Sarah Sargent, Author at C-VILLE Weekly

Todd Murphy’s ‘Bird Room’ is dreamy, ambitious, and ambiguous

Todd Murphy’s “Bird Room” at Les Yeux du Monde highlights a fascination with birds, but it also draws attention to a love of beauty, a vast knowledge of challenging cerebral […]

Sarah Sargent | October 21, 2026

Best of C-VILLE 2026 Entertainment

A statue reimagined

Ever since it was awarded the statue of Robert E. Lee by City Council in December 2021, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center has been laser focused on its […]

Sarah Sargent | August 26, 2026

Best of C-VILLE 2026 Entertainment

An important Monticello figure gets a likeness

It would be hard to find a better example of the resiliency of the human spirit than Edith Hern Fossett (1787–1854). Born into slavery at Monticello, Fossett was taken to […]

Sarah Sargent | August 26, 2026

Culture Picks

Emma Terry charms with whimsical sculpture at New City Arts

“I’m someone who just loves to play. I’m not really tied to the outcome,” says ceramic artist Emma Terry. It’s a laid back, experimental approach that allows her to try […]

Sarah Sargent | August 12, 2026

Culture Works

Ten women artists string a vision together in Phaeton Gallery group show

In culmination of an ambitious project that began at the end of January 2025 when a group of artists convened at Phaeton Gallery to work on creating a clothesline, “Weathering: […]

Sarah Sargent | May 20, 2026

Culture Works

An exhibition at JSAAHC allows the public to contribute

In an effort to transform the remnants of Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue into a new commemorative design, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center has mounted “Swords into Plowshares […]

Sarah Sargent | April 29, 2026

Culture

Painter Philip Geiger leaves a legacy of intensity and art history

Artist Philip Geiger, who taught painting at the University of Virginia for more than 30 years, depicted how things appear to the eye as opposed to reproducing how they appear […]

Sarah Sargent | March 4, 2026

Culture

Painter J.M. Henry let beauty get in the way

J.M. Henry left an indelible impression on those he encountered in Charlottesville. They remember his talent and commitment to art, his resiliency, his generosity, and his finely attuned sense of […]

Sarah Sargent | February 18, 2026

Culture

Stacey Evans captures ephemeral perspectives from a window seat

Stacey Evans began taking photos from trains more than 20 years ago. What started casually, with a couple of images snapped on a trip, evolved into a serious body of […]

Sarah Sargent | December 17, 2025

Arts Culture

Acclaimed artist Wolfgang Buttress designs a community treasure

Known for his large-scale immersive installations that incorporate sculpture and technology to explore environmental themes, British artist Wolfgang Buttress’ reputation was established with 2015’s “The Hive,” a bee-centric work that […]

Sarah Sargent | November 5, 2025