The Raconteur (Short Stories And Tall Visuals)

Artists: Geoffrey Owen Miller, Shane Campbell, Sean Campbell, Sara Purnell, Molly Roth, Jungah Kim, Jung Eun Park, Donna Hunt, Chris Bertholf
Start Date: September 7, 2010
End Date: October 7, 2010
Reception Date: Wednesday, September 8, 4-6pm
Location Name: Herter Art Gallery
Address: 125a Herter Hall, UMASS
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.GalleryA3.com

"The Raconteur (Short Stories And Tall Visuals)" is a group exhibition/installation featuring the work of nine emerging artists who are currently based in Brooklyn, NYC. The exhibition was organized by Geoffrey Miller and Shane Campbell.

Contact: Trevor Richardson

Hover, Hovering

Artists: Rebecca Muller and Janet Wallerstein Winston
Start Date: September 2, 2010
End Date: October 2, 2010
Reception Date: September 2, 5-8pm
Location Name: Gallery A3
Hours: W-Su 1-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.GalleryA3.com

Rebecca Muller - Found material, often ephemeral, forms the foundation of these 3-D sculptural pieces. Janet Wallerstein Winston - Many of the paintings in this exhibit are a continuation with a fascination with monarch butterflies. Everything is in a state of flux, andthese works try to portray this by focusing on movement and energy through gestural marks.

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

Echoes & Evidence

Artists: Women's Caucus for Art: Pioneer Valley, MA Chapter
Start Date: September 1, 2010
End Date: October 31, 2010
Reception Date: September 2, 5-8pm
Location Name: ACTV Amherst Media
Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm, Fri 10am-6pm
Address: 246 College Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.actvamherst.com

The intriguing works in this show by member artists focuses on domestic violence awareness, breast cancer awareness and hispanic heritage months. Each artist has created art works that masterfully embrace the theme with creative excellence. A must see!

Contact: Rochleigh Z Wholfe
wcaprv@gmail.com
413-863-5031

Nature in Relief

Artist: Neil Brigham
Start Date: June 3, 2010
End Date: September 17, 2010
Location Name: Amherst Town Hall
Hours: M-F 8-4:30
Address: 4 Boltwood Avenue
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.neilbrigham.com

This body of work represents images inspired by nature and its mystery, magic and hidden spirit. As our environment faces increasing threats, Neil Brigham has focused on creating images that celebrate the beauty of our surroundings with unique depictions of landscapes and their natural inhabitants. The majority of the pieces are relief prints created by carving linoleum or wood blocks.

Contact: Neil Brigham
neilbrigham@yahoo.com
413-253-4235

Zea Mays Printmaking in the Loo

Artists: Liz Chalfin, Lilliana Pereira, Sarah Creighton, Annie Bissett
Start Date: May 13, 2010
End Date: September 5, 2010
Location Name: The Dream Away Lodge
Hours: Wed-Sun 5pm-midnight
Address: 1342 County Road
City, ST: Becket, MA
Website: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118178688213920

A series of exhibitions featuring prints by member artists organized by Daniel Osman, Dreamaway Lodge - Becket, and Leslie Ferrin, Ferrin Gallery - Pittsfield. All opening receptions take place on 2nd Thursdays at Dream Away Lodge with a themed artist's dinner. $18 pp (reservations appreciated). Annie Bissett: August 12 - September 5. Concurrent group show at The Ferrin Gallery in Pittsfield May 13-Sept 5.

Contact: Liz Chalfin
liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

Resonances (Continued)

Artist: Rosemary Wessel
Start Date: now
End Date: September 15, 2010
Location Name: Hilltown Community Development Corporation Offices
Hours: 9am-4:30pm, M-F
Address: Rte. 143
City, ST: Chesterfield, MA
Website: www.hilltowncdc.org

Wessel's emotionally charged work consists of canvases sculpted with plaster casts and homemade modeling materials painted over in oils. Following themes of pivotal moments of growth and change, this artistic method strives to show the simultanaeity of the physical and spiritual worlds at moments when souls undergo deep and lasting transformations. She attributes her inspiration to the deep meditative states and opening awareness attained through Reiki and spiritual healing.

