Rapaport Lecture Series: Kevin Beasley

Date: March 9, 5:30-6:30pm
Location: Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather Hall, Amherst College
Address: 17 Fayerweather Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/art/a-calendar/node/941173

Kevin Beasley lives and works in New York. His practice spans sculpture, photography, sound, and performance, while centering on materials of cultural and personal significance, from raw cotton harvested from his family’s property in Virginia to sounds gathered using contact microphones. Beasley alters, casts, and molds these diverse materials to form a body of works that acknowledge the complex, shared histories of the broader American experience, steeped in generational memories.

Contact: Heather Ruggeri
hruggeri@amherst.edu
413-542-2365

9th Annual Black Art Matters Festival

Start Date: March 3, 2026
End Date: May 3, 2026
Reception Date: March 5, 2026
Location: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/museums/mead/events/BAM-Fest

The Black Art Matters Festival affirms and celebrates Black student artists and creators. Zoe Akoto (Class of 2021) started the Black Art Matters Festival in 2018 when she noticed that the creative work of Black students was rarely seen on campus. Over the past seven years, the annual Festival has blossomed further under the care of student artists and organizers. The Festival highlights an expansive range of creative practices including all visual media as well as spoken word, dance, and music.

Contact: Charlotte Murtishaw
cmurtishaw@amherst.edu

ROMANUM

Artist: Ron Maggio
Start Date: March 5, 2026
End Date: March 28, 2026
Reception Date: March 6, 5-7pm
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Mixed media works in ROMANUM by Ron Maggio are inspired by the wall paintings (or frescos) from houses and villas of Rome, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Boscoreale, dating from the second century B.C. and the first century A.D. The artist works within classical sensibilities of architectural space and color and incorporates the rich color palette employed by Roman fresco painters.

Contact: Ron Maggio
rmaggio@springfieldcollege.edu
413-783-0642

Public Talk: The Axis and the Moon: Two Monumental Minarets from Medieval India

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 5-6pm
Location: Classroom 117, Fayerweather Hall, Amherst College
Hours:Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: 17 Fayerweather Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/art/a-calendar/node/940295

In this talk, Mohit Manohar, Assistant Professor of South Asian Art and Architecture from the University of Chicago, examines the dialogic history between the two tallest medieval minaret in India: the Qutb (Axis) Minar at Delhi and the Chand (Moon) Minar at Daulatabad.

Contact: Heather Ruggeri
finearts@amherst.edu
413-542-2365

Resilient Roots: Pollinators, Weeds, & the Art of Repair

Artists: group show
Start Date: February 28, 2026
End Date: August 28, 2026
Location: Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Address: 650 East Pleasant Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umass.edu/renaissance/events/opening-reception-resilient-roots-pollinators-weeds-and-art-repair

This exhibit explores the connections between the earth's most persistent plants and the creatures that sustain them. Highlighting the vital role of pollinators in nurturing ecosystems, while celebrating the resilience of weeds that have adapted across centuries, Resilient Roots invites visitors to consider how insights from the early modern world--its plant lore, ecological observations, and land management practices--can inspire new ways to repair the fragile environments that sustain us all.Artists: Missy Dunaway, Aliza Fassler, Bo Kim, and Suzette Marie Martin.

Contact: Liz Fox
efox@umass.edu

Hallucinations

Artist: Lisa Iglesias
Start Date: February 23, 2026
End Date: March 20, 2026
Location: Eli Marsh Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: Fayerweather Hall, Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/art/EliMarsh

Hallucinations brings together three new, interrelated series by Lisa Iglesias that frame perception as layered, contingent, and in motion. Composed of acrylic paint on paper, translucent materials, and repeated relief prints of domestic objects, the works unfold through veils, screens, and patterned surfaces that shift as the viewer moves.

Contact: finearts@amherst.edu

Revolutionary Movements

Artist: Kwame Brathwaite
Start Date: February 17, 2026
End Date: July 5, 2026
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/mm/753784

A progenitor of the Black is Beautiful movement, Brathwaite created photos which made the beauty and power of his subjects undeniable. Revolutionary Movements centers Brathwaite's activism and underlines his enduring attention to the liberated body; subjects range from singing, marching, and modeling to dancing, boxing, and children playing. This exhibition is curated in collaboration with the artist's son and daughter-in-law.

Contact: Charlotte Murtishaw
cmurtishaw@amherst.edu

Dæmonomania

Artist: Anthony Discenza
Start Date: February 6, 2026
End Date: March 21, 2026
Location: Hampshire College Art Gallery
Address: Harold F. Johnson Library, ground floor
City/Town: Amherst
Website: hampshirecollege.gallery/anthony-discenza

Encompassing a diverse range of appropriated materials--from a one-ton pallet of anthracite to synthetic clones of Judy Garland's voice--Anthony Discenza's Dæmonomania focuses on how operative metaphors drawn from occult and supernatural belief inform our relationship to technology. Across these divergent media, the exhibition contemplates the complex entanglements of mass consumption, resource exploitation, thermodynamic expenditure, and wish fulfillment that mark our contemporary moment.

Contact: gallery@hampshire.edu

Merge

Artist: Scott Tulay
Start Date: February 5, 2026
End Date: March 7, 2026
Location: UMass Olver Design Building Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Address: 551 N Pleasant Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umass.edu/architecture/events/merge-work-scott-tulay-architect-artist

The exhibition represents a culmination of decades of architectural experience translated through the language of drawing.

Land of the Free

Artist: Camille Turner
Start Date: February 6, 2026
End Date: May 8, 2026
Location: University Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4:30pm, Sat & Sun 12-4pm, first Thursdays 11am-8pm
Address: UMass Amherst
City/Town: Amherst
Website: arts.umass.edu/visual-arts/exhibitions/land-of-the-free

A new exhibition by Canadian interdisciplinary artist and scholar Camille Turner, whose work investigates local histories of transatlantic slavery and their enduring legacies.

Contact: Maddie Fabian
mfabian@umass.edu
413-545-9663

Gallery A3 @ GoBerry 'n Cream

Artists: Gallery A3 artists
Start Date: January 30, 2026
End Date: March 31, 2026
Location: GoBerry 'n Cream
Address: 28 Amity Street Suite 1E
City/Town: Amherst
Website: goberryncream.com

In Pink and Peach, Gallery A3 artists celebrate warm tones in the cold winter months. Image: Commence, acrylic on canvas by Kim White

Fragile Connections

Artist: Sally Prasch
Start Date: January 29, 2026
End Date: May 8, 2026
Reception Date: April 23, 5pm
Location: Hampden Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri & Sunday 1-5pm, Wed 1-7pm
Address: UMass Amherst
City/Town: Amherst
Website: hampdengallery.org

A series of innovative works, from vivid neon-lit sculptures that underscore the urgency of the climate crisis to delicately engraved glass forms bearing thought-provoking texts about environmental issues. Internationally recognized for her blend of technical skill and intuitive creativity, Prasch is UMass's scientific glassblower. When she's not working in the campus glass laboratory, Prasch produces stunning glass sculptures in her home studio. Reception and artist talk: April 23.

Contact: Maddie Fabian
mfabian@umass.edu
413-545-9663

Mabel Loomis Todd Exhibit to benefit Emily Dickinson Museum

Start Date: January 12, 2026
End Date: April 27, 2026
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

New images of Mabel Loomis Todd through a rarely seen collection of her paintings created for a book of her father's poetry published over a century ago, entitled "A Sunset Idyl and Other Poems" by E. J. Loomis. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of post card prints of her paintings exhibited at The Mill District Local Art Gallery benefit Emily Dickinson Museum. The Local Art Gallery is donating space and sales commission to support this cause.

Contact: Shannon Borrell
Gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

Adventures of the Quantum Soup Surfer

Artist: JooYoung Choi
Start Date: January 27, 2026
End Date: July 5, 2026
Reception Date: July 5, 2026
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive, Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/mm/753778

Through her multimodal work, colorful Houston-based artist JooYoung Choi taps into alternate personas and an imaginative realm called the Cosmic Womb that combines social issues and themes of fantasy, autobiography, and healing. In this exhibition, former sidekick Nina Blue (aka the Quantum Soup Surfer) comes to the fore in a compelling new arc of self-discovery, drawing on Choi's own adoption to the US as a child. Features painting, collage, soft sculpture, and music video compilation.

