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Richmond’s Last Confederate Statue Comes Down

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael December 18, 2022December 19, 2022

“The work to battle entrenched white supremacy in our communities is far from over,” said artist Sandy Williams IV.

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Richmond Police Admit to Tear-Gassing Peaceful Protesters at Robert E. Lee Monument

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu July 5, 2022July 7, 2022

The police department retracted its previous claims that demonstrators were “violent” as part of a settlement in a lawsuit lodged by six protesters who were tear-gassed by officers in June 2020.

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The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Maya Lin: A Study of Water

by Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA) April 21, 2022April 22, 2022

The exhibition brings together a selection of Lin’s interpretations of water with brand new, site-responsive works inspired by the Chesapeake Bay.

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The ICA at VCU Presents Gideon Appah: Forgotten, Nudes, Landscapes

by Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

Gideon Appah’s paintings merge his interest in Ghanaian popular culture with his own imagination, dreams, and fantasies. Now on view in Richmond, Virginia.

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Virginia Commonwealth University Is Accepting MFA Applications for 2022

by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUarts) January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

All students are eligible for funding, teaching assistant opportunities, and research and travel grants. Apply by February 1.

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Richmond’s Infamous Robert E. Lee Statue May Go to a Black History Museum

by Hakim Bishara January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

The Virginia governor and Richmond mayor announced a tentative agreement to transfer the massive statue to the local Black History Museum and Cultural Center.

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The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU Presents Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste: Set It Off

by Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

Using sonic frequencies that register just below human audibility, this exhibition in Richmond, Virginia provides site-specific experiences for sound to be deeply felt.

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The ICA at VCU Presents Dineo Seshee Bopape: Ile aye, moya, là, ndokh…harmonic conversions…mm

by Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University October 7, 2021October 6, 2021

The artist’s newly commissioned work in Richmond, Virginia is made out of soil and water from cities and ports that played important roles in the enslavement of people.

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The Largest Confederate Monument in the South Finally Comes Down

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 8, 2021September 8, 2021

It was the last Confederate statue on Monument Avenue, painted over by Black Lives Matter activists during last year’s historic protests.

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A Museum Once Led By a Major Confederate Sculptor Wants to Display a Defaced Jefferson Davis Monument

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia January 5, 2021January 12, 2021

The Valentine Richmond History Center wants to display a Davis statue created by artist Edward Valentine, the museum’s first president.

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Virginia Governor Requests $11M to Replace Confederate Statues With New Artworks

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 16, 2020December 15, 2020

Governor Northam says his new initiative to reimagine public monuments in Virginia would “shine light on previously untold stories.”

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The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU Presents Fernanda Laguna: As Everybody

by Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University October 28, 2020January 19, 2021

The Argentinian artist invites us into her world in the first solo exhibition of her work in the US, on view through January 10, 2021.

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