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Here are the happenings and opportunities for late July in the Pioneer Valley:
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Boston Exhibits/Events
| Iconos By Gaddier Rosario |
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Artist: Gaddier Rosario
Event: ICONOS Art exibition
Start Date: Thursday July 17th, 2008
End Date: Wednesday September 3rd, 2008
Location Name: Center of Latin Arts, Boston, MA
Address: 85 West Newton Street, Boston,
City, ST: Boston, MA
Website: www.gaddier.com/
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Gaddier Rosario’s work is deeply rooted in his Puerto Rican heritage. His paintings and works on paper speak to the human condition through a diverse language of form, color, and texture. Rosario’s works evoke the rich context of his hybrid Latin/Caribbean heritage and simultaneously convey aspects shared cross-culturally. Figurative elements in his works shift between abstraction and representational imagery, constructing characters as varied and colorful as those that inhabit his memories and those of his home here in New England.
Composed of a collection of select paintings, editioned prints, and works on paper, the exhibition explores the artist’s genuine fondness for exploring color and its relationship to the viewer’s emotional response.
Evan Garza,
Curator |
Contact: Gaddier Rosario
413.204.8201
arte@gaddier.com |
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Florence Exhibits/Events
| Conversations With Elizabeth Kolbert, Ellen Beckerman (ko Festival) And Michael Sanders |
Event: Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon on Radio
Start Date: Thursday July 24th, 2008
Reception: Thursday July 24th, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
End Date: Thursday July 24th, 2008
Location Name: 93.3FM WXOJ FM Valley Free Radio
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.writersvoice.net
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| We talk with Elizabeth Kolbert of the New Yorker about her recent article, "The Island in the Wind". And Ellen Beckerman tells us about her new play, MILK AND HONEY. It opens at the Ko Festival of Performance at Amherst College on July 18. And finally, a clip from an archived interview with Michael Sanders about FAMILIES OF THE VINE: Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France. |
Contact: Michael Pollitt
413 774-5153
pollitt.m@gmail.com |
| Child Portraits & Other Paintings |
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Event: Child Portraits & Other Paintings by Elizabeth Stone at the Cup & Top Cafe
Start Date: Friday July 4th, 2008
End Date: Sunday August 10th, 2008
Location Name: Cup & Top Cafe
Address: 1 North Main St.
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.ehstoneart.com
Fee: free |
Stop by the Cup & Top Cafe in Florence to see Elizabeth Stone's portraits of local children & of children's clothing in oils and pastels. Her still life series of prints called "My Autobiography in Tropical Fruit" depicts family relationships.
The Cup & Top is open weekdays from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. and weekends from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. |
Contact: Elizabeth Stone
584-3123
ehstoneart@gmail.com |
| Local Bands, Local People, Sunshine And More! Come Celebrate Our 3rd Birthday With Us At Look Park |
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Artist: Valley Free Radio
Event: Valley Free Radio Birthday Party
Start Date: Saturday August 9th, 2008
Reception: Saturday August 9th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Saturday August 9th, 2008
Location Name: Look Park
Address: 300 N Main St
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.valleyfreeradio.org
Fee: 25.00 |
Valley Free Radio will be celebrating its third birthday with a benefit music event at Look Park, Route 9 in Northampton on Saturday, August 9, 2008. Look Park is partnering with VFR for this event with festivities kicking off at 12noon in the Pines Theater.
Music will be provided by some of the VFR DJ’s and performances will include from VFR programmers Strong Oak, Jesse Molina, Marla BB, Jenursa, Arjuna Greist, and the Hilltown Kids Rock and Roll Choir.
Also performing will be the Valley’s own Ellen Cogen Jazz Trio, Aric Bieganek, School for the Dead, Equalites, Black Rebels, The Alchemystics and more! Music will continue through 9pm.
Tickets are $25 for VFR members and $30 for non-members - these are tax deductible donations. Children under 12 can get in for free. Any person aged between 12 and 18 years of age pays $5.
Entry fee into the Park will be $8 for members and $10 for non-members. Look Park will provide concession stands. Bring your family (NO PETS), blankets and low chairs, and be prepared to party! For more information contact: fundraising@valleyfreeradio.org.
