Piedmont Council for the Arts - Arts Organizations Directory


These are organizations of interest to artists, performers, and others seeking ways to make contact with audiences as well as special interest groups focused on a particular art form. If you are an administrator for an arts organization and would like to be included in our directory, please go to our directory form to submit your information. Dance \| Film \| Literary \| Music \| Theatre \| Visual Arts \| Other
Dance
Albemarle Ballet Theatre 5798 Three Notched Road Crozet, VA 22932 (434) 828-8888 dance@ballet.org Albemarle Chapter of the Country Dance and Song Society P.O. Box 2032 Charlottesville, VA www.contraconerners.com Albemarle Morris Men Traditional English folk-dancing that is done as a performance 407 Hedge Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 296-6208 http://avenue.org/amm Ballroom Dance Club at UVA P.O. Box 400477 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4447 www.student.virginia.edu/~ballroom Blue Ridge Irish Music School Irish tradition music and dance 214 Rugby Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 244-4011 brimsmail@yahoo.com www.brimstunes.org Buck Mountain Cloggers bmc@avenue.org http://avenue.org/bmc Charlottesville Contra Dance Communal folk dance www.contracorners.com Charlottesville Swing Dance Society P.O. Box 4442 Charlottesville, VA 22905 (434) 980-2744 swingdance2z@yahoo.com http://avenue.org/swing Dance Explosion Lea Moore, Director & Instructor 265 Turkeysag Trail, Box 102, Suite 102 Lake Monticello, VA 22963 (434) 953-8268 jazz-explosion@hotmail.com www.dance-explosion.org inFluxdance Company 1005 Weybridge Ct, #304 Charlottesville, VA 22911 (617) 671-8799 benoit@influxdance.org www.influxdance.org Miki Liszt Dance Company McGuffey Art Center 201 Second Street, NW Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Ph 434-973-3744 Fax 434-973-3744 www.mikilisztdance.org Monroe-Highland Scottish Country Dancers Bob and Celia Belton 2670 Stowe Court Charlottesville VA 22901 (434) 979-0939 avenue.org/mhscd Prospect Dance Group 201 Second Street Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 466-9263 info@prospectdancegroup.org www.prospectdancegroup.org Skyline Country Cloggers Club for the purpose of promoting and continuing the rich heritage of American Clog Dance skyclog@crozetonline.com crozetonline.com/cloggers USA Dance – Charlottesville Chapter Donna Arehart, President PO Box 817 Scottsville, VA 24590 (434) 973-4863 usabda@avenue.org http://avenue.org/usabda/index.html Virginia Dance Company dance-co@virginia.edu www.student.virginia.edu/~dance-co Virginia Reelers Square Dance Club 113 Wild Flower Drive Charlottesville, VA 22911 (434) 293 4244 http://avenue.org/square Wilson School of Dance 3114 Proffit Road Charlottesville, VA 434-973-5678 info@wilsonschoolofdance.com www.wilsonschoolofdance.com Zen Monkey Project Continuously exploring the boundaries of somatic movement education and contemporary dance forms. kelly_east@hotmail.com www.zenmonkeyproject.com	Untitled, Oil on Panel, Kathy Craig
Film
Cinemateque P.O. Box 400701, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4701 924-3286 student.virginia.edu/~programs/index.php Cvillemovies Movie listings http://cvillemovies.com
Light House Studio Media education center for teenagers 121 E. Water Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 293-6992 cassandra@lighthousestudio.org http://lighthousestudio.org
Offscreen Independent, Foreign and Classic films at UVA Box 400511 Newcomb Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904 (434) 243-8741 offscreen@virginia.edu www.student.virginia.edu/~indie Virginia Film Festival Executive Director: Andrea Press 617 West Main Street, 2nd Floor Charlottesville, VA 22903 1-800-UVA-Fest info@vafilm.com www.vafilm.com Virginia Film Society www.vafilm.com/filmSociety.php
Literary
