| November 8, 2011
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Advertise on The Valley Arts Newsletter The Valley Arts Newsletter (formerly known as "The Arts Newsletter Experiment") is an email newsletter published on Tuesdays with news about art shows and events, calls for artists and opportunities, art class announcements, and studio availabilities. The information is submitted by our readers and is focused on the visual arts in the Pioneer Valley area. Submissions are accepted via the online submission form. Final inclusion is up to the editors. © 2008-2011 The Valley Arts Newsletter. Privacy Policy Unsubscribe  | | Amherst Exhibits/Events  | | November at Gallery A3 Artist: Constance Hamilton, Keith Hollingworth
Start Date: November 3, 2011
End Date: November 26, 2011
Location Name: allery A3
Hours: W-Su 1-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.Gallery A3.com In her recent painting sand drawings, Constance Hamilton engages with the fluidity and imperfection of forms drawn from the human figure and with a sense of the perfection of specific geometric forms. Keith Hollingworth combines painting with found objects. He establishes a play between two and three dimensions and between the abstract and the recognizable. Contact: Tom Morton
tommortonart@aol.com
413-256-4250 | back to top   | | Black to Black Artist: Aldo Tambellini
Start Date: November 9, 2011
End Date: December 9, 2011
Reception Date: Wednesday, November 9, 4-6pm
Location Name: Herter Art Gallery
Hours: M-F 11-4, Sun 1-4
Address: UMass Amherst
City, ST: Amherst, MA The exhibition includes a broad sampling of Tambellini's painting and related work over a period of more than three decades, covering the essential course of his long-standing and obsessive engagement with Black, which for him is, simply, the source and destination of everything; it is a spiritual and cosmic – and cosmogonic. Contact: Trevor Richardson
413-545-0976 | back to top  | | Vessels Real and Imagined: Recent Work by Frank Ozereko Artist: Frank Ozereko
Start Date: November 9, 2011
End Date: December 9, 2011
Reception Date: Wednesday, November 9, 4-6pm
Location Name: Herter Art Gallery
Hours: M-F 11-4, Sun 1-4
Address: UMass Amherst
City, ST: Amherst, MA An exhibition that explores the theme of the "vessel" through both prints and porcelain hand-built objects, thus demonstrating how two bodies of work that are each individually distinctive can influence and relate to each other. Contact: Trevor Richardson
413-545-0976 | back to top  | | Homage to Walter Kamys: Founder of the UMCA Collection Start Date: November 2, 2011
End Date: December 11, 2011
Location Name: UMCA
Address: UMass Amherst
City, ST: Amherst, MA The exhibition celebrates Kamys' early vision for a UMass teaching collection. Kamys, a Professor of Art at the University of Massachusetts and the Director of the Art Acquisitions, accumulated more than 600 works of drawings, prints, and works on paper that represent the foundation of the permanent collection of the UMCA. Contact: ltuominen@admin.umass.edu | back to top  | | Inside the Box: Paintings and Assemblages Artist: Bobbie Salthouse
Start Date: November 2, 2011
End Date: November 29, 2011
Location Name: Burnett Gallery, Jones Library
Hours: Sun 1–4:30, Mon 1–5, Tues & Thu 9–9, Wed & Fri-Sat 9–5 (closed Nov 24-25)
Address: 43 Amity Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.artid.com/bsalthouse South Hadley artist Bobbie Salthouse presents intimate, jewel-like, abstract paintings & assemblages inspired by nature. The work, an exploration of what can be done inside the square, a shape that is so elemental and grounded, is is informed by her interest in revealing, and being inspired by, the unexpected. Salthouse invites you to share her process of discovery and through looking, open vistas of color; evoke feelings and moods; and spark your imagination. Contact: Bobbie Salthouse
bobbie@salthousedesign.com
413-533-3602 | back to top  | | Shifting, curated by Sue Katz Artists: Kim Bernard, Pam Farrell, Sue Katz, Toby Sisson, and Donna Talman
Start Date: October 12, 2011
End Date: November 10, 2011
Location Name: Hampden Gallery
Hours: Mon-Thur 12-6pm & Sun 2-5pm
Address: Hampden Commons Building, Southwest Residential Area UMASS
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.fineartscenter.com/hampden An exhibition of five artists who expand the ancient art of encaustic painting with pigmented wax into edgy new territory. These artists are part of the revival of encaustic painting and will provide viewers with a show of two- and three-dimensional art incorporating wax. Contact: Anne LaPrade
laprade@acad.umass.edu
413-545-0680 | back to top  | | Landscape Exhibition Artist: Phoebe Hazzard
Start Date: October 6, 2011
End Date: December 31, 2011
Location Name: Amherst Town Hall
Hours: 8:30-4:30
Address: 4 Boltwood Avenue
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.amherstma.gov Landscapes in oil and watercolor by Phoebe Hazzard. Subjects range from local subjects to images from her travels in Central America. As Hazzard describes her process, "I seek out elements that attract me, like the shadows of laundry hung out to dry, the shiny surface of a large leaf, or the juxtaposition of a series of rooflines, and build my compositions around them." Contact: Phoebe Hazzard
phoebehazzard@gmail.com
860-803-0572 | back to top  | | KIMSOOJA Artist: Kimsooja
Start Date: September 21, 2011
End Date: December 11, 2011
Location Name: The University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA)
Hours: Tue-Fri 11-4:30, Sat-Sun 2-5
Address: UMass
City, ST: Amherst, MA Kimsooja's work combines performance, video, and installation, addressing issues of the displaced self. Kimsooja brings together a conceptual and structural investigation of performance through immobility that inverts the notion of the artist as the predominant actor. This exhibition includes five of her major works. Contact: ltuominen@admin.umass.edu | back to top  | | Fine Art Scanography from Nature Artist: Marty Klein
Start Date: September 3, 2011
End Date: December 28, 2011
Location Name: Science and Engineering Library
Hours: Mon-Thur: 8am-11pm, Fri: 8am-5pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 1-11pm
Address: Floor 2, Lederle Lowrise, UMass
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.martykleinart.com Since 2006, Marty Klein has been creating limited edition, archival prints in the photographic medium known as scanography. Over the past five years, his art has been featured in many local and regional exhibits. Most of the subjects portrayed - plants, flowers, mushrooms, etc. are either locally grown or foraged by the artist. The compositions, which look like a hybrid of photography and illustration, portray both familiar and less seen details from the natural world. Contact: Madeleine Charney
mcharney@library.umass.edu
413-577-0784 | back to top Chicopee Exhibits/Events  | | A Reason to Remember Artists: The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, & Memory Studies at UMass
Start Date: November 8, 2011
End Date: November 22, 2011
Location Name: Elms College, Borgia Gallery
Hours: Daily, 8:30-4:30 (closed Veterans Day)
Address: Mary Dooley College Center (2nd Floor), 291 Springfield Street
City, ST: Chicopee, MA This is a multimedia exhibition based on personal stories of five Jewish families who lived in the small village of Roth, Germany between 1933-1942. The opening reception will include speakers Deborah Roth-Howe and Rabbi Robert Sternberg. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Elms College Division of Humanities & Fine Arts, The Institute for Theology and Pastoral Studies at Elms College and The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, & Memory Studies at UMass. Contact: Geri Brunell
brunellg@elms.edu
413-265-2312 | back to top Colrain Exhibits/Events  | | Pyramids of Hope Artist: Pacifico A. Palumbo
Start Date: April 1, 2011
End Date: January 2013
Location Name: Mike & Tony's Pizzeria & Gallery at Green Emporium
Hours: Illuminated after dark daily
Address: 4 Main Road
City, ST: Colrain, MA
