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| Flight of the PrimaCaucus | | Regular readers of this column know that I grew up in Texas. My folks were active in Democratic politics and, at the time, the state was largely Democrat. My parents still live there even though the politics have changed. The state is holding its primary vote today and among Democrats it consists of a Primary followed by a Caucus. Its pet name is the PrimaCaucus. For some reason that goofy term sticks in my head like an unwanted jingle, playing over and over, PrimaCaucus, PrimaCaucus, PrimaCaucus. (See, now it's in your head too.) The only way I have been able to cope with the cruel repetition is to develop its back-story which I now share with you in an effort to purge myself of it.
This is the story of the Texas PrimaCaucus, as conjured by me...
The Texas PrimaCaucus is a large, flightless, featherless bird. It used to roam the coast, hills, plains and piney woods of Texas in large numbers, especially during the 60s and 70s. Herds of it could be lured into the open by playing a Willie Nelson song from the open window of a Ford pickup truck. It's two-stepping ways classified it in the party animal genome. Sadly, climate changes due to bombastic righteousness have culled its numbers significantly. Now one can only find the PrimaCaucus in and around Austin at night. The PrimaCaucus may go days without seeing another of its kind and it is very easily spooked. Its only defensive technique is illusionary. So rare are sightings nowadays that actually spotting one causes the viewer to be temporary stunned. Once the observer has recovered and reached for his shotgun, the PrimaCaucus is long gone, leaving only small reindeer-like tracks and causing one to wonder if it was only a rumor, like the existence of Santa Clau
s or Sissy Farenthold.
Many climatologists hope the PrimaCaucus will return, although there are no plans by the government to protect the species. Long live the PrimaCaucus.
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Amherst Exhibits/Events
| 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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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: Binnie Birstein
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
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
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
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
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
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
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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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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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: Elizabeth Solomon
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Easthampton City Arts
Address: 43 Main St.
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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Elizabeth has been part of the One Cottage Street artist community in Easthampton, Massachusetts since 1985.
Traditionally her paintings have focused on the “domestic interior” and the intimate scenes of daily life. In her most recent paintings she has shifted her focus onto the “exterior landscape”. “My inspiration for this new body of works comes from my love of the American tonalist painters John Francis Murphy, Charles Warren Eaton and George Inness.”
On display will be giclee prints of some of these new landscapes as well as her familiar interiors. The giclee format is kept small, true to the original oil paintings. Unlike her original oil paintings these giclees are priced for the modest collector. |
Contact: Easthampton City Arts
info@easthamptoncityarts.com |
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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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Artist: Ted White
Event: Art Walk Easthampton
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Location Name: Manhan Cafe
Address: 72 Union St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
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We Are Traffic!
50 minute documentary, directed by Ted White, 1999
We Are Traffic! chronicles the history and development of the 'Critical Mass' bicycle movement, one of the most spirited and dynamic social/political movements of the apathetic 90's. In over 200 cities in 14 different countries, Critical Mass has now become a monthly ritual of reclaiming the streets by bicycle activists riding en masse.
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| Artists Demonstrate Encaustic Painting |
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Artist: Deborah Kruger, Ann Taylor Gibson, Nancy Natale
Event: Encaustic painting demonstration
Start Date: Saturday March 15th, 2008
Reception: Saturday March 15th, 2008 @ 1:00 PM
End Date: Saturday March 15th, 2008
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.nashawannuckgallery.com
Fee: free |
In conjunction with the show "SIX IN WAX: brought together by the medium of encaustic", artists will demonstrate how encaustic paint is used and show techniques applied in paintings being exhibited. Encaustic, a mixture of beeswax, pigment and resin, is a painting medium that has experienced a resurgence in popularity recently after being abandoned as too difficult to use when compared to oil and acrylic paint. Since encaustic must be melted and applied to a panel in molten form, its use requires familiarity with various techniques and methods which will be demonstrated by the artists. Encaustic is an ancient medium known historically for its use on the Egyptian Faiyum mummy portraits of late 1st century B.C., which have retained their brilliant colors for 2000 years. In modern times, some well-known artists used encaustic, such as Jasper Johns, for example, who revived encaustic for use in his target paintings. Come and see the brilliant,
luminescent veils of color and exciting surface qualities that can be achieved only with encaustic, and learn how artists safely handle encaustic in a molten state.
