Patterns of the Forest

Artist: Rachel Loeffler
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: August 1, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, July 3, 5-7pm
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D, cinema courtyard
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Rachel Loeffler brings the magical, otherworldly spirit of the boreal forests of Finland to Gallery A3, with paintings and three-dimensional interactive works celebrating the beauty of Norway spruces, Scots pines, and silver birches, along with abstract patterns based on the interplay of light, shadow, and leaves. Art Forum on Zoom: Thursday, July 16, 7:30pm, register on website.

Contact: Rachel Loeffler
onepaintingaday@gmail.com

Gesture and Line

Artist: Karen Iglehart
Start Date: June 4, 2026
End Date: June 27, 2026
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D, cinema courtyard
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Iglehart has worked with gesture, movement, and line as an integral part of her instinctual painting process since 2000. The recent abstract works express the qualities of gesture in brushwork and palette knife application. All paintings are oil on canvas, ranging from small-scale 12 x 12 inches to the large-sized 30 x 40 inches. "I am attempting to express a quality of movement…relating to thoughts, ideas, and perceptions of surroundings, without a subject or storyline," the artist explains.

Contact: Karen Iglehart
info@karen-iglehart.com
413-256-4250

Femme Locale: CHARMED

Artists: 40+ local artists
Start Date: May 3, 2026
End Date: June 25, 2026
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

Bringing up themes of controlling our world or achieving things as if by magic, we are keenly aware of how as women we need to walk a line and use our charms in the world that is designed for and by men. Curated by Christine Texiera and Alexia Cota. This year, four artists from Femme Locale were invited to exhibit at 50 Arrow Gallery: Caroline Ann James, Renee Pitre, Yeukai Chiroodza-Imeh and Sarah Gay.

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

Cut Paintings

Artist: Sally Zigmond
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Burnett Gallery at Jones Library
Address: virtual exhibit
City/Town: Amherst
Website: joneslibrary.org/204/Burnett-Gallery

Watercolor paintings are cut and then woven, offset, or collaged in various ways to make new original art forms.

Contact: Sally Zigmond
szigmond@sas.upenn.edu
413-345-9249

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

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

Adventures of the Quantum Soup Surfer

Artist: JooYoung Choi
Start Date: January 27, 2026
End 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

Local Artist Art Exhibition

Artists: group show
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Reception Date: July 2, 6-8pm
Location: Chicopee Public Library, Henry J. Bazin Community Room
Hours: Mon-Thur 9am-9pm, Fri 10am-5pm
Address: 449 Front Street
City/Town: Chicopee

Four Scantic River Artists, Nan Hurlburt, Patricia Pilon, Laura Salerno, and Quinn Salerno have joined together to create an art exhibition during the month of July at the Chicopee Public Library. The four artists use a range of mediums from still life photography to acyrlic and oil mediums.

Contact: Patricia Pilon
trishpilon@comcast.net
413-386-9323

Wingspan

Artists: Falcon Laina
Start Date: June 6, 2026
End Date: June 25, 2026
Location: ECA Gallery
Hours: Tue & Thur 12-2pm, Wed 12-3pm
Address: 43 Main Street / Old Town Hall
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com

The central sculpture in this project is a hollow ceramic marionette suspended from a steel frame. This body is vulnerable in its capacity to be a container as well as its reliance on an external support structure. Surrounding this piece, the archive of dreams consists of silver gelatin prints, drawings, and found objects which document the story of one person’s complex inner world.

Waters Rising

Artist: Marilyn Allen
Start Date: June 4, 2026
End Date: June 28, 2026
Location: Oxbow Gallery, front gallery
Hours: Thur-Sun 12-5pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

Marilyn Allen states "As a painter and outdoor person, I have explored the past and present in the environment and the human impact on the planet. The paintings in the front gallery are the result of years of observation, focusing on the natural world--our only home. Geology has a long history and it has informed many of the subjects which I have painted in this show, from the last ice age to the current melting of glaciers."

Contact: Marilyn Allen
jollyhillma@gmail.com

B A D T I M E

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 15, 2026
End Date: June 27, 2026
Location: Caesura Unit
Address: 150 Pleasant Street, 2nd Floor rear
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: instagram.com/caesura_unit

A group exhibition centered around themes of the body and repetition, integrated in time, that brings together over twenty artists from Manchester, Holyoke, New York, St. Louis, Berlin, London, Greenfield, Zürich, with work spanning from 1871 to several newly commissioned pieces. Closing events: June 27, 8:30pm (gallery opens at 6:30pm). Sliding scale tickets ($15-35) at the door - no-one turned away for lack of funds.

Below & Within

Artists: Julie Kumble, Martha Brouwer
Start Date: June 5, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: The Elusie Gallery at Big Red Frame
Hours: Tue-Thur 10:30am-5:30pm, Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-12pm
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bigredframe.com/gallery

Below and Within explores life underwater, and it stirs within artists Julie Kumble and Martha Brouwer. As individuals, fish appear beautiful, strange, vulnerable. In groups, particularly in massive shoals, they're powerful and they convey hope of the collective. By engaging with the paintings, the artists hope that viewers will also feel a reverence for what they don't normally see, and in turn increase their conscience and actions in protecting our waters.

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

Batchelor & Salthouse In Conversation

Artists: Linda Batchelor, Bobbie Salthouse
Start Date: June 4, 2026
End Date: June 28, 2026
Location: Oxbow Gallery, back room
Hours: Thur-Sun 12-5pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

Linda Batchelor and Bobbie Salthouse are printmakers who share a passion for creating exciting, colorful abstract prints through an experimental, playful and intuitive approach. "In Conversation " showcases their recent mixed media explorations. Viewers are invited to both engage with works individually and also discover visual resonances between them.

