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EDITOR
& PUBLISHER
Mo Ringey
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Carey Kalimba Scanlon Ascenzo
Lisa Clark
Susan Bergeron-West
Joyce Conlon
Doris Madsen
Sarah Pebworth
Michelle Cotugno
Bruce Barone
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HAMSTERS,
SATANS AND FAQS
 This is a little toy I found at
www.iwantoneofthose.com."Do you sometimes feel that
you're caught up in the rat race of the working world, and that you are chained
to your desk and getting no-where fast? Well we've found the perfect way to
lighten the load. Now we can't promise to take you out of the rat race but we
can throw a hamster in there to mix it up a bit.
The USB Hamster Wheel is an utter delight. Plug it into your USB port, load
the software from the CD provided and get typing. As you type, the hamster gets
running, spinning the hamster wheel around in the process - the faster you type,
the faster he runs. This demented rodent sent shrieks of laughter around the
office when we tested it, and is the ultimate parody of modern society". -I
wonder if it also functions as a desk fan and cools you off as you work. Too bad
I used up my quota of f-words last week. I could write way better sales text
than that
above. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW FEATURE! This week I added, all the way at
the very bottom, a new section called, "Frequently Asked Questions". This is in
response to various emails I get about the newsletter. I put it all the way at
the bottom for those who would email me with questions about submissions. Only
read it if you want to know why I rejected your 22 MG image or have a complaint
of some sort. Otherwise just ignore it. FROM LAST WEEK:Last week I put contact info
for my favorite local printing company owned by local human beings and I got a
few replies. I got a few thank yous for sharing the information and I got a few
replies telling me about online sites that print postcards even more
cheaply! BUT, I don't know if those online services are run by local
human beings, huge corporations, or even ... Satan! And, the last time I
went to Wal-Mart to get the 50 cent gallons of purified water, I was spotted!
and got a few comments about using local businesses over large corporations etc
etc so I will continue to use my local pals at Get Set Marketing.
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Forward email
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May 7, 07
TO SUBMIT
CONTENT TO THIS WEEKLY MONDAY NEWSLETTER PLEASE USE THE FORM AT THIS LINK
Submissions are due by Sunday at 5 pm for submission
the next day. I BEG
you to respect this deadline and this free service. Use the form. Size
images to be 100k MAX. Proof your work. Send only ONE submission per event.
Gather all the information beforehand.
Events run for 2
weeks, in most cases. There will be no more
addendums. Any submissions after Sunday at 5 PM will not be published
till the following week.
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| CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN REALISM
National Juried Show on display thru May 19
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN REALISM
National Juried Show on display thru May 19
4/14/07 - 5/19/07
Hours: Tues - Sat from 11 - 3
Entries from accepted artists in the Contemporary American Realism national
juried competition are on display now through May 19 at Gallery 137. Seven
artists chosen from around the country by jurist Scott Prior include: Jun Cheng
Liu, Daryl Zang, Patrick Murphy, Susan Richards, Chris Cooper, Joseph Miller and
Damon McArthur. Richards and Cooper are residents of Massachusetts.
"Although all are examples of contemporary realism, the exhibited
paintings cover a wide variety of interesting subject matter and styles. They
run the gamut from stunning trompe l oeil to finely detailed depictions of
machines. There are portraits, figure studies, and also some exquisite floral
renditions. Also on view are several masterfully painted works that feature a
side helping of darkly amusing humor."
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ANGERING THE PAINTED SURFACE:AGRESSIVE
PAINTINGS BY DEBORAH SKLAR
May Show at Anchor House of
Artists
ANGERING THE PAINTED SURFACE:AGRESSIVE PAINTINGS BY DEBORAH SKLAR
May Show at Anchor House of Artists
05/01/07 - 05/15/07
Time: Call for gallery hours
May 1 through 15 with an opening reception
Friday, May 11, 5 to 7 PM, Arts Night Out
at the Anchor House of Artists, 518 Pleasant Street, Northampton
Contact: Michael Tillyer, (413) 584-4323
Twelve artworks that include three large format paintings and several
canvases of varying dimensions explore expressive agitation in a warm hued,
almost springtime dalliance of art. Sklar, whose work will be included in a
nationally touring, juried art exhibition of work by autistic artists, is very
talkative about her work and her methods, which are incredibly immediate,
spontaneous but, all at once, studied. She has shown her work locally at the
Anchor House of Artists, at the Augusta Savage gallery, at the Cup and Top
coffeehouse in Florence and in New York at the A3 gallery
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AFTER-HOURS
AT CUP AND TOP CAFE!
