For the sixth year, RVA Community Makers will honor African-American leaders from various fields. The annual community-activated art project will be unveiled by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, and will remain on display until March 16.
When Enrichmond dissolved, community groups lost access to their money. They estimate hundreds of thousands of donated dollars just disappeared. Months later they still haven’t gotten answers.
Joseph Michael Essex, a 1970 graduate of Richmond Professional Institute (VCUâs precursor).Â
This method of capturing ideas or presenting images has a long history, similar to Morris columns covered in advertisements that can be seen in the plazas of European cities. In Holland, there is the âmuurkrant,â literally, âwall [of] news.â
âJohn and I have been involved with wheat pasting posters since our VCU days together,â Carter says. âWe were office mates, have like philosophies. Weâve always been advocates for posting up public messages. Theyâre immediate communication. And you are right, this is a mural city. We looked at this as an opportunity to expand that with more transformative language.â