Everyone had great fun today at the plein air event and a great demo by Dustin Neece
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Plein Air is today Sat 8/13
Reminder our Plein Air is today Sat 8/13 at 11am – it’ll be fun!
Garden in the Woods – FREE on Fri 8/12
We’re doing a field trip out to Garden in the Woods in Framingham for the Free Fun Friday on August 12, 2016. Join us! Lisa will be there at 2pm if you want to meet up and have fun with photography and conversation. An email was sent out with contact information.
Full details about the gardens –
Free Fun Friday – Aug 12 2016
The Highland Street Foundation is graciously paying for free admission to the following locations on Friday, August 12, 2016 – find one to enjoy!
MIT Museum, Cambridge
The Museum of the NCAAA, Boston
Concord Museum, Concord
Garden in the Woods, Framingham
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington
Naumkeag, The Trustees, Stockbridge
Emily Dickinson Museum, Amherst
The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum, Boston
For more information visit the Highland Street Foundation website –
Plein Air Moved to Aug 13 2016
IMPORTANT!
The Plein Air has been moved to August 13, 2016. Contact us with any questions! All participants were directly notified.
Full details on the plein air:
Canal District Art Walk – Aug 16 2016
The Blackstone Valley Art Association will be participating in the Worcester Canal District Art Walk!
This fun event runs each third Tuesday of the month throughout the summer on Water Street in Worcester.
There’s music! Painting! Singing! Food! All styles of non-photographic art are warmly welcomed.
Bring an easel and do some live painting!
Let us know if you’d like to participate. It’s completely free! It’s a one-day pop-up type of show.
Photos from the June 2016 Art Walk:
https://bvaa.org/past-events/past-events-2016/worcester-canal-district-art-walk-june-2016/
Official website:
https://www.facebook.com/ArtWalkCanalDistrict/
Flickr Online Art Show / Aug 2016 Theme: Layers
Open to all BVAA members!
Every month we host a free online art show on Flickr. This great image-sharing site is free to use and reaches millions of art lovers.
The theme for the month of August 2016 is Layers!
You can find our BVAA Flicker area here:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/bvaa/
Show us your favorite layer images!
Milford TV Sep-Oct 2016 – Cities
Every two months we rotate the show at the Milford TV Station. The drop-off for the upcoming September-October 2016 show on the theme of “Cities” is Thursday, August 25th from 6-8pm. We do these on the last Thursday of the month preceding the show.
This date is also the reception (and take down) for the existing “Summer” show. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend!
Please bring food or drink to share!
The Milford TV Station is at 138 South Main Street.
The Milford people do the labels and hanging for us, so there is no need to use our online submission form to indicate what you’re bringing. Simply be sure to label the back of each piece with its title, your name, and the price. Milford does not take any commission on sales.
This show is for BVAA members only and is free to participate in. Most artists bring in three items but if you have more that’s great! The items can be any size or shape – Milford has a great hanging system which can accommodate pretty much anything.
Free Fun Friday – August 5, 2016
Another summery week, another Free Fun Friday to enjoy! Thanks to the Highland Street Foundation for these amazing opportunities.
The Friday opportunities for free entry on August 5, 2016 are:
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge
The Old State House, Boston
The Greenway Carousel, Boston
Springfield Museums, Springfield
Historic Deerfield, Deerfield
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield
The Old Manse, The Trustees, Concord
Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester
Last year we went to Springfield. Would anybody like to visit the Historical Museum this year? Or would we like to plan a trip out somewhere further away?
Full details about the Free Fun Fridays:
https://highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays
BVAA Fall Show 2016
Start planning out your artistic projects! The Blackstone Valley Art Association is having their traditional 2016 Fall Show. We will be exhibiting our works at the Alternatives gallery in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
This show is open to all BVAA members.
Submissions must be done via our online form by Monday, October 3rd, 2016 at midnight.
BVAA Submission Form
Drop-off is on Wednesday, October 5th from 9am to 2:30pm. If you can’t make that, contact us for alternative arrangements.
Hanging is Thursday, October 6th from noon to 2pm.
Show official dates: October 7th through October 28th.
Reception
Opening Friday October 7th from 4-7pm. All are welcome! We’ll have refreshments and music.
Artists can bring bin art to showcase!
What is bin art?
Pickup is October 28th.
Three pieces maximum, no size limit, properly wired for hanging. No saw tooth hangers.
There’s room for 3D pieces as well.
Entry fee: $20. Cash prizes based on number of entries. The judge will be Jerry Aissis.
Location:
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
(in the block of brick buildings right along South Main, in with the Subway).
Please print out copies of this flyer and post them at your local library!
Here are the full terms and conditions for our shows. Alternatives is taking a 20% commission on sales – this goes to support the community Alternatives serves. Because of that, the BVAA is waiving all of their own commissions and the sole commission for this show is the 20% for Alternatives.