THE ART
SALON
 AFTER-HOURS AT CUP AND TOP CAFE! Title: THE ART SALON
Start Date: Ongoing
End Date: Summer schedule TBA
Time: Sundays 5:30pm & Tuesdays 7:00pm
Description: For Beginners, Non-Artists, and Pros alike!
Hosted and Facilitated by Northampton artist Dana Wilde.
Creative drawing and writing exercises help you access your
creativity, express yourself, and generate some ART in a fun, exploratory
environment. Great for folks who feel creatively-challenged, and for artists who
want to get unstuck, come out of isolation, or try on a whole new art-form!
Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to sign-in, get refreshments, and
settle in. We start on time.
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| ART EXCHANGE: WORKS FROM LYN HORAN AND HER
STUDENTS
Artists Reception Sat. May 5, 4-7PM
ART EXCHANGE: WORKS FROM LYN HORAN AND HER
STUDENTS
05/05/2007 - 06/01/2007
Artists Reception Sat. May 5, 4-7PM
Art Exchange: The Artist as Teacher and Student.
Internationally exhibited artist, Lyn Horan showcases her latest work along
with work from her adult students in an attempt to examine the creative
relationship between the artist/teacher and her students.
"The art of teaching is part of assisting discovery." This quote
from Pulitzer Prize winning Poet, Mark Van Doren, sums up Artist Lyn Horan's
teaching philosophy. While Horan feels that teaching pictorial skills, use of
materials, and knowledge of art history is important, helping her students find
the courage to hone their observations and individual self-expression is a
greater part of the equation. "My job as a teacher is not to create artists who
paint just like me, but to help them discover how to best create something that
is genuine to them."
With works from Lisa Colt, Helen Daniels,
Terry Faivre, Marilyn Marquez, Joanne O'Leary, Keri Oleson, Maryann Phoenix,
Marge Tauer, and of course LYN
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WORKS ON PAPER AT GALLERY
A3 Opening reception May 3 at
5:00 - Olivia Bernard and Rita Edelman Exhibition
WORKS ON PAPER AT GALLERY A3
Olivia Bernard and Rita Edelman Exhibition
May 3, 2007 - June 2, 2007
Opening reception May 3 at 5:00
An exhibition of works on paper by Olivia Bernard and Rita Edelman at
Gallery A3.
Olivia Bernard will be showing recent drawings and studies for works
exploring translucency, line and color. Her work derives from her interest
in Buddhism, and her observations of the natural world, including the human
body.
Rita Edelman will be exhibiting large abstract silver point drawings
inspired by architecture seen on a recent trip. Rita Edelman s drawings
are the expression of a personal language of symbolic images. The
architecture serves as the point of departure.
The opening reception is on Thursday, May 3 from 5-8 pm. The
exhibition runs from May 3 to June 2 and regular gallery hours are Wed.-Sun,
1-7:00 pm.
Gallery A3 is at 28 Amity Street, Amherst, MA 01002.
Contact 413/256-4250 or gallerya3.com
Image: Ephemera #16, mixed media on mylar, Olivia Bernard
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A CASE OF THE UNSEEN MADE VISIBLE BY
ONLOOKERS
Reception 05/11 at 5 - 7PM.
The Collective Mind
A CASE OF THE UNSEEN MADE VISIBLE BY ONLOOKERS
The Collective Mind
05/04/07 - 05/30/07
Time: Reception 05/11 at 5 - 7PM
50 artworks by artists who would not be seen if it were not for the
collectors who have selected them. Preview at www.web.mac.com/mdtillyerMo
Note: This looks like another event at the same venue with the same dates
yet with a different name and description. If you have questions please do
not reply to this email but rather, please
direct questions to the gallery. thanks.
