The Richmond Tattoo & Arts Convention advertised October 23–25, 2026, at the DoubleTree on Koger Center Boulevard in the Richmond area. Its program gave live art a visible place alongside tattooing and stage performances.
Art and the 2026 Charity Partner
The organizer's homepage identified PangeaSeed as its 2026 nonprofit partner. The same page presented exhibitors working beyond tattooing, including painters and other makers, and named the hotel at 1021 Koger Center Boulevard as the event location.
The official schedule connected that charity partnership to specific programming: Friday print signings with Tatiana Suarez, Esao Andrews and Saturno, plus live charity art scheduled across all three days. Friday and Saturday also had late-night Secret Walls art battles.
Tattoo Judging and Performances
Saturday's schedule included separate judging for color and black-and-gray work. Sunday's closing program listed Tattoo of the Day and Best of Show. Virago Alley's medieval combat performances and children's activities added other kinds of programming around those competitions.
Read together, the homepage and timetable show how the announced art program related to the tattoo competitions. A schedule entry for a signing or art battle establishes the plan, not the outcome. The sources used here do not establish winning tattoos, attendance figures, the amount raised for charity or whether every advertised performance took place.
Archive note
This entry is dated to the convention's opening day, 2026-10-23. It was compiled on 2026-10-27 from the linked organizer and venue or event-partner pages. It summarizes the published program, not an on-site review or confirmation of attendance, contest results or current ticket availability.