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I've been in my fair share of galleries. Some specialize in paintings. Some in photography. Others in a wide assortment of mediums. And I've come to a conclusion; every gallery needs a dog. A mascot of art.
Lazy and loveable. Ambling up to smell your hand and say 'hi.' Leaning in to get an ear rubbed. These amiable companions create a sense of ease and personality that makes looking at the collection a more enjoyable experience. A cat will do in a pinch.
So, I'm not sure if the guideline should be at the local, state or federal level. I don't know if there should be rallies for it. Perhaps it's just a competitive advantage in a dog eat dog world. Nothing like a belly rub to put one in a good mood. The dog's, of course. |
Amherst Exhibits/Events
| Jessie's House 25th Anniversary |
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Artist: The O-Tones
Event: Jessie's House 25th Anniversary
Start Date: Thursday April 17th, 2008
End Date: Thursday April 17th, 2008
Location Name: Alumni House, Amherst College
Address: Spring Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.jessieshouse.org
Fee: 25 |
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The O-Tones play for a fundraiser for Jessie's House, a homeless shelter in Amherst, MA. Swing dancing from 8-11 with beginner swing lesson beforehand at 7 pm. Alumni House, Amherst College, Amherst, MA. |
Contact: Ruth Dudley-Carr
413-737-2679
RDudley-Carr@chd.org |
| 'astral Journeys, Inner Worlds |
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Artist: Deborah Garner
Event: astral journeys, inner worlds
Start Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
End Date: Tuesday April 29th, 2008
Location Name: Hampden Studio Gallery UMass
Address: University Drive
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac
Fee: FREE |
Deborah Garner's solo exhibition of new works on paper in monoprint, collage, and mixed media, as well as paintings in oil and watercolor. Imagery is sourced from the realm of dreams and personal excursions in the nocturnal stream of consciousness.
Artist Statement excerpt:
"All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream" - Edgar Allen Poe
"Recent image-making explores my own psyche, the Collective Unconscious, and the serendipitous merger of the ineffable with ink and paper. The images invite the viewer to enter these ephemeral worlds by imaginative projection ; to animate them with their own thoughts and feelings, and to perhaps catch a glimpse of a reality they were formerly unaware of. With attention, these works become portals, narratives of the inner life perpetually flowing from the subliminal Mindspring that we all share."
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". |
Contact: Anne LaPrade Seuthe
413.545.0680
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu |
| Between The Darkness And The Light |
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Artist: Alicia Hunsicker
Event: BETWEEN THE DARKNESS AND THE LIGHT
Start Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
End Date: Tuesday April 29th, 2008
Location Name: Hampden Studio Gallery UMass
Address: Hampden Commons Building off University Drive
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/hampden
Fee: FREE |
Artist Statement:
This work is about finding balance,
the swinging pendulum between dualities and
the integration of the shadow and the light within.
There is a place or even a way of being;
a middle way where the pendulum is centered.
A place where dualities integrate and balance
is achieved. The Grey place of non-duality.
I imagine this is a place of stillness and contentment
where the needing to know the answer stops,
where you are in the present in the here and now,
and where you can climb up the string
to achieve a higher perspective.
~ Alicia Hunsicker 2008
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Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides;
all things rise and fall; the pendulum swing manifests in
everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the
measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates.
“Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything
has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same;
opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree;
extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths;
all paradoxes may be reconciled.”
~The Kybalion.
(A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy
of Ancient Egypt and Greece ) |
Contact: Anne LaPrade Seuthe
413.545.0680
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu |
| Bright Promises |
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Artist: Laura "Lola" Baltzell
Event: BRIGHT PROMISES
Start Date: Friday April 4th, 2008
End Date: Tuesday April 29th, 2008
Location Name: Incubator Project Space UMass
Address: Infirmay Way
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/hampden
Fee: FREE |
Baltzell's new work is an exploration in mixed media collage. Her work and the title of the exhibition refers to the bright promises of childhood which may or may not have been realized; spirituality; coming to terms with a haunting parental legacy; an acknowledgement of life's lack of roadmaps and pre-set patterns to follow.
