New City Arts Initiative

New City Arts Initiative We're a non-profit community arts organization supporting Charlottesville-area artists.

🌱 Ruby Zielinski is up next at Welcome Gallery! “Think Like A Gardener” opens on June 5 with a First Friday reception fr...
05/29/2026

🌱 Ruby Zielinski is up next at Welcome Gallery! “Think Like A Gardener” opens on June 5 with a First Friday reception from 5-7:30PM. Ruby will share a brief artist talk at 6PM. Stop in to see the work, enjoy a glass of wine, and catch up with friends at this free, public event. ➡️ Link in bio to learn more about Ruby and the exhibition.

🎉 This exhibition is supported by The FUNd at CACF and the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at CACF. First Friday events are sponsored by William Taylor and the Taylor Group of Truist Investment Services.

🖼️ Artwork image and courtesy of the artist. Image descriptions can be found in the comments.

📚 Read with us! For our next New City Read, June/July exhibiting artist, Ruby Zielinski selected “The Well Gardened Mind...
05/28/2026

📚 Read with us! For our next New City Read, June/July exhibiting artist, Ruby Zielinski selected “The Well Gardened Mind” by Sue Stuart-Smith. We’ll meet on at Welcome Gallery on Wednesday, June 24 from 6-7:30PM to talk about the book, take in Ruby’s work, and share snacks. ➡️ RSVP here: https://newcityarts.org/events/new-city-reads-june-2026

📌 Facilitated by local arts educator, Emily Hagan Lazaro, New City Reads is a book club with art. Each of this season’s exhibiting artists is selecting a book that connects with their work. New City Reads gatherings are free.

đź“– Featured books will be available for a 10% discount when you mention New City Reads. Additional copies will be available at Central Library.

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ID: The image features a person holding the book “The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature” by Sue Stuart-Smith. The book has a white cover with the title and author’s name printed in green. An illustration of a human head filled with leaf patterns is centered below the title. The background appears to be an outdoor area with visible potted plants and a wooden surface. The bottom part of the image displays text on a muted green background, promoting an event called “New City Reads” with the date and time, “June 24 | 6-7
:30 PM”, along with the logo for “Welcome Gallery.”

🎉THANK YOU SO MUCH! At last Wednesday’s Spring Gala & Art Auction, nearly 200 of you walked the red carpet and joined us...
05/14/2026

🎉THANK YOU SO MUCH! At last Wednesday’s Spring Gala & Art Auction, nearly 200 of you walked the red carpet and joined us for a glittering celebration of art and community at the Violet Crown (link in bio for photos!). We’re thrilled to share that you all helped us raise $101,715 to fund our programs for Charlottesville-area artists. 🥂

❤️ New City Arts is truly community-powered! From participating artists to the sponsors who made the event possible, and enthusiastic auction bidders to can-do volunteers, we’re so grateful to each and every one of you. A big thank you to our Blockbuster Sponsor: Ann Hay Hardy of Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty ( ); Marquee Sponsors: , , , and ; to our Star Sponsors: , , AHB Studio and friends (), Annie Galvin & Lindsay Meck, Carrington Alvarez & Shreve Ariail, Emily & Anthony Lazaro; Marysunny & Michael Luegering; Nicole & Ashley Snyder; Rachel Baker & James Burnett; Sarah & Derrick Waller; and to our event sponsors, , , , , , Pura Photo (), .blue, , , Professional Art Handling (), , and .

📸 Photo 1 by Big Day Poloroids. Photos 2, 4, 6-19 by Alisa Foytik. Photos 3, 5, 20 by Kori Price Photography. Maureen’s FUND THE ARTS embroidered blazer by Annie Drury of .

🎉This year’s New City Arts Spring Gala Raffle is open to everyone! 🎟️ Enter raffle ($10/ticket or 11 tickets/$100!) betw...
04/29/2026

🎉This year’s New City Arts Spring Gala Raffle is open to everyone! 🎟️ Enter raffle ($10/ticket or 11 tickets/$100!) between now and **May 6 at 11:59PM** for a chance to win one of two fantastic bundles: the Richmond Art Getaway or the Hometown Collection. ➡️ Head to the link in our bio to buy your raffle tickets.

Many thanks to the generous sponsors of this year’s raffle: , , , , , , , Ben W. Fey, Ceejay Renner-Thomas, Chloe Clayborne, Hafsa Ramay, Halle Miller, Jaron White, Justin Vesser, Mara Sprafkin, MECOO, and Zach Chrisinger

đź“Ś Design elements courtesy of Christy Baker (.blue )

đź“ŁIn collaboration with Ivy Creek Foundation (ICF) and supported by the Anyanwu Fund at CACF, New City Arts invites Charl...
04/28/2026

📣In collaboration with Ivy Creek Foundation (ICF) and supported by the Anyanwu Fund at CACF, New City Arts invites Charlottesville-area artists to submit site-specific artworks activating the Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm honoring the site and its history. ➡️ Head to the link in our bio to learn more and to apply.

