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November 20, 2007

Volume I, Edition 12

Exhibits/Events
  Amherst
  Easthampton
  Haydenville
  Northampton
  South Hadley
  Southampton

Call for Artist

Classes

Studios

In the News
  Dahr Jamail
  Deborah Sherr
  Hampshire Choral Society
  Hampshire Young People's Chorus
  Hilary Price
  Jazer Giles Schwartz
  Keith Hollingworth
  Kelsey Flynn
  Lydia Nettler
  Maggie Nowinski
  Marjorie Tauer
  Marsha Lieberman
  Meg Kelsey Wright
  Roger Lobdell
  Sarah Swersey
  Stephen St. Francis Decky
  Suzette Alsop Jones
  Yaeko Miranda
  Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh

Gooble Gobble Times

The roads and skies are filling with travelers. If you're one of them, we wish you safe travels. If they are coming to you, we wish you a good visit. Enjoy the food and fun, and practice a little patience. :-)

This 'lil place of the Pioneer Valley attracted some big time attention this week in the New York Times. To read the story, click the link below:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/travel/escapes/16North.html

See you next week.

Amherst Exhibits/Events

TITLES: An exhibition of artists' book works at Amherst Books.
Event: TITLES: An exhibition of artists' book works at Amherst Books. Start Date: Wednesday October 24th, 2007 Reception: Saturday November 24th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM End Date: Sunday November 25th, 2007 Location Name: Amherst Books Address: 8 Main street City, ST: Amherst, MA Website: www.umass.edu/fac/calendar/universitygallery/events/Titles.html Fee: Free
The University Gallery, in collaboration with Amherst Books, will sponsor Titles, an itinerant exhibition that is designed to adapt and travel to bookstores in different cities. This project reflects the "curatorial" interest of the WayUpWayDown collective (comprising Toronto artists Sunny Kerr, Yam Lau, Tania Ursomarzo) to set in motion itinerant exhibition structures and maneuvers. Many area artists, designers and architects, such as Robert Cumming, Young Min Moon, Stephen Petegorsky, Karen Dolmanisth, and Sigrid Miller Pollin amongst others, have been invited to produce book works or related artworks that have a relation to the chosen title found under a category in the bookstore (i.e. literature, children's books, art, etc.) and are placed in a slot on the shelf according to alphabetical ordering. A list will be provided to the visitors to locate the works. The first exhibition of Titles opened in June 2007 at Balfour Books in Toronto with 28 participating artists. Its second venue will be at Amherst Books, and will then travel to Montreal later in this fall. This project reflects the "curatorial" interest of the WayUpWayDown collective to set in motion itinerant exhibition structures and maneuvers. It is the mandate of the collective to facilitate tenuous and fluid relations between exhibitions, artworks, and communities. Titles is planned to coincide with BookMarks: A Celebration of the Art of the Book, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by Muse
Contact: Eva Fierst 413.545.1176 efierst@art.umass.edu

Artist Exhibit
	Artist: Keith Hollingworth, Stephen St. Francis Decky Event: November at Gallery A3 Start Date: Thursday November 1st, 2007 End Date: Saturday December 1st, 2007 Location Name: Gallery A3 Address: 28 Amity Street City, ST: Amherst, MA Website: www.gallerya3.com Fee: free
Conversations with Artists: November 15 at 7:00 Keith Hollingworth's recent works are constructions using colored plexiglass, floresent light and found objects. Many of these works are titled as homages to art world luminaries. Keith writes in a recent statement, "Light pushes away the darkness. We need to stand in the light, it illuminates our lives. We need to lighten up." Stephen St. Francis Decky has been creating a perpetually-unfolding group of characters on an ever-shifting landscape since he was a kid. The characters are born in drawings and paintings then brought out into the real world as hand-sewn dolls. The dolls are then placed on sets and photographed back into that other world. Stephen's images are still-lifes from stories that overlap and continue in many directions at once, in loops and cycles, from one terrain to another and then back again. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 1-7:00 pm.
Contact: Marianne Connolly 413-253-3572 mtc@crocker.com