Website: www.greenemporium.com Neon Artist Palumbo has created 2 Pyramids Called: "2012 Pyramids Of Hope" as an installation. One stands outside his restaurant Mike & Tony's Pizzeria at Green Emporium in Colrain, the other large one is located on the site of the old Colrain Inn which is around the corner from the restaurant. The pyramids are in response to the Mayan Calendar which marks December 21st 2012 as "The End Of The World". In a world that we live in today we need a lot of HOPE. Contact: info@greenemporium.com | back to top Deerfield Exhibits/Events  | | Exquisite Corpse Artists: Sally Curcio, Rachel Folsom, Jane Lund, Betsy Stone, Ellen Wineberg
Start Date: September 22, 2011
End Date: November 17, 2011
Location Name: Russell Gallery, Deerfield Academy
Hours: 8:30-3 M-F
Address: 7 Boyden Lane
City, ST: Deerfield, MA
Website: www.deerfield.edu Sally Curcio, Rachel Folsom, Jane Lund, Betsy Stone and Ellen Wineberg, who share ties to Western Massachusetts and a sense of humor, will be showing some of their more playful work at Deerfield Academy's Russell Gallery this fall. Contact: Betsy Stone
ehstoneart@gmail.com
413-584-3123 | back to top Easthampton Exhibits/Events Art Walk Easthampton Date: Saturday, November 12, 5-8pm
Location Name: various locations
Address: downtown
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.artwalkeasthampton.org Looking for something fun? Come to Art Walk Easthampton on the "Second Saturday" of the month from 5-8 pm. Locations all over Easthampton host free visual, music and performance art events in an energetic sampling of local, regional and national talent. Just look for large, yellow Art Walk banners outside each participating venue. | back to top  | | NSH.Reclaimed Artist: Elizabeth Denny
Start Date: November 12, 2011
End Date: December 7, 2011
Reception Date: November 12, 5-8pm
Location Name: The Elusie Gallery
Hours: see website
Address: 43 Main Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.eastmontgallery.net Sculptures created with cast-off materials such as broken glass, bottles, farm equipment, rusty tools, and paper, metal, and plastic items / three-dimensional stained glass windows out of bottles and jars from an abandoned dump in Easthampton combined with tumbled glass from the Mill River in Northampton / photographs of derelict buildings. Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
info@eastmontgallery.net
413-529-9265 | back to top  | | Cottage Street Studios Preview Artists: Cottage Street Studios Artists
Start Date: November 12, 2011
End Date: December 3, 2011
Reception Date: December 12, 5-8pm
Location Name: Easthampton City Arts+ Gallery
Hours: Tues-Sat 12-6 (Saturday 5-8 for Art Walk)
Address: 43 Main Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com In this annual exhibit at the ECA+ Gallery, Cottage Street Studio Artists exemplify a growing number of renowned artists and crafters whose annual sales in December have become a traditional destination point for art viewers and shoppers in the pioneer valley and beyond. This exhibit in the ECA+ Gallery will give a preview to some of the participating artists and creative businesses. The reception on Dec 12 will be sponsored in-part by High and Mighty Beer. Contact: Burns Maxey
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-527-8278 | back to top  | | Brick by Brick Artist: Barbara Johnson
Start Date: November 12, 2011
End Date: December 8, 2011
Reception Date: The Nash Gallery
Location Name: Saturday, November 12, 5-8pm
Hours: Sun 10-2, Tue-Fri 11-6, Sat 10-4 (5-8 for Art Walk)
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.nashgalleryart.com This body of Johnson's work reflects her continued fascination with the industrial landscape of Easthampton. Paintings based on the architecture of the mills -those transformed and those left behind in the transition- lining the Main streets and the light illuminating their facades and filtering down through the alley ways between them. Contact: nashgalleryart@yahoo.com
413-529-9393 | back to top  | | Nature Through the Eyes of a Child Artist: Marlene Rye
Start Date: November 1, 2011
End Date: November 30, 2011
Location Name: Lathrop Community Art Gallery
Hours: 9am-4pm daily
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Drive
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.lathrop.kendal.org Rye's work looks at nature through the eyes of a child. Contact: Sarah Gauger
sgauger@lathrop.kendal.org
413-586-0006 | back to top  | | Portraits and Figurative Sculptures by Members of Go Figure Sculpture Studios Start Date: November 3, 2011
End Date: December 30, 2011
Location Name: The Grubbs Gallery, The Williston Northampton School
Hours: M-F 8:30-5
Address: Reed Campus Center, 40 Park Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com/grubbsgallery Participating artists: Esthela Bergeron, Harriette Block, Elizabeth Caine, LeaAnn Cogswell, Cynthia Consentino, Viki Gable, Betty Gerich, Lee Hutt, Betsy Koscher, Christina Mastrangelo, and Lauren Mills. Contact: Traci Wolfe
info@williston.com
413-529-3311 | back to top  | | Somethings About Windows Artist: Barry De Jasu
Start Date: November 12, 2011
End Date: December 24, 2011
Reception Date: November 11, 5-8pm
Location Name: Renew Studios
Address: 116 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.renewpilates.com Windows hang onto walls where they act as proscenium arches letting us observe stages outside and in. Often a window is itself an object. 16 archival inkjet prints. Contact: Nicole Kutcher
413-282-8361 | back to top
 | | President's Day, 2011 Artist: Kevin Belanger
Start Date: October 8, 2011
End Date: November 9, 2011
Location Name: The Nashawannuck Gallery
Hours: Sun 10-2, Tue-Fri 11-6, Sat 10-4 (5-8 for Art Walk)
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.nashgalleryart.com I took a walk in Easthampton early in the morning on President's Day. It was snowing and I carried two film cameras. I shot black and white. It was still and quiet with little traffic or people. I have tried to capture that quiet in these images. Contact: nashawannuck@yahoo.com
413-529-9393 | back to top  | | Hidden/Private side of artists Artists: Susan Boss, Mark Brown, Frank Cressotti, Susan Halls, Alix Hegeler, Natania Hume, Juli Kirk, Silas Kopf, Burns Maxey, Marcia Reed, Justin Thomas, and Susanna White
Start Date: October 8, 2011
End Date: November 9, 2011
Location Name: Easthampton City Arts+ Gallery
Hours: Tues-Sat 12-6pm, Second Saturday Art Walks 3-8pm
Address: 43 Main Street, Suite 2
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com In an exhibition curated by artist Marcia Reed, twelve local artists/artisans who are reputed for a specific type of work will be showing a more vulnerable side that rarely leaves their studios. Marcia Reed who has exhibited her landscapes extensively says, "This show came about because I'm always creating pieces that I rarely ever show privately, never mind publicly," she explains. Contact: Burns Maxey
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-527-8278 | back to top  | | John H. Martin Exhibits at Chamber Artist: John H. Martin
Start Date: September 13, 2011
End Date: November 15, 2011
Location Name: Easthampton Chamber of Commerce Gallery
Hours: 8:30-4, M-F
Address: 33 Union Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com John Martin's work consists of oil paintings influenced by the landscapes and structures. As Martin describes his experience, "My eyes, attuned to the built world, allowed me to record my interpretations of buildings and landscapes in sketchbooks." John received his Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University in 1967 and continued his education at Cornell University where he studied Architecture, Landscape Architecture, City Planning, and Preservation Planning. Contact: Burns Maxey
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-527-8278 | back to top  | | Paintless is Pointless Artist: Luke J. Cavagnac
Start Date: November 12, 2011
End Date: February 2012
Reception Date: Saturday, November 12, 6-9pm
Location Name: The Invisible Fountain
Address: 116 Pleasant Street Suite #206
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.invisiblefountain.com Why is that wall blank? Wouldn't it look better with a painting on it? Would you read a book with plain white pages? Listen to a song with no sound? What would be the point? Come and help us answer these and many other questions. Celebrate the 8th birthday of The Fountain. Contact: Luke J. Cavagnac
luke@invisiblefountain.com
