A Tribute to a Blues Triumvirate

After retiring from VCU 10 years ago, a gifted Chuck Scalin began teaching courses in collage and assemblage at Richmond's Studio School of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Now he's pulled together a group exhibition, selecting 10 students from the more than 200 he's worked with during the past 10 years. Among them is Ann Rudy, whose Blues Triumvirate resonates emotionally across the Artspace Gallery in Richmond's Manchester District where it's on display through March 23. I recently interviewe...