Access Arts Charlottesville/Albemarle

04/05/2025

09/18/2023

Annual Picnic

06/17/2023

⭐ SOUTHERN SWEET ICED TEA ⭐
RECIPE ➡ https://www.lovebakesgoodcakes.com/perfect-southern-sweet-iced-tea-never/
Enjoy a nice, big glass of this Perfect Southern Sweet Iced Tea!! Let me show you a simple trick to keep it from being bitter!

03/18/2022

Great opportunity to visit the Blue Ridge Tunnel!

Have you ever wanted to experience the beauty of the long awaited Blue Ridge Tunnel but are physically unable to make the walk up to the tunnel? We will help you with that dream on Saturday, April 2nd during our Accessibility Day. We will have golf carts running on rotation to provide those with limited mobility a chance to ride up and see the Eastern portal, a ride through the tunnel and then witness the picture worthy stone archway entrance on the Western portal before returning to the Eastern Trailhead parking lot. The event will take place from 9am – 12pm at the Eastern Trailhead parking lot located at 215 Afton Depot Lane in Afton, VA. Members of the Blue Ridge Tunnel Foundation and Nelson County Parks and Recreation will be on hand to offer historical guidance of the tunnel and restoration project that took place prior to opening in November 2020.

This event is in conjunction with the Smithsonian Museums on Main Crossroads Exhibit currently being held in Nelson County.

12/31/2021

🌟 New adventures are around the corner. Here's hoping you make the most of 2022! Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!

11/23/2021

Meet our final three Mildred W. Spicer Art Heroes! Congratulations!

Robyn Miller: A celebrated local artist, Miller has displayed her paintings and poetry as part of Access Arts Charlottesville/Albemarle. She recently published The Moonlight Series: Out-Speaking in the Year 2020 as a way to process the challenges she and others have faced in recent years. In addition, Miller regularly gifted the art she created to others throughout the pandemic.

Robin Hoffman: For over 12 years, Hoffman has hosted A Day A Minute with Artist Robin Hoffman on CPATV with the goal of celebrating the creativity of our region, including local artists of all ability levels. Hoffman found new and creative ways to continue her television program to celebrate the arts during the pandemic. When she wasn’t hosting her show and creating her own art, Hoffman, who is also a registered nurse, administered COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the community.

Amy Keenan-Amago: As an experienced art educator, who is currently working on her dissertation for her Ph.D. in arts education, Keenan-Amago recently launched a new art program for artists with disabilities in collaboration with the Arc of the Piedmont. In addition, she helped to build an art studio filled with art supplies at the Arc of the Piedmont and has filled the building with framed art by her students to provide an inviting, creative environment that celebrates the students’ abilities and accomplishments.

11/22/2021

Meet two more of our seven Mildred W. Spicer Art Heroes:

Rachel Pompano Mclaughlin: Honored for making art accessible, approachable, and fun for community members with disabilities during the pandemic, thanks to her creative use of Zoom and for her exemplary support of people with disabilities in the arts.

Nancy Lineweaver: A talented artist, Lineweaver is honored for her use of art to inspire love, joy, and kindness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite losing her job during the pandemic and having her favorite art classes canceled, Lineweaver used her time to create gifts of art that honored special memories for each recipient.

11/19/2021

Here are the first two of our seven Mildred W. Spicer Art Heroes: Congratulations!

Despite the COVID pandemic, Mary Anna Dunn continued to provide access to, and creation of, art opportunities for post high and high school students with disabilities in Charlottesville and Albemarle County schools. She also found new ways to present her successful poetry workshop, PopNPoems, through Access Arts while respecting social distancing to keep participants safe.

As a popular local musician, Greg Morgoglione has brought his love for music to area nursing homes for years as part of a series of volunteer performances. During the pandemic, he has served as a “Nabor” at Naborforce in an effort to provide companionship – and music – to older adults isolated during quarantine.

Thank you Mary Anna and Greg!

11/17/2021

Congratulations to our seven Art Heroes, winners of the 2021 Mildred W. Spicer Arts Award! There will be more information coming out about their individual contributions but in the meantime - here they are!
Rachel Pompano Mclaughlin
Amy Kennan-Amago
Nancy Lineweaver
Mary Anna Dunn
Greg Morgolione
Robyn Miller
Robin Hoffman
Thanks too to the wonderful people who nominated them:
Cathy Caldwell, Sue Smith, Thea Blech-Caulder, Ann Messina, Mary Anderson, and Cary Wyatt.

10/05/2021

Call for Nominations for Art Heroes! This year, the Mildred W. Spicer Arts Award will return with a special emphasis on those who used art and creativity to uplift their community during the recent health crisis. Learn more at http://ow.ly/1BVP50GlzOb

02/24/2021

JABA is hosting a virtual art show and contest for Older American’s Month with the theme Volunteerism: Creating Communities of Strength. We invite you to share the event with those in your community who may be interested.

All members from the community are welcome to submit artwork of all mediums which will be judged by a juried panel for selection in the art show and for first place winners who will receive a prize in each category: youth (under 18), adult (18-64), senior (64 and older), or professional artist.

Artists can submit work through this simple online form by April 23rd:

Please click the link to complete this form.