Trip to MASS MoCA and Williamstown

Event: Trip to MASS MoCA and Williamstown
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Fee: Costs: $13.50 per person, plus a $60 tour fee

On December 6th, The Contempoary Art Circle is pleased to present its winter tour, "Trip to MASS MoCA and Williamstown." Leaving from Amherst or Northampton, the bus will stop at Clark's Stone Hill Center, MASS MoCA, and the Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown. Lunch is available for purchase at Lickety Splits and other eateries in the area. Please contact Eva Fierst at 413-545-1176 or E-mail at efierst@art.umass.edu to reserve a seat or inquire more information about the tour.

Contact: Eva Fierst
efierst@art.umass.edu
413-545-1176

Face Value: New Work on Paper

Artists: Benjamin J. Ostiguy
Event: Face Value: New Work on Paper
Start Date: November 11, 2008
End Date: December 11, 2008
Location Name: Central Gallery, UMass Amherst
Address: Wheeler House on Infirmary Way, Central Residential Area
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/central

ARTIST STATEMENT The face can hide or betray the inner life of the person who owns it. It contorts under the weight of thoughts, hopes, and worries- often with the intention of manipulating the viewer. Maybe we want sympathy, to be found attractive, or perhaps to set someone at ease. Whatever the motive, many of us smile when we want to scream, and laugh when we should be crying. Too often it can be hard to truly know just how we feel.

Contact: Anne LaPrade Seuthe
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu
413.545.0680

November at Gallery A3

Artists: Olivia Bernard and Larry Smith
Event: November at Gallery A3
Start Date: November 6, 2008
End Date: November 29, 2008
Location Name: Gallery A3
Address: 28 Amity St
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.galleryA3.com

Olivia Bernard explores the relationship of materials to the nature of meaning and image in gouache, pencil and collage works on mylar. Larry Smith’s paintings begin with common household objects. The paintings relate to the objects, memories and feelings, and the painting surface and the qualities of paint.

Contact: Tom Morton
tommortonart@aol.com
413 256 4250

New England/New York/New Talent 2008

Artists: multiple
Event: New England/New York/New Talent 2008
Start Date: Friday, November 7, 2008
End Date: December 7, 2008
Location Name: Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Address: Off University Drive, UMASS
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/hampden

Jurors, Independent Curators: David Gibson and Klaus Postler

Everyone wants to know who the next important and influential artists will be: We're conditioned by popular culture to want to know who is the latest and the greatest and who is on the rise to the top.

No one can guarantee that the artists selected for New England/New York/New Talent 2008 will become the visual artists whose work will endure and which will make a lasting impact, never the less, Hampden Gallery is excited to participate in the process of identifying who these artists might be and, equally important, to take part in identifying by what measure or yardstick they will be chosen.

Contact: Anne LaPrade Seuthe
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu

Of People and Places

Artist: Photographers Yto Barrada, Rineke Dijkstra, Cuny Janssen, An-My Le, Clare Richardson, John Riddy, Joel Sternfeld
Event: Of People and Places
Start Date: September 25, 2008
End Date: December 14, 2008
Location Name: University Gallery, Fine Arts Center
Address: UMass Amherst
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/universitygallery/

This exhibition brings together for the first time the work of seven international artists working in the field of photography-YTO BARRADA (Morocco); RINEKE DIJKSTRA (The Netherlands); CUNY JANSEN (The Netherlands); AN-MY LÊ (born in Vietnam, currently living in the US); CLARE RICHARDSON (UK); JOHN RIDDY (UK); and JOEL STERNFELD (US). It combines work by emerging artists with work by those who are more internationally renowned. Works by these artists have been exhibited previously at such major museums as the Victoria and Albert, London; the Stedelijk, Amsterdam; Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Jeu de Paume, Paris; Sprengel Museum, Hannover; and Museum Folkwang Essen. For several, this will be their premiere museum exhibition in the US.

