LIMITED EDITION GIFT SETS: Stephanie Shih
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025
To celebrate Little Eats, Candela is releasing a limited-edition collector’s set created in collaboration with featured November artist, Stephanie Shih. Each set brings together gestures of seeing and tasting alongside elements found within the exhibition.
FIRST FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR with Riley Goodman
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025, 5-6PM
Join us before December First Friday for a special Happy Hour with featured TABLE artist, Riley Goodman.
Small Business Saturday!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Candela will be open for extended hours during the First Friday Art Walk to celebrate the openings of our two November-December exhibitions: Little Eats by Stephanie Shih, and TABLE, featuring works by Alanna Airitam, Riley Goodman, Marcia Bricker Halperin, Claire Rosen, and Dana Sherwood.
MAHJONG & TEA POURING with Hidden Tile & Carytown Teas
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025, 6-8pm
In collaboration with Hidden Tile RVA, join us for an evening of Taiwanese Mahjong and tea-pouring rituals inspired by Little Eats. The experience will feature the custom Little Eats blend, a hand-crafted tea developed in partnership with Carytown Teas, who will be on-site to guide guests through a traditional tea service.
PREORDER: CANDELAR 2026
Candela is delighted to present THE RETURN OF CANDELAR.
The Candelar 2026 is a limited edition set of fine art photographic calendar cards printed in-house by Candela Gallery juried through a free one-week open call.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS: Stephanie Shih and TABLE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Candela will be open for extended hours during the First Friday Art Walk to celebrate the openings of our two November-December exhibitions: Little Eats by Stephanie Shih, and TABLE, featuring works by Alanna Airitam, Riley Goodman, Marcia Bricker Halperin, Claire Rosen, and Dana Sherwood.
EXHIBITION PREVIEW & ARTIST TALK: Stephanie Shih
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Join Candela for an exhibition preview and artist talk for Stephanie Shih’s solo exhibition Little Eats
ARTIST TALK & DEMO: Galina Kurlat
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025 10am-12:30pm
Join us for coffee and an artist talk by Science Girl Party artist, Galina Kurlat, followed by a lumen printing demo with the artist.
OPENING: Science Girl Party
Candela is thrilled to present Science Girl Party, a group exhibition highlighting women artists utilizing scientific processes and themed within their photographic process. Science Girl Party will be on view alongside Hannah Altman’s We Will Return to You from September 5 – October 25, 2025.
OPENING: We Will Return to You
Join Candela as we welcome VCU MFA alum, Hannah Altman into the gallery with Will Return to You. Grab a signed copy of her newly released book of the same name, published by Saint Lucy Books.
Will Return to You will be on view alongside the Science Girl Party group exhibition from September 5 – October 25, 2025.
COFFEE WITH THE ARTIST: Hannah Altman
Join us Friday, September 5th, for a walk through We Will Return to You with VCU MFA alum, Hannah Altman. Grab a signed copy of her newly released book of the same name, published by Saint Lucy Books.
EXHIBITION PREVIEW: Science Girl Party
Join us Thursday, September 5th for an exhibition preview with some of our Science Girl Party artists. Tour of the exhibition will kick off at 6:30pm.
We look forward to seeing you March 6th!
Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm
UNB14! Gala: A Midsummer Night’s Fever Dream
Join Candela Gallery for our fourteenth annual UnBound! fundraising gala: A Midsummer Night’s Fever Dream!
COMMON HOUSE x CANDELA: UnBound14! Exhibition Tour
Join Broad Street neighbors Candela Gallery for a pre-First Friday drink and tour of our annual juried photo exhibition, UnBound!. Learn about our programming and publishing programs, meet some UnBound! artists, discuss building a photo collection, and get a sneak peek at our biggest event of the year: the UnBound! fundraising event. Members in attendance will receive gallery goodies and a special CH member discount on door tickets for the August 2nd party.
Artist Talk & Book Launch: Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Join us Thursday, June 5th for a conversation between Ileana Ramirez, Sara J. Winston, and Matthew Austin of For the Birds Trapped in Airports about the creation of their book Sugar Honey Iced Tea.
COFFEE WITH THE ARTIST: Mejung Park
Join us Tuesday, May 6th at 10am for a casual artist talk and gallery tour with featured artist, Mejung Park, who’s joining us all the way from Seoul! Refreshments provided.
Candela @ AIPAD 2025 NYC
Join Candela Gallery at the Photography Show 2025, presented by AIPAD.
Candela @ MOP DENVER 2025
Join Candela at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center’s Month of Photography portfolio Reviews in Denver!
ARTIST TALKS: Dana Bell & Chris McCaw
Join us Thursday, March 6th for an evening of artist talks with our three featured March & April solo features, Dana Bell and Chris McCaw. Doors will open up at 6pm, with talks kicking off at 6:30pm. Please RSVP so we can prepare enough refreshments!
We look forward to seeing you March 6th!
Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm
Candela @ FOTOFEST [VIRTUAL] 2025
Join Candela for Fotofest’s virtual reviews in February!
OPEN CALL: UnBound14!
Candela Gallery is thrilled to announce the annual FREE open call for UnBound14! juried + invitational photo exhibition, on view in Richmond, VA, June 27 – August 9, 2025.
CANDELA HOLIDAY HOURS (BY APPOINTMENT)
The Candela team will be spending extra time with friends and family for the winter holiday, so the gallery will not be holding regular hours Tuesday, December 24 – Tuesday, December 31.
To make an appointment to view the current exhibitions or our gallery inventory, click the link below:
Regular hours will resume Tuesday, January 1 for the final days of Harrison Walker’s Portals II and Susan Worsham’s Crystals of Silver, which will end Saturday, January 6.
Join us as we open our next exhibition, Memory Orchards, Friday, January 19.
Candela @ PhotoNOLA 2024
Join Candela for PhotoNOLA’s portfolio reviews in New Orleans in December!
DINNER WITH THE ARTIST: Susan Worsham
Get your tickets for a private seated dinner with Susan Worsham at Candela Gallery, provided by Two Fire Table, on Wednesday, December 4th.
Doors will open for cocktail hour at 6:30pm, and we’ll sit for a family style dinner at 7:00pm.
CANDELA HOLIDAY SHOPPING
Shop online for holiday treats (for yourself or for loved ones), with sales on books, catalogs, and gallery merch!
View our featured inventory for the 2024 holiday season:
ARTIST TALK: Susan Worsham
Join us Thursday, November 21st, at 6:30pm for an artist talk with local Richmond artist, Susan Worsham. Worsham will be talking about her solo exhibition, Crystals of Silver, which features limited edition gelatin silver prints of the artist’s seldom-seen black and white images.
Because we will be providing refreshments and hosting the artist in-house, we ask that you confirm your attendance in advance
We look forward to seeing you November 21st!
Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm
OPENING: Portals II | Harrison D. Walker
Candela is excited to share a new installment of work by featured artist, Harrison D. Walker. Walker's second solo exhibition at Candela Gallery showcases new works from his "Portals" project. The artist continues experimenting with a repeated circular form, blending various photographic, printmaking, and drawing techniques. Through this cameraless process, he builds a new portfolio of unique, abstract objects, pushing the boundaries of his artistic exploration.