Please note the oil painting class for tonight Thursday July 5 2018 IS CANCELLED.
Mark your calendar for August’s class on Tuesday August 2nd, 2018!
Author: Blackstone Valley Art Association
Open Paint and Calligraphy – Sat July 7 2018
If you’re interested in painting, drawing, and illustrating, we have the perfect Saturday lined up! It’ll be a great time with laughter, conversation, creativity, and the space to stretch out! It’s an open paint! All are welcome, including the public, family, and friends! It’s free!
Our special feature for this Saturday will be Calligraphy. I have a great book “Illuminated Letters Sketchbook” with every letter of the alphabet available. I’ll have tracing paper and watercolor paper. You can trace and then paint / color in the letters. We’ll also have a big-screen TV to watch calligraphy videos on, pens, and other how-to books. If you have your own pens, bring them along! It’ll be great!
If the weather is nice out, we’ll also do an Uxbridge sketch walk. We have the maps all ready. We just need some sunshine!
Note that there’ll be Yoga in the Gallery from 3pm-4pm. So come for the painting and stay for the yoga!
Yoga in the Art Gallery
When:
Saturday, July 7th, 2018
10am – 3pm
Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
This is an open paint session where all styles of art are warmly welcome. Whether you’re 12 or 102, whether you’re a new beginner or a seasoned artist, we would love to have you. It’s completely free to participate in the open paint. You can bring your own paints or we’ll have watercolors to share.
There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Art Gallery Information
Feel free to show up for some or all of the day to paint. Some come for just the morning, some for the afternoon, and some for the entire time. There are several options on the same block to grab lunch if you’d like. We also bring in a pizza and those who want slices chip in a few dollars.
Ask with any questions – we’d love to have you join us!
Here’s some of the books we’ll have on hand:
If you have any books please bring them along!
Plein Air at Foppema’s Farm Sutton – Aug 18 2018
This invitation comes courtesy of Dennis Smith! Thank you so much to Dennis for setting this up for us!
All active BVAA members are welcome to come paint for a day on the grounds of this beautiful farm.
When: Saturday, August 18, 2018
Time: 8:00am to noon
Because of limited parking on Saturdays, this will need to be a BVAA-members-only event. We will need to park in the employees parking as their main lot fills up on Saturday. Employee parking is on the grass at the north end of their paved parking lot.
We currently have me, Carol F, Pam S, and Libia G on our list. Who else would like to join us?
Bring a snack, water and painting supplies. If you’ve never been on a plein air before, this is your perfect time to give it a try! Here’s some information:
Preparing for your First Plein Air Outing
Please let Lisa know by Friday night, 8/17/2018, if you’re planning on going, so we know to watch for you and wait :). We will keep an eye on the weather and see how it goes. We really want to give this one a shot, even if it’s cloudy, because there aren’t many open dates to reschedule on right now. We’ve got a packed schedule! We’ll post and email if we end up having to cancel.
Hope to see you for a fun day of painting and good company!
Free Fun Friday Museums – Friday July 6 2018
The Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Fridays are here for 2018! Every Friday there is a batch of museums in Massachusetts which are COMPLETELY FREE TO VISIT! Get on out and explore the culture in your own back yard!
These are the museums which are free on Friday, July 6, 2018.
Boston Children’s Museum • Boston
Peabody Essex Museum • Salem
Cape Cod Maritime Museum • Hyannis
Battleship Cove • Fall River
Amelia Park Children’s Museum • Westfield
Gore Place • Waltham
Falmouth Museums on the Green • Falmouth
Hancock Shaker Village• Pittsfield
Pilgrim Hall Museum• Plymouth
New England Quilt Museum • Lowell
Where would you like to go?
Here’s the full list of all the free museums and all the Fridays. Let us know what you’d like to go to in the coming weeks!
Free Fun Friday Museums – Friday June 29 2018
The Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Fridays are here for 2018! Every Friday there is a batch of museums in Massachusetts which are COMPLETELY FREE TO VISIT! Get on out and explore the culture in your own back yard!
These are the museums which are free on Friday, June 29, 2018.