Contact: Rosemary Wessel
rose@threesalamanders.com
413-634-5726

Mural Unveiling

Artist: Peggy Grose
Date: September 11, 4:45-5pm
Location Name: Corner of Pine Street & Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com

Easthampton has a new mural! The mural, painted by Easthampton artist, Peggy Grose is located on the corner of Pine and Cottage Streets and is an amazing new addition to the public art scene happening here on our streets. Please come to the official 'unveiling' of the mural at 4:45pm. on Art Walk Day. We expect to see Mayor Mike and Peggy, along with many members of the Easthampton City Arts Coordinating Committee. We hope to see you there.

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

2 Snoeks On The Wall

Artist: Diedrick and Barbara Snoek
Start Date: September 1, 2010
End Date: September 30, 2010
Reception Date: Friday, September 17, 3:30–4:30pm
Location Name: Lathrop Community Art Gallery
Hours: 9am–4pm daily
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Drive
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.lathrop.kendal.org

Works by husband and wife Barbara and Diedrick Snoek who live at the Lathrop Community in Easthampton.

Contact: Sarah Gauger
sgauger@lathrop.kendal.org
413-586-0006

Of the Moment: Photographs

Artist: Trace Meek
Start Date: September 11, 2010
End Date: October 7, 2010
Reception Date: September 11, 5-8pm
Location Name: Mt. Tom's Homemade Ice Cream
Hours: Sun-Thurs: 12-9:30pm; Fri-Sat: 12-10pm
Address: 34 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.mttoms.com

Art-school trained painter and sculptor, self-taught web designer, amateur photographer, and naturalized Easthamptonite, Trace Meek trains his various cameras on landscapes, urbanscapes, and juxtaposed funky objects in a practice he dubs "Of the Moment." In fact, the images depicted here span many moments, some going back as far as the early 1990s, and some as fresh as yesterday. The image shown here is of the Lower Mill Pond in Easthampton, MA. www.tracemeek.com

Contact: Trace Meek

Inside and Out

Artist: Rachel Folsom and Natania Hume
Start Date: September 8, 2010
End Date: October 31, 2010
Reception Date: September 19, 2-5pm
Location Name: Grubbs Gallery
Hours: 9-5 M-F, some Saturdays
Address: 19 Payson Avenue
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.williston.com

Through still life paintings and portraits, Rachel Folsom and Natania Hume will exhibit "Inside and Out," a show of paintings at the Grubbs Gallery in the Reed Campus Center at The Williston Northampton School.

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

For the Love of Sunflowers

Artist: Marjorie Tauer
Start Date: August 21, 2010
End Date: September 9, 2010
Location Name: Easthampton City Arts & Cultural Council Gallery
Hours: Tues 1-5, Thurs 1-7:30, Sat 11-4
Address: 43 Main Street / Old Town Hall
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com

For the Love of Sunflowers, new paintings by Marjorie Tauer.

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

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT?

Artist: Luke J. Cavagnac
Start Date: August 14, 2010
End Date: November 2010
Location Name: The Invisible Fountain
Hours: M-F
Address: 116 Pleasant Street Suite #206
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.invisiblefountain.com

Come feast your eyes and stuff! The Invisible Fountain is where Cavagnac paints and displays his "Art". Hundreds and hundreds of different paintings on display everyday.

Contact: Luke J. Cavagnac
luke@invisiblefountain.com
413-527-9300

A Fungus Among Us

Artist: Marty Klein
Start Date: August 13, 2010
End Date: September 9, 2010
Location Name: Nashawannuck Gallery
Hours: Tue-Fri 11-6, Sat 10-4
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.nashawannuckgallery.com

Since 2006, Easthampton artist/naturalist Marty Klein has been creating unique, nature-inspired prints using the medium of scanography. His work has been shown in many local regional exhibits. Among his interests, Klein is a wild mushroom expert, foraging for some 60 species throughout the growing season. This exhibit will feature prints of locally gathered fungi on canvas and paper, including several not previously exhibited.

