Author: Amanda Eicher

Win Win 11 Fundraiser: You Did It!

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Thank you! This year’s Win Win fundraiser was, once again, the most successful ever, surpassing even the record-breaking 40th anniversary party we celebrated last year. It’s NIAD’s larger community of support – namely, all of you reading this – who ensure that from afar, early support defines success for Win Win; and that up close, we have a chance to see the incredible crowd that comes together in Richmond each year to build bounty for NIAD each spring. Many of you sponsor our event, as individuals, galleries, corporations, and teams of NIAD donors; and we see those of you who Read More …

Call for Artists: Art in Windows 2021

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NIAD Art Center and Richmond Main Street Initiative (RMSI) are excited to announce a new collaboration to raise visibility for Richmond-based artists and bring art into public spaces along 23rd Street and Macdonald Avenues in Downtown Richmond.  Who: Established and emerging Richmond-based artists, artist groups/collectives, and organizations (arts, cultural, educational, community, historical). Artworks: Existing and/or proposed pieces, all genres and mediums. Site-specific works that reflect Richmond’s history, culture, architecture, and people with an emphasis on high-quality presentations that reflect the positive qualities of the community. What: • Simultaneous Art in Windows exhibitions at NIAD and RMSI during the month of Read More …

Online Exhibition: Kiss—-Kiss, selected By Fanny Singer

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About the exhibition Maybe it’s just this strange moment in time—in which isolation has made physical intimacy of any variety seem so dear—but the idea of a kiss, of a hug, of a lengthy embrace (especially with an acquaintance, or, better yet, a stranger) has taken on mythological proportions. This selection of works plays on this longing for closeness, for the literal kiss—or kiss-kiss, or even kiss-kiss-kiss—of a greeting in parts of Europe, the Middle East and South America. But at the same time, it acknowledges that this lonely time isn’t over just yet. The ten works, therefore, are intended to be Read More …

Untitled (D7536), Christina Saavedra

Online Exhibition: True Identity, selected by Patricia Iglesias Peco

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About the exhibition Memory is the thread that weaves these portraits together. One of the most fascinating and intriguing aspects of our psyche, memory is constantly being measured in relation to the truth. How “accurately” do we remember something? But ultimately there is truth to our memories. Virginia Woolf writes: “Truth differs from accuracy; truth requires a merging of observation and imagination.” It is Virginia Woolf’s notion of truth — the remembered, heard, seen and interpreted — that these portraits embody.  About the selector Patricia Iglesias Peco was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After apprenticeships with Pablo Edelstein and Philip Read More …

Jean McElvane’s Playlist: Door to Door / Let Us In

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NIAD artist, Jean McElvane, has created a playlist of songs and cartoons for us: Door to Door / Let Us In. “An idea for this playlist came for various home deliveries to our doors,” says Jean. You can listen to the songs on NIAD’s Spotify, and view the cartoons using the links below. Enjoy! Spotify Cartoons Links to song lyrics #11 Spirit of the Radio by Rush #12 The Green Door – Jim Lowe #13 Let Me In – The Sensations #14 Let ‘Em In – Paul McCartney / Wings #15 I Hear You Knocking · Dave Edmunds #16 Keep Read More …

Online Exhibition: Costume Store selected by Ari Banias

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About the exhibition Not exactly pretend, but the shimmering parallel worlds right beside this one. Inside it, even.  About the selector Ari Banias is a poet, and the author of Anybody (2016) and the forthcoming A Symmetry (W. W. Norton, 2021). His recent work appears in bæst, Hyperallergic, Kenyon Review, and The New Republic. Ari is currently an affiliate artist at Headlands Center for the Arts, and lives in Oakland.  Click to view the show.

Untitled (D4488) Jonathan Velasquez. marker on digital print 24 x 8” unique 2015

Online Exhibition: NIAD Windows: Win Win 9

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NIAD’s annual fundraiser, Win Win 9, is Saturday March 6, 2021. It’s called Win Win because everyone has a chance to take home fantastic art! Anyone who attends Win Win 9 can bid on silent auction and live auction artworks by artists from NIAD and the global art community. And everyone who purchases a ticket will receive one 6×6″ artwork created by a NIAD artist. This month’s Windows exhibition features a selection of  6 x 6″ canvases and Win Win 9 silent auction items. For the online Windows exhibition, we’ve curated a selection of artworks by each of the artists Read More …

Untitled (D8353) by Heather Copus

Online Exhibition: Draw Your Letters selected by Danny Floyd

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About the exhibition When I was in elementary school, we had to take handwriting as a class. The teacher would hand out lined newsprint and these special pens that were in an odd shape ostensibly to make them easier for small hands to hold and control. She would often say to us, “Be sure to WRITE your letters, class, not DRAW them.” I had absolutely no idea what she meant by this. It wasn’t until I was well into adulthood that, while writing one day, I became distracted by how my hand was moving and how the letters looked, always Read More …

Online Exhibition: Artist of the Month Series: We Are Creating Our History curated by Deatra Colbert, Felicia Griffin, and Dorrie Reid

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About the exhibition “Black History Month is a time when I like to think about how we talk about our history together at NIAD. We learn about reading and cooking and printmaking and sewing. I’ve been thinking about how I’ve been coming here making art for a long time, and so I know I’m going down in history with NIAD.” – Deatra Colbert Over the past few years, NIAD artists have been delving deeper into the curatorial aspects of their practices by participating in our Artist of the Month program, which converts a portion of the communal studio into an installation and exhibition space. Working individually or in Read More …