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| Spring Sprang Sprung |
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Spring is in full swing and like the weeds in the lawn, opportunities for artists continue to sprout. Scroll below to read the "calls for artists" for three exciting outdoor events: the Easthampton Paint Out on May 8-10 during which plein air painters will create, exhibit and compete, the Great Falls Art Fest in Turner's Falls on May 17 and 18 benefiting community programs at The Brick House, and the West Boylston Bicentennial Arts Festival (just north of Worcester) on September 20th benefiting art and music programs in public schools. Deadlines for artist entries are coming up soon!
Last week's column about the critical need for Gallery Dogs brought some fun responses, including puppy photo submissions. Turns out being a gallery dog is a highly sought-after position. The photo to the left includes Allen, a big brindle Greyhound, who used to race but is now seeking a more artistic lifestyle, and Lucy, known to visitors of Nashawannuck Gallery for her greet'em-and-leave'em attitude. If you're a puppy lover, you might also like to get your morning lick fix at The Daily Puppy.
Do you have an arts-related announcement to make? Get your submission in by mid-day next Monday using the Article Submission Form located here. |
Amherst Exhibits/Events
| '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 |
| At Gallery A3-light : Remnants- Bob Horowitz & Rebecca Muller |
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Artist: Bob Horowitz, Rebecca Muller
Event: light : remnants
Start Date: Thursday May 1st, 2008
Reception: Thursday May 1st, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Saturday May 31st, 2008
Location Name: Gallery A3
Address: 28 Amity St
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: Gallery-A3.com
Fee: none |
Bob Horowitz's large color photographs and Rebecca Muller's mixed media constructions share a number of common elements. Horowitz's photographs focus on man-altered roads and landscapes in the American West and Southwest.
Muller's mixed-media constructions are comprised of material remnants found on urban or rural roads and pathways.
Gallery A3 is located in downtown Amherst in the Amherst Cinema Building. Hours are Wed.-Sun., 1-7:00 pm. LIGHT: REMNANTS opens with a reception on Thursday, May 1 from 5-8 and runs through May 31. |
Contact: Tom Morton
413 253 2783
tommortonart@aol.com |
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Bernardston Exhibits/Events
| Poetry Reading By Member-run Slate Roof Press & Bernardston Residents |
Artist: Jim Bell, Ed Rayher
Event: Poetry Reading by Local Member-Run Press
Start Date: Sunday April 27th, 2008
Reception: Sunday April 27th, 2008 @ 11:30 AM
End Date: Sunday April 27th, 2008
Location Name: Bernardston Unitarian Church
Address: 49 Church Street
City, ST: Bernardston, MA
Website: www.slateroofpress.com
Fee: free |
Slate Roof poets Jim Bell and Ed Rayher will read at 11:30 am with selected members of the Bernardston community. Slate Roof Press is member-run and committed to publishing local poets. Designed by the poets themselves, our chapbooks feature letterpress covers, special papers, and hand-sewn bindings. There will be time to learn about membership, small press publishing, and chapbook creation.
Bernardston resident Jim Bell will read from Crossing the Bar(Slate Roof Press, 2005). Poet Gene Zeiger called his work "pare and muscular...perfectly tuned to his content"; while Jan Frazier commented, "Jim Bell's poems wake up your senses...They shock you back to life." His poems have appeared in Aethlon, Peregrine, and Concrete Wolf. Jim is a track and field coach at Pioneer Valley High School; poems and pole-vaulting are his passions.
From Northfield, poet and master printer Ed Rayher will read poems from his book forthcoming from Slate Roof. His work has been published in Antgonish Review, Colorado Quarterly, Washout Review, and 4 Zoas. Ed's Swamp Press, now in Northfield, has received two NEA grants and has printed work by poets such as Billy Collins. His editions appear in the rare book collections of the Boston Public Library, Harvard University, SUNY, and McGill University.
The reading includes music, and is free and open to the public; Slate Roof books will be on display. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Bernardston Local Cultural Council. |
Contact: Ed Rayher
413-498-4343
macfadyn@umassk12.net |
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Easthampton Exhibits/Events
| 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
| Celebration Of Poetry Month With Poets |
Event: Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon on Radio
Start Date: Thursday April 24th, 2008
Reception: Thursday April 24th, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
End Date: Thursday April 24th, 2008
Location Name: 93.3FM WXOJ FM Valley Free Radio
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.writersvoice.net
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During Poetry Month, we’ve featured some of the most famous poets in the English language. They occupy the heights of what many think is a rarified domain not relevant to the average person. But the poets of Florence Poets Society disagree. They declare that “poetry is part of everyone of usâ€. Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, the Florence Poets Society goes both local and international. Its monthly meetings draw local talent and its annual online poetry contest draw poems from around the world. They publish the best poems in an annual anthology, The Silkworm. We speak with three of the Society’s poets: Tom Clark, Carl Russo and Jim Cahillane. Clark, a firefighter, and Carl Russo, a lawyer, started the Florence Poets Society five years ago.
