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January 2023
200 Years, 200 Stories
“200 Years, 200 Stories” 200 Years, 200 Stories On view through October 28, 2023 Free and open to the public. Free parking is available below the Library at 800 East Broad Street. Every photograph, letter, text, social media post or other artifact that we create, manipulate and save or discard tells a story about ourselves. The Library of Virginia has collected literally millions of pages and hundreds of terabytes of such data during its 200-year history. But what are the…
Find out more »March 2023
Athena LaTocha: The Past Never Sleeps
In this installation of monumental works on paper, Athena LaTocha invites viewers to meditate on the landscape as a geographic space, a repository of history, and a personified living entity. Her works often incorporate materials and elements taken from sites referenced in their titles. These sites are layered with history that underpins their vibrant and visceral presence. Driven by LaTocha’s deep love of nature and the land, the artist explores the relationship between landscapes and the human histories that were…
Find out more »September 2023
Open Call for Proposals 2024
Artspace’s Exhibition Committee will review proposals for exhibitions of art in all genres for the 2024 season in our gallery located at 2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond, VA 23225, in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center. All proposals must be submitted through our form. (link below) In addition to the use of exhibition space in our Artspace galleries, the artist or curator that submits each accepted proposal will also receive a $100 honorarium. Submission deadline, Sunday, October 1, 2023, 11:59 pm, EST.
Find out more »October 2023
October 2023 Exhibits – Opening Reception
Artspace RVA to open new exhibitions from October 6 to 28, 2023 Exhibit includes a special one-day show of antique Model A cars on Saturday, Oct 7 Opening Reception slated for Oct. 6 from 6 – 9 p.m. Artist talks scheduled Saturday Oct. 7 at 2 p.m On exhibit in the Main gallery : North Carolina-based artist Jessica “J.B.” Burke’s Sweet Narratives of Peril, an exhibition of perceptual drawing expressing the language of excess and consequence https://www.artspacegallery.org/jessica-jb-burke-october… Richmond artist Elizabeth…
Find out more »Common Ground Virginia History Book Group (Virtual) | Burn the Page
Read and discuss compelling nonfiction books handpicked by Library staff that explore Virginia history, society, and culture. This month, we’ll discuss “Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change” by Danica Roem. Look for our monthly Common Ground Book Group post on the UncommonWealth blog to fill you in on LVA collection items and other resources to enhance your reading experience. For more information, contact Becky Schneider at rebecca.schneider@lva.virginia.gov or 804.692.3550. This is a…
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