Over 300 artists, arts organizers, board members and leaders from Virginia's arts communities attended Art Works for Virgnia Conference in Richmond on January 29 and 30, 2013.. The 2013 Art Works for Virginia program is available for download, here. Due to copyright restrictions, the keynote speach was not digitally recorded.

Photos from the conference are available on the Commission's Facebook Page, here.

We look forward to seeing you at Art Works 2014, tentatively scheduled for the last week of January each year. More information will be available in Fall 2013

Foster J. Billingsley
Executive Director
Virginia Commission for the Arts
1001 East Broad Street, Suite 330
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 225-3132
foster.billingsley@arts.virginia.gov

Art Works for Virginia Conference Location

Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 North Third Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 783-7300

The main entrance to the Convention Center is on Fifth Street, directly opposite the front door of the Marriott Hotel.

Parking

Valet parking only at the Hilton Garden Inn: $21 + tax/day with in/out privileges.

Self-parking across the street flat lot: $18/day with NO in/out privileges.

Daily parking available at the Richmond Convention Center: $6.00 per vehicle, Overnight Parking $26.00 per vehicle by permit only. More information, here.

Directions

Conference Location Map via Google

From I-95 North Bound

• Take Exit 74C. Stay to the left and take Broad Street/Sate Capitol exit.
• Go west on Broad Street to North 3rd Street and turn right.
• Go 1/4 block and turn right into the Convention Center parking deck

• Take Exit 75 to I-64 East/ 3rd Street. Bear right onto 3rd Street.
• At 3rd and Marshall Streets, the parking deck will be on the left.

• As you approach downtown Richmond, go straight onto Exit 190 5th Street.
• At 5th & Jackson Streets, turn right onto Jackson Street.
• Go two blocks, and turn left onto 3rd Street
• Go three blocks to 3rd and Marshall Streets, and the parking deck will be on the left.

Additional Hotel Options

• Linden Row Inn
  100 East Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219
  804-783-7000, Front Desk

• Crowne Plaza - Richmond Downtown
  555 East Canal Street, Richmond, VA 23219
  804-788-0900, Front Desk
  1-877-227-6963, Reservations

• Hilton Garden Inn - Richmond Downtown
  501 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219
  1-804-344-4300, Front Desk

• Holiday Inn Express-Richmond Downtown
  201 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219
  1-804-788-1600, Front Desk

• Doubletree by Hilton - Hotel Richmond Downtown
  301 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
  1-804-644-9871, Front Desk

For more information contact Virginia Commission for the Arts at (804) 225-3132 or arts@arts.virginia.gov