Extended Hours for May's First Friday : Fine Art + Flowers & Giselle Gautreau
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Friday, May 1, 2026 5pm - 7pm
Location
Second Street Gallery
115 2nd St SE
Details
Second Street Gallery invites you to visit us on May 1st when we participate in First Friday and keep our doors open until 7PM! This is the perfect opportunity to see our current exhibitions if you haven't already. They're receiving rave reviews!
"Fine Art + Flowers," a curated exhibition of botanical paintings by seven celebrated women artists, all of whom live in Central Virginia or maintain strong ties to the region. Featuring paintings by Karen Blair, Lee Christmas Halstead, Berkeley Hoerr, Krista Townsend, Priscilla Whitlock, Laura Wooten, and Cate West Zahl, the exhibition presents a diverse spectrum of styles and compositions. From intimate studies of individual blossoms to lush and expansive arrangements, each artist offers a distinct interpretation of botanical subject matter.
Giselle Gautreau’s "Field Obscura" explores the convergence of memory, landscape, and ecology through layers of oil or encaustic paints, as well as charcoal and graphite drawings. Through this body of work, the artist aims to capture atmospheric subtleties that suggest depth and luminosity. Gautreau’s recent series include depictions of changing coastlines, migratory bird patterns, and imagery of maps in the context of the gradual acceptance of environmental change as the new normal, connecting viewers to the fleeting and enduring aspects of nature.
"Fine Art + Flowers" is generously sponsored by KNB Art Advisory, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
"Field Obscura" is generously sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