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

Garbage Disposal Unit

Artist: William Sieruta
Start Date: August 7, 2010
End Date: September 4, 2010
Location Name: The Elusie Gallery
Address: 43 Main Street / Old Town Hall
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.eastmontgallery.net

William's current work is an exploration of the interplay of aspects of high and low culture, combining obscure art historical references with overtly pop visual quotations creating a unique personal reality that is complex, colorful and strange. He currently lives and maintains a studio outside of Amherst. He will be returning to Chicago in September to complete his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
info@eastmontgallery.net
413-529-9265

Small Is Beautiful

Artists: Anita Hunt, Scott McDaniel and Larinda Meade
Start Date: September 7, 2010
End Date: October 10, 2010
Reception Date: Friday, September 24, 6-8pm
Location Name: Zea Mays Printmaking
Hours: Tue 10-9, Wed 10-5, Thur 12-9, Fri 10-5, and on the first and third Sat & Sun of the month 11-5
Address: 221 Pine Street, #320
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com

Anita Hunt exhibits a new series of etchings inspired by a recent visit to Scotland. Based on watery landscapes, these prints are some of her most abstract works to date. Scott McDaniel's monotype color studies draw on his background as a designer and painter of stained glass windows. Larinda Meade's drypoint images explore the interplay of light and dark in the New England landscape.

Contact: liz@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

Cast-Off Paintings by Legend Stone

Artist: Legend Stone
Start Date: August 1, 2010
End Date: September 30, 2010
Location Name: The Recovery Annex
Hours: M 1-5, Tu 9-1, W 3-5, Th-F 9-5
Address: 74 Federal Street
City, ST: Greenfield, MA
Website: www.westernmassrlc.org

As part of its "Tell Tale Art Series", the Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community (RLC) presents "Cast-Off Paintings by Legend Stone," mixed media works on canvas.

Contact: Andy Grant
andy@westernmassrlc.org
413-325-6245

Nature Photography and Oil Paintings

Artist: Patricia Czepiel Hayes
Start Date: July 1, 2010
End Date: August 31, 2010
Location Name: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Hours: M-F 8am-4:30pm
Address: 300 Westgate Center Drive
City, ST: Hadley, MA
Website: www.hadleydesignworks.net

The photographs and oil paintings in this exhibition are inspired by subjects in nature, most of which are growing within 25 feet of the artist's home in Hadley. Common plants and trees are transformed into beautiful abstractions as the artist searches for compositions that satisfy her interest in line, form, detail and color.

Contact: Patricia Czepiel Hayes
ph@hadleydesignworks.net
413-539-1377

Provocateur: New Artworks by Dean Nimmer

Artist: Dean Nimmer
Start Date: September 4, 2010
End Date: September 30, 2010
Reception Date: Thursday, September 9, 6pm
Location Name: Wistariahurst Museum
Hours: Sat-Mon 12-4pm
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City, ST: Hadley, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org

Holyoke resident Dean Nimmer is an eclectic artist who works in several mediums, art techniques and painting styles all at the same time. As he puts it, "I may have a form of art schizophrenia that causes me to continually change my subject matter and move in different directions constantly without worrying about maintaining a 'style' of painting." Nimmer showcases new mixed media works that are bound to stimulate your eye and imagination. Admission to the gallery $3

Contact: Marjorie Latham
lathamm@ci.holyoke.ma.us
413-322-5660

Local ARTery: Bringing Handmade to the Heart of Our Community

Artists: Sponsored by Artisans of Western Mass
Date: September 11, 10am-5pm
Location Name: Dynamite Space, Thornes Marketplace
Address: 150 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: localartery.artisansofwmass.com

The Artisans of Western Mass are thrilled to be sponsoring their first ever art & craft show, 'Local ARTery: Bringing Handmade to the Heart of Our Community'. This event features 20 artisans who all live and work in western Massachusetts. Meet each artist and chat with them about their work and their artistic process. Purchase quality handcrafted gifts for body and home while supporting your creative neighbors. Free admission.

Contact: Karen Ducey
LocalARTery@gmail.com
413-835-5163

Nortampton Chalk Art Festival

Artist: Juried exhibition of six chalk artists
Date: September 10, 8am-8pm
Location Name: 6 locations in downtown Northampton
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

The first annual Northampton Chalk Art Festival features six artists who have been invited to render their work in chalk on 5'x5' cement canvases located throughout downtown. Work will take place from 8 am until 4 pm on the day of the event. Prizes awarded at 5 pm. The public is encouraged to watch the chalk art pieces develop during the day and to view completed drawings in the evening while enjoying Northampton's monthly gallery walk.

