Humans of RVA: Vol. 1- RVA Community Fridge
Meet Taylor Scott, the rockstar behind the RVA community fridge. She led the initiative to put up the first Richmond fridge, and, along with countless fridge volunteers, now has a second one up. Scott walks us through what it means to the Richmond community to have this fridge, and where she hopes it will go.
Twyla’s Memory
“Twyla’s Memory” is a seven-photo photo series exploring narrative elements in Toni Morrison’s short story, “Recitatif.”
Weekly Roundup
What our staff has been looking at, reading, and thinking about.
Who Wants to be a Billionaire
Every person has an ideal amount of money that they aim to make to feel comfortable and live the life they desire. People who throw the word ‘billionaire’ around aren’t using it lightly. Crossing that threshold takes an extreme level of intentionality.
One VCU Master Plan: The Anatomy of Gentrification and VCU
Languishing in the sunshine while sprawled on the campus green sounds reminiscent of cinematic depictions of college campuses. However, with every added building and landscape, local families are left with no place to call home. Finding a place in the sun is easy, building a home isn’t.
The VCUarts Students Abroad in Italy Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak
How fashion students, Julia Kong and Luz Aguba, managed to escape the country with the most COVID-19 cases outside of China.
Open Letter Re: Concerns in Craft
The following is an open letter that was written by a group of grad and undergrad Craft and Material Studies students who also posted it throughout the Fine Arts Building (1000 W. Broad St.)
Plum Dungeon: A Collective Dream Space
By Alyssa Michener Photos by Celeste Fuentes Video by Alyssa Michener, Zephyr Sheedy and Julian McBain With my iPhone flashlight guiding me, I walked through a narrow alley and eventually found my way to a flight of unstable steps that led to the Plum Dungeon venue. When I enter house shows, I am usually met […]
Crushing Boxes Open Mic
By Mary Alice Patsalosavvis Photos by Celeste Fuentes Sitting cross-legged in a dimly lit room with a grilled cheese sandwich in hand, I can’t help but feel a tinge of nostalgia for story times of long ago. It’s not an unprecedented feeling, for it’s exactly what the scene looks like– the only difference is that […]
A Sanctuary for Animals– Coming to Richmond
By Sarah Thaw Photos by Celeste Fuentes Last year, 4.6 billion farm animals were slaughtered for human consumption. To facilitate this demand, animals are deprived of their right to a natural life and instead treated as commodities, going through a process of birth and death as fast and efficiently as possible. Like any other large-scale […]
Mullet: An Interview with Curators Brennen Perry and Anna Tregurtha
By Jessica Frenzel Photos by MJ Minutoli Mullet, an exhibition of multimedia artwork curated by seniors Anna Tregurtha (Kinetic Imaging) and Brennen Perry (Painting and Printmaking), is truly a business up front and a party in the back! The two crafted a body of work from students and artists working in media ranging from performance, […]
A Safe Haven For Smooth Jazz
By Leah Dickshinski “Ipanema,” for those unacquainted with Richmond’s vegan scene, might evoke the smooth crooning of Saint Sinatra… Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes walking and when she passes, each one she passes goes ah… An apt name, it is easy enough to imagine that velvet voice wrap and […]