Schools
EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS
SSG cares deeply about working with local and regional educators to supplement art education in the schools.
Since 2000, SSG has co-hosted Educator Workshops with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Statewide Partnership Program. These workshops are structured around Virginia state curriculum requirements. Since 2005, SSG has worked with the Piedmont Council of the Arts so that the workshops can be free and more accessible to teachers.
IN-SCHOOL ART WORKSHOPS
In-School Art Workshops seek to reach a wide variety of children and educators in varying environments, from elementary to high school students, in both public and private institutions.
SSG sponsors ten in-school workshops throughout the year, led by visiting exhibiting artists. These workshops are held at schools in Charlottesville city and surrounding counties and offer students an opportunity to participate in creative, artmaking activities. These workshops are tailored to complement and supplement students' art education in the classroom.
Stacey Evans photography workshop - Albemarle High School - Fall 2014
Reflections Governor’s School visit Second Street Gallery
Stacey Evans Photography & Collage - Albemarle High School - Spring 2016
Amie Oliver Origami - Jack Jouette Middle School
In Creative Unity Graffiti Lettering at Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention
José Bedia at Charlottesville High School
Painting and Pottery Workshops with Red Hill Elementary
Reflections Regional Governor’s School at SSG - Skype with artist Avery Lawrence
RECENT POSTS
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Fri, Nov 16
Sandy Williams IV first thought of his idea for “Unattended Baggage” while traveling the Tube in London, his travels delayed until police could determine the contents of a piece of unattended luggage. The piece displays a timer, which resets each time it is moved or handled. Sandy writes of the work, “I began to think about our relationship to monuments and what they tell us about time. About the way that monuments tell you exactly how the space that they occupy has been used for a specific amount of time, and the way ideology is manifested and maintained. I began to think about the baggage that we carry with us, and the things around us that never move.” Come in and interact with “Unattended Baggage” in person! Sandy’s show will be on view until November 16.
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Fri, Nov 16
Paintings develop in a transformative, process-based dialogue with forms and figures that resolve in their own time. Dové artist Madeleine Rhondeau says, “siren x silence is a series of work that I have been intensely dedicated to over the last year as my creative practice has evolved. I am beyond excited about this opportunity to present my work to my hometown of Charlottesville.” “siren x silence” will be on view until November 16th. Come out to SSG and experience these works in person!
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Fri, Nov 16
Madeleine Rhondeau explores the evanescent quality of memory as it slips between the real and the remembered, with bright, bold paintings inspired by the graphic nature of kabuki theater. Stop by SSG’s Dové Gallery to see this work, “Hover,” and the rest of the show before November 16th!
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Fri, Nov 16
Sandy Williams IV placed old notebooks and sketchbooks into a chest before pouring bronze overtop, creating the work, “If A Tree Falls”. The work, Sandy explains, like Schrodinger’s Cat, asks the question, “If no one ever hears my thoughts, were they real? If I write down everything, does someone have to read it?” Come and ponder the nature of reality in Sandy’s exhibition, “All the Time I Feel Like Crying”, on view until November 16!
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Thu, Nov 15
There are only a few more days to catch Madeleine Rhondeau’s “siren x silence” in the Dové Gallery at SSG! Head over and experience the bold and bright graphics of the exhibition before it’s gone!