For more information contact: fundraising[at]valleyfreeradio.org |
Contact: Mo Ringey
moringey@gmail.com |
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Indian Orchard Exhibits/Events
| Gallery 137 Members Show |
Artist: GALLERY 137 Artist Members
Event: FIRST ANNUAL MEMBERS ONLY JURIED SHOW COMPETITION & EXHIBIT
Start Date: Saturday July 26th, 2008
Reception: Saturday July 26th, 2008 @ 1:00 PM
End Date: Saturday August 30th, 2008
Location Name: Dane Gallery at the Indian Orchard Mills
Address: 34 Front Street
City, ST: Indian Orchard,
Website: www.gallery137.org/current_exhibits.html
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Jurors: Gloria Russell, Larry Slezak, & Bill Myers.
July 26 - August 30, 2008
Opening Reception on July 26 • 1 - 3 p.m. at the Dane Gallery, I.O. Mills
Awards Reception on August 2 • 3 - 5 p.m. at Gallery 137
The first annual Members Only Juried Show Competition and Exhibit will feature the work of Gallery 137 artist members. Gloria Russell, Larry Slezak, and Bill Myers will serve as jurors for the competition. An opening reception will be held on July 26, 2008 from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Dane Gallery in the Indian Orchard Mills, 34 Front Street in Indian Orchard, MA. All entered work will be on display at the Dane Gallery until honorable mentions and prize winners will be moved to Gallery 137 where our Awards Reception will be held on August 2, 2008 from 3 - 5 p.m.
All are welcome to attend! Please visit www.gallery137.org for more information. Contact us at (413) 543-6994 or info@gallery137.org with any questions. |
Contact: Heidi Coutu
413-543-6994
info@gallery137.org |
| The Econoline Kings |
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Artist: The Econoline Kings
Event: FIRST FRIDAYS Monthly Series*
Start Date: Friday August 1st, 2008
Reception: Friday August 1st, 2008 @ 7:30 PM
End Date: Friday August 1st, 2008
Location Name: Gallery 137
Address: 137 Main Street
City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA
Website: www.gallery137.org
Fee: $5 suggested donation |
The Econoline Kings make original music that's informed by influences from Carl Perkins to Tom Waits and Willie Nelson. With other influences ranging from the number 7 to Julius Caesar, this obviously humorous trio performs rockabilly stylings from right here in the greater Springfield area.
Guitarist/singer James Heflin was born in Texas and grew up in the Deep South, so he's responsible for showing up with the heat and humidity. Heflin brings his experience playing Gypsy jazz in Wood Green Empire to The Econoline Kings, making for a deep-fried sound with an unusual brand of twang. The rest of the Econoline Kings, Greg Silveira on bass and Josh Martin on drums, hail from eastern Massachusetts. They are accomplished songwriters, and regularly play their compositions as an acoustic duo under the name Martin & Silveira. In 2002, they won the WRSI singer/songwriter contest, and recorded the album Appomattox. |
Contact: Heidi Coutu
413-543-6994
info@gallery137.org |
| National Night Out In Indian Orchard |
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Artist: Soft Spoken Prophet
Event: National Night Out SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENT in Indian Orchard!
Start Date: Tuesday August 5th, 2008
End Date: Tuesday August 5th, 2008
Location Name: Gallery 137
Address: 137 Main Street
City, ST: Indian Orchard,
Website: www.gallery137.org
Fee: Free |
| A family event held in conjunction with the downtown Indian Orchard's National Night Out event, sponsored in part by the Indian Orchard Citizen's Council, the Indian Orchard Main Street Partnership, and the Indian Orchard Citizen's Council. Come visit Gallery 137, view our Member's Show exhibit, enjoy a performance by Soft Spoken Prophet - a community member who performs an eclectic combination of spoken word, gospel, and Neo soul at Gallery 137, and enjoy festivities for the entire family. Festivities begin at 5:30, while performance begins at 7:30. |
Contact: Heidi Coutu
413-543-6994
info@gallery137.org |
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Northampton Exhibits/Events
| Paintings By Gaddier Rosario And Carolyn Kibe |
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Event: Paintings by Gaddier Rosario and Carolyn Kibe exhibition
Start Date: Sunday July 13th, 2008
End Date: Wednesday July 30th, 2008
Location Name: Homers Gallery at Forbes Library, Northampton,
Address: Forbes Library, 20 West Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.gaddier.com/
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Gaddier Rosario
My art is autonomous but not autistic; it is polluted through life, rendered sensible to the figures and symbols of the era and the signs of time: the raw matter that is transfigured by art as an offering beyond its immediacy. Always searching to freely capture the sensibility that surrounds’ me and, as its consequence, express my own truth.
