Rising Star Awards

Arthur C. Greene Rising Star Awards Celebration Each autumn for the past 16 years, PCA’s Arthur C. Greene Rising Star Award has celebrated high school students who excel in the arts. Winners of this award are high school juniors and seniors selected by their teachers for their outstanding talent and promise in the arts. Arthur C….

Arts Inspire Workshop & Exhibit Series

In 2012, PCA restructured our Arts Inspire initiative to pair Charlottesville-area artists with under-served K-12 youth for short-term, hands-on workshops in a variety of arts genres. During an annual Call for Submissions, artists are invited to submit proposals for workshop curriculum within his or her artistic genre, in response to a given creative prompt. A community panel…

Art Drinks & Other Events

CitySpace Gallery Exhibit: VSA Annual Art Show An exhibit in the CitySpace Gallery, the VSA Annual Art Show celebrates the creative power of people with disabilities. There will be a First Fridays opening reception from 5:30-7:00pm on Friday, July 11 with light refreshments at CitySpace (located at 100 5th NE on the Downtown Mall). This event is FREE and open to the public. The exhibit will remain…

Workshops & Events

Professional Development for Artists PCA’s series of professional development seminars for artists feature presentations on topics that are relevant to our member artists and arts organizations, as well as the greater Charlottesville arts community. If you are interested in leading a workshop, please contact info@charlottesvillearts.org. Upcoming Workshops Stay tuned for the next workshop!   Past Professional Development…

Gordon Avenue Library Live Poets Society

Gordon Avenue Library Live Poets Society JUNE 30, 2014 · COMMUNITY ARTS EVENTS, FREE EVENTS Have you heard of the Live Poets Society? The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm at Gordon Avenue Library in Charlottesville to share their love of poetry. Lauded as a mainstay of the Charlottesville poetry scene for more than twenty years, the friendly gathering is…

VABC Card Class Summer Camp

VABC Card Class Summer Camp JULY 1, 2014 · CLASSES, COMMUNITY ARTS EVENTS The Virginia Art of the Book Center (VABC) will offer a Card Class Summer Camp: Polymer to Print, on Saturday, July 19 from 2:00-5:00pm and Saturday, August 2 from 10:00am-5:00pm. Card classes at VABC are always fun, but this set of summer sessions will show you a new way to combine digital design…

Sara Bareilles at nTelos Wireless Pavilion

Sara Bareilles at nTelos Wireless Pavilion JULY 8, 2014 · COMMUNITY ARTS EVENTS Starr Hill Presents announces Sara Bareilles in concert at the nTelos Wireless Pavilionon Saturday, July 12 at 7:00pm. Emily King and Hannah Georgas will open. Sara Bareilles first achieved mainstream critical praise in 2007 with her widely successful hit, “Love Song” which reached #1 in 22 countries around the world from her debut album LITTLE VOICE. Since…

WTJU Artist Interview: Janet Grahame Nault

WTJU Artist Interview: Janet Grahame Nault JULY 10, 2014 · COMMUNITY ARTS EVENTS Local artist Janet Grahame Nault makes multimedia collages that combine etchings, paint and thread in a process that she has developed over the past decade. As part of a partnership with WTJU 91.1′s public affairs program Soundboard, she recently sat down with Julia Kudravetz to talk about her work….

Fridays After Five Announces Second Half of Summer Schedule

Fridays After Five Announces Second Half of Summer Schedule JULY 11, 2014 · COMMUNITY ARTS EVENTS, FREE EVENTS Fridays After Five, a free live concert series presented by Bud Light, has announced the second half of its summer schedule. Each week volunteers work the concessions on behalf of a variety of local non-profits who share in the proceeds,…