Contact: Bobbie Salthouse
bobbiesalthouse@gmail.com

Playing with the Past

Artist: Chris Bordenca
Start Date: April 25, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Warriors Art Room
Address: 122 Pleasant Street, Suite 105
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: warriorsartroom.org/event/playing-with-the-past

Chris Bordenca's paintings draw on the toys, action figures, video games, and places of his youth in the 70s and 80s. Chris's award-winning work has been shown across New England and collected around the world. He is also donating 20% of all show proceeds back to the Warriors Art Room. Follow @chris_bordenca_art and visit chrisbordenca.com

Contact: Donald Longley
donald@warriorsartroom.org
413-627-8170

Eat Your Heart Out

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Sip 413
Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-4pm Sat & Sun 8am-4pm
Address: 90 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: sip413.com/gallery

A pride month group show featuring work by 12 local artists exploring the queer experience through food. The works in this show are inspired by meals shared with chosen family, body image, access, abundance, and the connection between food, memory, and landscape.

Contact: Autumn Guntor
galleryandretail@sip413.com

MA250 Sidewalk Art Tour

Date: Friday, June 26, 5pm
Location: Greenfield City Hall
Address: 14 Court Square
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: visitgreenfieldma.com/event/ma250-sidewalk-art-guided-tour

Through a FY2026 Massachusetts 250 Grant, Greenfield is launching the MA250 Sidewalk Art Tour featuring 10 murals by local artists, each offering a unique perspective on 250 years of American independence. A guided tour of the 6 central downtown murals is scheduled for June 26th, during Greenfield’s monthly Arts Walk. The tour begins in front of City Hall and will travel to 5 other locations with a walking distance of .75 miles. Artists: Danielle Lucier, Jill Strait, Youme Nguyen Ly, Althea Keaton, Cameron Schmitz.

Green Light - A Love Letter to Greenfield

Artist: Danielle Lucier
Start Date: June 25, 2026
End Date: July 17, 2026
Reception Date: June 25, 5-8pm
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/gallery

Showcasing acrylic paintings depicting moments and memories from across Greenfield, accompanied by Greenfield-inspired lamps and ceramic wares, all crafted by local artist Danielle Lucier.

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

The Rainbow Arc - Phase 1: Violet

Artist: Donna Barrett
Start Date: June 13, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/exhibits/chaos-on-a-plate

Chaosism begins with surrender -- to the paint, to the texture, to whatever emerges when control steps aside. The Violet Phase is the first breath of the Rainbow Arc. Violet because every story begins in the quiet before color fully arrives. These canvases were built in layers -- texture first, then glaze, then light finding its way into the hollows. The veins you see weren’t planned. They arrived. I paint what the universe whispers. The Arc is how I listen.

Impressions of Light

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 27, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Location: Hope & Olive
Hours: Wed 5-9pm, Thur & Fri 11:30am-9pm, Sat 5-9pm, Sun 10am-1pm & 5-9pm
Address: 44 Hope Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: hopeandolive.com/visit1

The exhibition highlights the wide expressive range of cyanotype process, a photographic technique dating to the mid-19th century and known for its distinctive Prussian blue tones. Works range from traditional botanical cyanotypes to experimental mixed-media practices incorporating watercolor pigments, organic dyes, painting, layered exposures, and found materials. Artists: Elizabeth Booth, Em Crisman, Madge Eves, Erika Frank, Jeannie Hutchins, and Heather Palecek.

Contact: Madge Evers
madge@madgeevers.com

The PeaceBirds Exhibit

Start Date: May 15, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/humanities/peacebirds

The exhibit includes several gatherings of folding and story circles facilitated by JuPong Lin and Mona Shiber.

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

Sachiko Furui

Artist: Sachiko Furui
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Hadley Senior Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Address: 46 Middle Street
City/Town: Hadley
Website: friendsofhadleycoa.org

Contact: Friendshcoa@gmail.com

Anna Hepler, Sean Sullivan & Roger Brouard

Artist: group show
Start Date: June 13, 2026
End Date: July 12, 2026
Location: PULP
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-5pm, or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Hepler presents a series of puzzles: "Each puzzle is a drawing. Each suggests a doorway, window, an archway -- each suggests the possibility of coming undone. They are secrets, interior excavations, made from any material, and packaged in cardboard." Sullivan makes small enigmatic works with a transfer process - applying oil sticks to paper and transferring the paint onto paper by drawing on the back. Brouard works with plywood and black paint to create shapes that bring to mind nautical themes of boats, islands, and the sea.

Contact: pulpholyoke@gmail.com

Sean Greene

Artist: Sean Greene
Start Date: June 13, 2026
End Date: July 12, 2026
Location: PULP, front room
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-5pm, or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

I paint without trying to imitate the visual world outside of the studio, but that world inspires how I work with color on a surface. I respond to color. It can move me as forcibly as a musical melody, and opens a door to my sense of human-ness. The way I am painting is the result of removing as many obstacles and distractions of process as possible, so that I can more easily access an open mental-emotional state. The noises of my mind go quiet, and the possibility of discovery becomes elevated.

Contact: pulpholyoke@gmail.com

Holyoke - Held in Light

Artists: photographers enthralled with Holyoke
Start Date: June 6, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center
Hours: daily / 12-4pm
Address: 221 Appleton Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: mass.gov/locations/holyoke-heritage-state-park

Discover Holyoke through the eyes of six talented photographers: Linda Drury, David Scher, Melissa Cooper, Joanne Holtje, Bob Benns, James Long. "Holyoke – Held in Light" invites you to experience the city from hidden corners to familiar landmarks. Each image captures the character, beauty, and spirit of a community rich in history and alive with stories. Come explore, connect and celebrate the people and places that make Holyoke unique. Free admission. Free parking.

Contact: Nancy L. Condon
nancy.condon@mass.gov
413-534-1723

Revolutionary Artstories: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Equity

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 4, 2026
End Date: July 16, 2026
Location: Holyoke Media
Hours: Tue-Thur 12-7pm
Address: 1 Court Plaza
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: artsmentors.org

A new exhibition exploring the theme "Promises of the American Revolution". Features work spanning visual art, storytelling, mixed media, and community-based practice from artists connected to Holyoke, Springfield, Easthampton, Greenfield, and surrounding communities. In addition to the exhibition itself, artists have recorded short documentary reflections discussing the stories behind their work and their relationship to the project's themes.