413-527-9300 | back to top Florence Exhibits/Events  | | Arts & Industry Open Studio and Holiday Sale Date: November 12 & 13, 10am-5pm
Location Name: Arts & Industry Building
Address: 221 Pine Street,
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: artsindustryopenstudios.blogspot.com More than 50 artists & craftspeople open their studios. Exhibitions and sale of clothing, jewelry, woodwork, glass, pottery, paintings, prints, sculpture, photography and more; gourmet food and live entertainment. Contact: 413-348-7503 | back to top  | | Print Fair North & Print Raffle 11 Start Date: October 14, 2011
End Date: November 13, 2011
Location Name: Zea Mays Printmaking
Hours: Tues-Wed 10-9, Thur-Sat 10-5
Address: 221 Pine Street,, Studio 320
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com To benefit the Ruth Chalfin Memorial Scholarship Fund. Participants may order tickets in person during studio hours, or by phone. See website for more information. This year's raffle features the work of Barry Moser, an internationally recognized illustrator and master wood engraver, who generously donated two beautiful wood engravings. Also featured are works by studio member artists, Annie Bissett, Anne Beresford, Liz Chalfin, Scott McDaniel, Pam Crawford, Meredith Broberg, Lyell Castonguay, Maya Malachowski Bajak, Lilly Periera, Claudia Sperry, and Joyce Silverstone. Contact: liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783 | back to top Greenfield Exhibits/Events  | | Bodies of Work: Annual Life Drawing Exhibit Start Date: October 12, 2011
End Date: November 18, 2011
Location Name: Artspace Community Arts Center
Hours: M-F, 1-6pm
Address: 15 Mill Street
City, ST: Greenfield, MA
Website: www.franklyarts.com Sixteen artists meet at Artspace twice a month to draw from life. Using a live model for inspiration, artists work in their chosen art medium to express the essence of the human form. Artwork by: Alan Hopkins, Nancy Uchman, Robert Bent, Roberta Perkins, Barbara Milot, Laura Garrison, Kevin Slattery, Jeanne Sisson, Mari Rovang, Erik Sherman, Robin Logan, Shali Sanders, Bruce Wilson, Sarah Jarman, Kerry Kazokas, Carmen Ahearn. Contact: Laura Garrison
laura@artgarrison.com
413-863-8616 | back to top
 | | Exhibition of Watercolors Artist: Walter Cudnohufsky
Start Date: September 12, 2011
End Date: November 13, 2011
Location Name: Hope and Olive Restaurant
Hours: T-F 12-10, Sat 11-10, Sunday 12-8
Address: 44 Hope Street
City, ST: Greenfield, MA
Website: www.cudnohufsky.com A fascination with the many moods of the New England landscape, Walter works to capture the often fleeting gentle and tranquil moments so desperately needed in these times of stress. Walter works Plein Aire, in his studio and mostly from imagination. He seeks luminosity in his representative yet fanciful works. Walter has a sizable following in his monthly Ashfield classes. Contact: Walter Cudnohufsky
Walt@wcala.com
413-628-4600 | back to top Hardwick Exhibits/Events  | | Mind Motion Artists: Rochelle Shicoff, Denise Riggs, Kim Carlino
Start Date: October 8, 2011
End Date: January 20, 2012
Location Name: Spaces Gallery at the Cultural Center at Eagle Hill
Hours: 3:30-5:30 M-F
Address: 242 Old Petersham Road
City, ST: Hardwick, MA
Website: www.centerateaglehill.org Thoughts become the gateway to dreams, reflections, and surfaces. Their journey is elegantly told in this exhibit. Contact: Pat Bock
pat@thecenterateaglehill.org
413-477-6000 | back to top Holyoke Exhibits/Events  | | Artists Interpret Wistariahurst Museum Artists: David Barclay, Claire Zellar Barclay, Torsten Zenas Burns, Jeffrey Byrnes, Molly Cantor, Peter Dellert, Lori Divine-Hudson, Alan Gilburg, Carol Guthrie, Lee Hutt, Dane Johnson, Veronika Kruta, Margaret Loyd, Denis Luzuriaga, Jeff Margolin, Dean Nimmer, David Poppie, Laura Radwell, Sarah Brown Roux, Roger Sayre and Gregory Stone.
Start Date: November 5, 2011
End Date: December 31, 2011
Location Name: Wistariahurst Museum
Hours: Sat-Mon 12-4
Address: 38 Cabot Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org An in-house exhibition from a variety of artists with a wide range of talent based on or inspired by the beautiful design details and artistic features that exist throughout the historic house and gardens. The show integrates modern works of arts expressed in a rich variety of media throughout the historical space. Admission to the gallery $3. Contact: Marjorie Latham
lathamm@ci.holyoke.ma.us
413-322-5660 | back to top  | | Ballet Dancers: Urban Portrait Series Artist: Ron McKinney
Start Date: October 21, 2011
End Date: November 28, 2011
Location Name: Open Square, Mill 4, 4th Floor Gallery
Address: 4 Open Square Way
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.opensquare.com Showcases photographs of students from the Massachusetts Academy of Ballet choreographed in outdoor locations throughout Holyoke's Heritage State Park as well as dancers from the Houston Ballet and other national dance companies. Contact: Ron McKinney
ron@ronmckinneyphotography.com
312-613-0674 | back to top  | | Before the Curtain Call: Art at the Victory Theatre Artists: Chris Nelson, Amy Johnquest, Christopher Willingham, Taiga Ermansons
Start Date: October 21, 2011
End Date: November 20, 2011
Location Name: Victory Theatre
Hours: by appointment, call 413-297-0786
Address: 81-89 Suffolk Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.mifafestival.org Artists respond to the rich history, elaborate architecture and current condition of the Victory Theatre. These four artists embark on a unique opportunity to work in the soon to be renovated building, creating work for spaces that will never be the same again. Contact: Chris Nelson
Nelson.Chris.S@gmail.com
413-297-0786 | back to top  | | Book=Object: Fall Art Exhibition and Open Studios at PCS80 Artists: 29 regional artists
Start Date: October 14, 2011
End Date: November 12, 2011
Location Name: Paper City Studios
Hours: by appointment
Address: 80 Race Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: papercitystudios.wordpress.com What is a book? An object of paper and board? A sequence of letters, a codex, digital or touched by human digits? Free speech or dead technology? Book=Object is an occasion to explore the elastic relationship between text and surface, between message and medium. Contact: Nancy Sachs
nksachs@verizon.net
413-330-4505 | back to top Indian Orchard Exhibits/Events  | | Indian Orchard Mills Open Studios, Gallery Reception and Sale Artists: 50+ Artists
Date: November 12-13, 12-4pm
Location Name: Dane Gallery
Address: 34-40 Front Street
City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA
Website: www.indianorchardmills.com 50+ Artists at Indian Orchard Mills is opening their studios to the public. Paintings, sculptures, photographs, blown glass, jewelry, textiles, woodworking and more will be on display throughout the Mill. The Dane Gallery will feature a brand new show as well as music and refreshments. Plan to spend the whole afternoon as you experience the sights and sounds of the largest art community in the Northeast. $2 suggested donation. Contact: charles@indianorchardmills.com
413-543-3321 | back to top  | | Tornado Recovery - Your Family Portrait Here Date: Saturday November 12, 10am-4pm
Location Name: Heritage Photography
Address: Indian Orchard Mills, Building 2, 34-40 Front Street
City, ST: Indian Orchard, MA Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists is looking for 40 families that have been impacted by the tornados of this past June. Our goal is to replace family portraits that may have been destroyed or damaged with new ones. Your session will include a 20 minute photo shoot, a professional print that will be matted and framed. You will leave with a photograph that is ready to hang on your wall at no cost to you. To Book Your Session call 244-0781 Contact: 413-244-0781 | back to top Northampton Exhibits/Events  | | Northampton Arts Night Out Date: Friday, November 11, 5pm-9pm
Location Name: various locations
Address: downtown
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: artsnightout.weebly.com Arts Night Out, the second Friday of every month, is an event hosted by Northampton art spaces to promote creative works and community. This monthly gallery walk offers the opportunity to enjoy a Friday night in town while experiencing diverse visual and performing arts. Arts Night Out helps further highlight the diversity and unique character of the Northampton area. It is created by a group of people who are committed to the growth and development of our local culture. Contact: artsnightout@gmail.com | back to top  | | New England Images Artist: Walter Cudnohufsky