✏️ We welcome proposals from a wide variety of artists including but not limited to writers, painters, musicians, photographers, sound, performers, filmmakers, etc. Three artists will be selected by a community panel to receive acess to a designated site at Ivy Creek; a $1,000 stipend; access to free & discounted services at local arts spaces; projection mapping equipment and technical support from The A/V Company if applicable; and the opportunity to publicly share their work at a show case and
celebration at Ivy Creek in mid-November.

âť“Questions? DM us!

Image descriptions in comments.

🥂Join us downstairs at the Violet Crown for the After Party! Each After Party ticket includes *really good* snacks (see ...
04/24/2026

🥂Join us downstairs at the Violet Crown for the After Party! Each After Party ticket includes *really good* snacks (see menu below), 1 drink, and a bid number for silent auction artwork. Cash bar available. 🎟️ Ticket link in bio—purchase by Friday, May 1.

✨After Party Menu (by The Catering Outfit)✨

grazing table: assorted local & artisan cheeses with house-made seasonal jam’s & chutneys, local honeycomb, local vegetables crudités, house spiced picans, cured meats, crackers, baguettes, and dips

tco ham biscuits

mini key lime pies

mini chocolate pot de crémes

mini strawberry tarts

đź“ŚAfter Party entry is included in Gala & Art Auction tickets.

🎨 We’re so excited to partner again with ’s Early Visions program and to have artwork made by about 50 students from Sou...
04/22/2026

🎨 We’re so excited to partner again with ’s Early Visions program and to have artwork made by about 50 students from Southwood, Cherry Avenue, and Albemarle Campus Boys & Girls Clubs on view at Welcome Gallery this week. 🗓️ Stop by between 10AM-4PM from Wednesday-Friday to see artwork students made in collaboration with UVA student mentors. As always, gallery hours are free and open to the public.

✨ This is the 4th annual Early Visions exhibition at Welcome Gallery. In 2023, New City Arts Spring Intern and UVA student Lauren Campbell set an internship goal to create a new opportunity for young artists to present work at Welcome Gallery. Through her research, Lauren helped facilitate a partnership between New City Arts and The Fralin’s Early Visions program—a collaboration that continues today. Following her New City Arts internship, Lauren became a docent at The Fralin Museum of Art. She is now a first grade teacher.

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ID: Promotional poster for “The Fralin Museum of Art’s Early Visions Exhibition,” featuring colorful silhouette artworks in the background.
Transcribed Text: The Fralin Museum of Art’s Early Visions Exhibition / Featuring work by students from Southwood, Cherry Avenue, and Albemarle Campus Boys & Girls Clubs / ON VIEW: APRIL 22–24/ 10AM–4PM | Welcome Gallery

🖼️ Work by these 18 wonderful artists will be available to bid on in the Silent Auction at our Gala & Art Auction on May...
04/22/2026

🖼️ Work by these 18 wonderful artists will be available to bid on in the Silent Auction at our Gala & Art Auction on May 6. This year’s Art Auction is presented by Ann Hay Hardy of Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty. 📌 Head to the link in our bio to browse Live & Silent Art Auction work and to purchase your ticket before they sell out! Want to see the work in person? Join us at Welcome Gallery on Friday, May 1 for a free, public in-person preview from 5-7:30PM.

🎉 We’re so grateful to these artists for participating in the Silent Auction. They are generously donating 50-100% of the proceeds from the sale of their artwork to benefit New City Arts programs like Welcome Gallery, residencies, fellowships, and more.

📣 We’re thrilled to announce the artists participating in the ✨Live Auction✨—presented by Ann Hay Hardy of Frank Hardy’s...
04/21/2026

📣 We’re thrilled to announce the artists participating in the ✨Live Auction✨—presented by Ann Hay Hardy of Frank Hardy’s Sotheby’s International Realty— at the New City Arts Gala & Art Auction on Wednesday, May 6 at Violet Crown. These artists are generously donating 50-100% of the proceeds from the sale of their artwork to benefit New City Arts’ programming. Swipe to preview the work and learn more about each artist.

👀 Want a closer look? ➡️ Head to the link in our bio to browse all art auction online now + join us for an in-person First Friday preview (free and open to the public) on May 1.

🎟️ Tickets are still available, but they’re selling out fast! We’ve got a link in our bio for that, too. Join us for the whole Gala, for just the after party, or in spirit (and bid by proxy).

“It could be about an arts council energy.” The Charlottesville Arts Council Planning Project, stewarded by New City Art...
04/17/2026

“It could be about an arts council energy.”

The Charlottesville Arts Council Planning Project, stewarded by New City Arts, announces findings from a recently completed feasibility study. The findings were the result of a community-driven process to explore the creation of a future Arts Council for the Charlottesville area, and consist of important, community-driven recommendations for our region. 

~link in bio~ for the full report!
www.charlottesvilleareaartscouncilfeasibility.study

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