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| Art of the Valley | | Below are the events, opportunities, classes and available items for artists and art lovers throughout the Pioneer Valley. Enjoy! |
Amherst Exhibits/Events
| George Wardlaw Returns To UMass! |
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Artist: George Wardlaw
Event: George Wardlaw: Recent Works - Windows 1
Start Date: Sunday March 2nd, 2008
Reception: Sunday March 2nd, 2008 @ 3:00 PM
End Date: Sunday March 30th, 2008
Location Name: Hampden Gallery UMASS Amherst
Address: Soutwest Residential Area of Campus
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/hampden
Fee: free |
My latest series of paintings and drawings are collectively titled Windows. Windows are openings that frame both the outside and inside world. The glass is a transparent curtain to the world stage, which has become a setting for the real, the unreal, and the surreal nature of my work. Windows are openings to vicarious adventure, the imaginative, flights of fantasy, invention, mystery, and contemplation. They are the object of daydreams and nightmares. There are two sides to windows: one side looks out, the other looks in; they, like art, are both private and public.
The eye is a window to both the external and internal world. The mind's eye gives form and meaning to our experiences. My windows are your windows to my vision and my experience.
George Wardlaw |
Contact: Anne Laprade Seuthe
413.545.0680
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu |
| The Collision Of Cultures Throughout Eastern Europe. |
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Artist: Laura Holland
Event: UNFOLDING IMAGES: Accordion Books by Laura Holland
Start Date: Tuesday February 12th, 2008
End Date: Wednesday March 12th, 2008
Location Name: Central Gallery University of Massachusetts Amherst
Address: Wheeler House Infirmary Way
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/central
Fee: Free |
UNFOLDING IMAGES
Accordion Books by Laura Holland
Artist Statement
Intriguing juxtapositions emerge when the formerly elegant, often dilapidated, history-laden architecture of Eastern Europe crushes up against the hustle, rush, and bustle of life today. Sometimes these buildings reel out of the collision covered in graffiti and stencil art; other times they are lovingly restored or elegantly remodeled; still other times they are razed to the ground and replaced by a completely new structure. In the fragments of these old buildings, I look for the eloquent details that, piece by piece, combine to convey some vital sense of the larger scene.
To suggest my impression of cultures colliding, I layered photographs taken in East Berlin between 1987 and 2006, in a series of photomontages. Next, I bundled images of old and new buildings stretching along one street in Berlin, to make books with Japanese stab bindings. But neither format could effectively tell the story the way I saw it: as a progression. Accordion books, with the images unfolding across connected pages, gave me the structure I needed. Berlin, Prague, Presov, Kosice, Cluj, and other Eastern European cities provided the subject matter.
Circles, squares, right angles, and diagonal lines - these formal elements are important both in composing individual photographs and in creating integrated sequences. I use Adobe Photoshop to adjust color and light for a unified effect within each series, and I print with matte ink to enhance the depth of tonal values. |
Contact: Anne LaPrade
413.545.0680
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu |
| Last Supper A Collaborative Art Installation |
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Artist: Tom Morton, Bruce Fowler
Event: LAST SUPPER a collaborative art installation at Gallery A3
Start Date: Thursday March 6th, 2008
Reception: Thursday March 6th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday March 30th, 2008
Location Name: Gallery A3
Address: 28 Amity St
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.gallerya3.com
Fee: free |
| Visitors enter a dimly lit room. A figure wearing a HAZMAT suit and protective white mask is seated at a dinner table. Images of war and peace flash on a vat of oil on the table, on the white-clad figure and the surroundings. |
Contact: Tom Morton
413 253 2783
tommortonart@aol.com |
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Ashfield Exhibits/Events
| Doubt, A Parable By John Patrick Shanley |
Event: Doubt, A Parable
Start Date: Friday February 29th, 2008
End Date: Sunday March 2nd, 2008
Location Name: The First Congregational Church of Ashfield
Address: Main Street
City, ST: Ashfield, MA
Website: PaulineLive.com
Fee: $18/$22 |
Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley: The year is 1964. The country is on the verge of revolution, the loss of innocence, upheaval in many of its institutions and the determination to do what's right at any cost. Set in a parochial school in the Bronx, Doubt addresses the battle of wills between the "old school" Sister Aloysius and the young, charismatic and more progressive Father Flynn. Their conflict goes beyond the question of whether Father Flynn has been sexually inappropriate with the only Black student in the school. It touches upon a multitude of complicated issues: the inequities in the hierarchy of the Church, issues of silence, faith, change, trust, protection, certainty, and doubt.
Playwright John Patrick Shanley says in the preface to his script:
"There's something silent under every person, under every play. There is something unsaid under any given society, as well...You may come out of my play uncertain. You may want to be sure. Look down on that feeling. We've got to learn to live with a full measure of uncertainty. There is no last word. That is the silence underneath the chatter of our time."
Doubt won the 2005 Pulitizer Prize and Tony Award for Drama.
"Well-written roles that crackle with intelligence and rhythm"
John Lahr, NEW YORKER
This production is a benefit for The Sugarloaf Adult Day Program (a non-profit), that assists caregivers by providing a day program for those with Alzheimers and others with aging issues. |
Contact: Jeannine Haas
413-268-3850
haashooven@comcast.net |
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Easthampton Exhibits/Events
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Artist: Renee Rutana
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Mt.Tom's Homemade Ice Cream
Address: 34 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| As a child, I had and continue to have a great love of nature. I was fascinated by the vibrant colors of sunsets, flowers, sea and landscapes. My goal as an artist is to capture the very things that change quickly due to the season, weather or aging and present them to the viewer. I like to give each piece a bit of life and vitality by using pure and intensified colors. Often my art has been described as being therapeutic in the sense that it can uplift you. |
Contact: Renee Rutana
reneerutana@mindspring.com |
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Artist: SIX IN WAX
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: Gallery talk 6 pm 3/8 & Encaustic Demo 1 pm 3/
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| Six artists brought together by the medium of encaustic exhibit the versatility of this ancient medium in their work. Beeswax, pigment and resin are combined to make encaustic paint, which is heated and applied in a molten state to various supports. Lush, colorful and unusual artworks by Binnie Birstein, Ann Taylor Gibson, Lynette Haggard, Sue Katz, Deborah Kruger and Nancy Natale. (Image: Requiem for Dhuluaya by Ann Taylor Gibson) |
Contact: Nashawannuck Gallery
www.nashawannuckgallery.com |
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Artist: Binnie Birstein
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: Also view encaustic demonstration March 22 at 1 pm
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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SIX IN WAX - six artists working in the medium of encaustic exhibit the versatility of this ancient medium in their work. Beeswax, pigment and resin are combined to make encaustic paint, which is heated and applied in a molten state to various supports. Lush, colorful and unusual artworks by Binnie Birstein, Ann Taylor Gibson, Lynette Haggard, Sue Katz, Deborah Kruger and Nancy Natale.