We also talk with Mark Eleveld, editor of the SPOKEN WORD REVOLUTION REDUX, about poetry in performance--hip-hop, poetry slams and more. |
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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Northampton Exhibits/Events
| James Mcgarrell To Speak At Oxbow Gallery |
Artist: James McGarrell
Event: James McGarrell lecture at the Oxbow Gallery
Start Date: Thursday May 1st, 2008
Reception: Thursday May 1st, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
End Date: Thursday May 1st, 2008
Location Name: Oxbow Gallery
Address: 275 Pleasant St.
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Fee: free |
PR for James McGarrell
James McGarrell will talk about his work on Thursday, May 1st 7 PM at the Oxbow Gallery, 275 Pleasant St. Northampton, MA
The Visiting Artist Lecture Series is funded by the Northampton Arts Council.
During the past half century McGarrell’s paintings, prints, and drawings have been included in hundreds of exhibitions in the United States, South America, Europe, and Japan. His work has been included in five Whitney Annuals and Biennials; the Carnegie International Exhibition twice; New Images of Man at the Museum of Modern Art; and many others. He was one of the five artists selected for The Figurative Tradition in American Art at the U.S. pavillion of the 1968 Venice Biennale. McGarrell’s paintings are in many permanent collections: Whitney Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
and many public and private collections in America and Europe.
For more information call 586-6300 or 413-537-5574. |
Contact: Frances Kidder
413-537-5574
franceskidder@verizon.net |
| The 24-hour Theater Project At The Northampton Center For The Arts |
Event: The 24-Hour Theater Project
Start Date: Saturday April 26th, 2008
Reception: Saturday April 26th, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
End Date: Saturday April 26th, 2008
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street Third Floor
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
Fee: $12/$10 |
| The premise is simple, the execution anything but: Within 24 hours, five short plays will be written, directed, rehearsed, produced, and staged. The Northampton Project was founded in 2002 by local playwright Tanyss Rhea Martula. Playwrights for this year's show are Phil O'Donoghue, Cynthia Kennison, Meryl Cohn, Eric Sanders, and Jay Indik. The five plays will be directed by Liz Foley, Ginny Mayer, Tim Cochran, John Hadden, and Chris Rohmann. Among the 17 actors are Bill Dwight, Court Dorsey, Judith Fine, Linda Putnam, and Pat Mew. The playwrights draw lots on Friday evening to find out how many characters are in the plays they have the next 10-12 hours to write; the directors draw the plays out of a hat on Saturday morning, huddle with casts and crew--and the race is on to the premiere at 7 pm and a second performance at 9 pm. This is theater without a net, and the risk-taking for writers, directors, and actors
generates a lot of excitement for the participants as well as for the audience. Tickets are $12 general admission and $10 for students and seniors 65+. They are available in advance by calling the Center for the Arts at (413) 584-7327. Sorry, no credit cards. Tickets are held at the door. Seating is open. |
Contact: Penny Burke
4135847327
psburke@gmail.com |
| Spring Swing Fling |
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Artist: The O-Tones
Event: public swing dance at Smith College
Start Date: Saturday April 26th, 2008
Reception: Saturday April 26th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Saturday April 26th, 2008
Location Name: Davis Ballroom
Address: Henshaw
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: sophia.smith.edu/shoss/
Fee: 5 |
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Swing Dance at Smith College open to the public: "The annual Smith College Spring Swing Fling will be hosted by Smith Hooked on Swing Society the evening of Saturday, April 26th with fabulous music provided by a live band, the O-Tones! The dance will be held in Davis Ballroom on Smith College Campus at 9:15pm. There will be a beginner swing lesson preceding the dance at 8:15pm - free of charge with the price of admission. No partner needed. Beginners VERY welcome! General admission - $5; Five college community members (students/faculty/staff) - $3. *No alcohol is permitted on the premises." For more information, contact lagresta@smith.edu. |
Contact: Laura
lagresta@smith.edu |
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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: Sabrina Herman, Betsy Feick, Jackie Cooper, Jean Stabell, Judy Cummings
Event: 7th Annual Women in History Month Photo Exhibit Awards Ceremony
Start Date: Sunday April 20th, 2008
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. |
The Floyd Gallery awarded the winning women photographers in the 7th Annual "Women in History Month" Juried Photo Exhibit Sunday, April 20.
The winning images are:
First Place: "Cooperative Work" by Judy Cummings, Deerfield.