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 Baltzell, art-making and yoga are intertwined and inform one an other other. |
Contact: John Simpson
413.545.3394
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu |
| Miracles With Silica And Urethane |
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Artist: Sean Greene
Event: ArtChurch @ wunderarts featuring Sean Greene
Start Date: Sunday April 20th, 2008
End Date: Sunday April 20th, 2008
Location Name: wunderarts
Address: 383 Main Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.wunderarts.com
Fee: free |
Sean Greene brings his message of good news about silica and urethane at wunderarts 3rd ArtChurch meeting.
Featuring inspiration and coffee. Plus, if you've been there before, the video camera will be back and we'll be asking what inspires you. |
Contact: Tony Maroulis
413-256-6600
tony@wunderarts.com |
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Easthampton Exhibits/Events
| Close To The Heart |
Event: Close to the Heart
Start Date: Friday February 1st, 2008
End Date: Friday February 29th, 2008
Location Name: Lathrop Community Art Gallery
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Drive
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Fee: n/a |
| Barbara Vacchelli of Florence will be exhibiting her oil and acrylic paintings for the month of February at the Lathrop Community Art Gallery. Vacchelli, a student of Greta Carey, is primarily self-taught. She focuses on landscapes and seascapes. In addition she paints commissioned house and family portraits. Vacchelli is a member of the Deerfield Art Association. The gallery hours are 9-4 pm daily. |
Contact: Marj Tauer
mtauer70@yahoo.com |
| Sean Kernan Finishes The 2008 Photographers' Lecture Series At The Williston Northampton School |
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Artist: Sean Kernan
Event: 2008 Photographers' Lecture Series at The Williston Northampton School
Start Date: Tuesday April 15th, 2008
Reception: Tuesday April 15th, 2008 @ 6:30 PM
End Date: Tuesday April 15th, 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
Fee: 0 |
A top photographer for the past 20 years, Sean Kernan approaches his work with an artistic sensibility whether it is for commercial work or personal projects. He works with clients on a range of projects from small still-life photographs to large-scale sets and productions that involve costumes and casting. His client list includes an impressive array of names including American Stock Exchange, Pratt & Whitney, Harvard University, Konica, Polaroid, and The Boston Globe. The Secret Books, a monograph published in 1999, is a dialogue between Kernan's images and the text of Jorge Luis Borges. He has exhibited internationally and published in numerous periodicals such as Communication Arts, Graphis, The New York Times Magazine and View Camera. When he is not in his studio, Kernan teaches workshops at the Maine and Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.
All presentations, which are free and open to the public, take place in the Dodge Room of the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School. For more information, please call (413) 529-3237. |
Contact: Andrew Shelffo
413-529-3237
bmaxey@williston.com |
| Williston Theatre Presents City Of Angels |
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Event: City of Angels, a film noir musical
Start Date: Thursday April 24th, 2008
Reception: Thursday April 24th, 2008 @ 6:30 PM
End Date: Saturday May 3rd, 2008
Location Name: The Williston Theatre
Address: 18 Payson Avenue
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com
Fee: 10.00 |
The Williston Northampton School presents the musical City of Angels on April 24, 25, 26 and May 1, 2, 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 and may be purchased in advance through the box office at 529-3434.
Tony Award-winner City of Angels, with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel, book by Larry Gelbart, and vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Yaron Gershovsky, tells the story of a writer named Stine, who has been hired to adapt one of his detective novels into a movie. Half of the musical tells the story of the "real life" Stine and his troubles in 1930's Hollywood, and the other half of the musical tells the story of the "movie" detective Stone and his investigations into a corrupt world of greed, blackmail, and murder. Actors play roles both in the "real" world and the "movie" world, which makes the set design visually exciting with rolling platforms, turntables, and projections presenting the "real" world in color and the "movie" world in black and white.