Start Date: November 1, 2011
End Date: November 30, 2011
Location Name: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Lower gallery (main Entry)
Hours: Business Hours
Address: 30 Locust Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.cudnohufsky.com A collection of recent paintings that capture the many moods of the New England landscape! Contact: Walt@wcala.com
413-628-4600 | back to top  | | Bad A**: Fabric Arts Group Show Artists: Ali Diamond, Cindy Steiler, Jen Musatto, Jennifer Strunge, Johnny Murder, Lana Crooks, Leah Moses, Liane Shih, Nina Alexander, Penny Nickels, William Schaff
Start Date: November 11, 2011
End Date: December 6, 2011
Reception Date: November 11, 6-9pm
Location Name: FOE
Hours: Mon-Wed 11-7, Thur-Sat 11-8, Sun 12-5
Address: 28 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.shopfoe.com Handmade fabric art has been enjoying a renaissance. The contemporary DIY movement, Etsy, Sublime Stitching, Handmade Nation (book + documentary), Mr. X Stitch and indie craft fairs everywhere have helped create a vibrant making community. Artists are utilizing fabric and thread to create 2D and plush works from cute to adult subject matter. FOE Gallery is proud to host 11 artists local to national for a group show of fabric fabulousness. Contact: Jim Shea
infoe@shopfoe.com
413-586-2320 | back to top  | | A Flight of Angels Artist: Rebecca Guay
Start Date: November 19, 2011
End Date: December 1, 2011
Reception Date: November 19, 6-8pm
Location Name: R. Michelson Galleries
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs-Sat 10-9, Sun 12-5
Address: 132 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.RMichelson.com Rebecca is best known for her painted graphic novels and DC comics, and her illustrations for the very popular game Magic: The Gathering. Her most recent publication, a graphic novel, Flight of Angels, tells the story of an angel fallen to earth, found by "fauns, fairies, hags and hobgoblins". As they "debate what to do with him, each tells a different story of who they imagine this celestial creature to be..." Contact: Richard Michelson
RM@RMichelson.com
413-586-3964 | back to top
 | | Consider the Cup Artists: 60 ceramic artists
Start Date: November 11, 2011
End Date: December 31, 2011
Reception Date: Friday, November 11, 5-7pm
Location Name: Artisan Gallery
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6; Thurs-Sat 10-9; Sun 12-5
Address: 162 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.theartisangallery.com Fifth annual ceramic cup and mug invitational. This exciting exhibition will survey a wide range of contemporary, functional cup and mug styles featuring the work of 60 accomplished craftspeople from across the country selected by Exhibition Coordinator Chuck Stern. This year's show will feature more regional potters than ever before. Contact: Patty Arbour
theartisangallery@yahoo.com
413-586-1942 | back to top  | | Rock Paper Scissors Artist: Nate Duval
Start Date: November 11, 2011
End Date: December 9, 2011
Reception Date: Friday, November 11, 6-9pm
Location Name: UNITE
Address: 202 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: rockpaperscissorsshow.wordpress.com Expect to see a wide array of Nate's silkscreen poster catalogue on display, a number of limited-edition hand-printed art prints, out-of-print pieces taken from his personal archive and a number of monoprints (one of a kind "test print" pieces) as well. Nate will also be debuting a number of original hand-cut, fine art collage pieces at the opening. | back to top
 | | Second Friday at the Smith College Museum of Art Date: November 11, 4-8pm
Location Name: Smith College Museum of Art
Address: Elm Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA 4-6 PM Hands-on! Art-making for ages 4+ with adult (while supplies last). 6 PM Open Eyes: An informal, guided conversation about an art object(no experience required). Light Refreshments by Riff's Cafe. Museum Shop open 10 AM-8 PM | back to top  | | LIFE Class: An Exhibition by the NCFA Figure Drawing Salon Artists: the Figure Drawing Salon who meets at the Northampton Center for the Arts, curated by Susan Halls and Susan Gelotte
Start Date: November 9, 2011
End Date: December 2, 2011
Reception Date: November 13, 4-6pm
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Hours: 11-4
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org A juried exhibition of charcoal, graphite and watercolor paintings and drawings . The work has been produced by the Figure Drawing Salon, who gathers weekly to draw directly from the nude figure. The Salon offers a relaxed atmosphere for the members to practice their work un-criticized. Susan Halls, the groups lead organizer, wants the show to display the diversity and artistic range of its members as well each individual's unique "way of seeing and interpreting." Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoarts.org
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 | | Woodcuts by Three Printmakers Artists: Lyell Castonguay, Michele Klemaszewski, Linda Mahoney
Start Date: November 3, 2011
End Date: November 29, 2011
Reception Date: Saturday, November 12, 2-4pm
Location Name: Forbes Library, Hosmer Gallery
Hours:
Address: 20 West Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org Contact: Faith Kaufmann
fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org
413-87-1011 | back to top
 | | Charles Miller Painting Retrospective Artist: Charles Miller
Start Date: November 9, 2011
End Date: December 4, 2011
Reception Date: November 11, 5-8pm
Location Name: A.P.E. Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sat 12-5pm, Fri 12-8 pm
Address: 126 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.apearts.org Charles Miller will be celebrating his 80th birthday with a retrospective of paintings that represent his work since locating to Northampton in the mid 70's. Throughout his career, Miller's work has focused mainly on man's inhumanity to man. Since 1998 his paintings have been an exploration of deep space. Contact: 413-586-5553 | back to top
 | | Eric Wert 2011 Artist: Eric Wert
Start Date: November 2, 2011
End Date: December 3, 2011
Location Name: William Baczek Fine Arts
Hours: T-W 10-5; Th-Sat 10-8; Sun 12-5
Address: 36 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.wbfinearts.com In Eric Wert's third solo exhibition at William Baczek Fine Arts, the artist will exhibit eleven new still life oil paintings in sizes from miniature to monumental. Eric Wert takes the notion of the traditional still life painting and literally turns it upside down with his subjects of spilled bouquets, torn fruits and complex patterned fabrics. Contact: William Baczek
info@wbfinearts.com
413-587-9880 | back to top  | | November at the Oxbow Gallery Artist: Arnold Skolnick, Marjorie Portnow
Start Date: November 4, 2011
End Date: November 27, 2011
Location Name: Oxbow Gallery
Hours: Thur-Sun 12-5pm
Address: 275 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.oxbowgallery.org Skolnick bases his imagery on the real world, using semi-abstract forms to capture the essences of nature, many of exotic floral world of Florida. In the Back Room: Marjorie Portnow's small landscape paintings are from the Massachusett's coastline as well as from Italy. Contact: 413-586-6300 | back to top  | | Lauren Piotrowski Artist: Lauren Piotrowski
Start Date: October 14, 2011
End Date: November 10, 2011
Location Name: UNITE
Address: 202 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.unitefootwear.com Lauren Piotrowski is a Northampton-based artist who studied at Massachusetts College of Art. Lauren's work strives to capture pure emotional states, allowing the materials and process to determine the direction of the piece. Her compositions and palate have always been inspired by the body, inside and out. This current series of work on paper furthers her exploration of mind and body through the contemplation of the nature and form of consciousness. Contact: Dennis Crommett
