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| Behold! The Cure for Cabin Fever. | | Brrrrrr. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow shall keep you from fun art events. It's more than a motto is a way of ... naw, it's just a motto.
This week has a number of notable happenings including:
-- Applications are now available from Mountain View Farm for fresh produce all next season. If you're a fan of "Be a Local Hero, Buy Locally Grown" effort then this is for you. The Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project serving Western Massachusetts. Members purchase a 'share' of the farm in advance of the growing season. This fee helps support the costs of running the farm and in return, members visit the farm weekly from June through October to pick up their share of produce, herbs and flowers. Applications are available online from www.mountainviewfarmcsa.com. Yeah, yeah I know, this announcement isn't about art, but the next three are.
-- On Thursday, December 6th, from 5-8 pm master glass smasher and local neurotic extraordinaire Mo Ringey exhibits some truly beautiful works at "The New Gallery at Stone Soup Concrete" in Florence's Arts & Industry Building. She's got the whole wine and cheese thing going on. Come snack, chat and be blown away with what she's been smashing up lately. Hammer not included.
-- Also on Thursday, December 6th, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm is the official opening of Easthampton Cultural Council's office space/gallery, co-shared with the CityArts group. The event includes a silent auction, live music and munchies. It's located in Old Town Hall (near the rotary) at 43 Main Street in Easthampton.
-- On Saturday, December 8th, from 5-8 PM, you can partake of Art Walk Easthampton, with 42 participating artists and musicians. Heck, you can drive to each of the locations and park, since parking is free, plentiful and we don't enforce the "Walk" part of the festivities. Get a free Printable Map from www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org. There are especially big multi-artist shows on the first floor of Eastworks and at Nashawannuck Gallery. We have a full slate of venues across the city, including first-time participation in the Paragon Building. There's even something special for the Art Slut in you.
-- And...Do you get hungry? Do you like to eat food when you do? Then, if we may be so bold, we humbly ask you to show your support for The Pirate's Den restaurant. The small Easthampton eatery has been broken into twice in the last few months, most recently last Thursday. Running a restaurant is incredibly hard under the best of circumstances and even more so when someone's picking on you. So if you think bad behavior has no place in a nice place, stop by Sandra's place at 58 Cottage Street in Easthampton. Look for the yellow gate (parking is around the back; info at 413-527-3300).
Ciao, ya'll! |
Amherst Exhibits/Events
| December Small Works At Gallery A3 |
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Event: Small Wonders
Start Date: Thursday December 6th, 2007
Reception: Thursday December 6th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday December 30th, 2007
Location Name: Gallery A3
Address: 28 Amity Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.gallerya3.com
Fee: free |
"Small Wonders" is an exhibit of small-scale, affordable art by the members of Gallery A3. Over fifty works will fill the walls in a diverse showing of photography, painting, sculpture, mixed-media and collage. This is an opportunity to see new work and a chance to bring fine art home for the holidays. All of these small works are priced between $50 and $250.
Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 1:00-7:00. Phone 413-256-4250. |
Contact: Marianne Connolly
413-256-4250
mtc@crocker.com |
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Artist: Susannah Auferoth, Mark Bodah, Dean Brown, Gene Butera, Liz Chalfin, Taiga Ermandsons, Stephanie Geralimatos, Laurie Goddard, Raphy Griswold, Louise Kohrman, Louise Laplante, Jim Lumley, Chandra Messig, Hilary Milens, Ali Moshiri, Derek Noble, Ali Osborne, Chris Page, Nuala Sawyer, Sloan Tomlinson
Event: small - 20 artists x 2 square feet
Start Date: Saturd
ay December 1st, 2007
End Date: Sunday January 6th, 2008
Location Name: wünderarts
Address: 383 Main Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.wunderarts.com
Fee: free |
wünderarts presents its first group show featuring 20 artists each working within the parameters of 2 square feet (or thereabout). The show aims to prove that bigger is not always better, and that smaller is often much more affordable.
All exhibited work is priced at $500 or less - perfect for the new collector, or the seasoned holiday gift giver.
The show features the work of Susannah Auferoth, Mark Bodah, Dean Brown, Gene Butera, Liz Chalfin, Taiga Ermandsons, Stephanie Geralimatos, Laurie Goddard, Raphy Griswold, Louise Kohrman, Louise Laplante, Jim Lumley, Chandra Messig, Hilary Milens, Ali Moshiri, Derek Noble, Ali Osborne, Chris Page, Nuala Sawyer, and Sloan Tomlinson. |
Contact: Tony Maroulis
413-256-6600
tony@wunderarts.com |
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Event: Of Earth and Sky: Flight
Start Date: Sunday December 2nd, 2007
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 2:00 PM
End Date: Sunday December 30th, 2007
Location Name: Burnett Gallery @ Jones Library
Address: 43 Amity Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.art2rock.com
Fee: none |
Theresa Rock is a painter in Pelham, MA. She enjoys the freedom painting gives her to develop and experiment with organic forms. This show "Of Earth and Sky" represents her work from the past two years. All of the paintings are extracted from natural elements and done with acrylic paint on canvas. The older works in the series have more concrete forms, while the most recent are a purer form of organic abstraction.
Caitlin Waugh is a graduate from Hampshire College. She has a studio in the Pioneer Valley and the focus of her work is stained galass. She will be displaying a flight of three-dimensional hanging glass landscapes. Small, simple, and geometric, these hanging pieces create dynamic spaces and backdrops across which tiny silouttes of birds fly. |
Contact: Tess Rock
413-256-3264
tess@art2rock.com |
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Easthampton Exhibits/Events
Art Walk Easthampton Exhibits and Events
Printable walk map available at www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org |
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Artist: Jim Ingram
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Mt.Tom's Homemade Ice Cream
Address: 34 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Shoot Local.
This show will be a collection of my favorite images from this year quickly coming to a close. It will cover subjects ranging from my favorite landscape, Mt. Tom, to a jar of gummy teeth and everything in between, so long as it's local. You may likely recognize a few of my favorite walks, waterfalls, and ponds. Stop by for a look, a bit of chocolate, and a hot cup of coffee.