Contact: Charlotte Murtishaw
cmurtishaw@amherst.edu

The Political Uses of Madness

Artist: Tammy Nguyen
Start Date: October 17, 2025
End Date: May 8, 2026
Location: University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA)
Address: Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts, 151 Presidents Drive, UMass
City/Town: Amherst
Website: arts.umass.edu/visual-arts/exhibitions/political-uses-of-madness-2526

The exhibition is part of the museum's ongoing Dialogue with a Collection exhibition series, an annual program in which a contemporary artist is invited to engage with the museum's permanent collection. For this exhibition, Nguyen has created a new series of circular paintings in response to documents from the Ellsberg Papers housed in UMass Libraries collections in addition to specimens from the UMass Herbarium. Feb 19, 5:30-7pm, Artist talk.

QAA Artists on View

Artists: Quabbin Art Association
Start Date: January 5, 2026
End Date: March 27, 2026
Location: North Brookfield Savings Bank
Address: 4 Daniel Shays Highway
City/Town: Belchertown
Website: quabbinartassociation.com

A rotating exhibition series at North Brookfield Savings Bank featuring work by QAA member artists. Exhibits will change every three months. The opening group show highlights artists Terrence Kiernan, Susan Pecora, and Deborah Sacon. On view through March during regular business hours. QAA is grateful to North Brookfield Savings Bank for its support of local artists and commitment to enriching the community through the arts.

Contact: Info@quabbinartassociation.com

Easthampton Art Walk

Date: Saturday, March 7, 4-7pm
Location: various locations
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com/events/category/art-walk

First Saturday Art Walks feature exhibitions, live performances, fun + free interactive activities for the whole family.

The Five Tantric Mandalas

Artist: John Darby
Start Date: March 7, 2026
End Date: March 28, 2026
Reception Date: March 7, 4-7pm
Location: The Elusie Gallery
Hours: see website for hours
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bigredframe.com/gallery

Space, Luminosity and the Spirit Deities. The Five Mandalas, whimsically expressing the 5 energies where enlightenment and neurosis are found in the same place based on Tantric Buddhist principles. Space, luminosity: abstract expressions on the play between energetic and spacious energies. Spirit deities: "Deities" as images/visualizations that bring a human like form that points to and helps us engage with the energies happening around us.

Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
yourfriends@bigredframe.com
413-529-9265

Chromaticism

Artist: Rebecca Schrader
Start Date: March 7, 2026
End Date: March 26, 2026
Reception Date: Saturday, March 7, 4-7pm
Location: ECA Gallery
Hours: 43 Main Street / Old Town Hall
Address: Tue & Thur 12-2pm, Wed 12-3pm
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com

Chromaticism is a solo painting exhibition featuring abstract color-fields and gestural mindscapes, as well as live original music on cello+electronics.

Contact:

Wildlife Posing

Artist: Marty Espinola
Start Date: January 28, 2026
End Date: March 31, 2026
Location: E•Media
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Ste 102
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptonmedia.org/create/gallery

E•Media Artist in Residence: Marty Espinola, Wildlife Posing, photo exhibit (no AI).

Contact: Lucinda Arnold
info@easthamptonmedia.org
413-203-1360

A Time, a Place, Our Gaze: Re-framing the Subaltern

Start Date: January 29, 2026
End Date: April 12, 2026
Location: 50 Arrow Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-2pm
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 136
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: slaverynorth.com/event/kenneth-scott

A collection of rare twentieth-century portraits, snapshots, and vernacular photographs of black people in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. This exhibition celebrates the profound impact of photographic self-representation for black communities by remembering the deep roots of black populations in an overlooked region of the diaspora. Curated by Kenneth Scott.

Why I Dream In Color

Artist: Susan M. Kolls
Start Date: March 1, 2026
End Date: March 31, 2026
Reception Date: March 12, 6-8pm
Location: Sip 413
Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-4pm Sat & Sun 8am-4pm
Address: 90 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: sip413.com/gallery

Why I Dream In Color by Susan M. Kolls is based on a poem she wrote based on 10 random words. At the artists hangout on Thursday, March 12th, Susan will lead a workshop with word prompts for people to turn into poems or collages. You're welcome to join or bring your own art project!

Contact: Autumn Guntor
galleryandretail@sip413.com

In Between the Unseen: Writers Read featuring Vitek Kruta and Jessica Gorman

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 7pm
Location: LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/events/writers-read-4-2026-03-11

A literary and visual art collaboration between Vitek Kruta and Jessica Gorman. They will present their collaborative project, In Between The Unseen. They will read their work while surrounded by images. In Between the Unseen is a collaborative project that explores the roots of human nature and the unseen forces that drive us in our journey towards understanding our place in the Universe. $1-5 suggested donation.

Contact: lindy@localaccess.org

52nd Annual Franklin County Teen Art Show

Artists: Teens from across Franklin County
Start Date: March 6, 2026
End Date: April 24, 2026
Reception Date: March 6, 5-8pm
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org

This group exhibit showcases work from teen artists across the valley, including students from Franklin County Technical School, Academy at Charlemont, Northfield Mount Hermon, Pioneer Valley Regional School, Four Rivers, and even teens in our After School Art Program (ASAP) and Teen Clay! Photo shown is from our 2025 Teen Show: Charlotte Caputo, Stoneleigh Burnham School, Grade 11, Title: Dinner Time.

Contact: info@artspacegreenfield.org
413-772-6811

Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind

Artists: Student-Artists from the Academy at Charlemont
Start Date: March 7, 2026
End Date: March 30, 2026
Reception Date: Saturday, March 7, 12-2pm
Location: LAVA Center
Hours: Mon 11am-2pm, Thur 11am-2pm & 5-8pm, Fri 5-8pm, Sat 11am-2pm
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/exhibits/charlemont

This exhibition consists of independently developed works by high school artists at the Academy at Charlemont. Each artist chose the medium and meanings they wanted to explore, yielding artworks that range from aesthetic experimentation to political allegory to absurd comedy.

Contact: clara@thelavacenter.org
413-376-8118

TREES!

Artist: Geoff Bluh
Start Date: February 5, 2026
End Date: April 30, 2026
Reception Date: April 30, 5-8pm
Location: LAVA Center
Hours: Mon 11am-2pm, Thur 11am-2pm & 5-8pm, Fri 5-8pm, Sat 11am-2pm
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/humanities/trees

The exhibit celebrates native trees in our City: why they are a treasured resource, and where and how we can grow more of them. The exhibit will feature several projects that show the commitment that the City and its citizens have made to native tree propagation. Closing reception: April 30th.

Eve Christoph's Gallery of Work

Artist: Eve Christoph
Start Date: January 13, 2026
End Date: March 31, 2026
Location: Greenfield Community Television
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
Address: 393 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: gctv.org

Christoph's colorful, larger-than-life paintings celebrate the natural world and the divine feminine.

Contact: Bella Levavi
bellalevavi@gctv.org
413-774-4288

Earthly Possessions

Artist: Cassie Brown
Start Date: January 14, 2026
End Date: March 3, 2026
Location: Geissler Gallery at Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 574 Bernardston Road
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: sbschool.org

A sculpture exhibition by local artist, Cassie Brown, hosted at the Geissler Gallery.

Contact: communications@sbschool.org

Flora, Fauna & Figures

Artist: Julie Kumble
Start Date: December 3, 2025
End Date: May 1, 2026
Location: Hope & Olive Restaurant
Hours: Fri 11:30am-2pm & 5-8:30pm, Sat 5-8:30pm, Sun 10am-1pm & 5-8pm, Wed 5-8pm, Thur 11:30am-2pm & 5-8pm
Address: 44 Hope Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: juliekumble.com

Impressions of interior spaces, dreamy underwaters, bright florals and light-filled landscapes in a beautiful restaurant.

Contact: Julie Kumble
juliekumble@gmail.com
413-531-6105

Art Exhibit at the Hadley Senior Center

Artist: Jan Kees Saltet
Start Date: March 2, 2026
End Date: April 30, 2026
Reception Date: March 13, 6-8pm
Location: Hadley Senior Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Address: 46 Middle Street
City/Town: Hadley
Website: friendsofhadleycoa.org

Exhibit of the works of Jan Kees Saltet. Jan grew up in the Netherlands. He showed a natural talent for line but worked hard to hone and practice his work in colors. He worked as a Waldorf teacher and says he learned much from his students especially about color perspective. Jan often is inspired in his work by nature.