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoarts.org
413-584-7327

Piecing It All Together: The Cut-Paper Collage Art of Noelle Horsfield

Artist: Noelle Horsfield
Start Date: September 7, 2010
End Date: September 30, 2010
Reception Date: September 10, 5-7pm
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Hours: Tues-Fri, 11am-4pm, and during events open to the public
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

"I create lovely cut paper collages using a wonderful palette of papers in a myriad of colors, textures, and patterns," says Horsfield. "Each collage is made up of hundreds of tiny bits of paper painstakingly cut and applied by hand, sometimes adding layer, after layer, in order to create a multifaceted, dimensional piece of art. As a result, my finished collages sometimes have an almost sculptural feel."

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoarts.org
413-584-7327

The Persephone Project

Artist: Diane Travis
Start Date: September 1, 2010
End Date: September 30, 2010
Reception Date: September 10, 5-8pm
Location Name: Oxbow Gallery
Hours: 12-5 Thurs–Sun
Address: 275 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA

The Persephone Project by artist Diane Travis will be installed in the "Backroom" at the Oxbow Gallery during the month of September. An installation of plaster, encaustic pomegranate sculptures and sewn fiber wall pieces made from cast off household linens responding to the Persephone myth will be created. The life cycle, birth, death and transformation are primary themes of the myth and are intertwined with the imagery throughout the work.

Contact: 413-586-6300

Photographs by Bill Rowley, Erica Flood, and Paul Yandoli

Artists: Bill Rowley, Erica Flood, and Paul Yandoli
Start Date: September 2, 2010
End Date: September 29, 2010
Reception Date:
Location Name: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Hours: Mon 9-9; Tues 1-5; Wed 9-9; Thur 1-5; Fri 9-5; closed Sat until Sept 4; closed Sun and holidays
Address: 20 West Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org

Bill Rowley's images in this exhibit are from his "Cut Flowers" portfolio, in which he tackles the challenge of trying to find something new to say about the beauty of flowers. Paul Yandoli's current exhibit is a collection of images made with Kodak B&W infrared film over a period of about fifteen years. Erica Ann Flood presents intimate images of nature.

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

MAG HAGS

Artists: Dan Cashman, Liz Diamond, Angela Zammarelli, Jena Sujat, Ryan Feeney, Emily Hunt and Ben Estes
Start Date: September 1, 2010
End Date: September 12, 2010
Reception Date: September 10, 5-8pm
Location Name: A.P.E. Window Gallery
Hours: Mon-Thurs & Sun 12-5pm; Fri-Sat 12-8pm
Address: 126 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.apearts.org

A group of notorious collagers present "MAG HAGS" at A.P.E. Gallery. These collage pieces are all hand-done, revisiting the old tradition—pre-Photoshop, post National Geographic. Co-curated by Jono Tosch and Rachel B. Glaser, MAG HAGS will showcase collage work from a range of artists. The curators focused on work that upholds and pushes the definition of traditional collage, highlighting its underlying principles: scrappiness, reuse, frugality, re-organization, wit, and invention.

Contact: Lisa Thompson
lisathompson@apearts.org
413-586-5553

LIFE LIKE

Artists: Rick Beaupre, Cynthia Consentino, Stephen St. Francis Decky, Greg Kline, Lola, Travis Louie, Aron Wiesenfeld
Start Date: August 25, 2010
End Date: September 25, 2010
Location Name: William Baczek Fine Arts
Hours: Tues-Wed 10-5; Thurs-Sat 10-8; Sun 12-5
Address: 36 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.wbfinearts.com

A group exhibition featuring the work of eight artists. These artists are all working in the genre that can be loosely termed Pop Surrealism, or the Lowbrow movement. Included in the exhibition will be drawings, paintings, ceramic and metal sculpture.

Contact: Nicole Miller
info@wbfinearts.com
413-587-9880

Watercolors

Artist: David Gloman
Start Date: August 9, 2010
End Date: September 3, 2010
Reception Date: Thursday, September 2, 6-8pm
Location Name: The Trailside Gallery
Address: 14 Strong Avenue
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.thetrailsidegallery.net

David will be on hand for an informal discussion of his watercolors at 6:30pm on Sept 2nd. His series of watercolors in this show were done directly outdoors with each painting taking less than a half hour to make. The portable nature of watercolor allowed him to explore places he normally wouldn't go if using his oil paints and large box truck as a mobile studio. Some of the works in the show were done as close as the bike path to as far away as the Maumee River in Northwestern Ohio.