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WHY COLLECT? WHAT IS ART?
May 4 - 30, 2007. The Collective Mind: An Art Exhibit of Thirty
Works from the Collection of Phyllis Kornfeld, Michael Tillyer and Gordon Thorne
WHY COLLECT? WHAT IS ART?
The Collective Mind: An Art Exhibit of Thirty Works from the Collection of
Phyllis Kornfeld, Michael Tillyer and Gordon Thorne
05/04/07 - 05/30/07
Time: M-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5
What causes a collector to choose artworks from a universe of images,
styles and esthetics? What is the utility of a collection of art objects.
What does a collection say about an object s singular purpose and definition as
an artwork? How does a collector explain the motivation to collect? These
questions will be present but not necessarily answered when collectors Phyllis
Kornfeld, Michael Tillyer and Gordon Thorne put on display selections from their
individual, extensive holdings taken from a large and ill-defined of band of
object makers referred to collectively as Outsider Artists.
In 1983,
with a degree from the Philadelphia Museum College of Art, Phyllis Kornfeld
began a job teaching art to prisoners in medium to high security prisons in
Oklahoma. Here she learned the naturalized respect for the art making process in
the prison context as she was able to connect through her formal training to the
innate and vision centered talents of her prisoner students. From her
statement found on the Website http://www.cellblockvisions.com, she explains
her philosophy on teaching and patronizing this way:
Note:
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THE INVISIBLE FOUNTAIN?
SATURDAY May 12th, 2007 from 7 to 10 p.m. "FILL IN THE
BLANKS"
THE INVISIBLE FOUNTAIN?
"FILL IN THE BLANKS"
05/12/07 - 08/10/07
"FILL IN THE BLANKS"
the new show of paintings by
Luke J. Cavagnac
Please come to the Opening/Party:
SATURDAY May 12th, 2007
from 7 to 10 p.m.
at
THE INVISIBLE FOUNTAIN
116 Pleasant Street Suite #206
Eastworks Building
Easthampton MA 01027
413.527.9300
gallery hours: T&T 11-7, W&F 11-6, M 11-4
wine & food & lots of stuff to see
if you are there it will be better
complete show dates: 5/12/07 through 8/10/07
The Invisible Fountain is where Cavagnac paints and displays his
"Art".
You'll find approximately 1,000 different paintings on display on any
given day.
Look for upcoming music or poetry nights on the second Saturday of
every month
motto: ART FOR ALL & ALL FOR ART
*The gallery will also be open for the monthly Easthampton Art Walk
(also May 12th but starts earlier at
5pm!)
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The Collective
Mind:
May 11, 5-7 PM.
An Art Exhibit
of Thirty Works from the Collection of Phyllis Kornfeld, Michael Tillyer and
Gordon Thorne
The Collective Mind: An Art Exhibit of Thirty
Works from the Collection of Phyllis Kornfeld, Michael Tillyer and Gordon
Thorne
05/04/07 - 05/30/07
Time: M-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5
Artists' Reception: Arts Night Out:
May 11 5-7 pm
What causes a collector to choose artworks from a universe of images,
styles and esthetics? What is the utility of a collection of art objects.
What does a collection say about an object s singular purpose and definition as
an artwork? How does a collector explain the motivation to collect? These
questions will be present but not necessarily answered when collectors Phyllis
Kornfeld, Michael Tillyer and Gordon Thorne put on display selections from their
individual, extensive holdings taken from a large and ill-defined of band of
object makers referred to collectively as Outsider
Artists. |
"New Orleans"
Reception
May 12, 5-8 PM at Valley Arts Supply
"New Orleans"
at Valley Arts Supply for the month of May, artist's reception May 12,
5 -8 PM at 36 Cottage St.
www.artswalkeasthampton.org
statement
"I was born in her shadow. She welcomed my ancestors to New York
Harbor,"says Terry Rooney, a multimedia artist specializing in homes, heroines
anddreams. " The Statue of Liberty represents all that's good in America,
but
America's policy toward its poor and immigrants is changing." Liberty is
vanishing or confronting a snakes in Rooney's recent works. In the
artist's recent paintings The Statue of Liberty is shedding light onto
Katrina's victims These works cry out, "What is happening to Liberty? What's
happening to America?'" |
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ART WALK EASTHAMPTON ENDS IN FLAMES!
