About this Event
You think you know Richmond? There’s so much more to discover.
Richmond Curious is a Friday networking opportunity based out of Gather Arts District. For this event, we will have light breakfast bites and plenty of hot coffee or tea for you to enjoy.
Our Speakers:
Cindy Richardson-Keys - The A.R.T.S. Community Center
Cindy M. Doyle Richardson-Keys is a purpose-driven educator, community builder, and executive leader whose work centers children, families, and communities through education, the arts, and meaningful connection. As Co-Founder of The ARTS Community Center and Vice President of The ARTS Foundation, Inc., she has spent more than a decade creating programs, partnerships, and spaces that strengthen community, cultivate belonging, and expand access to opportunity. A member of Leadership Metro Richmond’s Class of 2026 and a Rockwood Leadership Institute Black & Latino Changemakers Fellow, Cindy continues to explore how relationships, creativity, and community-centered leadership can help people not only thrive—but build something meaningful together.
Website // Follow The ARTS Community Center on IG //
Shannon Castleman - Oakwood Arts
Shannon Castleman is an artist, educator, and the founder and executive director of Oakwood Arts, a Richmond nonprofit whose mission is to make careers in the creative industries accessible to all. Her art career and teaching experience spans the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. Through community partnerships, hands-on learning, and professional mentorship, Oakwood Arts’ OA JET program has built an education-to-employment pathway for those who have the interest but lack access to careers in the film and television industry.
Website // Follow Oakwood Arts on IG // Connect on LinkedIn
David Robbins - Sportable
Founded in 2005, Sportable creates opportunities and transforms the lives of individuals with physical disabilities, visual impairments, and those requiring physical accommodations through sport, recreation, health, and wellness.
Website // Follow Sportable on IG // Connect on LinkedIn
Katie Carline - Groundwork RVA
Representing our youth programs side. We are a youth led black and brown environmental organization that focus on environmental restoration/conservation, all things biking with a bike shop at bellmeade, and a farm in Hillside Court.
Website // Follow Groundwork RVA on IG // Connect on LinkedIn
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Our goals for the Richmond Curious series:
- Promote the downtown area and businesses like yours that flourish in a thriving city.
- Bring people in the city together in a curated, engaging and structured networking experience. Let’s get in a room and create connections!
- Gather is a community hub - we want to invite outside businesses into our space and create intentional connections between our member business owners and our amazing downtown community.
If this sounds like a fit, we invite you to join us at the next Richmond Curious! Doors will open at 8:20 am and we'll begin promptly at 8:35 am. If you join us, feel free to stick around for a free day of coworking.
Event venue & nearby stays
Gather Arts District in Downtown - Office Space and Coworking, 313 East Broad Street, Richmond, United States
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