Contact: Jessica Lapinski
Jrlapinski@comcast.net
413-478-3137

Pick It: A Performance Painting by Perry Huntoon

Artist: Perry Huntoon
Start Date: August 11, 2010
End Date: September 8, 2010
Location Name: UNITE
Hours: 12-6pm daily
Address: 202 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.perryhuntoon.com

This three-day live painting (August 11-13, 12-6pm each day) on an eight-foot section of white picket fence is a purposeful action meant to question the intent of the structure itself. The fence symbolizes the ways in which we keep things in and people out, and our attempt to dress up and prettify whatever ugliness we want to keep hidden. Upon the painting's completion, the fence will be disassembled and the individual pickets will be sold, with each buyer naming a price they deem worthy of the piece.

Contact: Perry Huntoon
pbhuntoon@gmail.com
603-344-7111

Leonard Nimoy: A Retrospective

Artist: Leonard Nimoy
Start Date: July 29, 2010
End Date: October 31, 2010
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

An exhibit in conjunction with MASS MoCA. Featuring work from Secret Selves, The Full Body Project, Shekhina, The Black and White Series, and Self Portraits.

Contact: Richard Michelson
RM@RMichelson.com
413-586-3964

Unconscious Dance

Artist: Laura Reinhard
Start Date: April 2010
End Date: October 2010
Location Name: E. John Gare Garage / Open Air Art Gallery
Address: 85 Hampton Avenue
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.LauraReinhard.com

Laura Reinhard is a sculptor living in Florence, MA. Her abstract figurative sculptures, created from copper tubing, evoke the emergent energy of nature. Inspired by pods, seeds, and other forms of sprouting life, her work is not a recreation of these forms.

Contact: William
william@dancenorthampton.com
413-586-3164

Birth

Artist: William G Duffy Jr
Start Date: April 2010
End Date: October 2010
Location Name: E. John Gare Garage / Open Air Art Gallery
Address: 85 Hampton Avenue
City, ST: Northampton, MA

"Birth" ... A stone sculpture with subjective undertones.

Contact: William
william@dancenorthampton.com
413-586-3164

Classical Realism in the European Tradition

Artist: Christina Grace Mastrangelo
Start Date: August 29, 2010
End Date: September 30, 2010
Reception Date: September 12, 1-3pm
Location Name: Western New England College Art Gallery
Hours: Mon-Sat 9-8, Sun 11-8
Address: 1215 Wilbraham Road
City, ST: Springfield, MA

Mastrangelo spent three years studying in Italy, learning the traditional techniques of the masters. "Realist art has a firm and essential grounding in the technical and material, in nature and in understanding form, and often years of study are dedicated to technical rendering and methods to reach a higher level of visual understanding. It is my hope that this exhibit will share the knowledge of what it takes to reach this level, as taught in Europe for centuries." Gallery talk on Tuesday, September 14 at 7pm

Contact: Patricia Jenks

Dragonflies of the Connecticut River Watershed

Artist: Glenn Corbiere
Start Date: August 1, 2010
End Date: August 31, 2010
Location Name: Great Falls Discovery Center
Hours: Daily, 10am–4pm
Address: 2 Avenue A
City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
Website: www.greatfallsma.org

Local artist Glenn Corbiere has put together this new, eye-catching and informative exhibit on the Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Connecticut River Watershed. He has spent much of the last 10 years photographing the Insect Order Odonata. You will be astounded at the beauty and diversity of these insects!

West Springfield Arts Council Accepting Grant Applications

Sponsoring Group Name: West Springfield Arts Council (WESPAC)
Submission Due Date: October 15, 2010
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: West Springfield, MA
Website: www.mass-culture.org/West-Springfield

The West Springfield Arts Council, (WESPAC), has set an October 15, 2010 postmarked deadline for organizations, schools and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in our community.These grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in West Springfield - including exhibits, festivals, short-term artist residencies, performances in schools and local venues as well as workshops and lectures.

Contact: Diane Clark
diane.clark15@verizon.net
413-737-1909

Submit Your Design for the 2010 WFCR/WNNZ Art Mug!

Sponsoring Group Name: FCR and WNNZ
Submission Due Date: October 1, 2010
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.wfcr.org

88.5FM WFCR and 640AM WNNZ are seeking submissions from local artists for the station's 5th Annual WFCR Art Mug! The limited-edition mug will be available to WFCR's contributing listeners during the station's on-air fund drives from October 2010 through June 2011. Visit wfcr.org for more details.