New World Theater Presents "Mestiza Power"
	Start Date: Thursday November 29th, 2007 End Date: Friday November 30th, 2007 Location Name: Bowker Auditorium Address: Stockbridge Hall, UMass Amherst City, ST: Amherst, MA Website: www.newworldtheater.org
On November 29 and 30, in Bowker Auditorium, New WORLD Theater will present "Mestiza Power" by Concepción León Mora and the Sa'as Tun theater company. This poetic and powerfully performed piece is a testimonial that portrays the lives and the dignity of contemporary Mayan women from the Yucatán, Mexico. The artists recount childhood memories, educational experiences, culture, and current issues facing indigenous women through a series of monologues and interviews conducted with street vendors in Mérida, the capitol of Yucatán and other rural areas of the state. These stories, ranging from domestic violence to street life to mystical practice, paint a portrait of the faces, the thoughts, and the voices of today's Mayan women. New WORLD Theater has commissioned Harley Erdman, of the UMass Department of Theater, to create the first English translation of "Mestiza Power" which will be presented as supertitles during the Spanish language performance. "Mestiza Power" will be presented at Bowker Auditorium in Stockbridge Hall at the UMass Amherst on Thursday, November 29 and Friday, November 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the general audience are $15; $8 for seniors and low income patrons; $5 for students with valid I.D. Tickets can be purchased through the Fine Arts Center Box Office by calling 1.800.999.UMAS or 413.545.2511. For more information, please call New WORLD Theater at 413.545.1972 or visit us at www.newworldtheater.org.
Contact: Nicole M. Young nmyoung@acad.umass.edu

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Easthampton Exhibits/Events

Recent Work In Oil And Watercolor
	Artist: Marjorie Tauer, Suzette Alsop Jones, Marsha Lieberman Start Date: Saturday November 17th, 2007 Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM End Date: Monday December 31st, 2007 Location Name: The Elusie Gallery Address: 43 Main St . ~ Old Town Hall City, ST: Easthampton, MA Website: www.eastmontgallery.net Fee: Free
Recent Work in Oil and Watercolor by three Pioneer Valley artists, Marjorie Tauer, Suzette Alsop Jones and Marsha Lieberman
Contact: 413-529-9265 info@eastmontgallery.net

Three Big Paintings And More Work By Maggie Nowinski
	Artist: Maggie Nowinski Event: Open Space Exhibition Start Date: Friday November 9th, 2007 Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM End Date: Saturday December 15th, 2007 Location Name: Paragon Arts and Industry Address: 150 Pleasant Street City, ST: Easthampton, MA Website: www.maggienowinski.com Fee: free
Maggie Nowinski is showing three large scale collage paintings that are aesthetically and conceptually inspired by the (un)natural disintigration of billboards. The paintings have been constructed through a build and reduce process she calls stick, peel, stick, peel. Each painting has a different theme; pornography in relation to weekly sale grocery circulation adds, babies in relation to blueprints, and semiotic deconstruction in relation to personal sign systems. The paintings are playful and layered. They are on view at Open Space at the Paragon Arts and Industries building in Easthampton at 150 Pleasant St. Hours are from 9am � 6 pm M-F or by appointment. On December 8th from 5-8pm during Art Walk Easthampton, the artist will be holding an opening for the work, along with an open studio. Other artists in the Paragon Building are expected to open their studios as well. These paintings will be up through mid December and are priced to sell. For more information please contact the artist: maggienowinski@gmail.com, www.maggienowinski.com.
Contact: Maggie Nowinski maggienowinski@gmail.com

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Haydenville Exhibits/Events

Florence Bag Share Launch Sew-a-bration
Event: Florence Bag Share Launch Sew-a-bration Start Date: Monday November 19th, 2007 End Date: Monday November 19th, 2007 Location Name: LuckyStitches::A Sewing Lounge Address: 132 Main Street City, ST: Haydenville, MA Website: www.Luckystitches.com Fee: FREE
Monday, November 19, 2007, the Bag Share launches at three venues in Florence. Stop in at Cooper's Corner, Leather and Lace and Florence Hardware and see what happens when customers are offered the option of borrowing a bag that has been sewn by one of the many members of the community to promote the use of reusable bags instead of plastic or paper. Then at 6PM, travel on over to LuckyStitches in Haydenville and celebrate this Bag Share launch. All are welcome! It's a potluck event and along with your dish / beverage to share, bring a sewing machine to stitch up more bags to contribute to the cause. Fabric will be supplied (and donations are always welcome). If you don't have a machine, there are a few to borrow at LuckyStitches, or you can always help with the cutting, label making and more. Help is available for newbies that want to participate. About the Bag Share: Part of the Hilltown Sustainability Initiative www.ourworldbydesign.com and conceived by Leni Fried, the mission of the BagShare is to reduce and eventually eliminate the consumption of plastic and paper bags. Baskets of reusable fabric bags are found at registers at participating stores and shops, and consumers may grab a bag at check out to carry their purchases home. The bag is then returned to that location or another participating location for another to use. Community Bag Sews (Sewing Circles) are organized by volunteers, materials and machines are donated by individuals and local businesses.
Contact: Zanne Blair 413.695.3092 zannestar@luckystitches.com

