"Invasive: a Queer Quilting Bee" Workshop and Fundraiser for Side by Side

Sunday, March 19th 2017, from 12-4pm, at Studio Two Three (3300 West Clay Street, Richmond VA), a Baltimore-based community art project, Invasive Queer Kudzu, will be holding a quilting workshop. The workshop will teach quilting skills, and participants will produce a piece to be part of a larger installation dedicated focused on the diverse lives of the Southern LGBTQ community.

Donations requested, with a portion of proceeds going to Richmond's youth LGBTQ organization, Side by Side.

For more information and to RSVP, see this link. 

ART 180's Black Lives Matter Exhibit

Friday, February 3rd, from 5:30-8pm, at the First UU Church of Richmond (1000 Blanton Avenue, Richmond VA), ART 180 will unveil the works of 30 multicultural Richmond artists, which address racial justice and equality. 

Free, open to the public. 

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. 

Community Conversations: Richmond Values – Arts and Education

Tuesday, February 7th 2017, from 6-9pm, at the Valentine (1015 East Clay Street, Richmond VA), the Valentine is holding another iteration of its Community Conversations series. "The purpose of the series is to engage audiences in a dialogue about the region’s past and how that past can positively shape our collective future." 

This month's topic will be Arts & Education, and feature the following panelists: Lucinda McDermott Piro of Richmond CenterStage, who will discuss "Taking the Arts Out of Public Education"; Scott Garka of CultureWorks Richmond, discussing "Employment in the Arts"; and Gina Lyles, of ART 180, discussing "Arts and Juvenile Justice."

Free, open to the public. For more info and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google Calendar, click here.

Art Show: Welcome Refugees by Emily Patton

This Friday, December 2nd 2016, from 6-9pm, at EDIT: an art gallery for good (8 East Broad Street, Richmond VA), photographer Emily Patton will be showing a series of photos. From the event description: "This show is focused on the current refugee crisis that is happening within the country of Turkey. Come out for First Friday to see portraits of Iraqi and Syrian people and hear their stories."

Free, open to the public. 

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. To copy this event to your Google Calendar, click here.