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

Holyoke Arts League Annual Wistariahurst Exhibition

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: July 16, 2026
Location: Wistariahurst Museum
Hours: Mon 10am-2pm, Tue 4:30-6:30pm
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyoke-arts-league.org

An exhibition of artwork by members of the Holyoke Arts League (HAL), founded in 1923 and celebrating its 103rd year in Holyoke. The League holds museum field trips and weekly adult figure drawing sessions. This juried exhibition showcases diverse entries such as oil and pastel, watercolor, acrylic, tempera, gouache, non-oil wet media, graphite, charcoal, printmaking, graphic media, sculpture, and ceramics.

Contact: Liz
holyokeartsleague@gmail.com

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

Merry Melange

Artist: Mary Schreiber
Start Date: June 7, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: The Barnes Gallery at Leverett Crafts & Arts
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-5pm
Address: 13 Montague Road
City/Town: Leverett
Website: leverettcraftsandarts.org

This show includes puppets, marionettes, clay animals, drawings, paintings and more. Some serious, some whimsical, some political - all beautifully crafted.

Nature's Magic

Artist: TL LaFleur
Start Date: June 4, 2026
End Date: July 27, 2026
Reception Date: July 11, 1-4pm
Location: Sawmill River Arts Collective
Hours: Thur-Mon 11am-5pm
Address: 440 Greenfield Road
City/Town: Montague
Website: sawmillriverarts.com

Join Sawmill River Arts this summer to view the abstract landscapes of guest artist TL LaFleur, whose paintings will be featured from June through the end of July. Witness for yourself how TL's use of rich color and abstract forms express the essence of nature, conveying sense of place by capturing the fleeting magic of our corner of Western Mass.

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

Slow Processing

Artist: Anna Parisi
Start Date: July 3, 2026
End Date: August 1, 2026
Reception Date: July 10, 5-8pm
Location: Split Level Gallery
Hours: Wed-Sat 12-7pm
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org

A.P.E. presents Anna Parisi's debut solo exhibition. Across a series of paintings, prints, and the artist's personal sketchbooks, Parisi stumbles into adulthood and searches for meaning with the understanding that "meaning" is a constantly shifting goalpost. Through oil paint, drypoint print, graphite, and ink, Slow Processing brings together a body of work that explores the discomfort of growth while coming to terms with the ambiguity inherent in life. Curated by Adrienne Albro-Fisher & Sophie Gill.

Contact: Sophie Gill
sophiegill@apearts.org

Imaginary Friends

Start Date: June 23, 2026
End Date: June 27, 2026
Reception Date: June 23, 4-6pm
Location: A.P.E. Gallery
Hours: Tue 4-6pm, Wed 10am-4pm, Thur & Fri 12-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org/arc-2026

A multi-day gallery installation for all ages that fosters rigorous experimental arts collaboration between parents and their children. The represented projects have been co-created by local artist-parents--and one grandparent--and their children (ages 1-12), led by child collaborators' imagination and play. The project seeks to challenge the binary between "kids" and "adult" art, and explore new modes of intergenerational artistic collaboration.

Contact: Alexandra Ripp
alex.ripp@gmail.com

Paintings

Artist: Molly Ericson
Start Date: June 14, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
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-06-2026-02

My work is inspired by my love of bright, bold colors and wildlife. I'm interested in the juxtaposition of using bold, vibrant colors. I start by having several blank canvases and working on all of the backgrounds around the same time. I do a lot of layering and often throw paint at the canvas. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't and gets covered up, but that's part of the fun. I incorporate oil paints along with the acrylic and watercolors--sometimes adding charcoal and pastels.

Contact: Reka Peterson
rpeterson@rivervalley.coop
413-584-2665

We Contain Multitudes

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 4, 2026
End Date: June 26, 2026
Location: Split Level Gallery
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/galleries#split-level-gallery

"We Contain Multitudes" uplifts, centers and celebrates the multitudes that we hold within ourselves, emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually, and in community from a 2SLGBTQIA+ and/or BIPOC perspective. Together these creative voices serve as an antidote to the binaries and -isms and offer an alternative space to thrive, flourish, connect, and celebrate. Curated by M Rudder.

Nancy Goodpastor

Artist: Nancy Goodpastor
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: Northampton Senior Center Hallway Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 67 Conz Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: northamptonma.gov/2221/Artist-of-the-Month

Nancy Goodpastor uses paint and everything she can get her hands on to create large, vibrant, dynamic paintings of familiar people and animals.

Into the Mystic

Artist: Elisa Lanzi
Start Date: June 9, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: Hope & Feathers Framing and Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Thur 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm
Address: 238 Bridge Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: hopeandfeathersframing.com

Elisa Lanzi is an artist and writer working at the intersection of printmaking and book arts. Elisa's artwork is exhibited nationally and internationally and she is active in the arts community -- curating, giving talks and teaching workshops. Her writing has appeared in Ovunque Siamo- New Italian American Writing. Outside of the studio she enjoys herb gardening and cooking with friends and family. Elisa grew up in an Italian-American family in Rochester, NY and lives in western MA.

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

The People's Puppet Parade

Start Date: June 2, 2026
End Date: June 29, 2026
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Hours: Mon-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri & Sat 10am-6pm
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org/gallery

For the past six years, the People's Puppet Parade has created intergenerational spectacle theater in the streets of Northampton! Grounded in Jewish diasporic folk art traditions, this community project gathers to co-create original stories, build giant puppets out of trash and found objects, and perform in public spaces, accompanied by live klezmer music and original songs. During the month of June, come visit our interactive exhibit on the parade's origins, art, and community!

Contact: 413-587-1013

Hilltown 6 x Pinch: A 20th Anniversary Exhibition

Artists: Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour
Start Date: June 6, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Pinch
Address: 179 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: pinchgoods.com/blogs/events-1/hilltown-6-pottery-tour-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-gallery-opening-artist-talk-and-month-long-exhibition-at-pinch

Pinch & Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour are proud to announce a collaboration in celebration of the tour's 20th anniversary. The month-long exhibition, hosted by Pinch, will feature work from Michael McCarthy, Maya Machin, Hiroshi Nakayama, Mark Shapiro, Christy Knox, Robbie Heidinger, and Sam Taylor.

Contact: Kellie
info@pinchgoods.com
413-586-4509

Mystery is more interesting than explanation.

