Welcome Gallery is downtown art space in Charlottesville, VA, run by New City Arts Initiative, a non-profit community arts organization.

Photo Credit: Maggie Stein

Exhibiting at Welcome Gallery

Applications for our 2019-2020 season are now closed. Keep an eye in spring 2020 for information about how to apply for our 2021 season.

Fall 2019 Exhibit Season

• September 2019 | Ryan Trott
• October 2019 | Liz Zhang
• November 2019 | UVA Arts Student Exhibition
• December 2019 | Artist Exchange featuring Angela Gleeson, Amdane Sanda, Julia Loman, Kori Price, Lauren Goans, Rebekah Wostrel, Sam Dabney, Sean Rubin, Somé Louis, and Steve Haske.

2020 Exhibit Season

• January 2020 | New City Arts and The Haven Art Auction at Common House and Old Met; Mid-month partnership exhibition at Welcome Gallery with Kluge Ruhe.
• February 2020 | Phuong Duyen Nguyen, Resident Artist
• March 2020 | Matt Eich
• April 2020 | Juried Group Exhibition: Rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• May 2020 | Corrine James: Rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• June 2020 | Rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• July 2020 | Zoe Edgecomb and Abigail Wilson
• August 2020 | Tobiah Mundt
• September 2020 | Carol Barber
• October 2020 | Brielle DuFlon
• November 2020 | UVA Arts Student Exhibition
• December 2020 | Artist Exchange Exhibition

Hours and Location

Hours: Unless otherwise noted, every exhibit opens on the First Friday of the month from 5-7:30PM. Welcome Gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday from noon – 4 PM when exhibits are on view.

Location: Welcome Gallery is located at 114 3rd St. NE (on the downtown mall between Fleurie Restaurant and The Salad Maker). This space also houses NCAI offices and studio space. The gallery housed on 3rd St. NE primarily exhibits interdisciplinary, Charlottesville area artists.

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