DOZENS EXHIBITED! MUSIC BREAKS OUT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS!
Art Walk Easthampton
05/12/07
Time: 5:00-8:00 PM
 This month's Art
Walk Easthampton is the largest one yet with more than 20 locations hosting an
amazing array of visual, music and performance art. The May 12th event kicks off
with more than a dozen visual art exhibitions, live music acts, a dance
performance and concludes with a dazzling fire arts performance.
Venues are located along Cottage Street, on Union
Street, Railroad Street, in Old Town Hall, in the Eastworks Building and on
Northampton Road. Look for the large, yellow Art Walk banners outside each
partcipating location. A full list of events and Printable Map are at www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org
This month's featured artists and performers include:
The 50 Ways, Lyn Horan, Terry Rooney, Marty Klein, Amy Johnquest, Raphael
Griswold, Marcia Reed, James Ingram, Trace Meek, Robert Oakes, Keller Glass,
Chris Dumas, Susan Card, Greg S. Card, Luke Cavagnac, Carol Ostberg, Manfred V.
Meleker, Ellen Augarten, Mary Beth Brooker, Ellen Carter, Martha Ebner, Jenny
Fox, Jen Eckard, Noreen K. Lucey, Christina Svane, Maura Donohue, Ellen Kaz,
Susan Y. Harris, Jennifer Hill, Marsha Lieberman, Hannah Richards, Cyndy Sperry,
Justin Brown & Lisa Orsted, Cynthia Lincoln, Matt Johnson, Bee Emily, Lisa
Colt, Helen Daniels, Terry Faivre, Marilyn Marquez, Joanne O'Leary, Keri Oleson,
Maryann Phoenix and Marge Tauer.
The attached image is of Team FADE. Their Fire Arts
performance is 7:30-8PM at Manhan Cafe.
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CLAY JAZZ PLAYS THE PINT AND THE
GREAT FALLS ART FESTIVAL
May 16 - 20, 5-7 PM. 8-10 PM. Clay Jazz
making music all over the Valley
CLAY JAZZ PLAYS THE PINT AND THE GREAT FALLS ART FESTIVAL
Clay Jazz making music all over the Valley
Clay Jazz plays sophisticated Swing, Blues, Bossa Nova, and Latin jazz the
Daily Hampshire Gazette called them "impressive" and "delightful." Praised as "a
vocalist of considerable experience," Sarah Clay also "plays lovely, leisurely
flute riffs that ... evoke Herbie Mann, while Karl Rausch smoothly alternates
single notes on his guitar with cool two-string harmonies."
All
this and fresh beer, too! What more could you want? Clay Jazz plays the People's Pint the third Wednesday
of each month. No cover charge, but we welcome your generous
contributions to the sparkling treasure chest.
The People's Pint
24 Federal Street
Greenfield MA 01301
413-773-0333
Clay Jazz will also play a set at
the Great Falls Art Festival on Sunday, May 20, 2-3:30 pm. This is
the third annual arts festival to benefit The Brick House Community Resource
Center. It's a fabulous outside event with juried arts/crafts, live music, food,
and kid's activities!
Come enjoy the glorious Spring air, and support an
excellent cause. Free admission, so this is one you can't miss! All the fun
happens at the Great Falls Discovery Center, Avenue A (just off Route 2, over
Gill-Montague bridge), Turner's Falls MA 413-863-9576
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MANY MUSICIANS MAKING MUCH
MUSIC
May 19, 2007 11 AM - 4 PM.
