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Julie Hinzmann and Shawn Saharko’s “Thank You, Thank You, Thank You” won the People’s Choice and Most Environmentally Conscious awards at the 2013 InLight Richmond. Photo courtesy Terry Brown
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Photo by Naoko Wowsugi and Diego Valdez
"InLight Richmond" organized by 1708 Gallery, Nov 14 (tentative date)
This November, for the seventh time, between 20 and 30 light-based art installations and performances will illuminate the Richmond landscape. As of press time, the location had not been set, but 1708 Gallery's assistant director, Jolene Giandomenico, says a call for proposals likely will go out this month. The exhibition has attracted 75 to 100 proposals in each of the past couple of years; an outside juror makes the selections. In the weeks leading up to the event, look for lantern-making workshops at the First Fridays art walk, the Children's Museum of Richmond, the Visual Arts Center and other locations to help build excitement. 1708gallery.org/inlight
"Click III: From the Mountains to the Sea" at Glave Kocen Gallery, Feb. 7 to March 1
With the third installment of this biennial exhibition, gallery co-owner BJ Kocen says he and co-curator Scott Elmquist have struck a balance between photojournalistic and fine art photography. Among the 16 photographers whose work will be shown are VMFA Director Alex Nyerges, who works in a traditional black-and-white style, and Tom Chambers, known for his dreamlike amalgamations. "The main idea is to forward the idea of photography as being an art form," Kocen says. glavekocengallery.com
"The Forbidden City: Imperial Treasures from the Palace Museum, Beijing" at VMFA, Oct. 18 to Jan. 11, 2015
orn from a brand-new relationship between the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Palace Museum in Beijing, this show promises to immerse Richmonders in the splendors of what was once China's imperial palace. Housed in the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum's collection comprises more than 1.8 million pieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The VMFA's exhibition will include more than 180 works, primarily from the 17th and 18th centuries. vmfa.state.us
"Sonya Clark: The Hair Craft Project" at 1708 Gallery, Feb. 14 to March 8
Included in the "Race, Place & Identity" collaboration by eight local organizations, The Hair Craft Project involves Sonya Clark, chair of the VCUArts Department of Craft/Material Studies, working with a group of Richmond-area hairstylists whose artistic braiding of Clark's hair was photographed by Naoko Wowsugi. Also part of the exhibition will be the hairdressers' work with oval-shaped canvases stitched with threads to simulate hair. Writer Maya Smart tells the hairdressers' stories in short biographies. Meanwhile, a solo show by Clark, "Same Difference," will be held at Reynolds Gallery from Feb. 21 to April 5, featuring sculptural works that address themes of cultural identity and heritage. 1708gallery.org , reynoldsgallery.com Read more about the exhibition here.
"To Be Sold: Virginia and the American Slave Trade" at the Library of Virginia, Oct. 27 to May 30, 2015
At the core of this exhibition are paintings and engravings by British artist Eyre Crowe, based on his observations of the slave trade in Richmond and elsewhere when he visited America in 1853. Curated by University of Virginia art history professor Maurie D. McInnis, "To Be Sold" will examine the American slave trade through art, artifacts and documents. lva.virginia.gov
