Mending Walls RVA

Mending Walls RVA Mending Walls is a public art project that brings together public artists from different cultures an

Six years ago, on Juneteenth, a group of Mending Walls artists took to the streets of Richmond with simple stencils that...
06/09/2026

Six years ago, on Juneteenth, a group of Mending Walls artists took to the streets of Richmond with simple stencils that read:

"We Need to Talk."

Those three words sparked conversations, connections, and ultimately helped inspire what would become the Mending Walls RVA project.
Now, six years later, we're still showing up. Still listening. Still learning. Still creating space for conversation.
This month's Mending Walls Walking Tour happens to fall on Juneteenth, making it an especially meaningful day to gather as we explore the murals, stories, artists, and community partnerships that have shaped this work over the years.

Join us as we walk through Richmond's mural corridor, share the history behind the artwork, and reflect on how public art continues to bring people together.
Whether you've followed Mending Walls since day one or are joining us for the first time, we'd love to have you with us.

🗓️ Friday, June 19
🚶 Guided by Hamilton Glass
🎨 Explore the stories behind the murals
❤️ Celebrate six years of conversations that continue to matter
LINK IN COMMENTS

🌸 TOMORROW NIGHT RVA 🌸Some art traditions are about more than what gets made. They’re about the conversations that happe...
05/26/2026

🌸 TOMORROW NIGHT RVA 🌸
Some art traditions are about more than what gets made. They’re about the conversations that happen while creating.
Join Mending Walls artists Emma Scarvey and Davi Leventhal for a special Fuxico workshop as part of the Care is Resistance collaboration with Health Brigade.
Fuxicos are handmade fabric flowers created from fabric remnants, rooted in a beautiful Brazilian tradition of gathering, making, storytelling, and connection. The word comes from the Portuguese fuxicar, meaning to gossip, because these pieces were traditionally made while sharing stories in community.
Now we get to continue that tradition here in Richmond.
🌸 Wednesday, May 27
🕕 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
đź“Ť Quarry
2707 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23220
🎟 Tickets: $15
✨ All materials included
đź’› No experience needed
Come create, connect, and be part of something meaningful.
Participants will help create pieces connected to the evolving Care is Resistance collaboration.
Reserve your spot here: Link in comments
Tag a friend who needs a creative night out ✨

Some collaborations take time to become what they’re meant to be.Almost three years ago, our friends at Health Brigade r...
05/22/2026

Some collaborations take time to become what they’re meant to be.

Almost three years ago, our friends at Health Brigade reached out with a vision to create something together around care, healthcare access, and community. Like many meaningful things, the journey had its pauses. Funding shifts. Capacity changes. Life.

But the conversation never stopped.

And now, we’re so excited to share that this collaboration is moving forward in a new and meaningful way through Health Brigade’s Care is ResistanceStorytelling Project.

This project is an invitation.

An invitation to reflect on what care means.
To think about access.
To consider the systems that shape our health and our communities.
And most importantly, to add your own voice.

This is for everyone.

As part of this collaboration, artists Emma Scarvey and Davi Levanthal will be listening deeply to the stories shared through this project and transforming them into a multimedia exhibition that reflects both the history and evolving future of Health Brigade’s work in our community.

Our original vision may have looked different, but this feels exactly right.

Please take a moment to explore Care is Resistance.
Read the stories.
Share your own.
Be part of what’s being built.

Because the most meaningful work starts with listening. đź’›
📸 Patience Salgado

Hey RVA! 👋Wellllll… you all did a thing. 🥹Our very first Mending Walls Walking Tour SOLD OUT and we are feeling all kind...
05/21/2026

Hey RVA! đź‘‹
Wellllll… you all did a thing. 🥹
Our very first Mending Walls Walking Tour SOLD OUT and we are feeling all kinds of grateful.
Let’s celebrate by giving ONE lucky winner + a friend TWO tickets to TOMORROW’S walking tour!
If you’ve been wanting to experience the murals, hear the stories behind them, and walk through Richmond in a way that sparks conversation and connection… this is your chance. 💛
HOW TO ENTER
1.) Follow us
2.) Like this post
3.) Comment below and tag the friend you’d bring along
4.) Share this post to your stories (tag us so we can see it!)
✨ Winner announced TONIGHT at 8PM
🚶‍♀️ Tour is TOMORROW
đź“ŤDowntown Richmond
And if you miss this one, don’t worry… our next walking tour is happening Friday, June 19th! More details coming soon 👀
Let’s gooooo!
Kat Jones Creative
Mural by Humble & Nadd

Hey friends… we are really excited about this one. 💛We’re officially launching Mending Walls Walking Tours!If you’ve eve...
05/14/2026

Hey friends… we are really excited about this one. 💛
We’re officially launching Mending Walls Walking Tours!
If you’ve ever walked by one of our murals and wondered about the story behind it, this is for you.
Come walk downtown Richmond with us as we share the conversations, artists, partnerships, and moments that helped shape the work you see on our murals.
Our first tour is hosted by Hamilton Glass on May 22nd starting at 9am!
This isn’t your average walking tour. It’s a chance to experience Mending Walls in a much more personal way.
-Approx. 2 hours
-Downtown Richmond
-Stories you probably haven’t heard
-Limited spots
Wear comfy shoes, bring a friend, and come curious.
Registration is OPEN!
Link in comments and in our story!

From If These Walls Could Dance…It starts with a question.Am I next?The kind of question rooted in fear.In uncertainty.I...
03/31/2026

From If These Walls Could Dance…
It starts with a question.
Am I next?
The kind of question rooted in fear.
In uncertainty.
In everything we’ve seen… and everything we carry.
This moment lives inside the mural
It’s Time for a Change.
But what happens when that question… shifts?
When it grows?
When it’s held, shared, moved through?
We watched it transform.
From:
Am I next?
To:
Am I THE next.
Not fear.
But possibility.
Not waiting.
But stepping forward and
that’s what this work is about.
Taking something heavy…
and creating space for it to become something powerful.
And seeing these dancers hold that message, move through it, embody it. Sincerely,
it was one of those moments where everything just clicked.
this is why we do this.
đź’›
Videographer/Photography: Joseph Gabriel .mov
Mural by Sir James Thornhill & Kevin Orlosky
Dance Collaboration: RADAR DANCE, BROWN BALLERINAS FOR A CHANGE, & RICHMOND URBAN DANCE

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