Contact: Angelique Harrell
aharrell@arthist.umass.edu
413-545-3672

Subject + Matter

Artists: Julia Courtney, Kathy Klompas, Mimi Lempart, Doris Madsen, Hannah Richards, and Kathleen Trestka
Event: Subject + Matter
Start Date: December 3, 2008
End Date: January 5, 2009
Reception Date: December 7, 2-5 pm, and during Easthampton's Art Walk on December 13, 7-8:30 pm
Location Name: The Grubbs Gallery
Address: 19 Payson Avenue
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com

Artist and guest curator Doris Madsen has brought together the art of six women who depict their lives through their processes of disassembling, assembling, melding, transforming, finding meaning, and coalescing the forces that create the artists' conception of subject matter. With various materials and styles, these works complement each other through their creative explorations and attempts to make sense of materials and art.

Contact: Marcia Reed
mreed@williston.com
413-529-3237

Cottage Street Studios 2008 Holiday Open Studios & Sale

Artist: Cottage Street Studios Artisans
Event: 2008 Holiday Open Studios & Sale
Start Date: December 5, 12-5 pm, December 6, 10-5 pm
End Date: December 7, 12-5 pm
Location Name: Cottage Street Studios
Address: One Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.cottagestreetstudios.com

2008 marks the 21st anniversary of Open Studios at the Cottage Street Studios. This year 29 artists will participate in the Winter Open Studios and Sale. Participants will exhibit (and offer for sale) a range of art and fine craft including glass, jewelry, lighting, paintings, pottery, printmaking, sculpture, home-furnishings, and photography--all created by hand right here in Hampshire County!

Contact: Annie Steiner
info@cottagestreetstudios.com
413-658-8406

Modus Operandi: Works by Tony Sadlowski and Yohah Ralph

Artist: Tony Sadlowski and Yohah Ralph
Event: Modus Operandi
Start Date: November 8, 2008
End Date: December 4, 2008
Reception Date: November 21, 5-8 pm
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.nashawannuckgallery.com

Both Tony and Yohah paint from their imagination and memories, and included in this show are some pieces in which they collaborated together, swapping their canvases back and forth, rifting on each others imagery, color sense, perspective, and style, producing results that are absolutely kinetic, joyous in nature, and seamless in integrity.

Contact: Marlies Stoddard
nashawannuck@yahoo.com
413-529-9393

Figures, Landscapes

Artist: Kathleen Dunn Jacobs
Event: Figures, Landscapes
Start Date: November 8, 2008
End Date: December 8, 2008
Location Name: Easthampton City Arts & Cultural Council Gallery
Address: 43 Main Street, Suite 4 (in the Old Town Hall)
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.EasthamptonCityArts.com

My work is simply a visual response to what I observe and to what moves me in nature. When rendering a subject, a figure in a room, a tree in a field, or an orange on a table, my goal is to simplify, distill and keep my work fresh. I hope to acheive spontaneity of expression and capture some necessary minimal essence to which all viewers can relate.

Contact: Briana Taylor
mail@brianataylor.net
(413)527-8278

Let it All Hang Out, Choices for Our Future

Artist: Betty Wolfson
Event:Let it All Hang Out, Choices for Our Future
Start Date: November 3, 2008
End Date: November 30, 2008
Location Name: The Grubbs Gallery in the Reed Center at The Williston Northampton School
Address: 19 Payson Avenue
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com

A woman named Olive who lives in Newfoundland agreed to let artist Betty Wolfson photograph her 'unmentionables' and other garments blowing in the wind. Now, her laundry, along with many others' garments are represented in pastel, watercolor, and collage in "Let it All Hang Out, Choices for Our Future," an exhibit at the Grubbs Gallery in the Reed Center at The Williston Northampton School.

Contact: Marcia Reed
mreed@williston.com
413-529-3000

A Tour of New England Color

Artist: Raymond L. Garbiel
Event: A Tour of New England Color
Start Date: November 3, 2008
End Date: November 30, 2008
Location Name: The Lathrop Art Gallery in The Inn
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Drive
City, ST: Easthampton, MA

Garbiel portrays a quieter, gentler past era. He focuses on the interplay of light and shadow and the direction of internal light. Gallery hours are 9-4 pm daily.

