Art

Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts and Education management team from left: Pete Stith, development consultant; Marly Fuller, executive director; Jon Shelley, production manager; Heather Miles, office manager.

It’s Showtime!

By Elliott Fausz on December 3, 2020 Art, Community, Events

Leadership team at Perkinson Center ready for their first act The new Perkinson Center has been a dream in the hearts of hundreds, if not thousands, of Chesterfield citizens for over two decades. When something so grand comes to fruition after such time, the mind tends to embellish details that reality can end up disappointing. That is certainly not the case for this county gem. Final touches are being completed, the paint has dried, theater seats are installed, and the Perkinson Center staff is growing. In October, the Chesterfield Cultural Arts Foundation (CCAF) – managing board for the Perkinson Center…

Editorial cartoon

By VN Staff on October 29, 2019 Art, Community, Entertainment

(Mark Miranda)

Chesterfield comic creators prepare for Zine Fest

By Ellie Browning on October 1, 2019 Art, Community

From left, front: Lillie Patteson, Kim Lepe, and Rebecca Patteson; back: Kim Eley, David Patteson, Jakob Lepe and Nikolas Lepe. Not pictured: Henri-Lamar. (Ellie Browning photo) Pencil shavings and ink stains are just a few things that the Zazu Ziners are used to when creating their one-of-a-kind comics in preparation for the 13th annual Richmond Zine Fest. The creative group includes David, Rebecca and Lillie Patteson, brothers Jakob and Nikolas Lepe, and Henri-Lamar. The Ziners get support from publisher Kim Eley of KWE Publishing. “We have such a great dynamic, I think. Everyone is so supportive, and everyone is excited…

Arts center work commences

By Caleb M Soptelean on September 2, 2019 Art, Community

Workers began pushing dirt Tuesdsay, Aug. 27, for the Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts outside the Chester Library.

Arts center project underway

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 23, 2019 Art, Chesterfield Government, Community, Entertainment

Workers were busy last week preparing a second parking lot south of the Chester Library. Work is slated to begin Sept. 1 on the site of the new Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts on the north side of the library. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo)

Groundbreaking scheduled

By Press release on June 18, 2019 Announcements, Art, Chesterfield Government, Entertainment

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, June 24, north of the Chester Library.

Frozen Jr. coming to EDMS

By Press release on June 18, 2019 Art, Community, Entertainment

Elise Kopp, on left, and Branwyn McCormick are cast in ‘Frozen Jr,’ which the Chesterfield Children’s Theatre will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at Elizabeth Davis Middle Auditorium, 601 Corvus Court. Frozen Jr. is based off of the award winning Disney cartoon and the new Broadway production with new songs and adventures added. The show stars Kopp as Elsa and McCormick as Anna along with an ensemble cast of over 20 area youth. Tickets are $5 for youth and $8 for adults. For more information, email [email protected].

Local artist’s wares on display at Petersburg art gallery

By Linda Fausz on April 9, 2019 Art, Community

A section of ‘Alex and Apollo’s Treehouse.’ A portrait of his Steve Harris’ son, Alex Harris, with his abstract painting. Steve Harris Steve Harris gets his art inspiration from dreams and current events, with almost all of his drawings and sculpture telling a story. Those stories will be on display at his show “19 Sculptures and Nine Drawings” at the Petersburg Area Art League Gallery this month. “Each piece I do tells a story, sometimes more than one story,” Harris said. One sculpture that was part of a healing process for him – “911” – took 600 hours to carve…

Paint Out Pollution event decorates storm sewers

By Caleb M Soptelean on April 2, 2019 Art, Chesterfield Government

Kevin Orlosky paints a monarch butterfly. They weren’t exactly painting the town red, but it was a colorful endeavor nonetheless. Chesterfield County joined with Art on Wheels and the James River Association for a “Paint Out Pollution” event last week, which involved painting storm drain covers. Kevin Orlosky, founder and program director of Art on Wheels, said he used a laser to cut out stencils based on renderings from artists in the Richmond region. Art included a monarch butterfly, beaver, mink, bald eagle, great blue heron, northern water snake, mallard and Prothonotary warbler. On Wednesday morning, March 27, eight people…

JTCC announces art award winners

By Press release on January 29, 2019 Art, Community, Schools

Tabitha Buchanan’s art project shows a crystal ball in a stream. Tabitha Buchanan’s “Stream at Mid-Lothian Mines” recently won the 2019 John Tyler Community College Foundation’s art award. While working on a freelance photography job, Buchanan visited Mid-Lothian Mines Park, and as she scouted the area and took photographs, she decided to place a crystal ball in a stream, a press release states. The resulting image is ethereal, showing a world within a world and highlighting nature’s beauty. In addition to Buchanan, the following students created artwork that were finalists for the art award: Janet Burgos, Joshua Cloninger, Julia DiMartino,…

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