Quabbin Art Association

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 2, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: Agawam Public Library
Hours: Mon-Thur 9am-9pm, Fri-Sat 9am-5pm
Address: 750 Cooper Street
City/Town: Agawam
Website: quabbinartassociation.com

The Quabbin Art Association has a new Group Exhibit at the Agawam Public Library for the Month of May. The exhibit features the works of twenty artists including watercolor, oil, acrylic, pencil, fiber arts and 3D pieces. Stop by the library lobby during regular business hours and view the show. Many pieces are for sale directly from the artists.

Contact: info@quabbinartassociation.com

Watercolor and Sculpture

Artist: Nancy Emond
Start Date: June 1, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Reception Date: June 18, 3-4:30pm
Location: Burnett Gallery at Jones Library
Hours: Thur-Sat 9am-5:15pm, Sun 1-5:15pm
Address: 43 Amity Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: watercolorsbynancyemond.net

My paintings reflect the deep sense of peace found in the natural world. I have been teaching watercolor painting locally for a number of years and received cultural council grants to teach, the most recent being to have students paint historic buildings in Leverett for our 250th anniversary. Teaching painting is my heart's love. My goal is to have students love what they do and feel they have achieved something with each class. Private and group lessons and commissions available.

Contact: Nancy Emond
nemond@leverettnet.net
413-367-9535

Emily Dickinson's Ghosts

Artist: Laura Holland & Nancy Meagher
Start Date: June 1, 2023
End Date: July 1, 2023
Reception Date: Thursday, June 1, 5-7pm
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 3-8pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Working separately on a shared theme, Laura Holland and Nancy Meagher turn to Emily Dickinson for inspiration, imagining the poet's animated presence in their visual art. Accordion books and photographs by Laura join oil paintings and sculpture by Nancy to conjure oblique, ghostly glimpses of Emily Dickinson at her Amherst home and hearth. Art Forum Online: Thursday, June 15, 7:30pm. Image left: Laura Holland, Mrs. Dickinson's Parlor; right: Nancy Meagher, Poetry in Smoke.

Contact: laurajholland@gmail.com

The Art of Collage

Artist: Micha Archer
Start Date: May 4, 2023
End Date: July 28, 2023
Location: Jewish Community of Amherst
Address: 742 Main Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: RMichelson.com

R. Michelson Galleries and the Jewish Community of Amherst are pleased to present Micha Archer: The Art of Collage. Micha Archer is an artist, author and illustrator living in Western Massachusetts. Working with oils, acrylics, inks, and collage, she creates layered pieces from various homemade and found materials on paper.

Contact: events@RMichelson.com

Genevieve Mae Burnett (1945-2015): the Family Legacy

Artist: Genevieve Mae Burnett
Start Date: May 4, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: The Burnett Gallery, Jones Library
Hours: Amity Street
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Amherst
Website: joneslibrary.org/inpersonburnett

Genevieve's grandfather, William Albert Burnett, amassed a collection of American and European art. The artwork was donated to the Jones Library, Amherst, after his death. To this day, a gallery at the Jones bearing his name hosts community exhibitions for regional artists. Though she never knew her grandfather, knowing his story & her family connection to the library, having her work showcased there became a goal, but getting there proved to be an arduous path. This exhibit tells the story.

Contact: Michael Tillyer
413-588-4337

Nature's Resilience

Artist: Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling
Start Date: May 4, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: Hope & Feathers Framing
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Thur 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm
Address: 319 Main Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: hopeandfeathersframing.com/natures-resilience

Monotypes, dry points, intaglio etchings, and watercolors by Olwen Dowling. "Nature's Resilience is simply the key to our very existence. The earth with its rich and diverse bounty and our oceans which may save us all in the end due to climate change are what sustain us. I found this out as I was learning my trade as an artist and have extended this search to the oceans. I am exploring the forests both on earth and below the oceans."

Contact: Katie Bete
Katie@hopeandfeathersframing.com
413-835-0197

Apocalypse: Science & Myth

Artist: Suzette Marie Martin
Start Date: April 22, 2023
End Date: October 14, 2023
Location: Kinney Center for Interdsiciplinary Renaissance Studies
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am-5pm
Address: 650 East Pleasant Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umass.edu/renaissance/event/opening-reception-apocalypse-science-myth

Suzette Marie Martin is a figurative painter based in New England. She combines archetypal figures, human embodiment, and allusions to mythology, together with data, symbols, and text, to examine the existential trauma of environmental and climate crises. Layers of gestural marks, opaque passages, and translucent washes acknowledge the "unequivocal scientific evidence” for anthropogenic climate change, and bear witness to the consequences of ecological decline.

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

Becoming a Parent to My Mom

Artist: Gillian Jones
Start Date: February 14, 2023
End Date: June 1, 2023
Location: Online via Hampden Gallery, UMass
City/Town: Amherst
Website: fineartscenter.com/hampden

This exhibit is curated from hundreds of photos by photojournalist Gillian Jones. It documents the time during which Jones was a caregiver to her mother, who suffered from dementia for nearly five years before her death in May, 2021. It is an effort to shine light on the topics of aging, caregiving, and death.

Black Art Matters Festival at Mead Art Museum

Start Date: March 7, 2023
End Date: June 25, 2023
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: artlink.click/f7d450

A visual arts showcase for the sixth annual Black Art Matters Festival, a student-led celebration that highlights the work and artistic achievement of Amherst's Black students. After a year away due to building repairs, the exhibition will return to the Mead galleries in tandem with a live event highlighting student musicians, poets, dancers and other performing artists. Image: Ayo Eniola (Class of 2024), that from which we all emerge, 2021. Oil painting.

"Untitled" (Blue Placebo)

Artist: Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Start Date: January 31, 2023
End Date: July 9, 2023
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/museums/mead/exhibitions/2023/-untitled-blue-placebo

"Untitled" (Blue Placebo) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, born in Cuba, 1957–1996) is one of twenty candy works he produced between 1990 and 1993. The artist left flexible installation guidelines, and the artwork remains in flux throughout, as visitors are permitted to take one sweet (in this case, enclosed in blue wrappers). During the course of its time at the Mead, "Untitled" (Blue Placebo) will change locations three times, with updates to be posted to the Mead website and social media.

God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin

Start Date: February 24, 2023
End Date: July 9, 2023
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: artlink.click/ebbff7

A special presentation of the Hilton Als-curated God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin will explore the life of James Baldwin through his relationships, his work and the possibilities his writing inspired, with additional attention to the time Baldwin spent living and teaching in Amherst. This group exhibition includes loaned artworks by renowned artists such as Richard Avedon and Kara Walker, as well as archival material and artworks from the Mead's collection.

Architectural Ghosts

Start Date: January 31, 2023
End Date: June 25, 2023
Location: Mead Art Museum
Address: Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/museums/mead/exhibitions/2022/architectural-ghosts

The aim of this exhibition is to bring together objects from antiquity to the 21st century that examine what it means to be in ruin, as both a material state and a theoretical concept, each with ethical and political features. As we reflect on these objects and try to imagine their original sites, or imagine different, even utopian, constructions, "Architectural Ghosts" also invites a critical look at Western institutional history, including art collecting, as part of a system of power and privilege.

Contact: 413-230-3163

Reveal at Becket Arts Center

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 1, 2023
End Date: June 19, 2023
Reception Date: Saturday, June 3, 2-4pm
Location: Becket Arts Center
Hours: Thur-Mon 12-4pm
Address: 7 Brooker Hill Road
City/Town: Becket
Website: becketartscenter.org

The first of five juried art exhibits. Free and open to the public. Supported in part by Mass Cultural Council. Artists exhibiting: Julie Love Edmonds, Kara Zablotsky, Luba Chizhik, Patricia Weise, Sally Tiska Rice.

Contact: Jennifer Beatty
office@becketartscenter.org
413-623-6635

Live Graffiti Jam & Skateboard Paint Party at the Belchertown Skatepark

Date: Saturday, June 3, 11am-2pm
Location: Belchertown Skatepark
Address: 5 Whitlock Way
City/Town: Belchertown
Website: bit.ly/skatepaint

Common Wealth Murals with Belchertown Cultural Council and Belchertown Community Alliance invite children, teens and skateboarding fans to a skateboard paint party. The event will include live music, Maddies Dogs food cart, live graffiti painting, and Theory Skate will be present, offering giveaways and on-site skateboard servicing. Participants will have a chance to design their own skateboard ($5 pre-register on website) with help from professional artist Ramiro Davaro-Comas.

Contact: April Jasak-Bangs
hello@btowncommunity.org
413-813-5207

The Baroque

Artist: Diane Harr
Start Date: June 1, 2023
End Date: June 25, 2023
Reception Date: Saturday, June 3, 3-6pm
Location: The Oxbow Gallery
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

Diane's show was inspired by the interiors of Baroque churches in Rome and other Italian cities. She has been living part time in Rome, Italy since 1999 and drawing inspiration for paintings from the architecture of Rome and other Italian cities. Her work has been shown in art galleries in Rome and in Western Massachusetts. Easthampton Arts Walk Night: Thursday, June 8, 5-8pm & The Quark Trio will play Baroque Music 6:30-7:30pm.

