Second Street Gallery is pleased to present Home, a group exhibition curated by the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective, in the Main Gallery from April 4–May 23, 2025. This exhibition features the work of Nia Blue, Sam Christian, Tionna Cortez, Angelica Credle, Matou Demba, Brianna Dowd, kevin jerome everson, Russell Hamilton, Sarah Jones, Jadea Knight, Somé Louis, Daryl Love, Earl Manning, David Marion, Demarcus McGaughey, Ian McGregor, Kweisi Morris, Tobiah Mundt, Felicia Reed, Martryce Roach, and Aaron Uzzle.

Through the work of 21 artists, Home explores the rich and diverse interpretations of ‘home’ in Black communities. Whether as a physical space, cultural identity, or emotional state, the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective highlights how the concept of home resonates collectively in our lives, memories, and futures.

Please join Second Street Gallery for April’s Exhibition Preview Party & Fundraiser on Thursday, April 3 from 5:30–7:30PM, where attendees can get a first look at our April/May exhibitions before they open to the public. Sponsor a photo from Charlottesville Porch Portraits to receive a ticket to this event; learn more and purchase a sponsorship HERE.

Please save the date for our free April First Friday Exhibition Reception on Friday, April 4 from 5:30–7:30PM, where we will be joined by the curatorial team and several exhibiting artists from the exhibition. Save the date and learn more HERE.

The exhibition is generously sponsored by The FUNd at the CACF, Bushman Dreyfus Architects, Martin Horn, Inc., the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.