Events
New City Arts provides free and low-cost ways to see and experience art at Welcome Gallery and the Charlottesville-area community.
Cooperative Game Play with Chandler Jennings
Join Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Chandler Jennings, for guided cooperative game play.
Exhibition Opening for “Nhớ”
Join us for the opening of Nhớ an installation by Phượng-Duyên Hải Nguyễn. This event is free and open to the public.
New City Arts Spring Dinner 2024
On Wednesday, May 8 at 6PM, join New City Arts for our annual benefit dinner presented by New City Arts and The Wool Factory.
New City Arts & Crafts | May 2024
You're invited New City Arts and Crafts on Friday, May 24 from 10:00-11:00AM. Together, we'll have snacks, Grit coffee, put on Tattly temporary tattoos (for adults and kids), and make a craft together.
Gut Flora: A Queer Dance Party
A dance party at Welcome Gallery celebrating queer infiniteness. All ages are welcome, drinks for 21+.
Exhibition Opening for “Voroboros”
Join us for the opening of Voroboros, featuring new work by Adrian Wood. This event is free and open to the public.
Game Week at Welcome Gallery with Chandler Jennings
Join Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Chandler Jennings, for a week of board games. Participants will play “Bloc by Bloc: Uprising” on 3/29.
Game Week at Welcome Gallery with Chandler Jennings
Join Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Chandler Jennings, for a week of board games. Participants will play “The Grizzled” on 3/27.
Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | March 2024
You're invited to join us on March 27 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.
Game Week at Welcome Gallery with Chandler Jennings
Join Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Chandler Jennings, for a week of board games. Participants will play “Daybreak” on 3/23.
Yoga for Menopause with Benita Mayo
Join Benita Mayo for a yoga session centering women going through menopause.
Midlife & Menopause Portraits with Benita Mayo
Join Benita Mayo for a portrait session celebrating women journeying through midlife and menopause.
Exhibition Opening for “Womanist: The Tao of Midlife & Menopause”
Join us for the opening of Womanist: The Tao of Midlife & Menopause an exhibition by Benita Mayo. This event is free and open to the public.
Visionary Remembering: New City Arts Symposium
A free, one-day New City Arts symposium organized by Meesha Goldberg with local artists, community leaders, and the descendants of Sacajawea, inquiring into the diverse ways we memorialize the past in service of social transformation in the wake of the 2021 removal of Charlottesville’s monuments.
Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | February 2024
You're invited to join us on January 17 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.
Exhibition Opening for “Empire Is Over: The Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea Cut-Ups”
Join us for the opening of Empire Is Over: The Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea Cut-Ups, an exhibition by Meesha Goldberg. This event is free and open to the public.
Fellowship Application Assistance Workshop
Join us at Welcome Gallery on Thursday, January 25 at 5:30PM for an application assistance workshop for the 2024 Fellowship.
Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | January 2024
You're invited to join us on January 17 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.
Charlottesville SOUP: Winter 2024
The 18th edition of Charlottesville SOUP will be held on Thursday, January 11 at Quirk Hotel Charlottesville.
Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | December 2023
You're invited to join us on December 13 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.
Why Splat the Past? | Lecture & Discussion with Artist Matt Shelton
Join December exhibiting artist Matt Shelton for a lecture and discussion.
Exhibition Opening for “repair is the dream of the broken thing”
Join us for the opening of repair is the dream of the broken thing, an installation by Matt Shelton. This event is free and open to the public.
Splat the Past: Installing Paper Pulp Wall Drawings With Matt Shelton
Join December exhibiting artist Matt Shelton in the installation of his exhibition, repair is the dream of the broken thing.
Coffee & Card Making with Claire Szeptycki and Maddie Butkovich
Join November exhibiting artists Claire Szeptycki and Maddie Butkovich for coffee and card making.
New City Arts & Crafts | November 2023
You're invited New City Arts and Crafts on Friday, November 17 from 10:00-11:00AM. Together, we'll have snacks, Grit coffee, put on Tattly temporary tattoos (for adults and kids), and make a craft together.
Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | November 2023
You're invited to join us on November 15 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.
Fralin After 5: Tasting Notes with Oenoverse Wine Club, Blenheim Winery and New City Arts
The Fralin is collaborating with Oenoverse Wine Club, Blenheim Winery and New City Arts for a conversation around art and wine with our own curators and educators.
Exhibition Opening for “Too Many Dinner Parties”
Join us for the opening of Too Many Dinner Parties, an exhibition of prints by Claire Szeptycki and Maddie Butkovich. This event is free and open to the public and is supported by UVA Arts & the Office of the Provost & the Vice Provost for the Arts.
Reshaping Memory: A Creative Writing Workshop with Sri Kodakalla
Join October exhibiting artist Sri Kodakalla for a creative writing workshop.
Reshaping Memory: A Creative Writing Workshop with Sri Kodakalla
Join October exhibiting artist Sri Kodakalla for a creative writing workshop.
Exhibition Opening for “growing out of season”
Join us for the opening of growing out of season, an exhibition of new work by Sri Kodakalla. This event is free and open to the public.
New City Arts & Crafts | September 2023
You're invited New City Arts and Crafts on Friday, September 22 from 10:00-11:00AM. Together, we'll have snacks, Grit coffee, put on Tattly temporary tattoos (for adults and kids), and make a craft together.
In a Sense: Sight and Sound with Artist Edie Read and Musicians Elissa Alvarez and Andrew McEvoy
Join September exhibiting artist Edie Read, vocalist Elissa Alvarez, and guitarist Andrew McEvoy for an evening of listening and close-looking.
Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | September 2023
You're invited to join us on September 13 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.