Image: "Blue Skies," 12"x12" encaustic painting on panel by Nancy Natale |
Contact: Marlies Stoddard
413-529-9393
nashawannuck@yahoo.com |
| An Evening Of Poetry And Music To Celebrate |
Artist: Jose Ayerve, Martin Espada
Start Date: Thursday March 6th, 2008
Reception: Thursday March 6th, 2008 @ 6:30 PM
End Date: Thursday March 6th, 2008
Location Name: The Elusie Gallery
Address: 43 Main Street / The Old Town Hall
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.eastmontgallery.net
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As part of "Art as Witness," the Eastmont Art Fund's second annual Fundraising to benefit the Rosenberg Fund for Children's 2008 Family Gathering Program, a second public event entitled "Gathering Community Voices" will take place at the Elusie Gallery in Easthampton's Old Town Hall, featuring poetry reading by Martín Espada and music by José Ayerve.
Both Martín and José have participated in past Rosenberg Fund for Children Family Gatherings and served on the organization's Board of Directors. Their performances will "give voice" to the themes of the exhibit and provide another aspect of the "community-building through art" that is at the core of the Rosenberg Fund for Children's Gatherings program.
Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP at 413-529-0063 |
Contact: Amber Black
413-529-0063
amber@rfc.org |
| Doubt, A Parable By John Patrick Shanley |
Event: Doubt, A Parable
Start Date: Friday March 7th, 2008
End Date: Sunday March 9th, 2008
Location Name: Williston Northampton School
Address: 19 Payson Ave.
City, ST: Easthampton, 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 that the Final Act of this play takes place after the show, on the ride home or in a café as audience members heatedly debate what they believe is the truth in the play. In an age when issues are discussed in 10 second soundbites, Shanley challenges his audience to grapple with complexities. He 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." |
Contact: Jeannine Haas
413-268-3850
Goshenzen@aol.com |
| Dynamic Duo |
Artist: Robby Roiter, Doug Hewitt
Event: March Artwalk performance
Start Date: Saturday March 8th, 2008
Reception: Saturday March 8th, 2008 @ 5:30 PM
End Date: Saturday March 8th, 2008
Location Name: Old Town Hall ECC and ECA office
Address: Main st
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Fee: none |
| Listen to the mellow jazzy,bluesy sounds of Doug Hewitt guitar, Robby Roiter bass. Both musicians perform in a variety of groups throughout the valley and both are experienced music teachers. Doug Hewitt also runs and owns Watercourse Studios in Amherst. As well as this musical performance the joint office of the ECC and ECA will be open. Stop by and enter the naming contest for the new office. |
Contact: Carol Abbe Smith
529 2604
cabbe@netzero.net |
| Name The Space! |
Artist: Easthampton Cultural Council
Event: name the space!
Start Date: Wednesday February 27th, 2008
End Date: Saturday April 19th, 2008
Location Name: Easthampton Cultural Council & City Arts Office, Old Town Hall
Address: 43 Main St
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Fee: 0 |
The Easthampton Cultural Council
and Easthampton City Arts
now share a gallery and office
at The Old Town Hall, 43 Main Street
Submit an official name for the office space / gallery space:
the winning entry will receive a $50 gift certificate to Nashawannuck Gallery!
How to submit:
* at ArtWalk (March 8 & April 12) or during office hours
* at Cultural Conversations (March 13, Riverside Industries)
* at Chamber Business Card exchanges
* at Nashawannuck Gallery
The deadline for all entries is Saturday, April 19.
www.easthamptoncityarts.com
www.massculturalcouncil.org
The mission of Easthampton City Arts is to support and enhance arts and culture in Easthampton in order to improve economic opportunities for artists and cultural establishments, while increasing the role that cultural activity plays in the revitalization of the community.