Williston Theatre Director David Nields returns to the school from a winter sabbatical at Walt Disney World where he honed his skills of stagecraft and new multimedia technologies. City of Angels will be his first large-scale musical since his return.
The production is open to the public and takes place in the Williston Theatre at The Williston Northampton School located at 18 Payson Avenue, Easthampton, MA, 01027. Campus directions are available here. For more information, please call (413) 529-3434. |
Contact: Williston Theatre Director David Nields
(413) 529-3434
bmaxey@williston.com |
| Oil Paintings By Debra Barbosa |
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Artist: Debra Barbosa
Event: Oil Paintings by Debra Barbosa
Start Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
End Date: Wednesday April 30th, 2008
Location Name: The Lathrop Community Art Gallery
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Drive
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Fee: n/a |
| Our featured artist this month is Debra Barbosa. Her strong interest in the Victorian Period helps her capture the extravagant and nostalgic qualities in both still life and portraiture. She weaves styles of realism and impressionism in her works. Although her mediums include pastels and watercolors, this exhibit features oil. Gallery hours are 9-4 daily. |
Contact: Marjorie Tauer
mtauer70@yahoo.com |
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Florence Exhibits/Events
| Cultural Decline And The Digital Age - What Can Be Done? |
Artist: Susan Jacoby, Lee Siegel
Event: Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon on Radio
Start Date: Thursday April 17th, 2008
Reception: Thursday April 17th, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
End Date: Thursday April 17th, 2008
Location Name: 93.3FM WXOJ FM Valley Free Radio
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.writersvoice.net
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| Our theme is cultural decline and what can be done about it. We talk with cultural critic Susan Jacoby about THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON. And former New Republic editor and author Lee Siegel talks about the unintended consequences of the digital age. His book is AGAINST THE MACHINE: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. |
Contact: Michael Pollitt
413 774-5153
pollitt.m@gmail.com |
| Visual Fields - Monotypes And Monoprints |
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Artist: Nancy Van Deren, Sarah Creighton, Erika Radich
Event: Visual Fields - an exhibition of monotypes and monoprints
Start Date: Tuesday April 8th, 2008
End Date: Friday May 9th, 2008
Location Name: Arts and Industry Building
Address: 221 Pine St., Studio 320
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com
Fee: free |
This month in the Gallery at Zea Mays Printmaking, we are delighted to be presenting three artists working in the painterly, abstract and intuitive language of nature. Although the language of landscape and abstraction weaves these three artists together, the excitement of the show comes from the particular way that each artist responds to simple forms and subtle color. Nancy Van Deren’s painting background is informing this current work. She is showing prints that include marks and looping lines within or behind color fields that define her found shapes. Sarah Creighton is showing her new work that incorperates her experiences in the landscapes of the Connecticut River and intuitive abstractions focusing on reflection, pattern and the play of light. Erika Radich’s images are created in a layered approach. Her forms grow into roundness, tossed into shapes that live in and through multiple textures. A
s a whole, the “visual fields” that these three artists create leave us feeling open, curious, and looking very closely to light and form.
Zea Mays Printmaking is a studio, workshop, educational facility and research center dedicated to new approaches in printmaking. We focus on safer and non-toxic approaches to printmaking for the health of artists and the environment.