Carolyn Kibe
Carolyn Kibe's representational works in oil, pastels and clay relief depict people, landscapes and florals. Subjects range from a grandmother and a coal miner, to Pioneer Valley scenes, waterscapes, and florals from the garden. |
Contact: Gaddier Rosario
413.204.8201
arte@gaddier.com |
| Zany Angels Fundraiser Performance & Silent Auction |
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Event: Zany Angels Fund Raiser and Silent Auction
Start Date: Tuesday July 8th, 2008
End Date: Tuesday July 8th, 2008
Location Name: Karuna Yoga Center
Address: 25 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.zanyangels.com
Fee: $15 |
Mark Your Calenders!
Zany Angels FUNDRAISER Performance & Silent Auction
An Evening of Monologues from the Heart & other offerings...
7 pm, Saturday, July 19th
Karuna Center (3rd fl, above Fitzwilly's), Northampton, MA
to help send the Zany Angels to the Boulder Fringe Festival this summer!
$15 Donation
Info: (413) 586-7390 (not taking reservations, just show up)
www.zanyangels.com for more info
This evening showcases 11 of the Zany Angel's talented students
who have studied the art of crafting meaningful and upbeat performance pieces in the past year.
ARTISTS include:
Jenny Ladd, Shakti Sadeh, Tom Murray, Adora Laroche, Sarah Pirtle, Holly Hartman, Joyce Braunhut, Peggy Gillespie, Salena Levy, Anne Lorda, Collette Husemoller, & more!
Rythea Lee, Rose Oceania, and Patrick Crowley, known as The Zany Angels, will also show some of their new work.
The MONOLOGUES range from subjects as diverse as what it's like to inherit a million dollars as told by the inner voices of the heiress, to the darkly comedic true tale of a 60 year old woman who visits a local plastic surgeon for a free consultation.
These works include monologues, movement, poetry, and singing. Hilarious, moving, and wild, these performances will bring you to tears and laughter, often at the same moment.
The SILENT AUCTION will offer bidding on original artwork by Rose Oceania, professional massage, pottery, art coaching, yoga classes, and much much more. |
Contact: Rythea Lee
413-586-7390
rythea@crocker.com |
| Storefront Art Workspace At Thornes Marketplace |
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Event: Storefront ART
Start Date: Monday July 21st, 2008
End Date: Thursday August 21st, 2008
Location Name: Thornes Marketplace
Address: 150 Main St
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.commonwealthcenter.org
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Starting Monday July 21st, the former Details storefront on the ground floor of Thornes Marketplace will be transformed into the first Storefront ART workSPACE, featuring local artists Madison J. Cripps, Mat Matera & Dana Wilde.
Marionettes of wood and cloth with eccentric personalities and strange appendages manifest from Madison's world of Strings Attached. "For me, the most powerful moment is not when my painting looks like what I see, but when what I see looks like my painting" says Mat Matera whose work captures the details of Northampton. Dana Wilde brings a sensitivity to color and personal experience in her intuitive spirit drawings and large scale improvisational murals.
Thornes Market has stepped forward to partner with Commonwealth Center for Change’s Storefront ART program to provide local artists with temporary studio, exhibition and gathering space. Following its hugely successful launch last month at A.P.E.’s new Window Gallery, the partnership with Thornes represents a big leap forward for Storefront ART. Not only that, it’s an exciting milestone for local artists, who will benefit from low cost studio and exhibition space, and for the people of Northampton, who have responded so enthusiastically to the potential for a more energetic, interesting downtown that Storefront ART promises.
