Current Exhibition

Friday, October 3, 2025
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
**The Carnival of 5 Fires Returns!**

Grab your friends and family, and come on down to Gallery5 and the surrounding streets in Historic Jackson Ward on First Friday, October 3rd for our annual spooky season soirée!

For two decades G5 and friends have come together to collectively conjure a yearly Richmond tradition where we transform our corner of the Richmond Arts District into a carnivalesque community celebration of visual and performing arts of all mediums, fire performances, circus arts, DJs, burlesque, drag, musical acts, choreographed dance, parade puppets, stilt walkers, storytellers, tarot readers, local makers, and more to kick off our favorite month of the year!

Richmond Moon Market will be on two blocks of Brook Rd full of arts vendors, local makers, food trucks, street performances, and interactive experiences! (5-10pm)

Party Liberation Foundation (PLF) Pyro Circus will be back on the block with a slew of fire performances, flow arts, DJs, visual projections, flaming sculptures, and some surprises in store! (7-11pm)

**with music by:**
Akasha
Godiva
Gon
TRav

**Inside on the G5 stage we will have:**
**Musical Acts:**
Richmond Symphony’s River City String Quartet (6pm)
Dead Possum Girlfriend (7pm)
Bucko (8pm)
Blue Orpheus Orchestra (9pm)

Burlesque Stage Show (10pm-18+)
w/ performances by:
Darshe Dazzle
Kayy Lovely
Jo'Rie Tigerlily
Poppy La Fae
Ginnie Fae
Saffron Soleil
Storm Psycho 6
Hosted by Zorro Nova

**Group Art Exhibition:**
George Alexis
Rebecca Barnes
Tyler Conrad
Julie Egresitz
Lil Lamberta
Katie Kat aka Mother and Maker
Virginia Murphy
Lady Octavia
Nicole Pisaniello
Amanda Robinson
Brian Smith
Grace Statwick Kiersten Thomas
Steven Warrick
Ma’iitsoh Yazhi

First Friday is ALWAYS a non-ticketed FREE community event!
With our powers combined we can “Keep Richmond Weird” in the best ways possible. Join us!

Upcoming Exhibition

River City Rails Returns!
The second River City Rails exhibition of local art on and with model trains is coming to Gallery5 on First Friday, November 7th, 5–11 PM!
Featuring over 50 local and national artists, this invitation-only exhibition transforms model railways into immersive works of art, celebrating train culture, creativity, and imagination across Richmond’s urban landscape.
This year also marks the long-awaited return of Young Widows to the Gallery5 stage for the first time in 13 years. “When I was the programming manager at Gallery5 16 years ago Young Widows was my favorite band to book. They are a crucial part of my history with Gallery5. I felt it was very important to have them play this event and bring everything full circle ” says curator Curtis Grimstead. Other live performances include Dumb Waiter, Sub/Shop, and Lacey Guthrie, making it a night full of music, art, and community.
Surrounding Gallery5, the Richmond Moon Market will feature over 30 food and craft vendors across three blocks.
Curated by Noah Scalin & Curtis Grimstead and presented by Gallery5, this is a one-of-a-kind celebration of art, community, and the joy of trains.
Mark your calendars — you won’t want to miss this!

River City Rails Artists:

Sean Mahan, Santos, Meme, Mike Gallo, Robert Mars, Jake Urbanski, Jamie Douglas, Pickle Church, The Unidividuals, Andrew Carnwath, George Archer, Og_drewone, Chihiro ITO, Tim Harper, Amelia Grimstead, Amy Black, Sean Donlon, Bobby Joe Small, Bizhan Khodebandeh, Erin Wood, Shaylen Broughton, Jeff Shelton-Davis, Mica Scalin, J. Parker, Amanda Robinson, Noah Scalin, Oura, Nico Cathcart, D Kane, Stachesquatch, Tyler Thomas, Emily Herr, Marshall Higgins

For over 20 years, Gallery5 has been host to work from hundreds of artists, from established, internationally recognized creators, to burgeoning talent.

Our mission is to make art accessible to the community, and to make opportunities to show work accessible to artists.

Every month Gallery5 hosts a new show, opening in conjunction with Richmond Arts District’s First Fridays art walk. Our shows feature local and regional talent, and our commitment to working with a variety of artists means that the work is diverse, and ranges from printmaking, to photography, to sculpture, to sequential art (and more), sometimes all in the same show.