Contact: theoxbowgallery@gmail.com
413-203-1196

Chris's Plants

Artist: Fran Kidder
Start Date: June 1, 2023
End Date: June 25, 2023
Reception Date: Saturday, June 3, 3-6pm
Location: The Oxbow Gallery, back gallery
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

Over the years, while coming and going from my third floor studio in the converted factory building known as "Arts and Industry" in Florence, I've been delighted by the contrast between the profusion of plants there and their drab, industrial setting. My new paintings pay tribute to these plants, and to Chris, the maintenance engineer, who keeps them going. Arts Walk Opening: Thursday, June 8, 5-8pm.

Contact: theoxbowgallery@gmail.com
413-203-1196

Women of the Antebellum

Artist: Kay Douglas
Start Date: May 11, 2023
End Date: June 11, 2023
Reception Date: June 8, 5-8pm
Location: 50 Arrow Gallery
Hours: Tue-Fri 2-5pm, or by appt
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 244
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: 50arrowgallery.com

A powerful tribute to the mothers and women who have created space and advocated for the equal rights and liberation of people from the African Diaspora. Through a diverse range of artistic mediums, this exhibition showcases their strength, resilience, and enduring legacy. Visitors will witness an array of thoughtfully curated pieces, including stunning portraits, evocative landscapes, and immersive installations that celebrate the contributions of these extraordinary women.

Contact: Jason Montgomery
jasonm@attackbearpress.com
860-214-6214

Unnatural History

Artists: Mark Brown, Marty Klein
Start Date: May 11, 2023
End Date: June 3, 2023
Location: The Elusie Gallery
Hours: see website
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bigredframe.com/gallery

Mark Brown, famous for his whimsical clocks made of repurposed kitchenware, has been creating art in Easthampton for more than 40yrs. Here Brown will showcase a lesser known aspect of his creativity: a series of "immediate, unplanned, and spontaneous" drawings and illustrations. Marty Klein is a blacksmith by trade, but enjoys a second carrier as a scanographer, pixels being a bit lighter to handle that forged metal. Klein will display his scanographic artwork alongside new original collages.

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

Experiments in Material and Flow

Artist: Chris Amato
Start Date: May 11, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: ECA Gallery
Hours: Wed & Fri 12-2pm
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

The work explores material contrast, experimentation in fabrication and fastening techniques, and tension. The pieces are each unique inventions designed to strike a balance between naturalistic forces of fluid flow and mechanics – and the human hand, eye and aesthetic. With a background in algorithmic digital art and an early training in structural geology, Chris' work is a merging of these experiences in a life-long exploration of form and geometry. Chris is particularly interested in deformation and fluid dynamics, and the work is inspired by these natural processes.

Art At New City

Artist: Ned Wagers Dibble
Start Date: May 1, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: New City Brewery
Address: 180 Pleasant Street
Hours: Mon & Wed 4-9pm, Thur & Fri 4-11pm, Sat 12-11pm, Sun 12-9pm
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: newcitybrewery.com

Paintings By Ned Wagers Dibble.

Contact: Ned Wagers Dibble
nxdnwd@gmail.com
413-768-9087

Edge of the Ocean

Artists: Zea Mays Printmaking
Start Date: May 19, 2023
End Date: June 17, 2023
Reception Date: June 17, 5-7pm
Location: The Sanford Gallery at Zea Mays Printmaking
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-5pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays and Sundays of the month 11am-5pm, and by appt
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town: Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/sanford-gallery

10 Artists explore aging and transitions through a collaborative artist book based on a poem by Susan Roney-O'Brien. The exhibition will feature "before, during and after" prints and books by the participating artists including sketches and trial proofs and variations and work inspired by the experience of working on this project. Book Artist Gathering June 17, 2-4pm: Bring your artist's books and join a conversation about book making.

Contact: Kaye Carroll
kaye@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

The Sky is Falling

Artist: Tom Swetland
Start Date: June 3, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Reception Date: Saturday, June 3, 3-6pm
Location: The LAVA Center
Hours: Mon & Wed 11am-2pm, Thur 5-8pm. Sat 12-3pm
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/art/the-sky-is-falling-artwork-by-tom-swetland

Tom Swetland is the former owner of Federal Street Books, where his artwork was displayed throughout the store. He's a mostly self-taught artist, and his work includes collage, assemblage, mixed media and junk sculpture of assembled found objects. The work is influenced by the great surrealist artists of the 1930s, tribal art and 60s psychedelic posters. He also gives homage to the great commercial illustration artists of 1950s, pulp fiction and and science fiction book cover artists.

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

Teolos Gallery Grand Opening

Artists: Paul Teeling & Anja Schutz
Start Date: May 26, 2023
End Date: July 23, 2023
Location: Teolos Gallery
Hours: by appt
Address: 3.5 Osgood Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: teolos.art

TEOLOS, which stands for the Effect of Light on Silver, will feature for its first exhibit works by Paul Teeling and Anja Schütz. Future exhibits will include showcases of local and national artists and performers working in all mediums, as well as themed group shows. For more information, contact: teolosgallery@gmail.com

Contact: Anja Schutz
teolosgallery@gmail.com
413-522-2443

Mike and Ike's

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 19, 2023
End Date: June 1, 2023
Location: Artspace
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.com/gallery-mike-and-ikes

Kyle Compton-Burch, TImothy Glover, Aubree Guilbault, and August Etzel came together to organize this gallery show. They got the chance to collaborate on their final project in the Visual Arts Seminar class at Greenfield Community College. The title "Mike and Ikes" was inspired by a question that came up during one of their discussions: If you were able to taste your artwork what would the flavor be?

Why I Go to School: Expressions through Art by the Children of Twice As Smart

Artists: Twice As Smart students
Start Date: May 6, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: The LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/art/why-i-go-to-school

A creative exhibit that showcases the Twice As Smart students' expressive art, self-portraits, and personal essays. Each student, exhibiting their personal work, will speak and answer questions about why they like school and what they want to learn in school. Twice As Smart is an educational justice program, founded in 2018 by Gloria Matlock, a music teacher in Musica Franklin and former creative arts teacher in Greenfield schools. Their Greenfield public school students range from 7 to 14 years.

Contact: Pat Hynes
hphynes@gmail.com
413-325-5332

Topographies and Other Surface Tensions

Artist: Dr. Adhi Two Owls
Start Date: March 31, 2023
End Date: June 15, 2023
Location: Goose Divine Energy
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am-5:30pm
Address: 223 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: goosedivineenergy.com

The series "Topographies and Other Surface Tensions" explores the topography or the shape and surfaces of natural forms. These drawings bring up the dreamy places between the world of waking and sleep. This act of drawing imitates life in its most primal and complex of ways. Shamanic journeys and the magical portals that can be found if we spend time looking at the world around us. The series "Icons of Animalia" explores the idea of painting animals as images of Divine iconography.

Contact: Astranada Gamsey
greenfieldgoose@gmail.com
774-722-2918

No Somos Máquinas (We Are Not Machines)

Start Date: March 4, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: The LAVA Center
Hours: Mon & Wed 11am-2pm, Thur 5-8pm, Sat 12-3pm
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/art/no-somos-maquinas

Through the words and portraits of farmworkers in Western Massachusetts, the "No Somos Máquinas" exhibit explores the broken immigration system, the exclusion of farmworkers from basic labor protections, and the conditions that have compelled them to rise up. This fully bilingual exhibit sheds light on the experiences of local farmworkers in Western Massachusetts. It consists of portraits, interpretive panels, a timeline of farmworker organizing, and audio of oral history excerpts.

Beefcake

Artist: Michael Sjostedt
Start Date: June 1, 2023
End Date: June 30 2023
Reception Date: Friday, June 2, 7pm
Location: Fame Lounge/Eatery
Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm + Thur 5-10pm & Fri-Sat 5-11pm
Address: 386 Dwight Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: fb.me/e/G3hHK5Zj

My new collage collection will be on display through June! Opening party: Friday, June 2, 7pm.

Passing Notes

Artist: Sean Greene
Start Date: May 6, 2023
End Date: June 4, 2023
Location: PULP
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-4pm
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Color is the driving force of my paintings. The decisions I make are rooted in color relationships. The title of this show, Passing Notes, refers to notes on a musical instrument that get played between two primary notes. It occurs to me that colors can be felt as notes in music. In this understanding of what drives me to paint, each painting is a passing note, moving toward the next note in the riff.

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

Shane Drinkwater

Artist: Shane Drinkwater
Start Date: May 6, 2023
End Date: June 4, 2023
Location: PULP, back room studio
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-4pm
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Shane Drinkwater takes inspiration from the world around us, and the constellations above in his myriad paintings of the constellations, boats, planes, landscapes and modernist figures. Drinkwater lives in Queensland Australia and works as a decorative paintier. His work has recently been exhibited in Copenhagen, Victoria, Australia and New York City.

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

Restored WPA Victory Theatre Murals at Wistariahurst Museum

Start Date: March 10, 2023
End Date: March 10, 2024
Location: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: mifafestival.org/event-details/victory-theatre-mural-exhibition

For the first time since 2010, see a newly restored section of the historic Victory Theatre murals completed by conservators EverGreene Architectural Arts at Wistariahurst Museum in a year long exhibition. The Victory murals were painted in 1942 by artist Vincent Maragliotti as part of the increasingly renowned WPA (Works Project Administration) program. The MIFA/ Wistariahurst mural exhibition will include information on Maragliotti, the restoration process, and the WPA.