Springfest 2007
MANY MUSICIANS MAKING MUCH MUSIC
Springfest 2007
05/19/07
Time: 11 am - 4 pm
The annual city-wide celebration of community and music, featuring more
than 200 children, adults, and faculty playing live music at various locations
throughout downtown Northampton. Come out and hear the music!
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SOUND ART INSTALLATION
SOUND ART INSTALLATION
Other Voices : Sounding Self
05/13/07 - 05/17/07
Time: 2-5pm opening 5/13/07
Opening of sound art installation exploring life narrative through
answering machine messages, culled from (in)significant audio missives left on
my (now) antique answering machine over the last 2 decades.
Reception/Opening Sunday May 13, 2-5pm.
(This is in fulfillment of my mid-carreer MFA thesis in Art at
Umass..........Herter Art Gallery.
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J.S. BACH: HIS FOREBEARS, FAMILY AND
FOLLOWERS
May 18 &
19, 7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella Choral Concert
J.S. BACH: HIS FOREBEARS, FAMILY AND
FOLLOWERS
Pioneer Valley Cappella Choral Concert
05/18/07 - 05/19/07
Time: 7:30 pm
Pioneer Valley Cappella's Spring concerts explore Johann Sebastian Bach:
what influenced his work, and his continuing influence on other composers.
The central work on the program is his magnificent motet, Jesu,
meine Freude. Born into one of Germany's leading musical families, Bach
blended traditional German music with new trends from Italy and France. Our
program traces this progress with works of Pachelbel, Frescobaldi, Couperin, and
two of J. S. Bach's cousins (Johann Ludwig and Johann Christoph). A lush
Ave Maria  by Villa-Lobos and a
hauntingly austere series of Haiku poems set by Peter Schickele (alter ego of
Bach's last and least son, P.D.Q.) demonstrate J.S. Bach s persistent musical
prominence. Geoffrey Hudson, director, conducts in his farewell
performance with the Pioneer Valley Cappella.
Friday, May 18 at the Amherst Unitarian
Society Meetinghouse
121 North Pleasant St, Amherst
Saturday, May 19 at Wistariahurst Museum
238 Cabot St, Holyoke
Both concerts are at 7:30 pm
Suggested Donation: $12 General, $6
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PAPERMAKING 1 2 3
April 28 -May 12. Papermaking with local
fibers.
PAPERMAKING 1 2 3
Papermaking with local fibers.
April 28 -May 12
Time: 10:00 AM
Hand Papermaking with Natural Fibers
easy as 1 2 3 with Sheryl Jaffe
1. April 28 at the
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, youth 10AM-12PM Adults 1-4
2. May 12 Brattleboro,
VT. River Valley School of Art. May 12 10-5:00.
$95.00 Make kozo/dandelion paper.
rivergalleryschool.org rgsart@sover.net
3. July 2-6 Prince Edward
Island, Canada. Local fiber papers and learn to print cyanotype and Van
Dyke photo chemistry. FUN! July 8- bookbinding. www.maritimephotoworkshops.com or
902-659-2559
Or email sheryljaffe@yahoo.com for more info on fantastic fun fibers for
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| "INSIDE OUT"
Through May 30. DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS BY CONNIE
POGUE AND PATTI PARKER
"INSIDE OUT"
DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS BY CONNIE POGUE AND
PATTI PARKER
May 2, 2007 - May 30, 2007
Artist reception: Saturday, May 5, 2-4
PM
Inside Out
Stillife drawings by Connie Pogue
Landscape paintings by Patti Parker
May 2-30
Reception: Saturday, May 5, 2-4PM
Hosmer Art Gallery
Forbes Library
20 West Street
Northampton, Ma. 01062
Hours:M 1-9, TU 1-5, W 9-9, Th 1-5, F&S 9-5, S1-5
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Illy coffee containers
needed!
 Illy coffee containers needed!
Art
business in need of a supply of illy containers as bases for one of their robot
clocks.
If you use illy coffee- regular, decaf or espresso or know an
office or business who does, please contact Susan Boss or Mark Brown at
bossbrown@bossbrownart.com or call 413-527-9675.