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Contact: Jim
jim@mttoms.com |
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Artist: Little Women
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Small artwork by BIG talented local women artists: Esthela Berger, Anne Burton, Elizabeth Caine, Sharon Carty, Gineen Cooper, Sally Curcio, Karen
Dolmanisth, Rita Edelman, Oriole Farb Feshbach, Rachael Folsom, Peggy Grose, Nona Hatay, Lee Hutt, Ticia Kane, Deborah Kruger, Laura Mills, Susan Montgomery, Holly Murray, Nancy Natale, Lynn Peterfreund, Marcia Reed, Terry Rooney, Diane Savino, Belinda Lyons Zucker & Elizabeth Pols.
This multi-artist show is held in conjunction with a cyber event with Key West, Florida artist Barb Benson. |
Contact: Nashawannuck Gallery
www.nashawannuckgallery.com |
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Artist: Barb Benson's "ArtSlut: Guide to Making it as a Visual Artist"
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Artist in space - cyber space, that is! Meet artist, author and whack-job, Barb Benson at the Nashawannuck Gallery, when she brings her silly-pants antics to town by way of a virtual book signing! That's right. Meet the fruit loop in person, as she gets spicy on live web cam, signs your copy of her book "The ArtSlut's Guide to Making It as a Visual Artist" and answers the question, "What's an ArtSlut?"
This event is being held in conjunction with a multi-artist show of 2-d and 3-d works entitled, "small artwork by BIG talented local women." |
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Artist: Norma Kostek
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Mary Ann's Dance and More
Address: 56 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Special orders are available. If you are interested in an item, but in a different color, I will be happy to make it for you.
I have decided to add some gifts that I did not make myself, but thought were very nice items. I have also added a Kid's Corner. |
Contact: Norma Kostek
sales@normasnotions.com |
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Artist: Clay Jazz: Sophisticated Jazz with a Latin Twist
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 5:30-7:30
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Mary Ann's Dance and More
Address: 56 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Jazz is America's indigenous classical music and we're proud to continue the tradition. Our repertoire includes Swing, Latin, Clay Jazz: Sophisticated Jazz with a Latin Twist, Nova, Ballads, Spanish love songs, Blues, and standards from the American Songbook -- works by Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, Thelonius Monk, Charles Mingus, Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and many others from the 1940s to the present.
Sarah Clay's sultry vocals and sweet flute put you in the mood to relax and celebrate. On guitar, Karl Rausch swings with richly voiced chords. Together they create a special sound that is unmistakably jazz: smooth, lively, mellow, fun. They perform as Clay Jazz throughout New England at restaurants, parties, business events, weddings...what about your next event?
BOOKING:
Contact Sarah at 413-586-9564 or Sarah@ClayJazz.com |
Contact: Sarah Clay
413-586-9564 or Sarah@ClayJazz.com |
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Artist: Michael James Toomy
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Pick Your Flick Video
Address: 74 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| A series of paintings expressing the small often over looked moments that define an individual |
Contact: www.londonderryfineart.com
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Artist: Marilyn Marquez-Mercado
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Valley Art Supplies
Address: 76 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
"What If?" this question gives birth to every piece, these words begin the transformation of a blank piece of paper into a window to a new world, familiar, yet unknown. Every time this happens I get this feeling of looking at the world for the first time, with fresh eyes without the curtain of routine hiding my surroundings. The need to preserve this feeling is what motivates me to paint. My goal is to never lose this sense of amazement for the world that surrounds me. I find myself drawn to day to day scenes, objects and places that I see everyday before my eyes until they become intriguing. I like to observe and analyze these "familiar" scenes from unexpected angles and unusual positions, even uncomfortable ones, until they become unknown, new, intriguing to my eyes. When I'm painting I try to capture the colors that appear as reflections, lasting just one second, shadows that appear in the corner of my eye but disappear when I try to look
at them. It is when they come together as one: shadows and reflections, that the world around me is forgotten and its possibilities begin, once again, to amaze me.
Marilyn Marquez-Mercado |
Contact: Edward or Juliette
info@valleyartsupplies.com 413 527 0763 |
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Artist: Sue McFarland
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: New England Felting Supply
Address: 84 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Join us for a fun evening of making your own felted holiday ornaments!
Accomplished fiber artist Sue McFarland will be teaching a wet felting technique that will result in a beautiful one of a kind felted ornament to add to your tree or give as a special gift.
Feel free to stop by and try your hand at felt making or just observe. Either way there will be hot cider to sip and plenty of Sue's lovely ornaments available!
*Sue McFarland of Conway Mass. is a longtime weaver and weaving teacher for whom felting is her 'change of life baby'. |
Contact: New England Felting Supply
sales@feltingsupply.com |
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Artist: Moose and the High Tops
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Luthiers Co op
Address: 108 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| A special acoustic performance of Moose and the High Tops |
Contact: LVI
LVI |
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Artist: Marjorie Tauer
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Elusie Gallery
Address: 43 Main St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| One common passion, three different styles: Marjorie Tauer, Suzette Alsop Jones and Marsha Lieberman combine their talent for the Elusie Gallery's last exhibit of 2007 |
Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
413-529-9265 |
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Artist: Group Exhibit
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Easthampton City Arts
Address: 43 Main St, STE 4
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| December is an exciting month for Easthampton City Arts. We will be hosting a group show of ECA member's work. Come see us at our second Art Walk! |
Contact: Easthampton City Arts
info@easthamptoncityarts.com |
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Artist: Chris Wilhelm
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 6ish to 7ish
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Elusie Gallery
Address: 43 Main St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Folk singer Chris Wilhelm has a voice that rings with a certain vulnerable sense of conviction. And indeed, this Boston-based singer/songwriter has seen a lot during his 16-year music career: In between his relocations from Hudson, New York to Albany and now to Boston, he has spent time busking for change in subway stations, singing open-mic nights in coffee shops, and altogether honing his delicate craft. His current songs reach a rare level of emotional urgency, steeped in a palpable sense of hope and understanding. He began his music career, he says, as a child of 10 in Hudson, NY, making his first guitar out of a piece of cardboard with strings drawn on with permanent marker, so he could play along with his favorite music. He made the decision to make music his primary focus after moving to Albany in 2000. But that childhood sense of innocent musical wonder hasn't seemed to change over the years, as he is happiest to live his life simply:
traveling around town-to-town spreading his message of breezy acoustic melodies that echo the best of early Bob Dylan and American blues and roots music. |
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Contact: info@eastmontgallery.net |
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Artist: Marsha Lieberman
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Elusie Gallery
Address: 43 Main St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| One common passion, three different styles: Marjorie Tauer, Suzette Alsop Jones and Marsha Lieberman combine their talent for the Elusie Gallery's last exhibit of 2007 |
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Contact: info@eastmontgallery.net |
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Artist: Suzette Alsop Jones
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 4-7pm
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Elusie Gallery
Address: 43 Main St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| One common passion, three different styles: Marjorie Tauer, Suzette Alsop Jones and Marsha Lieberman combine their talent for the Elusie Gallery's last exhibit of 2007 |
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Contact: info@eastmontgallery.net |
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Artist: Aric Bieganek
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 5-?