Contact: info@mifafestival.org
413-540-0200

Fiber Connections

Artists: The Fiberistas
Start Date: June 3, 2023
End Date: June 25, 2023
Reception Date: June 4, 2-4pm
Location: Barnes Gallery at Leverett Crafts and Arts Center
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-5pm
Address: 13 Montague Road
City/Town: Leverett
Website: fiberistas.com

The Fiberistas are nine women who love to work with fiber. They work in many different fiber media, including quilting, weaving, felting, knitting, crocheting, stitchery, surface design and paper collage. Individual approaches range from traditional to contemporary to cutting edge techniques such as illumination and digital design. The group members are Sally Dillon, Nancy Young, Martha May, Martha Robinson, Margaret Stancer, Rebecca Fricke, Eileen Travis, Barbara Kline and Flo Rosenstock.

Contact: Flo Rosenstock
florosenstock@hotmail.com
413-404-3733

The Blank Canvas Exhibition

Artist: Kahli Hernandez
Start Date: June 4, 2023
End Date: June 10, 2023
Reception Date: Saturday, June 10, 5-8pm
Location: A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery
Hours: Mon-Wed & Fri 12-9pm (Creative Community Hours)
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org/arc-2023.html

An interactive experience that aims to inspire creativity and spark conversations. Large blank canvases will be on display throughout the week, allowing individuals to witness the space's "blank" beginning state and its transformation into a full gallery experience. During Creative Community Hours, patrons can add anything they want to the canvases, creating an open forum for conversation. A project of ARC (activate, research, create), A.P.E.'s curated summer program.

Contact: Kathy Couch
kathycouch@apearts.org

River Valley Co-op Staff Art Show

Artist: group show
Start Date: May 1, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: River Valley Co-op
Hours: 7 days, 8am-10pm
Address: 330 N King Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: rivervalley.coop/event-details/art-in-the-cafe-may-2023

As the latest addition to our Art in the Café program highlighting local artists here in the Valley, this month's gallery includes a number of thought-provoking works and some awe-inspiring photography from several of our co-op's many talented staff members. Catch it now through May 31st! Artists: Helen Brown, Charlotte Hayden, Clara Huebenthal, Brandon Kendall, Lila Kirley, Leslie Reed, Leo Wilson.

Contact: Reka Peterson
rpeterson@rivervalley.coop

MAMA DATA

Artist: Christina Balch
Start Date: June 6, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, June 9, 5-8pm
Location: Anchor House of Artists, Gallery One and Two
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: anchorhouseartists.org

In this multimedia process-based exhibition, artist Christina Balch sketches, paints, prototypes, & iterates on the data she collected in 2020 during her first year as a parent. The raw data illustrates the mundanity of this phase of parenting. At the same time, the multimedia artwork shows the frustration, exhaustion, highs, lows, love, & humor that are part of raising a baby. This exhibition also features a special room installation for parents of young children and other caretakers to rest.

Contact: 413-588-4337

LABOR

Artists: Eva Pushkova, Esther S White, Carla Reyes
Start Date: June 6, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, June 9, 5-8pm
Location: Anchor House of Artists, Gallery Three
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: anchorhouseartists.org

LABOR is a group exhibition curated by Christina Balch and Lyza Fennell for Mother's Institute for Collaboration and Art (MICA), presenting Eva Pushkova, Esther S White, and Carla Reyes, all mothers. The theme explores parenting in current times; from paintings to AI collaborations, the exhibition features work about the various roles of labor in mothering and parenting. MICA presents music by Elena Ciampa at the reception. Image: Influencer-Influenza, Eva Pushkova.

Contact: 413-588-4337

EDEN

Artist: David Moriarty
Start Date: June 6, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, June 9, 5-8pm
Location: Anchor House of Artists, the New England Visionary Artists Museum Wing
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: anchorhouseartists.org

Sculpture and painting in this exhibition are part of an ongoing family of works evoking Eden seen in nature. The images are inspired, for the most part, by the double-faced Greek god Janus with one face oriented to the future while the other looks to the past. Although here, the legend goes a bit further and allows for overlapping eyes, torsos, and heads, resulting in a visual puzzle of emotion and parody.

Contact: 413-588-4337

STAY

Artist: Jules Jones
Start Date: June 6, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, June 9, 5-8pm
Location: Anchor House of Artists, the New England Visionary Artists Museum Wing
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: anchorhouseartists.org

On Jones' return to the Anchor House of Artists, they bring the intensely joyous verging on the maniacal tossed with deep introspection. With a sure hand and eye for design, Jones brings scraps of past works, interweaving image upon image into brilliant new works. The results almost have the august effect of Lascaux cave paintings, where Paleolithic generation after generation had come to draw over the imagery of their predecessors. The work is very entertaining.

Contact: 413-588-4337

29th Annual Northampton Garden Tour

Date: Saturday, June 10, 10am-4pm
Location: various locations
City/Town: Northampton / Florence
Website: forbeslibrary.org/friends

Forbes Library sponsors an annual self-guided tour of gardens in the Northampton/Florence area. Saturday, June 10, 10am-4pm, rain or shine. Tickets are $20 in advance at Forbes Library, Bay State Perennial Farm, Cooper's Corner, Hadley Garden Center, State Street Fruit and Wanczyk Nursery. $25 day of the tour at Forbes Library. Reserve tickets in advance on website.

Contact: Phyllis Cove
phycove@yahoo.com
413-587-0705

Glass Souls

Artist: Alicia Saxe
Start Date: June 2, 2023
End Date: June 29, 2023
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org/gallery

I started painting glass in 1999 as my mother had collected a large pile of blue bottles and I wanted to utilize them in some way. While I had previously painted abstracts, what appeared on the bottles were faces, mostly primitive. Over the next 23 years, I refined the faces so that they were more often based on photos I saw and I would then alter them and add abstract elements. I call them Glass Souls because they are evoking the individual and unique expression within all of us.

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

Recent Works

Artist: William Sharp
Start Date: June 2, 2023
End Date: June 29, 2023
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org/gallery

Recently I turned 80 years old and feel fortunate to be able to paint most everyday in my home studio in Florence. Throughout my 60 years of oil painting I have painted still life, portraiture, plein air; both abstract and realistic. From the earliest time in my career, the mastery of color has been my desideratum. With the recent works included in this show, I have focused on color divisions to create harmony, and color contrasts to create movement.

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

Paintings

Artist: Michelle Vigeant
Start Date: June 2, 2023
End Date: June 29, 2023
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org/gallery

Portraits of big cats on bodies of stars, surreal foxes and colorful swirls of textural “sound” grace the canvas. Vigeant is a visual artist from Sunderland who uses a variety of media to paint expressive scenes of animals. Lately, she has been exploring sound and feeling using heavy textural acrylic mediums. She experiences synesthesia, a phenomenon where some people can "see" sound as color or light, and she tries to capture this in her work along with the soul of the creatures she portrays.

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

Artist of the Month

Artist: Jacqueline Brodeur
Start Date: June 1, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, June 9, 5-7pm
Location: Northampton Senior Center Hall Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 67 Conz Street
City/Town: Northampton

Jacqueline Brodeur is a self-taught artist working primarily in oil. She describes herself as influenced by her father who was a plein air artist and the first president of the Academic Artists Association formed in Springfield. Inspired by New England landscape that reflects the past and a bygone way of life, Jacqueline's paintings are primarily of local subjects such as a well-worn barn, rivers and streams in all seasons, mountain views, and preserved lands. To contact: willows2@comcast.net

Contact: Nancy Yesu
Nyesu@northamptonma.gov

Your Ghost Body

Artist: Karinne Keithley Syers
Start Date: June 1, 2023
End Date: June 3, 2023
Location: A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery
Hours: June 2, 12-5pm; June 3, 12-8pm
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org/arc-2023.html

A memory palace in the form of a playable junkyard, both as videogame and live game show. Workshop, June 3, 3-4:30pm: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Memory Landscapes in Twine. RSVP on website for Twine download. Artist Talk, June 3, 6-7pm. A project of ARC (activate, research, create), A.P.E.'s curated summer program.

Contact: Kathy Couch
kathycouch@apearts.org

Multiplying Power: Image as Protest in Prints and Photographs

Start Date: March 24, 2022
End Date: January 2024
Location: Smith College Museum of Art
Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-4pm
Address: 20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City/Town: Northampton
Website: scma.smith.edu/art/exhibitions/multiplying-power-image-protest-prints-and-photographs

This installation displays a range of prints and photographs from the SCMA collection whose circulation documents and sparks social change. Primarily made in the United States during the 20th and 21st century, these works engage with issues of racial justice, civil rights, gay liberation, feminism, Indigenous land rights, and environmental justice, among others.

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

tender fortress

Artist: Jae Southerland
Start Date: May 28, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery
Hours: Sun, Mon & Wed 2-5pm, Tue 7:30-9pm
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org/arc-2023.html

Jae Southerland works with tulle as an expression of femme identity and queer desire. In tender fortress, a large-scale interactive installation invites the viewer to explore dreams and memories. A project of ARC (activate, research, create), A.P.E.'s curated summer program. May 30, 7:30-9pm: "tender fortress after dark" - see the installation in its ethereal "dark mode" at this special lights out event!

