The 20th edition of Charlottesville SOUP will be held on Monday, March 16 at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. SOUP is a community dinner series to create a crowdfunded grant for an artist in the Charlottesville area. At each SOUP, attendees give a $10 donation and in return they receive a meal and a vote. During the meal, artists make short presentations about their creative projects in need of funding. At the end of the meal, each attendee enters a voting booth to cast their vote for which project to fund with the money raised from the meal that night. We’ll award the grant right then and there. Consider SOUP an experiment in civic engagement and a chance to play a role in supporting creativity in our community.

March 2026 Charlottesville SOUP

At our event on March 16 join us at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center to get to know Charlottesville artists, vote on your favorite creative project, and enjoy a delicious dinner featuring soup, salad, bread, and dessert.

Thanks to the generosity of community members, this event's grant will exceed $3,500! All artist presenters are guaranteed a $500 honorarium.

Attend

A $10 ticket gets you dinner, dessert, and a vote! Tickets to this event are not yet on sale. A ticket lottery will open in mid-February. Questions? Email Lindsey.

Thank you

Charlottesville SOUP is a program of New City Arts. The 2026 SOUP dinner is made possible by generous sponsors including the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center and the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.

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