Image: Girl in Red, 2007, 6x6 inches, encaustic on wood
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Contact: Marlies Stoddard, Nashawannuck Gallery
nashawannuckgallery@yahoo.com 413-529-9393 |
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Artist: Ann Taylor Gibson
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: Also view encaustic demonstration March 22 at 1 pm
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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SIX IN WAX - six artists working in the medium of encaustic exhibit the versatility of this ancient medium in their work. Beeswax, pigment and resin are combined to make encaustic paint, which is heated and applied in a molten state to various supports. Lush, colorful and unusual artworks by Binnie Birstein, Ann Taylor Gibson, Lynette Haggard, Sue Katz, Deborah Kruger and Nancy Natale.
Image: Iraq V, 2007, collage on cardboard with encaustic |
Contact: Marlies Stoddard, Nashawannuck Gallery
nashawannuckgallery@yahoo.com 413-529-9393 |
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Artist: Lynette Haggard
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: Also view encaustic demonstration March 22 at 1 pm
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| SIX IN WAX - six artists working in the medium of encaustic exhibit the versatility of this ancient medium in their work. Beeswax, pigment and resin are combined to make encaustic paint, which is heated and applied in a molten state to various supports. Lush, colorful and unusual artworks by Binnie Birstein, Ann Taylor Gibson, Lynette Haggard, Sue Katz, Deborah Kruger and Nancy Natale. Image: Untitled, 2008, 16x16 inches, encaustic with gold leaf on panel |
Contact: Marlies Stoddard, Nashawannuck Gallery
nashawannuckgallery@yahoo.com 413-529-9393 |
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Artist: Sue Katz
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: Also view encaustic demonstration March 22 at 1 pm
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| SIX IN WAX - six artists working in the medium of encaustic exhibit the versatility of this ancient medium in their work. Beeswax, pigment and resin are combined to make encaustic paint, which is heated and applied in a molten state to various supports. Lush, colorful and unusual artworks by Binnie Birstein, Ann Taylor Gibson, Lynette Haggard, Sue Katz, Deborah Kruger and Nancy Natale. Image: Duct Tape Series 3, 2007, 15x15 inches, encaustic, duct tape, mixed media on found wood |
Contact: Marlies Stoddard, Nashawannuck Gallery
nashawannuckgallery@yahoo.com 413-529-9393 |
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Artist: Deborah Kruger
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: Also view encaustic demonstration March 22 at 1 pm
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| SIX IN WAX - six artists working in the medium of encaustic exhibit the versatility of this ancient medium in their work. Beeswax, pigment and resin are combined to make encaustic paint, which is heated and applied in a molten state to various supports. Lush, colorful and unusual artworks by Binnie Birstein, Ann Taylor Gibson, Lynette Haggard, Sue Katz, Deborah Kruger and Nancy Natale. Image: Redbreast, 2007, 9.5x9.5 inches, textiles with encaustic and mixed media |
Contact: Marlies Stoddard, Nashawannuck Gallery
nashawannuckgallery@yahoo.com 413-529-9393 |
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Artist: Nancy Natale
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: Also view encaustic demonstration March 22 at 1 pm
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| SIX IN WAX - six artists working in the medium of encaustic exhibit the versatility of this ancient medium in their work. Beeswax, pigment and resin are combined to make encaustic paint, which is heated and applied in a molten state to various supports. Lush, colorful and unusual artworks by Binnie Birstein, Ann Taylor Gibson, Lynette Haggard, Sue Katz, Deborah Kruger and Nancy Natale. Image: Grapple, 2008, 12x12 inches, encaustic and mixed media on panel |
Contact: Marlies Stoddard, Nashawannuck Gallery
nashawannuckgallery@yahoo.com 413-529-9393 |
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Artist: Norma Kostek
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Mary Ann's Dance and More
Address: 56 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| Brighten Up Your Home! |
Contact: Norma's Notions
sales@normasnotions.com |
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Artist: Christine Robinson
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Mary Ann's Dance and More
Address: 56 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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Face Painting! I have been enjoying the art of facepainting in Mass & CT at many large and small events for over 5 years. I am insured and use only 100% FDA approved products. My corporate client list includes Friendlys, Texas Roadhouse, Westfield State, Holyoke Hospital and (my favorite!) Royal Caribbean (to name a few).
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Artist: New City Lights
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Mary Ann's Dance and More
Address: 56 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| These decorative light boxes add fun and inspiration to any room and are customizable. |
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Artist: Nick Chavez
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Valley Art Supplies
Address: 76 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| Selected works of art from artist Nick Chavez. |
Contact: Edward or Juliette
info@valleyartsupplies.com 413 527 0763 |
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Artist: Gina Lucido
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: ReMax Hill and Valley
Address: 78 Cottage St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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Originally born in the Berkshires but artistically reborn in the Valley, I consider the ability to appreciate nature a gift and to be able to capture it a true prize. I will be adding a touch of Spring to my exhibit and hope you will join me in celebrating the upcoming season. I call this photo 'Camouflage'. Still working with film, no touch-ups but will soon join the modern scene and dabble with digital....coming soon.
Inspiration to all,
Cheers
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Contact: Gina Lucido
gmlucido@yahoo.com |
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Artist: Art as Witness
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Elusie Gallery
Address: 43 Main St.
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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The Eastmont Art Fund's second annual fundraising art exhibit 'Art as Witness, Capturing Community Values.” Proceeds will be used to hire local artists to teach cultural workshops at the 2008 Family Gathering, a community-building program organized by the Easthampton-based Rosenberg Fund for Children. February 16th through March 22nd.
The Eastmont Art Fund's mission is to involve local artists in fundraising for local organizations to their MUTUAL benefit: artists receive commissions on all sales of original artwork, and the remaining proceeds benefit the designated community organization. Additionally, the jury–selected winning artwork will be published in a limited edition, archival print and both the artist and beneficiary group will receive income from the sale of these prints. |
Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
artfund@eastmontgallery.net |
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Artist: Group Show
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Blue Guitar Gallery
Address: 186 Northampton St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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'WHO'S GUARDING OURS?' Painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, jewelry by past and present guards at SCMA - Smith College Museum of Art.
Artist: Michelle Contugno, Hannah Richards, Bob Richardson, and many more..... |
Contact: christie svane
csvane@comcast.net |
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Artist: Group Show
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Event Time: 8 pm
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Blue Guitar Gallery
Address: 186 Northampton St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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'The After Party' - Bill O'Haire, the man with the singing guitar, opens the evening with a mixed set of blues, ballads and cross-cultural standards, joined by dancer and poet Christie Svane, and others. The second half of the show is Open Mike, so bring your songs, your poems, your stories!
Artist: Bill O'Haire, Christie Svane and friends
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Contact: christie svane
csvane@comcast.net |
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Artist: Sandra Ann Richard
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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Portraits done in pastel and charcoal from your photos.
Beautiful fine art for sale also. |
Contact: Sandra Richard
413-467-3739 or sar_801@yahoo.com |
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Artist: Deanna Roux
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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Fancy free means informal, liberated, natural and spontaneous. Fancy Free Jewelry Design is handmade unique jewelry using sterling silver, natural gemstones, seashells, leather and glass. Designs are organic in nature with vintage, Asian and oceanic elements.