The mission of the Easthampton Cultural Council is to distribute funds made available through the Massachusetts Cultural Council. This funding supports innovative and diverse cultural programs and activities dedicated to enhancing and guaranteeing public access to the arts and humanities within the community.
Name Suggestion:
Your Name:
Your email address: |
Contact: Stephanie J. Gibbs
stephanie.gibbs@gmail.com |
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Florence Exhibits/Events
| Conversations About Aspergers Syndrome As Well As The Fight To Preserve Web Neutrality |
Artist: John Elder Robison, Josh Silver
Event: Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon on Radio
Start Date: Thursday March 6th, 2008
Reception: Thursday March 6th, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
End Date: Thursday March 6th, 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 John Elder Robison about his wonderful memoir, LOOK ME IN THE EYE: My Life With Asperger's.
We also talk with Free Press' Josh Silver about new developments in the fight to preserve net neutrality. To find out what you can do about it, go to Save The Internet's website. |
Contact: Michael Pollitt
413 774-5153
pollitt.m@gmail.com |
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Gardner Exhibits/Events
| Blank Slate In Gardner |
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Artist: Tim de Christopher
Event: Blank Slate/Clean Slate
Start Date: Monday February 11th, 2008
Reception: Friday March 7th, 2008 @ 6:00 PM
End Date: Thursday March 20th, 2008
Location Name: Mount Wachusett Community College, La Fountaine Fine Arts Center
Address: 444 Green Street
City, ST: Gardner, MA
Website: www.mwcc.edu
Fee: none |
"Blank Slate/Clean Slate," an exhibition of work by Massachusetts sculptor Tim de Christopher, is on display through March 20 at the East Wing Gallery in the Raymond M. LaFontaine Fine Arts Center. An opening reception will take place Friday, March 7, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Tim de Christopher's limestone sculptures have been on display at galleries throughout Massachusetts, including the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, and the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge.
The exhibit is comprised of older and more recent sculptures, drawings and two new works in slate being created at the college for the first time.
"Blank Slate/Clean Slate is about old doings and new beginnings, forks in the road and second chances. It is about rethinking what we have done and choosing to do it another way. Or, in fact, doing something else entirely," de Christopher said. "The root of this show is about change, and as with most of what I do, it is very personal." |
Contact: Tim de Christopher
tim@ohmysoul.org |
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Indian Orchard Exhibits/Events
| Simply A Little Jazz & Song |
Artist: Michelle McBride, Mark Morris
Event: First Fridays at Gallery 137
Start Date: Friday March 7th, 2008
End Date: Friday March 7th, 2008
Location Name: Gallery 137
Address: 137 Main Street
City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA
Website: www.gallery137.org
Fee: Suggested donation of $5 |
Enjoy an evening of simply a little jazz and song with area duo Michelle McBride and Mark Morris at Gallery 137's First Fridays series.
First Fridays is a monthly series of cultural exchanges featuring music, film, and poetry. First Fridays is presented by Gallery 137, a project of the Indian Orchard Main Street Partnership, and is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored in part by the Springfield Cultural Council. |
Contact: Heidi M. Coutu
413-543-6994
info@gallery137.org |
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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
| Oxbow Gallery To Show Frances Kidder's Landscape Paintings |
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Artist: Frances Kidder
Event: Frances Kidder: Recent Landscapes
Start Date: Thursday March 13th, 2008
Reception: Friday March 14th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday March 30th, 2008
Location Name: Oxbow Gallery
Address: 275 Pleasant St.
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: Oxbowgallery.com
Fee: none |
Frances Kidder will exhibit recent landscape paintings at the Oxbow Gallery, 275 Pleasant St. Northampton, MA. Inclusive dates are March 10-30, 2008, with an opening reception on Friday, March 14th, 5-8 pm. Gallery hours are Thurs-Sun 12-5pm and Fridays 12-8 pm. Gallery phone: 586-6300. For additional information, call 413-537-5574 or email franceskidder@verizon.net
For many years Kidder’s paintings have primarily featured human and animal figures. For her most recent work, however, Kidder has turned her attention to her local surroundings, articularly watery ones, like the Mill River near her home in Western MA. Her paintings reveal time spent outdoors observing, and translating those observations into a pictorial language showing a love of color, movement and the physicality of paint. |
Contact: Frances Kidder
413-537-5574
franceskidder@verizon.net |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cristi Rinklin At Oxbow |
Artist: Cristi Rinklin
Event: Visiting Artist lecture at Oxbow Gallery
Start Date: Thursday March 20th, 2008
Reception: Thursday March 20th, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
End Date: Thursday March 20th, 2008
Location Name: Oxbow Gallery
Address: 275 Pleasant St.