Now Thornes in not only a great place to shop, it also provides a unique opportunity to see artists at work. Come visit the artists and watch as their work develops! |
Contact: Julia Handschuh
413.522.1319
julia@commonwealthcenter.org |
| Renowned Ceramic Artist Aysha Peltz Exhibit At The Artisan Gallery |
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Artist: Aysha Peltz
Event: Stolen Moments/Recent Work
Start Date: Friday August 1st, 2008
Reception: Friday August 1st, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
End Date: Sunday September 14th, 2008
Location Name: Artisan Gallery
Address: 162 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.theartisangallery.com
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The Artisan Gallery is pleased and proud to announce the opening of an exhibit of the recent work of Aysha Peltz: “Stolen Moments/Recent Work”. Ms. Peltz is a ceramic artist of prodigious talents. She and her work have been often featured, won multiple awards, and are represented in numerous collections including the prestigious Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art,
Alfred, N.Y., and the Jindezhen Ceramics Institute, Jindezhen, China. This exciting and compelling exhibit should not be missed.
Aysha comments on her work:
I seek to make pots that appear to grow from the process naturally and comfortably, that capture the essence of wet porcelain. “Stolen Moments” refers to my long held belief that by immersing myself in the ceramic process, the subtleties of porcelain are revealed. It also characterizes my studio life during the past two years. As a new mother, I have been adjusting to the abbreviated time that I now have in my studio. That time is now very focused and condensed. Time for research and development is too often a luxury. I move my work forward by focusing and clarifying ideas and forms already familiar to me.
I want my pots to be pleasing to look at while provoking memories of the viewer’s experience. The plateau on a platter, the soft flesh on a vase, the hills and valleys on a jar; my hope is that the pots convey layers that can take the viewers to their own imaginary space. |
Contact: Chuck Stern
413-586-1942
chkster23@yahoo.com |
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Shelburne Falls Exhibits/Events
| Genie Zeiger Reads With Slate Roof Poets Susie Patlove And Janine Roberts |
Event: Poetry Reading
Start Date: Thursday July 24th, 2008
Reception: Thursday July 24th, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
End Date: Thursday July 24th, 2008
Location Name: Arms Library
Address: corner of Bridge & Main streets
City, ST: Shelburne Falls, MA
Website: www.slateroofpress.com
Fee: free |
Join us for an evening of wonderful poetry. Genie Zeiger is the author of three poetry collections (Sudden Dancing, Leaving Egypt, and Radio Waves), as well as two memoirs and a third forthcoming. She has led creative writing workshops in the area for eighteen years. Susie Patlove will read from Quickening, published by Slate Roof in 2007. She is a 2008 Massachusetts Cultural Council Finalist whose work has appeared in The Atlanta Review and Monkscript, among other places. Janine is reading from her her first collection of poetry, Canopy, forthcoming from Slate Roof this year. In addition to poetry in A Voyage Out: Penn Women's Literary Magazine, she has published three books on family therapy.
Slate Roof Press is a member-run press publishing Pioneer Valley poets. Designed by the poets themselves, Slate Roof chapbooks feature letterpress covers, special papers, and hand-sewn bindings. Come learn about membership and small press publishing, chapbook design, and promotion.
Refreshments will be served, and the library is wheelchair accessible.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Shelburne Local Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. We thank them for their generosity. |
Contact: Susie Patlove
413-625-9388
macfadyn@umassk12.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 |
| Short Story Fiction Submissions Accepted |
Sponsoring Group Name: WXOJ LP FM
Show Name: SHORT STORY FICTION SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED
Submission Due Date: Wednesday December 31st, 2008
Submission Fees: none
Website: 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 |
| Call For Entry For 2008 International Fine Art Photography Show |
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Sponsoring Group Name: The Center for Fine Art Photography
Show Name: 2008 International Fine Art Photography Show
Submission Due Date: Tuesday July 15th, 2008
Submission Fees: $35 for three images
Website: www.c4fap.org
City, ST: Fort Collins, CO
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The Center for Fine Art Photography call for entries for 2008 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography
Deadline July 15, 2008
$900 in Awards
2008 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography will spotlight images from around the world. All subjects are eligible. 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 |
| Call To Artists For 5th Annual "Westfield Arts On The Green" |
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Sponsoring Group Name: Tea Pot Gallery LLC
Show Name: "Westfield Arts on the Green"
Submission Due Date: Saturday August 16th, 2008
Submission Fees: free
Website: www.teapot_gallery.com
City, ST: Westfield, MA
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5th Annual "Westfield Arts on the Green" August 30th, August 31st, September 1st
We are looking for Artists to join our family of Artists on the Green
in Westfield, Labor Day Weekend! A great CommUnity Event.