Archipelago Literary periodical Editor and Publisher, Katherine McNamara Box 2485 Charlottesville, VA 22902-2485 editor@archipelago.org www.archipelago.org Albert & Shirley Small Collection –UVA Special Collections University of Virginia Library P.O. Box 400110 Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110 (434) 243-1776 mssbks@virginia.edu www.lib.virginia.edu/small Alderman Library – UVA Serves undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in the humanities and social sciences University of Virginia PO Box 400114 Charlottesville VA 22904-4114 (434) 924-3021 www.lib.virginia.edu/alderman Arthur J. Morris Law Library North Grounds 580 Massie Rd Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738 924-3384 Bookwrights Press 2255 Westover Drive, Suite 108 Charlottesville, VA 22902 263-4818 Charlottesville Writing Center Dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality writing instruction, community services, literary events, and general support to writers of all ages PO Box 5608 Charlottesville, VA 22905 (434) 293-3702 cwc@cvillewrites.org www.cvillewrites.org Claude Moore Health Sciences Library 1300 Jefferson Park Ave Charlottesville, VA 22902 924-5591 JMRL John Halliday, Library Director 201 E. Market St. Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 979-7151 halliday@jmrl.org www.jmrl.org Literacy Volunteers Offers free, confidential, individualized basic literacy and ESL instruction to adults P.O. Box 1156 / 418 7th St., NE Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-3838 lva@avenue.org www.avenue.org/lva The Lyons Den Books for young readers Mary E. Lyons mary@lyonsdenbooks.com www.lyonsdenbooks.com The Poetry Society of Virginia Striving to encourage excellence in the writing, reading, and appreciation of poetry http://poetrysocietyofvirginia.org PVCC Library 501 College Drive Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 961-530 cself@pvcc.edu www.pv.vccs.edu/library Streetlight Magazine Independent literary journal dedicated to publishing the best creative writing and artwork from Charlottesville, Virginia, and surrounding areas. P.O. Box 259 Charlottesville, VA 22902 www.streetlightmag.org Tell Us A Tale Radio program PO Box 7344 Charlottesville VA 22906-7344 (434) 978-3603 Talk@tellusatale.com www.tellusatale.com University of Virginia Press Founded to advance the intellectual interests not only of the University of Virginia, but of institutions of higher learning throughout the state Brenda W. Fitzgerald, Customer Service Manager (434) 924-3469 bwf@virginia.edu P.O. Box 400318 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4318 www.upress.virginia.edu Virginia Festival of the Book Readings, panels, and discussions with authors, illustrators and publishing professionals 145 Ednam Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434)924-6890 vabook@virginia.edu www.vabook.org Virginia Quarterly Review National journal of literature and discussion One West Range, Box 400223 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4223 www.vqronline.org
Music
Academical Village People Male acapella group Newcomb Hall P.O. Box 400715 Charlottesville, VA 22904 avpmail@virginia.edu http://scs.student.virginia.edu/~acadvil Acoustic Charlottesville Promotes local, original music in the Charlottesville area SalPal5000@Juno.com www.geocities.com/acousticcharlottesville Acoustic Muse Concert Stage Bringing Charlottesville the music and spirit of some of the nation's finest musicians, with an emphasis on unique folk & acoustic singers and songwriters Michael Cvetanovich 434-409-3376 michael@flyinguitars.com http://acousticmuse.shows.org African Music & Dance Ensemble 112 Old Cabell Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 924-3502 Albemarle Ensemble 112 Old Cabell Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (434) 924-3052 www.virginia.edu/music/ensembles/albemarle Ash Lawn Opera Festival 111 4th Street NE Charlottesville, VA 22902 293-4500 ashlawnopera.org Beleza Braszil Jazz-Bossa, Samba funk, flamenco-blues, soul with a twist 142 Hessian Hills Circle #2 Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 981-2020 belezabrasil@gmail.com www.belezabrasil.net Black Voices UVA choir that sings music of the African American culture http://scs.student.virginia.edu/~bvoices/index.html Blue Ridge Irish Music School Dedicated to teaching the living art of Irish traditional music 214 Rugby Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 244-4011 brimsmail@yahoo.com www.brimstunes.org The Bridge \| Progressive Arts Initiative Community arts exchange, performance space and gallery 205 Monticello Road P.O. Box 239 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 984-5669 info@thebridgepai.com www.thebridgepai.com Cavalier Marching Band University Hall P.O. Box 400856 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4856 982-5347 www.virginia.edu/marchingband/ Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra 