The Bridge hosts regular gallery exhibits through out the year. Open to work of every medium, mode, and process imaginable, our gallery serves as a home for both emerging and established artists to explore and exhibit their works in a non-commercial setting.

Ever-evolving, the space is often more akin to a laboratory than a traditional gallery environment. Over the course of their stay, exhibitions often share space with film screenings, rock shows, and even small-scale theatre productions. We encourage artists to visit The Bridge and see what it’s all about.

If you’re interested in proposing an art exhibition as The Bridge, please read our submissions page for details and email our gallery exhibitions coordinator.

Curated by Warren Craghead
Opening Reception Friday, October 1, 6-8pm | Exhibition up through October 30, 2010

Opening Reception Friday, September 3, 6-8pm | Exhibition up through September 25, 2010

A three-person show exploring single materials used in site installations, with artists who each plan to use their work to directly interact with The Bridge’s gallery space in a multi-sensory way. Curated by Leah Stoddard

Opening Reception: Friday, May 7, 7-9pm | Exhibition up through May 21, 2010

The Bridge presents a group exhibition of selected works of graduating photography students from the University of Virginia Studio Art Program.

Exhibiting 4th years include:
Alix Baycroft
Derek Blair Cooper
Allison Dreon
Elise Gibson
Leila Anne Harris
Leise Hook
Missy McGuirk
Nina Ramadan
Julie Slater

Friday, February 26, 2010 | 6-8pm

Join us as we celebrate 3 years of creative programming with the youth of Westhaven.

This ONE NIGHT ONLY event will showcase works ranging from painted portraits, audio interviews, murals, video and a handful of ALL NEW WORKS – to be auctioned through out the evening – in support of the Westhaven After School Program.

Please mark your calendars and join us as we celebrate this amazing partnership and raise awareness in support of this vital youth program in Charlottesville.

Friday, August 28, 2009 | 6-8pm

Come join us as we celebrate and view works from The Southwood Sandbox Summer Workshops. This one-night-only event will include collages, off stage theatre and photography created by youth in the community of Southwood through the Sandbox Summer Workshops.

Select prints and copies of the new iConnect Southwood Youth Photography book will be available.

Reception | Saturday, August 22, 2009 | 3-6pm
Gallery Hours | Sunday August 23, 2009 | 12-3pm

To celebrate and share the StoryLine Project with the campers’ families and community members, The Bridge | PAI will host a micro-exhibit from August 22 to 23 in the gallery at 209 Monticello Road in Belmont. The exhibit will show drawings, photographs, studies and ephemera from the Story|Line project. An opening reception and celebration will be held from 3-6pm on Saturday, August 22nd, and the exhibit will be on display from 12-3pm on Sunday, August 23rd or by appointment.

Opening Reception: Friday, December 4, 6-8pm | Exhibition up through December 23, 2009

This December be on the look out as we transform the gallery windows – 5th Ave. style – to present a collection of prints by local, regional and national talents – all shapes, sizes, prices and styles – FOR SALE just in time for the holidays.

Stay tuned for updates and details.

Opening Reception: Friday June 5th 6-8pm at The Bridge PAI

Exhibition (in conjunction with the LOOK3 Festival Of The Photograph) through Saturday June 27th

During the Fall of 2008, the iConnect Photography Workshop taught basic digital photography skills to six students between the ages of 11 and 16 and then let them loose. Their goal was to visually record, interpret and generally tell the story of the place where they live, Southwood mobile home park in Charlottesville, Virginia.

This exhibition will showcase select images from El Barrio: The Neighborhood a book created for the iConnect Southwood Project. Copies of the book will be also be on display and for sale as part of this exhibition.