Announcing Artstar:: A Creative Arts Lounge
	Event: Announcing ArtStar: A Creative Arts Lounge Start Date: Tuesday November 20th, 2007 Reception: Friday January 25th, 2008 @ 4:00 PM End Date: Thursday January 1st, 2009 Location Name: The Brassworks Building Address: 132 Main Street City, ST: Haydenville, MA Website: www.ArtStarLounge.com Fee: Check website
ArtStar, A Creative Arts Lounge, has just opened in Haydenville and brings art involvement to individuals and groups who are looking for an "art start" in Western Massachusetts. Through workshops and other festive events, Marie Westburg facilitates creative experiences to children, families and adults. Ms. Westburg aims to build community connections through shared art adventures and to help people tap into their "inner ArtStar". Workshops focus on exploration of materials, having fun while learning and expressing oneself in new ways. All levels of experience are welcome including trained artists, non-artists, beginners and people who identify as "not creative". Workshops can also be individualized for small groups, parties or one-on-one. Ms. Westburg's workshops provide people with a very comfortable space to explore and express their creativity. People are invited to work on communal art projects, break free- of self-judgements, turn art making into a social event with friends, and ultimately build an artist identity that is positive and rewarding. Marie Westburg, Artist/Founder of ArtStar, has been working with people of all ages and backgrounds making art for the last 18 years. Through creating ArtStar she hopes to nurture community connections and build a place to share her creative passions with others.
Contact: Marie Westburg 413.896.3709 artstarmarie@verizon.net

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Northampton Exhibits/Events

NCMC's First House Concert Of The Year!
Artist: Yaeko Miranda, Deborah Sherr, Sarah Swersey, Meg Kelsey Wright Event: First House Concert of the Year! Start Date: Sunday November 18th, 2007 End Date: Sunday November 18th, 2007 Location Name: Local private residence, direcitons available upon registration. City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.ncmc.net Fee: $35
On November 18, 2007, the Northampton Community Music Center will present its first in a series of House Concerts to continue throughout the year. Beginning at 3PM, instrumentalists Meg Kelsey Wright, Sarah Swersey, Yaeko Miranda and Deborah Sherr will perform works by Bach, Ibert, Schumann, Prokofiev, and Jewish composer Joseph Achron. Orchestration will include piano, flute, violin and cello; the Bach work, "Musical Offering," will feature all four. Those interested in attending this event, which will be held at a private home in the Northampton area, must call the Music Center for ticket information and directions.
Contact: Lita Robinson 413-585-0001 lita@ncmc.net

Work In Progress Continues To Progress Throughout Show At Oxbow Gallery.
	Artist: Lydia Nettler Event: Lydia Nettler Art Installation at Oxbow Gallery Start Date: Thursday November 1st, 2007 End Date: Sunday November 18th, 2007 Location Name: Oxbow Gallery Address: 275 Pleasant Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.oxbowgallery.com Fee: free
Lydia Nettler has created a large scale installation that fills the space at the Oxbow Gallery in Northampton, MA. The exhibition, called Work in Progress will be up until Nov 18th. The Work is in Progress in several ways including that the artist will be continuing to work on the installation during the entire time it is up, developing it and exploring new materials. The style also is in progress from charcoal drawings to larger installation including three dimensional forms, and currently adding the color blue, cut outs, and more childlike experimentation. And finally the work progresses through stages of the artist's own history. The work is bold in scale and impact.
Contact: Lydia Nettler 413 348-6232 lknettler@gmail.com