112 Old Cabell Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 924-6505 www.virginia.edu/music/ensembles/cuso Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival P.O. Box 1491 Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902 295-5395 cvillechambermusic.org Charlottesville Classical Guitar Society Dave Edwards 4685 Pelham Drive Earlysville, Virginia 22936 (434) 973-0115 www.rediscoverysoftware.com/ccgs Charlottesville Friends of Old-Time Music (CFOOT) Volunteer organization whose goal is to share and propagate traditional American old-time string music through performance, teaching and community jam sessions 214 Community Arts Center 214 Rugby Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 www.214arts.org/partners Charlottesville High School Band 400 Melbourne Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (434) 245-2727 CHSBand@ccs.k12.va.us http://avenue.org/chsb Charlottesville High School Orchestra Laura Mulligan Thomas, Director Charlottesville High School 1400 Melbourne Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 245-2726 laura.thomas@ccs.k12.va.us http://chsorchestra.org Charlottesville Jazz Society 2027 Woodbrook Court, Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 996-7729 www.cvillejazz.com/home.html Charlottesville Pavilion P.O. Box 2318 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 245-4910 www.charlottesvillepavilion.com The Free Bridge Quintet 112 Old Cabell Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 924-3984 virginia.edu/music/ensembles/freebridge/ Hoos in Treble Female acapella group hoosintreble@virginia.edu www.student.virginia.edu/%7Ehit-uva/index.html JamBase Shows music performances in Charlottesville www.jambase.com/search.asp?input=city&searchstr=charlottesville&stateID=46 Jeff Decker Quartet (434) 295-3351 guffyd@aol.com www.jeffdecker.org The Jeffersonland Chorus Barbershop Chorus Dick Orange (434) 591-0910 dickandmona@comcast.net avenue.org/jlcq Jubilate Christian choir for students of the University of Virginia http://scs.student.virginia.edu/~jubilate Live Arts 123 East Water Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-4177 marketing@livearts.org www.livearts.org Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center 1400 Melbourne Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 979-9532 cpac@ccs.k12.va.us www.ccs.k12.va.us/departments/CPAC/Index.html McIntire Department of Music 112 Old Cabell Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (434) 924-3052 www.virginia.edu/music Municipal Band of Charlottesville, Inc PO Box 6563 Charlottesville, VA 22906-6563 manager@charlottesvillemunicipalband.org www.charlottesvillemunicipalband.org Music Resource Center Multi-faceted music education center for teenagers located in Charlottesville, VA 105 Ridge Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 979-5478 musicresourcecenter@earthlink.net www.musicresourcecenter.org Oratorio Society of Charlottesville-Albemarle P.O. Box 5073 Charlottesville, Va., 22905-5073 (434) 295-4385 oratoriosociety@earthlink.net www.oratoriosociety.org Paramount Theater 215 East Main Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 Box Office Phone: (434) 979-1333 info@theparamount.net www.theparamount.net Scola Cantorum of Waynesboro P.O. Box 253 Waynesboro, VA 22980 schola@ntelos.net http://home.ntelos.net/~schola Second Wind Band – Senior Center Senior Center, Inc. 1180 Pepsi Place Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (434) 974-7756 jackie@seniorcenterinc.org www.seniorcenterinc.org/programs/second_wind/second_wind.shtml Shenandoah Recorder Society Margaret Newcomb (434) 591-0762 mn2k@yahoo.com www.srsva.org Skyline Harmony Chorus Joan C. Henderson, Director 17 Whippoorwill Lane Palmyra, VA 22963 (434) 589-2146 info@skylineharmony.org www.skylineharmony.org SPIMACAY Promotion of Indian classical music and culture President - Smitha Vasudevan sv4e@virginia.edu www.student.virginia.edu/~spic-mac/home.htm Staunton Music Festival PO Box 3111 Staunton, VA 24402 (540) 885-7873 email@stauntonmusicfestival.com www.stauntonmusicfestival.com/index.shtml SwingKats Plays 1930’s & 40’s jazz standards from the Swing Era Bandleader Stephen Soghoian drjazz@ntelos.net http://home.ntelos.net/~drjazz/swingkats Tokyo Rose 2171 Ivy Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 (804) 295-ROSE sushirock@hotmail.com http://members.tripod.com/~sushirock Tuesday