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| Paint Out Set for Spring | | We are pleased to announce the first annual Easthampton "Paint Out" to be held May 8 – 10, 2008. The event is sponsored by Easthampton Savings Bank, Nashawannuck Gallery and Art Walk Easthampton
The two-day event that culminates in a gallery show and judging at Nashawannuck Gallery during the popular Art Walk. Oils, acrylic, watercolor and mixed media/painting works are accepted. Participating artists must paint within the city limits of Easthampton from May 8-10, at an outdoor location and not from a photograph.
The Paint Out begins with the stamping of your blank canvas at Nashawannuck Gallery. Stamping begins at 11 am Thursday, May 8th and continues during normal gallery hours through Saturday, May 10th at 11 am. Completed pieces are to be returned to the Gallery by 2 PM on Saturday for exhibition and judging. The exhibition will open with a reception at 5 PM during Art Walk Easthampton.
The exhibition will include a grand prize selection by the show juror as well as a “people’s choice” award where Art Walk attendees vote for a favorite work. Winners will be announced at 7:30 PM during the opening reception. The grand prize winner and the People Choice award winners have their painting purchased by Easthampton Savings Bank for $300 each.
The two winning works become the property of Easthampton Savings Bank. All entries will remain on display at Nashawannuck Gallery through May 31, 2008. Uncommitted pieces will be available for sale during the exhibition period with the gallery retaining a 40% commission from any sales. More information about the show and a registration form will be posted shortly at www.NashawannuckGallery.com and at www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
Entry Fee: $20
Juror: Marcia Reed, fine arts painter and curator of the Grubbs Gallery at Williston Northampton School.
And now, for more news from the Pioneer Valley art world... |
Amherst Exhibits/Events
| SPRING |
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Artist: Sean Greene, Sloan Tomlinson
Event: Spring
Start Date: Saturday March 15th, 2008
End Date: Sunday April 27th, 2008
Location Name: Wunderarts
Address: 383 Main Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.wunderarts.com
Fee: free |
| wunderarts is pleased to announce the opening of SPRING, featuring the work of painter Sean Greene of Florence and photographer Sloan Tomlinson of Northampton. The exhibition, an explosion of sensual color and expression, opens on March 15 with a reception from 6-9 pm and runs through April 27. |
Contact: Tony Maroulis
413 256 6600
tony@wunderarts.com |
| New World Theater Hosts Intersection V: Creative Uprising(s), A Biennial Conference And Performance Festival On Arts And Activism |
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Artist: New WORLD Theater
Event: Intersection V: Creative UpRising(s)
Start Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
End Date: Sunday April 6th, 2008
Location Name: UMass-Amherst
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.newworldtheater.org
Fee: varies |
Intersection V: Creative UpRising(s) takes a global look at art and activism, emerging aesthetics and the role of performance in cultural organizing. Held on the UMass Amherst campus, this three-day convening will bring together artists, activists, cultural leaders, community organizers, scholars and other practitioners from around the globe.
Performances open to the general public include:
Friday, April 4 @ 8 PM
Project 2050's "The Love in Revolution"
New WORLD Theater's youth troupe, Project 2050, looks at the global and personal revolutions in a high energy hip-hop performance blending spoken word, stepping, video storytelling and more.
Saturday, April 5 @ 2 PM
"Community/One: An Artist Showcase"
Hosted by Kristina Wong, Community/One will feature excerpts from works by artists-activists D’Lo, Lenelle Moļse, Jerry Quickley and Jose Torres Tama.
Saturday, April 5 @ 8 PM
"breaking letter (s)"
Created in collaboration with multi media artist, Waleed Zaiter, Suheir Hammad's "breaking letter (s)" combines three distinctly powerful texts woven together to illuminate experiences of dislocation.
All public performances will take place at Bowker Auditorium. Tickets are $15-general public; $8-seniors and low-income patrons; $5 for students with valid I.D. To purchase tickets, call the Fine Arts Center Box Office at 413-545-2511.