Acclaimed Local Duo To Perform
	Artist: Jazer Giles Schwartz, Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh Event: Klezmer Concert Start Date: Saturday November 17th, 2007 End Date: Saturday November 17th, 2007 Location Name: Northampton Community Music Center Recital Hall Address: 139 South Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Fee: $10 adults/ $7 students
On Saturday, November 17, 2007, local duo Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh, violin, and Jazer Giles Schwartz, accordion, will perform a program of pieces from the Jewish/Klezmer tradition influenced by Eastern European and Gypsy styles. The concert will be held in the Northampton Community Music Center�s Recital Hall, at 139 South Street, Northampton, and will begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students. Please call (413) 585-0001 for more information. Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh is a graduate of the New England Conservatory, and tours internationally with the acclaimed Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jazer Giles Shwartz is a graduate of Skidmore College, and performs frequently with Rusty Belle.
Contact: Lita Robinson (413) 585-0001 lita@ncmc.net

Artisan Gallery Presents The Inaugural Cup And Mug Invitational
	Event: Consider The Cup Start Date: Tuesday November 20th, 2007 Reception: Saturday November 24th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM End Date: Monday December 31st, 2007 Location Name: Artisan Gallery Address: 162 Main Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.theartisangallery.com Fee: Free
This exciting exhibition features the work of 42 accomplished craftspeople from across the country selected by co-curators Hayne Bayless and Sam Taylor. This exhibition will lightly survey a wide range of contemporary, functional cup and mug styles and is accompanied by a consumer oriented essay that considers the multitude of issues facing the potters when designing and creating this most personal of ceramic forms. The exhibition will be displayed: Nov 20, 2007 through Dec 31, 2007 An Artist Reception will be held: Saturday, November 24 from 5-8 pm Come celebrate the wonderful fact that creative handwork still flourishes in the 21st century. Patty Arbour, Director This exhibition will survey a wide range of cup and mug styles and is accompanied by a consumer oriented essay that considers the multitude of issues facing the potters when designing and creating this most personal of ceramic forms. CONSIDER THE CUP That one right in front of you. Maybe you�ve just bought it and added it to your collection. Or think about an old favorite at home; perhaps an intimate part of your breakfast ritual. If your appreciation was initially it's appearance, consider the potter's aesthetic decisions; shape, size, proportion, color and decoration. What about its tactile qualities? Consider the unaccountable failures and sweet breakthroughs that led to this wonderful vessel of yours. Patty Arbour, Director Hayne Bayless, Co-Curator Chuck Stern, Exhibitions Coordinator (striped cup in photo by Liz Kinder)
Contact: Chuck Stern 413-237-3096 chkster23@yahoo.com

World Premiere Of Santacide: A Play Written By Hilary Price And Kelsey Flynn
	Artist: Kelsey Flynn, Hilary Price Event: The World Premiere of Santacide Start Date: Friday December 7th, 2007 Reception: Friday December 7th, 2007 @ 8:00 PM End Date: Sunday December 9th, 2007 Location Name: Northampton High School Address: Elm Street City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.santacide.com Fee: $15-Adults, $10-Seniors and $5-Students
A cartoonist and a comedian walk into a bar and a murder mystery comes out. Hilary Price, creator of the nationally syndicated comic, Rhymes with Orange and Kelsey Flynn, star of PaintBox Theater and radio personality on WRSI 93.9 The River, have collaborated to bring you this dark Christmas comedy. This fully staged production features a cast of well-known actors from the Pioneer Valley and is being directed by Chris Rohmann, a TV personality and theater critic. Proceeds from the performances will benefit New Century Theatre, the Valley's equity summer theater company now in its 18th year. Visit www.NewCenturyTheatre.org Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students. For reservations, contact Heidi Haas at 413-584-5562 or at HaasHooven@comcast.net. When Santa Claus is found murdered at his desk on Christmas Eve, a mother-son detective team comes to the North Pole to investigate the whodunit. Was it the slightly sauced Mrs. Claus? The addled Head Elf, played by Kelsey? Pratfalls and general high jinx ensue in this fast paced comedy! Don't miss this world premiere!
Contact: Heidi Haas 413-584-5562 haashooven@comcast.net