Items include: soldered glass pendants; art collage pins; bold pendants; bird elements; dainty strand necklaces; hammered circle elements; guitar pick earrings; Thai and Bali silver elements; wire-wrapped pieces; geisha, kimono and obi elements; gemstone bracelet watches; special orders.
Hope Is Not Lost - Chinese Adoption Bracelet for Charity: This past holiday season, our bracelet project raised enough money to fill the cost gap for Baby Hope's heart surgery. Now part of the proceeds of our symbolic garnet bracelet will go toward sponsoring Helen, a sweet five-year-old orphanage girl. Read all about it at www.fancyfreejewelry.blogspot.com. |
Contact: Deanna Roux
droux@charter.net or www.fancyfreeme.etsy.com |
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Artist: Terry Spier
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Marketplace at Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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| I am Terry Spier, designer and maker of fine, beaded jewelry. My beadwork – necklaces, bracelets, earrings and sets – are all created from my imagination and my belief that jewelry is art – to be worn, enjoyed and loved. Each piece that is created in my studio is handmade, individual and unique. Many pieces incorporate unusual, irreplaceable beads and findings from other countries. I pride myself in my one-of-a-kind creations and in also doing special pieces commissioned by buyers. My love of natural stone and color is represented by my use of jasper, turquoise, coral and amazonite, to name a few. Swarovski crystals are often used in my creations and add vibrant color and intensity. Sterling silver from Bali, Israel and Thailand complements the precious and semi-precious stones, ceramic beads and glass that come from many different cultures and continents. I only use professional grade supplies in my creations and each piece is certain to be
appreciated for years to come. |
Contact: Terry Spier
terry@magicalbeadstalk.com; http://www.magicalbeadstalk.com |
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| Little Women: Small Works By Big Talent(ed) Women |
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Artist: Nancy Miller, Nancy Natale, Holly Murray, Susan Montgomery, Lauren Mills, Deborah Kruger, Mary Ann Kelly, Ticia Kane, Barbara Johnson, Nona Hatay, Peggy Grose, Rachel Folsom, Oriole Farb Feshbach, Rita Edelman, Rosalyn Driscoll, Karen Dolmanisth, Sally Curcio, Gineen Cooper, Sharon Smith Carty, Elizabeth Solley Caine, Anne Burton, Esthela Bergeron, Lynn Peterfreund, Elizabeth Pols, Georgia Pugh, Marcia Reed, Terry Rooney, Diane Savino, Deidre Scherer, Belinda Lyons Zucker
Event: Little Women: small work by Big Talent(ed) Women
Start Date: Sunday February 17th, 2008
End Date: Friday March 28th, 2008
Location Name: Grubbs Gallery, Reed Campus Center
Address: Williston Northamton Academy, 19 Payson Avenue
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com
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Contact: Burns Maxey
413 529 3000
trooney51@comcast.net |
| Contemporary Artist Cat Chow Speaks On Clothing And Art |
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Artist: Cat Chow
Event: Cat Chow, Contemporary Artist, Speaks On Clothing and Art at Williston
Start Date: Thursday February 28th, 2008
End Date: Thursday February 28th, 2008
Location Name: The Dodge Room of the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School
Address: 19 Payson Avenue
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com/home/news_item.asp?id=338
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The Williston Northampton School hosts contemporary artist and designer Cat Chow in a lecture and workshop on deconstructing and reconstructing clothing as art. The lecture will be held at 7:45 p.m. on February 28, 2008, in the Dodge Room of the Reed Campus Center. The following day, classes will work with Cat Chow in a workshop "Deconstruction/Reconstruction" where students will alter old clothing to create new wearable pieces.
An innovative designer, Cat Chow redefines the boundaries between art, craft, and design. Her labor-intensive work incorporates non-traditional materials and everyday objects into well-crafted apparel that fluctuate between sculpture and style. From a dress made entirely of one zipper to an elaborate evening dress made of a 1000 shredded dollar bills, Cat Chow's works is both whimsical and intricate. Cat Chow says, "Design is sometimes excessive. I am interested in making the biggest impact by saying the least."
Cat Chow has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries, most notably The Metropolitan Museum of Art the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Cincinnati Art Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. She has lectured nationwide and taught at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 2001-2004.
The lecture is free and open to the public and takes place in the Dodge Room of the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School. |
Contact: Andrew Shelffo
413-529-3237
ashelffo@williston.com |
| An Eyeful Of Flora....images From Nature |
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Artist: Marty Klein
Event: An Eyeful of Flora...Images from Nature
Start Date: Saturday March 1st, 2008
Reception: Sunday March 2nd, 2008 @ 4:00 PM
End Date: Sunday March 30th, 2008
Location Name: Lathrop Community Art Gallery
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Drive
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Fee: n/a |
| The Lathrop Art Committee welcomes Marty Klein, well-known Easthampton photographer, for our March exhibit. He derives his inspiration from a lifelong love and appreciation of the natural world. During the past 18 months Klein has been refining a photographic technique which he calls "scanography". He collects objects from nature, and then places them on his flatbed scanner. The images thereby produced are manipulated and processed through his digital darkroom. They are then printed on fine art rag paper. The net result is a body of original and engaging art work. In this way he celebrates our "Green World". His photographic exhibit will be on display for the month of March from 9-4 daily. We invite you to come meet Marty Klein on Sunday, March 2, from 4-5 pm during his opening reception. |
Contact: Marty Klein
forager7@yahoo.com |
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Florence Exhibits/Events
| Conversations About Slavery In The Us |
Artist: Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, Anne Farrow, Joel Lang, Jennifer Frank
Event: Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon on Radio
Start Date: Thursday February 28th, 2008
Reception: Thursday February 28th, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
End Date: Thursday February 28th, 2008
Location Name: 93.3FM WXOJ FM Valley Free Radio
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.writersvoice.net
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Host Francesca Rheannon talks with Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina about MR. AND MRS. PRINCE: How An Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and Into Legend.
Abijah Prince was born into slavery in the early 17th century in Springfield, Massachusetts, but in middle age, he arranged his own freedom and married (and freed) the dynamic and eloquent Lucy Terry of the nearby town of Deerfield. Against incredible odds, the couple became property-owners and respectable members of the largely white community in which they lived. When author Gretchen Gerzina began to follow the legend of the Princes, she was astonished to find that her own ancestors were part of the story.
Also, we talk with Anne Farrow, Joel Lang and Jennifer Frank, authors of COMPLICITY: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery.
When we think of slavery, most of us think about the South. But as the authors of COMPLICITY demonstrate, the North was quite complicit in that "peculiar institution." Anne Farrow, Joel Lang, and Jenifer Frank are all journalists with the Hartford Courant. Culled from long-ignored documents and reports and bolstered by rarely seen photos, publications, maps, and period drawings COMPLICITY is a fascinating and sobering work that actually does what so many books pretend to do: shed light on America's past. |
Contact: Michael Pollitt
413 774-5153
pollitt.m@gmail.com |
| Dance Generators 11th Year! |
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Artist: Dance Generators, Stephen Katz, Tanya Rubins, John Sheldon, Prakash Laufer, Chaya Grossberg
Event: Dance Generators Benefit: Performance & Open Mic
Start Date: Saturday February 23rd, 2008
End Date: Saturday February 23rd, 2008
Location Name: Rock Hill Co-Housing, Common House
Address: End of Black Birch Trail
City, ST: Florence, MA
Fee: $5-$15 donation |
The Do Gooders club will host a potluck and open mic performance to benefit the Dance Generators. Featured performers include Dance Generators (movement/improvisation), Stephen Katz (cello), Tanya Rubins (spoken word), John Sheldon (songs), Prakash Laufer & Chaya Grossberg (improv, poetry).