dennis@denniscrommett.com | back to top  | | El Muro: Photographs by Eduardo Hernández Santos Artist: Eduardo Hernández Santos
Start Date: September 2, 2011
End Date: November 20, 2011
Location Name: Smith College Museum of Art
Hours: Tue-Sat 10–4; Sun 12–4; Second Fridays 10–8; Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Address: Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.smith.edu/artmuseum On view for the first time in the United States, El Muro is a series of ten photographic triptychs by Cuban artist Eduardo Hernández Santos (born 1966). SCMA is the first museum to acquire El Muro for its permanent collection. The work was purchased with the Dorius/Spofford Fund, established by Smith College in 2002 to support programs dealing with issues of citizenship, censorship, creativity, and contemporary political and social repression associated with sexual identity and expression. Contact: artmuseum@smith.edu
413-585-2760 | back to top Shelburne Falls Exhibits/Events  | | Pretty Pretty Artists: Megan Hart
Start Date: November 5, 2011
End Date: November 20, 2011
Location Name: Molly Cantor Pottery
Address: 20 Bridge Street
City, ST: Shelburne Falls, MA
Website: www.mollypots.com Hart throws her delicate forms on the wheel and glazes them in a graceful, fluid style using a floral motif inspired by 18th century French porcelain. The work is then fired in a gas reduction kiln reaching high temperatures which gives the porcelain its glowing beauty and durability. Contact: Molly Cantor
mollycantorpottery@yahoo.com
413-625-2870 | back to top  | | Tell Me A Story Artists: Artists in the Shelburne Arts Cooperative
Start Date: October 18, 2011
End Date: November 20, 2011
Location Name: Shelburne Arts Cooperative
Hours: Tues-Thur & Sun 11-5; Fri-Sat 11-8
Address: 26 Bridge Street
City, ST: Shelburne Falls, MA
Website: www.ShelburneArtsCoop.com Stories in paint, photography, fiber, wood, jewelry, pottery and more by member artists. Contact: Sally Chaffee
info@ShelburneArtsCoop.com
413-625-9324 | back to top Springfield Exhibits/Events Art in the Atrium Artist: Joshua Oliveira
Start Date: November 12, 2011
End Date: December 1, 2011
Reception Date: Saturday, November 12, 7pm
Location Name: Classical High School, Art for the Soul Gallery
Address: 235 State Street
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Website: www.wix.com/artdef/joshua-olivera-art#! Known as the "Live Artist" for painting live in front of audiences, Oliveira's style relies heavily on the imagination while taking elements of Cubism, Dallism, Iconography, Urban Realism and fusing them into the realm of abstraction, creating an art form unique to the history of art. An original creation will be raffled off. Parking is free and adjacent to the Bldg. Come and experience the spell-binding live performance by one of the greatest "Live Artist" in America. Contact: Rosemary Tracy Woods
artforthesoulgallery@gmail.com
413-231-4598 | back to top  | | The Fine Art of Book Illustration Artist: Nicholas McNally
Start Date: November 13, 2011
End Date: December 20, 2011
Start Date: Sunday, November 13, 1-3pm
Location Name: Western New England University Art Gallery
Hours: M-Sa 9am-8pm, Su 11am-8pm
Address: St. Germain Campus Center, 1215 Wilbraham Road
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Website: neumapictures.blogspot.com While McNally draws and paints solely from his imagination, he is able to give his work a sense of realistic form, light, and atmosphere by using the techniques that he learned during his many years of training as a realist painter. McNally's subject matter is inspired by classical literature, and he strives to raise book illustration to a level of Fine Art. Lecture Date: Thursday, November 17, 7pm. Contact: Nicholas McNally
ntmcnally@gmail.com
413-782-1567 | back to top  | | Pop-up Art Gift Shop Artists: Mischa Epstein and Springfield Pulse
Date: November 13, 12-6pm
Location Name: Springfield Pulse
Address: 11 Pearl Street - Suites 226-230 & 235
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Website: www.springfieldpulsearts.com A gift themed art exhibit which will include holiday fare and music in a festive atmosphere. Featuring creations by over 12 local artists as well as support a new entrepreneurship program sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club Family Center of Springfield. All items affordably priced at or below $75. Event will be complete with gift wrapping service and a drop-in room for children. A story hour hosted by Springfield Public Librarian Doris Madsen will begin at 12:30 Contact: Mischa Epstein
mischa@mischacollages.com
413-218-1352 | back to top  | | Art from the Heart Artists: group show
Start Date: October 17, 2011
End Date: November 18, 2011
Location Name: Blizard Gallery at Springfield College
Hours: M-TH 9-5, F 9-3
Address: Wilbraham Avenue, parking lot #2
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Website: www.spfldcol.edu Work by artists whose lives have been affected by cancer. Contact: Holly Murray
hmurray@spfldcol.edu
413-748-3684 | back to top  | | Imaginary Board Games Artist: Laurie Goddard
Start Date: October 9, 2011
End Date: November 10, 2011
Location Name: Western New England University Campus Center Art Gallery
Address: 1215 Wilbraham Road
City, ST: Springfield, MA The imaginary board games featured are all encaustic paintings made of pigmented beeswax, and ancient art medium. "They are based on objects and memories from our collective childhoods, with references to play dough, twister, silly putty, and slinky," explains Goddard. "These are my ideas of games needing to be found... not to be played, except with the mind." Contact: Patricia Jenks
patricia.jenks@wne.edu
413-459-5176 | back to top Turners Falls Exhibits/Events  | | Scenes of Turners Falls Artists: Ariel Jones and Nina Rossi
End Date: December 2011
Location Name: Nina's Nook
Address: 125A Avenue A
City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
Website: www.ninasnook.com Paintings, Photography, mixed media depicting architecture and people of Turners Falls by artist/photographer Ariel Jones and artist Nina Rossi. Using a variety of materials, techniques, and perspectives, two artists celebrate life and times of the village. Opportunity to share and record your own impressions and/or memories of present and past experiences of the town by participating in the "Omnium Gatherums" story collection project, also at Nina's Nook. Contact: Nina Rossi
naban@verizon.net
413-834-8800 | back to top Westfield Exhibits/Events New England Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition Start Date: September 14, 2011
End Date: November 12, 2011
Location Name: Westfield State University Downtown Gallery
Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri 2-5; Thur 2-7; Sat 1-5
Address: 105 Elm Street
City, ST: Westfield, MA
Website: westfield.ma.edu/galleries A wonderful example of exceptional watercolors with artists from a large geographic area. Contact: Faith Lund
flund@westfield.ma.edu | back to top Calls to Artists / Artist Opportunities  | | Gallery A3 Sponsoring Group Name: Gallery A3
Submission Due Date: December 14, 2011
Submission Fees: free
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.gallerya3.com Gallery A3, an innovative contemporary art Gallery, is seeking new members. The gallery has operated as a cooperative for almost ten years in downtown Amherst, producing exceptional monthly exhibitions, and participating in the town's monthly artwalks. For more information and to contact us, go to www.GalleryA3.com, or phone or email. Contact: gallerya3@gmail.com
413-256-4250 | back to top  | | Easthampton 2012 Bear Fest Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts+ and Easthampton Bear Fest Committee
Submission Due Date: February 13, 2012
Submission Fees: free
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptonbearfest.com Artists are invited to submit designs for the Easthampton Bear Fest--a public art project in which life-size fiberglass bears are creatively transformed by artists and will be highly visible throughout the downtown area of Easthampton from June – September 2012. Artists receive a commission and percentage of final selling price of the sculpture. Contact: Burns Maxey
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-527-8278 | back to top  | | OCCUPY: an impromptu peoples art show Sponsoring Group Name: Taber Gallery, Holyoke Community College