To register for the conference, visit http://www.umass.edu/fac/nwt/Intersection-Conference.htm |
Contact: Nicole M. Young
413-545-1972
nmyoung@acad.umass.edu |
| April At Gallery A3 |
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Artist: Dorothy Osterman, Helena Dooley
Event: April at Gallery A3
Start Date: Thursday April 3rd, 2008
Reception: Thursday April 3rd, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday April 27th, 2008
Location Name: Gallery A3
Address: 28 Amity St
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: Gallery-A3.com
Fee: free |
DOROTHY OSTERMAN
Dorothy Osterman has been exploring the medium of gouache paint since 1961. She writes of her work in a recent statement:
With my new series of gouache paintings I have become more of an observer, watching and taking my direction from the flow and action of the water and paint on white paper.
HELENA DOOLEY -- Dieting: You want fries with that?
Helena Dooley's newest work is a collection of dieting facts displayed on glass, canvas and paper. There are more facts than one would have thought possible! For example: Talk actually generates calories. A complex chart reveals which conversations create the greatest number of calories per minute. Basically, Dooley said, Loose lips, fat hips!¯ Dooley did extensive work on this subject in a gym class where she noted that those who chatted during exercise actually gained large amounts of weight! Also included are several revealing food pyramids that explain everything about not only weight and nutrition but also character. She writes in her statement,
"I've always suspected that food was an important factor in weight gain but attention to the subject of chatting has opened up a whole new world of weight-gain worry."¯
A ground-breaking, medically important section of the show covers some of the more alarming side effects of diet fare: such as bezoars, which are indigestible masses of fiber "much like hairballs in cats" but caused by over-consumption of celery.
Conversations with Artists: Thursday, April 17, 7:30
Dorothy O |
Contact: Tom Morton
413 253 2783
tommortonart@aol.com |
| Three Artists. Three Exhibitions. One Grand Friday Night Opening Reception! |
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Artist: Alicia Hunsicker, Deborah Garner, Laura Baltzell
Event: Three Artists. Three Exhibitions. One Grand Opening
Start Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
Reception: Friday April 4th, 2008 @ 6:00 PM
End Date: Tuesday April 29th, 2008
Location Name: Hampden Gallery
Address: Off University Drive / University of Massachusetts
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/hampden
Fee: Free |
ALICIA HUNSICKER –In "Between The Darkness and The Light" Hunsicker presents a new body of oil paintings and sculptures built from organic materials including bone, eggs, and branches.
Hunsicker's work is self-reflective. Her work explores the dualities of existence, particularly the integration between the shadow and light.
Hunsicker of Leyden, was the founder and director of the former, Gallery 267, in Greenfield.
DEBORAH GARNER - A Solo exhibition of new works on paper Imagery is sourced from the realm of dreams and personal excursions in the nocturnal stream of consciousness,
A lifelong student of world culture, dealer in tribal and folk art, and independent researcher in cross-cultural symbolism, Garner's travels in the physical world often re-emerge as "almost" familiar settings in the dream world.
The resulting images produce what the artist likes to call "postcards from the edge of consciousness".
LAURA "LOLA" BALTZELL - Baltzell's new exhibit is an exploration in mixed media collage. Baltzell has previously worked primarily with oils which lends themselves to the multiple transparent layers that make up her surfaces. That technique is extended into her new collage work, to which she adds ephemera, both text and images.