The Dance Generators are a Northampton-based intergenerational performing company with an 11-year history in the Pioneer Valley. Consisting of 19 men and women who range in age from 23 to 89, the company comes together through a shared commitment to expressive movement and innovative art making. Their work challenges audiences' ideas about dance and shatters stereotypes about aging.
The Do Gooders are a group of folks who get together to support each other and make good deeds happen. We have open mic/performance benefit nights, bimonthly. All money goes to support the person or non-for-profit organizations intended. If you would like to learn more or have us sponsor an event for you, contact Amy Dawn Kotel at adkdance@yahoo.com
The suggested donation for this event is $5-$15, and all proceeds benefit the Dance Generators. No reservations are necessary. Performers and audience members are requested to carpool and to park on the road. Potluck 5:30. Performances 6:30-9:30. |
Contact: Amy Dawn Kotel
(845) 401-7602
spiritportraits@yahoo.com |
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Holyoke Exhibits/Events
| Faces Of Ireland |
Event: Artist Reception and Gallery Opening: Faces of Ireland
Start Date: Sunday March 2nd, 2008
Reception: Sunday March 2nd, 2008 @ 4:00 PM
End Date: Monday March 31st, 2008
Location Name: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org
Fee: $3 |
Sunday, March 2 — 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. –
Lifelong photographer and Holyoke resident, Edward Lavalle will present a photography exhibition in celebration of Ireland. His love of photography and Irish roots will be displayed in an exquisite show of people of Ireland, captured in everyday life. Visit with the photographer and learn about his experience in photographing people from Ireland. Gallery hours for Wistariahurst are Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons from 12 – 4. Admission to the gallery is $3 per person. |
Contact: Marjorie Latham
413 322 5660
lathamm@ci.holyoke.ma.us |
| Stuff Art Made From Discarded And Rediscovered Found Objects |
Artist: B.Z. Reily, Ethel Poindexter, Anita Licis Ribak, Rebecca Muller, Sue Katz, Christine Diani, Candace Bradbury-Carlin
Event: STUFF art made from discarded and rediscovered found objects
Start Date: Thursday March 20th, 2008
Reception: Friday March 21st, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday April 20th, 2008
Location Name: Open Square Gallery
Address: 4 Open Square Way, 4th floor
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.opensquare.com
Fee: none |
STUFF: An exhibition by seven artists, who are drawn together by their use of discarded objects and reclaimed materials. Materials are transformed from the diurnal, by the artists’ attraction to object, color, and texture; decay, ambiguity and possibility for reuse to create meaning - or a being - in a new context.
The show opens with with a reception on March 21 from 5-8 p.m. Live music will feature the Low Country Messiahs, a band that plays acoustic blues with instruments made from found objects.
Featured artists include: Candace Bradbury-Carlin, who uses mainly kitchen material that would normally be discarded. Christine Diani's material, technique and themes select her, and she begins a conversation with the material until the work is complete. Sue Katz converts 3-dimensional objects into two dimension surfaces through compositions of texture, color, paint and pattern. Rebecca Muller combines organic and inorganic matter-detritus discarded, lost eroded by weather. Mesh and metal form ambiguous space that record moments in time. Ethel Poindexter uses material with its own history,with respect for its unique character - lathe, shake shingles, screen bark. Anita Licis Ribak explores borderline states the grey area between conflict/harmony, silence/sound, light/dark, open/enclosed; solid and void using paper, steel, fabric or wire. B.Z. Reily puzzles together mtural and man-made found objects with hand built clay elements to create sculptural figures. |
Contact: Candace Bradbury-Carlin
413.230.3386
rebmuller@comcast.net |
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Leyden Exhibits/Events
| Member-run Slate Roof Press Presents Night Of Poetry |
Artist: Susie Patlove, Paula Sayword, Ann McNelly
Event: Member-Run Slate Roof Press Poetry Reading
Start Date: Wednesday February 27th, 2008
Reception: Wednesday February 27th, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday February 27th, 2008
Location Name: Leyden Town Hall
Address: 16 West Leyden Rd
City, ST: Leyden, MA
Website: www.slateroofpress.com
Fee: free |
Slate Roof poets Susie Patlove and Paula Sayword, along with guest poet Ann McNelly, will read from their work Wednesday, February 27, at the Leyden Town Hall. Slate Roof Press is a member-run press committed to publishing Pioneer Valley poets. Designed by the poets themselves, Slate Roof chapbooks feature letterpress covers, special papers, and hand-sewn bindings. There will be time to inquire about Slate Roof membership and to learn about small press publishing, chapbook design, and promotion.
Charlemont resident Susie Patlove will read from her book, Quickening, published by Slate Roof (2007). She has had poems in The Atlanta Review and Monkscript, among other places. Paula Sayword's first book of poems, Stories from the Sky, is forthcoming from Slate Roof. A Leyden resident, she has been published in Sanctuary and was a finalist in the 2006 Poet Seat Poetry Contest. Also from Leyden, Ann McNelly will read from her work; her poems have appeared in The Berkshire Review, Drive-By Poets, and Sanctuary
The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served, and Slate Roof Press books will be on display for sale. The recently renovated Town Hall is now wheelchair accessible.
This program is supported in part by grants from the Local Cultural Councils of Ashfield, Bernardston, Conway, Leverett, Leyden, Northfield, and Shelburne, local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. We thank them for their generosity. |
Contact: Susie Patlove
413-625-938
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Monson Exhibits/Events
| "The Last Five Years" Is Now Onstage! |
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Artist: Greene Room Productions
Event: "The Last Five Years" a musical by Jason Robert Brown
Start Date: Friday February 22nd, 2008
End Date: Sunday March 9th, 2008
Location Name: Memorial Hall
Address: 198 Main Street
City, ST: Monson, MA
Website: www.greeneroomproductions.com
Fee: $12-15 |
Love, marriage, and an unraveling over the course of five years...brilliant, musical navigates through the wildly funny and crushingly sad moments in the lives of a simple man and woman. This performance is unique from all other GRP productions in that it is presented in-the-round!
FEB. 22-24, 29 & March 1-2, 7-9
Friday & Saturday 8pm, Sunday 2pm
Memorial Hall, 198 Main Street, Monson, MA 01057
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Contact: Erin Greene
413-668-7284
greeneroomproductions@yahoo.com |
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Northampton Exhibits/Events
| Come Find Yout Heart's Desire! |
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Artist: Invitational
Event: HEART's DESIRE
Start Date: Friday February 8th, 2008
End Date: Thursday February 28th, 2008
Location Name: Nothampton Center for the Arts
Address: 15 South St.
