PCA Arts Blog
September 06, 2010 · PCA Updates, PCA Special Events
Wednesday, September 8
5:30-7:30pm
After taking a break in August, we’re excited to announce the return of Art Drinks at an exciting new location – The Local!
Stop by THIS WEDNESDAY for drink specials, conversation, and the chance to win raffle prizes from the local arts community like a pair of tickets to the 9th Annual Light House Youth Film Festival on September 10th, a copy of local author Emma Rathbone debut novel The Patterns of Paper Monsters, or four tickets to the Wintergreen Performing Arts Oktoberfest celebration on September 25th.
The Local
824 Hinton Avenue (in Belmont)
Charlottesville – 434.984.9749
Special thanks to The Local for donating 10% of Art Drinks bar sales to PCA!
August 31, 2010 · PCA Updates, PCA Special Events
Start your weekend early with a Friday morning coffee date!
Sip coffee from Mudhouse and enjoy some Spudnuts while
…chatting with other leaders of local arts organizations
…finding out about exciting upcoming projects in the area
…exploring opportunities for collaboration and resource-sharing
THIS FRIDAY, September 3, 2010 at CitySpace from 9:00-10:00am
This event is open to Executive Directors or equivalent leaders of arts organizations.
Registration is required.
FREE for PCA Members, $5 for non-members.
TO REGISTER, email info@charlottesvillearts.org or call 434.971.2787.
August 30, 2010 · PCA Special Events, PCA Updates
Have you ever wondered how to protect your artwork for posterity? Or if there are tax issues that you should know about?
If so, join us THIS WEDNESDAY, September 1st at McGuffey Art Center from 6:00-8:00pm for an Estate Planning Issues for Artists seminar. Enjoy wine, beer, and pizza as a local attorney discusses these questions and more!
Co-presented with the Virginia Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, this seminar for visual, performing, and literary artists is a continuation of the “Life Cycle of Artists” series.
This event is FREE for PCA Members, $5 for non-members. Registration required.
For more information or to register, email info@charlottesvillearts.org or call 434.971.2787.
August 17, 2010 · PCA Special Events, Workshops & Seminars
Thursday, August 19, 12:00-1:00pm
Bring your lunch to CitySpace and join StoryLine organizers Pete O’Shea, Scot French, Greg Kelly, and Leslie Channel for a discussion of this year’s project!
The event will provide a closer look at the curriculum used with Charlottesville Parks & Recreation campers and volunteers as they worked together learning about the historic Vinegar Hill neighborhood and creating a mural on the Thomas Jefferson Center For the Protection of Free Expression Community Chalkboard.
Arrive early to take a look at the StoryLine Exhibition at the CCDC Gallery, located right next to CitySpace. On display through the end of August, the exhibit includes photos, written stories, and video and audio recordings from the project.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Feel free to drop-in for a bit or stay the entire time. Email info@charlottesvillearts.org for more information.
CitySpace is located at 100 5th Street NE on the second story of the Market Street parking garage overlooking the east end of the Downtown Mall.
August 11, 2010 · PCA Updates, PCA Special Events
We’re very excited to announce that Art Drinks will be held at The Local this Fall.
Save the date for the next event on September 8th and stay tuned for more details about exciting raffle prizes and drink specials!
Many thanks again to Maya Restaurant for being such a wonderful summertime host.
August 05, 2010 · Community Arts Events, PCA Special Events
As you might have noticed, there are plenty of great openings this month for First Fridays… but be sure to make the CCDC Gallery your first stop and join us for an opening reception to celebrate the work created by participants in this year’s StoryLine Project!
The 2010 Storyline Project engaged Charlottesville Parks & Recreation campers and volunteers in collaborative mural design and storytelling inspired by a walking expedition of the historic Vinegar Hill neighborhood and Downtown Mall. This exhibit provides a retrospective look at the creative processes and varied experiences of the campers that led to the mural, including photos and written stories, as well as video and audio recordings. Food and drinks will be provided.
Also, be sure to mark your calendars for August 19th’s free brown bag lunch discussion (12-1pm at CCDC) with project organizers Pete O’Shea, Scot French, Greg Kelly, and Leslie Channel. Email to RSVP.
Special thanks to The Bridge PAI, The Thomas Jefferson Center For the Protection of Free Expression, and CCDC for their support in this year’s StoryLine.
July 29, 2010 · Workshops & Seminars, PCA Special Events
Wednesday, September 1, 6-8pm
The Life Cycle of Artists: Law, The Arts, And You
ESTATE PLANNING ISSUES FOR ARTISTS
A seminar for Visual, Performing, and Literary Artists
Presented by the Virginia Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division
Ever wondered …if you need a will? …how to protect your artwork for posterity?
…if there are tax issues that you should know about?
Enjoy wine, beer, and pizza as a local attorney discusses these topics and more!
FREE for PCA Members, $5 for non-members. Registration required.
McGuffey Art Center, 201 Second St. NW, Charlottesville
TO REGISTER, EMAIL info@charlottesvillearts.org or call 434.971.2787.
July 20, 2010 · PCA Special Events, Community Arts Events
The StoryLine Project culminates today at the Community Chalkboard on the Downtown Mall with the creation of a mural between 9am-12pm and a live storytelling event from 5-7pm. The images used in the mural and the narratives of the stories have all been collected from the project’s campers over the past two weeks of delving into the histories and people of Charlottesville’s Vinegar Hill neighborhood.
Please stop by if you’re interested in helping create the mural or telling a tale, but also feel free to just come watch the young artists and storytellers at work!
And while you’re downtown, be sure to head to the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library to put your signature on the Right to Literacy Scroll. The goal is to get 1,000,000 signatures on the scroll as it travels across the country supporting the belief that all people have the right to literacy.
July 14, 2010 · Community Arts Events, PCA Special Events
StoryLine 2010 is currently underway!
The collaborative project involving mural design, creative storytelling, and a unique walking expedition for Charlottesville Parks and Recreation campers started this week.
Today, campers and volunteers were led on a walking tour of the Vinegar Hill neighborhood by local historians. Stops along the walk included The Jefferson School and The Paramount Theater, where campers were regaled with tales from the neighborhood’s past. As one of the historians, Scot French, noted: “We can tell the story of Vinegar Hill by looking at the buildings that still exist… the former doctor’s and dentist’s offices, the churches, the schools…”
The project, a collaboration between PCA, The Bridge PAI, The Thomas Jefferson Center For the Protection of Free Expression, and CCDC, will culminate on July 21st with the creation of a mural on the Community Chalkboard between 9am-12pm and a live outdoor storytelling event, from 5pm-7pm, with youth and adult storytellers. Community members are encouraged to stop by both of these events!
An exhibition of the project will open at CCDC on August 6th, continuing through the month.
Email us for more information and be sure to check Flickr for photo updates!
[photograph by Peggy Harrison]
July 08, 2010 · PCA Special Events, Community Arts Events
Wednesday, July 14, 5:30-7:30pm
Join fellow arts lovers for great happy hour specials and conversation at Art Drinks, this Wednesday at Maya!
Don’t miss your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Drunk Tigers play at The Southern on July 16th plus their CD Black Square, a copy of the 2009 George Garrett Prize-winning Hardscrabble from VABC artist Kevin McFadden, and a pair of tickets to Ash Lawn Opera’s performance of Brigadoon.
Special thanks to Maya for donating 10% of Art Drinks bar sales to PCA!
Maya
633 West Main Street
Charlottesville – 434.979.6292
We’ll be taking a break in August, but Art Drinks will return in September with great new locations and prizes!