Laura "Lola" Baltzell is a long-term yogini who started her yoga life in 1993. She currently teaches prenatal yoga. She is a self-taught artist. For her, art-making and yoga are intertwined and inform one an other other. |
Contact: Anne LaPrade Seuthe
413.545;0680
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu |
| A Couple Of Artists, An Exhibition Of Feminist Assemblages |
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Artist: Rhoda Juels, Ron Juels
Event: A Couple of Artists - Feminist Assemblages by Rhoda Juels and Photographs by Ron Juels
Start Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
Reception: Thursday April 3rd, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday April 30th, 2008
Location Name: Burnett Gallery - Jones Library
Address: 43 Amity Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.joneslibrary.org
Fee: None |
A Couple of Artists, an exhibition of feminist assemblages by Rhoda Juels, and photographs by Ron Juels will be at the Burnett Gallery in Amherst for the month of April. The opening reception will be April 3rd from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm during the First Thursday Art Walk.
Rhoda and Ron have been together for more than forty years, and this is their first joint show. Rhoda's feminist assemblages draw from fiber arts traditions while incorporating contemporary sensibilities and unusual materials.
Ron produces his photographs principally from 4"x5" view camera negatives, a format that he has been using for twenty years, and uses traditional wet darkroom methods to hand process black and white silver-gelatin prints. |
Contact: Rhoda Juels
(413) 548-9326
rhoda@juels.com |
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Easthampton Exhibits/Events
| John Willis Joins The 2008 Photographers' Lecture Series |
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Event: 2008 Photographers' Lecture Series at The Williston Northampton School
Start Date: Thursday April 3rd, 2008
Reception: Thursday April 3rd, 2008 @ 6:30 PM
End Date: Thursday April 3rd, 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/content.asp?id=2673
Fee: Free |
| John Willis' black and white photographs are a mix of documentary images and human portraits that address the human condition. "I am not so interested in offering the viewers an easy perspective with formulated solutions. Instead, I attempt to rattle the viewers' existence, raising emotional issues and questions so they may connect with their own feelings and beliefs, says Willis about his work. His photographs have been widely exhibited and are included in many permanent collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Since 1991, Willis has taught photography at Marlboro College in Vermont. He is also co-founder and Director of In-Sight, an organization that offers free photography classes to teens in Southern Vermont. |
Contact: Andrew Shelffo
413-529-3237
bmaxey@williston.com |
| Luminous Glass Panels By Lynn Latimer On View At The Grubbs Gallery |
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Event: Luminous glass panels by Lynn Latimer
Start Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
Reception: Sunday April 13th, 2008 @ 2:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday April 30th, 2008
Location Name: The Grubbs Gallery in the Reed Center at the Williston Northampton School
Address: 19 Payson Avenue
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com
Fee: 0 |
The Williston Northampton School presents "Fused Glasswork," by Lynn Latimer on exhibit at the Grubbs Gallery April 1 - April 30, 2008. An artist’s reception will be held in the gallery on April 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Easthampton artist Lynn Latimer has been creating meticulous and luminous works in glass for 32 years. Inspired by the colorful works of painters Paul Klee and Pierre Bonnard, Latimer fuses multiple layers of rich colors that overlap and create rhythmic patterns. Several of the glass colors "strike" when heated, yielding a delicate fine brown contrasting line where the pieces touch. This subtle shift in color and line is an invitation for the viewer to study the freestanding fused glass panels up-close, and follow where edges press into one another and shift colors.
A native of Ohio, she opened Latimer Glass Studio in 1976 shortly after earning her B.F.A. from RISD. Her work has shown in selected galleries and craft shows throughout the east coast including at ACC Baltimore, MD, and the Paradise City Art Festival in Northampton, MA. See a www.latimerglass.com for a gallery of her work.
The exhibit is free and open to the public and takes place in the Grubbs Gallery of the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School. Gallery directions and open hours are available online at www.williston.com. |
Contact: Marcia Reed
413-529-3000
mreed@williston.com |
| On Seeing The Sea |
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Artist: Marcia Reed
Event: Nolde Revisited / Scrutinizing the Horizons
Start Date: Saturday March 29th, 2008
Reception: Thursday April 3rd, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Saturday May 3rd, 2008
Location Name: The Elusie Gallery / Old Town Hall Easthampton
Address: 43 Main Dtreet
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.eastmontgallery.net
Fee: free |
To Marcia Reed
And what bold world is this?
