Events
New City Arts provides free and low-cost ways to see and experience art at Welcome Gallery and the Charlottesville-area community.

Mending Circle with Somé Louis
Bring a fiber project ou’ve been working on, or something that needs mending, and join us for mending and conversation.

Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | March 2025
You're invited to join us on March 19 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.

Mundane Item Show & Tell with Somé Louis
Bring a mundane, cherished item to this show & tell session.

Exhibition Opening for “Sketches of Home: Personal Considerations of Cherished Space”
Join us for the opening of Sketches of Home: Personal Considerations of Cherished Space, an exhibition of new work by Somé Louis.

2021 New City Arts and The Haven Art Auction
Join us for the 11th annual New City Arts & The Haven Art Auction. This year's event will feature 30+ wonderful artists.

Auction Artwork Preview at Welcome Gallery
Join us on Friday, September 3 at Welcome Gallery (114 3rd St. NE) during Charlottesville's First Friday Art Walk from 5:00-7:30PM for a preview of artwork featured in our upcoming live auction in partnership with The Haven.

Exhibition Opening by Somé Louis
From March 22-25, 2021, New City Arts presents a solo exhibition by Somé Louis at Welcome Gallery featuring work she created during her New City Arts Fellowship.

Exhibition Opening for 2019-2020 Artist Exchange
Join us for an exhibition opening on December 6, 2019 from 5:00-7:30PM for New City Artist Exchange at Welcome Gallery, featuring original works by Charlottesville artists Angela Gleeson, Amdane Sanda, Julia Loman, Ken Horne, Kori Price, Lauren Goans, Rebekah Wostrel, Sam Dabney, Sean Rubin, Somé Louis, and Steve Haske.