Contact: Marjorie Tauer
mtauer70@yahoo.com
413-527-1838

Watercolors & Drawings by Claire Metzner

Artist: Claire Metzner
Event: Watercolors & Drawings by Claire Metzner
Start Date: October 1, 2008
End Date: November 26, 2008
Location Name: The Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce
Address:33 Union Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com

Easthampton City Arts curates six exhibits a year for the recently renovated and spectacular Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce Gallery. It is Located at 33 Union Street in Easthampton and open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. From October 1 to November 26, Easthampton artist and ECA member, Claire Metzner exhibits recent landscapes in watercolor, and drawings in charcoal and pencil. Check out the Chamber while you are there too, and tell them why you came!!!

Contact: Briana Taylor
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
(413)527-8278

Sprung from the Earth: Artisan Show and Sale

Artists: Greg Stone, Kate Jenkins, Larry Simons, Jill Fleischner, Barbara Dorfman, Tiffany Hilton
Start Date: November 28, 2008, 5-8pm; Saturday 10am-5:30pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
End Date: November 30, 2008
Reception Date: November 28, 5-8pm
Location Name: Brick Mill Square (across from Coopers Corner)
Address: 40 Main Street
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.jbfiber.com

Six local artists exhibit work inspired by nature, including: sculptor Greg Stone's carved birds which emerge from pieces of driftwood; Kate Jenkins' handwoven scarves, reflecting the colors and textures of the forest; large sculptural assemblages by Larry Simons, made from driftwood and found objects; Jill Fleischner's unique woven necklaces embellished with shells, feathers, and African artifacts; tapestry wall hangings woven by Barbara Dorfman and adorned with African artifacts and beads; Tiffany Hilton's sturdy stoneware pottery with beautiful earthy glazes.

Contact: Jill Fleischner
jill@jbfiber.com
413-552-7054

An exhibition of the transformation of a life, Through the transformation of a space

Artist: Lee Shuer (aka Leisure)
Start Date: November 1, 2008
End Date: December 31, 2008
Reception Date: Tuesday November 18, 4-7 pm
Location Name: Western Mass Recovery Learning Community's (RLC) Resource Connection Center (RCC)
Address: 187 High St, Suite #303
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.westernmassrlc.org

Work by Lee Shuer (aka Leisure) will be on display at the Western Mass Recovery Learning Community's (RLC) Resource Connection Center (RCC) at 187 High St., Suite #303 in Holyoke. The show will be up for the months of November and December with an opening reception on Tuesday November 18 from 4-7. It will be an evening of drawings, photography, food & beverage with a live performance by Endless.

Contact: Janice Sorensen
413-561-3268

Path to Harmony

Artist: Gaddier Rosario
Start Date: November 7, 2008
End Date: February 10, 2009
Location Name: Open Square Art Gallery
Address: 4 Open Square Way, 4th floor
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.gaddier.com

Path to Harmony is a visual sensorial exhibition with a message of unity and reflection. On this presentation, Gaddier explore how the sense of intuition and psychic defined the light on his art. "This paintings are created on state of reflection caused by a spiritual shock or any other cause, objective or subjective..." proclaim the Caribbean artist. The conceptual painting are examine, how examples of trance drawing, art/life rituals present a sense morphology that exceeds notions of a discrete self. Such practices, it is argued, engage an active reception that characterizes a distinctly relational aesthetics creativity. The selection of artworks includes oil painting and mixed media pieces showcase a contemporary artistic trends.

Contact: Gaddier Rosario
art@gaddier.com
413.204.8201

Parings and Gleanings: Mixed Media Collage & Assemblage

Artist: Peter F. Dellert
Event: Parings and Gleanings
Start Date: November 1, 2008
End Date: December 31, 2008
Location Name: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot St.
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org

Parings and Gleanings is a continuation of collage and assemblage work exhibited in Northampton and West Stockbridge. Both shows featured mixed media work combining botanical material with grid iconography in frames of indigenous wood and scrap metal. Most materials are gleaned from the Pioneer Valley and Marfa, TX. The upcoming exhibit at Wisteriahurst introduces rusted metal, oil drum lids, salvaged roofing, and cast-off auto parts to the collage work.

