Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop! This workshop teaches you all about taking long exposure photography. With long exposure photography, you control the time setting of your camera to allow the shutter to stay open for longer than it might normally do so. This can create a variety of special effects to add interest to your photography.
When:
Saturday, Jan 27, 2018
1:30pm – 3pm
Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA
There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.
This fascinating workshop is free. It is open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know how many to expect. If you have a camera or cellphone, bring it for some hands-on practice. If you have a tripod, that will be quite useful, but if you don’t have one, that’s OK too.
Only 14 days until the submission deadline for our Anything Goes open photography show! There’s a separate category for film images so get those done and developed!
The Blackstone Valley Art Association is delighted to invite you to visit our BVAA Open Sky Uxbridge Community Art Gallery. We host regular art shows, creative workshops, educational talks, fun receptions, and much, much more!
Where BVAA Open Sky Uxbridge Community Art Gallery 5 South Main Street Uxbridge, Massachusetts 01569
Our art gallery has a TON of free parking immediately adjacent to our building. We are wholly handicapped accessible. It is only a very short walk from the parking lot to our front door, all on flat sidewalk.
Hours
Mon-Fri 10am-3pm The gallery space is used by Open Sky Community Services as a staging area for their clients from 10am to 3pm on Monday to Friday. You are welcome to visit the space and view the current show during this time period. While Open Sky will handle small transactions, we generally recommend you come during our BVAA gallery hours in order to make a purchase.
Saturday 10am-3pm These are the standard BVAA hours, where you can meet the artists, explore our print and card options, and enjoy workshops, is from 10am to 3pm on Saturday.
We have an ongoing schedule of workshops, courses, and events held in the gallery. Visit our calendar to see the options!
Here is the mission statement and operating plans for this gallery:
Be sure to contact us with any questions or comments!
Here’s where we are! Click for a larger version:
We hope to see you soon!
Mike Zeis film photography second prizeDonna Dufault Marketing WorkshopCarol Arnold Oil Painting Class
This Uxbridge gallery is supported in part by BVAA member dues, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and by ValleyCAST. The space use is kindly donated to us by Open Sky Community Services. Open Sky uses this space for client activities during weekdays. They allow the BVAA use of the space – and its gallery walls – on evenings and weekends.
The Blackstone Valley Art Association is sponsoring its annual BVAA Spectacular Spring Show – this is our sixtieth year! The show is open to all BVAA members. If you’re not yet a BVAA member, now’s the time to join us – this is an amazing gallery and opportunity!
Entering the Show
The entry fee for the Spectacular Spring show, open to all styles of artwork, is $20/3 pieces. The theme is wide open. You can submit a portrait, landscape, still life, abstract, seascape, you name it. Your imagination is the limit. Because this show is judged, you cannot enter anything which has previously been submitted for a BVAA judged show. It’s fine to enter works which have been in non-judged BVAA shows.
All artwork must be family friendly. Any hanging artwork MUST BE properly wired for hanging. The gallery will not accept non-wired wall-hanging artwork. If you are new to preparing hanging artwork for shows, read our page on How to Mat and Frame Artwork. Please also check out our Show Terms and Conditions
IMPORTANT NOTE: The gallery’s commission is 35%. There will be no BVAA commission as a result. Please take that 35% into your pricing decisions.
Submissions
To submit your entries use our BVAA Online Submission Form. The deadline to submit is midnight on Monday, March 26th, 2018. Work can be dropped off Wed during gallery hours; it must be dropped off by Thursday, March 28th, 2018 at 3pm. All work which is brought in will be hung (as long as it is properly wired and is family-friendly). When delivering artwork, bring it to the second floor of the gallery.
We will have a sign-in sheet. Please make sure you sign your art in so we can track what is in the gallery.
The show must be completely hung on Thursday by 6pm. We always love inventive assistance with our hangings! This is like Interior Design for the Creative Mind! We’d love to have you partake in the fun between 3pm and 6pm – please contact Pam at pwsras1007@yahoo.com to reserve your spot!
Judging
This show awards cash prizes based on the number of entries received. The judge for this show is to be determined. The time will be either that Friday or the following Tue-Thu between 10am and 6pm.
