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Tuesday, October 9

Art Exhibits @ Main 2018

Art Exhibits @ Main 2018

Richmond Public Library

The following exhibits will be on display for two months from Friday, September 7, 2018,through Tuesday, October 30, 2018: Gellman Room, Dooley Foyer &...

RVA Downtown , Free
Richmond Public Main Library  
BOGO Branch Museum Membership during artoberVA

BOGO Branch Museum Membership during artoberVA

During the month of October The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design is offering buy one get one free memberships to celebrate Culturework’s artoberVA! ...

RVA The Fan , Prices Vary
The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design  
Monumental: Richmond’s Monuments (1607-2018)

Monumental: Richmond’s Monuments (1607-2018)

The Valentine

Since Christopher Newport’s expedition planted a cross on the banks of the James River in 1607, Richmonders have marked the landscape to reflect their...

RVA Downtown , Prices Vary
The Valentine  
REMIX | Archival Oddities

REMIX | Archival Oddities

Library of Virginia
12am

REMIX | Archival Oddities is a contest to inspire literal and figurative out-of-the-box ideas for cultural heritage collections. Archives aren’t just about...

Ashland, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, RVA Arts & Cultural District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan, Dinwiddie, Prince George , Free
Online Submission at http://archivesmonthva.tumblr.com/  
Stitching Culture: Chinese Textiles from the Carver Collection

Stitching Culture: Chinese Textiles from the...

University of Richmond

Stitching Culture: Chinese Textiles from the Carver Collection on view February 8 through December 9, 2018, in the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature,...

RVA West End , Free
University of Richmond  
Workplace Creativity Month!

Workplace Creativity Month!

Another Limited Rebellion

Keeping up with the pace of innovation today requires an unprecedented level of creativity in every aspect of business. Creativity is no longer an option –...

Ashland, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, RVA Arts & Cultural District, RVA Downtown, RVA East End, RVA Northside, RVA Southside, RVA West End, RVA The Fan, Dinwiddie, Prince George , Free
Your home, your office, anywhere you like!  
artoberVA Exhibits

artoberVA Exhibits

Richmond Public Library

See orginal artwork by Nikkea Sharee, Julian Greene, and other Richmond-area artists on display during the month of October. Join us for a special opening...

RVA Southside , Free
Hull Street Branch Library  
unVeiled Essence at Elegba Folklore Society

unVeiled Essence at Elegba Folklore Society

Elegba Folklore Society

Painter, arts educator and percussionist, Orisegun Olomidun opens a new exhibition in Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center on October 5, 2018 entitled,...

RVA Arts & Cultural District, RVA Downtown , Free
Elegba Folklore Society  
Absurd Form" - by Justin Gaffrey

Absurd Form" - by Justin Gaffrey

Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
8:30am

"Absurd Form" New exhibit on display September 20 – November 11, 2018 Opening reception: Thursday, September 20, 2018, 6-8pm Justin Gaffrey’s work alludes...

Henrico , Free
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen  
"One Degree of Separation: Jordan Flower, Linda Hollett-Bazouzi, Coakley Brown"

"One Degree of Separation: Jordan Flower,...

Linda Hollett-Bazouzi
9am

The title for this show celebrates the many different ways in which these three artists are ‘related’ to each other. While all three landscape painters are...

Hanover , Free
Montpelier Center for the Arts  
Break Glass: Art by VL Cox

Break Glass: Art by VL Cox

Virginia Holocaust Museum
9am

Through her art, Cox aspires to spark conversation about civil rights and equality, while also exploring the persistence of hate and injustice in America...

RVA Downtown , Free
Virginia Holocaust Museum, 2nd Floor  
Sophie Treppendahl, "Skinnydip Daydreams And A Striped Shirt"

Sophie Treppendahl, "Skinnydip Daydreams...

Quirk Gallery
9am

Sophie Treppendahl's newest solo show, Skinnydip Daydreams And A Striped Shirt, opens in Quirk's Pink Gallery on Thursday, August 9 and continues through...

RVA Arts & Cultural District , Free
Quirk Gallery, The Pink Gallery  
There's Just Us

There's Just Us

Virginia Holocaust Museum
9am

August 11 and 12 marks the one-year anniversary of the Unite the Right protests that shook the quiet, central Virginia city of Charlottesville. The Virginia...

RVA Downtown , Free
Virginia Holocaust Museum, Weinstein Art Gallery  
True Sons of Freedom: A Photographic Exhibition

True Sons of Freedom: A Photographic Exhibition

Library of Virginia
9am

This free exhibition at the Library of Virginia explores the stories of Virginia’s African American soldiers who served during World War I. More than just...

RVA Arts & Cultural District , Free
Library of Virginia, Exhibition Gallery & Lobby  
(Im)permanence

(Im)permanence

10am

(Im)permanence invites the viewer into a dialogue between society, intimate spaces, and the fleeting moments that exist within nature and the permanence of...