Evening Concert Series Karen Pellón, Executive Director 108 Fifth Street S.E. Suite 208 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 244-9505 www.tecs.org University Singers Mixed-Voice Ensemble McIntire Department of Music P. O. Box 400176 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904-4176 university-singers@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/music/usingers UVA Chamber Music Series 112 Old Cabell Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 924-3502 http://www.virginia.edu/music/uvacms/index.html UVA Early Music Ensemble Concentrates on the music from the late Renaissance and Baroque periods Paul Walker, Conductor (434) 924-3984 pmw6q@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/music/performance.html UVA Jazz Ensemble Full-sized jazz big band John D’Earth, Conductor McIntire Department of Music P. O. Box 400176 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904-4176 trumpetdearth@aol.com www.virginia.edu/music/performance.html UVA Klezmer Ensemble Focuses on the klezmer traditions of New York and Philadelphia between the two world wars, as well as 19th century Eastern Europe Joel Rubin, Conductor McIntire Department of Music P. O. Box 400176 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904-4176 jer2y@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/music/performance.html UVA Percussion Ensemble Camber ensemble that performs literature from classical transcriptions to contemporary music I-Jen Fang, Director McIntire Department of Music P. O. Box 400176 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904-4176 if4n@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/music/ensembles/percussion UVA Wind Ensemble Cavalier Bands Office University Hall 247B P.O. Box 400856 Charlottesville, VA 22904 (434) 982-5347 http://www.virginia.edu/music/ensembles/windensemble/ Virginia Center for Computer Music Unique facility that offers a wide range of possibilities for both composer and developer Judith Shatin, Director McIntire Department of Music University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904-4016 (434) 924-3052 shatin@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/music/VCCM Virginia Consort: A Vocal Ensemble 1658 Brandywine Drive Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 244-8444 consort2@aol.com www.virginiaconsort.org Virginia Gentleman Male acapella group David Kehlenbeck, President Newcomb Hall P.O. Box 400701 Charlottesville, VA 22904 (617) 943-6379 vagent@virginia.edu http://scs.student.virginia.edu/~vagent Virginia Glee Club UVA Musical Organization Newcomb Hall P.O. Box 400715 SAC Box 132 Charlottesville, VA 22903 gleeclub-secretary@virginia.edu http://scs.student.virginia.edu/~glee Virginia Pep Band Student-run scramble band vapepband@virginia.edu www.student.virginia.edu/%7Epepband/index.html Virginia Sil’hooettes Female acapella group May Inoue, business manager Newcomb Hall PO Box 400715 SAC Box 358 Charlottesville, VA 22903 mi8g@virginia.edu www.silhooettes.com/home.html Virginia Women’s Chorus All-female vocal group President, Megan Van Syckle mbv7c@virginia.edu www.student.virginia.edu/~vawomen/index.htm Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra PO Box 671 Waynesboro, VA 22980 http://jimburnette.net/~waynesborocommunityorchestra/index.cgi Westminster Organ Concert Series Offers a variety of organ literature and presents the organ in combination with other instruments and singers in a concert venue wocs@avenue.org http://avenue.org/organconcerts/ Wintergreen Performing Arts Nonprofit music organization in Nelson County with year-round education and entertainment programming, including the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival PO Box 816 Wintergreen, VA 22958 info@wintergreenperformingarts.org www.wintergreenperformingarts.org Youth Orchestra of Charlottesville-Albemarle PO Box 4845 Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434)974-7776 www.yoca.org yoca_evans@yahoo.com Zephyrus Paul Walker, Director 101 Amherst Commons Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 293-5339 pmw6q@virginia.edu http://www.zephyrus-va.org/index.htm
Theatre
