Please join us for our monthly prisoner letter writing!

No experience is necessary and all supplies will be provided. 

Drop in anytime, and bring a friend!

@rivannaabc

Local artists & makers market

11-4pm

fruitmarket@visible-records.com

Thương / Nhớ (Loving/Remembering)

a new installation work by Phượng-Duyên Hải Nguyễn

Thương / Nhớ 

Vietnamese, verbs: Loving / Remembering 

is a home being (re)built from deceptively flimsy-looking forms, fueled by fragmented memories. 

is a home being (re)constructed from the outlines of apartment complexes, schools, and markets that populate my homeland. 

is a home being sewn together because sewing is a caring, tender, healing act.

Drop-in Sewing and washing performances will be held through out the exhibition:

Saturday, December 13th-11-1 • Sewing

Wednesday, December 17th- 6-8 • Washing

Saturday, February 7th-11-1 • Washing

Wednesday, February 11th-6-8• Sewing

Phượng-Duyên Hải Nguyễn (she/they) is a Vietnamese-American multidisciplinary artist based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Born in Vietnam and moved to the US as a teenager, Nguyễn’s experiences and perspective as an immigrant inform and enrich her work. She sews threadbare, abstract structures and forms. To Nguyễn, abstraction is a tool to process and articulate  - a formal construct upon which she restructures her stories. It is an act of obscuring the painful details, distilling the most beautiful aspects, and transforming them into tangible objects. 

She received her MFA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2022 and her BA from the University of Virginia in 2015.

Come see Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “After Life” with Movie Friend. Watch with friends, friends of friends, friends of friends of friends, for free and for fun!

Join us from 7-10pm.

@movie.friend on instagram

Thương / Nhớ (Loving/Remembering)

a new installation work by Phượng-Duyên Hải Nguyễn

Thương / Nhớ 

Vietnamese, verbs: Loving / Remembering 

is a home being (re)built from deceptively flimsy-looking forms, fueled by fragmented memories. 

is a home being (re)constructed from the outlines of apartment complexes, schools, and markets that populate my homeland. 

is a home being sewn together because sewing is a caring, tender, healing act.

Drop-in Sewing and washing performances will be held through out the exhibition:

Saturday, December 13th-11-1 • Sewing

Wednesday, December 17th- 6-8 • Washing

Saturday, February 7th-11-1 • Washing

Wednesday, February 11th-6-8 • Sewing

Phượng-Duyên Hải Nguyễn (she/they) is a Vietnamese-American multidisciplinary artist based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Born in Vietnam and moved to the US as a teenager, Nguyễn’s experiences and perspective as an immigrant inform and enrich her work. She sews threadbare, abstract structures and forms. To Nguyễn, abstraction is a tool to process and articulate  - a formal construct upon which she restructures her stories. It is an act of obscuring the painful details, distilling the most beautiful aspects, and transforming them into tangible objects. 

She received her MFA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2022 and her BA from the University of Virginia in 2015.

We'll be sending holiday cards to people this month. This is a particularly tough time for folks inside who are isolated from their friends and loved ones. Come show some support and send a holiday card/letter to someone to remind them that there are people on the outside that support them!

Visible Records studio members will be opening their studios to the public to share works in progress, finished works available for purchase, and more. The community potluck will be happening simultaneously, so visitors and participating artists can bring a dish to share.

Email studio@visible-records.com for questions.

Join us for opening night of Thương / Nhớ (Loving/Remembering)

a new installation work by Phượng-Duyên Hải Nguyễn

Thương / Nhớ 

Vietnamese, verbs: Loving / Remembering 

is a home being (re)built from deceptively flimsy-looking forms, fueled by fragmented memories. 

is a home being (re)constructed from the outlines of apartment complexes, schools, and markets that populate my homeland. 

is a home being sewn together because sewing is a caring, tender, healing act.

Opening Reception will be held from 6-9pm at Visible Records

Light Refreshments & snacks will be provided.

Drop-in Sewing and washing performances will be held through out the exhibition:

Saturday, December 13th-11-1 • Sewing

Wednesday, December 17th- 6-8 • Washing

Saturday, February 7th-11-1 • Washing

Wednesday, February 11th-6-8 • Sewing

Phượng-Duyên Hải Nguyễn (she/they) is a Vietnamese-American multidisciplinary artist based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Born in Vietnam and moved to the US as a teenager, Nguyễn’s experiences and perspective as an immigrant inform and enrich her work. She sews threadbare, abstract structures and forms. To Nguyễn, abstraction is a tool to process and articulate  - a formal construct upon which she restructures her stories. It is an act of obscuring the painful details, distilling the most beautiful aspects, and transforming them into tangible objects. 

