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Wet Plate Portraits with Aaron Farrington
POSTED ON 4.18.2018
Sign up today to get a wet plate portrait from Aaron Farrington. Sessions are $125 for SSG members and $150 for non-members. You will have a custom glass plate positive from this traditional photography technique. Sign up for your session with a $75 deposit. The balance of the session will be paid at the photography session.
Aaron makes wet plate, panoramic, and motion pictures. As creative director for Filament Productions, he produced and directed documentaries, music videos, and touring video art for Dave Matthews Band. In 2017, he founded To the End of the World Pictures as a vehicle for making more art and more pictures. He is a member of McGuffey Art Center and recently opened the Red Shed #2 Wet Plate Portrait Studio. See more of Aaron's work here
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Bennett’s Brews
POSTED ON 4.18.2018
Charlottesville Families in Action and Second Street Gallery are joining forces to raise money to build Bennett's Village, an all abilities playground in Charlottesville. We will have beer, music, and art on the roof of Live Arts and Second Street Gallery on Wednesday, April 25 from 4:30- 6:30.
It is $10 a person and $20 a family. Food and beer will be available for purchase at the event.
Music by members of the C'ville Jazz Congregation, Brandon Walsh and Nick A. Berkin, and Deborah Guy. The beer is donated by Champion Brewing Company.
Bennett Charles McClurken-Gibney had SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy). He spent most of his life overcoming obstacles and raising awareness for how inaccessible the world is. One of his greatest joys was to go to the ARC park in Richmond, a playground that allows kids of all abilities to play and just be a kid. We are raising money to build an all abilities playground in Charlottesville in honor of Bennett.
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Tom Tom Events in the Gallery!
POSTED ON 4.11.2018
WE WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY (APRIL 12 AND 13) FOR TOM TOM! SEE THEIR WEBSITE FOR TICKETS TO THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
Roundtable: Data and Trends for Ecosystem Developers (Almost Full!)
Speakers: Sarah Maxted, Melody Koh, Johnny Magdaleno, Joe Whitchurch
Sponsors: Capital One, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, UVA'S Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business
Scholars: Christiana McFarland, Eva Doss
Moderators: Sean Carr
Thursday, April 12
10:30-11:40 AM
Why It Pays to Startup in Small Cities
Speakers: Mary Stargel, Will Morris, Kendall Morris
Sponsors: Capital One, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, UVA'S Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business
Moderators: Chris Harris
Thursday, April 12
2:00-3:10 PM
CIT Lab: An Empirical View of the Art and Science of Entrepreneurship and Investment
Sponsors: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), UVA's Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business
Thursday, April 12
3:30-5:00 PM
The Founders Who Aren't: Inclusion in Entrepreneurship
Speakers: Chelsea Conrad, Brad Wolverton, Knatokie Ford, Desiree Venn Frederic, Shamaine Daniels
Sponsors: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, UVA'S Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business
Moderators: Courtenay Siegfried
Friday, April 13
10:30-11:40 AM
Master Class: The ABCs of Socially Responsible Investing
Speakers: Kathleen Neumann
Sponsors: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, UVA'S Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business
Friday, April 13
2:00-3:10 PM
Roundtable: Virginia Is For Impact Investing Lovers
Speakers: Sandy Wiggins, Jen Giovannetti
Sponsors: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, UVA'S Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business
Scholars: Sydney England, Roberta Keller, Stephanie Randolph, Kathleen Neumann, Alex Neckels, Elena Loutskina, Carolina Nowery, Ed Gerardo
Moderators: Matt Illian
Friday, April 13
3:30-4:40 PM
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Call for Interns
POSTED ON 3.22.2018
Second Street Gallery is looking for interns for the summer.
The summer session will run from the middle of May to the end of July.
We are looking for help with marketing, event planning, outreach, art handing, and more!
http://www.secondstreetgallery.org/images/uploads/18_Call_for_interns.pdf
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Tue, Apr 24
Second Street Gallery added 2 new photos.
Hi art lovers! We wanted to remind you of our current exhibition featuring Erik Benson and Melissa Cooke Benson. If you haven’t gotten a chance to see the show, we highly recommend coming out to the gallery to catch it before its gone! Both Erik and Melissa utilize unique techniques in their artistic practices. Erik pours paint onto glass sheets before cutting out shapes and reapplying them to canvas to create his compositions. In contrast, Melissa creates her hyper-realistic and softly modeled works by applying graphite with a paintbrush onto paper. Despite their differences, these two artists compliment each other in distinct ways. It is worth coming out to see- even on a rainy day like today!
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Tue, Apr 24
Exhibitors: How to Apply at Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville VA
The final to submit for our Teeny Tiny Trifecta show is approaching sooner than you think! May 1st is the deadline to be considered for our September group show, so if you are an artist and are considering applying, we encourage you not to delay! More information on how to apply can be found on our website: http://www.secondstreetgallery.org/index.php/exhibitions/apply
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Sun, Apr 22
What’s better than a vintage photo? Getting to watch the act itself of creating wet plate photography! Join us and Aaron Farrington on May 5 11:00 am - 5:00 pm in the gallery for our wet plate portrait event! The price is $150 for non members and $125 for members. https://www.facebook.com/events/2039784412927212/
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Fri, Apr 20
My favorite work in Melissa Cooke Benson’s show Mom Brain is “Fringe”. I love the hyper-realist attention to detail to each strand of hair, and the fact that she does not shy away from the physical effects of motherhood that people often don’t talk about, like hair loss. I love what she says about her work, that it is about “making artwork that’s not the ideal image of parenthood but those realistic things that only your girlfriends tell you about being a mom”. We’re so lucky to have her works on view in our gallery. Stop in before May 11 to see them in person!
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Posted by Second Street Gallery
Wed, Apr 18
Have you ever wanted to support a non-profit gallery but didn’t know how? Consider volunteering for Second Street! We have many events every month and can always use extra hands. Visit our website for more details on how to help us grow, and to gain real gallery experience for your future job endeavors!
