, zines, action figures, plush art, animation and music. […]
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An exhibition of work by Atlanta-based artist Curtis Patterson titled ‘Journey Through’ will open at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) on Friday, November 18. ‘Journey Through’ will showcase a selection of bronze and steel abstract sculptures from the 1980s to today. Patterson’s unique command of materials and his dynamic compositions point toward […]
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Scholastics Art & Writing Awards. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards partners with over 100 visual and literary arts organizations across the country to bring recognition […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond hosted two community build workshops facilitated by Common Thread artists Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo and Valeska Populoh. These community build workshops were an opportunity for the public to work with the talented exhibiting artists in constructing puppets, painting banners, creating wearables, and screen-print signs, with the goal to craft embodied works […]
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Members of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond can register for winter classes starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9. Registration opens to the general public at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16. VisArts is offering over 250 adult, youth and family art classes during the winter session. The center has over 75 brand […]
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Registration for VisArts’ holiday mini-session opens on Wednesday, October 26 at 9 a.m. for VisArts members. Holiday mini registration opens to the general public on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 9 a.m. VisArts members get early access to class registration, 10% off tuition, discounted event tickets and more. Neet financial aid? Check out our income-based, sliding-scale tuition […]
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RVAHub shares images from the 2022 Craft & Design show at Main Street Station last week, including First Lady Suzanne Youngkin, who enjoyed perusing all the event had to offer. See photos here.
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As of Friday, October 21, 2022, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) requires all guests and students arriving at VisArts after 6:30 PM to be buzzed in at the front entrance by VisArts front desk staff. All other doors and entrances lock after 6:30 PM. Thanks for helping us keep our community safe.
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Craft + Design Show made a major comeback after being online for two years due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thousands of attendees shopped the works of 150 artists juried into the venerable show, which according to Richmond Times Dispatch, “brings a sense of wonder” to Richmond’s historic Main Street […]
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Congratulations to the 58th Annual Craft + Design 2022 award winners and special thanks to our award sponsors. Below is a list of the 12 awards handed out at VisArts’ 58th Annual Craft + Design show. Priscilla Burbank and Mike Schewel Glass Award: Trefny Dix Classic Party Rentals of Virginia Fiber Award: Tegan + Eric […]
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VCU Commonwealth Times wrote an article about the 58th Annual Craft + Design Show held at Main Street Station October 14-16.
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The Richmond Times Dispatch published an article describing the 58th Annual Craft + Design Show as bringing “a sense of wonder to Richmond’s Main Street Station.” https://richmond.com/news/local/craft-design-show-brings-a-sense-of-wonder-to-richmonds-main-street-station/article_093e83d2-3818-5547-881c-ba24e2da8785.html
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Style Weekly calls the Patrons’ Preview Party at Craft + Design a “Feast for the eyes.” Read more about Craft + Design and the party of the year it hosts as part of Craft + Design Weekend in the Style Weekly article linked here.
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VisArts Executive Director, Stefanie Fedor, appeared on ‘12 About Town‘ with host Candace Owens on NBC12 to talk about Craft + Design 2022. VCU student and Craft + Design 2022 participating artist, Summer Balcom was also featured on the segment.
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VisArts’ Executive Director, Stefanie Fedor was featured on Virginia This Morning to talk about the 58th Annual Craft + Design.
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Craft + Design is back in person and this year, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond welcomes over 150 artists to Craft + Design 2022. The 58-year-old contemporary craft show takes place at Main Street Station’s train shed on the weekend of Oct. 14-16, 2022. All proceeds from Craft + Design go towards VisArts’ community and […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond opened its Fall 2022 season with Community Build, an exhibition that explores the transformation of the collective through craft. Artists Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Lil Lamberta, Valeska Populoh and members of their respective communities were the creatives behind the collaborative exhibition. Community Build opened on September 9, with a performance by […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host a Free public reading and Q&A with poet and nonfiction writer Katy Davis on September 17 from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. at VisArts. Kathy Davis is a poet and nonfiction writer who lives in Rockville, VA. Her poetry manuscript, Passiflora, won the 2019 Cider Press Review […]
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond presents, Community Build, an exhibition of work by and with Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Lil Lamberta, Valeska Populoh and members of their respective communities. The exhibit will open at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 9 and a performance by Open Space Education students, in collaboration with Lil Lamberta & All the Saints […]
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VisArts’ Community Build Exhibition features works from a group of multidisciplinary artists, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Valeska Populoh, and Lil Lamberta and All the Saints Theater Company is highlighted in the “Fall Arts Preview” of the magazine’s September 2022 Issue.
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The Visual Arts Center of Richmond announces designer Susan Hable as the featured speaker of the Rise + Shine Brunch presented by Carole and Marcus Weinstein. The brunch is part of VisArts’ 58th Annual Craft + Design Show which takes place at Main Street Station’s newly renovated train shed the weekend of Oct. 14-16, 2022. Richmond Magazine brings […]
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The Visual Arts Center’s executive director, Stefanie Fedor featured in the “Everyday Collectors” article published by En Forme Magazine. Fedor appears alongside VisArts board member Karen Kelly, former VisArts Executive Director and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Patty Wilkerson and local artist Hamilton Glass and his wife Taekia Glass in an article about the personal collections […]
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VisArts awarded “Best Adult Art Classes” in Richmond Magazine’s annual Best & Worst list.
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Four new artists will start an 11-month annual residency at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond beginning September 1, 2022. Ayana Zaire Cotton, Curtis Newkirk Jr., and Hien Kat Nguyen are the three visual artists in the program. Emily Okamoto-Green rounds out the cohort as the program’s resident writer. The three emerging visual artists and […]
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