Newt’s kiss, his kiss, is on Mitt’s lips.

Somebody’s got plans for the dandelion…

Spoiler alert: we’re all gonna die.

So, while some of the work is a little young- it is definitely youthful in a good way. It’s the kind of feeling you get from talking to a gawky, smart teenager that is bursting with potential and on the verge of coming into their own.

“We need to work-on being a destination and not a stagnant trendy novelty.” – Nichole Ashikis

Last Friday night was my second time taking advantage of Norfolk’s now-friendly busking laws by performing as ‘the first acquisition of Norfolk’s Human Statuary.’ Here’s what happened.

We need to take our cues from places like New Orleans, whose citizens go out of their way to make their surroundings reflect their personalities, regardless of their income level.

Hello world.

The multitudinous illuminated windows of the high rises really did seem to wink at me, promising what nature’s vistas never could: the excitement and potential of human adventures, of foreign voices and bodies and ideas interwoven with the framework of the city.

Black Magic, MacArthur on Ice, O’Connor Frikin Night, Loni Love, Holiday Light at the Beach, Fresh Fridays, d’ARTini Night, Ghent’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Caroling, Art after Dark, The Concise Dicken’s Christmas Carol, The Fighting Jamesons, 10th Annual Fair Trade Festival…

Local graffiti artist/vandal sparks discussion among the AltDaily faithful over whether or not a
‘SMOKE WEED EVERY DAY’ stencil found on Hague Bridge is art, vandalism, or both.

Get out before everyone else is out shoving their Christmas spirit down your throat.

Our run-on sentence review: Appropriate and fun for the whole family with a magical set that conjures a world at turns wondrous and terrifying, Hansel and Gretel is an evening where a timeless fairy tale comes alive through the enchanting vehicle of narrative and emotion that is opera.

Lola’s, Venue on 35th, Great American Trailer Park Musical, Hansel and Gretel do opera, Fighting Jamesons, Sharx!, Belmont, JewMa, Freedom Marathon, MONSTER JAM, Plan B Comedy, Ramp Jam, B-boying, CRUSH…

If you’re into Japanese Punk Rock, cake, puppies, women, anime, the 1960s, art, guns, easy money, festivals, bikes, photography, pottery, women, movies, drinks, great food, dancing, or even fairy tales, then there’s a good chance the perfect activity awaits you this weekend.

Process. This is what art is: the creation, the trial and error, the hours alone in the studio, editing bay, or with a laptop in the dark. Art is not the final product you see in a gallery or museum. It is a team of seven people sweating over a piece of molten glass that literally glows with heat.

In my opinion it’s the perfect weekend. You can be whoever you want, whatever you want, and however you want to be. You make the rules.

They say it’s going to rain this weekend, but I refuse to be locked inside. No t-storm or puddle is going to keep me from having fun. And it shouldn’t stop you either.

New York and L.A. will be fine on their own, but we are all we have. We have to stick together.

A portfolio of Virginia Beach photographer Pattie Kake’s work, which finds inspiration in all corners of Hampton Roads.

Stopped they must be; on this all depends.

Proposals are being solicited for projects, hands-on activities, performances, multimedia art works, sidewalk/store-front installations, written word and any other creative temporary art project ideas.

After Pulp Fiction and Big Lebowski, I was quite sure I had reached a peak of happiness. Then came BTTF.

Quarters please!!

If you’ve ever wanted to make your own documentary or fiction film but thought to yourself, “How? I don’t have a fancy camera or even know where to start,” then have we got the class for you…

Comics plus bagels and pizza? Must be Local Heroes Free Comic Book Day.

Kat from AltDaily’s Monthly Art Events suggests these hot tickets.

We want someone who is going to bring the meat.

Plus, a listing of art happenings going on this week.

Good art should make you want to buy a magnet. Great art should make you want to buy an umbrella or jet ski.

It felt like it was Us vs. Them, students vs. professors, little vs. big, and down with the man! We were united in a cause to express ourselves. And Christine painted a six foot vagina. Vindication.

If you want to ultimately succeed at making art that doesn’t suck, you have to approach the process with obstinate rigor.

Liquidmethod Doug Clarke tells the story of his favorite punk rock girl, Wendy.