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Fee: free |
| Cristi Rinklin lives in Boston and teaches at Holy Cross. Images in Rinklin's work are derived from Baroque painting and architecture, cellular biology, natural history, illustration, cosmological imagery and decorative patterns which are scanned and manipulated digitally. She incorporates digital media into large scale installations of transparent Duraclear prints and wall painting to create a contemporary impression of Barogue space. |
Contact: Frances Kidder
413-537-5574
franceskidder@verizon.net |
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Southampton Exhibits/Events
| Women Share There Stories Through Talks And Artwork... |
Event: 7th Annual Women in History Month Photo Exhibit
Start Date: Saturday March 1st, 2008
Reception: Monday March 10th, 2008 @ 1:00 PM
End Date: Monday March 31st, 2008
Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10)
City, ST: Southampton,
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com
Fee: FREE. Resfreshments served. |
No other local venue has committed to honoring women with annual opportunities to be seen an heard. This year's theme is 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." The subject may live anywhere in the world.
The Gallery host Artist Gallery Talks for Sunday afternoons, March 9, 16, (closed Easter March 22), 29 at 3 pm. One of the highlights of the year...the community comes to listen to the stories: those of the artist and those of the subject portrayed in the image. Discussion follow and there have been wonderful friendships formed during these receptions, The Gallery is dedicated to artists telling their story...this month artists are telling her-story! |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
| Artist Gallery Talks For Your Benefit And Entertainment... |
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Event: Every other week Artist Gallery Talks
Start Date: Sunday January 6th, 2008
Reception: Sunday August 3rd, 2008 @ 3:00 PM
End Date: Monday March 3rd, 2008
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. |
| and an opportunity to meet, greet and introduce yourself to artists specializing in photography. The Gallery and Learning Center believe we need to tell our stories to continue the healing process. Society and life often position artists in a situation where there is no voice. This is countered by providing a venue for several years now, inviting the community to these Sunday afternoon Gallery Talks. The Talks have confirmed our identity, motivated us and have given us an insight into the artist's story...with no two stories being alike! Photographer or not, these Talks are targeted those who care to listen! |
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: 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 |
| 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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| Call For Entries |
Sponsoring Group Name: HAMPDEN GALLERY University of Massachusetts Amherst
Show Name: New England/New York New Talent 2008
Submission Due Date: Saturday May 31st, 2008
Submission Fees: Free
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/hampden
City, ST: UMASS Amherst, MA
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NEW ENGLAND/NEW YORK/NEW TALENT 2008
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Open to emerging artists working in New England and New York. All media.
Between 12 and 20 artists will be selected for inclusion in the exhibition.
HAMPDEN GALLERY
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Exhibition Dates: November 1 Through December 7, 2008
JURORS
Juror for New England artists: David Gibson, Independent Curator, NYC
Juror for NY artists: Klaus Postler, Independent Curator, New England
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Slide Option:
Six 35 mm slides in thin frames, encased in plastic sleeve. Write the title, dimensions in inches, your name on each slide, and place a red dot in the lower left-hand corner. Include a brief artist statement with your name, address, phone, and email address printed in the top center of page. include SASE.
Digital Option:
A cd with six jpegs
(No smaller than 800x600 and no larger than 1600x1200)
Include a brief artist statement with your name, address, phone, and email address printed in the top center of page. Include SASE.
Send to NY/NE/NT 2008, Hampden Gallery
16 Curry Hicks, 100 Hicks Way, UMASS Amherst, MA 01003
Entries must be postmarked by May 31, 2008.