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Back on the Rack
Address: 121 Main St.
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Born and raised in Central Minnesota, Aric Bieganek grew up infused with the belief that music can both tell stories and inspire personal and social change. His perspective and his songs - from the introspectively placid to the passionately outspoken - all embody this belief, just as they have since he was a little boy playing his first plastic guitar. Although Aric has traveled as far east as Japan, as far north as Iceland, and across the United States in his trusty Ford, his connection to his roots is evident in all the poetry and fervor of his songwriting. |
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Artist: Twyla ReardonArthen
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 5-?
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Back on the Rack
Address: 121 Main St.
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Featuring Non-Objective works that explore relationships between the man-made & inherent creations of nature. PLUS!A fun time & several additional examples of my work from the studio. |
Contact: Twyla ReardonArthen
twyla.reardon@gmail.com |
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Artist: Stuart Cudlitz
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Blue Guitar Gallery
Address: 186 Northampton St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| The Concrete Poetry series is the latest work by Stuart Cudlitz integrating painting and collage and the vocabulary of poetry with dynamic concepts from music and filmmaking. The result is a suite of new collage paintings and mixed media assemblage works aggregating torn street posters, torn drawings, personal documents and found objects with pastels, acrylics and oils on board that challenge the mind's eye. |
Contact: Christina Svane
csvane@comcast.net |
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Artist: Stuart Cudlitz
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 7:30 pm
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Blue Guitar Gallery
Address: 186 Northampton St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Projected in the gallery as part of the exhibit 'Concrete Poetry', new collage paintings by Stuart Cudlitz, this is a rare screening of the Rock Hall Documentary Mural by Director Cudlitz and Editor Lili Cunningham. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum commissioned this video/audio collage installation as it's main video wall exhibit and it is still shown as part of the permanent collection.
"Though much of the rock hall is about artifacts, the museum's centerpiece is a work of art...a spectacular art installation that draws as much from the traditions of the great muralists as from video." Joanna Connors Film Critic, The Cleveland Plain Dealer August 1995 |
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Contact: csvane@comcast.net |
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Artist: Carol Ostberg
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Carol Ostberg Studio
Address: 116 Pleasant St, Eastworks Bldg, Suite 234
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Large and small one of a kind painted items; boxes, mirrors, picture frames, art pieces and small tables. Mew mixed media ornaments. Lots of color and pattern blanket each piece. Colorful home additions and great gifts. |
Contact: Carol Ostberg
(413) 585-0107 |
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Artist: Student Art Work
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 6pm-8pm
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Create Art Studio
Address: 116 Pleasant St, Eastworks Bldg, Suite 246
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Join us for our End of Season Exhibit featuring a collection of student work. Work on display are creations from our After School, Mommy and ME and Creative Visions programs. |
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Artist: Maggie Nowinski
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Maggie Nowinski Art Studio
Address: 150 Pleasant St, Ste 213
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
NEW VENUE!
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 (outside of the artists' studio) at the Paragon Arts and Industries building in Easthampton at 150 Pleasant St. The paintings will be up through mid December and are priced to sell. Her studio will also be open for viewers of work in progess and other work will be for sale at discount prices! For more information please contact the artist: maggienowinski@gmail.com, www.maggienowinski.com. |
Contact: Maggie Nowinski
maggienowinski@gmail.com |
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Artist: Kristi Brytowski
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
LARGE MULTI-ARTIST SHOW IN EASTWORKS, including:
All jewelry showcased is designed and made by me. I can custom make any jewelry to match your needs; color, style or any other specifications. Whether it is wedding jewelry, prom jewelry, birthstone jewelry or for any other special occasion, I will work with you to make sure your jewelry meets your needs and is that extra something you are looking for. I take great pride in my work and use high quality items to insure great looking jewelry that lasts. |
Contact: Kristi
kml0623@comcast.com |
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Artist: Jennifer Gutterman Almeida
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| These works represent the past three years of taking as many pictures as possible when the opportunities arose. As an artist I have expressed my inner eye in a variety of media - Oils, Watercolors, Ink, Pencil, clay, animation, 3D modeling, wood, graphic design, etc. Many of these photos were taken with the intention of using them as photo references for large scale Oil paintings. The evolved into so much more and became expression in their own right. Then the reference photos became snapshots of interesting things - then a compulsion to capture the dynamic and the interesting. Color and black & white, all digital images and all digitally processed and printed. From Key West to Mystic, CT, from New Orleans to New York City, from Hadley to Ft. Myers, these photos are only this step in the journey that is always evolving. And that is why I enjoyed it so much. |
Contact: Jen
jgutterman@gmail.com |
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Artist: Randall Bessette
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
In my Quantiference work, I use an emotion that I cannot understand or handle, and using a visual language of pseudo-math and symbols, create something beautiful that can perhaps give me insight into the original feeling. I do not expect people to look at my work and understand what I am feeling. I rely on my artistic skills to create something that is visually appealing and compelling to the point where understanding the meaning is secondary. The art becomes an independent object of the emotions behind it.