Artist: Larry Slezak
Start Date: June 3, 2026
End Date: June 27, 2026
Location: 3 Galleries, New England Visionary Artists Museum
Hours: Wed-Sat 2-5:30pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

For more than four decades, Larry Slezak has pursued an expansive and inquisitive artistic practice that resists easy categorization. Spanning installation, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, photography, and mixed media, his work follows curiosity rather than convention. Presented across three gallery spaces, It's There if You Look for It (Galleries 1 & 2) and All Over the Map (Gallery 3) reflect a life devoted to exploration, observation, and discovery. As Slezak reminds us, "Mystery is more interesting than explanation."

Contact: 413-588-4337

Sculpture and Paintings

Artist: Robert Markey
Start Date: June 3, 2026
End Date: June 27, 2026
Location: 3 Galleries, New England Visionary Artists Museum
Hours: Wed-Sat 2-5:30pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

Robert Markey is a popular teacher and activist from Ashfield. He has an art practice of working alongside people around the world to bring their communities' dreams to life. In this exhibit, he presents his personal sculpture and paintings that show the influence of the cultural trail he has walked. His life pledge is "choice is, and always has been, between compassion and greed."

Contact: 413-588-4337

Rocks & Cliffs: A Retrospective of Pastels & Watercolors

Artist: Sherry Poirrier
Start Date: May 10, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, West Gallery
Hours: 7 days / 8am-6pm
Address: 30 Locust Street
City/Town: Northampton

After spending many years painting New England landscapes, I turned my inspiration toward the stunning panorama of New Mexico's high desert. There, I was drawn to the splendid scale and emphatic qualities of the rock formations I encountered, so very different from New England. Sponsored by the Cooley Dickinson Hospital Arts & Healing Program.

Contact: Sherry Poirrier
sherrypoirrier1@gmail.com
413-770-2036

Hope Flows

Artists: Anne T. Dunphy School third graders
Start Date: May 4, 2026
End Date: June 26, 2026
Location: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, North Entrance Gallery
Hours: open 7am, daily
Address: 30 Locust Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: massgeneralbrigham.org

Last year, third graders in Gina Wyman's class at Anne T. Dunphy School in Williamsburg, explored artifacts from the Mill River Flood of 1874. They sketched the medal given to local milkman and hero, Collins Graves, who saved lives. This exhibit is part of the "Art and Healing Project" at the hospital, offering support to patients and visitors. "Mill River Flood Boot", drawing by Hazel, grade 3, 2025.

Contact: Nancy Meagher
ntmeagher@gmail.com
413-687-3386

David G Robinson

Artist: David G Robinson
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 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

David G Robinson's artwork is offered posthumously by his family. During his fine arts career he explored patterns in nature and used multiple mediums to convey a world with a different viewpoint.

Memory of Seasons: Valley Landscapes

Artist: Angela Sciotti Vincent
Start Date: April 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Atwood Health Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
Address: 22 Atwood Drive, second floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: cooleydickinson.org/about-us/contact-us/locations-directions/atwood-health-center

Included in this show are plein air paintings as well as larger studio works created in oil and watercolor. We live here because we love the seasonal landscape of the Pioneer Valley or we come to appreciate its presence over time. As John O'Donohue beautifully wrote, "Landscape is not just there... It watched us arrive." This perspective fascinates me, and it resonates deeply with my own approach to creating art that captures the spirit of a place.

Contact: Angela Sciotti Vincent
avincent@dovehollow.gallery
413-207-4477

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
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

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

Shimmer

Artist: Nina Rossi
Start Date: June 3, 2026
End Date: July 6, 2026
Location: Shelburne Arts Co-op
Hours: 7 days / 11am-5pm
Address: 26 Bridge Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls

Mixed media artist Nina Rossi exhibits digital collages on aluminum panels. They are embellished with glass rhinestones, each one lovingly placed by hand using glue and a wax stick. The rhinestones capture light, and bring to life the images beneath them. Each piece is incorporated within a handcrafted framed that extends the motif in the aluminum print collage to the edge, using a variety of materials such as wood, metal, paint, and textiles.

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

Stay in the Day and Have the Long View

Artist: Dale Schwarz
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 28, 2026
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: 7 days / 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com

Dale Schwarz, a Registered Art Therapist and artist, works primarily from her studio at the Leverett Crafts and Arts Center. Her latest series features abstract landscapes that explore the power of perspective. Utilizing acrylics, collage, and mixed media, her often multi-layered pieces add hidden dimension to create a sense of depth.

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

Recent Works

Artist: Q Li Holmes
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 28, 2026
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: 7 days / 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com

Born in China and a longtime resident of Ashfield, Q Li Holmes received artistic training in both China and Japan. She began practicing Chinese calligraphy at a young age, which provided an early exposure to the abstraction of form and the use of lines to represent images--a foundation that remains central to her paintings today. Her recent work represents an evolution of her experiences in both the East and the West.

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

Out of the Darkness

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 13, 2026
End Date: August 15, 2026
Location: Art for the Soul Gallery
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 12-4pm
Address: 1500 Main Street, Floor 2
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artforthesoulgallery.com

AFTS Gallery is proud to present Out of the Darkness: Positivity in 2026, its inaugural juried exhibition. Juried by Billy Myers, the exhibition features work exploring hope, rebirth, and renewal through all media. Inspired by the restorative power of nature and the human capacity to move from darkness into light, the show marks the beginning of AFTS Gallery's annual juried exhibition tradition.

Contact: Christina White
connect@artforthesoulgallery.com
413-301-6314

Declaration of Innovation: Springfield's Revolutionary Ideas

Start Date: May 16, 2026
End Date: September 27, 2026
Location: Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/declaration-of-innovation-springfields-revolutionary-ideas

Timed to coincide with the nation's Semiquincentennial, the exhibition explores how bold thinking has shaped Springfield's identity as the "City of Firsts." Through immersive environments, hands-on activities, and compelling storytelling, visitors will discover how ordinary people sparked extraordinary change across centuries.