RVA The Fan , $
Branch Museum of Architecture and Design  
About Beulah Gould Branch, Mrs. John Kerr Branch

About Beulah Gould Branch, Mrs. John Kerr Branch

10am

Information about Mrs. Beulah Branch, her life, and the work done this summer restoring her bedroom will be in the Long Gallery September 20th – November...

RVA The Fan , $
The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design  
Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman photograph auction to benefit artspace and Richmond SPCA

Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman photograph auction to...

Artspace
10am

artspace and Richmond SPCA shared fundraiser Richmond, VA - artspace is pleased to announce an online auction of digital photography by Elisabeth...

RVA Southside , Free
Plant Zero Project Space & Galleries  
Fall 2018 Painting Classes with Curney Nuffer

Fall 2018 Painting Classes with Curney Nuffer

Crossroads Art Center
10am

Session 1 Mondays, October 1–December 3* | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Session 2 Tuesdays, October 2–December 4* | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. *No classes during...

Henrico , $, $$
Crossroads Art Center, Classroom 1  
For Art's Sake presents: Nova Scotia and Other Wanderings

For Art's Sake presents: Nova Scotia and Other...

For Art’s Sake Gallery
10am

For Art's Sake presents it's October exhibition, Nova Scotia and Other Wanderings. An exhibit showcasing locally recognized artists Kim Harding and Tami...

Ashland, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, RVA West End , Free
For Art's Sake Gallery  
Pandemic: Richmond

Pandemic: Richmond

10am

May 10, 2018–January 6, 2019 Regular Museum Admission Price Pandemic: Richmond explores the repeated storms of disease that have swept through the city....

RVA Arts & Cultural District, RVA Downtown , $
The Valentine  
Pretty Powerful: Fashion and Virginia Women

Pretty Powerful: Fashion and Virginia Women

10am

April 26, 2018–January 27, 2019 Regular Museum Admission Price Drawing on the Valentine’s extensive collection of historic and contemporary costume, Pretty...

RVA Arts & Cultural District, RVA Downtown , $
The Valentine  
RAG: 2018

RAG: 2018

Randolph Macon College - Flippo Gallery
10am

The Flippo Gallery of Randolph-Macon College is proud to present an exhibition of work from RAG: the Richmond Artists' Group, a loose collection of artists...

Ashland , Free
Flippo Gallery - Randolph Macon College  
RSOL Designer House

RSOL Designer House

Richmond Symphony
10am

Richmond Symphony Orchestra League’s 18th Designer House will feature the renowned Holly Lawn estate in Richmond’s Hermitage Road Historic District. This...

RVA Northside , Prices Vary
Designer House at Holly Lawn  
September-October Exhibits at Crossroads Art Center

September-October Exhibits at Crossroads Art...

Crossroads Art Center
10am

Crossroads Art Center has the privilege of hosting the opening reception for the following featured exhibitions. Come to explore our new exhibitions and...

Henrico , Free
Crossroads Art Center  
Toward The Unknown Region, Antarctica Landscapes

Toward The Unknown Region, Antarctica Landscapes

Bella Arte Gallery
10am

Artist Jos Biviano's Antarctica Landscapes are Original Paintings based on Captain Robert F. Scott's fatal Terra Nova Antarctica Expedition of 1910 - 1912....

Chesterfield , Free
Bella Arte Gallery  
Book Babies

Book Babies

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

BOOK BABIES: Join our story time designed to be fun and educational for both children and adult! Enjoy our interactive story, music, finger plays and rhymes...

RVA Downtown , Free
Richmond Public Main Library, Children's Storytime Area  
Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Richmond Public Library
10:30am

Join us for a fun-filled, interactive family storytime! Enjoy songs, rhymes, books and activities for ages 0-5 with an adult.

RVA Northside , Free
Ginter Park Branch Library, Ginter Park Meeting Room  
Ed Trask Abstract Alleys & Jesus Beams Opening Reception

Ed Trask Abstract Alleys & Jesus Beams...

Glave Kocen Gallery
11am

Trask paints a brand new intimate collection that covers Richmond's back door alleyways to the heavens above the city as God Fingers shoot through the...

RVA The Fan , Free
Glavé Kocen Gallery  
Matt Lively’s Destructive Distillation

Matt Lively’s Destructive Distillation

Glave Kocen Gallery
11am

Matt Lively has distilled his work down to its essence, paying tribute to the many artists that have influenced or supported his career. When Matt was in...

RVA The Fan , Free
Glavé Kocen Gallery  
CCR Skylight Gallery Show

CCR Skylight Gallery Show

Camera Club of Richmond
12pm

This Camera Club of Richmond invites you to Art Works' "4th Friday" social event kicking off their Skylight Gallery Show for October (#artoberVA). Eighteen...

