C'ville Arts: A Cooperative Gallery is the same group of Virginia artists and craftspeople who have been known as Transient Crafters, with a gallery located on the pedestrian mall in historic, downtown Charlottesville, Virginia.

Our cooperative began with the vision of a handful of craftspeople who sought a seasonal venue from which to sell their art. In 2000, with our membership growing, we secured our current, permanent location. As the 10-year anniversary of the first seasonal shop approached, we decided it was time for a new name that better reflected our place in the community.

Our beautiful storefront gallery space is home to 60+ artist members, providing Charlottesville residents and visitors with the opportunity to view and purchase art and crafts by contemporary Virginia artists year-round. C'ville Arts offers a tremendous range of art & crafts, including decorative & functional objects for your home & garden, wearable art, gifts, organic balms, photography, paintings and sculpture. As a cooperative, we work together to operate the store, so visitors are able to meet and chat with the artists who are on duty each day.

Each month we feature new work by one of our artist members. We host an opening night reception on the first Friday of the month, in conjunction with First Fridays Downtown.

Our location is just one half block west of the Central Place, on the lively, pedestrian Mall in downtown Charlottesville. Please click here for directions to the Mall, C'ville Arts, & convenient parking.