Judy received a $350 bank check.
Second Place: "Her Barn" by Jean Stabell, New Salem.
Jean received a $100 Gift Certificate from Eastmont Custom Framing,
Easthampton, MA.
Third Place: "Young Girl Singing" by Jackie Cooper, Ashfield
Jackie received two tickets to any production from The Theater Project of the Majestic Theater, West Springfield, MA
Honorable Mention: "Erin, Sophy and Mural" by Betsy Feick, Northampton
Betsy received a $50 Gift certificate towards any photo class/course/workshop offering conducted by The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center.
Honorable Mention: "Life Dances Over Death" by Sabrina Herman, Easthampton.
Sabrina received a $50 Gift certificate towards any photo class/course/workshop offering conducted by The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center.
The winning images will remain on exhibit throughout April.
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 |
| Hrhs Students Earn Exhibit Space & Fundraiser... |
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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:
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 |
| 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 |
| Wb Bicentennial Call For Artists |
Sponsoring Group Name: West Boylston Arts Foundation
Show Name: West Boylston Bicentennial Arts Festival
Submission Due Date: Sunday April 20th, 2008
Website: www.wbaf.org
City, ST: West Boylston, MA
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The West Boylston Arts Foundation (WBAF) seeks artists, musicians and performers for the West Boylston Bicentennial Arts Festival on Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Goodale Park in West Boylston, MA (located just north of Worcester).
The WBAF was founded last year in response to town budget cuts that eliminated school art and music programs. Over the past year the WBAF has restored music and arts to elementary and middle school, but much remains to be done. All Festival proceeds will be dedicated to West Boylston school art, music and theater programs.
The West Boylston Bicentennial is a major event with activities all year. The Festival will include artist sales, music & cultural performances, theater, and an auction, transitioning to an evening program of more music, a square dance, and a celebration bonfire. The weekend will culminate with a town parade and fireworks on Sunday, Sept. 21.
For more information and the Artist Registration Form, please visit www.wbaf.org |
Contact: Lynne Brissette
(508) 835-4947
lbaldi@msn.com |
| Short Story Fiction Submissions Accepted |
Sponsoring Group Name: WXOJ LP FM
Show Name: SHORT STORY FICTION SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED
Submission Due Date: Monday April 21st, 2008
Submission Fees: none
Website: http://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 one or two short stories. 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. Each show consists of one or two stories with a total word count of 6,000-9,000 words.
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.The explicit original story will be available on the website.
Direct questions and submissions to Alan Vogel at lit103.3@comcast.net
Contact: Alan Vogel
lit103.3@comcast.net |
Contact: Alan Vogel
agvogel@comcast.net |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Open Studio Figure Drawing |
Class Name: Open Studio Figure Drawing
Class Time: 9:30 AM
Start Date: Wednesday April 16th, 2008
End Date: Wednesday December 17th, 2008
Fee: $10.00
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street Third Floor
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. 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.
Wednesdays, 9:30am-12:30 pm. |
Contact: Penny Burke
4135857327
psburke@gmail.com |
| Sunset Drawing And Meditation With Karen Dolmanisth |
Class Name: Sunset Drawing and Meditation with Karen Dolmanisth
Class Time: 6:30 PM
Start Date: Tuesday April 15th, 2008
End Date: Thursday May 22nd, 2008
Fee: $195.00
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street Third Floor
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
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| While opening to the poetic light of dusk, participants in this session will be guided through a series of insight meditation exercises, the practice of non-judgmental awareness, and embodied breath-work--all applied to a range of form, space and thematic drawing explorations on paper. The intention is to develop potential for a contemplative transformation of the artist's inner energy while working with basic principles of drawing and composition. Through the use of drawing tools and water-based medium on paper, we will create drawings that focus our attention on singular form and space combinations of point, line, circle, triangle, square, lotus, spiral, fluid forms, space, contrast, and union. We will also work with music and dance metaphors. Students should be prepared to engage in an insight meditation at the beginning of class, participate in a series of guided visual art exercises, then work independently
from those exercises during class and at least once between classes. Willingness to cultivate compassion and acceptance toward yourself, the group, and your work required! $195 plus materials. Thursday evenings for 5 weeks, April 24-May 22, 6:30-9:30 pm. |
Contact: Penny Burke
4135847327
psburke@gmail.com |
| Drawing With Jane Lund |
Class Name: Drawing with Jane Lund
Class Time: 6:30 PM
Start Date: Monday May 12th, 2008
End Date: Monday June 16th, 2008
Fee: $915.00
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street Third Floor
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org
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| Drawing is both the underpinning of figurative painting and an expressive medium in and of itself. In this series of five studio classes, we will work on a variety of exercises which will help us hone our drawing skills while encouraging creativity. We will approach each week's subject matter using various drawing materials and addressing the basic issues of composition, perspective, and the rendering of form. Artists of all levels of experience are welcome to participate. The primary purpose of the class is to practice drawing while having a great time. Anything is possible! $195 plus materials. Monday evenings for 5 weeks, May 12-June 16 (except May 26), 6:30-9:30 pm. |
Contact: Penny Burke
4135847327
psburke@gmail.com |
| Learn Our P & S Digital Cameras...capture Better Images... |
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Class Name: Point and Shoot Digital Photography: An introduction
Class Time: 7:00 PM
Start Date: Thursday May 8th, 2008
End Date: Thursday June 12th, 2008
Fee: Only $135 for five sessions.
