The week of April 6, Oblivion Cinema and Arts marked its first anniversary with various events. From a local artist’s concert to a short-film screening, the creative space highlighted the richly diverse community it’s formed.
Nestled at 414 N. 10th Street in Richmond, Oblivion serves as many things. During the day, it’s a third-space area, similar to neighboring Roscoe’s Coffee Bar & Tap Room, where patrons can work or play.
It functions as an art supply store and gallery, where artists of all disciplines purchase goods and sell their creations. Finally, it offers a litany of art classes, taught by co-founders Kate Goodpaster and Bennett Ritchie.
“We have a standing group on Wednesdays specifically for young creatives and we always do a sketching class, an arts history night, a craft club and then at least one experimental workshop throughout the month,” said Goodpaster.
Oblivion reaps regulars as diverse as its offerings, not beholden to age, race, education or background.
“They’re like teens up into their 70s and 80s, and folks from all various levels,” said Goodpaster. “It’s really a common meeting ground where the only thing that seems to be in common now is this place. But there’s so many rich connections and friendships that emerged.”
Ritchie is impressed with the size of the community that’s formed in such a short time.
“It really speaks to the demand of something that was needed in this city and surrounding community that maybe didn’t exist before,” Ritchie said. He enjoys facilitating others’ creative endeavors.
Third founding member and co-owner Zack Parker cherishes when people bring others to show off the space.
“That’s super cool. The biggest compliment the space could have,” said Parker. “That people have kind of claimed a bit of ownership and pride in the space itself, and want to share with others that may benefit.”
Oblivion offers these experiences at little to no cost, with reduced prices and pay-as-you-can options. While some were skeptical of this economic model, a year later, Goodpaster says it all balanced out, seeing the space as being a rejection of any economic justification.
For year two, Oblivion wants to expand programming and explore different mediums. This includes May’s summer camps and pop-up events with both local and state talent. Their gallery space can transform into a box theater, with options for future plays and musicals.
“A word to define what we want to do in the next year is ‘Let’s go bonkers’,” said Goodpaster.
Find out more at oblivionindiana.com and view upcoming events on Facebook at wwn.to/oblivionfb.
A version of this article appeared in the April 22 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.