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BVAA 34th Annual Spring Show – May 1992

This is the two-fold brochure from the Blackstone Valley Art Association 34th Annual Art Festival, held on May 7 to May 21, 1992. It was held at the Bellingham Public Library in Bellingham, Massachusetts.

We had 5 photos in this show, so sometime between 1990 and 1992 we began having photographers in the group. For all I know we had photographers before 1990 and they went away again, but so far every show I’m finding before 1992 was photo-free.

The winners for this show were:

OILS
1st – Afternoon Light, Michael Graves
2nd – Boyhood Memories, Raymond Andreotti
3rd – Fog at Pigeon Cove – Beverly Clark
Hon Mention – Flower Pots – Nancy Nogueira

WATERCOLOR
1st – Boothbay Harbor, Maine – Carole Rafferty
2nd – ?? – Janice M.
3rd – Rainy Day Reds – Joanne Jozefowski
Hon Mention – untitled – Lissa Story
Hon Mention – The Road Home – Susan Whiterell

OTHER (I’m guessing, based on the prize listings)
1st – L’Imprimeuse lithograph – Muriel Locklin
2nd – From Here to Eternity photography – Ann Wiersma
3rd – Wine Country Oak photography – Steven Collins
Hon Mention – Zermatt, Switzerland Monotype and Etching – Muriel Locklin

Here are the images. Let me know if anybody else interprets these differently!

Other well-known names featured in this show include Inez Gornall and Linda Sinacola. Who else do you recognize here?

Make Your Own Christmas Ornaments

This Saturday 12/9 from 10am-noon, bring the family to make your own Christmas ornaments with talented artist Janet Aleid – all are welcome!

It’ll be at the Grafton Common Art Gallery in the Apple Tree Arts building.

Make your Own Ornament – Workshop Details

The gallery closes for good on Friday, December 15th so be sure to stop by this weekend and get your cards, prints, and artwork items now!

BVAA 21st Annual Spring Show – April 1979

A blast from the past! Here’s the three-fold program from the Blackstone Valley Art Association’s 21st Annual Spring Show, held April 15th through April 20th, 1979. This was held at the Blackstone-Millville Regional High School in Blackstone, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Marilyn Niteson sang and played piano on Sunday afternoon. The Messengers sang on Friday evening!

There were 166 items of artwork including watercolors, oils, acrylics, pastels, graphic arts, quilts, crochet, vases, and sculptures. Note that there was NO photography at all in 1979 :).

There’s some names in here that we still recognize. Michael Graves, quite famous for his landscapes. Inez Gornall. What other names do you recognize in here? Let us know!

Click on either image to get a larger version. We have a binder with the originals if you’d like to take a look!

Free Photography Basics Workshop – Sun 12/10/17

Want to learn more about how to use your camera or cellphone? Confused by the various settings of time, aperture, and so on? Want some hands-on help becoming a better photographer during this holiday season?

This free workshop will get you started! You can drop in any time and we’ll get you familiar with your camera or cellphone. All levels warmly welcomed

 

Where?
Grafton Common Art Gallery
One Grafton Common
Suite 123
Grafton, MA

It’s the building with the AppleTree Arts in it!

When?
Sunday, December 10th, 2017
2pm to 5pm

All are welcome! Share the news with family and friends!

The gallery is closing this FRIDAY DECEMBER 15th 2017 so be sure to get in soon for those final gifts!

For more about the Grafton Common Art Gallery, visit:

Grafton Common Art Gallery

#FrostyStop at the Grafton Common Art Gallery

Here’s the full set of #FrostyStop photos of BVAA members taken at the Grafton Common Art Gallery during the 2017 Grafton Holiday Celebration. It was great fun!

The background art is Katie Messina’s work “City at Twilight”

Tapestry Show Opening Reception – Dec 2 2017

Here are a few photos from the Tapestry Show opening reception on December 2, 2017. It was part of the Uxbridge First Holiday Night celebration. There was a barbershop quartet, Mark Seagrave – live caricature artist, a visit from Santa & Mrs. Claus, and lots of visitors! The place was packed!

Congratulations to the winners:
1st prize: Terri Whitney for Japanese Temari Balls
2nd prize: Karen Pendelton for pen-and-ink drawings
3rd prize: Debra Scanlon painting

BVAA and BVAA Members on YouTube

YouTube is a great way to learn art techniques! Be sure to check out our BVAA YouTube Page –

https://www.youtube.com/c/BvaaOrgArt

Be sure to subscribe to us!

Right now we know of the channels for these BVAA members:

Laura Cenedella
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9SvIQKbdA1r6BNhQm2kgnw

Brent DeWitt
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClTEptqdhcsq-J79lI6schQ

Bob Evans (Mass Images)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb0MdAwSY1WQP5bM5lgq3Vg

Libia Goncalves
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqfuyZLE2QyrTo8Bs8HtaPA

Luke MacNeil
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG2404SpuO5Jx6NZMYiUnyg

Scott Nelson
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxfMEAqKx1Jt963X15xIXg

Lisa Shea
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn46fz0fMUHXhgQ9C4gQ7VA

Dennis Smith
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Tcn7xqORfAv4yhFGSDJPA

If you have a YouTube channel, let us know so we can subscribe to you and feature you!

If you don’t have a YouTube channel yet, set one up! We can help you figure out how to use it. Even if you just use it to subscribe to our members, to boost their subscriber numbers, that would be great!

Ask with any questions.