Contact: Merideth Bessette
mbessette@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800

Book of Wonder, Cover to Cover

Artist: Donna Castellanos
Start Date: March 28, 2026
End Date: September 6, 2026
Location: Springfield Museums
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/book-of-wonder-cover-to-cover-a-hands-on-journey-with-donna-castellanos

An immersive exhibition that invites visitors to step inside artist Donna Castellanos's imaginative world, where once-cherished books are transformed into vibrant works of art and interactive experiences celebrating creativity and storytelling.

Contact: Merideth Bessette
mbessette@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800

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.

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

Please Touch: A Group Show of Participatory Art

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 5, 2026
End Date: August 7, 2026
Location: Waterway Arts
Hours: Thur & Fri 12-4pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm
Address: 102 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: waterway-arts.com

PLEASE TOUCH brings together fifteen artists responding to our challenge to create an experience. What happens when artists invite you in – to build, to play, to discover, to destroy, to explore? What connections are made when the audience participates in the art? This work is incomplete without you. Each piece has the artist's guidelines or suggestions posted. Please, co-create with us. The pieces are transforming with every touch. You are leaving a mark.

Contact: Kiah Tinkham
waterwayarts24@gmail.com

Nature's Colors

Artist: Kate Marion Lapierre
Start Date: June 6, 2026
End Date: June 29, 2026
Location: Great Falls Discovery Center
Hours: Tue 10am-4pm, Wed-Sun 10am-5:30pm
Address: 2 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: saatchiart.com/kml

Kate Marion Lapierre is a Greenfield artist who creates colorful expressionistic paintings on canvas, paper and wood in acrylic, mixed media, and watercolor. She has shown her paintings in varied galleries and venues throughout western MA, VT, and NH as well as online. In this show, the emphasis is on the colors and beauty of landscapes and flowers, particularly during the Spring and Summer season.

Contact: Kate Marion Lapierre
kmlapierreart@gmail.com

LandEscape

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 27, 2026
End Date: August 2, 2026
Reception Date: June 27, 3-5pm
Location: ArtWorks Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-4pm
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: workshop13.org

This exhibition aims to expand or even reimagine the traditional landscape as a personal sanctuary and urges creators to consider moving beyond mere geographical representation. Juror: Shona Macdonald.

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

Ashcan Art: the Paintings of Three Early Twentieth Century Westfield Artists

Start Date: May 11, 2026
End Date: August 1, 2026
Location: Rand Art Gallery at Westfield Athenaeum
Address: 6 Elm Street
City/Town: Westfield
Website: westath.org/art-museum

This exhibit will feature the works of Muriel Richie, Edith Chadwick, and Bertha Bates, who were active Westfield artists from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Contact: Harvey Chauvin
hchauvin@westath.org
413-568-7833

Four Seasons of Beauty

Artist: Colleen Ahern
Start Date: June 2, 2026
End Date: July 28, 2026
Location: Westhampton Library
Hours: Mon & Thur 2-8pm, Tue & Wed 9am-12pm & 1-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Address: 1 North Road
City/Town: Westhampton

In my work I strive to capture the transient light of nature that surrounds me. Each day the ever-changing natural landscape stirs my creativity and provides me with inspiration. My intent in much of my work is to portray a sense of peace, a feeling of serenity and to invite the viewer to connect and share the awe and reverence that I see in nature.

Contact: Colleen Ahern
calabonnevie@gmail.com
413-330-7123

Holyoke PrideFest

Date: Saturday, June 27, 12-6pm
Location: Veterans Park
Address: Dwight Street / downtown Holyoke
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokepride.org

Featuring nationally recognized drag artists, local musicians, community performers, youth talent, and LGBTQIA+ artists from across New England, this year's festival promises to be the most diverse and dynamic PrideFest lineup in the event's history. In addition to live entertainment, Holyoke PrideFest will feature dozens of arts and craft vendors, community organizations, advocacy groups, and local businesses.

Contact: info@holyokepride.org

Night Markets at Armour Yard

Date: Fridays, 6:30-10:30pm, until September 25
Location: Armour Yard
Address: 164 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: facebook.com/nuevaofholyoke

Friday nights at the Armor Yard! Vendors, food, music, community! (closed July 3rd & 31st)

Contact: stephanie@nuevaholyoke.org
413-539-8393

Artisan Fair at River Valley Co-op

Date: Saturday, June 27, 10am-4pm
Location: River Valley Co-op
Address: 228 Northampton Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: rivervalley.coop/event-details/artisan-fair-2026

Everyone is invited to River Valley Co-op's Artisan Fair on Saturday, June 27th outdoors on the patio at River Valley Co-op's Easthampton store. Come browse original handmade artwork and wares created by local artisans, and enjoy live music during this fun family-friendly event. The Artisan Fair is hosting artisans from Amherst, Easthampton, Greenfield, Hadley, Holyoke, Northampton, Leverett, Ludlow, Southampton, and Templeton.

Contact: Reka Peterson
rpeterson@rivervalley.coop
413-529-4990

11th annual Northampton Print & Book Fair

Sponsoring Group Name: Northampton Print & Book Fair
Deadline: July 15, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: no fee to apply
City/Town: Northampton
Website: artlink.click/h3q

This year's fair will take place on Saturday, October 10th, 11am-5pm at 33 Hawley in Northampton. NPBF focuses on showcasing original works of individual artists from across Western MA and throughout New England who incorporate publishing into their art practice as well as publishers of art-related printed matter and art objects. Full details on website.

Contact: northamptonprintandbookfair@gmail.com

Lady Liberty Community Art Project

Sponsoring Group Name: Workshop13
Deadline: July 1, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/lady-liberty-community-art-project

We're inviting community members of all ages to help create a large-scale modern Lady Liberty puppet to delight the crowds at Ware's celebration parade. Use 8 ½" x 11″ paper or fabric to draw, paint, write a message, poem, pattern, or artwork of inspiration and hope for the future. Your artwork will be incorporated into Lady Liberty's flowing robes, bringing together public art, storytelling, and community participation. Submission details on website.

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

Barn Door Gallery 2027 Season

Sponsoring Group Name: Barn Door Gallery
Deadline: June 30, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/bdg-applicationprocess

Do you want to display your work in the Barn Door Gallery? Submissions are now open for the 2027 gallery season. The Barn Door Gallery supports NCFA's mission to foster community connections through the arts, and is a dedicated venue for evolving, transformative dialogue between artists and audiences. Apply for a solo show, a small group show, or to be part of our emerging artist showcase!

