First Friday, June 6, 2008 [With Photo Gallery]

First Friday is a monthly art event featuring exhibit openings at many Downtown art galleries. Several spaces offer receptions.

Bikram Yoga Charlottesville “The 26 Postures,” interpretations of yoga positions in various media by local artists, from 6pm.

BozArt Gallery “Glimpses,” recent landscapes by Mercedes Lopez, 6-9pm.

The Bridge/Progressive Arts Initiative “Standard Operating Procedure,” photos by Nubar Alexanian, 6-9pm.


“Face of a Woman” by Joel-Peter Witkin at Second Street Gallery

C’ville Arts “Branching Out,” glass art by Lynn Windsor, 6-9pm.

Café Cubano A collection of photos by Billy Hunt, 6-8:30pm.

Charlottesville Community Design Center & CitySpace “Stories from the Garden,” a photography and audio documentary project by Jesse Straight and Ross McDermott, 6-9pm.

Fellini’s #9 “Rocky Mountain High,” photos by Candace Schoner; “Solitude,” photos by Angela Orebaugh, 5:30-7pm.

The Gallery at Fifth and Water “Night Impressions,” photos by Andy Acquaro, 5:30-8pm.

La Galeria “The Art of the Photograph,” photos by local artists Mary Porter, Bill Moretz, Bonny Bronson, Brandon Herring, Coe Sweet, and Stephanie Gross, 5-8pm.

Les Yeux du Monde “The Unvanquished,” photos by James Nachtwey, 5:30-7:30pm.

McGuffey Art Center “Prom,” by Mary Ellen Mark; “Melting Point,” by Jeff Jacobson; “Eyes of History,” by the White House News Photographers Association; “Afterwar,” by Lori Grinker; the 2008 Winners from Pictures of the Year International, 5:30-7:30pm.

The Paramount Theater The second annual Steve Keene Art Swap! Drop works off at 5pm, and start swapping at 6:30pm.

Sage Moon Gallery “A Mother’s Journey,” by Renee Byer; “Yosemite in the ’60s” by Glen Denny, 5:30-8pm.

Saxx Oil paintings from 20 young artists, with music from the Jim Howe Jazz Quintet, 5:30-10:30pm.

Second Street Gallery “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,” by Joel-Peter Witkin, 6-8pm.

Spring Street Boutique Photographs of Paris by Liza Bishop and Neal Paxson, 6-8pm.