NOTIFICATION AND RETURN OF SLIDES
Accepted applicants will be notified by phone and email by June 30, 2008
Non-accepted applicants will receive the return of their materials and
notification by mail by July 15, 2008 |
Contact: Anne Laprade Seuthe
413.545.0680
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu |
| Leverett Crafts And Arts Inaugurates New Sculpture Trail |
Show Name: Leverett Crafts and Arts New Sculpture Trail
Submission Due Date: Saturday April 5th, 2008
City, ST: Amherst, MA
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Mini-Prospectus
LCA Sculpture Trail Summer 2008
For June - Mid-October, 2008
LCA is a non-profit craft and art organization located five miles north of Amherst, MA. Our primary activities are providing affordable studio space for crafts and art workers, and sponsoring exhibitions. The Sculpture Trail is a new project. It is located on three acres of rolling, partially wooded land behind the LCA building at 13 Montague Rd. in Leverett. (map available)
LCA seeks proposals/submissions from artists who make outdoor sculpture (site- specific, abstract, figurative). Submissions are limited to one per artist. They must include the following:
1. A written description and visual image (drawing, photograph or slide) of the work, with information on materials and size.
2. Description of a method of anchoring the work in place
3. Five to ten slides of the artist's current work
4. A concise resume
5. Artists must visit the Sculpture Trail (maps available) before completing their submission and identify in their proposal several preferred sites for the exhibition of
their work.
The LCA Sculpture Trail Committee will jury the proposals. Artists who are selected will be assigned one of the 10 exhibition sites and are responsible for installation and removal of their works.
Submissions must be received by April 5, 2008.
For complete Prospectus, maps and submission deadline, phone Larry Smith, 413-549-5948, 9AM to 9PM, or email larrysmith@crocker.com. |
Contact: Larry Smith
413-549-5948
larrysmith@crocker.com |
| Exhibition Opportunities |
Sponsoring Group Name: Bromfield Gallery
Show Name: EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES
Submission Due Date: Sunday June 1st, 2008
Submission Fees: None, see website
Website: www.bromfieldgallery.com/exhib-opp.html
City, ST: Boston, MA
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EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES for solo or group shows at Bromfield Gallery in Boston's SOWA arts district. Emerging and established artists invited to apply, juried monthly by Bromfield's gallery artists. No application fee.
Apply online at www.bromfieldgallery.com or send materials to: 450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118 |
Contact: Manager, Gary Duehr
(617) 451-3605
gduehr@comcast.net |
| Seeking Submissions For Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit |
Sponsoring Group Name: Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden
Show Name: 11th Annual Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
Submission Due Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
Submission Fees: --
Website: www.themillbrookgallery.com
City, ST: Concord, NH
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Submissions for Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
11th Annual Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden
236 Hopkinton Road
Concord, NH 03301
603-226-2046
www.themillbrookgallery.com
Deadline for Admission: April 1st
Send Slides, CD, or email images to artsculpt@mindspring.com
The Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden is truly a place where “Art and Nature Meet.” The three indoor gallery rooms carry regional and nationally known artists, with a fine selection of paintings, indoor sculpture, hand-made jewelry, pottery, art glass, and mobiles. The eclectic collection meets everyone’s taste from contemporary to realism, from the serious to the whimsical.
The ever changing outdoor sculpture is arranged among perennial gardens, surrounded by woods, fields, and a pond. Sit back in a lawn chair, and watch the wild life go marching across the field. |
Contact: Pam Tarbell, director
(603) 226-2046
artsculpt@mindspring.com |
| Photo Contest Deadline Extended...due To Snow, Snow And More Snow... |
Sponsoring Group Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Show Name: 7th Annual Women in History Month Photo Exhibit
Submission Due Date: Saturday March 8th, 2008
Submission Fees: Only $20.00 per entry.