Yellow light, bright, punctures a maroon heaven
Producing plums, purples and pinks,
Oranges and greens;
Open ocean boils below
Rising and falling.
Air on water. Sky on sea.
No more?
and yet,
Emotion.
Not sea, not sky, not setting sun
But beyond.
See the soul in the atmosphere
Feel the fire in the clouds
Sense the spirit in the waves;
Ponder the power in a moment of beauty -
Captured.
The infinite intensity of nature, of god, of oursleves -
Revealed
All that is,
And,
All that could be.
John Laplante, 1988 |
Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
413-529-9265
info@eastmontgallery.net |
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Florence Exhibits/Events
| Behind The Elliot Spitzer Scandal And Report On The Conference On Narrative Journalism |
Event: Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon on Radio
Start Date: Thursday March 27th, 2008
Reception: Thursday March 27th, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
End Date: Thursday March 27th, 2008
Location Name: 93.3FM WXOJ FM Valley Free Radio
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.writersvoice.net
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Greg Palast, investigative reporter for the BBC, tells us why he thinks the Eliot Spitzer scandal broke when it did — and what federal prosecutors were trying to keep hidden from the public by taking Spitzer down. (Hint: it involves the bailout of the banks behind the subprime mortgage meltdown.)
Then we go to the Nieman Foundation’s Conference on Narrative Journalism. We talk with broadcast and print journalist John Hockenberry about interactive media, BU journalism department chair Louis Ureneck about memoir, and Nieman narrative program director Connie Hale about what “narrative journalism” is all about. |
Contact: Michael Pollitt
413 774-5153
pollitt.m@gmail.com |
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Holyoke Exhibits/Events
| April Events At Wistariahurst Museum |
Event: Historical Perspectives: Chinese & Japanese Gardens in North America
Start Date: Wednesday April 2nd, 2008
Reception: Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 @ 6:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday April 2nd, 2008
Location Name: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org
Fee: $3 |
| A Tea House was purchased in New York for Wistariahurst by Belle Skinner, and was assembled at the end of the rose garden. It was surrounded by an oriental style garden with tree peony and cedar and mulberry trees. The Tea House remained on the grounds of Wistariahurst until the late 1970s when it was dismantled and placed in storage. Garden Historian and Landscape Designer Mary Parker will speak about the Tea House at Wistariahurst and also illustrate the differences between Chinese and Japanese estate gardens in20thcentury North America |
Contact: Marjorie Latham
413 322 5660
lathamm@ci.holyoke.ma.us |
| Asian Artifacts From The Wistariahurst Collection |
Event: Gallery Reception: Asian Artifacts from the Wistariahurst Collection
Start Date: Wednesday April 2nd, 2008
Reception: Saturday April 5th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday April 30th, 2008
Location Name: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org
Fee: $3 |
| In celebration of a month-long series of events surrounding the Asian Arts and Culture, the museum will exhibit historical and modern artifacts of Asian culture and influence. As part of the Asian Artifacts opening, there will be an Origami presentation for kids and adults by Jean Pao Wilson, a local artist who will demonstrate how to make flowers, birds, pagodas and boxes. Asian Artifacts from the Wistariahurst Collection is on display until the end of April. Admission to the gallery is $3 per person |
Contact: Marjorie Latham
413 322 5660
lathamm@ci.holyoke.ma.us |
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Indian Orchard Exhibits/Events
| Sense Of Place At Gallery 137 |
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Artist: Robert Masla, Grant Strange, Jeff Kern
Event: Sense of Place
Start Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
Reception: Saturday April 5th, 2008 @ 3:00 PM
End Date: Saturday May 10th, 2008
Location Name: Gallery 137
Address: 137 Main Street
City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA
Website: www.gallery137.org
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| A display of sky, sea and landscapes in North America by area artists Robert Masla, Grant Strange, and Jeff Kern. |
Contact: Heidi M. Coutu
413-543-6994
info@gallery137.org |
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Leverett Exhibits/Events
| Free Event At Leverett Crafts & Arts! |
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Event: Go, Kids Art, Go!