Contact: Rosemarie Rosen
rvrosen@aol.com
413-586-4023

The Art of Presence

Artist: Hadassah Fiorini
Start Date: January 3, 2026
End Date: March 24, 2026
Location: Barstow's Dairy Store & Bakery
Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-3pm, Sat & Sun 8am-3pm
Address: 172 Hockanum Road
City/Town: Hadley
Website: barstowslongviewfarm.com/the-art-of-presence

This collection reflects on presence and represents places and people who have touched my life in recent times. My work includes acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media collage. All pieces are available for purchase. Thank you for supporting local art!

Contact: Hadassah Fiorini
hadassahfiorini@gmail.com
413-250-4789

Liberty and Labor

Artist: women and nonbinary artists in Western MA
Start Date: March 10, 2026
End Date: April 7, 2026
Reception Date: March 10, 4:30-6:30pm
Location: Wistariahurst Museum
Hours: Mon 10am-2pm, Tue 4:30-6:30pm
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: wistariahurst.org

Wistariahurst Museum is celebrating the Annual Women's History Month juried art showcase. This year, the theme is women's labor and community building efforts. Historically, Women's labor has been undervalued and overlooked. "Liberty and Labor" highlights the hard work and dedication of women throughout history. Featured artists: Jankaleishka Burgos Cruz, Amy Crawley, Campbell Lackey, and Nancy Myrdal Carroll. There are also several other artists who have been awarded honorable mentions.

Contact: Emily Munsell
munselle@holyoke.org
413-322-5660

Kaoru Mansour

Artist: Kaoru Mansour
Start Date: February 14, 2026
End Date: March 8, 2026
Location: PULP, front room
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Growing up in a small village in Japan, Kaoru Mansour was always interested in creating things from scratch. She studied science in college but left after two years and began singing at local nightclubs in Kobe. In 1986 she moved to Southern California, and enrolled in night classes at the Otis Art institute. She has been working as a full-time visual artist since 1994. "I think of myself as having a complex personality, but when I paint, kindness, care, and a sense of humor come out. I enjoy that change."

Contact: pulpholyoke@gmail.com
413-362-6368

Carry Me Home

Artist: group show
Start Date: February 14, 2026
End Date: March 8, 2026
Location: PULP
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

A group show of work by Joanne Holtje, Marcy Hermansader, Kelly Popoff, Scott Roberts & Mugi Takei. This show came together at the last minute. Thanks to the artists who volunteered and responded quickly with work for the show. This show is about asking for help and finding community and love through art.

Contact: pulpholyoke@gmail.com
413-362-6368

Local Vision

Artists: group show
Start Date: January 24, 2026
End Date: March 27, 2026
Location: Paper City Clothing Co
Hours: Tue-Thur 12-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm
Address: 144 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: papercityclothingcompany.com

Curated by Maricela Garcia, the show brings together three distinct but complementary practices from artists Robin Griffith, Ryan Murray, and the curator Garcia. Each artist presents a body of work created within the past five years.

River Valley Radical Futures

Artists: group show
Start Date: January 20, 2026
End Date: March 12, 2026
Location: Taber Art Gallery at HCC
Hours: Mon-Thur 9am-5pm
Address: 303 Homestead Avenue
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: hcc.edu/taber

River Valley Radical Futures uses practices of participatory and speculative design to explore collaborative ways of imagining the Valley 100 years after capitalism. Show features a collaborative map and "artifacts" from the future by local artists Sunny Allis, Sharona Color, David von Dufving, Andrea Hairston, Mary Kate Cleary, Bo Kim, Michael Medeiros, Laura Torraco, and curated by Alix Gerber. Curator Talk & Book Launch: March 12, 5-7pm

Contact: rrushing@hcc.edu

Storefront Gallery Project

Artist: ten local artists
Start Date: July 30, 2025
End Date: Spring 2026
Location: near 289 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/storefrontart

Works by local artists: Lora Barrett, Peter O Zierlein, Caoin O'Durgy, Kahli Hernandez, Gabriela Sepulveda Ortiz,Destiny Santiago, Robert Markey, Jankaleishka Burgos Cruz, Natasha Colon Ortiz, Christopher Sullivan, Ann Cloutier and Rchard Swiatlowski. The art will be on display near the ARTery art marketplace at 289 High Street until Spring 2026.

Contact: Kathy McKean
Kathy@holyokeart.com
413-420-8303

Fire an Ice

Artist: Roger Kellman
Start Date: March 4, 2026
End Date: March 30, 2026
Reception Date: March 5, 5-7pm
Location: Longmeadow Adult Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat 9am-1pm
Address: 211 Maple Road
City/Town: Longmeadow
Website: abstractartsquad.com

A solo show featuring abstract art by Roger Kellman. Roger is a member of four area art groups, including the Abstract Art Squad, and has exhibited in numerous local shows. This show will feature sixteen large abstracts. All painted on raw stretched canvas with soft backgrounds and bright highlights. Half are done in warm colors and half in cool colors - Fire and Ice. Some of the paintings are hung in classrooms that may be in use. Call 413-565-4150 to confirm access.

Contact: Roger J Kellman
namllek@aol.com
413-233-7478

Matthew Cowles

Artist: Matthew Cowles
Start Date: March 2, 2026
End Date: March 30, 2026
Reception Date: March 9, 6-7:30pm
Location: Storrs Library
Address: 693 Longmeadow Street
City/Town: Longmeadow
Website: longmeadowlibrary.org

In this collection of work I am drawing upon the physicality of nature, specifically flowers and landscape, and to present them in an almost tactile manner. Working with thickly applied oils I scrape, reapply, and layer again to create an image that captures the structures of flowers and landscapes in various settings. Utilizing only a palette knife I create gestures large and small to represent and express how I view a floral still life as well as the land around us.

Contact: Matthew Cowles
mattcowles18@gmail.com
413-262-7384

Neighborly

Artists: Members of the Sawmill River Arts Collective
Start Date: March 1, 2026
End Date: March 31, 2026
Location: Sawmill River Arts Collective
Hours: Thur-Mon 11am-5pm
Address: 440 Greenfield Road
City/Town: Montague
Website: sawmillriverarts.com

When given an empty wall, artists fill it. When given a need, neighbors take care. Join Sawmill River Arts this March for Neighborly, an impromptu group show. 100% of the proceeds of this show will be donated to LUCE, a Massachusetts-centered grassroots organization for immigrant justice, and RAICES, a nonprofit providing legal services for immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking people and families. The pieces in this show are varied in theme but united in purpose: supporting our neighbors.

Contact: Pascale Jarvis
pascalejarvis@gmail.com
413-847-1430

Lasting Impressions

Artists: group show
Start Date: March 3, 2026
End Date: March 30, 2026
Reception Date: Thursday, March 5, 6-8pm
Location: Forbes Library, Hosmer Gallery
Hours: Mon-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri & Sat 10am-6pm
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org/gallery

Celebrating the Possibilities of Printmaking. Artwork by: Judith Wolf, Susan Byrne, Kate Jenkins, and Mal Petty.

Contact: 413-587-1013

Intuition Exchange

Artists: group show
Start Date: March 6, 2026
End Date: March 29, 2026
Reception Date: March 13, 5-8pm
Location: A.P.E. Gallery
Hours: Wed-Sun 12-5pm, Fri 1-8pm
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org

Curated by Northampton artist Virginia Sandman. Sandman invited Marianne Connolly, Barbara Hadden and Debra Olin, whom she knew from Boston's art community in the 1980s. Out of touch for decades, Sandman noticed an aesthetic coincidence among herself and these women. Through online searches and renewed connections, the show grew from a notion to what is on exhibit today. Curated by Virginia Sandman. Art Forum Online: March 18, 7:30pm.

Contact: Mollye Maxner
mollyemaxner@apearts.org

...we were always beautiful...

Artist: Rebecca Alexandra Herskovitz
Start Date: March 5, 2026
End Date: March 28, 2026
Reception Date: March 13, 5-8pm
Location: Split Level Gallery, Courtyard Level, Northampton Center for the Arts
Hours: Wed-Sat 12-7pm
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org

A series of paintings and drawings created within the past five years. Using ink and acrylic on paper, wood, and canvas, Rebecca enacts a simple yet startling truth: each mark that is made leads to the next. Through abstraction, geometry, color fields, and linear elements, Rebecca actively engages with the knowledge that what has been created can never fully be erased. Pre-Sale/Artist Talk: March 6th. Silent Disco Studio Hour on March 11th.