Contact: Kathy Couch
kathycouch@apearts.org

We Are Here To Stay: Welcome to the Queerdom

Artist: Maddie McDougall
Start Date: May 12, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: The Bloomery Art Gallery & Meeting Place
Hours: by appt
Address: 17 New South Street, Unit 205, Suite D
City/Town: Northampton
Website: bloomlocal.live/events/art-may-23

"We are Here to Stay: Welcome to the Queerdom" is an installation work featuring interactive performance by artist Maddie McDougall. Channeling childhood curiosity, imaginative play, and reclamation of oppressive histories, the queerdom is a place where oddity rules and our collective sense of security is cradled in an iridescent warmth. Individual identities are both uniquely represented and infinitely interconnected.

Contact: Luc Abbott
luc@bloomlocal.live
413-535-8787

Nonny at 91

Artist: Nonny Hogrogian
Start Date: May 12, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: R. Michelson Galleries
Hours: Mon-Thur & Sat 10am-6pm, Fri 12-8pm, Sun 12-5pm
Address: 132 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: rmichelson.com

Please join R. Michelson Galleries as we celebrate the career of two-time Caldecott Medalist, Nonny Hogrogian. We are delighted to showcase work that spans her 60+ year career, beginning with illustrations from her first book, King of the Kerry Fair, published in 1960.

Contact: events@rmichelson.com

Solo Exhibition

Artist: Larry Preston
Start Date: May 3, 2023
End Date: June 17, 2023
Location: William Baczek Fine Arts
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Address: 36 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: wbfinearts.com

William Baczek Fine Arts is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of new oil paintings by Larry Preston.

Contact: William Baczek
info@wbfinearts.com
413-587-9880

JFK Middle School Student Art Exhibition

Start Date: May 2, 2023
End Date: May 30, 2023
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org/gallery

This year's display will showcase 6th through 8th grade student artwork that encompasses a range of material exploration and themes. Selections are curated by art teachers Emma Mendoker and Michelle Mallory. Work will be all media: ceramics, sculptural, mixed media, drawing, printmaking, painting, and collage.

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

Large Oil Pastels

Artist: Andrew Magee
Start Date: May 4, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: Anchor House of Artists, Gallery One, Two, and Three
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: anchorhouseartists.org

Once a bird illustrator, Andrew Magee strayed into abstract painting about a decade or more ago, applying oil paint on 48" x 36" canvases using gloved fingers. Near 100 are held at Anchor House of Artists. Pre-pandemic, he acquired reams of fine art paper & oil stick pastels. Pursuing his theme of amorphous forms, using his manual method of pushing and dragging his color, he amassed over 1000 new works. The results are engaging and organic. Forty will be on display in three showrooms.

Contact: 413-588-4337

From the Cosmic Provider: Works on Paper & Sculpture

Artist: Larry Slezak
Start Date: May 4, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: Anchor House of Artists, the New England Visionary Artists Museum wing
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: anchorhouseartists.org

Peter Schjeldahl said, "The problem of making artists talk about their work is that when they're making their work the left-brain is shut off. So if you talk to an artist about it, you're talking to someone who wasn't there. It's hopeless." That being said... My most recent work straddles between the Buddhist concept of form and emptiness and the idea of lost and found. Found after being lost in my consciousness. I hope the viewer gets lost in the forms they find...that's the point.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Flow

Artist: Marla Allisan
Start Date: May 1, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: Hampshire Regional YMCA
Hours: Mon-Fri 5:30am-8pm, Sat 8am-2:30pm, Sun 8:30am-2:30pm
Address: 286 Prospect Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: figuresinflow.com

Marla Allisan creates beautiful images of figures in flow using white pencil, black paper and internationally prepared design papers in collage. Her figures make music, dance, meditate and soar through water and air. Please join us for an uplifting show. There's no reception per se, but rather an ongoing display. Please be thoughtful of others and wear an N95 mask and be prepared to show a YMCA membership card for entrance.

Contact: Marla Allisan
Marlasart@hotmail.com

Untitled

Artist: Agano Machiko
Start Date: November 4, 2022
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: Smith College Museum of Art
Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-4pm
Address: 20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City/Town: Northampton
Website: scma.smith.edu/art/exhibitions/agano-machiko-untitled

Trained as a weaver, Agano Machiko is known today for fiber art installations that capture the invisible forces of nature. In the late 1990s, she began knitting fishing line and steel wire together in garter stitch with oversized needles. In this installation, originally created for SCMA in 2004, the knit forms hang in random patterns throughout the gallery space. Depending on the density of the materials, the installation oscillates between asserting its presence and dissolving into the space.

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

Into the Glasshouse

Artist: group show
Start Date: January 27, 2023
End Date: June 8, 2023
Location: Church Gallery at the Lyman Plant House & Botanic Garden, Smith College
Hours: 9am-4pm every day except holidays
Address: 16 College Lane
City/Town: Northampton
Website: sites.smith.edu/into-the-glasshouse

A reflection, conversation and collaboration between Smith students in Susan Montgomery's Studio Art Foundations and Drawing I classes and the Lyman Plant House through sculpture and drawing.

Contact: Susan Montgomery
smontgomery@smith.edu

Annual Photography Show

Artists: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Start Date: May 19, 2023
End Date: July 2, 2023
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Hours: Thur 2:30-5:30pm, Fri-Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

Exhibit featuring New England photographers. All work is for sale and family-friendly content. Prizes will be awarded. Interested photographers should contact margedvaa@gmail.com for more information. Photo: Ogunquit with Clouds by Barb King.

Contact: Marge Anderson
margedvaa@gmail.com

Beyond the Rainbow

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 31, 2023
End Date: June 26, 2023
Location: Shelburne Arts Co-op
Hours: Wed-Mon 11am-5pm
Address: 26 Bridge Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: shelburneartscoop.com

The colors of the rainbow inspire many creative directions in these works by the painters, photographers, printmakers, fiber artists, glassblowers, potters, and mixed media artists of the Co-op.

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

Apricity

Artist: Carin Teresa
Start Date: May 4, 2023
End Date: June 25, 2023
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: 7 days 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: salmonfallsgallery.com

Carin Teresa came to photography by an unusual route-- through the management of a few disabling conditions & the extreme pain they brought. Finding miraculous relief with cold water therapy in the wild brooks & rivers of western MA, Carin offers her photographic services to others in the name of healing, belonging, embodied self-love, & naked empowerment. This exhibit features portraits of real bodies in winter landscapes, the result & celebration of the documentation of this healing.

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

The Worlds Below Us

Artist: Rosa Beryl
Start Date: May 4, 2023
End Date: June 25, 2023
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: 7 days 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: salmonfallsgallery.com

A featured exhibition of Greenfield painter Rosa Beryl. A new collection of stylized paintings about, and inspired by, the majesty of nature.

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

Art Squad: Inspirations x4

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 2, 2023
End Date: June 28, 2023
Location: South Hadley Public Library, Community Room
Address: 2 Canal Street
City/Town: South Hadley
Website: shadleylib.org

South Hadley artists Liz Austin, Lucia Foley, Abby Jaffe, and Marion Pascone started meeting weekly to paint in 2016, and were soon dubbed "The Art Squad." The four women have found solidarity, joy, creative inspiration, and a shared identity working in a variety of media--even through the pandemic, as meetings moved from studios to Zoom, back yards, and hiking trails. With good art friends, there are always possibilities.

Contact: Lucia Foley
luciafoley@yahoo.com
413-275-2201

Spring Blowout Inventory Sale at Robert Floyd Gallery

Start Date: May 2, 2023
End Date: May 30, 2023
Location: Robert Floyd Gallery and Learning Center
Hours: Sun, Tue, Wed 1-5pm
Address: 2 East Street (@Rt 10/College Highway)
City/Town: Southampton
Website: floydgallery.com

The Floyd Gallery celebrates its 21 successful years by releasing it's valued inventory to the public and a huge discount No serious request will be denied. Julius Lester, Newell Green, Paul Wainwright, Barrie Wentzell, Robert Floyd and Others. One-of-a-kind artwork, as well. Image: Fireworks, NYC (c) 1999 Robert Floyd

Contact: Robert Floyd
floyd@floydgallery.com
413-529-2635

Wilbraham Art League

Artists: Wilbraham Art League
Start Date: May 11, 2023
End Date: July 11, 2023
Location: Baystate Arts Alive Gallery at Baystate Medical Center, Daly 3 Connector
Hours: Mon-Sun 8am-8pm
Address: 759 Chestnut Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: baystatehealth.org/patients/visiting

The Wilbraham Art League will be showcasing their art in the Daly 3 Connector at Baystate Medical Center. Founded in 2007, the Wilbraham Art League was established to promote the understanding and appreciation of fine arts. Many of their artists will be participating with over 50 paintings in a wide range of mediums and styles on display. The diversity of their art makes their exhibits delightful and unique.

Contact: Beverlee Corriveau
pmcpb@charter.net

We Have a Story to Tell: Stories, Maps, and Relationship to Place

Start Date: April 8, 2023
End Date: September 3, 2023
Location: Wood Museum of Springfield History
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/story-tell-stories-maps-relationship-place

This exhibit approaches historical documents from a modern Indigenous perspective to rethink our understanding of the history of the Connecticut River Valley. Seventeenth century Indigenous and European peoples held drastically different cultural understandings of our region. Through multimedia presentations, interactive experiences, and historic documents, visitors will explore these multiple viewpoints on the meaning of place and consider the continued impact of this history.