Start Date: Saturday March 8th, 2008
Reception: Saturday March 29th, 2008 @ 11:00 AM
End Date: Sunday April 27th, 2008
Location Name: Barnes Gallery @ Leverett Crafts & Arts
Address: 13 Montague Road
City, ST: Leverett, MA
Website: www.leverettcrafts.org
Fee: FREE! |
Amherst Community Arts Center, Leverett Crafts & Arts, and Hampshire Franklin Children's Daycare Center PRESENT: Go, Kids Art Go! An exhibition of artwork by children from throughout Hampshire & Franklin counties. "Celebrating the artist in every child."
Featuring children's artwork from: Coldspring School (Belchertown), Amherst elementary & middle schools, Leverett Elementary, Shutesbury Elementary, Pelham Elementary, Hampshire Franklin Children's Daycare Center, Amherst Community Arts Center, Khalsa Daycare, The Learning Project, and Cushman Scott Children's Center.
Reception and Kids Party: Saturday March 29, 11am-5pm
Schedule of FREE Events:
11:30am-Leticia Davies-children's guitar & song
noon: Sarah McKee-harp music
1pm: Dennis Caraher-children's guitar & song
1:30pm: Fabric Fun Workshop with Susan Loring-Wells
2:30pm: THE POP ROCKETS! Kids rock & roll
3:30pm: Nataraj-classical Indian dance
4pm: Umoja Too- African dance
4:30pm: Origami Workshop
For further information contact: Hillary; or Kiran (LCA) 413-548-9070; or Allison (HFCDC) amaallison@yahoo.com |
Contact: Hillary Milens, Amherst Community Arts Center
413-253-9265
hm.acac@gmail.com |
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Northampton Exhibits/Events
| Toyz N Totz 2 |
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Event: TOYz n TOTz 2
Start Date: Thursday April 3rd, 2008
Reception: Sunday April 6th, 2008 @ 4:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday April 30th, 2008
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South St. 3rd floor
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.redtidebluefire.com
Fee: free |
The works of Christin Couture and William Hosie might appear widely divergent:
She paints eerily telling portraits of infants and children inspired by Victorian photography (consider Edward Gorey crossed with Balthus), while he makes sprawling hybrid constructs from humble materials that can fill large spaces and appear like a surrealistic playground in miniature. In TOYz n' TOTz they find common ground in emotional terrain.....the range and resonance of human nature as evidenced by childhood's drama with toys. They seek to convey raw emotion in a formal context. We used to play with toys and now they play with us.
Couture and Hosie live and work in Shelburne Falls, and New York City.
See more of their work at www.redtidebluefire.com
(Note: The exhibition Toyz n’ Totz was originally shown at Springfield College in September 2001, but had the misfortune of opening two days before 9/11)
Sunday Vernissage on April 6 from 4 - 6pm will feature live music and absinthe punch for the delicate.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11a.m. to 4p.m. |
Contact: Penny Burke
413 526 7327
red@redtidebluefire.com |
| Dancing, Food, And Drinks By The Silvery "moonlight" |
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Artist: The O-Tones
Event: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Start Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
Reception: Friday April 4th, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
End Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org/page/silvery_moon
Fee: $25 |
Friday, April 4, 2008
The O-Tones play for "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", the 25th Anniversary party of the Northampton Center for the Arts. Festive attire with a silvery theme. Creative fare, cash bar, sumptuous raffle prizes. 7:00-11:00 pm. 413-584-7327. |
Contact: Penny Burke
413-584-7327
ncfa@nohoarts.org |
| Three Accomplished Potters Present Their Work |
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Artist: Albion Stafford, Andy Shaw, Kristen Kieffer
Event: Porcelain now - The Alfred Connection
Start Date: Friday April 11th, 2008
Reception: Friday April 11th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday May 18th, 2008
Location Name: Artisan Gallery
Address: 162 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.theartisangallery.com
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The three potters in this exhibit, all educated at Alfred University, have different reasons for their choice of this difficult and unforgiving material.
