The Davis Art Gallery in Worcester is assembling an art show celebrating local art teachers of all backgrounds. The show is in the works as of July 2020, so keep an eye out for when they set the deadlines.
Their show information reads:
The Davis Art Gallery is celebrating the art of art educators. We are seeking artwork by art teachers, museum educators, and college art professors for our upcoming juried exhibition, Nights and Weekends: Art Teacher Artists. The work of active and retired art educators from public and private K–12 schools, higher education, and museums will be considered. Submitted artwork may be created in any variety of 2D and 3D media, including painting, ceramics, fiber, photography, sculpture, and mixed media.
If you know an art teacher, let them know about the show!
This show is all about Traditional Realism. It is held by Workshop 13, an organization based in Ware. The deadline to submit JPGs is August 29, 2020. Note that this is open to nearly all forms of art except for photography / video.
From their entry page:
WE WELCOME ARTWORK IN TRADITIONAL REALISM IN VARIOUS MEDIUMS IN THE FOLLOWING 7 CATEGORIES: OIL PAINTING WATERCOLOR PAINTING SCULPTURE DRAWING / GRAPHICS ACRYLIC (INCLUDES CASEIN & EGG TEMPERA) PASTEL MIXED MEDIA
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED, ARTIST’S OWN REFERENCE, OWN DRAWING, OWN COMPOSITION AND MUST HAVE BEEN SELF-PAINTED WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS
PAINTINGS/COMPOSITIONS CREATED IN/FROM INSTRUCTIONAL SETTINGS, I.E. WORKSHOPS OR ART CLASSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED ORIGINAL ARTWORK.
For all the details about this show, visit their page:
This show comes to us from the ValleyCAST! organization. The deadline for submission is August 25th, 2020 and the theme is the Climate Crisis.
The climate crisis and its looming consequences are terrifying. Most people think they either have no control over what’s to come or that it’s too late to do anything about it; individually or collectively.
But the current Pandemic crisis has proven that each person is able to contribute to a safer and more equitable world for all of us. Since the lock-down, air pollution has plunged in most areas around the globe. In fact, The Himalayan Mountain Range is now visible for the first time in 30 years!
Not only does pollution lower our resistance to disease, but it’s also hard to ignore the correlation between wildlife trafficking and deforestation and the rise of new infectious diseases, as 75% are transferred by animals. They are then spread rapidly through modern air and water transportation, according to a recent quote United Nations Environment Program in this informative article by The Guardian.
Project Drawdown, which calls itself “the world’s leading resource for climate solutions,” has listed 100 ways to help solve the climate crisis and we’re calling on artists to show us the way!
Instead of art and images depicting doom and gloom, we are asking for art that helps us to see how we can implement these solutions ourselves for a better Blackstone Valley and collectively for a better and safer world.
Physical exhibition dates September 10 – November 6. Virtual exhibits remain online indefinitely on our ValleyCAST website, Facebook and Instagram pages, and our ValleyCAST YouTube Channel.
Email submission deadline is August 25. Artists selected for our physical gallery exhibit will be contacted to schedule an artwork drop-off before August 31, 2020. Prizes will be awarded.
For full details, and to submit your entries, visit the ValleyCAST page!
This scrapbook contains photos and newspaper clippings from the Blackstone Valley Art Association from 1958 to 1974. Please let us know if you can identify anybody in any of the photos!
You should be able to click on a photo in order to see a larger version of it.
Our Fourth Annual BVAA Sunflower Show celebrates the sunny beautiful flower! The art show is in conjunction with a stunning lush garden of sunflowers out front of the Booklovers’ Gourmet.
Where? The sunflower art show is held at the: Booklovers’ Gourmet 72 E Main St – NOTE NEW LOCATION! DOWN THE STREET!! Webster, MA 01570
About the Show If there ever was a flower which symbolized glorious summertime, the sunflower is the one. Did you know that nearly all of the 70 species of sunflowers are native to North America? They can grow to be up to six feet tall and they even tilt as the sun moves so they always face it!
The Blackstone Valley Art Association is celebrating this sun-shaped delight with a sunflower show throughout the month of August at the Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster. Come on out to admire the live flowers, appreciate the artistic versions, and explore the shop’s offerings!
Submissions The submission deadline for the sunflower show is Monday, July 27nd, 2020. We have limited wall space here for 18 items sized 16×20 so what we’ll do is have each member submit one JPG of an artwork via email to info@bvaa.org they’d like to include. If we get too many for the wall space we’ll do a Facebook vote. All submissions will be in the virtual version of the show.
This show is open to all BVAA members and is free to participate in. This is not a judged show – it is primarily a visibility and sales opportunity. Any sales will include a 30% commission taken by the shop. The BVAA takes no commission on this show. Full BVAA terms: BVAA Show Terms and Conditions
Drop-Off The drop-off for the Sunflower Show is Friday, July 31st between 10am-5pm. If you can’t make this date, contact Lisa via the info@bvaa.org email and she’ll arrange something. The Booklovers’ Gourmet shop will take care of hanging the items.
Public Reception For safety reasons there will not be an in-person public reception. We’ll arrange a virtual reception with the online video, date to be determined.
Pick-Up Pick-up for the show is Tuesday, September 1st, any time during their open hours.
Theme This show is all about sunflowers! The Booklovers’ Gourmet is well known for their beautiful sunflower garden, which will be in full bloom during the show’s run.
Here’s a look at previous shows, to give you some ideas!
ValleyCAST has started up a new YouTube channel to promote ValleyCAST events and artwork. This video celebrates World Bee Day 2020 with artwork from a number of local artists. BVAA members Morgan Tartakoff, Lisa Shea, and Bob See are included in this video show.
Please watch the video and subscribe to the ValleyCAST channel!
The Blackstone Valley Art Association has been doing a number of its art shows online in a virtual format. To do these, we arrange JPGs of the art in a slideshow format and then have the artist provide a narration to go with them.
The artist can speak at any speed they wish, and for as long as they wish. We will arrange the JPGs of the art to match along with the words.
The artist should have a computer with a microphone (built-in is fine) or a smartphone.
Luke MacNeil has kindly created this how-to for any artists who are using a Mac computer.
For those on a Windows PC, here are the steps. It might vary slightly depending on which versions of Windows you are using.
First, click the Windows icon in the lower left. You should be able to find “Sound Recorder” under Windows Accessories. In Windows 10 it is called “Voice Recorder”. Either way, if you search for “recorder” you should find it.
The recording function is fairly straightforward. You press the button to start recording. You talk. You press again to stop. If you want to do another take, just press the button fresh. Eventually you get a take that you like. If you need to do it in segments, that’s fine. That way you get each segment the way you like it and send those final segments along to us.
Making Recordings with your Smartphone
Your phone has a built-in microphone. It’s how it can hear you when you make phonecalls. It should also have a built in sound recorder. Look through your apps and you should find it. Again, just press the button to start recording, say what you want, and then press again to stop recording.
Join us online for a fun virtual reception for our 2020 Monochrome Show! This show would normally be held at the Milford TV Station, but due to the pandemic we are holding it wholly online.
Here’s where the full playlist is, so you can enjoy all of the artwork!
