WE CONNECT AND EMPOWER A NEURODIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS.
MISSION
APPROACH
We pair adult artists with disabilities with professional artists who accompany them in creating, exhibiting, and selling unique bodies of work.
In addition to providing transformative connections and mentorships, studio artists co-create and work together on ambitious, risky projects with a big community of accomplices throughout Richmond.
TIMELINE
Milk River Arts launched in 2015 through a summer residency at 1708 Gallery.
2016-24, projects and partnerships with VMFA and Visual Arts Center of Richmond, helped Milk River artists grow in community. We opened a storefront gallery in Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood. Studio artists were invited to exhibit at ICA/VCU in 2020, and we moved our workspace to became part of the vibrant community inside Studio Two Three.
BIG NEWS! In 2024 our friends at QUIRK GALLERY are sharing a studio on Broad Street with us, giving Milk River artists a big, beautiful space to work in Richmond’s Arts District!