Arts & Entertainment
RVA Street Festival is Back and Covering Up Old Works
The RVA Street Art Festival returns Sept. 16-18th and will be painting at the Power Plant along Haxal Canal.
We spotted Night Owl at work on his mural but we’ve got to credit RTD for getting the details on what’s going down or technically what’s going up at the Power Plant.
After more than a two year hiatus due to COVID, the RVA Street Art Festival is returning this year to the place where it all began: the Power Plant building along the Haxall Canal .
The RVA Street Art Festival will be held from Sept. 16-18.
And yes, the existing murals will be painted over, with new murals being added to the Power Plant walls during the festival. So say your goodbyes now, Richmond.
“When we first did this in 2012, we weren’t sure if the murals would last two years. So to still see them here ten years later and the wow factor it still has for visitors is a treat every time I walk or bike through here,” Jon Baliles, festival co-founder, said in a statement.
Popular Richmond artist and festival co-founder Ed Trask added, “It has been an incredible run. But we as a Board decided that it was time to give the building a new look and celebrate the incredible growth of street art and the number of local artists that call RVA home and do murals not only here but all over the country.”
Artist Mickael Broth, also known as The Night Owl, said, “We wanted to be able to announce this well in advance so people can come down and get pictures of their favorite murals. I will miss these murals but am excited to see what comes next.”
The RVA Street Art Festival website isn’t quite up to date (expect more information on the website May 1st here) but you can submit an application to be an artist at this year’s festival here.
This will be the 5th RVA Street Art Festival. We were there when they decked the Diamond in murals in 2017.