Contact: Melissa Boiselle
BoiselleM@ci.holyoke.ma.us
413-322-5660

The Garden of Eden Reclaimed

Artist: Jonathan Bee
Event: The Garden of Eden Reclaimed
Start Date: Friday, September 12th, 2008
End Date: Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Location Name: Canal Gallery
Address: 380 Dwight St
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.beestyled.com

“There is such beauty in objects that have been discarded.” –Jonathan Bee

This show illustrates the importance of caring for the things once deemed useless and now resurrected for new life. Comprised of abandoned materials from Holyoke and the Pioneer Valley, all the pieces contain an element of fiber.

Given the large warehouse space in which the work is exhibited the viewer is able to move freely around the installation, giving ample potential for explorative and interactive experiences.

Contact: Mark Carmien
413.320.1162

Alicia Hunsicker Original Art Raffle & Fundraiser

Artist: Alicia Hunsicker
Event: Original Art Raffle & Fundraiser - For her work in Shanghai, China with the Zendai Museum of Modern Art.
Start Date: November 1, 2008
End Date: November 28, 2008
Address: 40 Glen Rd
City, ST: Leyden, MA
Website: aliciahunsicker.blogspot.com

Alicia Hunsicker is pleased to announce that her collaborative art proposal "Eye to Eye" has been accepted into the Intrude: Art & Life 366 Interdisciplinary Art Exhibition at the Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China. She has been invited to stay in Shanghai, by Zendai MoMA this December to present "Eye to Eye" which aims to broaden respect of other points of view.

Alicia is holding a raffle to fundraise for her journey. The winning tickets will be drawn on November 28th

Contact: Alicia Hunsicker
mahunsicker@netzero.net
413-772-2176

Art Lecture: Fabricating the Bauhaus: Historiography and Replicability

Event: Miller lecture: Barry Bergdoll
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:30pm
Location Name: Smith College Museum of Art
Address: Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.smith.edu/museum

November 20, at 7:30 PM, at Weinstein Auditorium in Wright Hall, Barry Bergdoll, the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA (NY), will present the sixth annual Dulcy B. Miller Lecture in Art and Art History, entitled "Fabricating the Bauhaus: Historiography and Replicability." Bergdoll has organized, curated, and consulted on many landmark exhibitions of 19th- and 20th-century architecture including "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling," on view at MoMA through October 20.

Contact: Martha Ebner
scmagen@email.smith.edu
413-585-2760

Consider The Cup

Artist: 65 accomplished ceramic artists from around the country
Start Date: November 14, 2008
End Date: December 31, 2008
Location Name: Artisan Gallery
Address: 162 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.artisangallery.com

This exciting exhibition features the work of 65 accomplished craftspeople from across the country, selected by Exhibition Coordinator Chuck Stern with the assistance of nine notable potters. These nine artists were asked to select three deserving participants each and their choices have added immensely to the variety and quality of this years exhibit.

This exhibition will survey a wide range of contemporary functional cup and mug styles and is accompanied by a consumer oriented essay.

Contact: Chuck Stern
chkster@yahoo.com
(413) 586-1942

Dancing to Her Red Hot Tunes: Paintings by Brigita Fuhrmann

Artist: Brigita Fuhrmann
Start Date: November 1, 2008
End Date: November 30, 2008
Location Name: The Dance Northampton Art Gallery
Address: 492 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.dancenorthampton.com

These emotionally engaging, artistic masters of movement, entice the audience into becoming involved with the complexities of human relationships and the subsequence interpolation of fanciful encounters.

