BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/richmond-va/tech.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - richmond-va (tech) BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Open Call: The Medium is the Mess DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260906 DTSTAMP:20260831T190335Z UID:101972-1778803200-1788652799@arts.vcu.edu CATEGORIES:tech DESCRIPTION:Apply now! The Anderson and VCUarts are pleased to announce a call for submissions for the upcoming Graphic Design Juried Student Exhibi tion\, The Medium is the Mess. This show invites designers to think outsid e their computers\, and challenges them to get messy. The jury will consis t of a group of VCU Graphic Design faculty\, and applicants will be adjudi cated based on creativity in response to the prompt and design fundamental s. Fifteen artists will be accepted. \nThe exhibition is scheduled for Sep tember 25 – October 17 in the Sponge Gallery on the top floor of The And erson\, with an opening reception on September 25. Exhibitors are expecte d to deliver their own posters to The Anderson. Please note that the Ander son is not equipped with an elevator. \nThis exhibition is organized by Ja mie Cox\, Graphic Design ’27 (coxje@vcu.edu) and Lian Wasser-Goren\, Gr aphic Design ’27 (wassergorel@vcu.edu). \n\nParameters & Prompts:  \n\n Use a quote from The Medium is the Massage as the content of the poster ( see details below)\nPosters must be wall-mounted\, and arrive install-read y\, including the hardware needed for hanging\n\ni.e. hooks installed on t he back of the work\, d-rings\, or a French cleat for a wooden poster.\nUn framed works on paper may be hung using clips or pinned to the wall by the organizers which will create holes through the paper\, unless another ins tall option is provided by the artist.\n\n\nCan explore materials such as fiber or wood\,\nExplore texture\, cutout\, or low relief\nExplore printma king methods including letterpress\, linocuts\, risographs\, and cyanotype \nPhotocopying\, zine-making processes\, and collaging are encouraged\nDo not use digital editing software\nLean into experimentation and new proces ses\nEligibility: This exhibition is open to VCUarts Undergraduate & Gradu ate Graphic Design majors enrolled in the Fall 2026 semester.\nLimit one s ubmission per person.\nThe application will be reviewed on overall underst anding of the requirements and creative liberty taken.\n\n  \nTheme:\n“ The Medium is the Massage: An inventory of Effects” is an experimental manifesto created in collaboration by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore\, produced by Jerome Agel. It was published in 1967 and became widely ackno wledged by creatives and influential within design history. The title come s from a phrase that McLuhan often used\, “The medium is the message.” McLuhan changed “message” to “massage” to signify the ways in whi ch various types of media can stimulate human consciousness. The book itse lf experiments with graphics\, photography\, and typography\, while expres sing both commentary and ideation on society’s interactions with media. It also plays with physical creation techniques like collaging. \nThe Medi um is the Massage aims to show the human connections to mainstream media and the ways in which it is used as an extension of human senses. Media ha s the essential abilities to both ground us in a physical sense\, to serve as a tool to perceive and interpret the world around us. This show\, The Medium is the Mess\, is about pushing the boundaries of how a poster is c onceptualized. We want artists and designers to create outside of the digi tal space\, use their hands\, and get messy. Think beyond a piece of paper in terms of the poster format\, experiment with materiality\, texture\, a nd composition\, while still maintaining typographic fundamentals using a chosen quote from the book. \n  \nTimeline:\n5/15  Submissions open. All VCUarts undergrad students\, enrolled in the Graphic Design department fo r the Fall 2026 semester are eligible to apply.\n9/1   Info/work session @ The Anderson Homeroom\n9/5   Submissions close at 11:59pm\n9/8  Selec ted artists notified\n9/15  Artwork drop off\n9/25   Exhibition opens\, reception 5–7pm\n10/17   Exhibition concludes\n10/19 Artwork pickup \n Apply Now! \nQuestions can be directed to Jamie Cox\, Graphic Design ’2 7 (coxje@vcu.edu) and Lian Wasser-Goren\, Graphic Design ’27 (wassergor el@vcu.edu). LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T190335Z LOCATION:The Anderson\, 907 1/2 W Franklin St.