3 days of Art, Music and Fine Food
For an application:
Stop by the Tea Pot Gallery
22 Elm Street, Westfield
or by Email: GETGER@COMCAST.NET
sponsored in part by United Bank, Easthampton Savings Bank, Westfield Bank
and many local business' |
Contact: Gerald Eugene Tracy
413-562-6966
izingting@comcast.net |
| The Portfolio Project |
Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts
Show Name: The Portfolio Project
Submission Due Date: Tuesday September 23rd, 2008
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.blogspot.com
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
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Easthampton City Arts is developing an Easthampton Artists Portfolio Reference Library and Resource Center, which will contain portfolio books of ECA members (both artists & arts related businesses!). To get your free binder and materials to create your Portfolio Book please either email at info@easthamptoncityarts.com or give a call at (413)527-8278 (UART).
For more information please see www.EasthamptonCityArts.blogspot.com!
If you know an artist, craftsperson, writer, poet, performance artist, videographer, etc., living or working in Easthampton who is not an ECA member yet, have them visit the ECA website to see the requirements and sign up! Arts Related Businesses are eligible for membership as well!
Deadline: We'd like to have your portfolio back soon, but you have the Summer to complete it.
We are asking that all Portfolios be returned to Easthampton City Arts by the week of September 22, 2008….in time for us to include them in the Artists' Book Appreciation Party on Thursday, October 2, at 6:30 p.m.
Please come and join your fellow artists in checking out these amazing books, and for some great music and food.
Funds for the creation of the reference library have been awarded to Easthampton City Arts by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. |
Contact: Briana Taylor
413-527-8278
info@easthamptoncityarts.com |
| Our Environment Photo Show With $1300 In Awards |
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Sponsoring Group Name: The Center for Fine Art Photography
Show Name: Our Environment; the Good, Bad, and the Ugly
Submission Due Date: Monday August 18th, 2008
Submission Fees: $35 for three images
Website: www.c4fap.org
City, ST: Fort Collins, CO
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The Center for Fine Art Photography call for entries for Our Environment; the Good, Bad, and the Ugly
Deadline August 18, 2008
$1300 in Awards
Our Environment; the Good, Bad and the Ugly, will tell a story of the human foot print left on this earth. This exhibition is for those who consider themselves nature conversationalists and just photographers with a conscience. It’s time to go green. 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 |
| Ongoing Video Art Installations At The Paradise City Tavern |
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Sponsoring Group Name: Spoleto Family of Restaurants
Show Name: Video Art at the Paradise City Tavern
Submission Due Date: Saturday August 30th, 2008
Submission Fees: none
Website: spoletorestaurants.com
City, ST: Northampton, MA
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The Paradise City Tavern is seeking video artists and animators who would like to have their work displayed on several large screen TVs inside the new Paradise City Tavern (formerly the Del Raye Bar and Grill) at 1 Bridge Street in Northampton.
The preference is for shorter works that can be looped with other artists however, longer pieces will be considered.
Duration of exhibition will depend on the amount of submissions and number accepted. It is expected that work will change every quarter.
Please provide a link online where your work can be viewed or please email for an address where DVDs can be sent. |
Contact: Michael Kusek
please email
michael@michaelkusek.com |
| Call For Entry For 2008 Fine Art Photography Portfolio Show |
Sponsoring Group Name: The Center for Fine Art Photography
Show Name: 2008 Fine Art Photography Portfolio Show
Submission Due Date: Friday July 25th, 2008
Submission Fees: $85 for 12 images ($65 for members)
Website: www.c4fap.org
City, ST: Fort Collins, CO
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Fifteen photographer's portfolios to be featured in Artists' Showcase. The Center for Fine Art Photography's new print publication.
Additional awards include:
Cover photo in Artists' ShowCase
Portfolio exhibition in the Center's gallery
Online gallery exhibition of the 15 selected portfolios for two years
Inclusion in the Center's Annual Collection CD that goes to publishers, collectors, designers, and brokers
The Deadline for submissions is July 25, 2008. For more information or a prospective about this and other call for entries please visit the Center's website at www.c4fap.org . |
Contact: Bill Guy
970 224 1010
cfe@c4fap.org |
| Calling All Artists, Performers And All Around Creative Folk! |
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Sponsoring Group Name: Commonwealth Center for Change
Show Name: Storefront ART's October ART Happening
Submission Due Date: Wednesday August 22nd, 2008
City, ST: Northampton, MA
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Storefront ART is on the hunt for artwork of all media to include in the next ART Happening due to the streets of Northampton during October’s Art’s Night Out!