Contact: William G. Duffy, Jr.
william@dancenorthampton.com

Prints by Hannah Richards

Artist: Hannah Richards
Event: Prints by Hannah Richards
Start Date: November 3, 2008
End Date: November 28, 2008
Location Name: Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org

Trained as a printmaker with a B.A. from Smith College, Hannah Richards is currently working toward an MFA at UMass Amherst, with a focus in works on paper. Her prints are made using a monoprinting technique called carborundum collagraph, in which she builds up a surface with a gritted paste, then prints the plate using an intaglio press. This body of work is an exploration of the context, reproduction, and relationships of forms in nature.

Contact: Faith Kaufmann
gallery@forbeslibrary.org
413-587-1013

Between Us: Recent Work by Anna Bayles Arthur

Artist: Anna Bayles Arthur
Event: Between Us: Recent Work
Start Date: November 3, 2008
End Date: November 28, 2008
Location Name: Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org

The current paintings of Anna Bayles Arthur are works on paper, image constructions derived exclusively from her imagination. She creates each composition intuitively, with both drawing and painting, layers of transparent ground and delicate pencil. Forms appear, they move and respond to one another. For Ms. Arthur, composing is inventive and meditative, tugging latent forms into being, and she assists in the dialogues as forms move, float, and pop.

Contact: Faith Kaufmann
gallery@forbeslibrary.org
413-587-1013

Silver & Steel: Railroad Photography by Brian Solomon

Artist: Brian Solomon
Event: Silver & Steel
Start Date: November 15, 2008
End Date: January 25, 2009
Location Name: Giclee of New England Gallery
Address: 1422 Main Street
City, ST: Palmer, MA
Website: www.briansolomon.com

Since 1996, Brian Solomon has authored more than 40 books on railroads. Solomon is known internationally for his distinctive railroad photography that blends both accepted and non-conventional techniques. The exhibition will include Solomon's photographs selected from his books as well as portraits and photographs from Ireland, Poland and other European countries where he has traveled extensively.

Contact: Nancy Bryant
goneinc@goneinc.com
413-284-4344

Nature Panoramas

Artist: Mark Kassis
Event: Nature Panoramas
Start Date: November 1, 2008
End Date: November 30, 2008
Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Address: 2 East Street @ Route 10, adjacent to Southampton Town Hall
City, ST: Southampton, MA
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com

Mr. Kassis has received awards in each and every "Nature in the Pioneer Valley" Photo Contest since the first contest in February, 2002. The Gallery has awarded Mark Kassis an exhibit for his artistic consistency and high values in these contests. This will be The Gallery's first panorama photo exhibit. The mostly color images are strong and Mr. Kassis continues to demonstrate his craftsmanship as a printer. The landscape images were captured in Alaska, Maine, the West and a few local Southampton scenes.

Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net

Artist Gallery Talks Continue...at The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery And Learning Center...

Artist: Photographers
Event: Artist Gallery Talks
Start Date: Sunday January 6th, 2008
End Date: Sunday December 21st, 2008
Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Address: 2 East Street @ College Highway (Rt. 10)
City, ST: Southampton, MA
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com
Fee: FREE. Resfreshments served.

Join us for the only ongoing Artist Gallery Talk series in all of Western Massachusetts...they start at 3pmish and last for 45 minutes...or longer when everyone wants more! Join us for a fun and informative afternoon. Hear men and women tell their stories...no two alike!...and they are FREE!

Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net

Endangered Species

Artist: Holly S. Murray
Event: Endangered Species
Start Date: October 14, 2008
End Date: January 14, 2009
Reception Date: November 20, 2008, 5-7 PM
Location Name: Springfield D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Address: 21 Edwards St.
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Website: www.springfieldmuseums.org

Works on paper from Artist in Residence at Red Cinder on the Big Island of Hawaii and Swarming Bees.

Contact: Julia Courtney
413 263-6800

Art Pathways Public Art Project

Sponsoring Group Name: Turners Falls RiverCulture Project
Show Name: Art Pathways Public Art Project
Submission Due Date: December 4, 2008 at 4pm
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
Website: www.turnersfallsriverculture.org

The Turners Falls RiverCulture Project is requesting proposals from artists/landscape designers/groups to design and implement a temporary art installation for a public walkway connecting downtown Turners Falls to the residential hill section of Turners Falls. Project award is $4,500. Full RFP can be viewed on the RiverCulture website.