We will make
arrangements to collect or pay shipping for the source. THANKS, and don't forget
to recycle. |
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SPECIAL FRIENDS OF THE
NEWSLETTER
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JEAN-PIERRE
PASCHE
ANILA ZAIDI
DENISE RIGGS
BRUCE BARONE
MARK BROWN/SUSAN
BOSS
LIZ
CHALFIN/ZEA MAYS PRINTMAKING
MARIE SHANAHAN
TERRY ROONEY
CHRISTIN
COUTURE AND BILL HOSIE
SARAH PEBWORTH
DEBIN BRUCE
SUSAN
BERGERON-WEST
CHARLES STERN
JANET FRAIDSTERN
MAUREEN DENNING AND
CHARLES ENOS
LARRY SLEZAK
TERRY ROONEY
ANNE BURTON
DEAN
NIMMER
BILL MYERS
KATHLEEN TRESTKA
ANITA HUNT
KATHY SERVICE &
TIM DECHRISTOPHER
DAVID SMITH
JEFF MACK
LYNN PETERFREUND
BRADLEY
FOX
KAREN AXELROD
AACO (AMERICAN ARTS COLLECTIVE ORGANIZATION), In memory
of our artists friends who were victims of AIDS and in honor of Aids Awareness
Day, December 1st
KELSEY FLYNN
LYN HORAN
HILARY PRICE & KERRY
LABOUNTY
BRONWEN HODGKINSON
BRIANA TAYLOR
DORIS MADSEN
BETSY DAWN
WILLIAMS
THE
JOAN AXELROD-CONTRADA
MAUREEN DENNING AND CHARLES
(Donation made to Humane Society in Jamoka's name)
DARYL LAFLEUR
WEDNESDAY
NELENA SOROKIN
LINDA
BATCHELOR
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CALLS FOR ARTISTS
AND OPPORTUNITIES
May 12, 2007 - Call for applications
for upcoming Juried New England Photographers
Biennial at the Danforth Museum of Art.
WHO: Photographers based in New England.
We encourage traditional and non-traditional photography including new
media,installations, mixed media, etc.
WHAT : Our Museum seeks to display and honor
regional photographers. Jurors are Karen Haas, Curator of the Lane
Collection, at the Museum of Fine Arts and Arlette Kayafas, Director, of the
Kayafas Gallery in Boston for our upcoming New England Photographers Biennial
Exhibition. The exhibition will be on view this Fall 2007 at the Danforth
Museum of Art. Deadline for
submissions is May 12,
2007.
Please see our website www.danforthmuseum.org and look under
Exhibits to download the application.
WHERE: Danforth Museum of Art, 123 Union
Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
COST: $25 for up to three entries.
Additional entries may be submitted for an additional $10 per
piece.
CONTACT: Lisa Leavitt, Danforth Museum of Art
(508) 620-0050 x 12 or
lleavitt@danforthmuseum.org with
any questions.
Thank you! Lisa Leavitt
Museum Registrar
Danforth Museum of Art
123 Union Avenue
Framingham, MA 01702
tel. (508) 620-0050
x 12
fax (508) 872-5542
lleavitt@danforthmuseum.org www.danforthmuseum.org
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CALL FOR ARTISTS -- GALLERY A3 IS SEEKING NEW
MEMBERS
Description: Gallery A3 shows contemporary art by Valley
artists. Since it opened in 2002, the gallery s been an alternative venue
for innovative art in a wide range of media and styles. Gallery A3 is a
cooperative run by its artists. Members share business and aesthetic
decisions and form a supportive community for making and exhibiting art.
The gallery has an exhibition space in the new Amherst Cinema building and holds
its opening receptions in conjunction with the Amherst Art Walk.
Artists working in all media are invited to apply.
Spring deadline dates are April 5 and May 9. Applications are available at
Gallery A3, 28 Amity Street, Amherst, MA. The gallery is open Wednesday
through Sunday from 1-7:00 pm. Phone 413-256-4250. For more
information please call the gallery or email mtc@crocker.com.