Contact: Vanessa Cerillo
413-545-9717

Seeking Artists for Artspace 2010 Holiday Gift Sale

Sponsoring Group Name: Artspace Community Arts Center
Submission Due Date: September 10
Submission Fees: see below
City, ST: Greenfield, MA
Website: www.franklyarts.com

Seeking artists to participate in its Holiday Gift Sale at Greenfield High School, November 5-6. All types of original 2 and 3D artwork will be considered. There is no booth fee. Instead, Artspace receives a commission on sales. Artists must be present to sell their work. Net proceeds from the sale will support Artspace's financial aid fund and the Strings for Kids program in the Greenfield Public Schools. To be considered for participation, email Artspace three digital images, descriptions and pricing representative of your work.

Contact: info@franklyarts.com
413-772-6811

Own a piece of your own Art Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Artist Co-op at Tower Square
City, ST: Springfield, MA

Want to own a piece of your own ART GALLERY? Join the Artist Co-op at Tower Square, 1500 Main Street, Springfield MA, for Information call 413-788-3903, Open to all artists of all mediums. Space limited to 20 artists. Contact: Tracy Woods, artforthesoul@verizon.net

Contact: Tracy Woods
artforthesoul@verizon.net
413-788-3903

3rd Annual Easthampton Paint Out

Sponsoring Group Name: Nashawannuck Gallery and Art Walk Easthampton
Submission Due Date: September 11
Submission Fees: $20
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.nashawannuckgallery.com

Come join the Easthampton Paint Out; a one-week plein air painting competition. Artists begin by having their blank canvases stamped at the Nashawannuck Gallery beginning Saturday, September 4. Artists must paint outside and within the city limits of Easthampton and not from a photograph. Completed pieces are due at 12:00, Saturday, September 11. Reception and award ceremony begins at 5pm. Two $300 purchase prizes for "Best in Show" oil/acrylic and watercolor to be announced at 7:30.

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

Fall Festival of Art, October 10-11, 2010

Sponsoring Group Name: Men of Sinai/Sinai Temple
Submission Due Date: September 20, 2010
Submission Fees: $125 for 10' X 10' space (indoors)
City, ST: Springfield, MA

Confirmed artists include Leon Comstock, Jr. (acrylics, oils); Tony Faith (glassblower); Cindy Lutz Kornet (handbags); Lori Mader (pottery); Barbarann Mainzer (acrylics); Christine Grace Mastrangelo (graphite, oil, pastel portraits); Jane Trigere (calligraphy, textiles, watercolors); Mike Valentine (caricatures).

Contact: Stuart Warshaw
stucreations@gmail.com
413-567-3249

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

Call to Artists: Greater Easthampton Studio Tour Celebrating American Craft Week

Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts
Submission Due Date: August 31, 2010
Submission Fees: $25 to $100 map listing fees
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com

In celebration of American Craft Week (ACW) ECA is producing and promoting a one day citywide “Studio Tour.” Saturday, October 2, from 10-5. We are calling all types of artists, performers, and craftspeople to participate; show your studios at work, have a sale, a booth at Old Town Hall or on the Streets of Greater Easthampton. We will be producing a map listing all the participants and their locations and hours. For further info please see the ECA website.

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

Pioneer Valley Artists / Curators

Sponsoring Group Name: Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum
Submission Due Date: September 2010
City, ST: Hadley, MA
Website: www.pphmuseum.org

Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum is interested in exhibiting the work of Pioneer Valley artists at the Corn Barn. The Corn Barn is a nice alternative space in Hadley. Good exposure for your artwork. Wednesday Folk Concerts and Saturday Perfect Spot of Tea bring in a number of people who will see the artwork. This is also an excellent opportunity to curate an art exhibit. The Corn Barn venue can incorporate poetry and dance. Exhibit can be up from @ May 15, 2010 thru Oct. 15, 2010. Contact John Romanski at Artist152@charter.net if interested or have any questions.

Contact: John Romanski
Artist152@charter.net

Call to Artists: The 2010 Art Exhibit to benefit Autism Speaks

Submission Due Date: September 1, 2010
Submission Fees: $40
City, ST: West Springfield, MA
Website: www.crystalchilds.com

An art show is going to be taking place on November 19, 2010 from 6pm-10pm at the all-new Balise Lexus (to be built). This is an amazing opportunity for us as artists. This will be an elegant event and hopefully like no other art exhibit you or anyone else has been to! More information on website.

