Second Street Gallery (SSG), Central Virginia’s first artist run alternative art space, is one of the longest surviving nonprofit organizations in the country focused solely on the art and ideas of our time.

SSG’s primary mission is to enliven Virginia through access to the best in contemporary art and artists and to inspire new ways of thinking, seeing, and doing.

Second Street Gallery’s extensive program encourages individuals of every ages and background to engage new ideas through new art, stimulating an active forum of open dialogue between artists and the public.

Founded in 1973, Second Street Gallery is the oldest nonprofit (501(c)3) contemporary artspace in Central Virginia and one of the oldest in the country.