ABOUT US
ENVELOPE is a creative studio and exhibition space based out of Richmond, Virginia. A multimodal platform where one can participate in the interaction between art, nature, and politics. Through our gallery we hope to provide exhibitions, publications, and programming that will generate engaging discussions around contemporary topics. Through our studio, we offer a variety of creative services ranging from art direction and design, to sculptural fabrication and event planning. If you’re interested in working together at some capacity, please reach out at contact@envelope.services ︎
SERVICES ︎︎︎As a full-service creative studio, we offer everything from branding and website design, to content production, interior design & fabrication. Through a combination of cultural literacy, market research, and community engagement, we ensure thoughtful and memorable visual communications. Our methods are backed by over 10 years of experience, and an agile approach to creative production that will cater to your business needs. Take a look at our select work samples HERE or just reach out and let us know how we can help at contact@envelope.services ︎
ART DIRECTION Whether its a photo campaign to promote a new product, or a collection of illustrations for an event series, we can help create the visual language needed for your brand to shine.
GRAPHIC DESIGN With over 14 years of experience, we offer a wide range of design services from logos, brand identities, and print design, to social media and website design.
GRAPHIC DESIGN With over 14 years of experience, we offer a wide range of design services from logos, brand identities, and print design, to social media and website design.
PHOTO/VIDEOGRAPHY Need a production team? We can offer photo/videoography, sound, and post production to help you see your production through, from beginning to completion.
SPACIAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION Want to make your business stand out with a custom interior? Is it time to update the decor of your restaurant? Need someone to help you create your custom backsplash or mural in your home? We can help you make your vision a reality.
SPACIAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION Want to make your business stand out with a custom interior? Is it time to update the decor of your restaurant? Need someone to help you create your custom backsplash or mural in your home? We can help you make your vision a reality.
ART BUYING If you are interested in buying work from our resident artist, or are looking for a new piece for you collection, we can help you find the right art for you price range and personal needs.
ART STUDIO RENTAL We offer competitively priced art studios in a community space located in the center Richmond, Virginia’s gallery district.
ART STUDIO RENTAL We offer competitively priced art studios in a community space located in the center Richmond, Virginia’s gallery district.
STUDIOS ︎︎︎We have work spaces available in our 2000 sq ft warehouse that range from $300-$550/month and includes access to some basic tools (chopsaw, drill/driver, hammer, hand saw, etc), a communal kitchen/fridge, printer & resource library, plant lounge, and gallery space to hold exhibits, events and photograph art. Photos coming soon! Until then, above is a layout of the space and the correlating prices. Reach out if you are interested in a space and want to schedule a viewing in January. contact@envelope.services
GALLERY ︎︎︎Our gallery is a place where we explore ideas from local and international minds through curated exhibitions and programming such as screenings, workshops, pubic talks, and art markets. While we are open to perspectives from all walks of life, we especially value work that explores topics around social justice, ecology, new media, speculative futures, and by queer and historically underrepresented communities. Overall we hope to create a space where people can safely engage in critical discourse and share new ways to percieve the world. To submit a show proposal, email us at contact@envelope.services ︎
GALLERY ︎︎︎Our gallery is a place where we explore ideas from local and international minds through curated exhibitions and programming such as screenings, workshops, pubic talks, and art markets. While we are open to perspectives from all walks of life, we especially value work that explores topics around social justice, ecology, new media, speculative futures, and by queer and historically underrepresented communities. Overall we hope to create a space where people can safely engage in critical discourse and share new ways to percieve the world. To submit a show proposal, email us at contact@envelope.services ︎
PHILOSOPHY ︎︎︎
Envelope is threshold.
In architecture, the envelope refers to the physical boundary that separates interior from exterior — the public from the private. Depending on its design, this envelope can range from an open, welcoming park pavilion to a rigid, impenetrable border wall. The connection between design and the experiences it fosters extends beyond the physical realm, as seen in the digital interfaces we engage with daily and the habits they shape. This echo’s Henk Oosterling’s poigniant axiom, “Dasein ist Design,” in which he suggests that in a world where everything is aesthetically considered, engineered, marketed, and consumed, existence itself is a form of design or art.
Envelope is mirror.
In metaphysics, the envelope can also be viewed as a wall of sort, one that defines the boundaries of intersecting ideas. These boundaries form what Peter Sloterdijk describes in his book Bubbles as ontological “immune systems.” These “bubbles” of existence—shaped and sustained by the atmospheric conditions of a particular time, place, and community—emerge through the proliferation of ideas and the exchanges that occur on both individual and global scales. These metaphysical envelopes, or bubbles, offer a topological lens through which we can reflect and understand the forces driving what is commonly refered to as globalization.
Envelope is biome.
Bruno Latour, the anthropologist behind
Actor Network Theory
Envelope is community.
It’s at this intersection of the arts, nature, and politics, that our own conceptual envelope begins to take form. Through thoughtful exhibitions, publications, and programming, Envelope aims to create a space where new ideas can be developed and nurtured. It‘s a space where tactics for liberation can be explored through art actions and performance. A space where radical kindness and ancestral rage can coexist in the face of anachronistic tradition. A space where the natural world is regarded to as family, and social welfare is prioritized above all else. A space where, under the pressure of critical discourse, we can challenge the integrity of old paradigms—oxidizing the Occidental, eroding the monumental, and embracing the aberrant.
This is a space where, as a community of creative thinkers, we can synthesize the challenges that time presents us, and cultivate a permacultural approach to human growth and solidarity. We invite you to join us as we venture into the unknown.