Featured BVAA artist of the day – photographer Joe Altruda
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Choco l’Art Drop-Off Thu 9-2
Reminder, the drop-off for the upcoming Choco l’Art show at the Whitinsville Social Library is this Thursday 2/11/16 from 9am to 2pm. Please swing by with your artwork then!
Full details:
Frank Robertson
Warm congrats! BVAA artist Frank Robertson had his gorgeous floral painting accepted in the RI watercolor juried Art Show – please follow his Twitter account!
Choco l’Art Deadline TODAY 2/8/16
Reminder! Get your submissions in by TONIGHT for the upcoming Choco l’Art show at the Whitinsville Social Library! The opening reception is Saturday, February 13th. Full details:
Gift Memberships for Valentine’s Day
A Blackstone Valley Art Association gift membership makes the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for the artist in your life! We even have a pretty voucher that you can email or mail to the recipient, as part of your announcement of your gift. Click on this to see it in full size.
For more details, and to purchase a gift membership for that special someone in your life, follow this link!
Last Call for 2/6 Claflin Hill
Last call for BVAA members – get submissions in TONIGHT Monday February 1st 2016 at midnight for the Claflin Hill art show this weekend – full details here –
Last call for Printmaking artists
Please share the news – this one is open to everyone!
Last call for Printmaking artists – Attleboro Art Museum deadline TODAY 2/1/2016 for monotype monoprint exhibition
https://bvaa.org/2016/01/04/fourth-national-monotypemonoprint-juried-exhibition/
Snapshot in Time at Davis Art Gallery
Congratulations to BVAA members Carol Dandrade, Carol Frieswick, Bob See, Lisa Shea, and Al Weems for being selected to participate in the upcoming Davis Art Gallery show “Snapshot in Time.”
The opening reception is Thursday, February 11th, 2016 from 5-7pm.
Come on out and see their works!
Full details:
Minutes of BVAA Monthly Meeting January 19, 2016
Shows
**See website for complete list and details of upcoming Calls to Artists**
• Pam Siderewicz announced that 3 pieces were sold at the February 6th Claflin Orchestra show.
The next Claflin show is 2/6. Help is needed for set up (2/5, 5-6:00pm) and take down
(2/7, 8-10:00am)
• Choco l’Lat/People’s Choice show. Drop off is 2/11 from 9-2:00. Pick up is 2/20 from 9-12:00. Reception is 2/13. We are looking for donations of chocolate. Carol Frieswick and Judy Belden offered to contact known donors. Pam will ask Marie Cafferty to solicit other donations.
• Pam will contact Amazing Things in Framingham and Judy Belden will contact the Hopedale Community House as a possible spaces for the Spring show.
• The Premier Image show is coming up. Drop off is 3/10-12. Reception is 3/24 from 6-8:00.
Grants
• Carol Frieswick announced that we have received 3 grants
– The Blackstone Council in conjunction with the Claflin concerts
– From Sutton for the Plein Air event at Daniels Farm. Will be looking into other farms as well.
– Northbridge Cultural Council
Program
• Judy Belden gave a presentation on night photography
• Bob Evans gave a demonstration and then offered hands-on of abstract oil and ink photography.
Plein-Air Volunteers Needed
From Carol F:
I am looking for volunteers to help with 2 plein-air events I have grants for.
One in Sutton, late Spring to early summer and one for Daniels farm when they have the Claflin concert.




