Saturday, January 20 - Sunday, January 27, 12-3pm

Jennifer Deer is an audio producer and graduate student living in Durham. Her work for radio has been heard on such nationally syndicated programs as NPR’s Day to Day and Weekend America, and she is the co-curator of Big Shed. Her Mac i installation will be an audio environment with video.

Saturday, January 20th - Sunday, January 27th, 12 to 3pm

Peter Traub presents a series of short peices made from recordings of various objects around the artist’s house. The pieces exist on individual webpages, similar to the MySpace social networking site; this installation will bring ItSpace into the physical domain in the form of photographs of the objects, each accompanied by a button. Each button will trigger a several-minute-long generative composition based on that object; visitors to the gallery will be able to trigger multiple objects simultaneously, mixing sounds to create new and unique compositions.

December 7 - 23.
This December Zack Worrell will be curating a group exhibition of collected works crafted by local and regional artists whose works focus on the use of wood as their primary medium. The collection will include furniture, sculpture, lighting, installations, and other works which are crafted from wood using a variety of traditional and non-traditional practices and techniques. The exhibit will illustrate how this ancient material allows for the creation of forms that range from conceptual to functional. Wood has always been a material with two identities, one that is of utilitarian need, the other as a medium of expression and communication. This exhibit will explore the dynamics of both, and possibly reveal new ones that allow us to rethink how this material may be used in the future.

Opening Reception for the artists, Friday December 7th from 6 to 8 PM.
Gallery Hours 12:00 to 3PM Thursday-Sunday

November 2 - 25th.

Tying in to this years Virginia Film Festival theme of kin, local physician turned painter, Albie Tabackman, presents Family Portrait; a collection of recent oil paintings exploring his own family ties. In addition, Tabackman’s life stories will be shared, first hand, in a documentary film by his eldest son Ephraim. It is at once an exhibit, a celebration, and a reunion for friends old and new. This is what kinship is all about!

October 12 - 14

Based on the theme Time, Space, and Connection, local artist Lee Alter presents a show of watercolors. The opening reception on Friday, October 12th at 5:30 pm will feature a live collaboration with the band Pinko Communoids. Pinko Communoids, an improvisational trio from Charlottesville creating abstract noise using circuit-bent instruments and gizmos, will perform while Lee recites her poems. The mood will be spontaneous, free, and present. Gallery open hours will be 12 pm to 3 pm.

Saturday, September 29, at 6pm

Sunday is the last day of the FUZZ show, so we’re having a pot-luck reception tonight. Bring a dish to share, and leave with a handmade recipe zine. Hug your friends!

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September 7 - 30

Fuzz represents the best in visionary-comfort, multi-dimensional, heart-love experiences. This art show features handcrafted works by Erin Womack, Travis Robertson, Thomas Dean, Alvaro Ilizarbe, Jen Stark, Kevin Hooyman, Victoria Long, Patrick Costello, Ruth Young, Jason Kachadourian, Andy Jenkins, Jesse Wells, Kristin Smith, Meg Frisbie, Harvey Fuell, and more.

The Opening Reception will be colorful and social. There will be cupcakes, intriguing musical performances, and a DIY merchandise table with handmade zines, clothing, and frills. Throughout the exhibit’s run, there will be a series of workshops and events presented in the spirit of Fuzz. Gallery Hours will be held each week, Thursday through Sunday, 12 to 3pm through September 29th.

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Friday, June 15th, from 6-9pm

The Bridge presents La Chureca, a photographic journey in the trash dump of Managua, Nicaragua, with Photography by Eric Kelley and Esther Havens.

La Chureca is a slang term for the city trash dump in Managua, Nicaragua, referring to a community of people who live and work there, “sifting” or “filtering” through the garbage daily… Real people, with brilliant smiles and vibrant souls, living amidst piles of burning trash, and next to polluted lakes—always looking for things of value to buy, sell, and trade—while under a constant pressure to survive.

This show is a benefit for Love, Light and Melody - 100% of all proceeds from the images sales will go directly to LL&M and provide education for children in the trash dump of Managua, Nicaragua.

Friday, May 25 - Sunday, May 27

This weekend The Bridge presents “One Thousand Drawings of Giraffes and Other Things” by Jason Polan. Jason will be selling 1000 drawings of giraffes for $1 each, in addition to numerous other small, affordable drawings.

This three day exhibit will get started Friday evening and run through Sunday w/ events including a Friday evening reception, a Saturday evening giraffe-drawing workshop, and Sunday gallery hours open to the public for viewing and purchase of Jason’s many available works.

May 12th and 19th, opening exhibition on June 1

The FOTP High School Photography Workshop is a two-day intensive workshop held in conjunction with the first annual Festival of the Photograph coming to Charlottesville June 7th-10th 2007.

Students will explore aspects of both the photographic process and practice, narrowing in on the concept of narrative, both personal and fictional. The students will experiment with several photographic processes to produce final works that examine narrative within a spectrum that ranges from photojournalism to storytelling. This workshop encourages an atmosphere of exploration and experimentation in both the production and presentation of works created.