Charlottesville is an artsy town. Along with other small, southern cities like Ashville and Raleigh, it plays host to a tight-knit but fertile art community. A community that extends beyond the realms of the University Art Department and the University of Virginia Art Museum.
The Downtown Mall, in particular, is littered with small- to medium-sized art galleries. In these spaces, student art mixes with the work of local, regional and national artists. First Fridays