Exhibition viewing hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 11-4, Wednesdays 12-8, 1st and 3rd Saturday and Sunday of the month, 11-4. |
Contact: Liz Chalfin
413.584.1783
liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com |
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Holyoke Exhibits/Events
| We Are Holyoke: A Series Of Family Portraits |
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Artist: Bruce Barone
Event: WE ARE HOLYOKE: A SERIES OF FAMILY PORTRAITS
Start Date: Sunday May 11th, 2008
Reception: Sunday May 11th, 2008 @ 1:00 PM
End Date: Friday May 30th, 2008
Location Name: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org
Fee: $3 to gallery |
| On Mother's Day, May 11th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. join Wistariahurst for the opening of ‘We are Holyoke’, a series of photographs by local photographer Bruce Barone. Bruce will be exhibiting a series of portraits from the local community in a photographic exploration of the rich diversity of life in Holyoke and beyond. Celebrate with your family at Wistariahurst by posing for a family portrait. Portrait sittings will be between 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. and printing will be done by Bruce on Wistariahurst's premises. Sit with your family for a portrait, peruse Bruce's photographs in the gallery while you wait, then leave with the printed picture. Copies of family portraits will be part of the ongoing display in the gallery during the month of May. Families of any size are accepted! The reception will provide an opportunity to meet Bruce and view his work. Admission to the gallery is $3. Family portraits
are free. Reservations are suggested. For more information, please call Wistariahurst events at 413-322-5660 ext.5168 |
Contact: Marjorie Latham
413 322 5660
lathamm@ci.holyoke.ma.us |
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Northampton Exhibits/Events
| Swing Into Spring |
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Artist: The O-Tones
Event: 4th Story Stomp
Start Date: Saturday April 19th, 2008
Reception: Saturday April 19th, 2008 @ 6:00 PM
End Date: Saturday April 19th, 2008
Location Name: Above Fitzwilly's
Address: 23 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.hookedonswing.org
Fee: 12 |
Saturday, April 19, 2008
The O-Tones provide the swing music for the Hooked on Swing Society of Western Massachusett's dance, at 23 Main Street (above Fitzwilly's) in Northampton. lessons: 6:30 & 7:30, dancing from 8:30 to 11:30pm. |
Contact: Peter Ames
413-584-9925
mewitt@gmail.com |
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Southampton Exhibits/Events
| Come Hear The Five Winning Artists Tell Their Stories And Receive Their Awards. |
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Artist: Judy Cummings, Betsy Feick, Jean Stabell, Sabrina Herman, Jackie Cooper
Event: 7th Annual Women in History Month Photo Exhibit Awards Ceremony
Start Date: Sunday April 20th, 2008
Reception: Sunday April 20th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday April 20th, 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. |
In case you missed them the first time or wish to hear them again, The Gallery invites you to the 7th Annual Women in History Month Photo Exhibit Awards presentation. The winning images are now on display through the month of April.
The winning images(in alphabetical order)are:
"Cooperative Work" by Judy Cummings, Deerfield
"Erin, Sophy and Mural" by Betsy Feick, Northampton
"Her Barn" by Jean Stabell, New Salem
"Life Dances Over Death" by Sabrina Herman, Easthampton
"Young Girl Singing" by Jackie Cooper, Ashfield
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 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 April 27th, 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!
The Gallery Talks Schedule:
April 27
May 11
May 25
June 8
June 22
July 6
July 20
August 3 |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
| Delightful Black And White Photography |
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Artist: Emily Lapinski, Rushelle Papineau, Daniel Abrahamson, Jill Fink, Chris Batchelder, David DeJordy, Christina Klich, Amanda Pinsky, Zach Scoble, Krystal Sekula, Tom Galica, Brianna Inman, Claire Laprade, Rita Tauscher, Niall Brady
Event: Hampshire Regional H.S. Seniors Photo Exhibit
Start Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2008
Reception: Sunday April 27th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Wednesday April 30th, 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. |
Gallery Receptions:
Thursday, April 10, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 13, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sunday, April 27, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hampshire Regional High School's
Annual Student Photography Exhibit
Class of 2008
Chesterfield
Emily Lapinski 'Big A and Little a'
Goshen
Rushelle Papineau 'Lifted'
Northampton
Daniel Abrahamson 'Checkin Out Her Body'
Jill Fink 'Family'
Southampton
Chris Batchelder 'Torch'
David DeJordy 'Hollywood Bombshell'
Christina Klich 'Whites'
Amanda Pinsky 'Untitled'
Zach Scoble 'Pettole'
Krystal Sekula 'Cover Girl'
Westhampton
Tom Galica 'Tree IV'
Brianna Inman 'Two of a Kind'
Claire Laprade 'Les Mains de le mes Parents'
Williamsburg
Rita Tauscher 'Friends Forever'
Niall Brady 'Snuffed Out Flames' |
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 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 |
| Call For Entry For All Things Horses Photography Show |
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Sponsoring Group Name: The Center for Fine Art Photography
Show Name: All Things Horses Fine Art Photography Show
Submission Due Date: Wednesday June 18th, 2008
Submission Fees: $35 for three images
Website: www.c4fap.org
City, ST: Fort Collins, CO, NY
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The Center for Fine Art Photography call for entries for
All Things Horses… Deadline June 18, 2008
From Appaloosas to Zebras, country roaming to carousel rotating are welcome to this call for entry. Images of working horses, wild horses, dressage, tack, anything related to the life of our equine friends is welcome.