Ash Lawn Opera Festival 111 4th Street NE Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 293-4500 info@ashlawnopera.org www.ashlawnopera.org Community Children’s Theatre PO Box 5051 Charlottesville, VA 22905 (434) 961-7862 info@CvilleCCT.org www.cvillecct.org/CvilleCCT.org Foolery Thad McQuade, Artistic Director Ensemble-based company that explores the possibilities of physical storytelling, combining traditional techniques of clown with modern research concerning the relationship between playmakers and playgoers info@foolery.org www.foolery.org Four County Players 5256 Governor Barbour Street Barboursville, Virginia 22923-0001 (540) 832-5355 4cp@fourcp.org www.fourcp.org Heritage Repertory Theatre LaVahn Hoh University of Virginia Department of Drama P. O. Box 400128 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4128 (434) 924-3326 lgh2b@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/drama/hrt.htm Live Arts 123 East Water Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-4177 marketing@livearts.org www.livearts.org Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center 1400 Melbourne Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 979-9532 cpac@ccs.k12.va.us www.ccs.k12.va.us/departments/CPAC/Index.html New Lyric Theatre P. O. Box 3402 Charlottesville, VA 22903-0402 (434) 977-7478 nlt@newlyrictheatre.com www.newlyrictheatre.com Old Michie Theatre 221 East Water Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-3690 www.oldmichie.com The Paramount Theater Paramount Theater 215 East Main Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 Box Office Phone: (434) 979-1333 info@theparamount.net www.theparamount.net Play On! Theatre Alex Citron, Executive Director 983 Second Street S.E. Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 872-0184 http://playontheatre.org American Shakespeare Center at the Blackfriars Theater Administrative Offices/Box Office & Gift Shop 13 West Beverley St., 4th Floor Staunton, VA 24401 (540) 851-1733 www.americanshakespearecenter.com UVA Drama Department University of Virginia Contact: Jenny Mays Department of Drama P. O. Box 400128 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4128 (434) 924-3326 jmays@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/drama Virginia Storytelling Alliance One-stop source for finding storytelling events, contacting Virginia storytellers, and researching stories for your repertoire Megan Hicks meganhicks1@verizon.net www.vastorytelling.org
Visual Arts
Art Center in Orange 129 East Main Street Orange, VA 22960 (540) 672-7311 artcenter@firstnetva.com www.artscenterorange.org Art In Place Establishes sites around the City of Charlottesville, Virginia to make art accessible to the general public Box 7885 Charlottesville, VA 22906 (434) 979-5388 info@artinplace.org www.artinplace.org Art Upstairs Displays the works of more than 20 artists who work in oil, acrylic, watercolor, paper collage, pastels, ink, graphite and tapestry 112 West Main Street Suite 4 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 923-3900 artupstairs@yahoo.com Artisans Center of Virginia Connie Shrader and Linda Blake, Co-gallery managers Willow Oak Plaza Rt. 340 North 801 West Broad St. Waynesboro, VA 22980 (540)946-3294 acv@ntelos.net http://artisanscenterofvirginia.org Biscuit Run Studios Art studio 981 Old Lynchburg Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 977-5411 brs@cstone.net www.biscuitrun.com bozART Gallery 211 West Main Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 296-3919 bozartgallery@yahoo.com www.bozartgallery.com The Bridge \| Progressive Arts Initiative Community arts exchange, performance space and gallery 205 Monticello Road P.O. Box 239 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 984-5669 info@thebridgepai.com www.thebridgepai.com Charlottesville Area Quilt Guild Umbrella group serving approximately 100 quilters in the area surrounding Charlottesville, Virginia quilts@avenue.org http://avenue.org/quilts/home.html Charlottesville Fiber Arts Guild Wide variety of fiber artists (434) 293-9617 www.fiberartsguild.org Festival of the Photograph P.O. Box 1541 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-3687 contact@festivalofthephotograph.org www.festivalofthephotograph.org The Glass Palette Fun and friendly environment where adventurous people of any age are invited to explore the limitless possibilities of creating with glass 110 5th Street NE Charlottesville, VA (434) 977 - 9009 info@theglasspalette.net http://theglasspalette.net Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection 400 Worrell Drive Peter Jefferson Place Charlottesville, Va. 22911 (434) 244-0234 