Dahr Jamail Interview On Radio
Artist: Dahr Jamail Event: Writers Voice on Valley Free Radio Start Date: Thursday November 22nd, 2007 Reception: Thursday November 22nd, 2007 @ 8:00 AM End Date: Thursday November 22nd, 2007 Location Name: WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM Valley Free Radio City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: www.writersvoice.net
Francesca Rheannon talks with independent war correspondent Dahr Jamail about BEYOND THE GREEN ZONE: Dispatches From an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq. Dahr Jamail was perhaps the only American journalist to remain unembedded long after other reporters holed up in the Green Zone. In BEYOND THE GREEN ZONE he exposes the impact of the war and US occupation on the lives of ordinary Iraqi civilians.
Contact: Michael Pollitt 413 7745753 pollitt.m@gmail.com

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South Hadley Exhibits/Events

HCS Presents Gabriel Faurè's Requiem In D Minor
Artist: Hampshire Choral Society, Hampshire Young People's Chorus Event: HCS presents Gabriel Faur�'s Requiem in D minor Start Date: Sunday November 18th, 2007 End Date: Sunday November 18th, 2007 Location Name: Abbey Memorial Chapel, Mount Holyoke College Address: 50 College St. City, ST: South Hadley, MA Website: www.hampshirechoral.org Fee: Tickets $10 general/$5 students and seniors
Hampshire Choral Society, Allan Taylor, conductor, presents Faurè's Requiem. Featuring a 150 voice chorus and orchestra, Jack Tozzi, bass, and Jenn Tyo, soprano. With special guests the Hampshire Young People's Chorus, KC Conlan, conductor. About Faurè's Requiem in D minor: The 20th Century American Composer Aaron Copland once referred to Gabriel Faurè as the "French Brahms." Like Brahms, Faurè practiced a restrained Romanticism; his subtlety and appreciation of form were more akin to Baroque and Classical composers than the late Romantics. Faurè's Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 is a perfect example - unlike the compositions of Wagner or Berlioz, it seldom asks musicians to rise above a mezzoforte. Faur� once emphatically wrote of it "altogether it is as GENTLE as I am myself!!" This gentleness gives the entire work a rare combination of profundity and peacefulness. As Faurè also wrote, "It has been said that my Requiem does not express the fear of death and someone has called it a lullaby of death. But it is thus that I see death: as a happy deliverance, an aspiration towards happiness above, rather than as a painful experience." Faurè originally scored his Requiem for chamber orchestra. Unfortunately, this version was lost the 1980's, when John Rutter rediscovered Faurè's manuscript. Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, this is the scoring that the Hampshire Choral Society will perform.
Contact: Brit Albritton brit@camelopardalis.org

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Southampton Exhibits/Events

Pursuing The Light...
	Artist: Roger Lobdell Event: "Pursuing the Light" Photo Exhibit by Roger Lobdell Start Date: Tuesday November 27th, 2007 Reception: Sunday December 9th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM End Date: Sunday December 9th, 2007 Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10) City, ST: Southampton, MA Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com Fee: FREE. Resfreshments served.
The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning center is thrilled to present again a Roger Lobdell photo exhibit, "Pursuing the Light." Roger continues to deliver top shelf images with every project he pursues photographically. His vision is captured here and he shares strong images with his audience. Our dreams, memories and fresh thoughts are activated as we witness the beauty and mystery of mother Nature displayed so vibrantly in Roger's new artworks. Mr.Lobdell is a photographer's photographer. His enjoyment in his pursuits are more than evident as we share in his passion to create and share striking images.
Contact: Robert Floyd 413-529-2635 floydphoto@charter.net

Artist Gallery Talk Series Continues With Roger Lobdell At The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery...
	Artist: Roger Lobdell Event: Artist Gallery Talks Start Date: Sunday December 9th, 2007 Reception: Sunday December 9th, 2007 @ 3:00 PM End Date: Sunday December 9th, 2007 Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10) City, ST: Southampton, MA Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com Fee: FREE. Resfreshments served.
The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center continues its every other Sunday Artist Gallery talks. This has been a jewel of an experience so far. Artists tell their stories. Every Photo artist has a story that is unique to them. Gallery Visitors enjoy these talks and less than half of the audiences are actually photographers themselves. They start at 3 pm ish...
Contact: Robert Floyd 413-529-2635 floydphoto@charter.net

