What to do on First Friday, March 4th
It wasn’t a snow day, but if it had…would you have been able to have fun on the Artwalk?
Mickael Broth at Black Iris.
1708 Gallery
319 W. Broad Street
Artist Adam Shecter opens his exhibit “New Year,” with a talk that begins at 6:00 PM. New Year is all “animated videos blending multiple techniques and employing a range of stylistic notes to craft layered narratives.” I, for one, am always into art that involves animated videos.
Ada Gallery
228 W. Broad Street
Toys and pop culture and drawings and fun! Jimmy Trotter‘s “NUTRISYSTEM” show opens this week! From Kansas City, Trotter collects toys, comics, records, and he also DJs. He also draws those collections, among other things.
ART 180
114 W. Marshall Street
Herstory: A Woman’s Worth is an Art exhibition comprised of the collective talent and art work of B.A.S.E.( Black Art Student Empowerment), a VCU-based pro-Black organization that seeks to establish safe spaces for people of color and allies to have open conversations outside of the classroom.
The Brownstone
10 E. Franklin St.
Butler’s Unique Catering is hosting a four-course dinner, each paired with wines from New Kent Winery, at the Brownstone. Cocktail hors d’oeuvres start at 6:00 PM, tickets are $50, and you must RSVP ahead of time by emailing todd@butlersuniquecatering.com.
Candela Books Gallery
214 W. Broad Street
How fun is art that revolves around lost or discarded objects? Seven artists team up to bring us “Subject to Change,” a photo exhibit using traditional photographic processes (think mysteriously old-fashioned things like “we plate collodian,” “silver gelatin prints,” and even, gasp, regular old film!
Circle Thrift
7 W. Broad Street
First Friday isn’t solely about art anymore. You can also pick up some cool things to wear, too. I mean, they’ll also have art and music, because you can’t be on the Artwalk and not have art and preferably also music.
Coalition Theater
8 W. Broad Street
“High There!”–the completely improvised sitcom, which may or may not sound like a thing you do every day of your life but is probably funnier–has its live series finale this Friday!
Edit Gallery
8 E. Broad Street
A new exhibit by Lisie Orjuela of paintings that are kind of blowing my mind right now.
Elegba Folklore Society
101 E. Broad Street
Ugandan artist, Hassan Mukiibi presents “Different Trends,” which “recognizes women’s undeniable and challenging roles in society.” It’s Women’s History Month, y’all! Reception runs until 9:00 PM, exhibit runs until May 31st.
Endeavor RVA
316 W. Broad Street
Endeavor RVA would love to see you on the Art Walk to checkout their showcase “Hugs and Kisses” with Clown-Kisses Press (I hope that’s not a nod to the weird Hugs and Kisses play that we used to have to watch every year in school), and a performance by SPA DRAMA.
Gallery5
200 W. Marshall Street
We have it on good authority that this is possibly the best thing Gallery5 has ever had. Seriously, someone said those words! We won’t say who, because, dang what, a bold statement. Check out “Triangle, Circle, Square,” and be amazed (plus music by Dollbaby, Honey, and Lushloss).
The Gallery at Black Iris Music
321 W. Broad Street
It seems like artist Mickael Broth is all anyone can talk about these days. In “La Voie Sacrée,” Broth tackles war. That’s right, war. “In February of 1916, in order to supply the French resistance with a constant stream of supplies as they fought a German offensive, a 37-mile road to the remote city of Verdun had to be defended and maintained. Up to 90,000 troops, 50,000 tons of ammunition and 12,000 trucks traveled this route every week. This road, simply called “La Route” at the time, came to be known a “La Voie Sacree” or “The Sacred Road” after the war. After ten months of constant carnage, disease and death, the German army deemed the offensive a failure, giving the French a victory while costing nearly one million human lives.”
Lift Café
218 W. Broad Street
Would you like to try an Imperial Coffee Stout (courtesy of Isley Brewing Company and Lift) called Java the Hutt? Yes you would!
Linden Row Inn’s 1708 Gallery Satellite Exhibit
100 E. Franklin Street
ONE/OFF Printmakers: Recent Works formed in 1983 at the Richmond Printmaking Workshop on Cary Street. The group is still going strong, and this is their exhibit.
Quirk Gallery
207 W. Broad Street
Julia Gabriel Studio‘s trunk show will bring you her signature geometric-inspired bags and accessories. For you to purchase for yourself! Lucky! Bonus, you’ll also get to look at “CMYK: ARRANGEMENTS” show by Randy Toy in the gallery.
Richmond Public Library, Main Branch
101 E. Franklin Street
Young artists from area schools have contributed work to this exhibit, and I have seen some with mine own eyes, and it is really dang cool. You can see a few of them at branches around town, but tonight is the big shebang–the First Fridays opening reception runs from 6:30-9:00 PM.
Sediment Arts
208 E. Grace Street
Three creative peers Matt Barton, Josh Rodenberg, and Charlotte Rodenberg come together for “Celestial Mystical Spirits.” This’ll be, as the name implies, a show with interest in mysticism, parallel universes, transcendental meditation, and the afterlife. It’ll also use space and sound and just become a dang magical place. Neat.
TheatreLAB
300 E Broad Street
Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews continues at TheatreLAB’s Basement! The Basement is quite honestly my favorite venue in town.
UNOS Gallery
700 N. 4th St.
The pencil drawings of Ken Schuler are the draw for “UNITED.” Schuler himself gave a liver transplant–becoming the first person in the world to donate his liver to a stranger.
Verdalina
325 W. Broad Street
Tired of looking at art? Become one! Art, I mean. Become an art. That doesn’t even make sense. Anyway, Verdalina will be open with its clothing and jewelry and other pretty things to buy.
Virginia Repertory Theatre
114 W. Broad Street
Set in Naples in 1959, Saturday, Sunday, Monday reflects three days in the lives of a postwar Italian family. We so enjoy everything the Virginia Rep throws our way, for real.
Visual Art Studio
208 W. Broad Street
Diana “Ramani” Urbiztondo, will host an Artist Talk to celebrate women at 6:30 PM (her exhibit “Under the Stars” will be on display through March 24th. Also, members of True Tonic will perform an acoustic set!
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