BuyRVAart

A new ARTS platform for Richmond was launched yesterday buyRVAart
the brainchild of Jenni Kirby, owner of Crossroads Art Center and her business partner Cathy Fallin, former owner of Commonwealth Kinko's in Richmond. BuyRVAart will be the website for people living in the Richmond VA Area (RVA), to discover everything that is Art.  BuyRVAart will be the only website in Richmond that focuses on both the Visual and Performing Arts.  

 

 

Meet the Owners

Jenni Kirby

 

With a childhood start in performing arts and later developing a love for visual arts, Jenni Kirby's talents - and business acumen - have been honed to support the RVA arts community.

Her business degree from Mary Washington College coupled with her exposure to many family owned businesses prepared this mosaic artist for the pivotal moment when she realized that her artist friend's needed something: They needed an opportunity to show their work, but not be burdened with the "business details" of enterprise.   With a solid business plan, Jenni formed the Crossroads Art Center in Richmond and opened her welcoming doors to artists - they display it and she handles the business transactions. The center currently houses over 225 local RVA artists in 25,000 square feet and processes over half a million dollars in sales each year.

Possessing a creative mind that is business savvy, Jenni conceived of a way to expand the reach of local artists - beyond Richmond, and beyond Crossroads Art Center. Her vision for buyRVAart is to shine a spotlight on the artists of Richmond, Virginia and to help their sales reach a global market. Jenni has been introducing incredible RVA artists and their exceptional art to collectors and admirers since 2002.  She believes in the local arts community, and that everyone can-and should-collect local art, and that artists should have more opportunities to make a living by creating and selling their work.

Jenni's ingenuity is seldom at rest and she is exhilarated by the prospect of being THE Source for RVA art.

 

 

Meet the Owners

Cathy Fallin

Believing that the local RVA arts should be universally promoted and accessible globally, regardless of the buyer's geography, Cathy has invested in BuyRVAArt to make that belief a reality. As a successful entrepreneur and professional, Cathy recognizes that the power of a central source is a mandate for a successful arts community.

With an early background in performing arts, Cathy has always had a passion for and been an ardent supporter of the arts. Although her career ultimately led her away from a day-to-day involvement in the arts, her desire to bolster them has never waned.

Her 18 year career with Kinko's (now owned by FedEx), with the later 5 years as the President and owner of the local Commonwealth Kinko's, afforded her the opportunity to plan and grow successful businesses. With a keen talent for financial management, Cathy uses her career experiences to underpin the infrastructure of BuyRVAArt to assure artists, art lovers and buyers alike that this will be the resource they will be able to rely upon for generations to come.

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