Submission Due Date: Drop off: November 8 & 9, 10am-8pm ONLY
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: thetaberartgallery.blogspot.com Voice your opinion through your art. Be it pro or con, express your thoughts on the 99% Occupy Wall Street movement. Acceptance of work will be based primarily on available space considerations and the discretion of the gallery director. Entries are open to all media and all artists. It is our intention to show all submitted art works. Show dates Nov 15 - Dec 8. Contact: Amy Johnquest
ajohnquest@hcc.edu
413-552-2614 | back to top Small Works Show at Hope & Feathers Sponsoring Group Name: Hope & Feathers Framing and Gallery
Submission Due Date: November 29, 2011
Submission Fees: Commission rates apply, please see PDF application form
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.hopeandfeathersframing.com Small works show, submit work up to 16" x 16", commission rates apply. download pdf submission form here (http://freepdfhosting.com/9c82099d90.pdf) for more details and guidelines. Contact: Michelle Raboin
michelle@hopeandfeathersframing.com
413-835-0197 | back to top  | | Triple S: Sensual>Sexual>Smut Sponsoring Group Name: Nina's Nook
Submission Due Date: December 23, 2011
Submission Fees: $10
City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
Website: www.ninasnook.com Painting, Photography, Fiber, mixed media (not to exceed 20x20 inches) and tabletop sized Sculpture welcome, as well as small functional/craft items that are erotic in nature (excluding clothing or food items). Mail jpeg images on disc to Nina's Nook , or email to naban@verizon.net with Triple S in subject line. Please mail/email contact info, brief artists statement relating to the submissions, dimensions and prices of work submitted for jurying, and a $10 check made out to Nina's Nook. Contact: Nina Rossi
naban@verizon.net
413-834-8800 | back to top  | | 3rd Annual Small Works Show Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts+
Submission Due Date: November 25, 2011
Submission Fees: free
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com Easthampton City Arts+ hosts its 3rd Annual Small Works Show--an exhibit that aims to benefit patrons and artists, the ECA+ Small Works exhibit is offering a cash and carry format for what is looking to be an amazing salon style show! The exhibit will run from December 8, 2011 – January 3, 2012. It's easy to apply! Find out more information here: www. easthamptoncityarts.blogspot.com/2011/09/fill-walls-eca-presents-salon.html Contact: Burns Maxey
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-527-8278 | back to top  | | Call to Artists for 2012 Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts+
Submission Due Date: December 1, 2011
Submission Fees: free
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com Seeking artists/artisans to apply for exhibition for the 2012 exhibition season. The ECA+ Gallery is located in the Historic Town in Easthampton, home to other arts businesses and organizations. A wide-array of artists have exhibited their work in the ECA+ gallery representing a diverse range of medias and stylistic considerations. All are encouraged to apply. For more information download a 2012 Prospectus: www.easthamptoncityarts.com/downloads/Prospectus_gallery2012.pdf Contact: Burns Maxey
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-527-8278 | back to top  | | Join the new Artist Co-op at Tower Square City, ST: Springfield, MA Calling all artists! Want to own a piece of your own art gallery? Open to artist of all mediums. Space limited to 20 artists/shares. Contact: Tracy Woods
artistsquaregroupgallery@gmail.com
413-231-4598 | back to top Plein Air Meet Up Group Sponsoring Group Name: Plein Air Meet Up Group
City, ST: Various locations, MA Plein Air Group meets at a variety of locations in the Pioneer Valley. Day, location and site determined weekly. Please check us out on our Facebook site, "Artists working with Artists" for more info and weekly updates or contact Val at valeriebassett@comcast.net and Beth at bfischersg@yahoo.com to be added to our mailing list. Contact: valeriebassett@comcast.net | back to top Open Call for Submissions Sponsoring Group Name: Laughing Dog Bicycles
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.laughingdogbicycles.com Call for Artists. We have a new front space on South Pleasant Street (next to Collective Copies) with incredible display potential. Perfect for artists. We'd like to offer monthly installations. No charge for display; no commissions asked. Artist must take care of hanging art and managing any openings. Prospective artists just need to send samples of their work. Contact: Ann Tweedy
anntwe@gmail.com
413-367-9231 | back to top  | | Visiting Artists Wanted Sponsoring Group Name: Valley Hands
Submission Due Date: ongoing
Submission Fees: $25
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.valleyhands.com This year's focus in on inviting local artists to visit for a day. Set up your 'table', share your creative process, demonstrate your art/craft, and sell your wares! Check your calendars and pick a date - we're open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays 12noon - 6pm. The cost is only $25/day plus 25% commission on any sales. Use this opportunity to demonstrate, have a showing, meet and interact with the public, get feedback and bring your art journey to the next level. Contact: Dorene Pennell
dorene@valleyhands.com
413-335-9235 | back to top  | | Call to Artists: Salon 241 Sponsoring Group Name: Salon 241
Submission Due Date: ongoing
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.salon241.com Salon 241 is looking for artists who would like to display their work in their very busy downtown salon. Please email your website and/or 4-6 jpgs of your work to us for consideration. Please be advised that our preference is to display artwork on the walls of our salon as we have very limited floor space for sculptural work. Artists take 100% of the proceeds of any sales of work that result from displaying in our space. Contact: Brynn
salon241@gmail.com | back to top  | | Easthampton City Arts+ Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts+
Submission Due Date: Open and ongoing
Submission Fees: Voluntary Annual Personal Investment
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com ECA has merged with the Easthampton Cultural Council and Art Walk Easthampton to form ECA+. This new partnership enhances shared goals, including creating a strong cultural identity for the community. We welcome members from Southampton, Westhampton and Easthampton. Artisans including fine artists, craftspeople, dancers, writers, poets, etc and arts related businesses & organizations are invited to review membership requirements and apply via the ECA website. Visit the website for further details. Contact: Info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-527-8278 | back to top Community Art Walls at ACTV Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst Community Television
Submission Due Date: Monthly
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.ACTVamherst.com Amherst Community Television invites artists to showcase their work on our Community Art Walls. ACTV is the perfect hub to provide artists the opportunity to exhibit for one-month cycles, coinciding with Art Walk Amherst and featuring Artist Talks on local channel 12 as well as on the web at www.ACTVamherst.com. Artists will also have access to Amherst Community Television's beautiful studio space to host their own Open House. Please contact Wendy Bloomenthal for a studio tour and to discuss artist participation. Contact: Community@ACTVamherst.com
413-259-3306 | back to top Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Art Wall / Amherst Art Walk Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
Submission Due Date: monthly
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.amherstarea.com The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce seeks artists for its Art Wall. The Chamber participates in the monthly Art Walk Amherst. We are looking for painters, photographers, weavers, etc. who have work that can be hung on a wall. Please call or email the Chamber for an application for an exhibit. Contact: Joan Temkin
