Events
New City Arts provides free and low-cost ways to see and experience art at Welcome Gallery and the Charlottesville-area community.

Exhibition Opening for “On seeing + being: presence in the midst of anxiety”
Join us for the opening of On seeing + being: presence in the midst of anxiety, an exhibition of new work by Ben Fey

Photo Walk and Discussion with Ben Fey
Join April exhibiting artist Ben Fey for a photo walk and discussion.

New City Arts Dinner & Art Auction
On Wednesday, May 7 at 6PM, join New City Arts for our annual dinner and art auction.

Mending Circle with Somé Louis
Bring a fiber project ou’ve been working on, or something that needs mending, and join us for mending and conversation.

Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | March 2025
You're invited to join us on March 19 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.

Mundane Item Show & Tell with Somé Louis
Bring a mundane, cherished item to this show & tell session.

Exhibition Opening for “Sketches of Home: Personal Considerations of Cherished Space”
Join us for the opening of Sketches of Home: Personal Considerations of Cherished Space, an exhibition of new work by Somé Louis.

Charlottesville SOUP: Winter 2025
The 19th edition of Charlottesville SOUP will be held on Thursday, February 20 at The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.

Learn to Weave! | Workshop for Kids with Lauren Williams
RSVP for this free weaving workshop for kids led by Lauren Williams.

Weaving on a Frame Loom | Workshop with Lauren Williams
RSVP for this free weaving workshop for adults led by Lauren Williams.

Craft Circle Co-Working Day at Welcome Gallery
Stop by between 10AM-5PM for free co-working and crafting.

Exhibition Opening for “Pattern & Plain Weave
Join us for the opening of Pattern & Plain Weave, an exhibition of work by Lauren Williams.

Closing Lunch with Artists Christen Yates & Jacqui Stewart Lindstrom
Join us for lunch on the closing day of Christen Yates and Jacqui Stewart Lindstrom’s “Of the Earth”.

Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | January 2025
You're invited to join us on January 8 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.

New City Arts & Crafts | December 2024
You're invited New City Arts and Crafts on Wednesday, December 18 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 with exhibiting artists Christen Yates & Jacqui Stewart Lindstrom!

Trucky Roads Storytime & Printmaking with Radiolab Host Lulu Miller
New City Arts & Infinite Repeats invite you to Storytime & Printmaking with Lulu Miller on Saturday, December 7 from 10:00-11:00AM at Infinite Repeats.

Exhibition Opening for “Of the Earth”
Join us for the opening of Of the Earth, an exhibition of work by Christen Yates and Jacqui Stewart Lindstrom.

Lunch & Color with Autumn Jefferson
Join us for Lunch & Color with Autumn Jefferson on November 14 from Noon-1PM.

Exhibition Opening for “The Value of Dirt”
Join us for the opening of The Value of Dirt an installation of work by Autumn Jefferson.

New City Arts & Crafts | October 2024
You're invited New City Arts and Crafts on Tuesday, October 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.

Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | October 2024
You're invited to join us on October 9 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.

Small Stories: An Introduction to Guided Autobiography with Mimm Patterson
Join us for an introduction to Guided Autobiography led by Mimm Patterson. An RSVP is required for this free writing workshop.

Exhibition Opening for “Small Stories about a Woman Named Barbara”
Join us for the opening of Small Stories about a Woman Named Barbara, an exhibition of work by Mimm Patterson.

further & FARTHER Writing Circle with Eboni Bugg
Join us for a writing circle led by Eboni Bugg.

Co-Working & Paper-Weaving with Elena Yu
Stop by between 10AM-5PM for free co-working and a paper-weaving workshop with Elena Yu.

Exhibition Opening for “fallow”
Join us for the opening of fallow, an exhibition featuring work by 2024 Fellows Brielle DuFon, Eboni Bugg, Elena Yu, and M. Pittman. This event is free and open to the public.

New City Arts & Crafts | July 2024
You're invited New City Arts and Crafts on Wednesday, July 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.

Curator Talk + Q&A with Chandler Jennings
Join Chandler Jennings for a Curator Talk + Q&A followed by a playthrough of his game prototype, Conxensus: a game of storytelling & political imagination.

Exhibition Opening for “Around the Table: Political play, agency, gamification, and other things we can learn from board games”
Join us for the opening of Around the Table: Political play, agency, gamification, and other things we can learn from board games, an exhibit curated by Chandler Jennings. This event is free and open to the public.

Cooperative Game Play with Chandler Jennings
Join Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Chandler Jennings, for guided cooperative game play.

Cooperative Game Play with Chandler Jennings
Join Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Chandler Jennings, for guided cooperative game play.

Abstract Flipbook Animation Workshop with Anna Hogg
Learn the basics of animation and create a flipbook animation of your own design.

Cooperative Game Play with Chandler Jennings
Join Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Chandler Jennings, for guided cooperative game play.