Contact: Rebecca Herskovitz
whereveryouarestudios@gmail.com
617-877-3911

Dissolving Thoughts

Artist: Karen Iglehart
Start Date: March 5, 2026
End Date: March 28, 2026
Reception Date: March 13, 5-8pm
Location: Split Level Gallery, Northampton Center for the Arts
Hours: Wed-Sat 12-7pm
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org

Oil Paintings on Canvas by Karen Iglehart. "DISSOLVING THOUGHTS" derives from the Buddhist practice of letting thoughts go. Iglehart says, "Thoughts are always emerging... sometimes predictable and sometimes random and surprising. This body of work seeks to represent the space where thoughts arise and dissolve and float around in the back of our awareness."

Contact: Mollye Maxner
mollyemaxner@apearts.org

Still, Here: As the Water Shifts

Artist: Logan Kirkpatrick
Start Date: March 3, 2026
End Date: April 30, 2026
Location: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, West Gallery
Hours: 9am-6pm daily
Address: 30 Locust Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: logankirkpatrickart.com

This exhibition presents over a dozen paintings by Logan Kirkpatrick, an artist living with multiple chronic and rare illnesses, whose work reflects on resilience, inner strength, and the quiet moments of hope that can emerge during prolonged medical and emotional uncertainty. Her paintings explore aloneness not as isolation, but as a space for rest, reflection, and healing.

Contact: studio@logankirkpatrickart.com

HEADSPACE TWO

Artist: Connor O'Rourke
Start Date: March 4, 2026
End Date: March 28, 2026
Reception Date: March 13, 5:30-8pm
Location: New England Visionary Artists Museum
Hours: Wed-Sat 2-5:30pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

Headspace is an immersive installation featuring over 150 large-scale, mixed-media, dimensional illustrations and sculptures. These "heads" are made of recycled cardboard, paint, hot glue, crafting scraps, and trash! This space is meant to be a reminder of just how good it feels to make art for yourself & what it really means to share that feeling with others. On Saturday afternoon, March 21, O'Rourke offers an awesome public open studio session at the gallery. Materials provided. Bring ideas.

13th Annual Small Works Show

Artists: group show
Start Date: February 13, 2026
End Date: March 31, 2026
Location: Hope & Feathers
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm
Address: 238 Bridge Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: hopeandfeathersframing.com

Affordable 6x6" & 5x7" small art works from many of your favorite artists, all cash and carry!

Contact: katie@hopeandfeathersframing.com
413-835-0197

Everything falls to time / Everything falls in place

Artist: Shabez Jamal
Start Date: January 26, 2026
End Date: March 20, 2026
Location: Graham Hall and Oresman Gallery, Hillyer (Brown Fine Arts Center, Smith College)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Address: 22 Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: sites.smith.edu/art-oresman-gallery/portfolio/shabez-jamal

This immersive installation examines the connection between the Black build environment and space/time. It draws on the complex histories of Black cities and townships established after U.S. slavery, as well as the rich history of religious syncretism that developed alongside this migration. This work offers a new understanding of illegibility and of place, time, and space as crucial tools for subverting systems of power. Free and open to the public.

Contact: artdept@smith.edu

The Life That the Artist Within Her Saved

Artist: Genevieve Mae Burnett
Start Date: February 13, 2026
End Date: April 25, 2026
Location: NEVAmuseum, Museum Wing
Hours: Wed-Sat 2:30-5pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-musuem.org

Genevieve Mae Burnett (1945–2015) lived the life that the artist within her saved. A self-taught master and descendant of the Jones Library Burnett Gallery's founder, William Burnett of Amherst, she recorded the "unseen" from psychiatric wards to city streets. Through 2,000+ paintings and 10,000 journal pages, she defied disability with raw courage. She has left a legacy of profound resilience that now resides at NEVAmuseum--from haunting asylum interiors to the spirited Mike the Cat series.

Don't mind if I do

Artist: Finnegan Shannon
Start Date: January 30, 2026
End Date: June 28, 2026
Location: SCMA
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm, second Fridays until 8pm
Address: Smith College, Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: scma.smith.edu/dmiid

Find a comfortable seat and see the Smith College Museum of Art a little differently. "Don't mind if I do" is a new exhibition by Finnegan Shannon that invites curiosity, comfort, and participation. Touch is encouraged. And yes, we really don't mind if you do. Please note that in solidarity with the artists and other visitors, masks are required and provided in this exhibition space.

Contact: artmuseum@smith.edu
413-585-2760

Earth Meets Sky, Imagined Landscapes

Artist: Holley Flagg '62
Start Date: February 2, 2026
End Date: August 3, 2026
Reception Date: March 20, 5-7pm
Location: Smith College Alumnae House Gallery
Hours: 9am-4pm
Address: 33 Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: holleyflaggart.com

Color and light are my passion. I am drawn to watercolor, and acrylics because of their translucency and unpredictability. I may begin with an idea but my painting often sends me to a different place. A wash of watercolor, a splash of acrylic shifts the direction of the piece, leading to something other than I first intended. Ultimately, my work is an exploration, an adventure: We plan, we guide, but often the best moments arrive by chance. Embrace the unexpected!

Contact: Jonelle Dennis
jdennis@smith.edu
413-585-2066

AgathaO

Artist: AgathaO (Pleun Bouricius)
Start Date: February 2, 2026
End Date: March 31, 2026
Location: Northampton Senior Center Bistro Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 67 Conz Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: northamptonma.gov/2221/Artist-of-the-Month

Born and raised in the Netherlands, AgathaO's digital photographs showcase a fascination with the minutiae of nature, often with water's reflections.

Crafting Worlds: Japanese Decorative Arts from the 18th through 21st Centuries

Start Date: October 17, 2025
End Date: August 23, 2026
Location: Smith College Museum of Art
Address: 120 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City/Town: Northampton
Website: bit.ly/47tuumU

This installation explores how artisans in Japan utilized materials and handcrafted techniques to forge social relationships and engage with the world around them. It features lacquerware, ceramics, bamboo baskets, and metalwork from the eighteenth- through twenty-first centuries, when Japan shifted from a feudal society to a modern nation. For centuries, artisans worked collaboratively in workshops and passed down their knowledge from generation to generation.

Contact: artmuseum@smith.edu
413-585-2760

A City in Flux: Reflecting on Venice

Start Date: September 19, 2025
End Date: March 22, 2026
Location: Smith College Museum of Art
Address: 20 Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: bit.ly/4oTi7aL

This installation celebrates the enduring but ever-changing allure of Venice in art. Curated by undergraduate students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, it draws from the Five Colleges' vast collections of historic and contemporary drawings, photographs, prints, and paintings. Image: Dwight William Tryon, American (1849–1925), Venice, 1879, oil on linen mounted on panel, Bequest of Dwight W. Tryon.

Contact: scmagen@smith.edu

6th Annual Photography Exhibit

Artists: group show
Start Date: February 14, 2026
End Date: March 29, 2026
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Hours: Fri-Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

Artists Living in New England. Phone & Professional Cameras, B&W and Color. No AI Generated or Enhanced. Prizes awarded.

Contact: Marge Anderson
margedvaa@gmail.com

Mohawk Trail Regional School District Student Art Exhibit

Artists: group show
Start Date: March 5, 2026
End Date: April 26, 2026
Reception Date: Saturday, March 14, 2-4pm
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: Thur-Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com

Local students of the 5th and 6th grades from the Mohawk Trail Regional School District schools of Buckland Shelburne Elementary, Hawlemont Regional Elementary, Colrain Central School and Sanderson Academy are participating in a Student Art Exhibit at Salmon Falls Gallery. The show will feature a wide range of works from paintings and charcoal drawings to 3D sculptures. Participating students are sharing their love of art and being creative, as well as showing support for their schools and the arts.

Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
413-625-9833

Longing for Green

Artists: group show
Start Date: February 25, 2026
End Date: March 30, 2026
Location: Shelburne Arts Co-op
Hours: Mon & Wed-Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 26 Bridge Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls

With optimism and confidence that spring will supplant this daunting winter eventually, artwork can lift our spirits while we wait for the return of green. This exhibits includes paintings, prints, photographs, collages, sculpture, decorative and wearable fiber art and more to celebrate spring's anticipated and verdant arrival.

