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MacArthur's Park: detail. Junk Mail Collage on Canvas 40"x60W"

Solo Exhibition - Sandhi Schimmel Gold

Sandhi Schimmel Gold, Sandhi Schimmel Gold
12/3 12am

Over 20 original works of art on display by local artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold. Sandhi's work is in private, corporate and museum collections around the world...

RVA Northside , Free
Westminster Canterbury, H Scott November Gallery
James River Art League Exhibit at Cedarfield Art Gallery

James River Art League Exhibit at Cedarfield...

James River Art League
12/3 9am

Artists from the James River Art League will exhibit their work in the Cedarfield Art Gallery from October 3 through January 3, 2023

Ashland, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Fluvanna County , Free
Cedarfield Art Gallery
There's Just Us represented the struggle communities fight with hate & bigotry and the collective voices that were strong enough to stand up and strong against all odds.

There's Just Us: A Photo Exhibit by Alec R....

Virginia Holocaust Museum
12/3 9am

August 11-12, 2022 marks the five-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally that shook the quiet, central Virginia city of Charlottesville. To recognize...

RVA Downtown , Free
Virginia Holocaust Museum
Church Tours

Church Tours

St. John's Church
12/3 10am

Visit St. John's Church, the location of the Second Virginia Convention, and hear the fascinating story of Patrick Henry and his 'Liberty or Death" speech in...

RVA Downtown, RVA East End , $
St. John's Church
dana washington-queen: Resume at the Point of Interruption

dana washington-queen: Resume at the Point of...

Institute for Contemporary Art
12/3 10am

Lens-based artist dana washington-queen (b. 1985) uses writing and video-making as an inquiry into freedom and escape. What are freedom’s possibilities?...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Institute for Contemporary Art
Katia Santibañez, YD9RL, 2022, Casein and Oil on Canvas, 20 x 16 Inches.

Group Exhibition: Spiraling

Reynolds Gallery
12/3 10am

Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Spiraling, a multi-artist exhibition of bold and fresh paintings. The exhibition opens Friday,...

RVA The Fan , Free
Reynolds Gallery
Naima Green: I Keep Missing My Water

Naima Green: I Keep Missing My Water

Institute for Contemporary Art
12/3 10am

I Keep Missing My Water is a newly commissioned exhibition by photographer Naima Green that continues the artist’s ongoing investment in documenting intimacy...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Institute for Contemporary Art
Rafael Domenech: The Medium is the Massage

Rafael Domenech: The Medium is the Massage

Institute for Contemporary Art
12/3 10am

The Medium is the Massage is a new commission by the Cuban American artist Rafael Domenech for a year-long pavilion for self-publishing, collective reading,...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , Free
Institute for Contemporary Art
Raoul Dufy: Drawn to Royal Ascot

Raoul Dufy: Drawn to Royal Ascot

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
12/3 10am

Featuring more than two dozen works on paper by the important Fauvist painter and quintessential artist of vibrant outdoor social events, this delightful...

RVA Arts District , Free
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art

Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
12/3 10am

Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art is the first exhibition to explore the instrument’s symbolism in American art from the early 19th century to the...

RVA Arts District , $
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Words Matter

Words Matter

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
12/3 10am

Words Matter features 10 works by contemporary Native American artists who have worked in the medium of printmaking, including Shan Goshorn (Cherokee), Rick...

RVA Arts District , Free
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Holiday Shop

The Made in RVA Holiday Shop @ Art Works!

Art Works Gallery
12/3 11am

You’ll love shopping our Made in RVA Holiday Shop. It’s filled with holiday gifts—Richmond style. Everything is handmade, from ceramics, jewelry, candles and...

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Art Works Gallery
Small Works

Winter Exhibits @ Art Works!

Art Works Gallery
12/3 11am

See new exhibits and tour 80 artist studios. Our Made in RVA Holiday shop is open daily thru December 30th. Admission is free and open to the public Tuesdays...

RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Art Works Gallery
“Decaying Circles” by Marina Williams, 16.5 x 21 Marker on Paper Framed

“Color in Darkness” by Marine Williams

Anne’s Visual Art Studio
12/3 12pm

Richmond artist Marina Williams created her marker & mixed media works on paper through the pandemic. “Color in Darkness” is a vibrant, illustrative stream...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside , $
Anne’s Visual Art Studio, First Fridays Gallery
“Jungle Nights” by Susan Hribernik, original prismacolor drawing on limited edition maple skateboard deck

Hribernik End of Year Sale

Anne’s Visual Art Studio
12/3 12pm

Hribernik Skateboards was founded in 2014 by RVA artist Susan Hribernik. She combines her love of making art and skateboarding with every deck and all the...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA Northside , $
Anne’s Visual Art Studio, Gallery Shop & First Fridays Gallery
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Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

VCUarts Theatre
12/3 2pm, 7:30pm

VCUarts Theatre presents Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde by Moisés Kaufman, a thrilling courtroom drama based on the true events surrounding...

RVA Arts District , $
W. E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts - Virginia Commonwealth University
MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY

MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY

Virginia Repertory Theatre
12/3 2pm

Two years after the end of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the Bennet sisters and their spouses are celebrating the holidays with family at the Darcy...

RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , $$
Virginia Rep's November Theatre
The Shady Grove Coffeehouse presents its Fourth Annual Holiday Concert on December 3

Fourth Annual Holiday Concert at the Shady...

Shady Grove Coffeehouse
12/3 3pm

Join us on December 3 to kick off the holiday season as we rekindle the tradition of Shady Grove holiday concerts: a celebration in song and story from...

Ashland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico , Free
Shady Grove Coffeehouse
FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT - 24TH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING

FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT - 24TH ANNUAL TREE...

12/3 4:30pm

4:30-7pm - Free and fun for the whole family! In partnership with the County of Henrico Division of Recreation and Parks, The Cultural Arts Center welcomes...

Henrico , Free
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
1st Saturday Dance

1st Saturday Dance

USA Dance - Richmond, Chapter #6006
12/3 7pm

This is a ballroom dance sponsored by the Richmond Chapter of USA Dance, Inc., an organization that promotes ballroom dancing in over 140 chapters across the...

Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan , $
Dance Space
ComedySportz

ComedySportz

CSz Richmond
12/3 7pm

ComedySportz is improvisational comedy played as a sport, with two teams and a referee taking suggestions from the loyal fans and creating scenes, games and...

Henrico, RVA West End , $
CSz Richmond Theater
Merry TUBACHRISTMAS 2022 - 49th Anniversary

Merry TUBACHRISTMAS 2022 - 49th Anniversary

Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
12/3 7:30pm

The Perkinson Center is proud to present 2022 MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS®, an amazing event held world-wide celebrating the biggest and brassiest of them all during...

Chesterfield , Free
Perkinson Center for the Arts, Jimmy Dean Theater
A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS

Virginia Repertory Theatre
12/3 8pm

Just in time for the holidays, our ensemble of musical theatre all-stars has put together lively entertainment that celebrates the timeless Christmas,...

Hanover , $$
Virginia Rep at Hanover Tavern
MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY

MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY

Virginia Repertory Theatre
12/3 8pm

Two years after the end of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the Bennet sisters and their spouses are celebrating the holidays with family at the Darcy...

Ashland, Chesterfield, Henrico, RVA Arts District, RVA Downtown , $$
Virginia Rep's November Theatre
Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

CSz Richmond
12/3 10pm

After Hours Comedy Presents: Standing Room Only. Stand Up. ages 17+ Tickets: https://www.cszrichmond.com/tickets

Henrico, RVA West End , $
CSz Richmond Theater
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