The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums and styles to participate in its exhibitions. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works, including new processes, mixed techniques are welcome.
Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all domestic and international, professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both.
Information and online submissions at The Center for Fine Art Photography www.c4fap.org or email questions to cfe@c4fap.org . |
Contact: Bill Guy
970 224 1010
cfe@c4fap.org |
| Eca Poster Design Competition |
Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts
Show Name: Poster Design Competition
Submission Due Date: Tuesday April 8th, 2008
Submission Fees: ? is there a fee?
Website: www.EasthamptonCityArts.com
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
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Design a poster for a Call to Artists!
OPEN TO EVERYONE
Easthampton City Arts is developing an “Easthampton Artists Portfolio Reference Library” and resource center, which will contain portfolio books of ECA members and other materials of interest to artists, the community, and collectors of fine art and crafts.
The Call: To kick off this project and create a little excitement, we are looking for artists to design an interesting and eye catching poster that will be used to promote the Portfolio Project and invite ECA members to create an artist portfolio book. The posters may be in color or black and white.
Award: Winner will receive $100 cash, their name will appear on the poster to be displayed from May to the end of September 2008, and included in all press releases.
Deadline for entries is May 9, and the winner will be announced on May 16.
For a copy of the requirements and further details via email or snail mail please email info@easthamptoncityarts.com and one will be sent to you. If you'd like one by snail mail be sure to include your mailing address. |
Contact: Briana Taylor
413-527-8278
mail@brianataylor.net |
| Call For Plein Air Painters: Easthampton Paint Out, May 8-10 |
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Sponsoring Group Name: Nashawannuck Gallery, Easthampton Savings Bank, Art Walk Easthampton
Show Name: Easthampton Paint Out
Submission Due Date: Saturday May 10th, 2008
Submission Fees: $20 for 1, $30 for 2
Website: www.NashawannuckGallery.com
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
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Located in the Connecticut River valley, the community of Easthampton offers scenic beauty, architectural interest and a lively arts community. Come join the Easthampton “Paint Out,” a 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 Easthampton 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.
Grand Prize Juror: Marcia Reed
People's Choice Award: Audience participation
More information about the show and a registration form may be obtained at www.NashawannuckGallery.com and at www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org |
Contact: Marlies Stoddard
413-529-9393
nashawannuck@yahoo.com |
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Classes
| 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 |
| Are We Completely Satisfied With The Landscape Photographs We Create? If Not... |
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Class Name: Landscape Photography
Class Time: 9:00 AM
Start Date: Saturday April 12th, 2008
End Date: Saturday May 3rd, 2008
Fee: Adults $75.00 m/ $90.00 nm
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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| then please come learn how to improve our landscape photography easily and consistently! We'll stroll outdoors on Arcadia's land, weather permitting, and/or view colorful slides and prints indoors. Valuable techniques will be shared to help bring our photo-taking skills to the next level. Film and digital camera owners are heartily welcomed to review camera basics and learn tips and professional techniques. Take home informative course notes for future reference. Join us for hours of fun, adventure, and instruction. if not, then why not? |
Contact: Nancy or Chuck, co-registrars
413-584-3009 X812
floydphoto@charter.net |
| Engraving Workshop With Barry Moser |
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Class Name: Engraving with Barry Moser
Class Time: 10:00 AM
Start Date: Saturday May 3rd, 2008
End Date: Sunday May 4th, 2008
Fee: $300
Organization: Zea Mays Printmaking
Location Name: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 221 Pine St.