We’ve extended the deadline to September 17. Arists and designers: don’t miss this chance to design ALL of the artwork that will hang on the walls of The Public House, a new gastropub-style restaurant to open in Ghent later this fall.

Go git it, artists and art lovers!

They’re looking for something that pops… is edgy or psychedelic.

Citi Bank. Leonard Bernstein. The Public Theater. Bloomberg. If I told you all these were connected by one element, you’d be hard pressed to guess what that thing was.

As I flick off the soft box and cut the lighting the photobooth’s interior, a young woman wanders over. “So how many girls flashed the camera tonight?”

Last week, the Chrysler combined their current exhibition with its Wednesday evening “Music in the Galleries” series by hosting “Evening at Tiffany’s,” a night of glass, champagne, and music by DJ Android (aka Andra Rosenberg).

Artists out there: Dream with us about what Norfolk ought to look like.

Renewal and Selden Arcade accepting submissions. City of Norfolk seeking public input re: Slover Library and Waterside.

Written by a museum employee, an instructor of art history, and a lover of art. We encourage you to leave your letters in the comment section.

Art & Copy tries to make sense of a world that barrages us with messages, signals, and other forms of communication everywhere we go.

I’ll admit it, my mind ventured towards the romantic version of this experience being somehow shared with the remnant spirit of ancient Egyptian souls.

Renewal Art Show calls for artists of all kinds. The Art Institute of Virginia Beach calls for high school seniors. Town Point Saturday Market calls for artists and merchants. Opportunities, opportunities, opportunities.

Spectacular pictures taken from a plane landing in ORF.

We’re looking for artists to make funk with some plywood.

“I became very depressed not having that creative outlet, and instead of falling into every other trap most people fall into, I began painting, and fell madly in love with it… it allowed me to feel whole.”

“Are these subconscious images?” I ask. He tells me, “I don’t really know; they’re just dudes hanging out,” and laughs.

City of Norfolk seeks art for light rail stations

The view of last night’s moon over Westover Avenue in Ghent.

An excerpt from Malcolm’s book, “busted for j walking.” He’s holding a book signing and performance tonight @ Norfolk Offbase @ 7pm.

Segment two of the video series featuring the brilliant young artists of Hampton Roads. This time Doug offers up the lovely Ashley Addair.

This year’s Hampton Roads Canstruction Gala-Awards Ceremony and Reception will take place Thursday, November 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Selden Gallery. Admission is–you guessed it–one can of food.

“When we look back on Iraq, we’ll see that there is a huge part of the history that is missing,” said Nosh, the only photographer speaking this year at ODU’s annual Literary Festival. “I don’t think the world has the slightest sense of what happened during those first couple of years.”

If you know good art and follow the art scene even remotely, you already know about Matt Sesow. If you know good art and by some chance don’t know about Matt Sesow, you should, because you’re going to love him. Video after the jump.

Spirit is the theme of The Warehouse’s biannual juried art exhibition, which has become well-known for its past Renewal theme. Get your work in, and be part of one of the biggest, best things in Hampton Roads.

“We’re not a place filled with dead old fossils, human or otherwise,” says Hennessy. “We’re not to be confused with a bank or archive or a country club.”

A flickr group devoted to all things unsightly and off-putting in Hampton Roads. The result…surprisingly beautiful.

… but have yet to do anything about it. The 48-hour Film Project returns this weekend. (This is your chance, big talker.)

A couple nights ago, Allison and I had one of those “seriously, how did we not think of that?” moments. We were walking down Granby on the opposite side of the street of our future offices, 427-429 Granby.

It is my honor and pleasure to be invited once again this year to jury the Renewal Art Show at the Warehouse in Norfolk.

The event’s organizers have announced a call to artists for submissions. The deadline is March 27.

And if you’re like me…laying about on a dreary Sunday in the Seven Cities, looking for some inspiration…here are some other beautiful short animations. Make yourself some hot cocoa. Chill out.

Jon and Kate Plus 8… Wolverines. See the Gosselins raise 8 wolverines from pups to full grown wolverines.  A camera crew will document what happens when 8 wolverines stop being real and start being interesting.  Chances are it’ll have only slightly more growling and torture than the version that’s on TV right now, the bulk [...]

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