This cabaret style affair will feature a line-up of performances, a video art lounge and space for visual art. Interior and urban spaces will be home for tiny paintings on pebbles to intimate performance actions from spoken word to large-scale installations. How can the streets of Northampton and a gallery space be enlivened by your creative endeavors?
Submit the following no later than August 22nd:
*Project Proposal- This should include a description of the work you intend to show and any additional supporting materials, including installation requirements or duration of the work if it is performance or video
*Slide portfolio or CD; please include 10-12 images of your work or 5-10 minutes of time-based work
*Artist statement
*Resume/CV
*SASE if you would like your materials returned
Selected Artists will be notified by September 5th.
For more information contact Julia at: Julia@commonwealthcenter.org or 413.522.1319 |
Contact: Julia Handschuh
413.522.1319
julia@commonwealthcenter.org |
| Be Part Of Art Party! |
Sponsoring Group Name: Gallery 137
Show Name: ART PARTY 2009!
Submission Due Date: Monday January 12th, 2009
Submission Fees: Free
Website: www.gallery137.org
City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA
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Create and donate a 9” x 12” original artwork in any medium for Art Party 2008, a fundraiser for Gallery 137. All pieces will be on display in Gallery 137. Each guest of Art Party 2008 will take home an original artwork at the end of the evening. All participating artists will be mentioned in promotional materials, ads and on gallery137.org.
All artwork must be original, signed and ready to hang. 9” x 12” canvases are available at Gallery 137 for participating artists. You may use your own canvas or substrate, (overall finished size must be exactly 9” x 12”, landscape or portrait) but all pieces must be ready to hang upon delivery to Gallery 137. To become part of Art Party, please visit http://gallery137.org/future_4.html and return the form by mail to Gallery 137. Be sure to read our FAQ on submissions for the exhibit.
Participating artists will benefit from having their work on display and will be included in all advertising and promotional materials (including the website) for Gallery 137. You will be supporting our efforts to establish a vibrant art district in Springfield (the only one in the region). You will be meeting a community of artists from all over New England who are working at the grass roots level to make a true art scene come alive. You will be affiliated with Gallery 137 and its patrons who will attend the Art Party. |
Contact: Heidi Coutu
413-543-6994
info@gallery137.org |
| Lumen Eclipse Is Seeking 1-minute Film Submissions |
Sponsoring Group Name: Lumen Eclipse
Show Name: Le:60 LUMEN ECLIPSE'S 1ST ANNUAL 1-MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL
Submission Due Date: Friday August 15th, 2008
Submission Fees: $10 per film
Website: www.le60.org
City, ST: Cambridge, MA
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Le:60 LUMEN ECLIPSE'S 1ST ANNUAL 1-MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL
Send us your best minutes, the minute you surprise yourself with. If your minute glimmers like a fish just under the surface of the water, we want to spear that bad boy. Not to exceed sixty seconds, your films, will compete to be the first screened at this perennial event.
As ever, Lumen Eclipse's mission to bring film and video to a public arena is steadfast. Selections will be screened outdoors under the stars, setting submissions free from dark theatres and computer screens.
Friday, September 27, 2008
6:00 10:00 PM
Palmer Street, Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA
JURORS:
CECI MOSS Editor, Rhizome at the New Museum
EMILY DOE Associate Editor/Producer, Wholphin DVD
JUSTIN HARDER Director, MTV, VH1, Coke, NIKE and more
RUTH LINGFORD - Professor of the Practice of Animation, Harvard University, Department of Visual and Environmental Studies
DAN HIRSCH - Concert Program Manager, The Museum of Fine Arts & Non-Event, Co-curator
NED HINKLE - Creative Director, Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA
Selections will be juried in early September. Deadline for submissions/uploads is midnight on August 15th. Get a complete set of guidelines online at www.le60.org |
Contact: Kate
Kate@lumeneclipse.com |
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Classes
| Lightroom..save Time...save Money...and Enjoy This Stae-of-the-art Image Enhancing Software... |
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Class Name: Adobe Lightroom...for Photographers...a Photoshop Workshop
Class Time: 7:00 PM
Start Date: Sunday July 27th, 2008
End Date: Sunday August 10th, 2008
Fee: $195 at the door:;Only $150 with early registration for 3 two hour 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, MA
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com
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Sunday, July 27, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sunday, Aug 3, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, FREE one hour review 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday, Aug 10, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm FREE one hour review 9:30 am - 10:30 am
* Lightroom is the new image processing and cataloging program.