Contact: Flo Rosenstock
sac01370@gmail.com
413-625-9324

Where We At: Awake and Alive

Artists: Where We At Black Women Artists Collective
Start Date: February 17, 2026
End Date: April 10, 2026
Location: Amy H Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, STCC
Hours: Mon & Wed & Fri 1-5pm, Tue & Thur 10am-5pm
Address: 1 Armory Street, B28
City/Town: Springfield
Website: stcc.io/carberry

The story of “Where We At” begins in 1971, a time marked by revolution, shifting politics, and a growing assertion of Black cultural identity. Three young women--Kay Brown, Dindga McCannon, and Faith Ringgold--living in Harlem as artists, mothers, sisters, and teachers--formed a collective in response. More than five decades on, the “Where We At--Awake & Alive" celebrates the enduring legacy of this extraordinary collective of Black women artists at STCC's Carberry Gallery through April 10.

Contact: Sondra Peron
speron@stcc.edu
413-695-3196

INhairITANCE

Artists: group show
Start Date: March 1, 2026
End Date: May 17, 2026
Location: AFTS Gallery
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 12-4pm
Address: 1500 Main Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artforthesoulgallery.com

A group exhibition that expands the global conversation around hair--not with a single narrative but instead offering a layered, collaborative exploration of personal adornment as it intersects with belief systems, gender, colonial histories, and cultural resistance. INhairITANCE invites viewers to consider hair not merely as an aesthetic choice, but as a living archive--one shaped by ancestry, survival, ritual, power, and self-definition.

Contact: info@aftsgallery.com

One Foot in Two Places

Artist: Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling
Start Date: January 31, 2026
End Date: October 4, 2026
Location: D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Collins Print Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/one-foot-in-two-places-monotype-prints-and-etchings-by-olwen-oherlihy-dowling

Monotype prints and etchings. Atmospheric and meditative, "One Foot in Two Places" showcases landscapes and details from natural environments, creating parallels between the artist's mother country in Ireland and chosen homeland in the United States. Originally an immigrant from Dublin, Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling pays homage to time spent in Connemara, County Galway and North Chester, MA, evoking the experience of being caught between two worlds and finding refuge in both. Artist Lecture: June 18, 12:15pm

Contact: info@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800

Maps of River History

Artist: Joe Kopera
Start Date: February 5, 2026
End Date: March 28, 2026
Reception Date: March 7, 1-3pm or 2-4pm
Location: Great Falls Discovery Center
Hours: Tue 10-4pm, Wed-Sun 10am-5:30pm
Address: 2 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: greatfallsdiscoverycenter.org

Come see the secret histories of your favorite rivers! Geologist and cartographer Joe Kopera has studied the New England landscape for over 25 years. View the land like a geologist: Joe Kopera's artistic maps reveal the hidden details in the topography of rivers and their floodplains, clues to the past 15,000 years of their work shaping the land on which we live.

Contact: Joe Kopera
joe@joemaps.com

WINTER

Artists: group show
Start Date: March 7, 2026
End Date: April 4, 2026
Reception Date: March 7, 3-5pm
Location: ArtWorks Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-4pm
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: , Ware
Website: workshop13.org

A celebration of winter through the eyes of local and regional artists. Juried by Susan Tilton Pecora.

Contact: Marie Lauderdale
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Handmade Paper Possibilities

Artist: Jan Ruby-Crystal
Start Date: February 5, 2026
End Date: March 28, 2026
Location: Westhampton Public Library
Hours: Mon 2-8pm, Tue & Wed 9am-12pm & 1-5pm, Thu 2-8pm, Sat 10a -1pm
Address: 1 North Road
City/Town: Westhampton
Website: westhamptonma.gov/special-pages/library

Handmade Paper Possibilities will feature artworks made from handmade paper using traditional and non traditional techniques. The artwork ranges from flat designs to dimensional forms using a variety of materials from dyes to paint, incorporating natural, handmade and manufactured materials.

Contact: Meaghan Schwelm
westhampton@cwmars.org
413-527-5386

Public Art: The Union Street Pathway to the Mills

Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts (ECA) and the ECA Public Art Subcommittee
Deadline: March 25, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com/resources/open-call-for-public-art

Easthampton City Arts (ECA) and the ECA Public Art Subcommittee are pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) for its public art initiative, The Union Street Pathway to the Mills, which will feature a public mosaic sculpture. All project details and application information can be found on the website.

Contact: Pasqualina Azzarello
pazzarello@easthamptonma.gov

PFLAG East Longmeadow Community Art Festival

Sponsoring Group Name: PFLAG East Longmeadow
Deadline: March 20, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: East Longmeadow
Website: pflageastlongmeadow.org

Call for Artists! Display and sell your work at PFLAG East Longmeadow’s Community Art Festival Sunday, March 29, 11am-4pm. We are looking for a wide range of media to show in the Main House/Carriage House at the Norcross Center in East Longmeadow. Acrylic, pottery, photography, textiles, multimedia, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, graphics, collage, jewelry, etc.

Contact: Erin Chrusciel
pflagel413@gmail.com
413-348-0505

Affordable Weaving Equipment Rentals

Sponsoring Group Name: Hawksong Weaving
Deadline: May 30, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: $5-$150, depending on equipment chosen
City/Town: Northampton
Website: hawksongweaving.myshopify.com/pages/loom-rentals

Hawksong Weaving Loom Rentals are available for rent in Western Massachusetts for use in home settings. While weaving guilds and workspaces are available, they aren't inherently accessible for everyone. Renting equipment allows you to work in the comfort and safety of your own home, without the prohibitive cost of purchase before you know if particular loom style works for you and your needs. Equipment is rented at a 1/10th of the cost of average retail prices for financial accessibility.

Contact: Took Storm
hawksongweaving@gmail.com

Open Call for the Hosmer Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Forbes Library
Deadline: March 7, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org/gallery/info-for-artists

Forbes Library is excited to invite exhibit proposals for the Hosmer Gallery! We'll be planning exhibits for August 2026 through September 2027. The online application and information for prospective exhibitors can be found on the website.

Contact: gallery@forbeslibrary.org

Friends of Children 2nd Annual Artisan Market

Sponsoring Group Name: Friends of Children, Inc
Deadline: May 4, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: $10
City/Town: Florence
Website: friendsofchildreninc.org/event/2nd-annual-artisan-market

Friends of Children, Inc. is holding its' 2nd Annual Juried Artisan Market at the Garden House, Look Park, Sunday, November 15th. With over 600 shoppers attending last year, we are looking for a wide variety of exhibitors to join us! Applications are due Monday, May 4th, with a decision returned by June 30th. There is a $10 application fee. Friends of Children is a nonprofit advocating for children and young adults impacted by the child welfare system.

Contact: Susan Swift
susan@friendsofchildreninc.org
413-219-4856

Please Touch: A group show of participatory art

Sponsoring Group Name: Waterway Arts
Deadline: March 20, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town:Turners/Great Falls
Website: forms.gle/SMMx9eEzcn8CJLdu7

"Please Touch" challenges the artist to create an experience; something that folks can engage with over the course of the exhibit. We are accepting 2D and 3D proposals. Pieces could be installed on the wall, a table top, pedestal, floor or suspended from the ceiling. We also seek one artist to create a piece specifically designed for kids to interact/participate with. The theme of the show is connection. More details on website application.

Contact: Kiah Tinkham
waterwayarts24@gmail.com

Soft Focus Zine - Issue 02

Sponsoring Group Name: Soft Focus Zine
Deadline: May 1, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Pioneer Valley
Website: softfocuszine.wixsite.com/softfocus/submit

Soft Focus, a print zine about movies, is seeking submissions for its second issue! We are looking for writing and art that explores movie watching/making through a personal and emotional lens. If you've ever had thoughts or feelings about a movie, we want to hear from you! The theme for Issue 02 is Tearjerkers. For more information and to stay up to date on our goings-on, please follow our instagram @softfocus_zine

Contact: softfocuszine@gmail.com

Artist tables available for nature inspired local artists

Sponsoring Group Name: American Ornithological Society
Deadline: July 19
Submission/Entry Fees: $150 for two days
City/Town: Amherst
Website: meeting.americanornithology.org

The American Ornithologist Society will hold its annual meeting at UMass Amherst August 3rd-7th. We are offering table opportunities for nature inspired local artists to come to the meeting and showcase and sell their art. Table pricing will be $150 for two whole days (3 and 4, or 5 and 6). The meeting usually has at least 700-800 attendees, and sessions begin at 8am-8pm. Any artist can participate, but please we expect artists to sell primarily their handmade or self designed art work.