Contact: Lisa Davol
riverculture@montague.net
413-230-9910

Call to Artists, Craftspeople, Musicians, and Food Makers!

Sponsoring Group Name: The Brick House Community Resource Center
Show Name: The Brick House Gallery Event, December 6th - 14th, 2008
Submission Due Date: December 4, 2008
Submission Fees: 35% commission on sold items goes to The Brick House's programs
Location: The Brick House Community Resource Center
City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
Website: www.thebrickhouseinc.org

The Brick House Community Resource Center will again be opening the doors of The Brick House Gallery, a consignment gift shop featuring locally made art, music, food, and literature, which will highlight quality gifts at reasonable prices (mostly items under $50). The open hours have been expanded to include two weekends & five afternoons, with the first weekend coinciding with the Arts & Icicles Turners Falls Open Studio & Downtown Walking Tour. Artists drop off inventory by Dec. 4th.

Contact: Karen Stinchfield
kstinchfield@thebrickhouseinc.org
413-863-9576

Open Call for Artists: storefrontART in Northampton, MA

Sponsoring Group Name: storefrontART / Commonwealth Center for Change
Submission Due Date: open
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.commonwealthcenter.org/storefrontart.html

storefrontART is always looking for more locations to use as workSPACE and windowSPACE. Storefronts become available on short notice for varying lengths of time. If you apply now you will be considered for space as it becomes available.

Applications are rolling. To apply, please see the website for more information: www.commonwealthcenter.org/open-calls.htm

Contact: Julia
413.522.1319
Julia@commonwealthcenter.org

Artists Wanted for Watch Art Develop Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Valley Hands - Watch Art Develop Gallery
Submission Due Date: Ongoing
Submission Fees: None
Location: 342 Pleasant St
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.valleyhands.com

Valley Hands is looking for local artists to create, exhibit and sell their work in our unique Watch Art Develop Gallery. Patrons are encouraged to sit and visit with the artists, watching art develop right before their eyes. Rentals for the artists are by the weekend so there is no long-term committment. Different artists each weekend will keep the public coming back. All forms of art are welcome.

Use the space as your studio for the weekend with the added benefits of community with other artists and showcasing your work in a storefront in Northampton! Space is also available for renting for workshops throughout the week.

Contact: Dorene Pennell
413.335-9235
dorene@valleyhands.com

Juried Visual Arts Competition: Lenore Segan Visual Arts Awards

Sponsoring Group Name: Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation, Inc
Show Name: Lenore Segan Visual Arts Awards
Submission Due Date: December 1, 2008
Submission Fees: Check for $25 Non-refundable application fee
City, ST: Riverdale, NY
Website: www.jdutka.com

The Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation, a 501 (C)(3) private operating foundation whose mission is to support emerging artists announces an open juried Visual Arts competition. Winners will be presented with cash awards and the opportunity to exhibit their work in a group show on June 7, 2009 at the Hollis Taggart Galleries at 958 Madison Ave in NYC. Prospectus/Application is available via website only: www.jdutka.com. Jury: Joan Busing, Knox Martin, Richard Klein, Joyce Dutka

Contact: lsartsaward@gmail.com

Mapping Easthampton's Artist & Artisans Community Relationships

Sponsoring Group Name: Arturo Osorio, Ph.D Candidate, UMass Isenberg School of Management
Submission Fees: None
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.MyCreativeCommunity.org

Because a community is more than its demographics; it is the way that we relate to each other

Do you work or live in Easthampton? Are you an artist or an artisan? Do you enjoy arts and / or handcrafts as a hobby? If you have answered "Yes" to ANY of these questions you are invited to be part of a research project focused on exploring the emergence of an arts community in Easthampton. I am Arturo Osorio, a Grad Student at Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst, and for the past 3 years I have been around town participating and documenting art related public events in the context of Easthampton's everyday life.

