“The work to battle entrenched white supremacy in our communities is far from over,” said artist Sandy Williams IV.
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Eleven Contemporary Artists Explore the Meaning of Shelter at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
Artists collaborate with nonprofit institutions and field experts to examine historical and contemporary determinants of housing and the feelings of safety and connection integral to places of living.
Richmond Police Admit to Tear-Gassing Peaceful Protesters at Robert E. Lee Monument
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.
Montpelier CEO Resigns As Descendants of Enslaved People Get a Seat at the Table
Leadership at the former plantation of James Madison was accused of terminating workers who advocated for descendants.
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Maya Lin: A Study of Water
The exhibition brings together a selection of Lin’s interpretations of water with brand new, site-responsive works inspired by the Chesapeake Bay.
Montpelier Fires Staffers Who Advocated for the Descendants of Enslaved People
The Montpelier Foundation had stripped descendants of their hard-fought power-sharing status.
The ICA at VCU Presents Gideon Appah: Forgotten, Nudes, Landscapes
Gideon Appah’s paintings merge his interest in Ghanaian popular culture with his own imagination, dreams, and fantasies. Now on view in Richmond, Virginia.
Virginia Commonwealth University Is Accepting MFA Applications for 2022
All students are eligible for funding, teaching assistant opportunities, and research and travel grants. Apply by February 1.
Rare 19th-century Navajo Chief’s Blanket Donated to Colonial Williamsburg
The piece is attributed to “anonymous Navajo women,” working on handlooms.
The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU Presents Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste: Set It Off
Using sonic frequencies that register just below human audibility, this exhibition in Richmond, Virginia provides site-specific experiences for sound to be deeply felt.
Study Shows Correlation Between Number of Confederate Monuments and Lynchings
The University of Virginia researchers wrote that the data “provides compelling evidence that these symbols are associated with hate.”
The ICA at VCU Presents Dineo Seshee Bopape: Ile aye, moya, là, ndokh…harmonic conversions…mm
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.