Contact: Ramona Fletcher
rfletcher@americanornithology.org

Femme Locale: Charmed

Sponsoring Group Name: Femme Locale
Deadline: April 15
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Amherst
Website: femmelocale.com

Charmed marks the third year of Femme Locale --and the third time's a charm. This exhibit invites local women artists to explore charm as magic, strategy, power, or survival. In a world designed by and for men, how do we shape outcomes, assert control, or bend reality--subtly or boldly--through skill, wit, allure, or force? Exhibit will be in May and June at the MD Local Gallery and General Store in N. Amherst. Open to a broad definition of women and non-binary people.

Contact: Christine Texiera
femmelocaleart@gmail.com
978-413-8757

Pride Month Art Show at Sip413

Sponsoring Group Name: Sip413
Deadline: April 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Florence
Website: artlink.click/f68ff1

The theme of this show is food & community through the lens of LGBTQ+ experiences. Some things to consider are sharing food with chosen family, networks of care and mutual aid focusing on food security, labor dynamics within our food systems, reclaiming abundance and joy through nourishment, or any theme or experience you associate with food. Find more details in the application form or email galleryandretail@sip413.com!

Contact: Autumn Guntor
galleryandretail@sip413.com

5th Annual Celebrating the Figure at ArtWorks Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Gallery
Deadline: March 12
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for one piece / $35 for up to three pieces
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/5th-celebrating-the-figure-call

This exhibition embraces the diverse ways in which artists approach representing the human form, showcasing pieces that utilize both the clothed and unclothed figure. Submissions should demonstrate an understanding of the human body, whether through the precision of the nude form or the technical skill required to render fabric while still conveying the underlying form. Open to all forms of applied mediums, sculpture, and printmaking. We are not accepting photography or electronic media for this show. Juror: SK Sullivan.

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Northampton Youth Cinema Festival (NYCF)

Sponsoring Group Name: Northampton Arts Council & Northampton Open Media
Deadline: April 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northampton
Website: filmfreeway.com/NYCF

After a successful student-led relaunch three years ago, the Northampton Youth Cinema Festival (NYCF) continues to serve as a vital platform for filmmakers aged 21 and younger to bring their visions to the big screen. Are you a filmmaker with a story to tell? We are looking for original works across all genres: Narrative, Documentary, Animation, and Experimental. Principal creators must be 21 or younger. Full details on website.

STEAM ART & SCIENCE at Fiddleheads Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Deadline: March 20
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

Call to Artists. STEAM ART & SCIENCE: Science /Technology /Engineering /Art /Math. An art exhibition inspired by and incorporating the sciences with special scheduled events, demos, and fun activities during the exhibit. Keep checking our website/FB for updates. Mathematical Patterns, Engineering, Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, Science Fiction, etc. APRIL 3 - MAY 17 at Fiddleheads Gallery, Northfield.

Contact: Marge Anderson
margedvaa@gmail

Amherst Arts Night Plus

Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst Center Cultural District & Amherst Business Improvement District
Deadline: March 15, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Amherst
Website: forms.gle/gwUhds65mz7RkBpg9

The Amherst Center Cultural District is excited to announce the return of Amherst Arts Night Plus! Our "Welcome Back" Arts Night will take place on Thursday, April 23rd, 5-8pm. Participating artists will have the opportunity to display visual artwork in downtown businesses and cultural institutions for the evening. Interested artists are invited to submit their work for display by completing the form on the website.

Contact: Ben Coakley
culture@amherstdowntown.com

Collaborative Print Residency (Summer 2026) at Print Shop Makerspace

Sponsoring Group Name: Holyoke Art
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/collaborative-print-residency

Holyoke Art invites artists to apply for the Collaborative Print Residency at its Print Shop Makerspace, a paid summer opportunity focused on collaboration and contemporary print-based work. Two artists will be paired to develop a shared project using digital, photographic, and production tools. Each artist receives a $300 stipend, and all materials are provided. Open to artists working in visual art, design, photography, writing, and interdisciplinary practices. Applications due March 31, 2026.

Contact: Jeff Bianchine
jeff@printshopholyoke.org
413-420-8303

Free Independent Residency at Snow Farm

Sponsoring Group Name: Snow Farm
Deadline: March 5, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: $35
City/Town: Williamsburg
Website: snowfarm.org/programs/free-independent-residency

Our Free Independent Residency is designed for experienced makers and artists to spend one week of dedicated creative time at Snow Farm in April, enjoying a beautiful, residential setting and 24-hour exclusive use of one studio. There is a $35 entry fee to be entered into the random selection. Six makers/artists, three for each of two week-long sessions, will be selected at random from the pool of applicants in early March.

Contact:

MAC 32nd Annual Spring Art Exhibition & Sale

Sponsoring Group Name: Monson Arts Council
Deadline: March 15, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: 1 piece $28 / 2 pieces $38 / 3 pieces $48
City/Town: Monson
Website: monsonartscouncil.org/blog/whats-happening/call-for-artists-2

The Monson Arts Council is seeking artists for its 32nd Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition and Sale. The exhibition will take place on three weekends in April, April 11-12, 18-19. and 25-26, In The House of Art at 200 Main Street and Gallery 170F on Main Street in Monson. The show will be open to the public from noon to 5pm. Artists are being sought in a range of media, including oil and acrylic, watercolors, mixed media and sculpture. Deadline for entry is March 15th at 6pm.

Contact: Jessica Lister
jessica@monsonartscouncil.org

Haydenville Artisan Fair

Sponsoring Group Name: Haydenville Congregational Church
Deadline: June 10
Submission/Entry Fees: $35 plus one donated item
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: forms.gle/6EK6gbRmoyHpekhp7

Come browse the beautiful wares of our local artisans at the annual Haydenville Artisan Show! Includes a wide array of mediums: woodcraft, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, painting, and much much more! Then come inside the church to get something to eat and check out our Collectibles sale - there's something for everyone! Proceeds to benefit the Haydenville Congregational Church and Trans Relocation Support. June 13, 10am-4pm, and June 14, 11:30-4pm. Rain or Shine.

Contact: Megan Jewett
treasurer@haydenvillechurch.org
617-833-5665

Artist in Residence 2027

Sponsoring Group Name: Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Deadline: May 29
Submission/Entry Fees:
City/Town: Amherst
Website: renaissanceoftheearth.com/residencies

The Kinney Center invites artists to submit proposals for residency. Aided by the Center's rare book collection, artists will explore how their process intersects with Renaissance (1490-1750) thought to produce work that generates new perspectives on the relationship between the early modern world and our own. To apply, please send the following to Dr. Liz Fox by May 29th: 1-2 page letter (describing the project & programming), CV/resume, 2 references, Work samples or portfolio, Contact Name.

Contact: Liz Fox
efox@umass.edu
413-320-8041

Articulture Westfield 2026

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Westfield
Deadline: April 11, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Westfield
Website: artworkswestfield.com/events/articulture

Call for new, emerging, experienced & professional artists! Articulture Westfield, our annual community art and cultural experience featuring local, regional and New England artists & authors at the Amelia Park Arena. Cash prizes awarded! Accepted media: Painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Also accepted is Artisan quality glass, wood, clay and metalwork. We have capacity to host over 75 exhibitors in one of the largest fine art shows in the Pioneer Valley!

Contact: Bill Westerlind
info@artworkswestfield.com
413-335-6976

N.S.F.Washington at Big Red Frame

Sponsoring Group Name: Big Red Frame
Deadline: June 20, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bigredframe.com/gallery

Second Call for N.S.F.W., this W stands for Washington. For this exhibit, we will be seeking art that the current administration may consider subversive, or critical of their policies, or reflecting values that do not align with their vision of our society: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion / immigration /gender and sexual identities / freedom of the press, to name just a few of the possible topics. Size limit: 60 United Inches. To apply, visit the Elusie Gallery page of our website.

Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
yourfriends@bigredframe.com
413-529-9265

Ashfield Lighted Boat Parade

Sponsoring Group Name: Town of Ashfield
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Ashfield
Website: ashfield.org/publicart

Ashfield is holding a Lighted Boat Parade on September 12, 2026, and you are invited to enter even if you don't own your own boat. Twelve winning designs will receive $1,000 grants to build your floating creations, with more prizes for the best boats at the parade. Key design concepts are Light It Up; Make It Special; and Keep It Safe. Applications are due by March 31. This opportunity is supported by New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA).