As part of the final phase of this research project, I am seeking volunteers to answer a questionnaire aiming to understand what makes Easthampton a unique community. All answers are confidential. The questionnaire may take from around 20 to 60 minutes to complete depending on how many people you think of as members of your personal network. Thus, if you want to participate but need flexibility to answer it over time please contact me via email to arrange for this. At the end of this project a $0.50 donation (up to a grand-total of $500.00) will be made for each completed questionnaire to your choice of one of the following organizations: Easthampton Cultural Council, Pascommuck Conservation Trust, Easthampton Councils on Aging, or the Treehouse Foundation.

If you are interested in participating please visit: www.MyCreativeCommunity.org

Contact: Arturo Osorio
Arturo@resgs.umass.edu

YouthFilm 2009

Sponsoring Group Name: The Northampton Arts Council
Show Name: YouthFilm 2009
Submission Due Date: November 28, 2008
Submission Fees: None
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.northamptonartscouncil.org

The Northampton Arts Council is excited to present the third annual YouthFilm in 2009! Due to the great success of the 2007 and 2008 events, we will continue to produce Northampton’s only film festival to feature the works of local children and teenagers. The third YouthFilm showcase will be held in February 2009, so start planning and creating your films!

The Northampton Arts Council is now accepting submissions. The deadline for applications and films is Friday, November 28, 2008. Filmmakers will be notified of the YouthFilm 2009 decisions the by the end of December.

All genres and styles of films in DVD format are welcome. Films should be no longer than 30 minutes. We are very excited to continue this wonderful opportunity to give our youth a voice in the arts community. Please contact us with any questions.

Contact the Northampton Arts Council for an application form.

Contact: Erin Molloy
nacads@comcast.net
413.587.1269

First Open Juried Art Show at the Agawam Public Library

Sponsoring Group Name: Friends of the Agawam Public Library
Show Name: First Open Juried Art Show at the Agawam Public Library
Submission Due Date: Friday, March 20, 2009
Submission Fees: $25. One Entry per artist. Original Art only.
City, ST: Agawam, MA
Website: www.agawamlibrary.org/about/friends.htm

Download prospectus/entry form from website. Media Categories include oils and acrylics, watercolors, pastels, and mixed media. Awards in each category. 5% contribution from artist for art sold. Art may be marked NFS. Original Art Only. Maximum frame size 20"x24". Wired for hanging with frame. No saw-tooth/clip hangers.

Contact: Bob Kadis
r.kadis@comcast.net
413-789-4814

Photography: Perspective

Sponsoring Group Name: The Center for Fine Art Photography
Show Name: Perspective
Submission Due Date: December 9, 2008
Submission Fees: $35 ($20 for Members) for the first 3 images, $10 for each image after that.
City, ST: Fort Collins, CO
Website: www.c4fap.org

Perspective can be the point of view from which you are standing when you release the shutter, or reflect your state of mind at the time when the image is created. Are you up high, or low to the ground? Maybe you are high on life, or down in the dumps. All these perspectives can greatly influence the message and impact of your photograph. What is your Perspective?

Contact: Bill Guy
cfe@c4fap.org
970 224 1010

Photopolymer Intaglio Workshop

Class Name: Photopolymer Intaglio Workshop
Class Time: 10 am - 5 pm
Date: December 6-7, 2008
Fee: $275 includes materials
Organization: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 221 Pine Street, Studio 320
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com

New developments in photo printmaking have made it possible to create fine intaglio printing plates easily from digital photographs or drawings on frosted mylar. This workshop will introduce participants to Toyobo Printight Photopolymer plates. No previous photopolymer or printmaking experience necessary. Instructor: Nancy Diessner

Contact: Liz Chalfin, Director
liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413.584.1783

Draw What You See with Brooke Schnabel

Class Name: Draw What You See with Brooke Schnabel
Class Time: Mon evenings for 4 weeks, 6:30-9pm
Date: December 1-22
Fee: $125 plus materials list provided upon registration.
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South St.
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

This class provides you with all the necessary drawing skills you need in order to draw what you see. Each class uses techniques designed to bolster your confidence and skills. The focus will be on learning contour drawing, point to point drawing, understanding and rendering values, breaking complex shapes into simple form, and understanding perspective. The class is designed for the absolute beginner or those who have some drawing skills that they want to refresh.

