Our current cyanotype attendee list is:
Lisa S, Bob E, Carol F, Don I, Marie C, Libia G, Becky S, Pam S, and Sara Beth G (who I haven’t heard back from).
If anyone else is interested, please let me know immediately! We are finalizing our supply setup.
Details:
A number of us are interested in going on a field trip to take photos of star trails. That’s when you point your camera at the sky for a long period of time and capture how the stars move across the sky –
We’d have to go north of Worcester to get away from the light pollution, since you generally want to aim your camera north for these. You also generally want to shoot during a new moon so there’s as little moonlight light pollution as possible. The March 2016 new moon is on Wednesday, March 9th.
This will depend greatly on the weather – let us know if you’re interested! We’re planning to try it in Northbridge around 7pm.
Reminder your Norfolk Open Invitational Art Show mailing must be postmarked by 2/29/16! Get that ready to mail!
Full details:
Here’s your chance to be showcased within the hallowed halls of the Worcester Art Museum!
The WAM is having an open call for artists for their upcoming “Cats” themed show.
The show runs from May 21 through September 4, 2016. The overall show is called “Meow” and as part of that they’ll have a Community Cats show aimed at the local constituency. It will help to support the Worcester Animal Rescue League. Local artists can submit a work with a donation of $10. That donation will be split between the WARL and the WAM’s educational wing.
If you wish to participate you have to submit your Intent to Participate by April 26, 2016 via snail-mail with a check for $10 (or more). It must be received by that date. You then bring your framed and wired piece to the WAM on May 13 from 10-4 or May 14 from 1-4. It must be within 48″ wide. They do accept sculptures and other styles of work – full details are on their site.
The reception is Sunday, May 22, 2016 from 1-3pm.
Pickup is July 30, 2016 from 1-4pm.
Full details are here:
https://wamupdates.worcesterart.org/2016/01/wam-update-community-cats-exhibition.html
The image shown here is by talented BVAA member Janet Aleid.
The Gallery 529 in Littleton, MA is having an art show themed “Home” from April 1 through May 29, 2016. The show benefits the Habitat for Humanity.
Submissions must be emailed in to VWood AT gallery529.com between March 1 and March 15, 2016. Winners will be announced March 20, 2016.
The chosen artwork should be delivered to the gallery by March 31, 2016.
The opening reception is Friday, April 1st from 5-7pm.
Pickup is on May 29, 2016.
Entry fee is $10/1, $15/2, and $20/3 works.
For full details:
Our March 2016 demo will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. This meeting / demo is open to the public. The meeting begins at 6:30pm and the demo tends to begin around 7pm and run until about 9pm. It’s held at the Northbridge Senior Center in Northbridge, MA.
The featured artist for our March 2016 demo is the talented Sarah Alexander. Sarah is a local artist who does watercolors, acrylics, and oil paintings, often with a 3D effect to them. She does florals, abstracts, landscapes, and much more.
Sarah will bring pieces in various states of completion so we can see how she creates her works.
Visit Sarah’s website for a full range of her images:
Submissions are done online and should be in by Friday, June 10, 2016. The library has a great hanging system so your paintings and photos can be pretty much ANY size. This is the perfect time to bring out those larger images!
Drop-off for the show is on Monday, June 13th from 6-8pm. The show will be hung that evening.
There will be two receptions for this show.
The first is an evening reception on Thursday, June 16th from 5-8pm.
The second is a morning reception on Saturday, June 18th from 10-12 noon.
The show will then be taken down and pick-up is that same June 18th from 12-2.
This show is for BVAA members only. The entry fee is $20 for three pieces. Because this show is being judged, you cannot submit works that have been previously judged in any other BVAA show. That includes the Premier Art Gallery BVAA show (but not their independent photography show they had afterwards). The BVAA has its standard 20% commission for sales at this show.
We are aiming to get enough items that we can have two categories for judging – one for photographs and the other for all other work. The library has a locked case so sculptures, origami, pottery, and other forms of artwork are enthusiastically accepted!
Let us know if you have any questions!
Library website:
https://www.blackstonepubliclibrary.org/
Saturday, June 4, 2016 is the date for the Second Annual Sutton Art Festival!
This festival is held on Sutton Common – this is in between the Sutton Town Hall and the Sutton Congregational Church. It’s at the intersection of Boston Road and Singletary Ave. If you’re using a GPS, look for the Sutton Town Hall at 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton MA to find its location.
The show will go on, rain or shine, so be sure to plan for this one!
The BVAA will have a booth here. There’ll be a raffle table as well!
Non-BVAA artists who want a booth of their own should contact the Sutton Public Library for more information on participating:
https://www.suttonpubliclibrary.org/
Here’s a few photos and video from the 2015 Sutton Art Festival –
https://bvaa.org/past-events/past-events-2015/past-events-2015-sutton-art-festival/
All the palettes have been delivered – and now it’s time for the celebration!
Alternatives in Whitinsville, MA has their opening reception for their 4th Annual Palette Show on Friday, March 4, 2016 from 4-8pm. Come vote on your favorite palette – the winners get cash prizes!
The way this show works is that all artists are provided with the exact same starting wood palette. They can then paint, decorate, cut, and rearrange their palette in any way they wish. The results are stunning!
The gallery is at:
Alternatives Heritage Gallery
50 Douglas Road
Whitinsville, MA
Here’s one of this year’s images to whet your appetite – this is from the talented BVAA member Carole Plante! Who can guess what this represents?
More details on the Palette Show:
https://bvaa.org/2016/01/03/4th-annual-alternatives-art-palette-contest/
UPDATE:
Here are the photos from the show!
State Senator Ryan C. Fattman is running an art contest for his Worcester-Norfolk district. Anyone who lives in the district can participate.
The theme is the district – anything representing the landscape, historical figures, wildlife, or other aspects. The art can be in most formats – paintings, photography, sculpture, etc.
To enter, send a 1mb JPG of the artwork to Benjamin.mitchell AT masenate.gov
The deadline is April 1, 2016.
Update from the Senator’s chief of staff:
The rights would be yours, and we would display the work through the year if possible. It would not be used for anything else other than display purposes. We don’t have a maximum size. We will leave it to your discretion.