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Call for Artists

Open Call for Visual, Music, Performance Artists
	Sponsoring Group Name: Art Walk Easthampton Show Name: On-going monthly art walk Submission Due Date: Monday December 31st, 2007 Submission Fees: None Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Art Walk Easthampton has an open call for visual, music and performance artists who would like to showcase their talents during the monthly Art Walk. Each of the venues that participate in the Walk independently select the artist or performer to feature. Visual shows typically last 3-4 weeks while performance and music are for the evening of the event. You can submit an "Artist Proposal" online by visiting www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org and following the "Call for Artists" link at the bottom of the page. Once you have subscribed to the newsletter and confirmed your subscription, you can submit your proposal. The process is a 3-page form with a series of questions: types of venues interested in, available dates, number of pieces proposed or length of performance, etc. Your answers form the proposal which is then made available to each of the venues. The venues make the selections. Your proposal is available to them for up to one year. There are no fees to submit or participate. All Art Walk-related events are non-paid opportunities.
Contact: Michael michael@crawfordhanus.com

Open Call For Artists - $3000 Mural Competition In Easthampton
	Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts Show Name: Open Call for Artists - $3000 Mural Competition in Easthampton Submission Due Date: Wednesday December 12th, 2007 Submission Fees: none Website: www.EasthamptonCityArts.org City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Mural will be in the City of Easthampton on a downtown brick wall. Easthampton City Arts invites artists and/or arts groups to submit a proposal for a mural to be created at 71-77 Cottage Street on the brick wall facing the public parking lot. Funds for the creation of this mural have been awarded Easthampton City Arts by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. What Design and produce a painted mural with a minimum size of 500 square feet on the brick wall facing the public parking lot at 71-77 Cottage Street. Content/Theme The mural should be highly colorful and visible to pedestrians and traffic coming down Cottage Street from the mountain side of Route 141. The theme of the mural is open. The artwork should enhance the building and surrounding environment as well as represent the artistic vitality of Easthampton. Who Individual artists, muralists, and art groups who live or work in the Pioneer Valley are encouraged to apply. Timeline All proposals must be received by 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. Notification of results of submissions on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Mural, including all sealing, is to be completed by Friday, June 20, 2008. For more information about Easthampton City Arts, see its website at www.easthamptoncityarts.com. For questions about this Call to Artists, email Briana Taylor, Community Outreach Coordinator for Easthampton City Arts, at info@easthamptoncityarts.com. Issued on September 20, 2007
Contact: Briana Taylor eastcityarts@gmail.com

The Brick House Gallery Offers Artists Opportunities
	Sponsoring Group Name: The Brick House Community Resource Center Show Name: The Brick House Gallery Submission Due Date: Friday November 30th, 2007 Submission Fees: 0.00 Website: www.thebrickhouseinc.org City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
The Brick House Community Resource Center is putting out a call for local artists, craftspeople, musicians, & authors! The fourth annual Brick House Gallery, a consignment art sale featuring quality art & crafts from local artisans & craftspeople, CDs from local musicians, & books from local authors will be presented at The Brick House on Saturday & Sunday, December 1st & 2nd 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. As a stop on the Arts & Icicles Turners Falls Open Studio & Downtown Walking Tour, this gift-buying venue offers a wonderful opportunity for local artisans to have their work seen, heard, & purchased by local residents as well as visitors; & purchasers have the opportunity to buy quality art at affordable prices. The emphasis of this gallery is on items that are priced $5 to $50, but all artwork is welcome. The Brick House will retain 35% of all sales, which will be used in support of its community-based programs, & artists will receive 65%. The sale will be overseen by The Brick House staff & members of the Third Street Village Arts Advisory Group, which is made up of local artists, craftspeople, & other art-involved community members. Participating artists & craftspeople are asked to drop off their marked inventory on either November 29th or 30th, or at some other pre-arranged time. If you have any questions about this event, or would like to receive an application & inventory sheet, please call Karen Stinchfield at The Brick House at 413-863-9576.
Contact: Karen Stinchfield 413-863-9576 ladyinthemoonlitlake@yahoo.com