Contact: gallery@nohoarts.org

ARToberFEST 2026

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Westfield
Deadline: September 2, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Westfield
Website: bit.ly/ARToberFEST2026

Calling for new, emerging, experienced & professional artists! ARToberFEST, our annual outdoor autumn fine art festival held in the very unique, inviting and thriving metropolitan setting of the Downtown Westfield Cultural District, is SEP 26; 10am to 4pm. Accepted media includes fine art painting, drawing, mixed media, collage, photography, sculpture, & printmaking. Also accepted are Artisan quality fine glass, wood, clay and metalwork. We have capacity for 75 exhibitors. This is a juried show!

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

Bridge of Flowers Art Show and Sale

Sponsoring Group Name: The Bridge of Flowers
Deadline: August 11, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: bridgeofflowersmass.org

Join us for the 4th annual Bridge of Flower Art Show and Sale! Exhibition dates: August 14-16, 2026 at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center. All west-county artists are invited to participate; there is no application fee or jurying, but all work must be for sale. Artists have the option of donating between 50-100% of sale proceeds to the Bridge of Flowers. More information and a registration form may be accessed on the website.

Contact: Ann Lofquist
annlof@earthlink.net
805-603-8010

8th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition

Sponsoring Group Name: Workshop13
Deadline: July 17
Submission/Entry Fees: $27 for one entry / $37 two entries / $47 three entries
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/2026-nefae-call-for-art

This exhibition aims to showcase art that embodies the principles of realism, highlighting the beauty of precise representation. Cash prized in various categories, including $1000 for Best in Show. Juror: Scott Prior. Show dates: August 22 – September 6,; Saturdays & Sundays, 1-4pm. Opening reception: August 22, 1-5pm.

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

Through the Lens: Presence and Absence at ArtWorks Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Gallery
Deadline: July 6
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for one piece / $35 for up to three pieces
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/through-the-lens-2-call-for-art

ArtWorks Gallery invites you to submit photographic works to our third exhibition dedicated to the art of photography. Juror: James Gehrt. Show dates: August 8th to September 13th, Saturdays & Sundays, 1-4pm. Opening reception: August 8th, 3-5pm.

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

Seeking Faculty for "Artists and Audiences" workshops

Sponsoring Group Name: Human Scale Art Space
City/Town: Northampton
Website: rickcolson@humanscaleartspace.org

"Artists and Audiences" is a new series of workshops for artists from Human Scale Art Space. These are typically participatory classes on various themes including photography, painting and sculpture. We are seeking both paid and voluntary faculty to lead these workshops starting late Spring 2026. If you have interest in teaching or leading a workshop on any aspect of photography, painting or sculpture (or any other visual art) please email.

Contact: rickcolson@humanscaleartspace.org

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

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.

Individual and Small Group Private Printmaking Lessons at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: ongoing
Fee: $100 / hour
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

Design your own etching or block print class. Great for small parties, date night (or day!) and friend groups. $100 per hour for up to 4 people. All materials included. Enjoy working in our professionally equipped studio in a beautiful country setting.

Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com

Adult Summer Clay Studio at Artspace Community Arts Center

Date & Time: July 7 - August 27
Fee: varies / financial aid is available
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/adult-summer-studio

This summer Artspace is offering a facilitated open studio model for adult clay classes in both handbuilding and wheel-throwing in July and August. Choose your own weeks in our 3 summer clay studios to create a custom schedule: 1. Tuesdays: Adult Handbuilding with Danielle Lucier. 2. Wednesdays: Adult Beginner Wheel with Jennifer Zera & Sam Friedland. 3. Thursdays: Adult Intermediate & Advanced Wheel with Helen Thelen.

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

Collaging Monsters Within with Al Spruill

Date & Time: July 31, 5-7pm
Fee: free
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/event-details/free-art-friday-july-31-monsters-within-collage

For Artists 13yo+, open to all level artists with no experience necessary. Al Spruill is back for a collage evening around what monsters live within us, inspired by Wade Boswell's exhibition in the Artspace Gallery. We'll provide the tools - magazines, paper scraps, glue, scissors, and more - and you bring whatever mood you're in. Whether you're making something abstract, narrative, messy, or minimal, collage is a space to follow what feels good and see what unfolds.

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

Stencils, Masks & Cutouts, Oh My! with Annie Silverman

Date & Time: Friday-Sunday, July 17-19, 10am-5pm
Fee: $525 + $35 materials fee
Location: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town:Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/stencils-masks-cutouts-oh-my

Do you have unfinished prints that you know "need something?" Masks, stencils and cutouts can add color and form to a print without the need for making additional plates or blocks! Possibilities can expand enormously when the basic techniques of creating stencils and masks are added to various relief and monotype printmaking practices. We'll explore how these tools can add new life to your prints. There will also be ample opportunity to make new prints using these techniques.

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

Art Meets World with Elizabeth Buck

Date & Time: Thursdays, 10am-1pm , July 3 - August 20
Fee: $30 per person per workshop
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Come to one, some, or all of these summer youth art workshops! Each week, young artists step into Art Meets World, a hands on discovery station where creativity becomes a pathway to understanding the world around us. Ages 6-15 years.

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

Foundational Acrylic Techniques with Deborah Padden

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 30, 10am-12:30pm
Fee: $40 / 10% member discount
Location: Workshop13's ArtWorks Gallery
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

You'll learn the basics--simple washes, blending, layering, and how to control water and color--then create a small finished piece to take home. Ages 16 to adult. All materials included.

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

{Free}dom Series: Star Liberty Crowns with Elizabeth Buck

Date & Time: Friday, June 26, 10am-12pm
Fee: free
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Join us for a fun, all ages workshop where you'll design and create your very own shimmering star crown--perfect for marching in the 250th Celebration Parade on August 1st. All ages/Family friendly. All materials included.

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

In-Between: Writing and Illuminating Your Way Home with Christine Mirabal

Date & Time: July 1, 6-8pm
Fee: $40
Location: Looky Here
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town:
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com/event/in-between-writing-and-illuminating-your-way-home

Who am I? Where do I belong? For many people, these are lifelong questions they struggle to answer. Join us in this workshop as we explore this internal struggle through writing exercises and art activities. (No writing or drawing experience is necessary). Participants will be provided with blank journals and other materials to create visual clues and guides for themselves.