My pleasure in creating these pieces comes from working with that tension between maintaining the imagery and creating a work that is pleasing or exciting to anyone who sees it. |
Contact: Randall
randall@serveyourfunction.com |
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Artist: Psychic Tribal Orchestra
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 5-6
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Our music is a deep penetrating hypnotic sound with worldly rock beats. |
Contact: Elizabeth
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Artist: Susan Harrison
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Susan Harrison lives and works in Northampton, MA. Using multiple fabrics her bags are truly one of a kind - inside and out. Shoulder to Shoulder bags are shown locally and featured in the museum shop at the Albany Institute Of History and Art currently coinciding with a show on textile arts. |
Contact: Susan
shouldertoshoulder@hotmail.com |
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Artist: Mark Gagnon
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| The concept that time and space are merely an illusion gives rise to a variety of thoughts and emotions that fill me as I create my art. Are we here at all? And if we are not here, then what exactly is it that I see, feel, touch, taste, and smell on a daily basis? If the world is a stage, then perhaps some of the most important people here are the ones who are working the lights, changing the sets, and drawing the curtain Behind The Scenes. |
Contact: Mark
msgisgoodforyou@hotmail.com |
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Artist: Beth Kaplowitt
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| I've just returned to Western Massachusetts after spending three years living on the Big Island of Hawai'i. The island offers vast barren fields of black lava and dripping tropical rainforests, fiery molten lava flows and rolling green hills, majestic snow-capped mountains and sandy beaches. Huge hapu'u ferns share space in the green jungle with twisted ohia trees, while endangered green sea turtles rest on white or black sand beaches. My photographs try to capture the amazing contrasts of this stunningly beautiful place in the world, often from unusual perspectives. |
Contact: Beth
bkaplowitt@gmail.com |
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Artist: Martina Robinson
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Martina Robinson is a proud pro-choice, anti-selection feminist, as well an artist, activist, and academic, who lives in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts.
A poet since the sixth grade, and a creative writer long before, the Set on Freedom series, now at six volumes is her first collection of gathered poetry. |
Contact: Martina
Martina_Robinson@hotmail.com |
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Artist: Viviana Puello
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| "I'm so alive! There's this passion inside. It's like a burning fire that cannot be quenched. I fight, but then I realize that pieces of my soul are being implanted on these vivid images of my dreams. I give in with the knowledge that when the time comes to let that eagle in me fly free,this images will remain as silent witnesses of my existence." |
Contact: Viviana
artecalientestudios@hotmail.com |
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Artist: Bee Emily
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Bee Emily is a Nature and Wildlife Photographer who now calls Western Massachusetts her home. She was born and raised in a small town in Southern Indiana where she was introduced to all the beauty of the natural world at a young age. She fondly recalls the sunrise and sunset trips to the nearby Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge with her Grandmother to count the deer and she credits this to developing her photographer's 'eye'.
Trained as a Registered Nurse, she practices as a Psychiatric Nurse in many different settings. She finds that her passion for her photography balances the demands of nursing. A self-taught photographer, she now enjoys being able to share her images with others and has fans and collectors throughout the country and internationally. Bee says 'There is nothing like having someone look at one of my images and say 'Wow, this is beautiful'. She also states 'My hope as a Photographer is to get people to slow down, breathe and take in the beauty of this glorious world.' |
Contact: Bee
bee2emily@aol.com |
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Artist: Michele Bond
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Having been a systems analyst/programmer and designer for many years, I ventured into the world of art, my first and most cherished love. I don't remember a day going by in my life that I have not been the happiest when I was creating. This applied to my artwork and my systems design. Sixteen years ago, I decided to take a different path. I bought and operated an art store for several years in the state of Massachusetts. At that time, I also began studying anatomy, portraiture, memory drawing and printmaking techniques with Donald Wilhelm, formerly of the Student Art League in New York City. Studies in pastel and oil techniques with Jeff Kern, twice Copley Award (Boston) winner featured in 'Yankee Magazine'. Since that time I have been very involved with my fine art, whether I am involved in a workshop or privately teaching several high school students.
I strive to bring out the best in myself and my students. This can only be done if your heart and soul are firmly committed to the creative process. My students possess this devotion, as do I. My philosophy is to utilize the mind's eye in filtering the extraordinary from the ordinary and recreating those mental images onto surfaces. I try to take the viewer away to perhaps a peaceful, perhaps an even more turbulant time. Whichever it is, the purpose is to move the viewer, to please the viewer. For if artwork cannot achieve this, what would be the point?
I must quote, perhaps not per word, something I recently heard by a very famous director. Steven Sodenberg, upon accepting his academy award for best director lamented - He would save his 'thank you's' and deliver them in person - He then proceeded to implore any one who has any creativeness in them to indeed create, even if only for 1/2 hour each day, for you owe it to yourself and to the betterment of mankind. This quite profound statement mirrored my views and thoughts.
I immensely enjoy any of the arts - be it theatre, music, etc. We must never lose sight of our innerness and need for the beauty that humans can create. We must try to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative more successfully than we are currently doing in today's society.
We must never lose touch with our ability to capture the rare fondness that is apparent in all life...to take the indescribable inner emotion to a level that everyone can understand, that being of substance. |
Contact: Michele
mbond1530@charter.net |
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Artist: Susan Card
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Fused Dichroic Glass Jewelry that is handcrafted by melting together layers of glass coated with colored metal in a kiln.
Bright colors and lots of fun! |
Contact: Susan
susancard@verizon.net |
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Artist: Nicole Bessette
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Hi! I make kitchy stuff out of whatever I can find. My main focus now is making functional items out of old vinyl records. I'll be displaying vinyl clocks and bowls for sale, as well as some silk screened shirts! Come check out my newest shirt, which is zombie-oriented.
Come check this stuff out! Neat, cheap, and unique! |
Contact: Nicole
nicolexanna@yahoo.com |
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Artist: Tian Connaughton
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Beautiful Designs by Tian
Handcrafted Jewelry and Knit/Crochet Accessories for Your Everyday Life
website: www.beautifuldesignsbytian.com and www.beautifuldesigns.etsy.com |
Contact: Tian
Ttian0908@yahoo.com |
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Artist: June Luippold
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| June Luippold, a longtime Easthampton resident and local artist, has been painting since she was 16 years old, and is still painting at 81 years of age, after a stroke and reconstructive hip surgery. She specializes in both oil and watercolor. Recently widowed since the death of her husband, retired Easthampton police officer Thomas Luippold, June is struggling with her grief and her uncertain financial future. She is in the process of selling sell her home and liquidating her assets so to be able to relocate closer to her family for their support. Although June has always painted for her own enjoyment, not just to make money, she is forced by current circumstances to sell her art and is hoping for a show of support from the community. |
Contact: Jim
jimtitcomb!@comcast.net |
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Artist: Carol Weis
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| I've been writing poetry and children's books for 16 years. My first chapbook, DIVORCE PAPERS, published by Bull Thistle Press, was released in 2002, and my first children's book, WHEN THE COWS GOT LOOSE, was released by Simon & Schuster in 2006. I recently moved to Easthampton and am glad to be part of this artistic community. |
Contact: Carol
clewmail@aol.com |
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Artist: Debra McNeill
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| I dream. My collection of art is a result of dreaming with my soul's eye for the perusal of anothers mind's eye. Subjects from different sources that do not necessarily belong together join to meld and blend and become one. I seek to create environment in which I choose to live, even if it is only in the soul. |
Contact: Debra
daylahmnas@hughes.net |
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Artist: Barbara Widmann
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Barbara Widmann is an artist from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Barbara's horse paintings flow with color and life; inspire energy, power, illustrate beauty, and the elegance of horses. More of her art can be viewed at
www.barbarawidmann.com |
Contact: Barbara
barbara.widmann@byfi.org |
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Artist: Eric Erkkinen
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 6-8
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Eric Erkkinen is a solo musician from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. With an acoustic guitar, Eric's style is reminiscent to the roots of Traditional Blues, Celtic and Folk music. His music can be heard at www.myspace.com/ericerkkinen |
Contact: Eric
www.myspace.com/ericerkkinen |
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Artist: Emily Lombardo
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Emily Lombardo takes fused glass in a totally new direction. Her strong background in printmaking adds a fresh edge to this medium. Armed with her degree in sculptural glass from the Massachusetts College of Art, she has perfected the art of silkscreen enameling. Teaching at Diablo Glass Studios, she leads her classes down a more sculptural and painterly approach to glass working by encouraging students to experiment with text, photography and painting with light. |
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Artist: Marcia Reed
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marcia Reed Studio
Address: 1 Railroad St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Please drop by my open studio in the Old Railroad Station to see completed pieces and works-in-progress.
It is important that my landscapes in oils and watercolors convey a sense of place. Nature is my influence but then it becomes something more. I don't want my work to capture the exactness of nature or my brush marks to be predictable. I have been told for years that I have an unnatural landscape palette. Color is important to me, but I also am intrigued by the absence of color as in my nocturnal moonscapes. I want to embrace a mood for the piece, and challenge the viewer to look deeper. In the process of painting on location or in my studio I strive for the balance of when to intervene and when to leave well enough alone.
Every day I am thankful for having adventures around the world that allow me to experience and convey that sense of place. I have taught workshops in Tuscany, Italy, Burgundy, France, and in the US Virgin Islands. I have met many fascinating people of all ages, including artists who have enhanced my life and work with their personal stories. I invite you to observe my watercolors and oils with their open vistas, storm swept skies, full mysterious moons, and contemplative moods. It is my hope that you will experience the world I envision through the fusion of paint and experience. |
Contact: Marica Reed
413-527-9025 |
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Artist: Carol Abbe Smith
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 5-6pm
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton
Address: 41 Union St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
| Come hear jazz vocalist Carol Abbe Smith in PACE's cozy cafe! |
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Artist: Mark Brown
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 5-7 PM
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Manhan Cafe
Address: 72 Union St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: http://www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Fee: none |
Mark Brown makes fun, one-of-a-kind mixed media sculptures and clocks in his backyard studio in Easthampton, Massachusetts. He was trained as a painter and worked on canvas for 25 years. This interest in color, pattern and figurative imagery can be seen in the current body of three-dimensional work. Each of his pieces are unique, stylized and engaging characters.
Most of the components in Mark's artworks have had another life and indeed much of what he uses is collected at tag sales and flea markets. This ensures that each individual piece has its' own identity. Mark Brown responds to the opportunities presented by the materials at hand. He believes that each object has it own power. These household items were designed with style and utility in mind. This dash of panache carries over into the new, transformed union of vintage bits and pieces and contemporary sensibilities. |
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Contact: manhancafe@yahoo.com |
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| E-town Jazz |
Event: E-Town Jazz
Start Date: Friday December 7th, 2007
Reception: Friday December 7th, 2007 @ 7:30 PM
End Date: Friday December 7th, 2007
Location Name: PACE
Address: 41 Union St.
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.pioneerarts.org
Fee: $3-5 |
PACE is starting a new open mike, starting on Dec. 7th, and continuing on the 1st and 3rd. Fridays of each month from 8-11pm. E-Town Jazz is an good old jam session featuring a house rhythm section and hosted by PACE and Carol Abbe Smith. All levels are welcome and sign up starts at 7:30 , jam will be from 8-11pm.The plan is for Jazz to become significant part of the ever growing music scene in Easthampton.In the winter PACE will also host some Jazz concerts with both local and regional talent, starting with the Joe Belmont group Feb. 8th.So everyone bring their axes, licks and chops and join the fun and comraderie.
Pace serves beer/wine and food in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.Cost $3 for members,$5 for non-members.
For info call Carol Abbe Smith 413 529-2604 or email cabbe@netzero.net |
Contact: Carol Abbe Smith
413 529-2604
cabbe@netzero.net |
| Paintings By Sheri Snedeker On Exhibit At The Grubbs Gallery |
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Artist: Sheri Snedeker
Event: Paintings By Sheri Snedeker On Exhibit At The Grubbs Gallery
Start Date: Saturday December 1st, 2007
End Date: Wednesday January 2nd, 2008
Location Name: Grubbs Gallery of the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School
Address: 19 Payson Avenue
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com
Fee: FREE |
The Williston Northampton School presents "large paintings of people I dont know," by Sheri Snedeker on exhibit at the Grubbs Gallery December 1, 2007 - January 2, 2008. An artist's reception will be held in the gallery on December 2, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Connecticut artist Sherri Snedeker has been exhibiting her large-scale figurative oil paintings in New England for over thirty years. Inspired by black and white vintage photographs, Snedeker paints vividly colored images of people and their roots. She uses oil on linen and pastel on handmade paper to create these surprisingly modern depictions from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
The exhibit is free and open to the public and takes place in the Grubbs Gallery of the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School. Gallery directions and open hours are available online. |
Contact: Marcia Reed
413-529-4187
mreed@williston.com |
| Annual Celebration Of The Arts And Open House |
Artist: Easthampton Cultural Council, Easthampton City Arts
Event: Annual Celebration of the Arts and Open House
Start Date: Thursday December 6th, 2007
Reception: Thursday December 6th, 2007 @ 6:30 PM
End Date: Thursday December 6th, 2007
Location Name: CitySpace, Old Town Hall
Address: 43 Main Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com/
Fee: Free |
2007 Annual Celebration of the Arts & Open House
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Easthampton City Arts
43 Main Street, Historic Town Hall
2007 Annual Celebration of the Arts & Open House
RSVP: (413)529-1406
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
www.easthamptoncityarts.com
Join us in celebrating the Arts in Easthampton and the opening of our new office. Please join us for an evening of entertainment, food, and fine art at the Annual Celebration of the Arts, co-sponsored by Easthampton City Arts and Easthampton Cultural Council. Come learn what we have accomplished and what is being planned for the coming year.
Music!----Art!----Entertainment!----Food!
Come and see the new Easthampton City Arts and Easthampton Cultural Council office at the Historic Town Hall and find out about exciting plans for the near future. Take a chance on a fun raffle, or an amazing fine art silent auction featuring many original pieces of art from ECA members.
A portion of the proceeds from the silent auction will go to the donating artists!
This party is presented free of charge thanks to the generosity of our Sponsors.
Thursday, December 6
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
at Historic Town Hall, 43 Main Street
Refreshments!!! -- Music!!! -- Raffle!!!
Hosted by Easthampton City Arts and Easthampton Cultural Council. |
Contact: Stephanie J. Gibbs
413-527-0066
stephanie.gibbs@gmail.com |
| Selected Works By Jill Lewis |
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Artist: Jill Lewis
Event: Selected Works by Jill Lewis
Start Date: Friday November 30th, 2007
Reception: Thursday December 13th, 2007 @ 3:30 PM
End Date: Thursday January 3rd, 2008
Location Name: Lathrop Community Gallery
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Drive
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Fee: FREE |
Lathrop's Art Committee is pleased to present selected works by artist/photographer Jill Lewis in its Gallery from November 30th to January 3rd. Ms. Lewis, an Easthampton native, uses medium and large format film cameras to create her work. Whereas her color works focus a minimalist's eye on objects that seem to dance within negative space, her black and whites embrace the detritus patina of old objects. Her third category of works integrates the two mediums of photographs and charcoal, exploring nuances between the two.
Lewis is a recent graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
There will be an opportunity to meet and greet Ms Lewis at a reception on December 13th from 3:30 to 4:30 pm at the Gallery in the Lathrop Inn. |
Contact: Jill Lewis
413-586-0006
jlewis@lathrop.kendal.org |
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Florence Exhibits/Events
| John Elder Robison Live On Mo Radio At VFR |
Event: John Elder Robison on Mo Radio at VFR
Start Date: Wednesday December 5th, 2007
Reception: Wednesday December 5th, 2007 @ 8:00 AM
End Date: Wednesday December 5th, 2007
Location Name: VALLEY FREE RADIO 103.3 FM at 8-9 AM
Address: 103.3 FM at 8-9 AM
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: jerobison.blogspot.com
Fee: FREE |
John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye: My life with Asperger's, will be the live! guest on Mo Radio this Wednesday, December 5th, from 8 to 9 in the morning at 103.3 FM on that radio dial of yours. At 8PM that evening he will do a reading, again live!, at Amherst Books on Main Street in Amherst.
John, the brother of Augusten Burroughs, had an unconventional upbringing similar to that chronicled in Running With Scissors, and lived to tell about it and his experience with Asperger's Syndrome.
An excerpt from his blog: "Look Me in the Eye is about growing up with Asperger's syndrome - a high functioning form of autism - overcoming my limitations, and ultimately becoming a successful adult.
It's a lonely story at first, because I didn't have many friends. I didn't know how to act, or how to respond. As a child, my best friends were all machines. When I got bigger, my understanding of machines led me into a career in electronics, and I found myself on the road with Pink Floyd's sound company, and then the musical group KISS."
Tune in to hear the rest at 103.3 FM at 8 in the morning on Wednesday, December 5th at www.valleyfreeradio.org |
Contact: Mo
mo@fridgequeen.com |
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Artist: Mo Ringey - neurotic, glass smasher
Event: Mo Ringey at The New Gallery at Stone Soup Concrete
Start Date: Thursday December 6th, 2007
Reception: Thursday December 6th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Friday February 1st, 2008
Location Name: The New Gallery at Stone Soup Concrete
Address: 221 Pine Street, Florence - in the Arts & Industry Building, 1st Floor
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: stonesoupconcrete.com/art.php
Fee: FREE |
December 3, 2007 - February 1, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 6, 5-8pm
Wine, cheese, chocolate-covered ginger, people, and appliances covered in smashed glass on a date which seems to be conflicting with so many office parties. Once your boss is trashed and won't notice, slip off and join us! ;-)
Gallery Hours: Monday- Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
"I think that as people we are made up of millions of experiences and thoughts and reactions and pondering, that define who we are. I have always looked at art as a result of millions of things too. So mosaic, as a modified process, particularly appeals to me. They make sense in a world where not much else does." - Mo |
Contact: Mo
mo@fridgequeen.com |
| Dennis Lehane And Julia Glass Interviewed On Local Radio |
Artist: Dennis Lehane, Julia Glass
Event: Writers Voice on Valley Free Radio
Start Date: Thursday December 6th, 2007
Reception: Thursday December 6th, 2007 @ 8:00 AM
End Date: Thursday December 6th, 2007
Location Name: WXOJ-LP 103.3FM Valley Free Radio
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.writersvoice.net
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Bestselling authors Dennis Lehane (MYSTIC RIVER, CORONADO) and Julia Glass (THREE JUNES, THE WHOLE WORLD OVER) talk to us about writing and their work.
Dennis Lehane has recently published a collection of 5 short stories and a play. Lehane, a Dorchester, Massachusetts native, is perhaps best known for his novel Mystic River, from which the movie was made.
In her fiction, Julia Glass explores love, relationships... and the choices we make in them out of our imperfect notions of what we need. Her first novel, THREE JUNES, won the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction. Her most recent, THE WHOLE WORLD OVER is largely about a marriage and the changes it goes through as wife and husband struggle to understand what they need as individuals...and partners. |
Contact: Michael Pollitt
413 774-5153
pollitt.m@gmail.com |
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Haydenville Exhibits/Events
| Bag Sew And Sew-cial |
Artist: LuckyStitches
Event: Bag Sew and Sew-cial
Start Date: Wednesday December 5th, 2007
Reception: Wednesday December 5th, 2007 @ 6:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday December 19th, 2007
Location Name: LuckyStitches::A Sewing Lounge
Address: 132 Main Street
City, ST: Haydenville, MA
Website: www.Luckystitches.com
Fee: FREE |
Wednesday, December 5, join other bag stitchers at LuckyStitches as we sew up more bags for The Bag Share. All are welcome! Bring a snack / beverage to share (optional), 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 and guidance is available for newbies that want to participate.
The next Sew-cial is Wednesday, December 19, 6pm-9pm. Sew more bags for the bag share, make fabric bags for gift giving, or come work on your sewing, knitting, crocheting or other projects. It's a great time to work on those projects you need to finish before Christmas! All are welcome.
LuckyStitches is located in the Brassworks Building, 132 Main Street, Rte 9, Haydenville. Park in the small lot closest to Northampton, and not the Hilltown Charter School lot. Enter through the green doors at the front of the building. LuckyStitches is on the 2nd floor.
More bag sews are scheduled for after the holidays. To sign up for the annoucement list to be notified of new bag sews, click over to www.LuckyStitches.com to enter your email address. |
Contact: Zanne Blair
413.695.3092
zannestar@luckystitches.com |
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Northampton Exhibits/Events
| Northampton State Hospital Photo Exhibit By Mark Majeski |
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Artist: Mark Majeski
Event: Northampton State Hospital Photo Exhibit
Start Date: Tuesday December 4th, 2007
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 2:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday January 30th, 2008
Location Name: Forbes Library Community Room
Address: 20 West St
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=FORBES&curKey2=Northampton%20State%20Hospital&curMonth=PASTTOO&setRef=new
Fee: free |
December 8, 2007 - January 30, 2008
RECEPTION, SLIDESHOW AND TALK by MIKE KIRBY:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2-4 PM
Mark Majeski photographed the Northampton State Hospital buildings in 2002, when they had been unused since the early 1990s. The result is a series of exterior and interior views showing the buildings' architecture and how they were affected by years of neglect. The color images include the former theater, kitchen, cafeteria, visiting area, doctor's office/apothecary, among others. The buildings and rooms, even while uninhabited and in a deteriorated condition, give the viewer a sense of the people and activities that took place there during a period of over 100 years.
Twenty-seven 10"x15" archival prints made from the original 35mm negatives will be on exhibit. After the exhibit is over, the prints will become part of the library's Special Collections of historic photographs where they will be accessible for future research or any interested member of the community to explore. In addition, the process of creating the archival prints will involve digitizing the images, so they can be cataloged and put into an online Virtual Exhibit with Past Perfect museum software.
On December 8, the Library will host a public reception and slideshow of additional images by Mark Majeski, and a talk by local author Mike Kirby -- author of Back Row, Back Ward -- on the history of the State Hospital and the plans for redevelopment of the Hospital site. |
Contact: Faith Kaufmann
413-587-1013
gallery@forbeslibrary.org |
| Small Works By Four Local Artists At Hosmer Gallery |
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Artist: Helen Haddad, Kathleen Jacobs, Lenelle Moise, Briana Taylor
Event: Small Works by Four Local Artists
Start Date: Monday December 3rd, 2007
Reception: Saturday December 8th, 2007 @ 2:00 PM
End Date: Saturday December 29th, 2007
Location Name: Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library
Address: 20 West St
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org/events/gallery.shtml
Fee: free |
The Hosmer Gallery is pleased to present the work of four local artists for the month of December.
Potato Monoprints by Helen R. Haddad
Oil Landscapes by Kathleen Jacobs
Multimedia Collage by Lenelle Moise
Still Life by Briana Taylor
Gallery Hours
Monday 9-9 ; Tuesday 1-5 ; Wednesday 9-9 ; Thursday 1-5 ; Friday & Saturday 9-5 ; closed Sundays and holidays
For more information and images, see the Hosmer Gallery website: http://www.forbeslibrary.org/events/gallery.shtml |
Contact: Faith Kaufmann
587-1013
gallery@forbeslibrary.org |
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Event: Wicked Rad People
Start Date: Saturday December 1st, 2007
Reception: Friday December 14th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Saturday December 29th, 2007
Location Name: Naked Art Gallery
Address: 492 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nemesisphoto.com/GALLERY%20FLYER.jpg
Fee: Free |
| Ian Pouliot, photographer, will be available for conversation at the reception at 5:00 on December 14th at the Naked Art Gallery. Check out Ian's enthusiasm for spontaneity. |
Contact: William
413-586-3164
william@dancenorthampton.com |
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Regional Exhibits/Events
| Health Connector Continues With Enrollment Events |
Artist: Health Insurance for Artists
Event: Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority
Start Date: Wednesday December 5th, 2007
End Date: Saturday December 8th, 2007
Location Name: See List
Address: See List
City, ST: Regional, MA
Website: www.healthcareforartists.org/artists_guide.html
Fee: None |
The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority is conducting more Connect to Health community events in December to educate and enroll people in health insurance plans.
Individuals and businesses will have one-on-one access to the experts in order to get a better understanding of their responsibilities under the law. Uninsured individuals are able to enroll on-site.
Individuals see our : http://www.healthcareforartists.org/artists_guide.html before you attend these events to see what you need to bring with you.
Arts Businesses see our: http://www.healthcareforartists.org/art_business.html
Massachusetts adults who have not been exempted are currently required to have health insurance. Those who do not have it by Dec. 31 will lose their personal exemption worth $219 when filing their state tax return next spring.
The latest Connect to Health enrollment events are:
-- Allston/Brighton, The Kells, 161 Brighton Ave., Allston, Dec. 5, 4 to 7:30p.m.
-- Dorchester, community health centers across Dorchester, Dec. 8, 11 a.m. to 2p.m.
-- Pittsfield, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield Public Library, One Wendell Ave., Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
-- Greenfield, Greenfield Community College, Room B19, 270 Main St., Dec. 8, 2 to 4 p.m.
More events are also being planned in other communities starting in January, and will be announced as they are scheduled. |
Contact: Health Connector
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Southampton Exhibits/Events
| Pursuing The Light... |
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Artist: Roger Lobdell
Event: "Pursuing the Light" Photo Exhibit by Roger Lobdell
Start Date: Tuesday November 27th, 2007
Reception: Sunday December 9th, 2007 @ 1:00 PM
End Date: Monday December 31st, 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 |
| Black And White Candids... |
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Artist: Melissa Incampo
Event: "Images from the Leisure Series" Photo Exhibit by Melissa Incampo
Start Date: Tuesday November 27th, 2007
Reception: Sunday December 16th, 2007 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday December 30th, 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. |
| Melissa Incampo returns to exhibit again in The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center. Melissa's black and white candids capture the essence of the people and scenes she photographs in a revealing photojournalistic style.Ms. Incampo has served most recently as the juror in The Gallery's Sixth Annual "Women in History Month" Photo Exhibit. Her working in prestigious NYC photo galleries has assisted Melissa in training her mind, heart and eye to continually captivate us with her striking images. |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
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Call for Artists
| Open Call for Visual, Music, Performance Artists |
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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
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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 |
| MCC 2008 Artist Fellowships Applications Due Soon |
Sponsoring Group Name: Massachusetts Cultural Council
Show Name: Massachusetts Cultural Council 2008 Artist Fellowships
Submission Due Date: Friday December 7th, 2007
Submission Fees: None
Website: www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellowsapp.html
City, ST: Regional, MA
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The MCC 2008 Artist Fellowships program guidelines and application are
now available. Applications will be accepted in the following disciplines:
* Choreography
* Drawing (includes printmaking/artist books)
* Fiction/Creative Nonfiction
* Painting
* Poetry
* Traditional Arts
Application deadline December 7, 2007.
For program guidelines ans application, visit
http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellowsapp.html |
Contact: See site
kelly.bennett@art.state.ma.us |
| Gallery A3 Seeking New Artists |
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Sponsoring Group Name: Gallery A3
Show Name: Seeking New Members
Submission Due Date: Friday January 4th, 2008
Submission Fees: free
Website: www.gallerya3.com
City, ST: Amherst, MA
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Gallery A3 Seeking New Members
Gallery A3 shows contemporary art by Valley artists. Since it opened in 2002, the gallery's been an alternative venue for innovative art in a wide range of media and styles. Gallery A3 is a cooperative run by its members who share business and aesthetic decisions and form a supportive community for making and exhibiting art. The gallery has an exhibition space in the new Amherst Cinema building and holds its opening receptions in conjunction with the Amherst Art Walk. Artists working in all media are invited to apply.
Gallery members are entitled to:
- One two-person show each year
- One or two group shows each year
- A monthly space on the gallery's "small works wall"
Applications require:
- A completed application form
- 10-15 images, slide or cd (mac), of your current work
- A numbered slide list that gives size, material and date
- Two recent original works
- Resume and/or artist's statement
Applications are available at the gallery:
Gallery A3, 28 Amity Street, Amherst, Massachusetts
Wednesday Sunday, 1-7:00 pm |
Contact: Marianne Connolly
413-253-3572
mtc@crocker.com |
| Employment Opportunities For Exhibition Preparators |
Sponsoring Group Name: The Aldrich Museum
Show Name: Employment Opportunities
Submission Due Date: Friday December 14th, 2007
Submission Fees: None
Website: www.aldrichart.org
City, ST: Ridgefield, CT
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The Aldrich Museum maintains a pool of skilled technicians to assist with installation of regularly scheduled exhibitions and special projects. Various skill sets, including carpentry, painting, electrical, computer, audio, video, graphic design, and picture framing are needed on a per project basis. Art handling and museum installation experience are preferred. Work is occasional, temporary.
Please send resume and references to:
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
258 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Email: general@aldrichart.org |
Contact: See site
general@aldrichart.org |
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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
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| 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 |
| Handmade Holidays |
Class Name: Handmade Holidays
Class Time: 5:00 PM
Start Date: Tuesday December 4th, 2007
End Date: Tuesday December 18th, 2007
Fee: Varies
Organization: LuckyStitches
Location Name: LuckyStitches::A Sewing Lounge
Address: 132 Main Street
City, ST: Haydenville, MA
Website: www.Luckystitches.com
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Nothing says special like the Handmade touch added to holiday giving. Choose from a variety of fun activities and projects. You must register for each class.
Fabric Flower Pins $45
Tuesday, Dec 4 9:30am-12pm
Are you giving someone a wonderful tote, or a great jacket or sweater? Pin one of these flowers on your gift and and make it even more special. Materials Supplied
Felt Ornaments and Pom Pom Garland $25
Saturday, Dec 8 10am-1pm
Embroider felt and hang on a string to decorate your tree/mantle/gifts then make a Pom Pom Garland for your tree. All materials supplied
Christmas Stockings from Sweaters $25
Sunday, Dec 9 9:30am-12pm
Make this season memorable with a new Christmas stocking from an old sweater.
Fabric Gift Bags $25
Saturday, Dec 15 10am-1pm
Well make 3 different sized bags for gift wrapping. Dont run out and buy any more paper that will end up not being used again. Make Fabric Bags that can be used every year! Youll need to bring 1.5 yards of fabric (or more - these wont take long!) and about 25″ of ribbon (preferably grosgrain) for each bag.
Holiday Stitches Cards $25
Sunday, Dec 16 9:30am-12pm
Embroidery, applique, free stitching on fabric and paper and make some special cards. Everything will be supplied - you bring the ideas
Embroidered Felt Ornaments $25
Tuesday, Dec 18 9:30am-12pm
Perfect for your tree, mantle gifts and cards.
Well supply the felt, floss, embellishments and ribbon for hanging. |
Contact: Zanne Blair
413.695.3092
zannestar@luckystitches.com |
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