Contact: Alexis Fedorjaczenko
publicart@ashfield.org
413-628-4441

Programming & Springfield Civic Pop-Up Space Call for Art

Sponsoring Group Name: Springfield Cultural Partnership
Deadline: open
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Springfield
Website: form.jotform.com/252964426286063

Artists, nonprofits, small businesses, educators, and community groups are invited to propose programming that brings people together in downtown Springfield. Workshops, performances, conversations, installations, demos, meetups, and civic engagement activities are all welcome. Submit your program idea to help shape this shared space for creativity and connection. We are also seeking Western MA artists to participate in our monthly themed curations. Applications are now open, with Springfield artists given priority. Each month 16 spots are available.

Application for 2026 gallery shows at Lathrop Community

Sponsoring Group Name: Lathrop Community
Deadline: June 30, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: $none
City/Town: Easthampton

Lathrop Community Gallery welcomes applications for its 2026 calendar year shows. We have no entry fees, and no commissions are taken. We can exhibit only 2-D work. Our gallery has 54 linear feet of space with a height limit of 44 inches. Work must be ready to hang. The shows are up for 1 month and we provide help with hanging.

Contact: Jane Antonsen
jmantonsen@yahoo.com

CitySpace Pop-Up Markets

Sponsoring Group Name: CitySpace
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: no fee to apply
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: cityspaceeasthampton.org/popup

CitySpace is hosting a series of mini Pop-Up Markets on the first Saturday of the month, 4-7pm, during CitySpace Bluegrass and Art Walk Easthampton. Open to all makers of all kinds located in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. If accepted, the vending fee is sliding scale $10-$30.

Inherited Threads: Ties that Bind with Ayisha Miller

Date & Time: Saturday, March 21, 1-3pm
Fee: $70 DVAA members / $80 non-members
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

A guided wearable-art workshop blending reuse and storytelling. Participants transform reclaimed neckties into jewelry while exploring memory, inheritance, identity, and connection. Ayisha Kishili Miller, a Hartford mixed-media artist, exhibits regionally, teaches in CT and MA, and her artwork is featured in the book "Still They Persist-Protest Art from the 2017 Women's March on Washington." $30 materials fee.

Contact: Ayisha Miller
ayishakishili@gmail.com
475-296-2424

Block Printing on Textiles with Kady Woods

Date & Time: March 21, 10am-1pm
Fee: $30
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/event-details/march-21-block-printing-on-textiles

Block printing with rubber blocks is a fun and accessible way to customize clothing, tote bags, and other textiles. In this class, we’ll begin by sketching a design on paper, then walk through how to transfer that design onto a carving block. You’ll receive instruction on carving techniques, followed by printing using textile-specific inks. Take the block home so you can continue printing on your own! For ages 14+, open to all level artists with no experience necessary.

Contact: info@artspacegreenfield.org
413-772-6811

Botanical Block Printing with Pascale Jarvis

Date & Time: June 5-7
Fee: $445 + $50 supply fee
Location: Snow Farm
Address: 5 Clary Road
City/Town: Williamsburg
Website: canvas.snowfarm.org/classes/3125

Discover block printing with a focus on botanical imagery. Intended for any enthusiast eager to explore how attention to detail shifts how we engage with the natural world, we'll practice sketching & carving botanicals on a linoleum block, running test prints, and printing by hand on fabric. We'll tackle concepts like color theory, composition, and utilizing negative and positive space. Bandanas will be provided, though students are welcome to bring in their own textiles. All levels welcome.

Contact: Pascale Jarvis
pascalejarvis@gmail.com
413-847-1430

Coiling with Pine Needles: Wall Hanging with Marsha Leavitt

Date & Time: Saturday, March 14, 10am-2pm
Fee: $50 DVAA members / $60 non-members
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

Try pine-needle coiling to make a small wall hanging. We'll use glycerin-treated longleaf pine needles (soft, flexible). Choose from several bases; I'll demo stitches and you may add beads or wrapped sections. Fee includes materials for one piece. Ages 16+. Register online and pay Marsha at the workshop. Questions/info: marsha3072@gmail.com (include name, contact, class date).

Contact: Marsha Leavitt
marsha3072@gmail.com

Intermediate Watercolor Painting Series with Gretchen Holesovsky

Date & Time: Tuesdays 10:30pm-12:30pm, March 24 - April 14; OR June 2-23
Fee: $100 / $122 materials
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com/events

Join Belchertown artist Gretchen Holesovsky for a series of four intermediate watercolor classes. An exploration of styles and expression will enhance your creative muse no matter how you choose to create. This series is jammed packed with information and has homework. Great for individuals who took Gretchen's beginning watercolor series as well as intermediate artists who want to deepen their understanding of painting with watercolor. Ages 14+ Ticket a week before first class.

Contact: Shannon Borrell
Gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

Painting With Acrylics with Deborah Padden

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 6-8:30pm, March 10-24
Fee: $90 / 10% discount for members
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Begin your painting journey or take it to the next level! Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of acrylic landscape painting. All materials included.

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Intermediate Sewing: Zippered Bag at Paper City Fabrics

Date & Time: Saturday, March 14, 12-4pm
Fee: $80
Location: Classroom @ Paper City Fabrics
Address: 330 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: papercityfabrics.com/products/intermediate-sewing-zippered-bag-sat-march-14-12-4-pm

Make a super handy zippered pouch to serve as a toiletry kit, odds and ends bag, craft supply organizer, or whatever you want! This class will introduce more complex techniques to beginners like sewing in a zipper, creating a lining, using interfacing, and topstitching.

Contact: Jeff Cattel
info@papercityfabrics.com
413-322-9419

Sewing 1: Learn to Use Your Sewing Machine at Paper City Fabrics

Date & Time: Saturday, March 28, 12-4pm
Fee: $80
Location: Classroom @ Paper City Fabrics
Address: 330 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: papercityfabrics.com/products/sewing-1-learn-to-use-your-sewing-machine

Learn the basics of machine sewing in this 4-hour workshop. Students will learn sewing machine safety, how to set up their sewing machine, complete basic stitches, and make a small bag. Students are encouraged to bring their sewing machine to get comfortable using their specific model. If a student doesn't have a sewing machine or isn't able to bring it, Paper City Fabrics has a select number of studio machines available to reserve on a first come, first served basis.

Contact: Jeff Cattel
info@papercityfabrics.com
413-322-9419

Traversing China: Art & Symbols through Chinese Brushpainting. Session 2: Exploring Styles

Date & Time: Friday, March 6, 10:30am-12pm
Fee: $55 DVAA members / $65 non-members
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

Participants will engage in a dynamic art form, Chinese Brush-Painting, and explore how Chinese writing/language (symbols and characters) are considered part of their art in addition to figures and landscapes. We will explore the cultural ideas of universal awareness, animal recognition, and how Chinese Art conveys a specific narrative that reflects cultural norms, aesthetic focus, and how art mimics life through unique patterns.

Contact: Linda Peck
leadershipremixed@gmail.com
413-834-4721

Art 101: Draw with Elizabeth Buck

Date & Time: Sunday, March 8, 1-4pm
Fee: $50 / 10% discount for members
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Try something new or get back into creating with Art 101! In this workshop, explore working in graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and pastel. All materials included.

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Collage Club at Resilient Community Arts

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 3, 5:30-7:30pm (first Tuesdays)
Fee: free
Location: Resilient Community Arts
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, #238
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: hisawyer.com/resilient-community-arts/schedules/activity-set/1807211

RCA is know for our endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints, and collected odds and ends, so we figured it was time to give you collage fanatics a special program just for your cut 'n paste treasure hunts! All ages are invited to join, but we ask that kids under 12 are supervised by an adult. Ages 12-17 can attend solo with written or phone call permission from a guardian. We supply all materials, but feel free to bring your own project if you'd like!

The Big Print at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: April 11 & 12, 10am-4pm, both days
Fee: $350
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

Working on 18"x24" linoleum, we will create and print large scale images. Students will learn carving technique, tool sharpening, inking, creating a gradient, and use of the press. All materials included limited to 4 participants.

Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shanadeatley@icloud.com
413-221-5775

Watercolor workshop with Joseph Burger

Date & Time: March 7, 9am-2pm
Fee: $20 members / $25 nonmembers
Location: HOUSE OF ART
Address: 200 Main Street
City/Town: Monson

Watercolor workshop to be presented by Joseph Burger. Participants must be familiar with watercolor techniques and are required to bring supplies of their own. The class begins at 9am to 2pm with a short break for lunch.