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Sep 01,
2007 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Seeking visual artists,
writers, and composers for 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-wk-long residencies, Jan 1 - Jun
15, 2008. Free housing and studio space and a $100/wk stipend. For application
and complete guidelines please contact: Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the
Arts, 801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City NE 68410 OR 402-874-9600 OR http://www.KHNCenterfortheArts.org OR
info@KHNCenterfortheArts.org
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Ongoing
SUBMIT
ONLINE FOR ART WALK EASTHAMPTON
Art Walk Easthampton, a monthly, self-guided
walking tour of arts and culture, has added a proposal page to its website where
visual, music and performance artists can outline what they would like to show
or perform if given the opportunity.
All the locations that participate
in Art Walk Easthampton can view the submissions for possible inclusion in an
upcoming event. The talent describes the work, provides images, identifies the
types of venues they would like to be in, the dates they are available and
provides contact information. If there's a match between the submission and the
venue's interest, the venue contacts the talent directly to handle booking
arrangements.
The proposal form is available at www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org and is open to all local and
regional artists.
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ONGOING
An offer
from Joe Blumenthal of Downtown Sounds who generously would like to have artists
display their work there. (Downtown Sounds, 21 Pleasant St., Northampton, next
to the Pleasant St. Theater)
The window is quite large, and has three
panels, each one about 6' X 6', and is about 24" deep. It is exposed to intense
sunlight in the morning; the heat of the sun plus the narrowness of the window
make it inappropriate to display most musical instruments.
However, the
sunlight doesn't hurt most artwork since it's only exposed for a month to six
weeks. I normally pay $150 to the artist who installs the window, and work out a
consignment agreement for the store to take a percentage of the price if the art
is for sale and we manage to sell some of it.
The artwork can be
freestanding, lean against a wall at the back of the window that's about three
feet high, or (if it's not heavy) be hung from the ceiling.
It's great when
the art can have a musical theme, but it's not necessary. Because of its highly
visible commercial location, the work should have a mainstream appeal and not
have themes which could be offensive. Small pieces don't work well since the
window is so large.
If one of your readers is interested in displaying
in this context, please have them contact me via email:
musician@downtownsounds.com, or via phone at 413- 586-0998.
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ONGOING.
New York
City Department of Cultural Affairs + Image Registry The New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is the largest public funder of arts and
culture in the country. The Percent for Art artist slide registry is an
up-to-date and important component of the Program. The registry is consulted by
the architects, panelists, and City agencies for each project. The Percent for
Art staff prepares a slide presentation from the registry for each panel
meeting. The registry is open to any professional visual artist residing in the
United States. Deadline: On-going Information: www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/html/panyc/
slide_reg.shtml
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RESOURCES
FOR ARTISTS
PLEASE NOTIFY ME WHEN YOUR SPACE HAS BEEN RENTED OR
YOUR LISTING EXPIRES. THANKS-MO
THE BOLTWOOD MARKETPLACE IS
AMHERST'S NEWEST OUTDOOR MIXED MARKET! ARISTS, CARFTS PEOPLE AND FARMERS: WE
HAVE A MARKET FOR ALL OF YOU!
04/28/07 - 10/27/07
9:00am-1:00pm every Sat.
There's
a new mixed Marketplace in Amherst!
We are looking for
Artists, Crafts People and Farmers to join our
market.
The Boltwood Marketplace is located behind Bueno Y Sano
and Newbury Comics adjacent to the new Amherst parking garage. We opened
last year and hope to have a 2nd successful year. The Boltwood Marketplace
is opening on April 28th and will be open every Saturday through October from
9:00 am to 1:00pm.
If you are interested in participating in the Boltwood
Marketplace we are now accepting applications. Please help us spread the
word abut our market and support our local community.
Please call Kathryn for
details: (413) 253-7879
info@amherstlincolnrealty.com
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 STUDIO FOR RENT
Bridge Street, Shelburne Falls
GREAT LIGHT!
5 LARGE WINDOWS!
WEST & SOUTH EXPOSURE
555 Sq Ft Approx 21' x
27'
High Speed Internet connection available!
Includes heat and electric!