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com/upcoming.html
City, ST: Southampton, MA
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| The Gallery is extending the deadline for the "7th Annual Women in History Month" Photo Exhibit until MARC 8, Saturday afternoon, 5 pm. That gives every woman plenty of time to finish what needs to be done to present their entries for the exhibit. Please encourage the women in your life to submit an entry or two. Entry information at www.robertfloydphoto.com/upcoming.html Have her join in the fun! |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
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Classes
| 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
End Date: Wednesday December 17th, 2008
Fee: $10
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
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| Jeff Kinsey organizes/moderates these weekly, drop-in sessions with live models. No instruction is offered, and the studio is open from 9:30am until 12:30 pm. For more information and addition to the group email list, please contact Jeff at northampton.drawing@gmail.com. News of any changes to the schedule or holiday cancellations are communicated via this list. $10 per session. |
Contact: Jeff Kinsey
413 584 6941
northampton.drawing@gmail.com |
| Oil Painting workshop |
Class Name: The Elegance of Oil Painting with Robert Markey
Class Time: 6:00 PM
Start Date: Monday March 3rd, 2008
End Date: Monday March 31st, 2008
Fee: $195
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
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Oil paint is one of the richest of all artist media. This class is for beginners and for those who are looking for a new perspective to further develop their painting skills. It is especially for people with experience in other media--watercolor, acrylic, etc.--who want to learn to paint in oil. We will cover all the technical fundamentals of painting mediums and methods of applying paint (under-painting, mixing, glazing, etc.). In the painting process, we will deal with composition and chiaroscuro, working on creating the deep, rich tones and sense of illumination that oil paintings are so well known for. We will work with both abstract and realistic subjects to develop skills, focusing on the ability to look at our work to see how it needs to be developed.
Monday evenings for 5 weeks, 6-9 pm, $195 plus materials |
Contact: Penny Burke
413 584 7327
ncfa@nohoarts.org |
| Sloper workshop |
Class Name: Pattern Drafting: Customize Your Sloper with Cassandra Holden
Class Time: 6:30 PM
Start Date: Thursday March 6th, 2008
End Date: Thursday April 3rd, 2008
Fee: $195
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
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A sloper is a flat pattern which represents the three dimensional form. This powerful fitting and design tool can be used to alter commercially available patterns or as the basis for developing your own styles. Beginning with detailed body measurements, we will draft individual slopers specifically tailored to each student's unique body shape. From there we will construct a muslin sample garment to ensure a perfect fit. Some sewing will be required so students are encouraged to bring a sewing machine to class.
Thursday evenings for 5 weeks , 6:30-9pm, $195 plus materials listed at www.nohoarts.org |
Contact: Penny Burke
413 584 7327
ncfa@nohoarts.org |
| Beginning Watercolor |
Class Name: Beginning Watercolor Workshop with Paula Gottlieb
Class Time: 10:00 AM
Start Date: Sunday March 16th, 2008
End Date: Sunday March 16th, 2008
Fee: $100
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
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Devote a full day to beginning watercolor skills, where you will learn basic principles such as paint application, brushwork, basic color theory, and blending of colors. If time permits, there will be an opportunity to paint from still life and/or landscape. More information about Paula's work with watercolor can be found on her website at www.paulagottlieb.com.
Sunday, March 16, 10am-4pm. $100 plus materials |
Contact: Penny Burke
584-7327
ncfa@nohoarts.org |
| Jump-starting your creativity |
Class Name: Art from Intuition, an evening workshop with Dean Nimmer
Class Time: 6:00 PM
Start Date: Thursday March 27th, 2008
End Date: Thursday March 27th, 2008
Fee: $50
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
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This workshop will demonstrate several different techniques for jump-starting your creativity and freeing yourself from the blocks and obstacles that get in the way of your art-making. It is based on the exercises in Dean's new book by the same name that is due out in April. This is a hands-on workshop open to all levels of artistic experience and technical ability. Each participant should bring some of their own simple materials such as charcoal, pencils, brushes and water-based paints. Paper and some basic drawing and painting materials will be provided free of charge.
Thursday, March 27, 6-9 pm. $50 |
Contact: Penny Burke
584-7327
ncfa@nohoarts.org |
| Design Concepting class |
Class Name: Design Before Your Fingers Hit the Keyboard with Margot Zalkind
Class Time: 6:30 PM
Start Date: Thursday April 3rd, | |