Call To Artists
	Sponsoring Group Name: Eastmont Art Fund Show Name: 2nd Annual Juried Art Exhibit Fundraiser Submission Due Date: Tuesday January 15th, 2008 Submission Fees: $20 Website: www.eastmontgallery.net City, ST: Easthampton, MA
The Eastmont Art Fund is inviting artists to submit artwork for its 2nd Annual Juried Art Exhibit Fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit the 2008 Family Gathering, a community-building project of the Rosenberg Fund for Children (RFC). This income will help fund Western MA based artists to teach cultural workshops at this 4-day retreat. Eligibility: Two-dimensional art created by artists working/living in the Pioneer Valley. Theme: "Art as Witness: Capturing Community Values" Criteria for jury deliberation will include, but may not be limited to: artistic merit, creativity, originality, and relationship to the above theme. Art should depict Artist's own vision of "Community Values" and may, or may not reflect the ones embraced by the RFC. Subject matters may represent, but are not limited to: social or political events or people - a preserved landscape - historical buildings, monuments or events - community gatherings or places... Artwork can also represent the absence or disrespect of values, and their consequences. The winning artwork will become part of The Eastmont Art Fund's collection. The original work will be auctioned and a limited edition giclee print will be published. All original work and L/E prints will be for sale during the exhibition-fundraiser held at the Elusie Gallery 2/16 - 3/22, 2008. Commission to artists on art (30%) and print (20%) sales. For application forms or more information: 413-529-9265 or artfund@eastmontgallery.net.
Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche 413-529-9265 info@eastmontgallery.net

Experiencing The War In Iraq
Sponsoring Group Name: ReconnectUS.org Show Name: EXPERIENCING THE WAR IN IRAQ Submission Due Date: Saturday January 12th, 2008 Submission Fees: None Website: www.reconnectus.org City, ST: Fall River, MA
This multi-media art exhibition, curated by artists, will bring together diverse expressions of the War in Iraq, opening in several venues in Pawtucket and Providence, from March 5 to March 30, 2008. It will then travel to Fall River in April and to Boston in May. In these times of extreme political division and inadequate or biased media coverage, the exhibition will engage the American public in a broad-based dialogue that promotes awareness, understanding, and healing. Through the universal language of art, the exhibition seeks to give a human face to the complex conflict in Iraq and to engage those who have unconsciously cocooned themselves from the fearsome reality of the war. We ask the questions: What does it mean to experience this war firsthand, in combat, or as an Iraqi civilian? What does it mean to experience it from a distance, or on television? How can we in America reconnect to the reality of war? Are there shared visions of peace despite cultural and religious differences? The work will be selected purely on artistic merit and look to include as many perspectives as possible, beyond politics. The call goes out to both soldiers and civilians for video, audio, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and the written word. The show will open simultaneously in the Arts Exchange (Pawtucket Armory), Machines With Magnets, Blackstone Valley Visitors Center, AS220 and the Cable Car Cinema, in Pawtucket and Providence, RI.
Contact: Jeff Carpenter info@reconnectUS.org

Wanted: Poetry In Three Lines
Sponsoring Group Name: InDeArts Show Name: Call for Poetry Submission Due Date: Wednesday December 31st, 2008 Submission Fees: None Website: www.indearts.org City, ST: Regional, MA
InDeArts...announces a call for poets worldwide to submit up to three of their unpublished pieces that are three lines in length to be considered for publication online at http://www.indearts.org/ with possible inclusion in a hard-copy format as well. InDeArts...is particularily interested in poems that stretch the limits of the written word in an unconventional approach in three lines only. Poets are asked to send their poems in the body of an email (no attachments please) along with a one line biographical sketch to indearts@aol.com. Submissions will be accepted on an ongoing basis. There is no fee. Poems longer than three lines in length will not be considered. See website for for samples of what has been submitted.
Contact: Sherry Steiner (413) 329-4141 indearts@aol.com

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Classes

Figure Drawing
Class Name: Open figure drawing Class Time: 6:00 PM Start Date: Monday November 19th, 2007 End Date: Thursday June 12th, 2008 Fee: $10.00 Organization: Williams street Studio Location Name: 82 Williams Street Address: Apt 3c City, ST: Northampton, MA Website: c.mcgarty@gmail.com
Open Figure drawing sessions in a private Northampton studio. Monday nights 6pm -9pm. Ongoing sessions (accept for major holidays). $10.00/session. Excellent models, lots of space. Bring your own materials. For futher information and directions call (617) 834-7361, or email c.mcgarty@gmail.com.
Contact: Catherine Mcgarty (617) 834 - 7361 c.mcgarty@gmail.com

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Studio Space

Paper City Studios, Llc
	City, ST: Holyoke, MA Newly forming artist community on the Canal. We currently have 2 studios, 850sqft and 1,100sqft. e-mail me for more information. brucefowlerart@yahoo.com Contact Email: brucefowlerart@yahoo.com

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