Contact: Christine Mirabal
quirky.artist.chris@gmail.com

Book Launch & Cyanotype Demo with Madge Evers

Date & Time: Sunday, June 28, 1-3pm
Fee: free
Location: Roundabout Books
Address: 85 Pierce Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: hroundaboutbookstore.com

In celebration of Madge's book Printing with the Sun, join us to learn about the cyanotype process, developed in 1842. Then watch a demo and make your own *cyanotype bookmark using plants and light. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Talk and demo will begin at 1pm, but feel free to drop in anytime. *This activity is suitable and fun for children.

Contact: Madge Evers
madge@madgeevers.com
413-773-0820

Botanical Cyanotype for Beginners with Madge Evers

Date & Time: Saturday, June 27, 1-4pm
Fee: $65
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: salmonfallsgallery.com/products/madge-evers-workshop-botanical-cyanotype-for-beginners

Discover the magic of the cyanotype process in this hands-on class for beginners. We will begin with a brief look at the history of the cyanotype process, followed by a demonstration of the tools and techniques used to create these distinctive blue images. Then it's your turn! With support, each participant will make four botanical cyanotypes on paper to take home.

Contact: Madge Evers
madge@madgeevers.com
413-625-9833

Thrown & Altered Workshop with Tiffany Hilton

Date & Time: August 15 & 16
Fee: $295
Location: Tiffany Hilton Pottery / Pivot Pottery
Address: 221 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: pivotpottery.com/classes-and-workshops

Play with altering wheel thrown pots at different stages to create oval or squared forms. We will combine wheel thrown elements with slabs to make vessels, functional serving pieces, and lidded jars. Basic wheel throwing and hand-building skills helpful. More experienced students can play with larger forms and further explore lidded jars and casseroles. Handles, surface decoration and composition will also be explored. Two-day demonstration and hands-on workshop. Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm.

Contact: Tiffany Hilton
high_fired@hotmail.com
413-824-6506

Papermaking with Recycled Papers

Date & Time: Saturday, August 1, 10am-2pm
Fee: $50 DVAA members / $60 nonmembers
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery, Deerfield Valley Art Association
Address: One Brattleboro Road
City/Town: Bernardston
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

We'll create beautiful paper from scrap paper, junk mail, old greeting cards, or other papers bound for the recycle bin. By adding flowers, leaves, plant fibers, ribbons, tea leaves, and more, you'll design fun, unique, and useful papers. This is a beginning class with no experience necessary. All materials will be provided. Class size is limited. (4-hour class)

Contact: Donna Beck
230amdesigns@gmail.com
413-214-8470

Single Signature Bookbinding

Date & Time: Saturday, August 15, 10am-1pm
Fee: $50 DVAA members / $60 nonmembers
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery, Deerfield Valley Art Association
Address: One Brattleboro Road
City/Town: Bernardston
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

In this beginner-level workshop, you'll learn how to construct a single-signature book with a hard cover. You'll learn basic book binding techniques that will enable you to start creating unique books to use for journaling, sketches, poems, photos, and more. We'll add a couple of pockets on the inside, and you can finish the book off with beads or a design of your choice on the front. You'll have a variety of papers to choose from for your cover, or you can bring some of your favorite papers.

Contact: Donna Beck
230amdesigns@gmail.com
413-214-8470

Collage, Color, and Composition

Date & Time: Saturday, July 25, 10am-3pm
Fee: $45 DVAA members / $50 nonmembers
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery, Deerfield Valley Art Association
Address: One Brattleboro Road
City/Town: Bernardston
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

After a quick look at color theory and composition, each artist will create a collage in response to a prompt. Then we will dive into playing and creating our own works of art using the provided materials, or any special things you bring from home. Please bring your own scissors and collage objects that have meaning to you. Includes materials. Please bring your lunch.

Contact: Michelle Dilts
michelle_dilts@yahoo.com
413-312-9979

Travel Sketching and Visual Notetaking with Scott Henderson

Date & Time: July 11, 10:30am-1pm
Fee: $40
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com/events

Explore a new way of journaling your travels with Scott Henderson. This is NOT an art class, NO drawing skill required! Learn how to capture your adventures using sketched notes to your travel journals. This session emphasizes process over perfection and encourages a personal, expressive approach to drawing. You provide travel sketchbook & drawing implements. Scott provides instruction, and refreshments. Ages 16+

Contact: gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

Youth Summer Sessions at Make-It Springfield

Date & Time: 4-week sessions start June 23
Fee: free
Location: Make-It Springfield
Address: 286 Bridge Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: eventbrite.com/e/youth-summer-sessions-make-it-springfield-tickets-1990353203009

SEWING & FASHION, 3D DESIGN & TECH, MUSIC PRODUCTION & BEAT MAKING, MULTIMEDIA & TSHIRT DESIGN in the Make-It studios, and BIKE REPAIR with our RAD Springfield bike technicians. Learn from local skilled mentors, build confidence, help others and share skills with the community and earn rewards and give-aways! For ages 12-17.

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

SoulScape: how to make, use, and maintain everyday altars with Juli Levine

Date & Time: August 2, 1-3pm
Fee: $75
Location: The Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com/events

Embrace your intuition, intention, a little nature, and a bit of magic to make a meaningful space for yourself. With Juli's guidance you create an altar that is a reflection of you: your unique beliefs at any given moment in time. Ages 16+. Limited seats, so reserve today!

Contact: gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

Mosaic Garden Stone with Judy Vazquez

Date & Time: Sunday, July 12, 1-3:30pm
Fee: $45
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

Create something that will be enjoyed for years to come. Join Judy Vazquez at The Local Art Gallery on Sunday, July 12 from 1 - 3:30pm to make a Mosaic Garden Stone. Use precut tesserae on cement to make a piece unique to your individual creativity and vision on a choice of a square base or beautiful smooth riverstone. Participants will leave the class with a finished piece for outside or indoor beauty. All materials included. Ages 6+ with adult.

