• Family Studio Day

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    All Ages

    Join us in the gallery on Saturday, June 13, 10AM-2PM for the final Family Studio until September! The featured project will take cues from the vibrant hues on view in HOT PINK, a group show of 14 Queer artists who express their individuality using color and texture. Come take advantage of this opportunity to play [...]

  • Family Studio Day: May

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    Arts & Crafts

    Everyone is welcome to join for the next Family Studio Day on May 9, 10AM–2PM, as we celebrate the spring season through the art of flowers. Exhibiting artist Priscilla Whitlock will be in the gallery to share projects that reflect the joy we find in nature and in one another. Using brightly patterned papers and [...]

    Free
  • Family Studio Day: April

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    All Ages

    Everyone is welcome to join for April’s Family Studio Day on April 18, 10AM-2PM. Exhibiting artist Lee Christmas Halstead will be present to help guests envision garden landscapes and other floral beauty as seen in the paintings on view in Fine Art + Flowers. Come celebrate nature and the blooms of spring with us! All [...]

    Free
  • Studio to Gallery: Technical Skills for Presentation & Transport

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    Arts & Crafts

    This hands-on, practical session covers essential technical skills that help artists present their work professionally and safely. Participants will gain a better understanding of how preparation and presentation impact how work is received by galleries, curators, and jurors. Topics include: - Photographing artwork for documentation and submissions - Basic lighting and composition tips using accessible [...]

    $40 – $50
  • Family Studio Day: March

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    All Ages

    Everyone mark your calendars for March 14, 10AM - 2PM, when exhibiting artist Sarah Hand joins us in the gallery for our FREE Family Studio Day! Inspired by the round portraits in Hand's exhibition, Everyday Illuminations, visitors will be invited to create with markers, stencils, and cut paper to make a friendly portrait of a [...]

    Free
  • Creative Happy Hour with Sarah Hand

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    Arts & Crafts

    Join Second Street Gallery and exhibiting artist Sarah Hand on Thursday, March 12, 5:30-7:30PM, for an exciting portrait-painting workshop. Hand’s practice includes using bright acrylic paint and cut stencils to depict the whimsical new friends she encounters here and there. Make new friends with us as we paint our own surprising pal portraits. Wine and [...]

    $35 – $40
  • Mixed Fruit Painting with Ryan Trott

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    Arts & Crafts

    Join Second Street Gallery and exhibiting artist Ryan Trott to create a unique painting using real and papier-mâché fruit as reference! Participants will arrange and render their own still life compositions of boldly colorful shapes, inspired by Trott's exhibition Mixed Bag. PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is recommended for participants ages 12 and older, and attendees [...]

    $25 – $30
  • Family Studio Day: February

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    All Ages

    Join on Saturday, February 14, 10AM–2PM, for a creative session with exhibiting artist Ryan Trott! He'll be in the gallery to show us how to construct paper flower vases using colorful paper and playful shapes, similar to those on view in his exhibition, "Mixed Bag". Add personal touches to make a floral Valentine's card or [...]

    Free
  • Family Studio Day

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    All Ages

    Join us on January 10, 10am-2pm, for the first Family Studio Day of 2026! The featured project will be reflective of the photographs on view in Possibility, a solo exhibition of works by Courtney Coker. Prompted by the domestic spaces she’s captured inside an uninhabited home, we’ll “rewild” our own tiny houses with natural elements [...]

  • Family Studio Day

    Second Street Gallery 115 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA
    All Ages

    Join us on Saturday, September 13, 10AM-2PM, in the gallery for our first Family Studio Day of the new exhibition season! We’ll be celebrating the artworks on view in Teeny Tiny Trifecta 8 by making our own teeny tiny masterpieces using a range of materials and techniques. Exhibiting artists will be on hand to inspire [...]