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com
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World renown engraver and illustrator Barry Moser will conduct his second workshop on wood and relief engraving at Zea Mays Printmaking. A medium that ranks with the mezzotint and fresco in its degree of difficulty will be presented in clear and simple terms by a master of the medium. We will discuss, explore and learn the rudiments of how to draw for the engraving process, how to prepare a block, how to transfer images, how to hold and sharpen the tools, how to engrave an image and finally how to pull a proof by hand. Wood is very scarce, so we will be using an inexpensive substitute called Resingrave, a material that Moser has used exclusively since 1995.
Zea Mays Printmaking is a studio and workshop dedicated to safer and non-toxic approaches to printmaking. We are a pioneer in the field. We offer a variety of workshops throughout the year. They are limited to 10 participants and fill quickly. |
Contact: Liz Chalfin
413.584.1783
liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com |
| Contact Improvisation Workshop: Continuing Fundamentals |
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Class Name: Contact Improvisation Workshop
Class Time: 1:00 PM
Start Date: Saturday May 10th, 2008
End Date: Saturday May 10th, 2008
Fee: $50 ($40 before 5/2)
Organization: Zany Angels
Location Name: Wild Life Sanctuary
Address: 221 Pine St, #349
City, ST: Florence,
Website: www.zanyangels.com
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* Come explore physical freedom and playfulness
* Open your senses
* Connect with others in this fun community oriented form
Contact Improvisation is an evolving movement improvisation form that was developed by Steve Paxton in 1972. Experimental dance/theater, martial arts, contemplative arts, and bodywork are all influences.
A communication is created through the physical contact that teaches fundamental principles of movement.
...phenomenally relaxing…meditation in movement...primally playful…an wonderful form of fitness...you learn to fly!
Elements in our palette:
Alignment, moving from center, kinesthetic listening, perceptual awareness skills, weight exchange, following the points of contact, falling, being off balance, spiraling, changing level, relationship with gravity and momentum, 3-dimensional awareness, leveraging through the bones instead of muscles, supporting, lifts, training reflexes, solos, partnering, group work, imagery, trust, improvisation skills/structures, play and laughter, and individual reflection and learning.
Appropriate for all levels of experience. Please contact me with any questions. |
Contact: Patrick Crowley
617-320-9792
patrick@patrickcrowley.net |
| African Coiling Workshop |
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Class Name: African Coiling Workshop
Class Time: 10:00 AM
Start Date: Saturday May 24th, 2008
End Date: Sunday May 25th, 2008
Fee: 190.00
Organization: Juliet Rose Gallery & Studio
Location Name: Juliet Rose Gallery
Address: 191 Reimers Rd.
City, ST: Monson, MA
Website: www.julietrosegallery.net
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Learn to create with clay! This workshop will teach you the ancient technique of African coiling. West african women used this technique to make their cooking pots. The tradition was handed down from mother to daughter. I was taught this technique by the daughter of Ma Lou, one of the National Treasures of Jamaica.
You will learn the same techniques, with a modern twist. You will create at least one form that will take you 2 days to complete. We will have a slide show, and teach you some carving techniques to enhance your piece.
You will enjoy this workshop, and will have a handmade masterpiece at the end of workshop. Clay, tools, and firing included.
call for more info |
Contact: Juliet or Linda
413-596-9741
julietrosearts@aol.com |
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Studio Space
| Beautiful Studio Available |
City, ST: Florence, MA
The Wild Life Sanctuary in Florence is nice and warm, has a great wood floor, a sitting area, dance space, and good vibes.
It is available many weekend days and evenings for events, classes, gatherings, writing groups, authentic movement, yoga, etc.
Contact Telephone: 413-586-7390
Contact Email: rythea@crocker.com |
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