Jonny Z Festival: The Deets

WHAT: ART 180’s 5th Annual Jonny Z Festival: a celebration of art, music & community, inspired by our friend Jonathan Zanin…   

WHEN: THIS Saturday, August 11, 2012, 12-5 p.m.     

WHERE: 200 block of N. Shields Avenue in front of Joe’s Inn (between Hanover + Grove)

Join us and celebrate the creative spirit here in Richmond during this fun, funky, FREE, family-friendly fundraiser. We’ve got activities for the kiddos and local art, shopping, food and music! Click READ MORE for a complete list of all the day’s events:

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Join us this Saturday!

If you’re in the mood to celebrate community this weekend, join ART 180 on Broad for the Downtown Art Walk Block Party to celebrate the naming of the Downtown Arts and Culture District, our soon-to-be NEW home. We’ll be joining our business neighbors from 4-8 p.m. for some evening fun.

Start off at 1708 Gallery and make a complimentary In-light lantern, then head down Broad, stopping at the Bizarre Market vendors lining the sidewalks. ART 180 will be camped out at Renovation Resources (they’ve got AC) selling some spirits and handing out FREE ‘Make art with it’ goodie bags (while supplies last). You can also get a glimpse at the plans for our space and then pop down Adams and peek in the windows of 112-116 W. Marshall to imagine happy kids scampering around, making and sharing their art!


Check out the list below for a list of what our neighbors are doing:

1708 Gallery will be hosting a FREE lantern-making workshop and screen printing with the folks of Studio Two Three in preparation for our 5th annual InLight Richmond (Friday, November 2 on Broad St.). We’ll also have a sidewalk sale of drawings created at our popular Monster Drawing Rally at just $40 a pop!

BISTRO 27, 27 W Broad Street (804) 780-0086
Lounge a bit with a nice 50% off discount on all house wines from 4-6 pm.

CORNERSTONE ARCHITECTS, 23 West Broad Street #200 (804) 353-3051
Come by and check out the music of DJ Xian as he sets the mood for the afternoon.

CORPORATE MUSEUM AND FRAME, 301 W Broad Street (804) 643·6858
MAKE YOUR OWN ART! Art supplies will be provided and our special guest artist will help you explore your creativity.

GHOSTPRINT GALLERY, 220 W Broad Street (804) 344·1557
Come by and save 20% on special select items from the gallery’s private antique collection.

HOPPY DOG, 321 Brook Road (804) 728-4364
We will have sidewalk chalk fun and folks can enter their name into a raffle to win a Hoppy Dog gift certificate!

LIFT CAREGIVING,325 West Broad Street (804) 644-5438
Learn something new with our Advanced Wellness Massage chairs sessions.

POPKINS TAVERN, 123 W Broad Street (804) 343·1909
We will be offering cold drinks, filling appetizers and delicious $5 burgers all day.

QUIRK GALLERY,311 W Broad Street (804) 644·5450
Awesome, funky jewelry will be featured at the Trunk Show with Rachel Timmins.

RENOVATION RESOURCES, 18 W Broad Street (804) 644·3070
Come by for SIDEWALK CHALK ART for kids and adults. Or, you can participate in the SCAVENGER HUNT and get a sweet treat for learning how a family can save over 20,000 gallons of water a year. Last. we have a special disount on SKOY! , The Ultimate Paper Towel for $7.35 including tax.

STEADY SOUNDS, 322 W Broad Street (804) 308·2692
Music to soothe your savage inner beast! Enjoy an afternoon of music curated by a collection of the best tastemekars in town.

TARRANT’S, 1 W Broad Street (804) 225·0035
Enjoy a very special “Happy Hour” from noon to 6 at Tarrants and enjoy discounts on select appetizers and full bar.

THEATRE IV, 114 W Broad Street (804) 282·2620
Free guided tours all day with a performance of our new show, Spring Awakening starting at 8pm. We will be offering a special discount to all Block Party participants!

VACLAA, 401 West Broad Street (804) 649-2671
Outside Moore’s Autobody Shop, we will begin crafting a special Latin American inspired weave to cover the entire VACLAA bus and you are invited to participate! Supplies will be provided and everyone is invited in the fun.

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Find out everything you need to know about the new ICA building fromVCUarts Magazine and free swag scattered along the Artwalk!

Countdown to The BIG Show – 1 Day!

We are so excited to showcase all of ART 180’s young artists tomorrow night at The BIG Show! For the past 12 weeks, we’ve delighted in getting to know and work alongside nearly 150 young people such as Tyren Gray. In our sculpture program at Broad Rock Elementary School, he and others have crafted artworks that represent what they value most. At ART 180, we value these young people and their self-expression through art. We also value you, the Richmond community, and we hope you will join us at The BIG Show–to celebrate our young people, their creativity, and give them our support!

See you tomorrow!

Countdown to The BIG Show – 2 Days!

Preparations are moving full speed ahead as we get ready to bring you ART 180’s BIGgest Show of the year!Today at Henderson Middle School, Anastasia Catalino and her fellow dramatic artists put the finishing touches on the monologues they’ll be performing on June 6, which recount an incident that transformed their lives. Join us this Wednesday and hear firsthand the passionate, humorous and moving stories you won’t hear anywhere else but The BIG Show.

Countdown to The BIG Show – 3 Days!

Don’t miss Jazmin Harris’s appearance tomorrow (Monday) on “Virginia This Morning” between 9 and 10 a.m. on Channel 6. As a member of our new alumni group, she’ll be representing all of ART 180’s young people and sharing information about the upcoming BIG Show. This year Jazmin worked alongside 12 other teen alumni to create a mural at the first RVA Street Art Festival, and produced two documentaries exploring current issues in our community. She’d be delighted show you their work and tell you more about the future of ART 180 at The BIG Show!

Countdown to The BIG Show – 4 Days!

Teonne Smith and the young artists from the Capital One Boys & Girls Club are shaping their futures by imagining who they will be in ten years. Working collaboratively with a variety of media, they have created large-scale dioramas that form a “backdrop” for their future selves. Come to The BIG Show and find out what’s in store for these young people as they grow and transform our community!

Countdown to The BIG Show – 5 Days!

It’s less than a week until The BIG Show–and we are getting excited. The young people, including Nautica Brown and the SOHO alumni girls at Friends Association for Children, are putting the finishing touches on their artwork so that they can share it with you! Nautica is part of ART 180’s fashion program, where she has learned to make her own clothing. The design reflects the unique young person that she is–please join us on June 6 to see her beautiful creation!


Countdown to The BIG Show - 6 Days!

How do you see yourself? How do you want others to see you?  How do others actually see you?Creating a series of self-portraits that consider these varied perspectives was the challenge this spring for Marquis Collins, Jordyn Travis and the young artists at William Byrd Community House. View their portraits at The BIG Show and learn more about these insightful, lively and valuable members of our community.

Marquis, 11 and Jordyn, 8

Countdown to The BIG Show - 7 Days!

A camera and a microphone give Kristen Plummer a new way to look at her herself and her community. In just 12 weeks, she and other young people in our program at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School have created a documentary film that gives residents of Richmond’s East End neighborhoods the chance to talk about their home and their hopes for the future. We’ll premier the film on June 6.