Whatever the reason for its use, these three potters have created extraordinary work from this beautiful and demanding material.
Andy Shaw
I design opportunities for the homeowner to add color to the porcelain and to incorporate it actively with other objects currently in the home. These purposefully designed thematic openings promote substantial connections between the pottery and its audience by drawing out practical and aesthetic utility within an advocacy for creative living.
Kristen Kieffer
My work aligns itself with the detail, sophistication and beauty of a bygone era, though my desire is to evoke an air of 21st century extravagance. Within the parameters of the ceramic vessel, I am interested in investigating line, form and texture. Form is my primary interest as an object-maker, followed by ornamentation and function.
Albion Stafford
My work is focused on an investigation into the ways in which we know, respond to, and are affected by our environments. The rapid proliferation of technology and modes of architecture evident in our landscape today signify change relative to the preexisting environment.I urge the viewer to see in my work a representation of our landscapes that investigate the nature of the balance between nature and construct, disarray and structure.
Pictured: Work of Andy Shaw |
Contact: Chuck Stern
413-586-1942
chkster23@yahoo.com; judynovak@comcast.net |
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Southampton Exhibits/Events
| Last Weekend! Women Share There Stories Through Talks And Artwork... |
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Event: 7th Annual Women in History Month Photo Exhibit
Start Date: Saturday March 1st, 2008
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!
Photo: "Within Snow Walls" by Cindy Bow |
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!
This week hear Artist Gallery talks from:
Cindy Bow, Easthampton
Nancy Bryant, Monson
Jackie Cooper, Ashfield |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
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Sunderland Exhibits/Events
| Dinner And Dancing! |
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Artist: The O-Tones
Event: Friday Night Supper Club
Start Date: Friday March 28th, 2008
Reception: Friday March 28th, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
End Date: Friday March 28th, 2008
Location Name: Blue Heron Restaurant
Address: 112 N. Main St.
City, ST: Sunderland, MA
Website: www.blueherondining.com
Fee: $30 dinner & dancing |
Friday, March 28, 2008
Come for delicious dining and scrumptious dancing to the tunes of The O-Tones, a mix of jazz, swing, R&B, and Motown, at the Friday Night Supper Club at the Blue Heron Restaurant, 112 N. Main Street (Route 47 north), Sunderland, MA, from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Fixed price menu. Reservations strongly recommended. Beautiful renovated town hall with lovely atmosphere. |
Contact: Amanda
413-665-2102
info@blueherondining.com |
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West Springfield Exhibits/Events
| Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival |
Event: Opening Reception & Film
Start Date: Sunday March 23rd, 2008
Reception: Wednesday March 26th, 2008 @ 6:30 PM
End Date: Thursday April 17th, 2008
Location Name: Showcase Cinema
Address: 864 Riverdale St.
City, ST: West Springfield, MA
Website: www.valleyjewishfilm.org
Fee: $8/general, $6 senior/student |
| The Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival presents over 30 award-winning films from around the world, plus speakers, exhibits, concerts, and special events. Through collaborations with dozens of educational, cultural, and religious organizations the Festival provides audiences a multifaceted exploration of contemporary Jewish culture, secular and religious life, history, and politics. Films and events take place at venues throughout the Pioneer Valley. |
Contact: Festival Coordinator
valleyjewishfilm@comcast.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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Can You Spare A Dime? |
Sponsoring Group Name: The Nave Gallery, Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
Show Name: Turn on a Dime
Submission Due Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
Submission Fees: None
Website: www.artsomerville.org
City, ST: Somerville, MA
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We seek installation and 2D artists whose work includes and/or addresses the matter of pocket change. For this fundraising exhibit to celebrate its 4th birthday, The Nave Gallery is hosting a show built around the adventure of coins.