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

Big Games, Big Fun

Start Date: April 29, 2023
End Date: September 3, 2023
Location: Wood Museum of Springfield History
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/big-games-big-fun

This interactive exhibit will feature an 8' piano, as well as lots of other super-sized fun -- including an oversized doll house, a giant Candyland game, a huge Jenga, and a big Connect-4! There are also Milton Bradley puzzles, giant Scrabble, and pinball machines that feature the talents of people from our area like Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, creators of the Ninja Turtles, and Ruth E. Carter, Academy Award winning designer who created the costumes for the Black Panther movies.

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

Artifice

Artist: Priya N. Green
Start Date: April 15, 2023
End Date: December 31, 2023
Location: D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/artifice-new-paintings-priya-n-green

Springfield artist Priya N. Green uses painting to grapple with the human condition, exploring concepts such as how we see and understand the world. She often uses found images and film stills as source material for her paintings. Green's most recent body of work, which she started while spending time at home in the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, draws on her experience of absorbing news and information through electronic devices and screens. Artist Talk: June 1, 12:15pm.

Contact: info@springfieldmuseums.org

Color Rapping

Artist: Nelson Stevens
Start Date: March 4, 2023
End Date: September 3, 2023
Location: D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/nelson-stevens-color-rapping

This exhibition, spanning more than 50 years of the artist's career, explores the political, cultural, and socioeconomic messages in Stevens's art and style of painting. An early member of AfriCOBRA, and a professor at Northern Illinois University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Stevens spent decades alongside leading intellectuals of the Black Arts and Black Power movements.

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

New/Now: Contemporary Art Acquisitions

Start Date: January 28, 2023
End Date: July 30, 2023
Location: D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/new-now-contemporary-art-acquisitions

Highlights works created between 1996 and 2020 that have been added to the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts' permanent collection in the last two years. The exceptional prints, paintings, and mixed media works speak to the varied experiences of their makers, reflect the current moment, and support the Museums' goal of diversifying the collection. Featured prominently are five works by artist, activist, and author Faith Ringgold.

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

CRAPO/TAROT

Artist: Trish Crapo
Start Date: May 8, 2023
End Date: July 31, 2023
Reception Date: Sunday, June 11, 3-5pm
Location: The Rendezvous
Address: 78 Third Street
City/Town: Turners Falls

Prints from an original collage tarot deck created by Trish Crapo. Based loosely on the classic Smith Waite deck, Crapo's deck uses imagery from fashion and popular magazines, giving the Tarot a modern twist. Reception with 3-card Tarot readings: Sunday, June 11, 3-5pm.

Contact: Trish Crapo
tcrapo@mac.com
413-834-7934

Visions of the Connecticut River Valley

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 7, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Location: Great Falls Discovery Center
Hours: Tues 10am-4pm, Wed-Sun 10am-6pm
Address: 2 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: greatfallsdiscoverycenter.org/calendar

Enjoy the group art show, Visions of the Connecticut River Valley in our Great Hall.

Contact: Amy Dawn Kotel
adkzab@gmail.com
413-923-2554

Altered Reality

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 6, 2023
End Date: June 4, 2023
Location: ArtWorks Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-5pm
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/altered-reality-gallery

Altered Reality is a juried group show of artists residing in the Northeast, featuring reality-bending works of art and Digital Poetics' Augmented Reality Poetry Machine. The juror for this show is artist, curator, and arts activist Vernita Nemec. Image is Nina Low's photograph Shh!, winner of Best in Show.

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

New 2 - Watercolor Landscapes

Artist: Christine Texiera
Start Date: May 2, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Location: Wendell Free Library
Hours: Tue 2-7pm, Wed 10am-5pm, Fri 1-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm
Address: 7 Wendell Depot Road
City/Town: Wendell
Website: wendellmass.us/wendell-free-library.html

This body of work is the result of a foray into a new medium and new focus on landscapes. The subject is strongly influenced by views in day-to-day life in the Connecticut River Valley and the places that seem interesting to hike or bike to and sit for a plein air painting.

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

Wilbraham Art League

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 3, 2023
End Date: May 30, 2023
Location: West Springfield Public Library
Hours: Mon-Wed 9am-9pm, Thur-Sat 9am-5pm
Address: 200 Park Street
City/Town: West Springfield

The Wilbraham Art League will be showcasing their art at the West Springfield Public Library throughout the month of May. Founded in 2007, the Wilbraham Art League was established to promote the understanding and appreciation of fine arts. Many of their artists will be participating with over 40 paintings in a wide range of mediums and styles on display. The diversity of their art makes their exhibits delightful and unique.

Contact: Beverlee Corriveau
pmcpb@charter.net

The Space Between Shadow and Light

Artist: Marie Crane-Yvon
Start Date: May 4, 2023
End Date: July 29, 2023
Location: Jasper Rand Art Gallery at the Westfield Athenaeum
Address: 6 Elm Street
City/Town: Westfield
Website: westath.libcal.com/event/10211623

Marie Crane-Yvon is an artist who is dedicated to the transformative power of color and the limitless possibilities of expression. Her work will be exhibited in two locations: the Rand Gallery at the Westfield Athenaeum, and the Rinnova Building (until June 30th), 105 Elm Street, the home of Westfield on Weekends (WOW). The opening reception will be hosted at both locations and will launch a weekend of art activities in Westfield, including Articulture, at the Amelia Park Arena on May 5th & 6th.

Beyond The Pavement

Artist: Meg Bandarra
Start Date: April 19, 2023
End Date: May 31, 2023
Location: Online
Website: megbandarra.com

Landscape paintings from Massachusetts accessible trails. 20% of sales donated to All Out Adventures, an adaptive recreation nonprofit in Northampton. The show is inspired by the artist's experience as an accessible trail user and advocate, and aims to raise awareness about a new accessible trail bill. The show, funded in part by a Northampton Arts Council grant, can be viewed in a virtual 3D gallery. Visit MegBandarra.com for links.

Pop-Up Market in the Blue Room

Date: Thursday, June 8, 5-8pm
Location: Blue Room at Old Town Hall
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: cityspaceeasthampton.org/popup

Featuring: Annaleah Moon Studios, Beth Maciorowski, Deborah Yaffe Mixed Media Art, Everett McKee, Heather Geoffrey / Ouroboros Studios, Jennifer Ablard Photography, Kahli Hernandez, L00ky.here, Leopard Frog, Martha Ture, Mt. Tamalpais Photography, Rachel Federico Art, raskl., Ricci Arcana by Kyle Ricci, Robin G. Photo Art, Blue Monday Studio, Sarah King, Siggie Zampa, The Art of Christina Gusek, Thumbsucker_Designs, Tiny Clay Home.

Contact: hello@cityspaceeasthampton.org

Open Studio at Deborah Yaffe ART

Date: Saturday & Sunday, June 10 & 11, 11am-4pm each day
Location: Deborah Yaffe ART
Address: 87 Hillside Road
City/Town: South Deerfield
Website: deborahyaffeart.com

Contemporary sculpture, paintings, collage using repurposed & found materials.

Unity Park Festival & Makers Market

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2-10pm
Location: Unity Park
Address: 147 2nd Street
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: fb.me/e/QdhwkhyS

The 3rd annual Unity Park Festival brings together local makers of useful art items to swap, sell, demonstrate, and learn. This festival is for gear-heads, creators, woodworkers, inventors, artists, and tinkerers; people who find joy in repurposing, recycling, rebuilding, and reimaging. The free, outdoor event will also have music, food, and activities for families. Supported by the Mass Cultural Council and Montague Parks & Rec, Nova Motorcycle, & Pioneer Valley Brewery. Rain date 6/4

Contact: Peter Chilton
p@novamotorcycles.com
508-963-6572

Race Street Bazaar at Gateway City Arts

Date: Sunday, June 4, 10am-2pm
Location: Gateway City Arts
Address: 92 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: gatewaycityarts.com

Gateway City Arts presents the Race Street Bazaar! Open to the public every Sunday 10am-2pm in the large music hall. Our café will be open offering coffee, tea, soda, snacks and pastries for purchase. The Bazaar will feature used clothing/items, collectibles, housewares, records, books, toys, crafts, art & more!

Contact: hello@gatewaycityarts.com

The Wall (Gallery) July Show

Sponsoring Group Name: The Wall @ Rhynia, inc
Deadline: June 25
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northampton
Website: rhyniainc.com

July's group art show theme is "MonoChrome". All framed 2d visual art welcome. Two pieces per artist. Opening Friday July 14th (122 Main, Northampton) Arts Night Out. Each piece should come with two copies of a title plaque (print out is fine) to include: Artist Name, Piece title, Materials Used, How it connects to the shows theme MonoChrome, Artist instagram and or QR code, Cost of piece.

Contact: Tony(a) Lemos
herbaltonya@gmail.com
413-475-0442

Portal Gallery on Boltwood Plaza

Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst Public Art Commission
Deadline: June 15
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Amherst
Website: forms.gle/JpJTpHZSUCR3L7nY8

The Amherst Public Art Commission announces a call for artists to submit proposals for a commission to create artwork for a very unique installation at the Amherst Center's Boltwood Garage, at the street level entrance to the underground garage near Boltwood Walk. The Portal Gallery consists of 5 small, south-facing windows on the headhouse above Boltwood Garage. Open to any media that fit the space. Preference will be given for a local/regional artist. Award $1500.

