Author: William Shelton

My name is William Shelton, I am a junior journalism student at the University of Richmond. My hobbies include curling up with a good book, long walks on the beach and bird watching. I have twice been taken prisoner by interstellar space aliens, the only American with two confirmed abductions. My favorite food is a Krabby Patty. If a genie gave me three wishes I would wish for: 1. 100 million dollars. 2./3. who cares i have 100 million dollars. Thanks for your time.

MORE THAN MURALS

Posted on April 29, 2016April 20, 2018 by William Shelton

Starting in 2012 the Richmond Mural Project’s mission was to have 10 artists paint 20 murals in two weeks. Art Whino, a DC based art gallery, was hired by the city to attract professional talent to the Project. Artists from around the globe were brought together to leave their marks on Cary Town and Shockoe Read more about MORE THAN MURALS[…]

Mecca

Posted on April 29, 2016May 9, 2016 by William Shelton

There’s no Hajj for street artists but if there were Richmond would be Mecca and the warehouses on S. Davis Avenue would be the Sacred Mosque. In this motionless corner of old industrial Richmond no flat suffice was left unpainted. There is even art on the road, literal street art. The sheer size of the Read more about Mecca[…]

Night and Day

Posted on April 29, 2016April 8, 2017 by William Shelton

In the light of day they all make perfect sense: A three-eyed warrior straddling a lion. Captain America’s severed mechanical head. A zombie robot dog. The Richmond mural project is a splash of millennial creativity on the drab brick buildings of historic Shockoe Bottom. They are the colorful conformation of a rejuvenated neighborhood in a modern Read more about Night and Day[…]