Organization: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10)
City, ST: Southampton,
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com
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Our new point-and-shoot camera has more controls than we can learn by ourself. This course is designed to help us make better nature photos. Learn the fundamentals of digital photography.
We will start with the basics of digital point-and-shoot cameras and then focus on the creative aspects of photography. Our camera's various controls and menu selections will be explored step-by-step. Learn the aspects of digital cameras, including the zoom lens, viewfinder, focus control, ISO, aperture and shutter controls, resolution, and batteries. The course also covers loading and working with digital camera software on a computer, downloading images, printing, and sharing on the Internet.
Adobe Photoshop Elements will be used to demonstrate methods of color correction and some basic image enhancement. Please our camera and its owner's manual to all sessions. We will be invited to practice at home with fun and creative assignments and perhaps a field trip. Participants will bring in new images to class for an informal critique with warmth and respect.
This is the course everyone is talking about now...join us for a fun and rewarding experience.
May 8, Thursday evening: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
May 22, Thursday evening: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
May 29, Thursday evening: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
June 5, Thursday evening: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
June 12, Thursday evening: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
| Learn To Control Our Lighting For Eye-catching Portraits... |
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Class Name: Portrait Photography 201: Use Artificial and Natural Light Effectively
Class Time: 10:00 AM
Start Date: Sunday May 4th, 2008
End Date: Sunday June 1st, 2008
Fee: Only $165 with eatly registration,
Organization: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
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
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Lighting our subjects will never be a hit-or-miss experience again.
Capturing the human emotion in our portraiture is a chief challenge.
We'll learn together to overcome this mystery of lighting our subjects.
Hands-on demonstrations with studio lighting, umbrellas, soft boxes, reflectors, candle light, direct light, indirect light, bounce light, multiple lights, etc. Yes...home work assignments and critique sessions are included in this course.
Guaranteed to take us into the next level of portraiture!
May 4, Sunday morning: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
May 18, Sunday morning: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
June 1, Sunday morning: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
| Adobe Photoshp Elements...your Toll For Success And Saving Money... |
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Class Name: Photoshop Elements: An Introduction with Stu Wetherbe
Class Time: 7:00 PM
Start Date: Friday May 9th, 2008
End Date: Friday May 23rd, 2008
Fee: $150 (with registration by MAY 5) for 3 two hour sessions: MAY 9, 16, 23
Organization: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
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
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This course is for those who want to do more with their digital images but aren't ready to make the leap to Photoshop CS3. While Photoshop CS3 is the program of choice for serious amateurs and professional photographers, Elements offers an amazing array of tools taken its big brother’s bag of tricks for the more casual digital tinkerer.
We will learn the layout of the program and help us separate the tools we need from the ones that are primarily for special effects. This class will focus on how to take our photos from good to great by applying the time honored principles of a good print using the tools in this powerful program. Topics will also include some advance techniques such as layers and masking.
This class is taught using Elements 6.0, the latest version of Elements. Users of earlier versions of Elements will learn invaluable information although some tools may be slightly different in this latest version.
3 Sessions:
May 9, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
May 16, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm; with one hour FREE review, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
May 23, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm; with one hour FREE review, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sign up now as space is limited.
Save money on valuable inks and paper...learn to do it better and save money! |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
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Studio Space
| Light Filled, Beautiful Studio |
City, ST: Florence,
Smart Moves Pilates & Fitness Studio has 1400 sq ft of open studio space. Ballet bars, mirrors, mats stability balls, air conditioning, ceiling fans, lots of natural light, changing room. Rent for an event, workshop, ongoing class, or for yourself to enjo
Contact Telephone: 413-586-4442
Contact Email: sahh@smartmovespilates.com |
| Studio Space Available |
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City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Paper City Studios has a studio available. 940 sq ft on 2nd floor, five 7 foot windows with beautiful morning and pm light. Electric included, wireless internet available. Community of working artists. $325/month.
Contact Email: brucefowlerart@yahoo.com |
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