Contact: Terry Holt
amherstpublicart@gmail.com
781-859-9701

Making it Public -- Amherst

Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst Public Art Commission & Amherst Business Improvement District
Deadline: June 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Amherst
Website: artlink.click/bc2499

The Amherst Public Art Commission (APAC), in partnership with the Amherst BID and the New England Foundation for the Arts has extended the May 14 deadline to June 1 for a $10K grant for one public art commission as part of the "Making it Public" project. APAC's goal for the Amherst project is to creatively engage visitors to Kendrick park to recognize the cultural, social, economic, and/or environmental impact of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Local artists encouraged to apply.

Contact: Gabrielle Gould
gabrielle@amherstdowntown.com
413-345-2945

Art on the Lawn at Amherst History Museum

Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst History Museum
Deadline: open, first come first served
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for each Saturday / $75 for all four Saturdays
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amhersthistory.org

The Amherst History Museum invites local artists & crafters to sell their creations on the museum's lawn on four Saturdays during our 2023 season: June 10, July 8, September 9 & October 14. We are seeking artists who work in both traditional, indigenous, historical, and/or contemporary mediums, including fiber, painting, basket-making, spinning, drawing, jewelry, metal, pottery, photography, printmaking, woodworking & paper arts. Limited to 10 artists each weekend. Full details & registration on website.

Contact: Amy Crawley
info@amhersthistory.org

Summer Queer Makers Market

Sponsoring Group Name: Western Mass Queer Makers Market
Deadline: June 1
Submission/Entry Fees: $30-$50 sliding scale fee for accepted vendors
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: instagram.com/wmqueermakers

Biannual makers market celebrating queer artists, craftspeople, and healers in Western Mass. To be held at Millside Park in Easthampton, Sunday, June 25, 11am-5pm. Access hour: 11am-12pm for folks who need a quieter and less crowded space due to mobility, sensory, anxiety, or other reasons. Masks will be required (as best we can, this is an outdoor event in a public park). 12-5pm masks strongly encouraged. Vendor application on website.

Contact: wmqueermarket@gmail.com

Gallery A3's 8th Annual Juried Show: undercurrents: Art that Reveals the Underseen

Sponsoring Group Name: Gallery A3
Deadline: July 1
Submission/Entry Fees: $38 for 3 entries, $7 for one additional entry, max 4 entries per artist
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com/cfa.html

Gallery A3's 8th Annual Juried Show seeks art that illuminates the rarely seen and overlooked, reveals mysteries, or introduces us to new views of our natural world, human relationships, unknown histories, or crucial issues of today. Juror Amanda Herman is a multi-media artist and visual arts education curator at the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMass). The exhibit runs August 3rd to September 2nd, reception on August 3rd and an Art Forum on August 17th. Full details on website.

Open Calls for Artists and Curators from CUE Art Foundation

Sponsoring Group Name: CUE Art Foundation
Deadline: June 30
Submission/Entry Fees: $10
City/Town: New York, NY
Website: cueartfoundation.org/open-call

CUE's annual open call provides emerging and underrepresented artists and curators the opportunity and necessary resources to realize an exhibition at CUE's storefront gallery space in New York City. Selected artists and curators will receive a dedicated honorarium, as well as support from CUE in the form of planning, production, design, and communications. Visit website for more information on eligibility and how to apply.

Contact: Jasmine Buckley
opencall@cueartfoundation.org
212-206-3583

Flower Power at ArtWorks Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Gallery
Deadline: June 26
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for one piece / $35 for up to three pieces
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/flower-power-call-for-artists

Artists have depicted flowers for centuries, relying on context to imbue meaning. Historically, flowers have represented fertility or decay, purity or promiscuity, hope or despair. Flowers have long been associated with love, and individual flowers have acquired their own language. Over time, the meanings associated with flowers have transformed. We welcome the exploration of floral imagery and the ideas they may (or may not) represent. All styles encouraged: From realism to surrealism to abstract and pop.

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

50 Arrow Gallery Call for Artists

Sponsoring Group Name: 50 Arrow Gallery
Deadline: open
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: 50arrowgallery.com/artists-apply

At 50 Arrow Gallery, we are committed to promoting social equity and inclusion through art. Our BIPOC-centered gallery space is dedicated to showcasing work by BIPOC artists and providing a platform for artists who may not have had access to traditional gallery spaces. We're always looking for new artists to feature in our gallery, so if you're a BIPOC artist interested in showcasing your work, please get in touch. We can't wait to see what amazing art we'll be featuring next!

Contact: info@50arrowgallery.com

Stories with Shotei

Sponsoring Group Name: Moonlit Sea Prints
Deadline: August 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: moonlitseaprints.com/public-call-for-writers-and-poets

Moonlit Sea Prints is proud to announce a Call for Writers and Poets for a collaborative exhibit to be shown for Easthampton Art Walk in September 2023. In this call, we're seeking short story writers and poets to create works to pair with the art of Hiroaki Takahashi Shotei. Writers are encouraged to submit their creative work along with the title of the piece they're collaborating with. For the show, we will also want an audio recording of the author narrating their work.

Contact: David Kutcher
david@moonlitseaprints.com
413-282-8742

Artist in Residence - Call for Proposals

Sponsoring Group Name: Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Deadline: July 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umass.edu/renaissance/artist-residence

Aided by the Center's collection of over 1,000 rare books and manuscripts, gardens, and meadow, artists are invited to explore the ways their work intersects with Renaissance (1490-1750) thought and craft to produce work that generates new perspectives on the relationship between the early modern world and our own. Projects should open onto the ways in which today's most urgent topics--from global capitalism to environmental and social justice--traffic in ideas extending into the Renaissance.

Contact: Liz Fox
efox@umass.edu

Call for Paid Art Program Facilitators at Resilient Community Arts (RCA)

Sponsoring Group Name: Resilient Community Arts (RCA)
Deadline: December 31
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: resilientcommunityarts.org/collaborations

Resilient Community Arts (RCA) is built on the philosophy that when community members have a place to voice their experiences, to harness cultural power, and amplify their stories and what is important to them, we take steps forward together toward a more just and equitable world. We're looking to support local creatives and artisans in offering paid art-infused programs of all kinds to Western Massachusetts. If our philosophy aligns with your values, then let's get started on collaborating!

Grants for Murals in West Springfield and Chicopee

Sponsoring Group Name: Common Wealth Murals
Deadline: June 1 (rolling until all funds have been used)
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artlink.click/6ac5ba

Six non-profits, civic organizations, or small businesses located in Chicopee and West Springfield will be selected to receive matching funds. Grants provide a $1 to $1 match up to $5000. Application on website.

Contact: info@commonwealthmurals.org

Pop-Ups in the Blue Room at CitySpace

Sponsoring Group Name: CitySpace
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: cityspaceeasthampton.org/2023/01/10/calling-all-artists-makers

Our pop-ups are back! CitySpace invites artists and makers of all kinds to set-up a table of their work during Art Walks and select events in the accessible Blue Room in Easthampton Old Town Hall. Are you a printmaker, potter, photographer, craftsperson, zine-maker, or writer? Free to apply and participate to makers of all kinds. Table and Wifi provided. Apply for upcoming pop-ups in March-June. Rolling application. Sign up on website.

Contact: hello@cityspaceeasthampton.org
413-282-7705

E-Media Art Walk Events

Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton Media, Inc
Deadline: December 31
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptonmedia.org

We're looking for artists who are interested in showing their work in our office gallery. We participate in the monthly Easthampton Art Walks, and have high visibility at our location in the Eastworks Building. Our Art Walk events include live performances in our studio space (we're also looking to book performers for these events as well).

Contact: Jeff Mastroianni
director@easthamptonmedia.org
413-203-1360

Display your art at The LAVA Center

Sponsoring Group Name: The LAVA Center
Deadline: open
Submission/Entry Fees: no fee to apply
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: localaccess.org/gallery-space

We have two gallery spaces in our large, window-less space in downtown Greenfield. No windows means no sun damage, and lots of uninterrupted white space to better highlight your work. Both gallery spaces include a reception, generally on the first weekend of the month; regular public gallery hours throughout the month; marketing and promotions: a press release sent to local and regional news outlets and being featured on our website, in our email newsletter, and in social media. Full details on website.

Race Street Bazaar

Sponsoring Group Name: Gateway City Arts
Deadline: ongoing; registrations must be in a week in advance
Submission/Entry Fees: $25/day or prepay $20/week
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: https://forms.gle/oEmzj3Ryv51XEJuE7

Open to the public every Sunday 10am-2pm in the large music hall. Our café will be open offering coffee, tea, soda, snacks and pastries for purchase. The Bazaar will feature used clothing/items, collectibles, housewares, records, books, toys, crafts, art & more! VENDORS: tables cost $25/day or prepay 4 weeks for $20/week. Vendors can share a table or rent multiple tables. Application form on website.

Contact: hello@gatewaycityarts.com

ARTery

Sponsoring Group Name: City of Holyoke in collaboration with the Greater Holyoke Chamber, and Print Shop Inc
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: forms.gle/UJrX4JAbj7gFreeL7

An art store and gallery at 289 High Street running throughout 2023 and featuring original and re-made works crafted by a diverse array of regional talent. Original artwork, handcrafted and/or up-cycled/refinished items, and locally produced artisan goods ONLY. Full details and registration form on website.

