Since 2016, artoberVA has hosted a month-long celebration of arts & culture, prioritizing increased access to free arts and culture experiences through collaborations with individual artists and community-based organizations. Every October, in conjunction with National Arts and Humanities month, CultureWorks presents artoberVA to promote events, pop-ups, exhibits, performances, and any arts or cultural experience happening in the Richmond and Tri-Cities area.
During artoberVA’s seventh year, CultureWorks continues elevating a variety of diverse arts and culture offerings, by and for everyone. Communities are built through the power of shared arts and culture experiences across disciplines, and because of that, artoberVA promotes deepening connections, transcending barriers, and changing the trajectory of lives. 
With over 1,075 artoberVA total experiences currently on the interactive Arts & Culture Calendar during the month of October, there are both in-person and virtual opportunities for community members to actively participate in throughout this month’s celebration.
From the return of The Richmond Folk Festival this weekend, to a collaboration between Intermission Beer Company and CultureWorks at their family-friendly Give Back & Bingo Night, to a special Tri-Cities showcase of music and visual arts, “Artoberfest,” at Petersburg Iron Works, and so much more, artoberVA is thrilled to a be a community catalyst for a wide variety of arts and culture resources.
A sample of events where you can discover the magic of artoberVA this year:
- Richmond First Fridays – October 7th, 2022 from 5-9 PM
- Maymont’s Garden Glow – October 13th, 2022 from 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Science Museum’s ¡Virginia Fiesta! – October 15th, 2022 from 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Stavna Ballet’s Haunting at the Hippodrome – October 21st, 2022 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Downtown Hopewell’s Harvest Ween – October 27th from 5-7 PM
- National Immigrants Day Celebration: Sana Que Sana Exhibit – October 28th from 12:30-1:30 PM
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s HarvestFest – October 29th from 10 AM–8 PM
- Petersburg Symphony Orchestra’s Autumn Concert – October 30th from 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Throughout the month, artoberVA will host a weekly Spotlight Series featuring local artists and arts and culture organizations on its social media platforms by sharing their creative stories and perspectives. artoberVA encourages the community to share their own moments of daily creativity or artistic inspiration by tagging @artoberVA on social media for a chance to be highlighted.
It’s not too late for artists, organizations, and businesses to get involved in more than one way this October. Learn more about artoberVA at artoberVA.com, and explore the artoberVA 2022 Toolkit, including downloadable branding for you to represent artoberVA all month long!
Access to the arts remains crucial as our region’s creative community continues to be a beacon for inspiration and hope. Through artoberVA 2022, CultureWorks will connect and uplift our region’s impactful arts and culture community, highlight events from every genre, and spotlight the voices of diverse artists and organizations. We encourage everyone to explore all the events on the calendar at artoberVA.com- enjoy something you already love and try something new to you that you might just love for a lifetime.
artoberVA is made possible in part due to the support of our generous partners: Bank of America, The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Altria, Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, Capital One, National Endowment for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, McGuireWoods LLP, Three Notch’d Brewery, Troutman Pepper, and Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
