McGuffey Art Center

201 2nd Street Northwest, Charlottesville, VA, 22902

McGuffey Art Center, located one block from the Downtown Mall in a historic elementary school building, is one of the oldest artist-run cooperative art centers in the country. Since its establishment in 1975, the art center has been a community of artists, dedicated to practicing art and passing on the creative spirit to the greater Charlottesville community, through creating opportunities for increasing access to art for all.

The McGuffey Association currently includes 50 renting artist members, 100 associate artist members, and 6 incubator artists. The artists within our community participate in varying ways to support McGuffey Art Center and the greater community's growth, through teaching classes and workshops, showcasing works in exhibitions, participating in and hosting events, and encouraging community outreach.

For artists interested in participating in McGuffey Art Center, find out more about our membership application process linked below.

Our publicity team loves working with the press to share unique, creative stories about McGuffey, its initiatives and its artists. If you’re a member of the media and would like to do a story (or just talk), please get in touch with our Press Manager, Karen Eide.

Karen Eide: Press Manager | karen@kareneide.com
Robin Harris: Publicity Manager | rharris@harrisdesigninc.com