JJJJJerome Ellis: Sonic Bathhouse #2

A contemplative drop-in concert of digital soundscapes, hammered dulcimer hymns, and cascading saxophone melodies. With this music, acclaimed artist JJJJJerome Ellis creates space for slowing down.

Sonic Bathhouse #2 is presented as part of programming for In Feeling: Empathy and Tension Through Disability, on view at The Fralin through Jan. 4, 2026.

Co-sponsored by the Gassmann Fund for Innovation in Music, UVA Department of Music, and UVA Disability Studies Initiative. Support also provided from an Arts Enhancement Grant and Rolling Grant from the Office of the Provost and the Vice Provost of the Arts at the University of Virginia.

In Feeling is supported by an Arts Enhancement Grant from the Office of the Provost and the Vice Provost of the Arts at the University of Virginia and Crozier Fine Arts. Additional support for this exhibition comes from the Angle Exhibition Fund. The Fralin Museum of Art’s educational programming is generously sponsored by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. We also wish to thank our in-kind donors: WTJU 91.1 FM and Ivy Publications LLC’s Charlottesville Welcome Book.

Seating will be limited, but flexible. Guests are welcome to stand, sit in available chairs, or find a spot on the ground. Everyone is encouraged to make themselves comfortable and enjoy the performance in their own way.

ASL and CART captioning will be provided.

Should you require any additional accommodations for this performance, please email [email protected].

ACCESSIBILITY

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia is housed in the historic Bayly Building, on the hill overlooking Madison Bowl. Although the main entrance is accessible only by stairs, we offer a fully-accessible entrance at the back of the building, via Bayly Drive with a limited number of accessible parking spaces. In addition to those spaces, regular spaces may be reserved and used with permission from museum staff.

All galleries in the museum are accessible by elevator and museum assistants and security staff are available to assist. A wheelchair accessible restroom is available on the lower level. The museum has a limited number of wheelchairs, and strollers for children, available to borrow during your visit. Please call the reception desk at 434-243-5584 prior to visiting, for assistance with parking and entering the building.

For information regarding school group tours with accessibility needs, the visually impaired or other special needs, please contact the Education Department at 434-243-2050.

It is important to The Fralin Museum of Art that our exhibitions are accessible to all. If you need accommodations not mentioned here, please call 434-243-5584.

DIRECTIONS

The Fralin Museum of Art is located at 155 Rugby Road, one block north of the Rotunda, on the Grounds of the University of Virginia.

From I-64 East or Westbound Take exit 118B for US-29 North towards Charlottesville/Culpeper. Drive approximately 2 miles, then exit onto US-250 Business East/Ivy Road towards Charlottesville. Turn right and follow Ivy Road for approximately 1.5 miles. At the fifth traffic light, turn left on Rugby Road. The Museum is the second building on the left.

From I-66 via US Route 29 North Take I-66 from Northern Virginia past Manassas. Take exit 43A for US-29 South/Lee Highway towards Gainesville. Follow Route 29 approximately 69 miles into Charlottesville, where Route 29 becomes Emmett Street. Pass John Paul Jones arena on the right, then turn left onto US-250 Business East/University Avenue. At the first traffic light, turn left on Rugby Road. The Museum is the second building on the left.

PARKING

Select parking available behind the museum and in the A-6 lot adjacent to Madison Bowl. Cash metered parking available in Culbreth Garage. FREE after 5 pm and on weekends.

TRANSPORTATION

FREE trolley service daily between UVA and downtown Charlottesville!

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