Rent-$500/month
413-625-6177
schaktman@comcast.net
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STUDIO SPACE IN
PITTSFIELD
Start Date: late July
Description: The Storefront
Artist Project in Pittsfield, MA will have studio spaces for
rent starting
in late July.
Cost: spaces start at $150 for at least 300 sq.
ft.
Includes heat and a/c, not electrical.
Second floor, great
light, high ceilings.
413-442-7201
www.storefrontartist.orgSTUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE ASAP
End Date: negotiable Time:
ASAP
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LIVE/WORK LOFT SPACE TO
SHARE
Title: Looking for Roommate
Start Date: 6-1-07
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Time: 0000
Description: Artist looking for artist to share GIANT live
work space in holyoke MA. $450 + utils.
Plenty of space, cool cat, relaxed roommate,
washer+dryer. ___________________________________________________________________
STUDIO
SPACE AVAILABLE NOW IN EASTHAMPTON - The Blue Guitar Gallery in Easthampton
is a shared workspace and gallery. It is 410 sq. ft. on the inside, and there's
also a small space 120 sq. ft., carpeted available. $200 month includes
utilities and the right to a private or shared show twice a year. There's also a
nice hall and reception area for hanging work. Since I need to keep the walls
clean for showing, I'm looking for artists who work on easels or tables, not too
messy. It's on the ground floor, at 186 D Northampton Street (Rte. 10), just
over the line from Northampton. It's opposite the post office. The grand opening
will be March 10, during Art Walk Easthampton!
Contact Christie Svane at
csvane@comcast.net, 413-247-9454, www.theblueguitar.org
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"A.R.T.S. Anonymous is a 12 step recovery group for artists of
all kinds and at all levels. We meet every Monday from 6:30 to 8pm in Room 230
at Wright Hall on the Smith College campus. No dues or fees. For more
information call 413.527.5215 or visit their website, http://artsanonymous.org/."
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Valley Entrepreneurs! Our
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Free Business Counseling ?! Starting a business? Need more business?
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Funded by MA Commonwealth's Dept. of Business and
Technology-SBTA Grant, the City of Easthampton through the MA Community
Development Block Grant -Ready Resource, the City of Northampton-CDBG Program,
and Florence Savings
Bank.
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FREE CREDIT COUNSELING FOR LOCAL
ENTREPRENEURS
Valley CDC Expands Business Services to Include Credit
Counseling Northampton, MA,
March 23, 2007: Valley Community
Development Corporation (Valley CDC), a community-based non-profit organization,
is now offering personal credit counseling. This free one-on-one counseling is
available to people who want to open a small business in Valley CDC's service
area - Easthampton, Northampton, Hadley & Amherst. Current small business
owners with 20 or fewer employees are also eligible. There are no income
restrictions. This free credit counseling is available through June of 2007 via
a grant from the Massachusetts Office of Business and Technology.
According to David Plaut, Small Business Credit Counselor for Valley CDC,
"We know that credit scores play a very significant role when applying for a
business loan. We want our clients to secure financing, so we set them up for
success. Credit reports and credit scoring can be confusing. We can decipher
that information and help people boost their scores."
Valley CDC has been helping entrepreneurs start new enterprises and
expand existing small businesses for more than 18 years. Since 2003, Valley CDC
has counseled more than 250 individuals and businesses, and helped them acquire
more than $470,000 in funding from conventional banks and community loan funds.
Valley CDC's clients include companies in many diverse businesses, including
restaurants, manufacturers, beauty salons, spas, artists and artisans, clothing
designers, and retailers.
According to Joanne Campbell, Executive Director of Valley CDC, "We are
very excited to be able to expand our small business technical services to
include credit counseling. Our current grant will fund this service until June
30, 2007, so we hope that local entrepreneurs act on this opportunity quickly.
We are also hopeful that the legislature will recognize the economic benefits
that all Massachusetts communities gain from their investment in local
entrepreneurs and small businesses, and continue to fund the program beyond that
date."
For more information about credit counseling, please contact David Plaut,
Small Business Credit Counselor at 413-586-5855 x16 or dp@valleycdc.com.
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