Contact: Cindy Colburn
CColburn172@comcast.net
413-668-7449

Three-dimensional Wall Sculptures with Gayla Berry

Date & Time: March 28, 1:30-2:30pm
Fee: $35 / materials included
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/three-dimensional-wall-sculptures

This workshop is a shared art-making experience for people with developmental disabilities (ages 10+) and a caregiver. Emphasis is on the process of making art, rather than any particular outcome. This workshop is a safe + supportive space that is open to emerging artists just discovering their creativity to experienced artists looking to explore new ideas. Limited to 8 individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregiver. Pre-registration required.

Contact: Gayla Berry
gaylasueberry@gmail.com

Registration open at The Handle Factory Community Clay

Date & Time: classes begin March 25
Fee: varies
Location: The Handle Factory
Address: 49 Conway Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: studio.mollycantor.com/product-category/classes

Registration open now for Spring adult clay classes beginning March 25th. See website for information and registration. EBT and WIC cardholders receive 50% discounts on classes.

Contact: molly@mollycantor.com

Sculpting the Human Head with John Collins

Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, March 7 & 8, 9am-2:30pm
Fee: $185 / 10% discount for members
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Get hands-on experience in armature building, proper proportion measuring, detailed eye, nose, ear and lip studies as you learn to sculpt a realistic human head! All materials included.

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Sculpting the Reclining Figure with Stephen Saxenian

Date & Time: March 21 & 22, 10am-5pm
Fee: $275
Location: Stephen Saxenian Studio
Address: 79 Teawaddle Hill Road
City/Town: Leverett
Website: stephensaxenian.com/event-details/sculpting-the-reclining-figure

Join us for this immersive two-day figure sculpting workshop in which we will work in clay to create a reclining figure from a live model. Through lectures, demonstrations, and practice students will learn how to analyze a pose, make observations, understand essential anatomy, establish proportions, and capture gesture. The spirit of this workshop will encourage the sharing of ideas and appreciating the process of sculpting from life. Beginners as well as experienced sculptors are welcome.

Contact: Stacey Lennard
staceylennard@gmail.com
413-687-1713

Spring Clay Classes at Artspace

Date & Time: classes run March 1 - April 18
Fee: varies / financial aid is available
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/classes-events-workshops

Spring is on its way, and so are our 1st Semester Spring Clay Classes. Ceramics classes at Artspace provide art education for all ages and experience levels. Whether that's taking your first whirl at the pottery wheel, refining your existing talents, or taking a class alongside your child... we have a little something for everyone. Learn more on the website.

Contact: info@artspacegreenfield.org
413-772-6811

Playing with Poetry & Paint with Dabble

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 29, 5:30-6:30pm
Fee: free
Location: The Intersection
Address: 1500 Main Street
City/Town: Springfield

Join Dabble for a poetry and paint workshop at The Intersection. We will play with words and images as we share poetry prompts for each participant to create their own written piece. Then we will guide you through the process of making a watercolor in response to someone else's work. Each participant will leave with an original poem and an original painting. No experience necessary, just a willingness to explore.

Contact: dabbleartmarket@gmail.com

Sewing Classes: garments / accessories / home decor at Grove House Sewing Studio

Date & Time: March 5 - April 9 (Mon-Thur)
Fee: $240 for 6-week series
Location: Grove House Sewing Studio
Address: 221 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: grovehousesewingstudio.com

As you sustain your resolution or goal to slow down, detach from technology, make beautiful things, and connect with community - consider sewing! Grove House Sewing Studio classes are small, supportive, fun, and both cathartic and challenging all at once. Teaching and learning is paced for each student's needs and interests. Visit the website to learn more about date and time options for the early spring 6-week series. And if you just can't wait, let's do private lessons!

Contact: Rachael
GroveHouseSewingStudio@gmail.com

Sewing 3: Intro to Sewing Clothes - Vintage Style Skirt with Kathleen Barth

Date & Time: March 15, 12:30-4:30pm
Fee: $80
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton

Start your garment sewing journey with this 4-hour workshop! Students will make a size-inclusive (0-34) skirt. Learn how to fit a garment from pattern paper, read instructions, and important skills like inserting elastic, utilizing pattern notches, and lining pockets. Students should be able to use their sewing machine and have completed at least 1 more complex project. Ages 14+, bring your own sewing machine. Pattern and elastic are included, fabric must be purchased by student.

Contact: Kathleen Barth
sewwithkathleen@gmail.com

Eggshell Mosaic Workshop

Date & Time: March 14, 10am
Fee: $25
Location: Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity
Address: 130 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: bombyx.live/events/eggshell-mosaic-workshop-2

Eggs have been used by artists for centuries, whether painted, decorated, or intricately carved. In this 3-hour workshop, you will learn how to make a mosaic out of eggshells painted with handmade, non-toxic watercolors. Participants will leave with an intricately crafted 4x4 hand-mosaiced canvas. All supplies - including design ideas - will be provided. Card to Culture tickets available.

Contact: dabbleartmarket@gmail.com

Spring 2026 Arts Management Classes

Date & Time: all classes are asynchronous / 100% on your own schedule
Fee: credit: $2160 + $85 registration fee / noncredit: $925 + $85 registration fee
Location: online via Arts Extension Service, UMass
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umass.edu/arts-extension-service/academics/online-classes

In times of change, creativity leads the way. UMass Arts Extension Service's Spring 2026 online courses equip you with tools to adapt and make an impact. Explore topics such as Arts Fundraising and Arts Marketing, designed to strengthen your ability to build sustainable organizations and advance your career in the arts. AES courses are flexible, affordable, and led by arts professionals who understand the creative landscape. Your next step in arts leadership begins here.

Contact: aes@acad.umass.edu

BIPOC Critique Group at Augusta Savage Gallery

Date & Time: March 10, 5-7pm (meets twice monthly until May 5, 2026)
Fee: none
Location: Augusta Savage Gallery
Address: New Africa House, 180 Infirmary Way, UMass
City/Town: Amherst
Website: arts.umass.edu/visual-arts/events/bipoc-critique-group-2526

A supportive, intellectually rigorous space for BIPOC visual artists to share their work and engage in meaningful dialogue. With the insights of ally scholars and community members, we foster cultural, intellectual, and contextual conversations that honor the depth and complexity of BIPOC experiences. The group meets twice monthly through the end of the academic year. See website for upcoming dates.

Contact: Elana Casey
elanacasey@umass.edu

Sliding Scale Workshops at Make-It Springfield

Location: Make-It Springfield
Address: 286 Bridge Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: makeitspringfield.org/events

Make-It Springfield offers sliding scale workshops designed to make creativity accessible for all. Rooted in inclusion and collaboration, these hands-on sessions welcome participants of all backgrounds and skill levels to explore art, culture, and technology in a supportive, community-driven environment.

Contact: info@makeitspringfield.org
413-455-0663

Call for Volunteer Team at New England Visionary Artists Museum

End Date: April 30
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org/volunteer.html

A work of the heart for decades, the New England Visionary Artists Museum (NEVAmuseum) offers space for artists to reimagine the role of art. The museum's groundbreaking work has 5 main purposes: subsidizing artists living with neurodivergent conditions, conserving & researching visionary art, giving artists the freedom to self-stage exhibitions, celebrating new music & performance, & providing art education to income-sensitive citizens. Please contact us via our web form at the link.

Help Bring Balance of Becoming to the Ludlow River Walk

Goal: $10,000
End Date: May 5, 2026
City/Town: Ludlow
Website: hercworx.com/help-bring-balance-of-becoming-to-the-ludlow-river-walk

Balance of Becoming is a proposed 10–12 foot outdoor sculpture designed specifically for the Ludlow River Walk. Built from reclaimed steel, the piece explores balance, growth, and connection through repeating circular forms. After strong community interest, a private donor has offered to match contributions up to $5,000. This crowdfunding effort aims to create a permanent, accessible work of public art for Ludlow's shared riverfront space.

Contact: Donald R Longley
donald@hercworx.com
325-829-6577

Flo Fest - the return of a The return of a Florence Community Celebration

Goal: $25,000
End Date: June 1, 2026
City/Town: Florence
Website: westernmassflofest.wixsite.com/event

Inspired and guided by the legacy of Florence Night Out, Flo Fest is a brand new community-powered celebration in the heart of Florence. Launching September 19, 2026, at the heart of Florence, Flo Fest activates Main Street into a vibrant, walkable festival filled with live music, interactive art, activities for all ages, and the best eats, treats, and small businesses. Please help see Flo Fest come to fruition!

Contact: Chloe Torri
westernmassflofest@gmail.com
630-202-9130