She received her MFA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2022 and her BA from the University of Virginia in 2015.

Our November potluck has been rescheduled! We hope to see you there. Please consider helping us fill the free fridge during the holiday season. Learn more at @littlefreefridgecville

Come see “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” with Movie Friend. In honor of our third screening, this movie is three hours long. Watch with friends, friends of friends, friends of friends of friends, for free and for fun!

@movie.friend on instagram

Each Saturday (1:45pm - 4pm) during November, Visible Records is hosting the People’s Activist Series. This event is the final session of 4. These workshops cover topics of Non-Cooperation to Resist Authoritarianism, Safety in our Community Spaces, Responding to Federal Threats, and Growing our Movements. Come get connected with your community and join in collective action!

Food provided. Restrooms onsite 100 ft from event space.

This Peoples Activist Series is a collaboration between Indivisible Charlottesville, Cville DSA, and Congregate Charlottesville.

This event will no longer be taking place but remains on the website to inform attendees of last minute changes. Keep an eye out for future trivia nights!

C'ville Care Bears, aka "the cart people" are a grassroots organizing coalition that currently aims to address the needs of protesters and unhoused people, providing snacks, drinks, and other necessities to our community members.

@cville.community.trivia on instagram

Eric King is coming to town! We're excited to have Eric join us to speak about his upcoming book, A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon, from PM Press. 

Eric was imprisoned for 10 years in 2014 for acts of solidarity with the Ferguson uprising. While in custody, he was indicted for defending himself against a violent attack by a prison Lieutenant and became one of few people to win at federal trial. After his trial, Eric was sent to a federal supermax prison for the last two years of his sentence. 

More than a book talk, this will be a vulnerable conversation about the reality of prisons, resistance inside, state repression, and how important networks of support are. 

Each Saturday (1:45pm - 4pm) during November, Visible Records is hosting the People’s Activist Series. This event is the third of 4 sessions. These workshops cover topics of Non-Cooperation to Resist Authoritarianism, Safety in our Community Spaces, Responding to Federal Threats, and Growing our Movements. Come get connected with your community and join in collective action!

Food provided. Restrooms onsite 100 ft from event space.

This Peoples Activist Series is a collaboration between Indivisible Charlottesville, Cville DSA, and Congregate Charlottesville.

Please note the Prisoner Letter Writing group will meet on a Friday (11/14) this month, not Thursday!

We hope you’ll join us, along with Activist in Residence and ex political prisoner, Eric King!

Technosonics is an annual festival of new electronic music and intermedia art that features the work and performances of faculty, graduate students, and guest artists of UVA's Composition and Computer Technologies program.

Visible Records will be hosting the final concert on November 12th, 8-11pm.

This is a free event!

Any questions can be directed to Alex Christie, UVA Music — acc3xp@virginia.edu

Each Saturday (1:45pm - 4pm) during November, Visible Records is hosting the People’s Activist Series. This event is the second of 4 sessions. These workshops cover topics of Non-Cooperation to Resist Authoritarianism, Safety in our Community Spaces, Responding to Federal Threats, and Growing our Movements. Come get connected with your community and join in collective action!

Food provided. Restrooms onsite 100 ft from event space.

This Peoples Activist Series is a collaboration between Indivisible Charlottesville, Cville DSA, and Congregate Charlottesville.

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been POSTPONED to a later date TBA.

Each Saturday (1:45pm - 4pm) during November, Visible Records is hosting the People’s Activist Series. This event is the first of 4 sessions. These workshops cover topics of Non-Cooperation to Resist Authoritarianism, Safety in our Community Spaces, Responding to Federal Threats, and Growing our Movements. Come get connected with your community and join in collective action!

Food provided. Restrooms onsite 100 ft from event space.

This Peoples Activist Series is a collaboration between Indivisible Charlottesville, Cville DSA, and Congregate Charlottesville.

Join our October Artist in Residence for two opportunities to connect and hear about her work.

Zap’s Happy AiR – October 14th, 6-7pm, a brief and casual introduction and celebration.

Zap’s Show+Tell – Oct 29th, 6-8pm, a more in depth conversation about her practice!

DATE MOVED TO MONDAY, OCT 27!

Come to Movie Friend’s second screening — “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”. Watch with friends, friends of friends, friends of friends of friends, for free and for fun!

@movie.friend

Local artists & makers market

11-4pm

fruitmarket@visible-records.com

Spend an autumn evening learning a new technique with the guidance of Allyson Mellberg of Inchworm Fibers Lab!

Contact inchwormlab@gmail.com for workshop details.

11 AM Workshop by Venuca Evanán Vivanco 

@venucaevanandeperu

2 PM The Modern Bambabatok Screening

Ethnographic film by @kc_omil @lanewilcken