The Art Scene

Spoken-word artist and poet, Roscoe Burnems, has been chosen as Richmond's very first Poet Laureate.

Meet Valentina Peleggi, the first female Music Director in Richmond Symphony history. African Dance studio, Ezibu Muntu provides "dance, education and culture" all over the Richmond metropolitan area. Ian Hess, Wing Chow and Eli McMullen created a new art space and a new vision for the future of local artists like them.

Learn why there is an exact replica of Shakespeare's Blackfriars Theatre in Staunton. Discover the unique music program at St. Andrews School in Richmond. From Rolling Stone to NASA, learn why Artist Sterling Hundley calls himself a creative investigator.

Tiptoe through the tulips with Richmond's Midnight Ukulele Society. See how the Junior Appalachian Musicians are being taught traditional mountain music. Visit with fiberglass artist and entertainer Mark Cline.

Celebrate the jazzy sounds of regional treasure Desiree Roots. Then our own Roscoe Burnems teaches Art 180 teens to find their voice through poetry. We visit with Richmond glass artist Kiara Pellisier.

Discover the beauty behind the oldest classical dance forms from India. Then go on stage with a collaborative theater program where youth express their authentic selves. Community members and artists meet face-to-face at The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative (PAI) in Charlottesville.