Alison Glass' Pattern of Success
Surface designer, Alison Glass, is based in the Yorktown area, but her reach extends far beyond. One of the designers with Andover Fabrics, a 100-year-old family-owned company based in New York City,…
Arts
Hunger for Change
By Clayton Singleton Too often, I scroll food delivery apps on my phone, begrudge which grocery to visit or stare into my fridge indecisively like the cereal aisle scene in the film The Hurt Locker. I commonly refer to these…
Coastal Virginia Spring Arts Preview
By Hannah Serrano To say it’s been a tough year for the arts is, of course, a vast understatement. Arts organizations and venues are fighting hard to survive. Some remain shuttered through the fall; some are streaming digital performances in…
Arts Fest Headed Outdoors
On any given Friday or Saturday night—in normal pre-COVID times—the outdoor space between the Virginia Arts Festival building at the corner of Bank and East Charlotte Streets in Downtown Norfolk would likely be buzzing with arts patrons and event goers,…
5 Ways to Help Coastal Virginia's Performing Arts Community
The darkened theaters at the Met and on Broadway represent the ultimate symbols of the pandemic’s devastation of the art world. There are so many things to care about and fight for in 2020, but we’ve all seen the ways…
A Mind-Bending Virtual Journey
Never underestimate the power of imagination—even in the face of a lingering pandemic. In a new virtual production co-commissioned by the Virginia Arts Festival, renowned mentalist and performance artist Scott Silven gets inside the memories, minds and hearts of audience…
Coastal Virginia Fall Arts Preview
By some estimates, 90% of the world’s museums—art, science and everything in…
A Historic Makeover for the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
Living history, taverns and binderies, oh my! The Colonial Williamsburg that Virginians know and love has always been all that and much more. In fact, it is the world’s largest living history museum. But as of June 14, 2020, it…
CoVa Brunch & Bubbles
We are bringing our favorite brunch hot spots together under one roof for an event that is sure to delight the taste buds. Enjoy scrumptious brunch bites, a mimosa quad with every ticket and a bloody mary competition, plus live…
The Arts Must Go On...Virtually
Experience the Virginia International Tattoo through VAF's new Virtual Connections program. Stay-at-home orders may have you missing afternoons lingering at your favorite art museum or the excitement of experiencing a live performance on stage, but the COVID-19 quarantine doesn’t have to…
r. LUSK Studios Specializes in Decorative Arts
Photos courtesy of r. LUSK Studios Tucked amongst locksmith, auto repair and sign shops, a tattoo parlor, a kitchen and bath showroom and an HVAC supply company near Virginia Beach’s Town Center is a small business of a different ilk. …
Fall 2017 Performing Arts Events
If you’ve never been to the theater before, there is something indescribably exciting about watching a live performance. The performers project a pure passion for their craft. The music fills your entire being and carries you away with the rest…
Performance Painter Gerome Meminger
You might say the art of local painter Gerome Meminger encompasses two sides. One is his fine arts side, where he’ll use small brushes to incorporate intricate detail to his pieces, sometimes spending weeks completing a single painting inside his…
Hampton Roads Caribbean Film Fest
On June 10, the inaugural Hampton Roads Caribbean Film Festival took place at Slover Library in Norfolk, setting out to start a new tradition of sharing the importance of the Caribbean-American community through short films, features and documentaries. With Coastal Virginia…
The Art of Burning Man at the Hermitage Museum & Gardens
A little bit of Black Rock City is coming to Norfolk in quite the unique way. In case you’re not familiar with Burning Man, it’s an annual gathering that takes place in a temporary metropolis called Black Rock City that…
Southern Routes at MOCA
A crossroads of cultures and the spirit of tall tales have come alive at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art’s (MOCA) Southern Routes in Virginia Beach. Opening May 12 with a private reception the prior evening, the exhibition is a…
Mindful: Exploring Mental Health Through Art
Organized by the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, Pa., Mindful is no typical “craft show.” Rather, using traditional craft materials in unexpected ways, the 14 artists in Virginia MOCA’s latest exhibition explore the often subterranean and misunderstood range of…
Urban Theory Studios
A little bit of West Coast cool is infusing East Coast tradition in the form of Urban Theory Studios. There since 2015, artist-owner Kelly Seeber, a transplant from the San Francisco Bay Area, creates energetic paintings with an urban edge…
Eco-Artists At Work
The artist community in Coastal Virginia, as elsewhere, is a microcosm of the larger population, including its diverse attitudes toward topics like sustainability. The four artists profiled here could scarcely be more different, including the role that eco issues play in their studio practices.
Virginia Arts Festival’s Bluebeard’s Castle Captivates with Spectacular Sets and Enthralling Musical Talent
Seven towering black doors stand between the orchestra and the mysterious Bluebeard and his new wife Judith. The darkness of the set, the ominous timbre of Bartok’s score and the chilling trill of Rebecca Nash’s otherworldly soprano voice blend together…
Madison County Getaway
Take a break from the holiday shopping, gift wrapping and decorating to spend an old fashioned weekend in Madison County. Your spirits will be immediately warmed by the rolling hills and valleys, the bountiful orchards and the pristine views of…
Hot Springs Getaway
Feeling a little chill in the air? How'd you like to go somewhere 'hot' without boarding a plane, train or ship? Spend a luxurious weekend in Hot Springs at The Homestead where you'll participate in all the holiday activities you…
Bedford Getaway
As the holiday festivities begin to appear in small towns throughout Virginia, we love flocking to these locations in a sense to "come home" to a familiar place even if it's a place we've never been. One such town is…
Strasburg Getaway
Propped amid the Shenandoah Valley, namely the Blue Ridge and Massanutten Mountains, Strasburg offers a mesmerizing escape into an unfamiliar nook of Virginia. Take a bite out of Strasburg's piece of Italy at Castiglia's where their family-size portions will not…