Opening Reception
The opening reception for the show is:
Thursday, April 5, 2018, 6-8pm
There’ll be music, fun, and lively conversation! Bring a snack to share – just how creative can you get? Lisa might bring her ladybug-tomato-on-mozzarella! That is nice and springy!
Please invite family and friends – all are welcome!
Viewing Hours
Tuesday through Friday 12 noon to 6pm
Pick Up
Pick up for this show is:
TUESDAY 5/8 10-5:30 OR WEDNESDAY 5/9 10-5:30
If you aren’t able to make that, contact us for other arrangements. If you have not removed your artwork within two months, it becomes the property of Amazing Things. Note that we will have a sign-out sheet for the artwork, since this is an external-to-us gallery.
UPDATE: Saturday 2/10 is looking to be cloudy. We will still give the cyanotypes a try, but we’ll also plan to paint while they expose, as it could take up to 20 minutes per exposure. This will be a patient, mindful process without strong sun :).
Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop! This workshop teaches you all about cyanotypes. Cyanotypes are an early form of photography. We’ll explain how they’re made. We’ll explore the different types of cyanotypes you can make. Then we go hands-on. You end the workshop with your very own cyanotypes, created by you. For those who participated in the Feb 3rd workshop, we’ll sew your fabric cyanotypes into pillows. For everyone else, we’ll create regular paper cyanotypes here suitable for cards or framing.
When:
Feb 10, 2018
10am – noon
Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA
There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.
This fascinating workshop is free for BVAA members and $10 for non-members to cover supply costs. It is open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know what supplies to bring.
Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop! This workshop teaches you all about cyanotypes. Cyanotypes are an early form of photography. We’ll explain how they’re made. We’ll explore the different types of cyanotypes you can make. Then we go hands-on. You end the workshop with your very own cyanotypes, created by you. We’ll have fabric squares available. If you want to make your cyanotypes on fabric, we’ll have a follow-up workshop on Sat the 10th to come back and sew them into pillows. Otherwise you can just come back on the 10th and make more regular cyanotypes if you wish.
When:
Feb 3, 2018
10am – noon
Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA
There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.
This workshop is part of our 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show. The photography show is open for public participation – make sure you get your entries in by January 15th, 2018!
This fascinating workshop is free for BVAA members and $10 for non-members to cover supply costs. It is open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know what supplies to bring.
The Blackstone Valley Art Association warmly welcomes you to the opening reception of the “6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show”! This show features the best photography from around the region. It is open to the public.
The show features a separate section for film photography. On the digital side, it showcases cameras in all shapes and styles, including cell phone photography. Come and be inspired! Talk with the artists about their techniques!
When:
January 19, 2018
4-7pm
Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA
There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.
Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop shows you the techniques to hand color your photos with watercolors. You start with black and white images. Your creativity can shine! Perfect for a variety of image types.
When:
January 27, 2018
10am – noon
Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA
There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.
This workshop is part of our 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show. The photography show is open for public participation – make sure you get your entries in by January 15th, 2018!
This fascinating workshop is free and open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know what supplies to bring. Carol has black and white photos you can use, or you can bring your own. If you bring your own, it’s best not to bring actual photos (on photo paper). It’s best to print the photos on either watercolor paper or Mi-Teintes paper, which will take the pastels better. You can run your paper through your printer (or get it done at Staples) to get the image onto the paper. You can contact us if you’d like help!
Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop shows you the techniques to hand color your photos with pastels. You start with black and white images. Your creativity can shine! Perfect for a variety of image types.
When:
January 20, 2018
10am – noon
Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA
There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.
This workshop is part of our 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show. The photography show is open for public participation – make sure you get your entries in by January 15th, 2018!
This fascinating workshop is free and open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know what supplies to bring. Carol has black and white photos you can use, or you can bring your own. If you bring your own, it’s best not to bring actual photos (on photo paper). It’s best to print the photos on either watercolor paper or Mi-Teintes paper, which will take the pastels better. You can contact us if you’d like help!
Happy New Year everyone! The latest edition of the Mused Literary Review is live in beautiful responsive design! Kudos to all BVAA artists who are featured in this issue. PDF and Print versions are coming soon!