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
Fee: 0 |
According to George Bernard Shaw,
"There are two tragedies in life: One is not to get your heart's desire.
the other is to get it."
This non juried Invitational organized by Jane Lund on the theme of "Heart's Desire" is full of heartwarming surprises in all media and within two specific sizes.
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Contact: Penny Burke
413 584 7327
ncfa@nohoarts.org |
| Sculpture By David Barten At Forbes Library |
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Artist: David Barten
Event: Sculpture by David Barten
Start Date: Monday March 3rd, 2008
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 1:00 PM
End Date: Saturday March 29th, 2008
Location Name: Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library
Address: 20 West St
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org/events/gallery.shtml
Fee: free |
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday March 8, 1-4 PM
Since the early '60s when he was an art student at Cornell (BFA '65), David Barten's compelling interest has been American folk sculpture of the nineteenth century. He has created sculptures of American historical figures, constructions and dioramas of rural scenes of New England. In 2005 he began to experiment with abstract designs composed of the tools that woodworkers used over the centuries to create homes, ships, barrels, wagons and other common objects. He has lived in western Massachusetts since 1977. "I've been a woodcarver since 1980 and a woodworker since 1987, but it was not until a few years ago that I began to look at old woodworking tools as more than practical objects. In studying especially the tools that had been handmade, I became aware that they were nearly perfect in design for the jobs they were intended to perform, and that their shapes were often quite beautiful.
"The tools in my sculptures date from the late seventeenth to the late nineteenth century and have been rejected by museum curators and collectors because they show the signs of long, hard use, and of long and often inappropriate storage. I set out to display these tools in sculptures that emphasize their form and reveal their inherent artistic qualities."
David Barten
Gallery Hours
Monday 9-9 ; Tuesday 1-5 ; Wednesday 9-9 ; Thursday 1-5 ; Friday & Saturday
9-5 ; closed Sundays and holidays |
Contact: Faith
413-587-1013
gallery@forbeslibrary.org |
| Photography By Robert Hallock At Hosmer Gallery |
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Event: Photography by Robert Hallock
Start Date: Monday March 3rd, 2008
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 1:00 PM
End Date: Saturday March 29th, 2008
Location Name: Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library
Address: 20 West St
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org/events/gallery.shtml
Fee: free |
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, March 8, 1-4 PM
A faculty member with the title Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bob Hallock is an experimental physicist and has been involved in photography for more than forty years. Since the early 1990's when he began to use his field camera, his work has been devoted primarily to black and white. He sees similarity between experimental physics and photography: each requires a good initial idea followed by meticulous attention to the execution of craft to reach satisfactory closure.
He has been engaged in photography for more than forty years with a concentration in the last decade on large-format and medium-format black and white photography using film and traditional darkroom techniques. He has studied with the well-known photographers and printers John Marcy, Ron Rosenstock, Bruce Barnbaum, Don Kirby and John Sexton. He is a member of three regional photographic organizations: Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists (charter member, and secretary), Western New England Large Format Photographers, and Photo-lunch.
Bob and his wife Norma have two married sons and live in Leverett, Massachusetts. |
Contact: Faith
413-587-1013
gallery@forbeslibrary.org |
| Healing Hearts With Handmade Art |
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Event: Hand and Heart Art Exhibit and Reception
Start Date: Monday February 16th, 2009
Reception: Saturday March 1st, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Monday March 31st, 2008
Location Name: Hampshire Regional YMCA
Address: 286 Prospect St.
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.garden-cgc.org
Fee: Free |
For ten years, The Garde: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens has been providing support groups and grief education to young children, teens and their families whose lives have been disrupted by death.
Typically participants come together to share memories and emotions, complete projects, and participate in activities and games. Our goals are to provide a safe place to express one’s emotions as well as provide opportunities for learning effective coping skills. Art can be a powerful medium for children to express themselves. Grieving children can use art to help them further understand their experiences, give visual form to their fears and gain a sense of mastery and confidence while serving as a container for the intense feelings associated with grief.
In February, 4 local artists, Carol Belliveau, Dennis Caraher, Beth Fischer and Marjorie Latham served as our "artist in residence" and volunteered to teach their craft. Using the mediums of collage, mask making, fabric art and song, the artists guided all Garden participants--child and parent--in the creation of unique pieces of art. The theme that some participants focused their work on was "dreams, nightmares and worries". While others made commemorative pieces.
Come check it out! Hand & Heart Art Exhibit and Reception is March 1st from 5-7pm. |
Contact: Shelly Bathe Lenn
413 584 7086 ext 124
slbathe@yahoo.com |
| Heads 2 Hoops: The Art Of Megan E Labonte And Photography Of Derek Goodwin |
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Artist: Megan E Labonte, Derek Goodwin
Event: Heads 2 Hoops: The Art of Megan E LaBonte and Photography of Derek Goodwin
Start Date: Tuesday March 4th, 2008
Reception: Thursday March 6th, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
End Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
Location Name: The Green Bean Restaurant
Address: 241 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Fee: 0 |
Between June 15th and July 15th, 2007 sassy artist Megan E LaBonte displayed 12 heads in 12 storefront windows in downtown Northampton, MA. The exhibit was called HEAD CASES and was sponsored by a grant from the Northampton Arts Council. The heads were inspired by Megan's favorite female archetypes, goddesses and artists.
Derek Goodwin has been supporting himself as a photographer in the Valley for over 8 years. He is known for his documentary-style event photography and his more intimate portraiture. He has also been quietly amassing a portfolio of abstract night-time photography and other strange and unique work.
The "Heads 2 Hoops" exhibit features Derek's images of Megan's heads in their respective windows. Derek's digital photographs of the heads creates a synergy of the two artistic visions; wonderful images bursting with vibrant colors and playful content.
Derek and Megan also have hula-hooping, performance artist alter-egos. They are known about town as Substance D and Hoopmaster Sass, respectively. While photographing the heads they would often take breaks to hula hoop and engage Northampton's night life. Derek would set up his tripod and remote shutter release to make self-portraits with hoops twirling around their hips and torsos. A smattering of these images round out the exhibit, along with some more recent photographs of Megan's own painted head.
From Heads 2 Hoops, a fantastical exhibit in a wonderful new space! We hope to see you there! |
Contact: Derek Goodwin
413-320-1001
mettapanna@gmail.com |
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Springfield Exhibits/Events
| Art Gallery At Western New England College To Feature Work Of Shawn Farley |
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Artist: Shawn Farley
Event: Curious and Curiouser: Assemblages
Start Date: Sunday February 24th, 2008
End Date: Thursday March 27th, 2008
Location Name: Western New England College Art Gallery
Address: 1215 Wilbraham Road
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Fee: Free |
The Western New England College Art Gallery presents "Curious and Curiouser: Assemblages," an exhibit by Shawn Farley, from February 24 through March 27. The Gallery, located on the ground floor of the St. Germain Campus Center, will host an opening reception Sunday, February 24 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Farley will offer insight into her work during a special gallery talk on Thursday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. General Art Gallery hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. All events are free and open to the public.
