It’s the final days for the Artsy Autumn Call to Artists! Deadline for online submissions is Friday, October 9th. Entry is only $5 per artwork and you can submit up to three. The art center is located in Peabody, MA. Full details –
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The Twenty-First Century Body Art Exhibition @ WPI
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA is holding an exhibition focused on The Twenty-First Century Body. It showcases a range of interpretations of that theme. It’s being held in conjunction with the Fortieth Annual Meeting of the International Merleau-Ponty Circle. The show runs October 1st through November 6th.
The opening reception is being held at Alden Hall on the main WPI campus on Friday, October 2nd, 2015 from 6:30-8:30pm. All are welcome to attend! Alden Hall is a red brick church-like building located here –

Here’s the show’s official flyer –

WPI 2015 Exhibition – PDF version
Here’s the full catalogue of artwork – WPI Exhibition Catalogue
Artful Mix Show – Oct
Be sure to swing by the Artful Mix during the month of October to enjoy the Blackstone Valley Art Association’s “Country / Farm” themed show!
The Artful Mix is located in Hopedale. Here’s their website!
How to Assess and Edit your Photographs
Great link from Al Weems -Thanks!
BVAA alumni Michael Graves
Friday 9/25 5-8pm Champagne reception for BVAA alumni Michael Graves – plein air landscapes at the Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury – full details –
Happy Autumn Equinox!

Happy Autumn Equinox!
The Autumn Equinox issue of Mused is now live.
The issue is spectacular. There are just amazing stories and poems in this. Several BVAA members are featured.
Here is the issue –
https://www.bellaonline.com/review/
They would love to hear your thoughts on it – and they would love to see your submissions for the upcoming Winter issue! Share the news!
Have a great week :).
Feast: Images of the Edible
Gallery Seven’s next juried show “Feast: Images of the Edible” with Guest Juror Kaveh Mojtabai, founder and publisher of Artscope magazine.
Deadline for submission is Saturday, October 24th. The fee is $35 for up to three entries. The gallery is located in Maynard, MA.
BVAA Pinterest Page
The Blackstone Valley Art Association now has a Pinterest page! If you’re an active BVAA member, let us know if you’d like us to set up a gallery for you on it. We can grant you access so you can upload and edit your gallery yourself, and we’re also happy to do the uploading for you if you wish.
Stop on by to see photos from our latest events!
BVAA and the Milford Town Hall Concerts
Start planning ahead! Anne McNevin has wondrously arranged for a collaboration between the BVAA and the Milford Town Hall Concerts. We are to showcase art at each one! You can see their schedule below. The first show is on November 14th! We’ll put out more details as we get in closer to that date.
The Clavin Hill Symphony Orchestra Concerts
Details:
King Richard’s Faire Field Trip
The BVAA is planning a field trip in October to the King Richard’s Faire in Carver, MA. This is a fun event with jousters, jugglers, musicians, singers, and a lot of artistic opportunity.
If you’re interested in going, let us know! We will be going on Saturday, October 10th from 10:30am – 6pm.
They close for the season on October 25th.
https://kingrichardsfaire.net/
Here’s a photo Lisa took on a previous trip:
