about the festival

The festival celebrates the growth of street art in Richmond over the last decade but also highlight the growth of the culinary, brewing, and arts communities in RVA. More specific programming and events will be announced later this summer. 

The original festival produced giant murals from some of street art’s biggest names like Pose, Hense, Jeff Soto, and others. Most of the participating muralists from ten years ago had Richmond connections or had lived here, and ten years on, all of the muralists will be local artists to celebrate the explosion of creativity and presence of street art in Richmond that has occurred in the last decade.

This is the 5th Edition of the RVA Street Art Festival (there have been 4 festivals to date: Haxall Canal Hydro Plant (2012), GRTC Bus Depot (2013), Manchester Silos (2016), The Diamond (2017)).

• Renowned artists who have attended: Pose, Andrew Schultz, Jeff Soto, HENSE, Esteban DeValle, Vizie, Nico Cathcart, Joshua Mayes, Few & Far Women, Shey, Zeh Palito, Andre Shank, and more.

• Over 100 local artists and vendors have participated

• Past proceeds beneficiaries: Art 180, Art on Wheels, Studio 23, Richmond Public Schools

Past Festivals