The founding director of the Northampton Center for the Arts, Farley currently works out of the Arts & Industry building in Florence. Inspired by the Surrealist movement, Farley specializes in assemblages of found objects. "I recycle the discarded items of our existence; things found in the street, at flea markets and tag sales, or in nature. To me they are treasures - objects with a soul," says Farley. "Removed from their familiar surroundings and thrown together by chances, these objects take on new identities and arrive at an unintended destiny."
Farley holds a BFA from the University of Nebraska and a MFA in Arts Administration from the University of Iowa. Her work has been featured in galleries throughout the northeast and can be found in private collection as far away as Paris, France. |
Contact: Patricia Jenks
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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: Wednesday December 31st, 2008
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 |
| Call For Artists |
Sponsoring Group Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Show Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Submission Due Date: Tuesday April 15th, 2008
Submission Fees: None
Website: www.nohoarts.org
City, ST: Northampton, MA
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| The Northampton Center for the Arts is accepting proposals for upcoming monthly exhibits in our East Gallery. Submissions for individuals and group shows will be considered for exhibitions to be scheduled from September 2008 through June 2009. Please mail or deliver approximately 10 slides or digital images on CD (more accepted for groups), a resume, and any other appropriate supporting material. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish to have your work returned. Our mailing address is Northampton Center for the Arts, 17 New South Street, Third Floor, Northampton MA 01060. Regular office hours are 11am-4pm, Tuesday through Friday. The Center for the Arts is committed to showing the works of community artists from the greater Pioneer Valley area. |
Contact: Penny Burke
413 584 7327
ncfa@nohoarts.org |
| All Women Photographers...Feb 29...new Deadline... |
Sponsoring Group Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Show Name: Seventh Annual Women in History Month Photo Exhibit
Submission Due Date: Sunday February 24th, 2008
Submission Fees: $20 per artwork.
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com
City, ST: Southampton, MA
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What: Juried Photo Contest for March - Theme: Environmental Portraiture
"An environmental portrait supplies enough details with props and choice of background to share with and present to the viewer something about the lifestyle of the person. In an environmental portrait, the subject is photographed at home, at the office, or on location, whichever best portrays the person's story. Far from the posed safe studio portrait with a seamless background, an environmental portrait positions the subject amid everyday objects of her life." Tell her story! She can live anywhere!
Why: $350 cash prize for first place. Cash and merchant awards for second and third place. 21 images selected for exhibit. Also, the 3 winning entries will remain on exhibit, another month, through April 29. Exhibit heavily publicized with name of exhibitors to all media outlets.
How: Entries must be created by the photographer in the 21st century. Image sizes will be 11" X 14"ish, mounted, matted, framed with wire/cord for hanging. Artwork may be available or sale providing model releases are available. Photographer, Melissa Incampo, juror. Maximum 4 entries per participant.
NEW Deadline is February 29, 5 pm. |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
| Call For Exhibition Proposals; Solo And Group Shows |
Sponsoring Group Name: LynnArts
Show Name: LynnArts Call for Proposals
Submission Due Date: Saturday March 1st, 2008
Submission Fees: None
Website: www.lynnarts.org/proposals.html
City, ST: Lynn, MA
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LynnArts is accepting proposals for group and solo shows for 2009.
Our community art center houses three gallery spaces. Details at www.lynnarts.org/proposals.html
Accepted artists are required to install their show, produce show cards and provide an opening reception, though no fee is charged for the space. LynnArts sends out press releases, but encourages artists to send promotional materials as well.
We accept proposals for all mediums and installations, though film/video artists must supply their own equipment. The deadline is March 1. The process for submitting a proposal is described below.
1. Description of proposed exhibit and use of space, including: concept or theme, number of artists, media and installation requirements.
2. 10-20 photographs, or slides in slide sheet; each slide numbered to match slide list AND numbered slide list (numbers must match slides) with title, size, medium, date of completion. Please indicate if the slides or photos are actual work proposed for this show or are representative of your work. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) for the return of photos or slides.
3. Resume or exhibition history. Be sure to include the following: name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and best way to contact you, college/school/art school and gallery affiliations if applicable.
4. Send all materials to: Susan Halter, Associate Director, LynnArts, Inc., 25 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA. 01901 |
Contact: Susan Halter, Associate Director
781-598-5244
swhalter@lynnarts.org |
| Call For Proposals: Art In The Public Sphere: Singular Works, Plural Possibilities |
Sponsoring Group Name: The University Gallery
Show Name: Singular Works, Plural Possibilities
Submission Due Date: Saturday March 1st, 2008
Submission Fees: None
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/universitygallery
City, ST: Amherst, MA
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The University Gallery will hold a day-long symposium, Art in The Public Sphere: Singular Works, Plural Possibilities, on April 25, 2008 to examine the complexities and challenges of producing work in and about the public domain.
In conjunction with the symposium the University Gallery will present a juried exhibition of realized and unrealized public art projects. The exhibition will open with a reception from 5:00-7:00 PM at the conclusion of the symposium and will remain on view through May 18, 2008.
We welcome proposals for the exhibition from artists, landscape designers, and architects to submit entries. The jury will review submissions and the selected works will be presented with video projectors or on flat screen monitors.
For detailed information for the call for proposals, please visit the University Gallery web site at www.umass.edu/fac/universitygallery
Submission of work for review should be sent via email to: publart@umass.edu.
Please submit your work in one of the following formats:
• Option #1: a PDF file with up to 10 images (maximum 4 MB) as an attachment.
• Option #2: for video files and web-based work only: a url link to a web site where the material can be viewed and downloaded.
No other formats will be accepted. In addition, please be sure to include your contact information and a written summary (maximum of 500 words) of your project within your email message. Entries should be sent no later than March 1st, 2008. |
Contact: Eva C. Fierst
413-545-3670
efierst@art.umass.edu |
| Exhibition Opportunities At John Slade Ely House Center For Contemporary Visual Arts |
Sponsoring Group Name: The John Slade Ely House Center for Contemporary Visual Arts
Show Name: Ongoing Exhibition Opportunities
Submission Due Date: Friday February 29th, 2008
Submission Fees: None
Website: www.elyhouse.org
City, ST: New Haven, CT
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Announcing exhibition opportunities at The John Slade Ely House Center for Contemporary Visual Arts in New Haven, CT.
Slides are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Selections are made based on the quality of the work, the relevance of the work to planned thematic exhibitions, and an interest in exhibiting new work which has not been previously shown in the region.
Artists are required to submit between ten and twenty slides, (anything over this amount will not be reviewed). Slides submitted must represent works which are available for exhibition. A numbered slide identification sheet, an artist's statement and a resume must accompany the slides. All slides must be labeled with your name. Should we express an interest in your work you may be asked to submit additional materials. It is not necessary to send announcement cards, catalogs or reviews for an initial screening.
If you would like to have your materials returned it is necessary that you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your submission.
