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Hands-On Printmaking Session

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Bob Evans has graciously offered up his home as a location for a hands-on printmaking session this coming Sunday, January 10th, 2016 from 2-4pm. We will be inspired by the Alternatives Printmaking opening reception on Friday and then see what we can do with our own two hands!

For even more inspiration, take a look through all the photos from November 2015’s demo with printmaster Randy LeSage –

Randy LeSage Demo
Randy LeSage Demo

Let us know if you’re interested in joining us, so we can plan for the number of people!

We’ll have Kindle and print copies of the official Gelli book available for reading. Here’s a sample from it – it has great examples and instructions!

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Field Trip to Greyscale Art Show

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Reminder! On Tuesday, January 5th the BVAA is hosting a field trip to the Greyscale Art Show at the Aurora Gallery in Worcester Massachusetts. The gallery will be specially open for us between 3-4pm on Tuesday.

Let Lisa know if you’re interested in joining us!

Here are some photos from the Greyscale show. Several BVAA members are participating in this show.

https://bvaa.org/past-events/past-events-2015/greyscale-art-show-aurora-worcester/

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The historic Aurora building is on 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA. You can park on the street or, if that’s full, go down Ionic Avenue which is nearly immediately across the street from the Aurora. About a half-block down on the right is a big parking lot behind the Masonic building – you can park there. Don’t park in the lot ON Main Street – that’s a private lot.

More details about the Aurora:

https://artsworcester.org/exhibits/the-aurora/

Fourth National Monotype/Monoprint Juried Exhibition

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The Attleboro Arts Museum in conjunction with the Monotype Guild of New England is having their Fourth National Monotype/Monoprint Juried Exhibition from April 6th to May 7th, 2016. There will be $1800 in prizes awarded.

Entry fees are $30 for MGNE members and $45 for non-members for up to 3 works. The prints entered must have been created in the past five years. Entries are done online.

The deadline to submit is February 1, 2016.

For more details:

https://mgne.org/4thnational/

The Art of Printmaking

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Stacked-CardsThe Alternatives Whitinsville location is showcasing “The Art of Printmaking” from January 8 to February 26, 2016.

The opening reception is Friday, January 8th from 4-7:30pm. It will feature live demonstrations, wine and cheese, and discussion with the artists.

The printmaking techniques showcased include woodcut, engraving, etching, collagraphy, lithography, monoprint, and even some experimental techniques.

The image shown is “Stacked Cards” by artist Lunita Shimizu.

The Alternatives gallery is at 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, MA.

More details:

https://www.alternativesnet.org/event/printexhibit/

 

4th Annual Alternatives Art Palette Contest

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It’s here! It’s here! It’s time for the 4th Annual Alternatives Art Palette Contest! This is always a fun out-of-the-box creativity challenge.

Here’s how it works. You pay a $14 entry fee and you pick up, from the Alternatives Whitinsville location, a standard wood 16″ x 20″ palette.

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You need to pick that up by February 19, 2016.

Now you have until Friday, February 26th to drop your finished palette off at Alternatives.

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The show is March 4 to April 29 2016. The reception is Friday, March 4 from 4-8pm.

Here’s the brochure with information. Note that some copies of this brochure mistakenly have other dates for the drop-off. The February 26, 2016 date is the correct one.

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Need inspiration?

2015 Palette Show Photos
2014 Palette Show Photos

 

For more information:

https://www.alternativesnet.org/