RVA Arts & Cultural District, RVA Southside , Free
Art Works Gallery, Skylight Gallery  
Lunchtime Jam Sessions

Lunchtime Jam Sessions

Chester Library
12pm

Beginner-friendly, informal jam session, focused on old-time music. Bring your instrument and play along!

Chesterfield , Free
Chester Library  
September - October Exhibits @ Art Works

September - October Exhibits @ Art Works

Art Works Gallery
12pm

See these exhibits 12 - 6 PM, Tuesdays - Sundays through October 20, 2018. Admission is free and open to the public. Exhibits Include: Trumperie and...

RVA Arts & Cultural District, RVA Downtown, RVA Southside , Free
Art Works Gallery  
September/October Exhibitions

September/October Exhibitions

Artspace
12pm

Exhibitions September 28 - October 21, 2018 Richmond, VA – artspace is pleased to present five new gallery shows, featuring artists Matthew Grimes, Gerry...

RVA Southside , Free
Artspace  
Mixed Media Painting Classes with Susan Stuller

Mixed Media Painting Classes with Susan Stuller

1pm

Choose from Tuesday or Wednesday sessions Tuesdays | 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays | 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Classes begin on August 1, 2018, and are...

Crossroads Art Center, Classroom 2  
Young Artist Workshop: Artober Tuesdays

Young Artist Workshop: Artober Tuesdays

Children's Museum of Richmond
2pm

Come out and join us in the art studio at the Children’s Museum of Richmond Downtown for an exciting and creative workshop that explores various materials...

RVA The Fan , $
Children's Museum of Richmond  
Story Warriors

Story Warriors

Richmond Public Library
4pm

The Story Warriors are listening for a few great kids who would like to add their voice to the group! Coached by Les Schaffer, they have presented tales from...

RVA East End , Free
East End Branch Library  
Story Time with Scout

Story Time with Scout

Richmond Public Library
4:30pm

Over at the West End Branch Library, all level readers are invited to stop by and read to Scout, the golden retriever. She is ready to listen to any story...

RVA West End , Free
West End Branch Library  
Painting the Nude Human Form with Curney Nuffer

Painting the Nude Human Form with Curney Nuffer

Crossroads Art Center
6pm

* No class during Thanksiving week “The nude does not simply represent the body, but relates it, by analogy, to all structures that have become part of our...

Henrico , $, $$
Crossroads Art Center, Classroom 2  
"Of secrecy, the violet" Exhibition

"Of secrecy, the violet" Exhibition

Visual Arts Center of Richmond
6pm

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond presents an exhibition of work by New York City-based artist Elissa Levy, titled "Of secrecy, the violet." The show opens...

Free
Visual Arts Center of Richmond, True F. Luck Gallery  
HPG Chamber Presents: Artober with Delaney Turner

HPG Chamber Presents: Artober with Delaney Turner

Hopewell and Prince George Chamber of Commerce & Tourism
6pm

The Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce and Tourism presents a month of arts programming at Guncotton Coffee & Gallery in Downtown Hopewell. Come...

Hopewell, Prince George , Free
Guncotton Coffee and Gallery  
Print & Collage your Plants

Print & Collage your Plants

Studio Two Three
6pm

Calling all plant lovin' folks! Join Gather Garden at Studio Two Three for a plant pop up. In this class, we will explore the work of collage artist Jonas...

RVA Northside , $$
Studio Two Three  
Tiny books

Tiny books

Studio Two Three
6pm

We'll make handfuls of tiny books for secret messages, miniature stories, brief notes, and anything your heart desires. All materials provided but bring...

RVA Northside , $$
Studio Two Three  
Books for a Better World

Books for a Better World

Richmond Public Library
6:30pm

Join us for a book talk and discussion of "Keep on Keeping On: The NAACP and the implementation of Brown v. the Board of Education" by Brian Daugherity,...

RVA Southside , Free
Hull Street Branch Library  
Courthouse Creek Cider's Fall Concert Series at The Highpoint

Courthouse Creek Cider's Fall Concert Series at...

7pm

Join us out back in our courtyard next to Courthouse Creek Cider every Tuesday & Thursday in October for live music, cider, and delicious food trucks. 10/9...

RVA West End, RVA The Fan , Free
The Highpoint  
Richmond Jazz Society Guest Educators Concert Series Presents The VCU Jazz Masters

Richmond Jazz Society Guest Educators Concert...

Richmond Jazz Society
7pm

RJS begins its Fall concert series with members of the Jazz Faculty from Virginia Commonwealth University. The VCU Jazz Masters include Mike Ess (guitar), J....

RVA Downtown , Prices Vary
Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall  
Pink Martini

Pink Martini

Dominion Energy Center
8pm

Dominion Energy Center is proud to present the biggest little orchestra around – Pink Martini featuring lead singer China Forbes at 8 p.m. on Oct....

RVA Arts & Cultural District, RVA Downtown , $$
Dominion Energy Center  
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