Crozet Artisan Depot 5791 Three Notch’d Rd., Crozet. “Painting in Pieces,” highly textured and boldly hued scenic works and abstracts by Ellyn Wenzler. “By Hand, From Nature,” handcrafted sterling silver and copper jewelry by Barbara Paul. Both shows run through September 30. Reception with the artists September 12, from 11am–1pm.
C’ville Arts Cooperative Gallery 118 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. “From Mud to Magic,” functional pottery by Jann Ross. September 4–27. First Fridays opening reception with the artist 5–8pm.
Eastwood Farm and Winery 2529 Scottsville Rd. “Expressions of Summer,” paintings in oil and acrylic by artists Julia Kindred and Matalie Deane. Through September 29.
The Edgar Shannon Library at UVA 160 McCormick Rd. “The Way We See It,” centering the perspectives of children living in container camps after the 2023 earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria, by Lucy Bassett. Through December 31.
The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA 155 Rugby Rd. “Legacies of Independence,” a slate of five exhibitions exploring varied themes and perspectives around the legacies of Thomas Jefferson and the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Featuring “Georges Adéagbo and the Legacies of Independence,” “Collection and Translation: Thomas Jefferson in Southern France,” “Independent Ideas: Narcissa Chisholm Owen,” “Sky Hopinka: Mnemonics of Shape and Reason,” and “What Was Built, What Was Born: Labor, Land, and the Body in 20th-Century American Art.” All shows run through January 3, 2027 except “What Was Built, What Was Born,” which runs through May 30, 2027.
The Gallery at Studio IX 969 Second St. SE. “Home Values,” an exhibition of visually striking and intellectually provocative quilts by Katie Chester, calls into question the orthodox standards of passive feminine domesticity. September 4–November 1. Opening reception September 11, 5–7pm. Artist Talk September 24, 5–6pm.
IX Art Park 522 Second St. SE. “The Looking Glass,” an immersive art space featuring a whimsical enchanted forest and kaleidoscopic cave. Ongoing. First Fridays free admission 6–11pm.
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center 233 Fourth St. NW. In the Contemporary Gallery, “Life Moments, A Circular Mile,” autobiographical mixed media works reflecting on community, place, and everyday life in Charlottesville, by Theresa Woodfolk. September 12–December 12. Opening reception September 12, 6–8pm. Permanent exhibition, “Pride Overcomes Prejudice,” exploring the history of peoples of African descent in Charlottesville. Ongoing.
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA 400 Worrell Dr. “Color is Life: Women’s Work Today,” a group show of women artists featuring fiberwork, painting, printmaking, film, and sculpture. Through March 14, 2027. “Cammeerangan Ngalin-ngur Gining | From Our Ancestors’ Hands – Story Bags,” Fiber art and installation by Sonja Carmichael. Through January 10, 2027. In the Upper West Oval Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, “Nginingawula Jilamara Ngirramini kapi Jurra | Our Art Stories on Paper: Printmaking at Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association,” a group show of printed works. Through January 24, 2027. Jilarti (Brolga), an award-winning live performance by Pedro Wonaeamirri, September 3, 5:30pm.
Les Yeux du Monde 841 Wolf Trap Rd. “HOME: Eleven Artists on Heritage, Belonging, and Place,” a group show featuring painting, sculpture, work on paper, and textiles by Heather Beardsley, Pam Black, Barbara Campbell Thomas, Michelle Gagliano, Meg Hitchcock, Sanda Iliescu, Megan Marlatt, Ana Rendich, Dorothy Robinson, LaRissa Rogers, and Millicent Young. Through September 13. “BIRD ROOM,” a solo show of large-scale narrative works that synthesize photography, painting, sculpture, installation, and drawing by the late Todd Murphy. Friday, September 18–November 1. Opening reception September 18, 5–7pm.
McGuffey Art Center 201 Second St. NW. In the Sarah B. Smith and First Floor Galleries, “Botanical Garden of the Piedmont Art Festival,” featuring works reflecting natural wonder. In the Second Floor North Gallery, “The Hieroglyphics of Trees,” prints and sculptures by Maryanna Williams. In the Second Floor South Gallery, “Wanderous,” photographic works by Scott F. Smith. All shows run September 4–26. First Fridays opening reception 5–7:30pm.
New City Arts 114 Third St. NE. In the Welcome Gallery, “Keepers of Wonder,” a solo exhibition of sculptural worlds and portals to places that exist just outside reality by ceramicist Emma Terry. Through September 16. Pop-up ceramic market of handmade works by Terry and Milkweed Clay Studio artists September 4, 5–7:30pm and September 5, from 10am–5pm.
The PVCC Gallery V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. In the South Gallery, the Annual Faculty Art Exhibition features works in a wide variety of media from the diverse and talented team of teaching artists at PVCC. September 18–November 7. Opening reception September 18, 5–7pm. In the North Gallery, “Gaby Messina: Raíces de una Argentina Afro (Roots of an Afro Argentine)” explores Afro-Argentine histories, identities, and experiences through photography, audiovisual work, and installation. September 18–October 24. Reception with the artist October 8, 5–7pm.
Ruffin Gallery UVA Grounds, Ruffin Hall, 179 Culbreth Rd. “Lemniscata,” an installation of ceramic works exploring aquatic systems of energy exchange, by Sasha Fishman. Through October 9.
SCAN—Gallery on Valley 460 Valley St., Scottsville. In the Main Gallery, “The Beauty of Pollinators,” photographic works exploring insects and lepidoptera by Glenn Nash. “September 4–27. “Autumn Colors,” a group show celebrating the fall season. September 4–November 1. First Fridays event, 4–7pm.
Visible Records 1740 Broadway St. “Search Engine,” a sculptural installation exploring how virtual belief systems interweave with the physical, material world, by Kayla Jones Pulido. September 18–October 24. Opening reception September 18, 6–8pm.
Friday 9/4 – Friday 9/25
Second Street Gallery’s biggest exhibition of small-scale works returns to the Main Gallery. Teeny Tiny Trifecta 9 features 203 artists and 609 artworks in a variety of media, with each piece measuring 8 x 8-inches square or 8 inches in diameter. A ticketed Collector’s VIP Preview Party & First Look for early acquisitions takes place on September 3 from 5–8pm. In the Dové Gallery, Vildvuxen: In Praise of the Untended celebrates last year’s Teeny Tiny Trifecta Curator’s Choice winner in a show of textile and book works engaging botanical elements by Swedish-born, Charlottesville-based artist Lotta Helleberg. Both shows run September 4–25, with First Fridays opening receptions on September 4 from 5–7:30pm. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St. SE. secondstreetgallery.org
Throughout the month of August, Second Street Gallery Executive Director and Chief Curator Kristen Chiacchia worked to lay out the expansive Teeny Tiny Trifecta 9 exhibition, organizing works into an immersive display of creative excellence.