\, Richmond\, 23284\, United States URL:https://arts.vcu.edu/event/open-call-the-medium-is-the-mess/ X-SOURCE-NAME:VCUarts X-SOURCE-URL:https://arts.vcu.edu/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:NO RELIABLE DATA AVAILABLE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930 DTSTAMP:20260730T045641Z UID:10012641-1779840000-1790726399@www.lewisginter.org CATEGORIES:tech DESCRIPTION:Come see Tim Harper’s multimedia work this September! With a background including Design\, Collage\, and Found Object Sculpture\, Tim has a keen interest in projects that occupy the space between science and art. He also creates public sculpture with his friend Matt Lively. \nHis p ieces started as daily drawing exercises. Each morning\, Tim draws on a ta blet with his morning coffee\, mostly birds and flowers. Eventually he sta rted adding collage from old maps\, graphs\, charts\, and his own photos. That grew into experiments transferring his digital collages to wood\, the n adding more traditional collage/drawing/painting on top. He did not star t with any plan for these pieces\; at each step he responded to what the i magery was doing until he felt like something interesting was happening. S ome of the collage elements are from old survey maps\, which included blan k areas labeled ‘No Reliable Data Available.’ He thought that was a fi tting title\, as many of the pieces include data suggesting a story\, but not necessarily a reliable one. LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T045641Z URL:https://www.lewisginter.org/event/no-reliable-data-available/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.lewisginter.org/learn/adult-classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ALEBRIJES: Creatures of a Dream World DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTSTAMP:20260730T045641Z UID:10012640-1781308800-1790553599@www.lewisginter.org CATEGORIES:tech DESCRIPTION:What are ALEBRIJES?\nAlebrijes are brightly colored\, fantasti cal creatures from Mexican folk art that often combine features from vario us animals—real and mythical—into a single\, surreal form. Originating in the 1930s with artist Pedro Linares\, who dreamt of strange hybrid bei ngs while ill and later recreated them in papier-mâché\, alebrijes are k nown for their vivid colors\, intricate patterns\, and imaginative designs . While originally not tied to spiritual beliefs\, many contemporary inter pretations associate alebrijes with symbolic meanings\, including represen tations of the four elements: earth\, air\, fire\, and water. For example\ , a creature might have wings for air\, scales for water\, claws for earth \, and flames or bright colors symbolizing fire. Today\, they are celebrat ed as iconic symbols of Mexican art\, appearing in festivals\, museums\, a nd parades. We are excited to bring these magical creatures to the Garden and plan to offer a variety of activities and programs to enhance the gues t experience. This will be the first time the Alebrijes will be in a Botan ical Garden\, and their first time visiting the East Coast! LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T045641Z URL:https://www.lewisginter.org/event/alebrijes-creatures-of-a-dream-world / X-SOURCE-NAME:Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.lewisginter.org/learn/adult-classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Botanical Illustration Showcase DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTSTAMP:20260901T002409Z UID:10012783-1788220800-1793663999@www.lewisginter.org CATEGORIES:tech DESCRIPTION:The 2026 biennial Botanical Illustration exhibit Seeing Nature features 35 botanical artworks in graphite\, watercolor\, colored pencil\ , and mixed media submitted by students\, graduates\, and instructors of L ewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Botanical Illustration Certificate Progra m. The title of this year’s exhibit refers to students’ practice of no t merely looking at but truly observing and admiring plant life in all its richness. \nThe certificate program involves a rigorous course of study b eginning with a series of three introductory botanical drawing courses. St udents progress to Botany for Botanical Illustration\, Pen and Ink\, Color Mixing\, Composition\, Introduction to Watercolor\, and Colored Pencil. A dvanced courses include Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor along with Ad vanced Colored Pencil. These core classes are supplemented by a wide varie ty of electives designed to challenge and inspire students. Each certifica te culminates with a final portfolio presentation and review\, bringing th e botanical illustration community together for reflection and celebration of students’ achievements. \nLearn more about the Botanical Illustratio n Certificate program here. 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