* Lightroom can be used alone without owning and installing Photoshop. It's much less expensive!
* Lightroom is designed exclusively for photographers by photographers.
* Lightroom allows us to spend less time indoors in front of our monitors and more time outside with our camera.
* Lightroom is our one stop shop for everything we need to do...now!
* Lightroom's biggest impact is it's very elegant design.
* Lightroom allows us to work quickly and efficiently with lots and lots of files.
* Lightroom gives us control in developing that exceeds our expectations.
* Lightroom - Ease the learning curve and be productive quickly.
* Lightroom permits us to streamline our work flow, from importing images from our camera to exportation to print and/or the web.
* Learn how to precisely edit image files fast - as much as 4 times faster than in Photoshop.
* Learn what characteristics distinguish a great image from a photography professional with over 25 years experience.
* Learn how to make powerful corrections to color and exposure.
Register now at floydphoto@charter.net |
Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net |
| Get Creative This Summer In Our Arts And Crafts Camps! |
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Class Name: Summer Arts and Crafts Camps
Class Time: 5:00 PM
Start Date: Monday July 7th, 2008
End Date: Friday August 22nd, 2008
Fee: $250.00
Organization: Create Art Studio
Location Name: Create Art Studio
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, #246
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: CreateArtStudio.com
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The Summer Arts and Crafts Camps at Create are designed to offer a range of projects in drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media and crafts.
With our 3 hour morning sessions, your children will be exploring and creating a variety of materials, techniques and skills. Students love our spacious, air conditioned studio.
Summer Camps begin the week of July 7th and run every week of the summer ending August 22nd.
Camps run Monday through Friday 9am-noon.
For ages 6-13
Maximum of 6 students in each camp (smaller groups allow for more individualized attention and studio productivity)
Cost: $250/week (ask about sibling or multiple week discounts)
Credit Cards now accepted. |
Contact: Kira Morrell
413-455-4707
kira@createartstudio.com |
| Registration Still Open! |
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Class Name: Art Classes for Teens!
Start Date: Monday July 28th, 2008
End Date: Friday August 15th, 2008
Fee: $150
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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Bored teenages at home!? Send them to ACAC for a week long art class! Registration is still open for the following classes:
Week of July 28-Aug 1:
Photo I: Pinhole Camera Photography
Ready, Set, Draw!
The Art of Puppetry
Week of Aug 4-8:
Cold Metal Jewelry Fabrication
Making Artist Books
Week of Aug 11-15:
Photo II: Manual in the Digital Age with a Holga Pinhole Camera
For more info, please visit our website or give us a call.
And don't forget: Art! It's not just for kids! ACAC offers awesome classes for adults too! Registration for fall 2008 classes opens at the end of August. |
Contact: Hillary Milens
hm.acac@gmail.com |
| Belly Dance For All Women |
Class Name: Belly Dance for All Women!
Class Time: 11:15 AM
Start Date: Saturday August 2nd, 2008
End Date: Saturday August 23rd, 2008
Fee: $40
Organization: SmartMoves Pilates Studio
Location Name: Arts and Indusrty Building
Address: 221 Pine St.
City, ST: Florence, MA
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This 4-week session is an opportunity for All women of any age or ability to learn a new skill; Belly Dance "A Beautiful and Natural Ancient Art Form."
Wear clothes can easily move in and long flowing skirts are encouraged!
No prior experience needed. Enjoy Fun and Fitness through the Art of Belly Dance; learning the sounds and rythyms of traditonal Middle Eastern Belly Dance music.
A large, bright, mirrored studio with wonderful wood floors, air conditioning and ceilng fans!
Come to this four week session to experience this Dance.
A good class for anyone wanting a Basic review.
Contact instructor via email and/or phone.
Saturdays in August: 2, 9, 16. 23. 11:15AM-12:15PM |
Contact: Elizabeth Nett
978-602-7108
liznett@comcast.net |
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