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

Beginner Etching Workshops at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: June 27
Fee: $125
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

In this introductory class we will learn how to prep our copper plates by filing and cleaning them, learn to apply hard ground (acid resist) on a hot plate, and then etch and print our images. Bring a packed lunch. All materials included.

Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com
413-221-5775

Suminagashi: Create Your Own Marbled Paper at Zea Mays Printmaking

Date & Time: Saturday, June 27, 10am-5pm
Fee: $175 + $15 materials fee
Location: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town: Northampton
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/paper-marbling-2

Suminagashi is a traditional Japanese technique for marbling paper by manipulating pigment in water, then taking an impression on paper of the liquid's surface. The water becomes a monotype plate that's in constant motion, and the resulting impression on paper is a print that captures the fluid motion. Each participant will have the opportunity to create several pieces of marbled paper with a variety of pigments available. Set up, materials, and a variety of techniques will be discussed.

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

Advanced Printmaking at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: Thursdays 5-7pm & Saturdays 10am-12pm
Fee: $45
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

For those with some or lots of experience in etching, block print, drypoint or monotype. Part open studio and part structured class. A new technique is introduced and demonstrated during each class, or you may choose to use the time to work independently on an ongoing project, or run editions of completed work. Students must have basic knowledge of clean up and use of the press, tools, and materials. Copper plates and linoleum blocks available for purchase in the studio.

Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com
413-221-5775

Beginner Watercolor 101

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 10am-12:30pm, Sept 15 - Oct 20
Fee: $249
Organization: Bonzella Watercolor Studios
Location: Easthampton Congregational Church
Address: 112 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bonzellacompany.wixsite.com/bonzellaco

Unlock the beautiful, luminous world of Watercolor with this course designed entirely for absolute beginners. If you have never picked up a paintbrush, this class is the perfect place to start. The class will review supplies, paint properties, brush discovery, color theory, paint mixing and painting techniques. The class will complete up to 3 project paintings. All levels are welcome.

Contact: Bonnie McLoud
bonniejmcloud@gmail.com
413-387-9099

Watercolor Painting for Beginners

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 10am-1pm, June 30 - August 4
Fee: $300
Location: Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School
Address: 80 Locust Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: smith-adult-community-education.myshopify.com/collections/more/products/watercolor-painting-for-beginners

This class teaches you the traditional methods of handling transparent watercolor in representational painting. You will learn how to control watercolor through washes and glazes, creating soft edges, using wet-in-wet techniques and using dry-brush. You will also learn how to work with the time constraints of the medium through a simplification of value shapes: a key to success in watercolor. * Supply rental option: $25 for the full class series or $5 per class

Contact: Giselle Harrington
hi@giselleharrington.com
603-369-2928

Painting Landscapes in Watercolor

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30pm, June 30 - August 4
Fee: $300
Location: Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School
Address: 80 Locust Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: smith-adult-community-education.myshopify.com/collections/more/products/painting-landscapes-in-watercolor

In this class you will learn how to create impressionistic landscape paintings, by identifying a strong value design and simple color patterns. We will start with a grounding in watercolor brush handling, and how to glaze washes to build up paint layers in the traditional way. You will learn how to choose a scene to paint from, identify a simplified value and color design to paint, and capture this on paper in a planned-out series of watercolor wash layers.

Contact: Giselle Harrington
hi@giselleharrington.com
603-369-2928

Red Chalk Figure Drawing Class at Northampton Center for the Arts

Date & Time: Mondays, 6-9pm, July 13 - August 17
Fee: $450 / sliding scale available
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: ramibaglio.com/store/p4/Red_Chalk_Figure_Drawing_Class.html

This is a long-pose figure drawing class with a live, nude model. Students will learn to observe the form and movement of the human figure through the lenses of light and anatomical structure. It includes lectures, demonstrations, and one-on-one feedback on student work. An excellent means of study for those interested in classical drawing foundations, observational drawing, realism and naturalism! For all levels of experience (beginner - advanced). Teen - adult.

Contact: Rami Baglio
ramibaglioart@gmail.com
716-479-5431

Intermediate Stained Glass Class at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: July 15, 5-8pm
Fee: $75
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

Students taking this 3 hour class will have access to all of the tools. We will review all of the skills needed to create any size stained glass piece. Three hours of class will not be enough time to finish a stained glass piece. After completing this class you will be eligible to sign up for studio time which is mostly self directed use of the beautiful studio and all of its many pattern books and tools. Additional studio time is $15 per hour or 10 hours for $125. More dates for same class: 8/12.

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

Stained Glass Mosaic Class at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: July 19, 1-5:30pm
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: 8/16.

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

Beginning Stained Glass Class at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: July 11, 1-5:30pm
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 a few ornaments to grace your home or give as gifts. In this class we will cover all of the skills and techniques to build a unique piece(s) of stained glass art using the copper foil technique. This is a perfect class for students with no experience as well as intermediate students with some experience who may want a refresher course. 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: 7/12, 8/8, 8/9.

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

Sewing Immersion - A One Week Sewing Camp at Grove House Sewing Studio

Date & Time: August 3-7
Fee: $300
Location: Grove House Sewing Studio
City/Town: Florence
Website: grovehousesewingstudio.com

Imagine spending a week immersed in color, fabric, creativity, and fun. Have you dreamed of making a flowing dress, fabulous pants, or that perfect bag? Do you need an extra pair of eyes and hands to figure out what hasn't been quite right with your previous projects? Folks will have the time, space, and support to make great progress in building sewing skills while working on projects of their choosing. Classes are small, vibes are great, and personalized instruction is always nearby.

Contact: GroveHouseSewingStudio@gmail.com

Open Studio at Warriors Art Room

Date & Time: ongoing: Mon & Wed 5-8pm, Tue & Thurs-Sat 12-4pm
Fee: none
Location: Warriors Art Room
Address: 122 Pleasant Street, Suite 105
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: warriorsartroom.org

Warriors Art Room Open Studio provides veterans and their families with a welcoming place to create, connect, and explore art in a supportive environment. Participants can work on personal projects, use available materials, and spend time in creative community.

Contact: Donald Longley
donald@warriorsartroom.org
413-627-8170