Visible Records is an artist-run gallery and studio space located in Charlottesville, VA. We seek to provide central Virginians with studio membership, exhibition & community organizing space, artist residencies, and programming, with a focus on compelling contemporary arts and building community power. For information about decision making structures and practices at Visible Records, please see our programming page.
Visible Records provides national and local artists and activists with the space and tools to expand their practice and to build creative community by:
Providing 24/7 access to studios for artists who have complex work schedules
Prioritizing affordability of studios
Establishing artist residency opportunities for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), & low-income artists
Partnering with BIPOC and low-wealth artists, organizations and community organizers, to provide direct support, facilities, and space
Visible Records programming survives and sustains through grants and the support of donations. If you’d like to support working artists and our free community programming, please head over to our donation page.
/ FIND US
Visible / Records
1740 Broadway Street,
Charlottesville, VA 22902
/ HOURS
Our Gallery is open to the public:
Tuesday—Saturday 11AM to 5PM
To schedule an appointment outside of these hours or to arrange a guided tour, please email studio@visible-records.com
/ CONTACT US
Email: studio@visible-records.com
Instagram: @visible_records
Facebook: facebook.com/visiblerecords
/ 1740 BROADWAY
Visible Records is housed within a multi-use warehouse in the Carlton/Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville, VA. The property was home to a data management company called Data Visible that employed over 70 working class people from 1966 until 2014, when the company closed. The building is currently owned by Data Visible’s parent company, VAS of Virginia Inc. Rather than sell the property to developers, the family heirs resolved to convert the 55,000 sqft warehouse into affordable fabrication, office and retail space for Charlottesville’s working class entrepreneurs. Morgan Ashcom, an artist and the warehouse’s current manager, spearheaded this conversion, as well as the construction of Visible Records. 1740 Broadway St. is now home to Visible Records, Decipher Brewing, Grow Coral Reefs, Patois Cider, Metal Inc., A2D Appliance Sales, Dreadhead, The Freeman Artist Residency, numerous recording studios and more than 20 other small businesses.
We know that our community is the middle of an affordable housing crisis and that part of that crisis is fueled by the development of previously industrial spaces into expensive housing, retail, and restaurants. At 1740 Broadway and Visible Records, we are committed to maintaining the space as an affordable and diverse place for people to accomplish their dreams. For more information on the rising cost of living in Charlottesville and efforts to combat it, visit: https://affordablehousingcville.org/.