Attn: Paul Clabby
John Slade Ely House
51 Trumbull Street
New Haven, CT 06510 |
Contact: Paul Clabby
(203) 624-8055
info@elyhouse.org |
| Call For Plays, Musicals & Multimedia For New Jewish Theater Projects |
Sponsoring Group Name: The Foundation for Jewish Culture
Show Name: New Jewish Theater Projects
Submission Due Date: Monday March 24th, 2008
Submission Fees: None
Website: www.jewishculture.org
City, ST: National,
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The Foundation for Jewish Culture is accepting applications for the New Jewish Theater Projects program.
The program provides grants of up to $5,000 each to national nonprofit theater companies for the commissioning of new plays, musicals, or multimedia works of Jewish significance. Grant funds supports play or performance development, which can include commissioning fees, playwright¹s residency expenses, and research or workshop costs. Unless special arrangements are made in advance, awards are distributed directly to the venue where the work is to be presented.
Applicants must be a nonprofit organization with federal tax-exempt status; have completed at least two seasons of public performances (student productions are not eligible); and commit to presenting the proposed play to the public within one year of receiving the commission. A workshop production, staged reading, or first production is acceptable, and must include a forum for public discussion.
Each application is reviewed according to the following criteria: clarity of artistic vision; qualifications of the playwright/creative team; significance of the play to Jewish history, life, or culture; and feasibility of the theater company to manage the commission and produce the proposed work.
Complete program information and the application form at: http://www2.jewishculture.org/ |
Contact: Janice L. Shapiro, Director of Grants & Strategy
212/629-0500, ext. 209
jshapiro@jewishculture.org |
| Monson Arts Council Calls For Entries: 15th Annual Juried Show |
Sponsoring Group Name: Monson Arts Council
Show Name: The Dance of Texture, Light & Color
Submission Due Date: Sunday March 23rd, 2008
Submission Fees: $25 for 2 pieces, $40 for three pieces
Website: www.monsonartscouncil.com
City, ST: Monson, MA
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The Monson Arts Council 15th Annual Spring Art Exhibition & Sale will open on April 12 through April 27, 2008 at the House of Art, 200 Main Street, Monson, MA. The theme is "The Dance of Texture, Light & Color". Art is accepted in all media. Must be completed within last 3 years, must be for sale.
Jurors are: Robert Floyd, Photojournalist, Owner, Robert Floyd Photo Gallery; Douglas Gillette, Instructor, Drawing & painting, Springfield Museum, President, Connecticut Academy of Fine Art; Patricia Jenks, Curator, Art Gallery, Western New England College, Art Instructor, WNEC.
Prizes:Best of Show - $1200, First Place - $500, 2nd Place - $400, President's Choice - $300, Committee Favorite - $200, Emerging Artist - Giclee Print.
Application and Entry Requirements are available at www.monsonartscouncil.com under "Art Shows." Entries must be delivered to the House of Art, 200 Main Street, Monson, on Saturday, March 29, between 9 & 11 a.m. |
Contact: Nancy Bryant
413-267-4429
macartshow@earthlink.net |
| Apply For A Creative Capital Grant - February 4 To March 4, 2008 |
Sponsoring Group Name: Creative Capital
Show Name: Apply for a Creative Capital grant - February 4 to March 4, 2008
Submission Due Date: Tuesday March 4th, 2008
Submission Fees: 0
Website: creative-capital.org/application/
City, ST: All, MA
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Grants in Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature and Performing Arts
NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSION: FEBRUARY 4 THROUGH MARCH 4, 2008
Please forward widely!
If you are working on an exciting emerging fields, literature, or performing arts project we encourage you to apply in our current grant round. For general information and guidelines, please visit: http://creative-capital.org/application/
To apply for a Creative Capital grant, you must first submit an Inquiry Form regarding your project. Tell us about your project and how, in conjunction with a Creative Capital grant, it will be catalytic for your artistic and professional growth. In addition, you will need to describe the influences that inform your work and how your work takes an inventive and original approach to form and content. Be prepared to present a basic budget and to identify the audience(s) for your project and any possible presenting venues.
The Guidelines and Inquiry Form are available on the Creative Capital website from February 4 to March 4, 2008. It is available at http://creative-capital.org/application/ |
Contact: Creative Capital
mo@fridgequeen.com |
| Call For Entires At America's Oldest Art Colony |
Sponsoring Group Name: Rocky Neck Art Colony
Show Name: Shapes of Emotion
Submission Due Date: Wednesday April 2nd, 2008
Submission Fees: $25 for three
Website: www.rockyneckartcolony.org
City, ST: Andover, MA
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"Shapes of Emotion": Rocky Neck Art Colony's fourth national competition.
See www.rockyneckartcolony.org for application form.
JUROR: Brian Allen, Director, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.
ELIGIBILITY: All two- and three-dimensional art is eligible including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, and assemblage. You do not have to be a Rocky Neck Art Colony member to apply.
AWARDS: Three cash prizes will be awarded.
SPECIFICATIONS: All work must be recent (2006 or later) and must reflect the “Shapes of Emotion” theme. Maximum size is 48” on any side, and under 50 lbs. Two-dimensional work must be suitably framed and firmly wired. No sawtooth hangers or sandwich frames permitted.
ENTRY PROCEDURE: Entries must arrive by April 2, 2008. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by April 30. Please follow the guidelines specified on the application form. Up to three works may be submitted.
FEES: There is no fee for RNAC members. Non-members pay $25 for up to three entries. In lieu of fee, artists may join the Rocky Neck Art Colony, enclosing the $100 membership fee with the application form. A 30% commission will be collected for any work sold during the exhibition.
DELIVERY AND RETURN OF ACCEPTED WORK: Work must be hand-delivered or sent by courier to arrive on May 14, 2008. Delivery and pick-up instructions will be mailed to all applicants who are accepted. |
Contact: John Mullen
RockyNeckArts@yahoo.com |
| Exhibition Opportunities At Eagle Hill School Cultural Center, 2008 - 2009 |
Sponsoring Group Name: Eagle Hill School Cultural Center
Show Name: "Environment"
Submission Due Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
Submission Fees: free
City, ST: Hardwick,
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"Environment"
The Eagle Hill School Cultural Center, opening in Fall 2008, is home to Gallery 102 and several additional exhibit zones. Eagle Hill School is a private co-educational college preparatory boarding school for students with learning disabilities in grades 8 – 12. The galleries will be open to the campus community and the public daily.
The first exhibit season's theme will be "Environment". As we take possession of our new educational/arts environment, how will these new spaces touch us? How will our actions define these spaces? Beyond the walls of the EHS Cultural Center, what effects do environment have on our perceptions and decisions? What effects do our perceptions and decisions have on environment? What does environment look like? How do our environments shape and define us?
For the several 2008 - 2009 exhibit season opportunities, we seek submissions that interpret "Environment" in a wide variety of media: painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, paper, textile, and installation. Because we are an educational institution, all accepted artists must be willing to interact with our students and faculty through participation in a mutually agreed upon activity.