kluge-ruhe@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/kluge-ruhe The Fiske Kimbal Fine Arts Library Bayly Drive PO Box 400131 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 924-6938 Les Yeux du Monde 115 South First Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 979-5566 LesYeuxduMonde@aol.com www.artline.com/galleries/LesYeux McGuffey Art Center 201 Second Street, NW Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 295- 7973 mcguffey@mcguffeyartcenter.com www.mcguffeyartcenter.com Migration: A Gallery Features over twenty contemporary artists from Virginia and across America 119 Fifth Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 293-2200 info@migrationgallery.com www.migrationgallery.com Monticello Needlearts Enhances knowledge of stitching and learn new techniques http://avenue.org/mnega Sage Moon Gallery 420 East Main St. Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-9997 info@sagemoongallery.com www.sagemoongallery.com Second Street Gallery Leah Stoddard, Direction 115 Second Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-7284 director@secondstreetgallery.org www.secondstreetgallery.org Shenandoah Valley Art Center Nonprofit arts organization offering a place to enjoy the arts through exhibitions, performances, workshops and classes. 126 Wayne Avenue Waynesboro, VA (540) 949-7662 www.svacart.com Transient Crafters Artists' cooperative which brings together a wide variety of handcrafting businesses in one venue 118 E. Main Street Charlottesville, VA (434) 972-9500 www.transientcrafters.com University of Virginia Art Museum Thomas H. Bayly Building 155 Rugby Road, P. O. Box 400119 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4119 (434) 924-3592 www.virginia.edu/artmuseum Virginia Arts of the Book Center 977 Second Street, SE Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 924-6890 www.virginiabookarts.org kmcfadden@virginia.edu Virginia Stone Carvers Guild Group of men and women, neophyte explorer to professional sculptor and all between, who are passionate about their commitment to working in stone jeffthruston@gmail.com www.virginiastonecarversguild.com Watercolor Guild Educational organization to sponsor annual programs, demonstrations and opportunities for professional critiques Contact: Patrice Reese P. O. Box 3128 Charlottesville VA 22903 (434) 360-3792
Other
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Seeks to study, preserve, and promote the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia Douglas Day, Director McIntire Building 200 Second St., NE Charlottesville, VA 22902-5245 (434) 296-1492 info@albemarlehistory.org www.albemarlehistory.org American Association of Museums Helping to develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community 1575 Eye Street NW, Suite 400 Washington DC 20005 (202) 289-1818 infocenter@aam-us.org www.aam-us.org/index.cfm Ash-Lawn Highland Historic house museum, 535-acre working farm, and performing arts site in Albemarle County, Virginia Carolyn Coggin Holmes, Executive Director 1000 James Monroe Parkway Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 293-9539 info@ashlawnhighland.org www.ashlawnhighland.org Charlottesville Arts and Entertainment Magazine Free magazine includes calendars of arts and entertainment events, feature articles, detailed area maps and listings of local services 301 East Market Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 295-9004 info@artsmonthly.com www.artsmonthly.com Charlottesville Community Design Center 101 E. Main St Charlottesville, VA 22902 984 2232 cvilledesign.org Charlottesville-Albemarle Community Foundation PO Box 1767 Charlottesville, VA 22902 296-1024 cacf@cacfonline.org Contemporary Arts Center of Virginia Fosters awareness, exploration and understanding of the significant art of our time 2200 Park Avenue Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757) 425-0000 www.cacv.org Digital Media Center at UVA Robertson Media Center Clemons Library Charlottesville VA 22908 (434) 924-7474 digitalmedia@virginia.edu www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/DML/index.html First Night Virginia Barbara S. Lundgren, Executive Director P.O. Box 2284 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 975-8269 www.firstnightva.org Frontier Culture Museum 1290 Richmond Road Staunton, VA 24401 (540) 332-7850 info@fcmv.virginia.gov www.frontier.virginia.gov L’Alliance Francaise