Contact: artery@holyokeart.com

Borgia Gallery at Elms College

Sponsoring Group Name: Elms College
Deadline: July 12, 2024
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Chicopee
Website: elms.edu/academics/humanities/borgia-gallery

The Borgia Gallery at Elms College in Chicopee is seeking artists and/or artist groups working in two-dimensional or small three-dimensional media to exhibit work. The gallery space is approximately 1200 square feet, and it is located in the Mary Dooley College Center. Exhibitions run from 4 to 6 weeks in length and the college provides printed marketing materials such as postcards and flyers. Interested parties should submit 10 digital images or website to kiernanb@elms.edu

Contact: Brian Kiernan
kiernanb@elms.edu

Saturday Salon at The LAVA Center

Sponsoring Group Name: The LAVA Center
Deadline: open
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: forms.gle/jNEhqYGk8gBRhL5v5

Seeking artists and vendors to display their work during our Saturday Salon. Artists of all stripes--visual artists, writers, musicians, vendors, filmmakers, etc.--are welcome to join us!

Contact: vanessa@localaccess.org

Learn Lightroom for Digital Images

Date & Time: June 3 & 10, 10am-12:30pm
Fee: $175 for both LR Modules
Location: Robert Floyd Learning Center at the Robert Floyd Gallery
Address: 2 East Street (@RT. 10/College Hwy)
City/Town: Southampton
Website: floydgallery.com

Learn to file and locate your treasured digital images on your computer or portable hard drive AND process them in so many creative ways. Ask any questions immediately sure beats being mute watching a YouTube video! Lightroom Library Module: June 3. Lightroom Develop Module: June 10. Instructed in-person by our Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom and Photoshop Ed Judge. Library and Develop Modules classes tuition only $110 each. Save $45. Register now for both module classes, only $175 complete.

Contact: Robert Floyd
floyd@floydgallery.com
413-529-2635

Pencil, Paper, Draw! with Roc Goudreau

Date & Time: Thursdays, 5-7pm, June 1-22
Fee: $125 non-members / $100 members (all materials included)
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Have you always wanted to draw but don’t know where to start? In this 4 week course, professional artist and illustrator Roc Goudreau will share his secrets using pencil techniques, proportions, shading, and measurement to make your art come to life! Overcome your fear of the blank page and focus on putting pencil to paper so you can draw the way you always wished you could! Ages: 15+

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

Stitch Circle at the Mill District Local Art Gallery

Date & Time: Thursdays, 4-6pm
Fee: none
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 191 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

The Mill District General Store and Local Art Gallery offers a weekly Stitch Circle every Thursday from 4 to 6pm. Bring your own project: knit, crochet, embroider, or hand quilt. Free and welcoming. Ages 16+

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

Fairy House/Smoke house (Incense Burner) with Michele Shibley

Date & Time: Friday June 16, 6-8:30pm
Fee: $75
Location:Easthampton Clay
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 241
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptonclay.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=47183945

Come make this sweet little project with us for your garden or your mantle. Bring your dad as a fathers day treat. This project will be ready in approximately one month. You will be emailed when your work is ready for pick up.

Summer Paint Pouring at Artspace

Date & Time: June 3 or July 22
Fee: $20
Location: Artspace Greenfield
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.com/class-registration

Fluid art, or acrylic paint pouring, is an art technique that uses thin acrylic paint that is poured onto a canvas! All ages and skill levels are welcome, perfect for the whole family! Classes will take place outdoors, if the weather permits it! Classed run for approx 1.5 hours and has an organic structure - stay as long as you like. Class registration covers teaching & art materials needed to create an acrylic pour painting or two.

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

Summer Youth Art Classes at Artspace

Date & Time: July 10-28 (weekly sessions)
Fee: $145
Location: Artspace Greenfield
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.com/summer-at-artspace

This summer, we will be offering WEEK LONG visual and performing arts summer programming for ages 7 and up! Our creative + talented teachers will introduce students to printmaking, drawing, comics, digital art, murals, felting, animation, acting, playwriting, + performance art! Classes take place indoors and outside, utilizing art studios, music rooms, and the Artspace Backyard. We are offering morning visual art classes and afternoon performance art classes.

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

Collage Painting with Jules Jones

Date & Time: June 3, 1-4pm
Fee: $20-35 sliding scale
Location: Resilient Community Arts
Address: Eastworks, Ste #238, 116 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: artlink.click/5fbc55

Join local artist Jules Jones in the RCA studio for a deep dive in the process of collage painting. You'll leave the workshop with knowledge of new techniques and a finished art piece. All supplies provided.

Contact: info@resilientcommunityarts.org
413-342-0396

Carborundum Plate Making and Printing

Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, June 24 & 25, 10am-5pm
Fee: $320
Location: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town: Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/carborundum-plate-making-and-printing

This workshop will invite students to explore the many ways carborundum (a material used to grind down lithographic stones) can be used to create a variety of textures on a plastic plate. In this two-day workshop, students will also create prints that which will then be used in the chine colle process when printing carborundum plates. Multiple color plates and color printing will be taught. There will be plenty of room to experiment and explore new ways to create personal imagery.

Contact: Kaye Carroll
kaye@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

Relief Printing: Carving Intensive

Date & Time: Wednesdays, 10am-3pm June 7-28
Fee: $440
Location: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town: Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/relief-printing-carving-intensive

Have you ever wanted advice or feedback as you carve in relief? This 4-week, once-weekly course will focus on the carving process that occurs between preparing and laying out the block and editioning it. Our first meeting will include a brief overview of the history of relief carving. Each class will include both a group meeting and individual feedback during supervised carving time. Over the 4 weeks the goal will be to build on constructive feedback toward the creation of an editionable block.

Contact: Kaye Carroll
kaye@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

On & Off the Wheel at ClayWorks

Date & Time: Mondays, 10am-1pm, June 5 - July 31; OR Tuesdays, 6-9pm, June 13 - August 15
Fee: $310 (includes 6hrs of open studio time per week + 25lbs of clay)
Location: ClayWorks
Address: 71 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

In this beginner-friendly pottery course, students will learn wheel throwing, hand-building, form, surface design, and glazing techniques to make functional and sculptural pieces. This is also suitable for intermediate students who want to work independently, but need some instruction and constructive feedback. Ages: 16+ years. Instructor: Mary Remington or Sophia Aussant.

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

Plein Air Trailside Group Sessions

Date & Time: June 2 & 9, 9:30am-12pm
Fee: none
Location: Mt Tom North Trailside Park
Address: 96 East Street
City/Town: Easthampton

Casual friendly plein air painting at Easthampton's newest wheelchair accessible trail park. Not a formal class but individual guidance and some available materials will be available for those who want this. Parking is limited on site but shuttle available close by. All levels of experience are welcome! No critiques just enjoy yourself painting in a lovely park setting with like minded people. Limited to 20 participants, must pre-register. To pre-register contact Cyndy Chamberland.

Contact: Cyndy Chamberland
cyndy42256@gmail.com
413-588-1185

Beginning Stained Glass at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: June 3, 10am-3:30pm
Fee: $125
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

Create a beautiful sun catcher or ornaments to grace your home or give as gifts. We will cover the skills and techniques to build a unique piece of stained glass art. The perfect class for students with no experience or intermediate students with some experience who may want a refresher course. All levels welcome. Glass and supplies are included in the tuition and the use of all tools. More dates for same class: June 4, 17, 18, July 1, 2, 15, 16, 29, 30.

Contact: Heather McLean
Info@DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com
413-559-1010

Intermediate Stained Glass at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 13, 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $75
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

We will cover all the skills and techniques to build a unique piece of stained glass art using the copper foil technique. Use of all tools is included in the tuition. Glass, foil and solder will be available for purchase. After completing this class, students will be eligible to register for open studio time. This class is designed for students who have completed our beginning/sun catcher class or who have equivalent experience. More dates for same class: July 11, August 8.

Contact: Heather McLean
Info@DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com
413-559-1010

Stained Glass Mosaic Class at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: Saturday, June 18, 10am-3:30pm
Fee: $100
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

In this class you will have the opportunity to design a beautiful stained glass mosaic art piece. The class will cover how to prepare a mosaic pattern, how to cut glass into various geometric shapes, how to arrange glass within a pattern, and how to grout the final product. All levels are welcome. All glass and supplies are included in the tuition as is the use of all tools. More dates for same class: July 16.

Contact: Heather McLean
Info@DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com
413-559-1010

Altering Thrown Forms: Faceting and Fluting with Natania Hume

Date & Time: Saturdays: June 10, 10am-1pm + June 17, 10am–12pm + July 8, 10am–12pm + July 15, 10–11am
Fee: $165 (includes clay, firing, glazing, and your own set of faceting tools)
Location: ClayWorks
Address: 71 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

In this workshop, Natania demonstrates how to create a variety of faceted and fluted surfaces. There are many considerations, both technical and aesthetic, when creating altered surfaces on ceramic forms. Planning for facets entails throwing forms slightly more thickly to allow for removing material, and we will discuss considerations like foot design and how to resolve overlapping facets at the narrow top of a vase or bottle.