If a dime can be in your pocket today and in California tomorrow, who can imagine where else it has been, what it has seen, and what adventures it has had?
We especially seek installation artists to create environments to interact with a conveyor belt being constructed on which gallery visitors will be asked to deposit their spare change. We ask that the work of each artist take the change through their imagined travels, each piece creatively built around, interacting, or relating to the experience of the loose money. The use of mechanical and or/interactive pieces is encouraged; however, all media are accepted, including video and animation.
Please submit a sketch of the environment you envision, proposed dimensions, and 150 words describing the work and why it fits into the "Turn On A Dime" theme. Also include: a resume, statement, and up to 5 images (slides or JPEGs on CD with accompanying image list), and an SASE if you would like your materials returned to: The Nave Gallery, Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, 155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville, MA 02144
The exhibition will be held at the Nave Gallery, in Somerville, MA, from May 2-25, 2008 and will be up during Somerville Open Studios. |
Contact: Susan Berstler, Michelle Fiorenza, Karl Gustafson, Randy Winchester
nave@artsomerville.org |
| Call For Art: 17th Annual Juried Show At Kingston Gallery |
Sponsoring Group Name: Kingston Gallery
Show Name: American Summer '08
Submission Due Date: Saturday May 3rd, 2008
Submission Fees: $25 for 3
Website: www.kingstongallery.com
City, ST: Boston, MA
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American Summer '08
17th annual national juried show sponsored by Kingston Gallery located in Boston's South End SOWA arts district. CD jpeg entries of 2-D and 3-D artwork and DVD entries of video accepted.
Deadline: May 3, 2008.
Juror: Matthew Nash, Pub.of Big RED & Shiny, Asst. Prof. New Media Art Institute Boston at Lesley Univ.
Show dates: July 2 - August 2, 2008.
Entry fee: $25 for 3 images or 1 DVD with 3 minute clip of single video.
PROSPECTUS: www.kingstongallery.com. |
Contact: Gallery
newart@kingstongallery.com |
| Monson Art Show Invites Entries |
Sponsoring Group Name: Monson Arts Council
Show Name: Spring Art Show
Submission Due Date: Saturday March 29th, 2008
Submission Fees: $25 for 2
Website: www.monsonartscouncil.com/shows.asp
City, ST: Monson, MA
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The Monson Arts Council Spring Art Show for 2008 offers great prizes:
-- Best of Show for $1200
-- First Place - $500
-- 2nd Place - $400
-- President's Choice - $300
-- Committee Favorite - $200
-- Emerging Artist - Giclee Print.
Theme: The Dance of Texture, Light & Color
Entries are welcome. Delivery date is March 29 from 9 - 11a.m. Go to monsonartscouncil.com for entry form and guidelines. Or call 413-267-4429. Email is macartshow@earthlink.net.
We look forward to seeing you again this year. |
Contact: Maureen Solomon
413-267-4429
macartshow@earthlink.net |
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| Art Classes For All Ages And Abilities |
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Class Name: Spring 2008 Art Classes
Class Time: 10:00 AM
Start Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
End Date: Saturday May 31st, 2008
Fee: $99-$164
Organization: Amherst Community Arts Center
Location Name: Amherst Community Arts Center
Address: 534 Main Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.AmherstArts.org
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Amherst Community Arts Center (ACAC) is devoted to furthering Visual Arts Education in the Pioneer Valley where people of all ages and abilities can come together and learn about art and creating.
Spring classes begin April 1st and continue through the end of May. We offer classes for adults, teens and children in the following areas: pottery, handbuilding, drawing, painting, silver jewelry fabrication, enameling, book-making, origami, sculpture and mixed media. All classes are 8-weeks and times vary from morning to afternoon to evening depending on the the class. Registration may be done through Amherst Leisure Services at (413) 253-9265 or directly through ACAC at (413) 253-9265.
