Murals about music!

Our next Arts in the Alley. It’s here. Well, almost. In three days, to be exact! On Saturday October 6 and Sunday October 7 we are hosting an Arts in ...

Arts in the Alley from a social work perspective

You may be wondering “What does painting murals have to do with social work?” A lot, actually.  To start broadly, AITA goes into neighborhoods and helps community members and business ...

Paint changes things

Paint changes things. It makes dirty buildings prettier. It makes boring walls more interesting. It makes dark places brighter. It makes a group of people who have never met before ...

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Under the Sea… (and in the trees)

At Common Groundz last week a group of young artists – Rebecca ...

Photos from Common Groundz

Last week’s Arts in Action was a huge success – here are ...

Arts in Action: Music & Murals

OK, this blog is getting a late start – I still have ...

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Together we can create beauty

Yesterday, at the Cultsha Xpo, we asked everyone coming by our booth to decorate a 4″ x 4″ foam board tile that we then put up on a large piece of painted particle board. Some of the tiles had a bit of printing on them, and by the end of the day a wonderful work [...]

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Cultsha… what?

If you live in or near Richmond, you have the chance, this weekend, to help Arts in the Alley with much-needed funds without spending a dime! Arts in the Alley is participating in the Cultsha Xpo – the nonprofit arts and music trade show at the Science Museum Saturday, June 23 (10am-5pm). The Cultsha Xpo is [...]

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Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow…..

Tomorrow it’s time for Arts in the Alley. It seems like yesterday we did our last one – even though my calendar clearly indicates that is more than six months ago! The past few days have been a whirlwind of registering volunteers (175 and counting, over the course of the weekend so far!), raising funds [...]

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help us paint a tree – or a butterfly!

During the last Arts in the Alley we painted 16 large and small murals – a project that did not just take 2 full days and close to 100 volunteers, but also 30 gallons of primer and more than 40 gallons of paint! With our next Arts in the Alley coming up, we need to [...]

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A much belated update – and the story of Mia

Time flies… when you’re having fun, or when you’re living life, or both – right?  I just realized I never posted a report on our most recent Arts in the Alley… and we have a brand new project coming up in about three weeks! So, high time for a much-belated report. Starting with a tiny [...]

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