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

Meeshka's Freedom Art Summer Program for Kids

Date & Time: Mondays-Thursdays, weeks of June 26, July 3, July 10 & July 17
Fee: see website
Location: Indian Orchard Mills
Address: 34-40 Front Street
City/Town: Indian Orchard
Website: mfasp.com

A summer program giving young artists space to cultivate their own unique artistic style. Students learn foundational elements of art, while being guided in ways to talk about artwork. Students experience what it's like to work in a studio space and share that space with others. They learn how to use materials and be respectful of others artwork, space, and ideas. Most of all they get to have fun and interact in a group of their peers while developing their artistic skills.

Contact: Michelle Nietupski
mpescetta@gmail.com
413-563-7405

African American History & Culture Museum Tour with Art for the Soul Gallery

Date & Time: June 17 & 18
Fee: varies
Location: sponsored by Art for the Soul Gallery / Soul Nation Events
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artforthesoulgallery.com/post/juneteenth-african-american-history-culture-museum-tour

Join Art for the Soul Gallery for a Juneteenth African American History & Culture Museum Tour in Washington DC this Father's Day weekend. This trip includes transportation, hotel accommodations, food and drink, and exciting activities. See pricing and trip details on the website. Space is limited. To book: contact the gallery at 413-301-6314.

Contact: Rosemary T Woods
artforthesoulgallery@gmail.com
413-301-6314

Amherst Plein Air Society (APAS)

Date & Time: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday mornings, 9am-1pm, May-October
Fee: $45/year member dues
Location: a different location in the Valley every week
City/Town: Amherst
Website: facebook.com/Amherst-Plein-Air-Society-392391357552048

APAS artists paint en plein air together three days a week at different beautiful locations in the Valley. All media, ages, and levels of experience are welcome. We are a welcoming, supportive group where we all learn from and help each other grow in our work. To come try a paint-out to see if APAS is a good fit for you, contact Susanne.

Contact: Susanne Personette
SusannePersonette@gmail.com

Queer And Trans Art Group at Resilient Community Arts

Date & Time: every even Wednesday, 7pm
Fee: donations are appreciated but not required
Location: Resilient Community Arts
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 238
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: resilientcommunityarts.org/program-registration/p/qtag

Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive. This is a bi-weekly program happening every even # Wednesday at 7pm with our fabulous facilitator Mi! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space.

Contact: info@resilientcommunityarts.org

Anatomy and the Art of Figure Drawing with Barbara Johnson

Date & Time: Thursdays, 6-8:30pm, June 1 - July 6
Fee: $465
Organization: Barbara Johnson Studio
Location: Cottage Street Studios
Address: One Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: barbarajohnson.com

Learn the essential skeletal and muscle structures that influence the surface forms on the human figure while drawing from the live model. Part I covers the skeleton, torso, arm, and leg. By analyzing master figure drawings, and exploring a variety of drawing techniques and exercises, you will build your knowledge of the human form and greatly improve your figure drawing. Artists work from the live model at each meeting, alternating male and female subjects. Class size 5. All levels welcome.

Contact: Barbara Johnson
barbarajohnson202@gmail.com
413-259-7727

Public Studio at The Color Collaborative

Date & Time: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6-8pm
Fee: $20
Location: The Color Collaborative
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 228
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: sharonacolor.com/shop/tuesday-public-studio-nights

Work side-by-side with local artists on your own project. This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants a big wide open space to work in amongst other local artists. Pre-registration encouraged but not required. $20/session (no one will be turned away for lack of funds). Bring your own materials, some basic materials provided. Adult program: ages 20+

Contact: Sharon Leshner
sharonacolor@gmail.com

Summer of Color Art Camp at Resilient Community Arts

Date & Time: June-August
Fee: $400
Location: Resilient Community Arts
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 238
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: resilientcommunityarts.org/program-registration/youth-and-teen-programs

Join Resilient Community Arts and The Color Collaborative for four weeks of colorful fun! Each camp is one week long and focuses on an artistic theme. Camp is open for kids/teens ages 8-16 years. June 26-30: Art Explorers, elementary ages 8-11. July 10-14: Characters, Creatures and Comics, mixed ages 8-15. July 24-28: Mix it up - Teen Studio, teen ages 12-15. July 31 - Aug 4: Public Art Camp.

Contact: Sharon Leshner
sharonacolor@gmail.com
856-630-4041

CLAY, YOGA & ART and CLAY & ART in Shelburne Falls

Date & Time: July 5-7, July 10-14 , July 24-28, or August 7-11
Fee: varies (financial aid is available)
Location: The Art Garden, Shelburne Falls Yoga, and The Handle Factory Community Clay Studio
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: studio.mollycantor.com/product-category/classes

Participants will start the morning with clay classes in the Handle Factory, followed by mid-day movement at Shelburne Falls Yoga and mixed-media art-making at The Art Garden. Participants are escorted to each activity and eat their bag lunches at The Art Garden. Snacks are provided. Clay & Art is similar, just minus Yoga. July 5-7, ages 13-18; July 10-14, ages 6-9; July 24-28, ages 9-12; August 7-11, ages 7-12. See website for details.

Contact: csartgarden@gmail.com

Beginner Watercolor: Private or semi-private lessons

Date & Time: Mondays & Tuesdays
Fee: $25/hr individual; $45/hr groups of 3
Location: Arts & Industry Building
Address: 221 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence

Private or semi-private lessons starting at age 8. Artist quality paper and paint are free for the first 3 lessons. If you decide you would like to continue with watercolor lessons. I will assist you in choosing good quality materials. We will explore basic watercolor techniques for beginners: wet into wet, dry brush, negative painting, textures color theory, and more. Please call for more information.

Contact: Liz
Audubonarts@icloud.com
413-923-2809

Easthampton Clay & The Prindle School Summer Program for Kids

Date & Time: July 10-14 or July 17-21
Fee: $410
Location: Easthampton Clay & The Prindle School
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptonclay.com/summer-program-for-kids

4th annual summer pottery and performing arts adventure for children ages 8-16. Each week includes a half-day of performing arts and a half-day of pottery exploring projects from various traditions in visual and performing arts. Full details and registration on website.

The Most Important Things You Learn In Art School with Meg Bandarra

Date & Time: January - July
Fee: $35 for each mini-workshop
Location: Online via Zoom
City/Town: Northampton
Website: megbandarra.com/art-school-workshop

A prerecorded series of six mini-workshops teaching the most important skills I learned from my days in art school - perfect for anyone who feels like they missed out on some of the fundamental lessons you learn with a formal art education. Starting in January, each mini-workshop is available for two specific calendar months, and can be rewatched over and over during that time. The series has a natural progression, but each workshop can be taken individually. Visit the website for more details.

Contact: Meg Bandarra
megbandarra@gmail.com

Unity Park Studio

Date(s) available: now
Location: Unity Park Studio
Address: 141 2nd Street, 2nd Floor
City/Town: Turners Falls

2nd floor studio or office space with a shared bathroom. Individual entrance off of a covered deck. Perfect for body work or artist studio (light duty - no power tools). Utilities (electric, heat, AC, WIFI) are included in the rent. Walking distance to Unity Park and downtown Turners Falls. Rail Trail on the Connecticut River. Parking available on site. Commercial space only.

Contact: Peter Chilton
realestate@novamotorcycles.com
508-963-6572

Studio sublet at Eastworks

Date(s) available: early May until end of August
Location: Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: eastworks.com

600 square foot studio w/tall windows, beautiful natural light. The photo shows the space as it was when I moved in. It's still quite spare now. A minimalist sofa, long white table, modern standing/sitting desk are available for use (and a super sleek ping pong table, easy to fold up and roll to the side). Seeking a responsible person who can commit to subletting early May until end of August. $567/month and you have the studio to yourself 6 days each week.

Contact: amy thompson avishai
amythompsonavishai@gmail.com
603-686-0847

Studio share at Paragon

Date(s) available: June 1
Location: Paragon Arts & Industry Building
Address: 150 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Easthampton

Beautiful studio available June 1st. Semi private, 200 sq. ft., high ceilings, big windows, wood floors, sink in space. $180 a month, including utilities.

Contact: Lena
schmid.lena@gmail.com

Help Restore Women's History Mural

Goal: $24,000
End Date: September 30, 2023
City/Town: Northampton
Website: gofund.me/e60b2235

The iconic mural, History of Women in Northampton, 1600-1980, painted by the Hestia Art Collective in 1980 & restored in 2003, depicts 3 centuries of diverse women's history in the Valley. The mural brings back from obscurity women's contributions to community & culture. Unfortunately, the mural was damaged last year. We are raising funds for its repair. March is Women's History month; contributing to this project is a great way to honor women's history. Please help! Representation matters.

Contact: Rebecca Muller
rebmuller@comcast.net
413-427-0689

The Dreamweavers: A Survivor Art Exhibition

Goal: $6,000
End Date: May 31, 2023
City/Town: Northampton
Website: gofundme.com/f/dreamweavers-tales-fundraiser

Help bring the stories of queer & trans survivors of sexual & relationship violence to life through tarot-inspired artwork. Be part of cultivating community-led care networks. Inspire people to embark on journeys of self-discovery and healing. This fundraiser supports the dream project of local artist & survivor support worker Lachlan Thompson.

Contact: Lachlan Thompson
astralcherryart@gmail.com