Contact: Crystal Childs
crystaljchilds@gmail.com
413-233-6941

Easthampton City Arts

Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts
Submission Due Date: Open and ongoing
Submission Fees: Annual, Voluntary.
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com

Easthampton City Arts (ECA) has opened membership to include the towns of Southampton & Westhampton. The decision was made after ECA Coordinating Committee surveyed current members, with an overwhelming majority saying yes. Members of ECA can include fine artists, craftspeople, dancers, writers, choreographers, poets, etc, as well as arts related businesses and organizations. Artisans in Southampton & Westhampton are invited to review membership requirements and apply via the ECA website.

Contact: Briana Taylor
Info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-527-8278

Friends of the Agawam Public Library 2nd Open Juried Art Show

Sponsoring Group Name: Friends of the Agawam Public Library
Submission Due Date: September 28, 2010
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 acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels, and other media (pencil drawing, charcoals, pen and inks, block prints, collage, encaustics). Total of $2,650 in awards. 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. Jury selections will be based on the review of the original artworks, rather than on slides or jpegs.

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

Open Call for Visual Artists in the Dynamite Space

Sponsoring Group Name: C3 and Thornes Marketplace
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.valleyartshare.com

C3 seeks visual artists to make use of the Dynamite Space in Thornes Marketplace in Northampton! Painters, sculptors, filmmakers, photographers, installation artists, and everyone in between! The Dynamite Space is a deliciously raw, open basement space with brick walls, wood floors and huge windows. Anything that would visually enhance the space and involve the community is welcome in the space! C3 offers assistance with publicity and curation. All proposals must be approved by C3 and Thornes Marketplace. All shows must be installed along the wall of the space, as the farmer's market and dance rehearsals also take place in the space. See website for information on how to apply.

Contact: Perry Huntoon
perry@commonwealthcenter.org
413-585-0373

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

Call for Sculpture

Sponsoring Group Name: E. John Gare Garage - Open Air Art Gallery
City, ST: Northampton, MA

The open Air Art Gallery is instinctively being developed with a Public Sculpture Garden theme in mind. Space is available for free standing sculptures as well as "Garage attached" pieces. A canopied edifice will allow for mixed/multi media exhibits on the nights of the Spring/Summer/Fall Second Friday Art Walk.

Contact:William G. Duffy, Jr.
413-586-3164
william@dancenorthampton.com

Looking for Artists to demonstrate their art during Northampton's Arts Night Out

Sponsoring Group Name: Valley Hands
Submission Due Date: ongoing for the 2nd Friday of each month
Submission Fees: $40
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.valleyhands.com

The 2nd Friday of each month we're looking for 3-4 artists to demonstrate, exhibit and sell their art during Northampon's Arts Night Out. The cost is only $40 for the evening 4-8pm. Register early for listing in our promotional mailings. Join us for a new life adventure. A great opportunity to step out of your comfort zone, learn to share your story and welcome feedback, enjoy community with other artist and a chance to focus on your art in a creative atmosphere.

Contact: Dorene Pennell
dorene@valleyhands.com
413-335-9235

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

Gallery A3 Seeks New Members

Sponsoring Group Name: Gallery A3
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.gallerya3.com

Gallery A3, a cooperative, contemporary fine art gallery located in the Amherst Cinema complex, invites applications from local artists. For an application, visit us at 28 Amity Street or www.gallerya3.com, call 413.256.4250, or email mtc@crocker.com. Applications are juried the second Wednesday of each month.

Contact: Marianne Connolly
413-253-3572
mtc@crocker.com

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

Chapbook Bindings

Date: October 2–3, Sat–Sun, 9:30-5
Fee: $250 tuition plus $30 materials
Class Location: Garage Annex School for Book Arts
Address: One Cottage Street, Room 5-03
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.GarageAnnexSchool.com

This workshop is for anyone wishing to learn basic bookbinding but is especially appropriate for writers and artists wishing to self-publish. We will make several structures that lend themselves to books designed and printed on standard-size papers with personal computer equipment. These include both soft and hardcover single signature bindings (a signature is a gathering of pages), an accordion book, and a side-sewn binding. No previous bookbinding experience is necessary. Beginners encouraged!