Cultural and educational organization created to encourage and further the knowledge of France, its culture and its language P.O. Box 124 Earlysville, VA 22936 (434) 973-8268 alliancefrancaisecville@yahoo.com http://avenue.org/afc Ligmincha Institute Created to preserve the Tibetan Bon culture and teachings, especially the practices of dzogchen Lee Hartline, Office Manager 313 2nd St. SE., Suite #207 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-6161 Ligmincha@aol.com www.ligmincha.org Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center Proposes to build an interactive museum and provide educational and intriguing experiences for children, youth and adults, focusing on the expedition’s legacy in Virginia P.O. Box 281 Charlottesville, Va. 22902 (434) 979-2425 landceast@ntelos.net www.lewisandclarkeast.org McIntire Department of Art – UVA University of Virginia P.O. Box 400130 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4130 (434) 924-6123 artdept@virginia.edu www.virginia.edu/art The Miller Center 2201 Old Ivy Road Charlottesville, VA 22904 924-7236 millercenter.virginia.edu Mod Goal is to nurture the creative and collaborative potential technological progress has enabled 19 Elliewood Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 963-4663 staff@get-mod.com http://get-mod.com Museum of the Confederacy Collection of civilian and military Civil War artifacts relating to the Confederate States of America, as well as the post-war “Lost Cause” era 1201 E. Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 649-1861 info@moc.org www.moc.org National Endowment for the Arts Public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20506 (202) 682-5400 webmgr@arts.endow.gov http://arts.endow.gov Ourspace Nonprofit community center on the Downtown Mall offering a progressive, family-friendly space for creative idea exchange 414 E. Main Street Charlottesville, VA http://myspace.com/ourspacecville Party Parade A series of exciting parties held annually from February until May that benefit a different local charity each year Alexandra Gibson, Reservationist P.O. Box 4423 Charlottesville, VA 22905-4423 (434) 296-7161 www.avenue.org/party Rossetti Archive Facilitates the scholarly study of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the painter, designer, writer, and translator who was the most important and original artistic force in the second half of the nineteenth century in Great Britain www.rossettiarchive.org Scottsville Center for Arts and Nature Victory Hall Theatre 401 Valley Street P.O. Box 725 Scottsville, Virginia 24590 (434) 286-7132 info@scottsvilleartsnature.org http://scottsvilleartsnature.org Scottsville Council for the Arts Dedicated to promoting a greater understanding and appreciation of all the arts through education, encouragement and support of arts organizations and local talent, and by providing art information to the Scottsville community Eleanor Winsor, President P.O. Box 919 Scottsville, Virginia 24590 (434) 286-4730 ewwinsor@earthlink.net http://avenue.org/sca Smithsonian American Art Museum America's first federal art collection, dedicated to the enjoyment and understanding of American art 750 Ninth Street NW, Room 3100 Washington DC 20001-4505 (202) 633-7970 saaminfo@si.edu http://americanart.si.edu Thomas Jefferson Area United Way 806 East High Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 972-1701 unitedwaytja.org Virginia Discovery Museum An exciting place for kids and their families to play and learn together 524 East Main Street P.O. Box 1128 Charlottesville, VA. 22902 (434) 977-1025 vdm@ntelos.net www.vadm.org Virginians for the Arts Trish Poupore, Executive Director One East Cary Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 644-ARTS VaForArts@aol.com www.vaforarts.org Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Brings the humanities fully into Virginia’s public life, assisting individuals and communities in their efforts to understand the past, confront important issues in the present, and shape a promising future 145 Ednam Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629 (434) 924-3296 vfhinfo@virginia.edu www.virginiafoundation.org Virginia Historical Society Mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret the commonwealth's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations P.O. Box 7311 Richmond, VA 23221-0311 (804) 358-4901 www.vahistorical.org