Events
Summertime, and the living is easy! Check out these August events:
8/3 National Night Out with Boaz & Ruth — ART 180 is joining forces with Boaz & Ruth (3030 Meadowbridge Rd.) to promote neighborhood spirit in the fight for a safer nation. That night we’ll be dedicating a piece of public art—a stained glass door display created in a project with Highland Park youth a few years ago. It’s new home is at the Firehouse 15 Café (next door to Boaz & Ruth).
8/6 Paint Outside the Box Day — ART 180 is partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond and Ace Recycling to create mobile murals out of construction debris recycling containers on August 6. These movable galleries will circulate throughout Virginia, combining form and function. We’re working with five Clubs and as many as 100 young people, led by five seasoned ART 180 program leaders, and we’ll be in the grassy field behind CenterStage (on Broad Street, between 6th and 7th).
Stop by on your lunch break or anytime 9:30-5 to chat with our young artists or to watch these utilitarian dumpsters become works of art. Then join us 5-7pm on your way to First Fridays for a celebration and to see these works of art before we send them off into the world.
8/7 Jonny Z Festival — August 7 brings the 3rd Annual Jonny Z Festival to the 200 block of N. Shields Avenue in the Fan (between Grove and Hanover, in front of Joe’s Inn). We’re closing down the street and partnering with our pals at Joe’s Inn for the 12-5pm event. This community block party features the Bizarre Market, raffle drawings, WRIR DJ’s, and children’s activities including printmaking by Studio 23. We will have live music throughout the day by Josh Small, The Catnip Dreams, Ghostdog & Cinnamon, Photosynthesizers and The Girtles. Join us for food, fun and festivities as we remember an influential artist and musician who changed our world for the better.
Bizarre market vendors are welcome. To sign up, email bizarremarket@gmail.com. Thank you to the Fan District Association and the Fan Woman’s Club for financial support, as well as to the generous individuals who donated in loving memory of Jonny.
Coming Soon!
9/17 Crossroads Art Center Benefit — ART 180 is sponsoring the bar at Crossroads Art Center on Friday, September 17. Stop by and grab a drink and take a look at some great, affordable art.
9/30 Minority Art Exhibition — The second annual Minority Art Exhibition features contemporary art created by African-American and Latin-American artists. Held on Thursday, 9/30, until Sunday, 10/3, the MAE presents a broad survey of work from professional and emerging artists, as well as lectures and forums to expand understanding and appreciation for contemporary art. A portion of the sales benefits ART 180.
10/16 & 10/17 Art Affair — This weekend-long art show, sponsored by the Bon Air Artist Association has a new location and a new charity—us! Their annual show and sale will take place at Mary Munford Elementary School (on the corner of Cary and Westmoreland) and ART 180 will receive a portion of the proceeds.