Featured Events in Richmond in November, 2024 (February Updated)

Welcome to The Pregame (VUU HU Pre Game) event happening on Fri Nov 01 2024 at 8:00 PM at Main Street Steakhouse! Get ready for a night of fun, music, and good vibes before the big game. Join us for a pre-party like no other, filled with great company and even better drinks. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just looking for a good time, this event is perfect for everyone. Don't miss out on the chance to kick off the night in style. See you there! Information Source: A-Money Promotions | eventbrite

Capture, Curate, Connect: A Guide to Preparing & Showcasing Your Work Wednesdays 6-9PM: October 16 October 30 November 13 $200 (members) $250 (non-members) In this 3-part workshop series, participants will explore the essential skills needed to document, curate, and present photographic artwork professionally. The series begins with a hands-on session on documenting artwork, where you'll learn to use available and studio lighting to capture high-quality images of both flat and three-dimensional works. The second workshop delves into installation strategies, emphasizing how to creatively use space to enhance the impact of photographic displays, with a focus on contemporary photo-based practices. The final session, led by a gallery director, offers insider knowledge on navigating the art market, assembling a portfolio, and preparing work for exhibition and sale. This comprehensive series equips emerging photographers with the tools they need to connect their work with a broader audience. You can register for individual workshops, or all three by selecting the course fee. - Capture, Curate, Connect: Gallery Practices for the Emerging Photographer Robyn Zolnai, the director at the Stephen Bulger Gallery, offers her first-hand expertise in the photography art market to those pursuing a practice as a professional photographer. Through a variety of topics, participants will leave the workshop with the knowledge of how to assemble a portfolio, how to prepare work for exhibition and sale, and understanding gallery structures. – Robyn Zolnai completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours at York University and obtained her Master of Arts in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management from Toronto Metropolitan University. Robyn is the director at the Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, and conducts lectures and workshops on collecting photography and career development for emerging artists. Robyn is also an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers and operates her own fine art appraisal and collection management company. Information Source: Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography | eventbrite

Join us this November for an extra special series discussion with author C.J Skuse ahead of the adaptation for book one in her celebrated dark thriller series, Sweetpea. Sweetpea is coming home at last… Newly married, with a loving family surrounding her, everything's coming up roses for ex-serial killer Rhiannon Lewis, right? Wrong. Her husband has just been shot, and the daughter she left behind in the UK is desperately ill. She’s got no choice but to flee the States and return home, back to her roots, where she’s in danger of being recognised and arrested at any moment. SWEETPEA is soon to be a major TV series starring Ella Purnell on SKY 1 based off book one in this series! Come down and chat to the author of what is sure to be the next big bingeable thriller series… Information Source: Books on the Rise | eventbrite

This workshop, led by lens-based artist Nabil Azab, considers and questions some of the more undiscovered histories associated with photographic archives and mass media events, and their potential effect on the surrealistic nature of the photographic ambition. Often using an array of photographic archives as a starting point for abstract photographic works, the artist will dive into this process and source material further, as well as consider the broader implication that these images have on the history of the medium, and the perception of images in contemporary media. Participants will explore how abstraction in photography can serve as a tool to deconstruct and reinterpret historical narratives, challenging conventional visual representations. By engaging with abstraction, the workshop will encourage participants to look beyond the literal and delve into the emotional, symbolic, and conceptual layers of photographic imagery. This approach not only alters the way we perceive photographs but also questions the very nature of reality as depicted through the lens. – Nabil Azab is a lens based artist, researcher, and writer. His work has been exhibited widely across North America and is represented by Franz Kaka Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. His work considers archival material as a source material for abstracted photographic works, and writing. He is currently an MFA candidate at The University of California - Riverside. - Image Credit: detail of Untitled (Open Channel), 2022, Archival inkjet print mounted on dibond, 49 x 40 in (124.5 x 101.6 cm) Information Source: Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography | eventbrite

Books on the Rise is joined by an incredible historical fiction duo, Paul French and Anne Sebba to discuss French’s latest novel, Her Lotus Year, in our bookshop. New York Times bestselling author Paul French examines a controversial and revealing period in the early life of the legendary Wallis, Duchess of Windsor–her one year in China. Before she was the Duchess of Windsor, Bessie Wallis Warfield was Mrs. Wallis Spencer, wife of Earl “Win” Spencer, a US Navy aviator. From humble beginnings in Baltimore, she rose to marry a man who gave up his throne for her. But what made Wallis Spencer, Navy Wife, the woman who could become the Duchess of Windsor? The answers lie in her one-year sojourn in China. Paul French was born in London and lived and worked in Shanghai for many years. His book Midnight in Pekingwas a New York Times Bestseller and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. He received the Mystery Writers’ of America Edgar award for Best Fact Crime and a Crime Writers’ Association (UK) Dagger award for non-fiction. His book City of Devils: A Shanghai Noirreceived much praise with The Economist writing, ‘…in Mr French the city has its champion storyteller.’ Both Midnight in Peking and City of Devils are currently in development for film. Anne Sebba is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) a biographer, lecturer, journalist, former Reuters foreign correspondent and author of eleven books for adults. She read History at King’s College London and her first job was at the BBC World Services in the Arabic Department. Her latest book is Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy (2021 publication and film rights sold to Miramax) and before that she wrote about Paris from 1939-49 through women’s eyes,Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940’s published in 2016, ‘a standout social history,’ according to the US trade journal, Booklist and winner of the Franco-British Society prize. Film rights have also been sold, with a multi-episode TV drama planned. Information Source: Books on the Rise | eventbrite

The Intermediate Black and White Workshop is designed for those with some basic darkroom experience looking to learn more advanced archival techniques in the darkroom and further develop their skills. It is also ideal for photographers who need a refresher on archival or non-archival printing. Participants must provide their own fiber-based paper, up to 16” x 20” in size. They also have the option to print with RC paper (provided by the gallery). Instructor, Ruth Kaplan will cover techniques and challenges of printing, from enlarger and tray processing to the final wash and print flattening. The Basic Black and White workshop is recommended before taking this workshop but not mandatory based on participants’ experience. – Ruth Kaplan is a documentary-based photographer whose work explores a variety of themes such as the social behaviour of bathers in communal hot springs, participants in rituals of spirituality and most recently, refugee shelters in Canadian/U.S.A. border cities including Detroit, Buffalo and Fort Erie. Her first monograph, Bathers, has recently been published by Damiani. Kaplan has exhibited internationally and is represented by the Stephen Bulger Gallery. Her editorial work can be found in major Canadian and international publications, she has received numerous grants and awards and is currently a photography professor at OCAD University and Toronto Metropolitan University. Information Source: Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography | eventbrite