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoart.org
413.584.7327

Bringing it to the Next Level: Painting Intensive with Robert Masla

Class Name: Painting Intensive with Robert Masla
Class Time: 10am - 4pm
Date: Saturday & Sunday, November 22-23, 2008
Fee: $200
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South St.
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

In this exhilarating workshop, we will look at different approaches to creating a painting, both in terms of conception and technique. Through demonstrations, critiques and discussions, we will learn about different media and some of the techniques for handling them.

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoart.org
413.584.7327

Collage Instructional workshop with Peter Dellert

Class Name: Collage Instructional Workshop
Class Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Fee: $30. Registration is required
Organization: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org

Join Peter Dellert for an introductory class of collage techniques using leaves, flowers, grasses and bark; to be combined with papers, old text, maps, stamps and natural materials from the surrounding area. Issues of scale, design, color, texture, patterns, and composition will be discussed. Participants will create and leave with their own collage. Registration is required. Please call Wistariahurst 413 322 5660 or download a registration form at www.wistariahurst.org

Contact: Marjorie Latham
lathamm@ci.holyoke.ma.us

Open Studio Figure Drawing in Northampton

Class Name: Open Studio Figure Drawing
Class Time: Every Wed, 9:30am-12:30pm
Date: ongoing
Fee: $12 per session or 8-session/3-month discount card available for $80
Organization: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South St.
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

Jeff Kinsey organizes and moderates these weekly, drop-in sessions with live models. No instruction is offered. A limited number of easels are available for use, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. For more information and addition to the group email list, please contact Jeff at northampton.drawing@gmail.com.

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoart.org
413.584.7327

Photoshop Lightroom 2.0

Class Name: Photoshop Lightroom 2.0
Class Time: 7-8pm
Start Date: December 5, 2008
End Date: December 19, 2008
Fee: Only $150 for three sessions
Organization: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Address: 2 East Street at College Highway (Rt. 10)
City, ST: Southampton, MA
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com

Lightroom 2.0 is the new updated image processing and cataloging program made exclusively for photographers by the geniuses behind Photoshop. In this class we will learn how to precisely edit image files fast - as much as 4 times faster than in Photoshop. Along the way we will learn what characteristics distinguish a great image from a photography professional with over 25 years experience.

Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net

Photoshop CS4

Class Name: Photoshop Lightroom 2.0
Class Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Start Date: December 6, 2008
End Date: December 20, 2008
Fee: Only $150 for three sessions
Organization: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Address: 2 East Street at College Highway (Rt. 10)
City, ST: Southampton, MA
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com

Learn how to use CS4...Adobe's newest version. Requirements are Adobe 6.0. The third session concentrates exclusively on CS4.

Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net

Our Photo Artwork - Exhibit, Protect, Market, Publish It

Class Name: Our Photo Artwork - Exhibit, Protect, Market, Publish It
Class Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Start Date: December 7, 2008
End Date: December 14, 2008
Fee: Only $165 for three sessions
Organization: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Location Name: Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center
Address: 2 East Street at College Highway (Rt. 10)
City, ST: Southampton, MA
Website: www.robertfloydphoto.com

Workshop limited to 9 participants, and is NOT advertised to the public. Fee is only $165 with advanced registration to include both sessions, handouts, photo gallery listings, dos and don'ts, guest speakers and hot coffee.

As always, we learned a lot with this particular workshop...some of it old, some of it new ... but the old is always good to hear again. It's kind of like a "battery charger" to jump-start our marketing again. There is much more information available to you about this most popular workshop.

Contact: Robert Floyd
413-529-2635
floydphoto@charter.net