joan@amherstarea.com
413-253-0700 | back to top  | | Art Walk Easthampton Sponsoring Group Name: Art Walk Easthampton
Submission Due Date: open
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.artwalkeasthampton.org Art Walk Easthampton invites artists to submit their resumes and proposals to www.artwalkeasthampton.org for participation in Art Walks. There are no entry fees or participation fees. Both established and emerging talents are welcome. There are opportunities for indoor exhibitions and shows as well as for sidewalk/outdoor performances. All opportunities are non-paid. Proposals for visual, music or performance art are made available to Art Walk Easthampton venues for their independent consideration. Contact: Marlies Stoddard
nashawannuck@yahoo.com
413-529-9393 | back to top Classes & Workshops  | | Reclaimed crafts workshop: table runners and napkin rings Date & Time: December 11, 10am-1pm
Fee: $55
Organization: reclaimed crafts
Class Location: rts & industry building
Address: Pine Street
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: reclaimedcraftsnorthampton.blogspot.com Skip a trip to the mall this holiday season! Create beautiful table runners and matching napkin rings from reclaimed burlap coffee bags from Indigo Coffee, vintage fabric from the 50's, 60's and 70's, and recycled buttons. We provide all the materials, instruction, and a fun, mellow vibe. No sewing involved! Contact: Jen Dieringer
jendieringer@gmail.com
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 | | Reclaimed crafts workshop: bud vases Date & Time: December 6, 6-9pm
Fee: $55
Organization: reclaimed crafts
Class Location: sticks and bricks
Address: Market Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: reclaimedcraftsnorthampton.blogspot.com Skip a trip to the mall this holiday season! Create beautiful, funky bud vases from reclaimed bottles and vintage croquet sticks. We provide all the materials, instruction, and a fun, mellow vibe. Contact: Jen Dieringer
jendieringer@gmail.com
413-587-8915 | back to top  | | Nuno Collage Scarves with Jean Gauger Date & Time: Saturday, Nov 19, 9am-4:30pm
Fee: $95 plus materials, approx. $25-$40
Class Location: New England Felting Supply
Address: 84 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.feltingsupply.com Create a stunning scarf in only a few hours and learn about the fastest-growing technique in feltmaking. Nuno is just one of many feltmaking techniques, but the amazingly lightweight, highly textured fabric that results is rapidly gaining attention in finer galleries and the fiber art world. Easy to learn, nuno involves felting a small amount of dyed merino wool into a pre-existing fabric (usually silk). No felting experience is necessary. Contact: sales@feltingsupply.com
413-527-1188 | back to top  | | Pods: Solid Felted Form in 3D with Andrea Graham Date & Time: Nov 10-11 & 12-13, 9am-4:30pm
Fee: $295
Class Location: New England Felting Supply
Address: 84 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.feltingsupply.com Due to popular demand, Andrea Graham will be teaching this class twice! Participants will create solid felted form sculpture or a series of sculptures with various dimensional surface design elements. We will discuss, plan, construct, and felt 3-dimensional objects of our own design. Students should come prepared with sketch book, several images of inspiring 3-dimensional form, and a sense of adventure. Suitable for all levels of feltmaking experience, from beginning to advanced. Contact: sales@feltingsupply.com
413-527-1188 | back to top  | | Coffee Lift Ground Etching with Anita S. Hunt Date & Time: December 3-4, 10am-5pm
Fee: $250 members of zea mays printmaking, $280 non-members
Organization: Zea Mays Printmaking
Class Location: Arts and Industry Building
Address: 221 Pine Street, #320
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/workshops Coffee Lift is a similar process to the traditional sugar-lift method, but substitutes non-toxic materials and yes, coffee, to create positive painterly marks that are subsequently etched into the copper plate. Using the exciting BIG (Baldwin's Ink Ground) and acrylic aquatint, we will experiment with step etches, open bite, multiple lifts and subtractive mark making to develop painterly etchings. Contact: Liz Chalfin
liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783 | back to top  | | Adventures in Upcycling: Create a Funky Winter Cap! Date & Time: November 15, 5:30-7:30pm
Fee: free
Class Location: Sixteen Acres Branch library
Address: 1187 Parker Street
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Website: www.springfieldlibrary.org/branches/sa.html Do you have a wool sweater that's seen better days? Consider turning it into a funky winter hat. Experience threading a needle and hand sewing is a prerequisite; so this cool project is for older teens and adults. Wool sweaters seem to work best, but cotton or blended weaves are alternate options. One part recycling plus one part creativity equals fun for all those signed up! Call the library or sign up online: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=SPRNGFLD&curName=2011/11/15_Funky_Hats Contact: Doris Madsen
dmadsen@springfieldlibrary.org
413-263-6858 | back to top  | | Alebrije Workshop Date & Time: November 12, 5-8pm
Class Location: Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.artwalkeasthampton.com Oaxacan painting workshop and demonstrations taught by artists Silvia and Efrain Fuentes of Oaxaca, Mexico, returning for their fourth annual trip to New England. Free demonstrations, sale of original 'alebrije' hand-carved and painted sculptures as well as opportunity to work one on one with the artists to create your own beautifully painted Oaxacan folk art sculpture. Contact: nashgalleryart@yahoo.com
413-529-9393 | back to top Sculpture and mold-making class Date & Time: Ongoing. Wed eves 7-9pm, Fri 5-7pm, and Sat 10am-12pm
Fee: $320 for 8 weeks
Class Location: Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA Students will touch on the history of the relief and then move to a process in clay. Upon completion of the relief students will learn how to create a mold followed by a casting in plaster and then learn how to create a bronze patina. All supplies are included, except the cost of the mold as this varies depending on the size and thickness of the project. Contact: Rosemary Barrett
firelight_studios@sbcglobal.net
860-671-1023 | back to top Art For A Change Date & Time: 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month, 6-9pm (potluck at 6)
Fee: by donation, suggested: $15 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Class Location: The Art Garden
Address: 14 Depot Street (same building as the Trolley Museum)
City, ST: Shelburne Falls, MA
Website: www.theartgarden.org For artists who want to make art about social and environmental issues and activists who want to express a message more creatively. This series of interdisciplinary Open Studio workshops will focus on making art about issues that affect the common good. Whether making a poster, banner, installation, or performance piece (and whether working alone or with others), The Art Garden will provide the space, materials, and feedback (from each other) to help support your work. Contact: Jane Beatrice Wegscheider
csartgarden@gmail.com
413-625-2782 | back to top  | | Watercolor Workshops Date & Time: October 2011 - June 2012
Fee: contact for more info
Class Location: Belding Library - rear entrance
Address: Ashfield Center
City, ST: Ashfield, MA
Website: www.cudnohufsky.com Monthly - full days - Saturday or Sunday. Beginner to skilled - Single classes fine. Contact: Walter Cudnohufsky
Walt@wcala.com | back to top Fall Classes at the Museum School Class Location: Springfield Museums
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Website: www.springfieldmuseums.org Registration for fall 2011 Museum School has begun! We offer a variety of art studio courses for children and adults at the Springfield Museums. For complete course descriptions, fees and to register, call 413-263-6800, ext. 377 or 382, or log on to www.springfieldmuseums.org. Secure on-line registration is available. Contact: Rebecca L. Irwin
rirwin@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800 | back to top  | | Painting with Acrylics and Intro to Mixed Media Date & Time: "Painting with Acrylics" meets Thursdays 10am-noon, "Mixed Media" meets Thursdays 1-3pm
