In It Was Real To Us, both Jemec and O’Hearn alter original images to produce a “manufactured reality.” The photos quietly show how recorded history is held captive by the imagination and turned into something that is only loosely based on real-life experience. Not only is it all aesthetically stimulating, but it serves as a thoughtful reminder of how imperfect and unpredictable our human understanding actually is.

Please join us Friday, February 5, from 5:00-7:00pm. And dress warmly! We’ll be stocked up on coffee and hot chocolate for when you get there.

Join us this Friday for the opening of our November installation- “Staycation” by Dana Giacofci.

Inspired by Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz–foreshadowing the end of a Gilded Age–Dana’s prints are an exploration of what happens when imagination and preoccupation assault otherwise routine repetitive travels along the highways of the everyday.

Friday, November 6th. 5:00-9:00PM.

We’re very excited about October’s installation as our friend, James Ford, will be displaying a selection of his 6000+ Polaroid photographs, taken over a period of eight years. Narrowing it down to a mere 2000 (!), he’ll be displaying the photos on a wall-sized grid in chronological order in a way that not only proves his remarkable eye for photography but also his passion for both film and comics.

Please join us Friday October 2 from 5:00-7:00pm for the opening reception and check out James’ artist statement below:

“Cumulatively, the photographs represent an ongoing work which functions as both observation and autobiography; the work is both lyrical and documentary, and contains portraits, landscapes, personal moments, famous landmarks, nostalgic instances, puzzling obscurities, messy fragments, eye-catching distractions, humorous gags, bacchanalian mistakes, and a few brief moments of unexpected beauty. This utterly disposable, imperfect, impermanent (and now largely extinct) medium allows us to capture brief and similarly impermanent moments and preserve them for a little while longer, and to share the experience with others.”

Join us on Friday, September 4 from 5:30-8:00pm for the opening reception for “FOLLY.” The show features the collaborative work of Corey Kitzke and Dave Moore and will be on display this month at the Garage with a partner show happening at Chop Suey Books in Richmond

Aside from the many possible forms and implications of the word FOLLY, it is also an actual place; you can physically go there. This show, and it’s continuation in (Richmond/Charlottesville) is about that place and all those other forms and implications..

Come by the Garage Wednesday, August 26th from 5:00-7:00pm for a drawing party and closing reception for “The Suitcase Show.” Come draw, hang out, and purchase art (pay what you can, take what you want). Bring supplies! It should be a really intimate, enjoyable night.

Join us tomorrow night - Tuesday, August 25th - for a lovely outdoor concert by David Dondero, Erik Petersen, and Lux Perpetua. Show starts at 8:00pm. We’ve been a fan of David’s for years; it should be a good end-of-summer, hill-lounging show.

Join us this Friday for the opening reception of “The Suitcase Show: Selections from Drawing Parties (2005-2008).” Organized by Greg Antrim Kelly, the show features drawings by many local artists made over the year at assorted drawing parties.

The opening reception runs from 5:00-7:00pm. An acoustic show by The Hill and Wood begins at 7:00pm. To view the show throughout the month, contact Greg Antrim Kelly at 434.242.0905. More on The Suitcase Show below…

Adam Wolpa, a Grand Rapids-based artist and former UVA student, will be installing an amazing show at the Garage next week. Adam is one of our favorite artists, and we can’t describe how excited we are about this opening. I know there’s a lot going on next Friday, but come by next Friday, July 3rd between 5:30-7:30pm to see Adam’s new sound sculpture and collages. You won’t regret it!

Don’t worry; you have a few last chances to see Kristin Smith and Jesse Wells’ show before it comes down on Monday.

Gallery hours:
Thursday, June 25, 12:00-4:00pm
Saturday, June 27, 5:00-7:00pm
Sunday, June 28, 6:00-8:00pm

Come and see! There are a few last pieces available for purchase as well!

The Garage is excited to host an opening reception for “New Work” by Jesse Wells and Kristin Smith this Friday, June 5th from 5:30-8:00pm. Come enjoy refreshments, friends, and art! The exhibition includes…

“Fault Zones” by Jesse Wells: New work focused on the physical chasm between individuals exemplified during ambivalent and complex moments.  With stunt doubles on fire and boxers embracing, this work seeks to highlight the quiet caught within the chaos, and people trying to come to grips with themselves and others.

Drawings and Sculpture by Kristin Smith: A collection of work about animals investigating the world that they live in. The pieces show a variety of creatures exploring strange habitats and forms, trying to make sense of their surroundings.

Gallery Hours: During scheduled events or by appointment. For more information, visit the Garage online at www.thegarage-cville.com.