Submission Requirements:
1. A current resume.
2. Images of 6 or more work examples that relate to "Environment", presented in jpeg format with a detailed image list.
Notification: Late April, 2008
Mail to: Eagle Hill School, P.O.Box 116, Hardwick, MA attn: Pat Bock |
Contact: Pat Bock
413-477-6000, x245
pbock@ehs1.org |
| Open Call For Artwork For Forty Shades Of Green Show |
Sponsoring Group Name: Lichtenstein Center
Show Name: Forty Shades of Green
Submission Due Date: Sunday March 9th, 2008
Submission Fees: Free
Website: www.pittsfield-ma.org/subpage.asp?ID=561
City, ST: Pittsfiled, MA
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We want YOUR artwork celebrating Ireland's culture land... both traditional and out-of-the-box! Pittsfield's legendary biennial open call art show, Forty Shades of Green (named after the song Johnny Cash wrote about Ireland), promises to be as eclectic and inspiring as it was the first time two years ago! We say, it IS easy being green, and hope you'll think so too. Bring original work, ready to hang to the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts Sunday, March 9 between 12 noon to 3pm. And mark your calendars for the reception, featuring traditional live Irish music and dance, on Sunday, March 16, from 12 noon to 2pm!
Out-of-the-box, contemporary and traditional original artwork on the theme of Ireland are invited, including photography, painting, sculpture, craft, and video or sound installations. The show is open to all artists, and submissions should be brought to the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts on Sunday, March 9 between 12 noon and 3pm in order to be included. Artists planning to submit work are encouraged to contact Marla Robertson, manager of the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, beforehand at 413-499-9348 or mrobertson@pittsfieldch.com. |
Contact: Marla Robertson
413-499-9348
mrobertson@pittsfieldch.com |
| Call To Artists! Jury Dates For 4th Annual Great Falls Art Fest Announced! |
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Sponsoring Group Name: The Brick House Community Resource Center
Show Name: Great Falls Art Fest
Submission Due Date: Monday May 5th, 2008
Website: www.thebrickhouseinc.org
City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
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The Brick House Community Resource Center of Turners Falls is sponsoring its fourth annual Great Falls Art Fest on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, 2008 on the beautiful grounds of the Great Falls Discovery Center (GFDC) on Avenue A, in Turners Falls, MA (just off Route 2 and over the Gill-Montague Bridge). Along with a myriad of artists, the Great Falls Art Fest also offers two full days of live local music, fun children's activities, and delicious local cuisine. Proceeds from this event will benefit the community-based programs at The Brick House.
The Great Falls Art Fest is a juried festival, which ensures a good balance and wide variety of arts and crafts. The jurying process, which began February 25th, will continue with sessions on March 10th, March 24th, April 14th, and May 5th. In addition to the lovely level grounds at the GFDC, this year's fest is offering artists the opportunity to set up their booths under a large tent or their own booth-size tents.
Artists who are interested in participating should call Karen Stinchfield at The Brick House (413-863-9576), or visit www.thebrickhouseinc.org, to obtain an application or more information.
The Brick House supports the well being of individuals, families, and communities in Montague and Gill through economic development, youth development, leadership development, and education. Participation in the Great Falls Art Fest will directly impact the residents of these communities. |
Contact: Karen Stinchfield
413-863-9576
kstinchfield@thebrickhouseinc.org |
| Short Fiction Submissions Accepted |
Sponsoring Group Name: WXOJ Valley Free Radio
Show Name: Lit103.3
Submission Due Date: Tuesday April 15th, 2008
Submission Fees: none
Website: www.lit1033.com
City, ST: Northampton, MA
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At 1:00 PM every Tuesday, on WXOJ LP, 103.3 (Valley Free Radio), Lit103.3 airs the reading of a short story. If a story is selected for airing it will also be available in print and podcast form on the show's website at http://www.lit1033.com, as well as through iTunes. Each story is aired twice, on consecutive weeks.
If you would like to submit a story for consideration, email it to lit103.3@comcast.net. DO NOT SEND IT AS AN ATTACHMENT, rather,include it in the body of your email, together with any biographical or other relevant information you'd like read before/after the broadcast.
Because the reading is over the public airwaves FCC guidelines apply. Like Norman Mailer in The Naked and the Dead, the reader can fug around with words to a certain extent, but if the overall sexual content is too explicit it won't work.
Direct questions and submissions to Alan Vogel at lit103.3@comcast.net |
Contact: Alan Vogel
lit103.3@comcast.net |
| High School And College Students Invited To Create Short Films |
Sponsoring Group Name: filmyourissues.com
Show Name: Create Short Films for FYI
Submission Due Date: Monday April 14th, 2008
Submission Fees: 0
Website: www.filmyourissues.com
City, ST: All, MA
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High School & College Students Invited to Create Short Films for FYI - Film Your Issue Global Competition.
USA Today, the United Nations, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, & other organizations and media leaders have joined forces to engage young adults (14-24) in contributing to the public dialogue on pressing social issues using the power of the Internet & user-generated content.
Internet-based competition that invites high school and college students in the United States and around the world to express themselves on pressing contemporary issues by creating and uploading short two-minute films on issues that impact them and their generation.
Beginning February 15, films can be uploaded to multiple participating platforms, including MTV, YouTube, and American Film Institute Screen Nation, as well as promoted on MySpace TV.
Awards and prizes include internships at USA Today, the United Nations, the award-winning PBS Series "P.O.V.", and the Humane Society of the United States; a $5,000 college scholarship from the Gates Foundation; having your film broadcast on Starz; having entries distributed by the Associated Press to its 1,800 Online Video Network media outlets; being profiled on MTV News and presented at the NAACP annual conference; VIP Pass/film presentation at AFI Silverdocs; the Walter Cronkite Civic Engagement Leadership Award and Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award; and more.
For more info:
http://www.filmyourissue.com/index.sh |
Contact: none
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| Guitar Lessons For All Ages. |
Class Name: Guitar Lessons for all ages
Class Time: 3:00 PM
Start Date: Tuesday February 5th, 2008
End Date: Tuesday June 24th, 2008
Fee: call for fees
Organization: Karl Rausch
Location Name: The Holmes Studio
Address: 43 Parsons Street
City, ST: Easthampton,
Website: www.holmesdance.com
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Study guitar with Karl Rausch: jazz, blues, folk, rock and more. All levels, beginner to advanced, and all ages can learn songs and build a repertoire of music to perform.
These private lessons will help you become more expressive on the guitar. Improve your technique and avoid bad habits in a fun, supportive learning environment. Develop your reading skills and ear training, too.
More advanced students will explore improvisation and how scales relate to guitar solos. You'll also learn chord development to gain a greater understanding of harmony and theory.
Karl Rausch has played guitar for more than 40 years. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Karl has 10+ years teaching experience. He is a patient and non-judgemental musical coach. An active performer, Karl has multiple recordings as soloist, leader and side man. He currently plays throughout New England with the Clay Jazz Band.
Call the Holmes Studio today for more information or to schedule your guitar lessons with Karl.
Contact: MaryAnne or Brooks Holmes
(413) 527-5300 |
Contact: 413-527-5300
krausch2@verizon.net |
| Drop-in drawing sessions |
Class Name: Open Studio Figure Drawing
Class Time: 9:30 AM
Start Date: Wednesday February 13th, 2008
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