Fee: $30/week, 4 weeks for $100
Class Location: The Art Garden
Address: 14 Depot Street (same building as the Trolley Museum)
City, ST: Shelburne Falls, MA
Website: www.theartgarden.org Painting with Acrylics: Participants will learn about color and develop a vocabulary of painting techniques while also expanding their ability to express their own stories, ideas, emotions, and/or responses to a subject [of their own choosing]. More details on website. Intro to Mixed Media: Participants will explore a variety of mixed-media techniques including collage, paint, assemblage, etc. Contact: Jane Beatrice Wegscheider
csartgarden@gmail.com
413-625-2782 | back to top Jewelry Making; Silver, Fine Metals, Found Objects and Recycled Materials Date & Time: Ongoing
Fee: contact for private & semi-private rates
Class Location: adk design Studio
Address: Arts & Industry Building / 221 Pine Street
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.alyssadeekrauss.com Learn how to make your own necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets and brooches, or maybe small sculptures. Create one-of-a-kind personal pieces or designs geared for reproduction. Gain skills and techniques for designing, forming, fabricating, soldering, stone setting, polishing and custom finishing. Hoping to turn around some income from it? Learn valuable small business how-to's as well. All ages and skill levels. Contact: alyssa dee krauss
adk@alyssadeekrauss.com
413-582-1406 | back to top  | | Private Book Arts Instruction with Daniel Kelm Fee: varies according to your customized program
Class Location: Garage Annex School for Book Arts
Address: One Cottage Street, Room 5-03
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.GarageAnnexSchool.com Garage Annex School for Book Arts provides private study programs for beginning to advanced students who require formal instruction. We customize the curriculum according to your needs and experience. (Some students come for a couple days, others for a couple years.) Private study takes place with Daniel Kelm. Equally adept in traditional and innovative bookbinding, Kelm has extensive teaching experience. Please phone or email to discuss your interests. Contact: Daniel Kelm
daniel.kelm@mac.com
413-527-8044 | back to top
 | | Full Color Oil Painting, Private Instruction with Marcia R Wise Date & Time: On-going: time to be determined between us
Fee: $75 per class, 2 hours each
Class Location: Artist's Studio
City, ST: Deerfield, MA
Website: www.marciarwise.com The emphasis is on using bold color fearlessly, and through its use the student will learn and experience the many elements of painting, such as perspective, value, & light effects in the language of the Impressionists. Students will primarily use palette knives to work on color rather than focusing on details which can come later. Brushes will also be used. Class structure is based on each individual students ability, interests and goals. Contact: Marcia R Wise
mewise498@comcast.net
413-773-3101 | back to top  | | Private Painting & Drawing Lessons Date & Time: to be arranged
Fee: $55/hour
Class Location: Eastworks Building
Address: 116 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.christinamastrangelo.com Weekly individual painting or drawing sessions, your choice of day/time of the week. Adjusted curriculum to suit individual goals. Contact: Christina Mastrangelo
mastrangelo.fineart@gmail.com
413-221-3364 | back to top  | | Individual art instruction with Paula Gottlieb Fee: $65-85 per hour, sliding scale
Class Location: Paula Gottlieb Studio
Address: 237 Stage Road
City, ST: Cummington, MA
Website: www.paulagottlieb.com Individual sessions in all levels of Drawing, Watercolor, Water Soluble Oils. Contact: Paula Gottlieb
paula@paulagottlieb.com
413-634-0066 | back to top  | | Decorative Painting (Applied Arts) Date & Time: Tuesdays 9-12am and 5-9pm, ongoing classes
Fee: 12 hour pass ($132) + $24 materials; 36 hour pass ($360) + $72 materials; 60 hour pass ($540) + $120 materials
Class Location: Vitek Kruta Studio
Address: 52 Fairfield Avenue
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.vitekkruta.com Marbling, graining, faux finish, stenciling, gold leaf, decorative painting, basic training in drawing, perspective, and much more. See website for more info: www.vitekkruta.com/ARTCLASSES%20INFO.html Contact: Vitek Kruta
info@vitekkruta.com
413-539-0385 | back to top  | | Fine Art Lessons for adults and children Date & Time: Ongoing enrollment. Children: Tues & Thurs. Adults: Thurs.
Fee: Children classes $55.00 for 4 lessons, Adult classes $60.00 for 4 lessons
Class Location: The Art Studio
Address: 14 Center Street
City, ST: Chicopee, MA
Website: www.art-studio.org All classes are small (10 students) and individual attention is given to each student on his or her chosen art project. Students work at their own pace on their own project in the medium of their choice. The four-week payment schedule is about payment only and not about student progress. This is a Fine Arts course and not a craft class so please don't expect to produce complicated paintings in a four week period. Contact: Ellen Sullivan Farley
ellen@art-studio.org
413-592-2010 | back to top  | | Oil Painting Classes for mixed level students Date: Thursdays 6-7:30pm
Fee: Fee is shared by group (range is $10-$15) per class
Address: 7 Ladyslipper Lane
City, ST: Northampton, MA Ongoing class held Thursdays 6-7:30pm. Ages Teen-Adult (14+). Instructor is Val Bassett, BFA, MSM. Private and alternative day/times are available. Please contact Val for more info. Contact: valeriebassett@comcast.net
413-563-3538 | back to top  | | Open Figure Drawing Session on Tuesday evenings Date: Tuesdays, 6-9 pm
Fee: $15.00 per session
Organization: Go Figure Sculpture Studios
Class Location: The Canal Gallery Building
Address: 380 Dwight Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.gofiguresculpturestudios.com Draw independently from the live model. We supply the figure model, easels and studio space. You provide paper, supplies, talent and enthusiasm. Instruction is available if requested. Contact Esthela Bergeron or Lee Hutt, esthela@carouselstudiosinc.net or leehutt@mac.com Contact: Esthela Bergeron
esthela@carouselstudiosinc.net
413-532-7280 | back to top  | | Painting and/or Drawing from Life Class Time: to be arranged between us
Date: ongoing
Fee: $65. private one hour, $150. three hours, semi-private
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.lornaritz.com Individual Instruction/group critique sessions in a completely supportive atmosphere by professional painter and arts educator of 30+ years Contact: Lorna Ritz
lenajenny3@yahoo.com | back to top Studio / Artist Space Available Florence: Studio Space at Arts and Industry Building Location name: Arts and Industry Building
Date available: February 1, 2012
Address: 221 Pine Street, #320
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com Zea Mays Printmaking is moving to our new home in Florence as of February 1st. We're looking to sublet our current fantastic space. 2,700+ Sq. Ft. Third floor, great natural light and river views. Large open studio including gallery area with track lighting. Utilities included, two sinks, trash on premises. Large, bright workspace with adjacent room with double french doors and separate entrance, gallery space and office with private entrance. To see photos, visit www.zeamaysprintmaking.com Contact: Liz
liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584–1783 | back to top  | | Holyoke: Studio Space at Open Square Location name: Open Square
Dates available: immediately
Address: 4 Open Square Way
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.opensquare.com The arts and creative businesses are an integral part of the atmosphere at Open Square. We offer a limited number of incredible, work-only studios for artists and small businesses in the creative fields at substantially reduced rates. Perfect for artists, artisans, graphic designers and small architecture firms. Please visit our website for more photos and information on each available studio. Contact: Michelle St.Jacques
michelle@opensquare.com
413-532-5057 x205 | back to top |
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