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Millbury Chain of Lights

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It’s that time of year again! The 2015 Millbury Chain of Lights is upon us. It takes place on Sunday, December 6th from 11-4. The entire town is involved. Our art show is hosted by the Millbury Public Library.

Trolleys take passengers around from place to place, so we find the best sales happen with small, portable items. Of course, feel free to bring whatever you wish. There is no fee to participate and it’s not a judged show. This is primarily about sales and getting known by the participants of the festival.

Submissions should be done via our online form by midnight on Tuesday, December 1st.

Hanging is on Friday, December 4th from 4-6pm. The library closes at 6.

The library is open on Saturday 9-12, but Saturday is Sutton’s Chain of Lights so it’ll probably be quiet. We’ll have a watcher at the show just to keep an eye on things.

The main festivities come on Sunday, December 6th from 11-4. Normally the library is closed on Sundays but they’re making a special day of it with all sorts of events. Come on out and support the group! Be sure to visit the other places involved in the Chain festivities. You can get details at their Facebook page –

https://www.facebook.com/millburychainoflights/

pickup is at the end of the day Sunday.

All BVAA members are welcome to participate!

Holga Camera Factory Closing

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twocamerasImportant update! News from various sources – which has been confirmed – is that as of November 2015 the Holga camera factory is shutting down. It seems there is such little demand for 120 film cameras – especially cheap ones made of plastic – that it’s just not worth it for them to stay in business any more.

The Wall Street Journal did a photo essay on the Holga Camera Factory on February 18, 2014 – these things are hand assembled. Which might be why they are not making enough money on this project to keep it going.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303491404579390430230557414

And unfortunately it’s not that someone else could buy the factory and resurrect it. Patrick White of Freestyle Photography Supplies has reported “they have sent all of the tooling and molds to the scrapyard.” So true Holgas can never be made again. Someone would have to start making imitation Holgas.

Here is a Flickr group about Holga images with over 277,000 images –

https://www.flickr.com/groups/86881528@N00/

If you’re interested in Holgas make sure you grab yours soon!

Millbury Chain of Lights 2015

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The 2015 Millbury Chain of Lights will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2015. The BVAA will have an art show at the Millbury Library as part of this.

Drop-off / hanging will be Friday, December 4th, probably from 4-6pm. The library closes at 6pm.

The library is open briefly on Saturday, December 5th from 9-12. Someone will be on hand to watch the art.

The main event is on Sunday, December 6th from 11am – 4pm. All sorts of locations around Millbury are hosting events and fun. The Asa Waters mansion, right across the street, has non-stop music and festivities.

Pick-up is at 4pm immediately at the end of the show, or contact us to make other arrangements.

There is no fee to enter and no prizes. Submit the artwork you’d like to participate with using our standard online submission form.

Here’s the official Millbury Facebook event for the Chain of Lights

https://www.facebook.com/millburychainoflights/

Here’s our BVAA event page for our art show –

https://www.facebook.com/events/905029399546305/

Whitinsville Shop Small Saturday

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Shop Small Saturday at Alternatives, Whitinsville, MA
11/28/15 10am-5pm

Call for Bin Art
Drop Off- Wed. 11/25/15 8:30-4:30 or Sat. morning at 10 am.
Pick Up- Sat. 4:30-5:00pm or Mon 12/30/15 8:30-4:30.

We have an opportunity to sell our work to the public on Small Saturday. Trolley buses will originate at Alternatives. The Upton Woman’s Club will also be selling crafts in the conference room.

Alternatives will also take 25% commission on the bin art, so price your work accordingly.

Please let Pam know if you plan to drop off work . That way she can get an idea how to arrange the bins.

Thank you Bob, Marie and Anne for volunteering to sit the gallery on Saturday!

For the Facebook event to share with family and friends:

https://www.facebook.com/events/862217437223845/