Lyric Stage Company of Boston • Boston
MIT Museum • Cambridge
Berkshire Theatre Group • Stockbridge
Nantucket Whaling Museum • Nantucket
The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home • Lenox
Concord Museum • Concord
Worcester Art Museum • Worcester
Clark Art Institute • Williamstown
Children’s Museum in Easton • Easton
Edward Gorey House • Yarmouth Port
The Worcester Art Museum is open from 10-4 this Friday. Would anyone like to go? Let us know!
Here’s the full list of all the free museums and all the Fridays. Let us know what you’d like to go to in the coming weeks!
Fiber Artists Show 2018 – BNN Neighborhood Art Gallery Boston MA
There’s a call to art for fiber artists!
The BNN Neighborhood Art Gallery is looking for fiber artists to display during August and September 2018.
Deadline to apply, with no fee, is July 13, 2018.
Here’s a fiber art by BVAA member Muriel Funka to inspire you!
Full details:
Milford TV Summertime Reception CANCELLED Thunderstorms 6/28/2018
IMPORTANT ALERT
WE ARE CANCELLING MILFORD TV TONIGHT.
There are going to be nasty thunderstorms tonight, Thursday, June 28th 2018 exactly in the timeframe of our Milford TV Reception and drop-off. I kept hoping for the weather to slide or change but while it’s milder now they are still forecasting nasty thunderstorms from 5-8pm.
We don’t want anyone having to drive through nasty thunderstorms.
You can drop off your new art for the Milford TV show any time they’re open. Just check with them to see their open hours. Label the back of each artwork with your name, the title, and price (or NFS). You don’t need to register in any other way. Bring as many pieces as you want – it’s free. The theme for this upcoming show is “Summertime”.
Summertime Show at the Milford TV Station
Try to get the new pieces in by next Monday or Tuesday so they can hang the new show coherently :).
Please ask with any questions! Stay safe!
Small Stones Festival of the Arts 2018
This press release is from the Small Stones Festival of the Arts webpage. The Blackstone Valley Art Association is a partner in this project.
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The Small Stones Festival is a collaboration of Apple Tree Arts, the Worcester County Camera Club, and the Blackstone Valley Arts Association. A major part of the festival is a juried exhibition of fine art and fine art photography, to be held in the Great Hall at One Grafton Common.
You are invited to submit your original works of art for this exhibition through this website. A distinguished panel of jurors will review all submitted work, and determine which will be qualified for exhibition. Just prior to the exhibition opening, they will also select prizewinners in the following categories:
Fine Art – First Prize: $500.
Fine Art – Second Prize: $250.
Fine Art – Third Prize: $100.
Fine Art Photography – First Prize: $500.
Fine Art Photography – Second Prize: $250.
Fine Art Photography – Third Prize: $100.
There is a nonrefundable submission fee of $10 per submitted work.
Submission Deadline
Midnight, September 17, 2018 **EXTENDED DEADLINE**
Festival Dates
November 9-11, 2018
Festival Location
Apple Tree Arts
One Grafton Common
Grafton, MA 01519
Website:
https://smallstonesfestival.org
Fauna Photography Contest 2018 – Cultural Center of Cape Cod
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is holding an ONLINE CONTEST ONLY on the theme of “Fauna” where you submit your photos online and the winners are shown online. So there is no in-person component to this art show or contest.
Theme: Wildlife photography aims to capture a one-of-a-kind look at the wonders of the animal kingdom. Embrace the wilderness with animal as the subject in their most powerful, raw, vulnerable, and natural form. Show us FAUNA through your perspective, any and all methods of capture and process are welcome.
You could win a fair amount of cash if you win:
First Place: $500 cash prize
Second Place: $200 cash prize
Third Place: $100 cash prize
Entry deadline: Friday, July 20, 2018 at 11:59pm (mst)
Entry Fee:
$20 for first entry/$5 for each additional entry.
You may enter up to 20 images.
Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
For more details:
https://www.cultural-center.org/fauna-prospectus/
Mirror Photography Challenge – 52Frames June 25 2018
The weekly photography challenge this week starting June 25, 2018 at 52Frames involves mirrors! What kinds of fun mirror images can you take?
Here’s just a few by Lisa Shea to inspire you. What can you come up with? Share them with us!
Here’s the challenge page – 52Frames
