Holsinger Studio Portrait Project

We're grateful for all the attention that our traveling exhibition is getting. It's now at Trinity Episcopal Church on Preston Avenue. The house in the photo once stood in the Kellytown neighborhood. That is, a literal stone's throw from Trinity's present location.
The next stop for the traveling exhibition? Charlottesville High School! Stay tuned for more information.
As always, thanks to our partners, & .

We're grateful to the for publishing this excellent article on our traveling exhibition, which is now at Trinity Episcopal Church in Charlottesville.
We've been quiet on social media, but busy elsewhere. Stay tuned for more news.

Almost ready! Our latest Visions of Progress exhibition opens tomorrow, Sunday, January 11th, at Trinity Episcopal Church, immediately following the 10:30 service. (About noon.) All are invited to the reception, whether you attend the service or not.

Visions of Progress is back! Historically African American Trinity Episcopal Church will host the traveling edition of our acclaimed exposition from January 11th to March 11th 2026. The opening reception is on Sunday, January 11th, after the 10:30 service. All are invited to attend!
As always many thanks to our partners .

We're back! Back for another exhibition! A traveling version of our hugely successful Visions of Progress show will open at a well known Charlottesville church in mid-January '26. Details to follow. Stay tuned!

Catalog launch! Our director, Dr. John Edwin Mason speaks to the packed house, yesterday. Many thanks to everyone who came! And a special thank you to for the photo.
In the coming days, we'll announce here and on our page how people can get copies.
We're very grateful to the for making it possible for us the publish the catalog. Thank you to the and for sponsoring the launch. A standing ovation for Olivia Brown, Holly Robertson, and Jacquelyn Kim.

Thank you, 29News WVIR for helping us spread the word about our catalog launch celebration! It's tomorrow, October 25th, at 3 pm, in the Swanson Room of the public library's downtown branch. Come and get your free copy (while supplies last). Meanwhile watch the excellent report. 👇🏽

‘Visions of Progress’ catalog showcases African American portraits in central Virginia’s history Holsinger Studio Portrait Project is launching its ‘Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style, and Racial Uplift’ catalog.

New publication highlights the lives of Black Charlottesville-area residents at the turn of the 20th Century The Holsinger Studio Portrait Project and the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society will be giving away copies of the "Visions of Progress" portrait exhibition catalog for free on Saturday.

We're thrilled to see this post by Stacey Evans, the digital genius — and wonderful photographer — who scanned the glass-plate negatives from the Holsinger Studio. Her efforts made our exhibition and its catalog both possible and very beautiful. In her post, Stacey talks about the work that she did scanning the negatives. She might even give away a few secrets of her artistry. Check it out!

Re-Digitizing the Holsinger Studio Collection for the 2022 Visions of Progress Exhibition This post was contributed by Stacey Evans, senior imaging specialist and project coordinator in the Digital Production Group at the University of Virginia Library. Introduction “Can we re-di…