Registration is also going on for our Summer 1-week Programs for Children. You can see a complete list of classes at our website or call (413) 253-9265 to request a brochure via mail.
For further information about ACAC and the programs we offer please visit our website or contact the Director. |
Contact: Hillary Milens, Executive Director
(413) 253-9265
hm.acac@gmail.com |
| Room For One More Photographer! Learn To Master Your Digital (d-slr) Camera Now... |
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Class Name: Introduction to SLR Digital Nature Photography - Late registration accepted with approval!
Class Time: 7:00 PM
Start Date: Friday March 14th, 2008
End Date: Friday May 2nd, 2008
Fee: Adults $120.00 m/ $135.00 nm Six (6) sessions
Organization: MA Audubon and Robert Floyd Photography
Location Name: Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary - Easthampton, MA
Address: 127 Combs Road
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Arcadia/index.php
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| Your new SLR Digital Camera is an investment for your creative future. Use it well and it will continue to capture exciting nature images. This course is designed for us to learn the fundamentals of digital photography with nature as our subject matter. Walking through the woods carrying your digital SLR, learn to see nature from a different perspective through different lens choices. Demonstrations and hands-on-instructions will be given to explore ISO settings, white balance, focus control, digital file formats, and image storage. Learn how exposure controls can create mood and add drama to our images. We will compare traditional film versus digital images and equipment. The course also covers loading and working with digital camera software on a computer, importing images, and working on your home printer. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 will be demonstrated to change color cast, alter saturation, and apply the unsharp mask to digital images.
Resize, crop, and batch process tools will be explored also. It is not necessary to own a digital camera to take this course; however, if you have one, please bring it along with your camera's manual. We will take advantage of the late evening light and spend some time outside. Assignments will be given and informally critiqued with warmth and respect. |
Contact: Nancy or Chuck, co-registrars
413-584-3009 X812
arcadia@massaudubon.org |
| Figure Drawing Sessions Open To The Public |
Class Name: Open Studio Figure Drawing
Class Time: 7:00 PM
Start Date: Wednesday March 26th, 2008
End Date: Wednesday April 30th, 2008
Fee: $10
Organization: Amherst Community Arts Center
Location Name: Amherst Community Arts Center (ACAC)
Address: 534 Main Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.AmherstArts.org
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ACAC offers open studio sessions for figure drawing. This is a group session open to the public.
ACAC will provide the space & the model.
Bring your own materials and draw, paint or sculpt.
Every Wednesday 7-9pm
$10/session or $35/4 sessions |
Contact: Hillary Milens
413-253-9265
hm.acac@gmail.com |
| Looking For Something Different? |
Class Name: Yoga for Creativity Workhsop
Class Time: 2:00 PM
Start Date: Saturday April 12th, 2008
End Date: Saturday April 12th, 2008
Fee: $55
Organization: Living Room Yoga
Location Name: Montague MA
Address: 155 East Chestnut Hill Road
City, ST: Montague, MA
Website: www.livingroomyoga.net
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For new, emerging and established artists in all disciplines, and those interested in the creative life.Explore yogic practices to help remove obstacles, uncover deep source material and engender stability around your creative work. Investigate movement, stillness, sound,constructing and de-conditioning. Yoga experience not necessary; curiosity, courage and uncertainty are. Check website for more details. Please call to register 413-367-2658. Workshop is from 2-6PM with time afterwards for socializing.
Lisa Enzer, M.Ed. is a certified yoga teacher and has 30 years experience as a professional dancer, actor, choreographer and facilitator of integrated arts programs. She offers compassionate guidance, with a touch of humor to help participants experience optimal benefits of the body-mind-spirit connection.
Limited to 10 participants. |
Contact: Lisa Enzer
413-367-2658
enzer@earthlink.net |
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