Contact: Greta D. Sibley
Greta@GarageAnnexSchool.com
413-529-0070

Creating Gourd Art at GCC

Date: Thurs, 6-8:30, beginning September 23 (6 weeks)
Fee: $105 & materials
Class Location: Greenfield Community College
Address: 270 Main Street
City, ST: Greenfield, MA
Website: www.gcc.mass.edu/shopcreditfree

Beginners to advanced students will create four gourd art pieces during this course to take home. During the course you will learn about gourd health and safety, how to select a gourd for a particular project, cleaning, cutting, sanding and stenciling, decoupage, pyrography (burning design) and weaving pine needles and other natural materials, creating different artistic effects. $40 materials fee payable to the first night of class, which includes all hardshelled gourds needed for projects.

Contact: 413-775-1605

Creating Gourd Art at The Hill Institute

Date: Tues, 7:15-9:15, beginning September 21 (10 weeks)
Fee: $50 & materials
Class Location: Hill Institute
Address: 83 Pine Street
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.hillinstitute.com

Beginners to advanced students will create four gourd art pieces during this course to take home. During the course you will learn about gourd health and safety, how to select a gourd for a particular project, cleaning, cutting, sanding and stenciling, decoupage, pyrography (burning design) and weaving pine needles and other natural materials, creating different artistic effects. $40 materials fee payable to the first night of class, which includes all hardshelled gourds needed for projects.

Contact: Chris Hammel
413-584-1725

Altered Book Class 101

Date: September 25 & October 2, 10am-1pm
Fee: $32 for members and $40 for non-members, $10 fee for supplies
Class Location: Holyoke Creative Arts Center
Address: 400 South Elm Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.holyokecac.org

Limited to 8 people. No experience necessary. Students may bring copies of their family photos, scissors, and a newer hard cover book with approximately 200-300 pages, 5” x 7” or larger with pages sewn in rather than glued. All other supplies will be provided.

Contact: Judy Novak
judynovak@comcast.net
413-627-8543

Fundamentals of Seamless Felting with Christine White

Date: September 1, 6-9pm
Fee: $75 plus materials approx $10-30
Class Location: New England Felting Supply
Address: 84 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.feltingsupply.com

If you could take only one felting class, this would be it. The seamless technique is the foundation class for most functional feltwear projects and the basis for creating more elaborate art. The emphasis will be on learning to create smooth, strong felted seams that will become invisible by the end of the process, resulting in the illusion of seamlessness. Participants will make a small, one-pocket handbag or a smooth vessel. No felting experience is required.

Contact: sales@feltingsupply.com
413-527-1188

Reclaimed Crafts

Date: September 15 - October 20, 6:30-8:30pm (6 classes)
Fee: $150.00 + $25.00 material fee
Organization: Reclaimed Crafts
Class Location: Sticks and Bricks
Address: 9 Market Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: reclaimedcraftsnorthampton.blogspot.com

We will create items like serving trays, coasters, napkin rings, mail and jewelry organizers and key hooks using vintage Waverly fabric; 1950's and '60's tablecloths; beautiful decoupage paper; vintage maps; old postcards; calendars and books; salvaged barn and bead board; and vintage round clothespins and buttons, all culled from garage sales, thrift shops, curbside "trash", Freecycle, salvage yards and our collections.

Contact: Jennifer Dieringer
jendieringer@gmail.com
413-587-8915

Zentangle® Drawing Series: Basics and Beyond

Date: September 9, 16, 23, and October 7, 6:30-8:30pm
Fee: $33 per class
Class Location: Valley Hands
Address: 342 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.valleyhands.com

Each class is held for 2 hours and costs $33 per class. A basic supply kit will be provided for $7 at the first class. All other materials will be provided. Class 1: Introduction to Zentangle®. Class 2: Learn 6 patterns plus variations and enhancers. Class 3: Learn 4 patterns using creative strings. Class 4: Learn 2 patterns utilizing color. Pre-register by email mimi.lempart@gmail.com or phone 413-584-0496

Contact: mimi.lempart@gmail.com
413-584-0496

Oil Painting Classes for mixed level students

Date: Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
Fee: Fee is shared by group (range is $10-$15) per class
Address: 22 Grandview Avenue
City, ST: Florence, MA

Ongoing class held Wednesdays 6-7:30pm. Ages Teen-Adult (14+). Instructor is Val Bassett, BFA, MSM. Call for more info.

Contact: valeriebassett@comcast.net
413-563-3538