

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Art Opening at IX Art Park - First Fridays
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for First Friday at IX!

✨ Featured Exhibition: Bill Atwood – “The Array”
Atwood transforms our public restrooms into a gallery of colorful mixed media pieces inspired by a lifelong devotion to seeing, shaping, and honoring the world around him. 

🎨 Artist Talk: Jesse Jentzen – Meet the Artist + Q&amp;A
Meet the artist behind our newest Pegasus mural coming to IX Art Park. Jesse will share insights into his inspiration, symbolism, and creative process, followed by a casual Q&amp;A.

🥂 Enjoy champagne and light hors d’oeuvres while connecting with artists, neighbors, and fellow art lovers.

🎟 FREE admission to The Looking Glass from 7–9 PM

#FirstFriday #IXArtPark #CharlottesvilleArts #MeetTheArtist #PublicArt #TheLookingGlass
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlottesville/art-opening-at-ix-art-park-first-fridays/200029815555012
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, first-friday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 58

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029815555012?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=charlottesville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Charlottesville
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Looking Glass
- **lat**: 38.025882334691
- **long**: -78.482306457641
- **full address**: Looking Glass, 446 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902-56ND, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ix Art Park (https://allevents.in/org/ix-art-park/3078240)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/9d91237423b4a728f34dc6e6a66b06dd497391e4e3d73e14c2a73d4f3312a1dd-rimg-w300-h300-dc171716-gmir?v=1774310809

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Looking Glass, 446 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902-56ND, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ix Art Park
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, exhibitions, first-friday
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Art Opening at IX Art Park - First Fridays ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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