Category: Non-BVAA Events

We all had great fun and really nice weather at the Hopedale Day in the Park on Saturday 17Sep16

Several of our members participated in the Hopedale Cultural Council Fine Art Exhibition and we were well placed in the awards !

Libia Goncalves won first prize in the Mixed Media section for ‘Papagayo”

Bob Evans won 1st Prize in the Photography section for ‘Dream State’ and also won 2nd prize for ‘Just Resting?’

Carol Frieswick received an Honourable Mention for ‘Nightide’

Judy Belben and Don Iacovelli received a Purchase Price Awards for ‘Folk Art 1’ and ‘Pylons 1’

Thanks to the support of Tufts, the Tower Hill Botanic Garden is completely FREE for seniors for all Tuesdays in September 2016.

If you’re age 65 or older, head on in to Tower Hill! They have great shows going on right now including a “stickworks” show in the woods.

Tower Hill Free for Seniors

The Apertures open-theme photography show at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod has a submission deadline of Friday, September 9th. While it is open themed, there are honorable mentions being given in specific categories, so it’s wise to be aware of those.

Full details:

IMPORTANT DATES
Entry deadline Friday, September 9 at 11:59pm
Notification of winners Friday, September 23
Online gallery open Friday, October 7

AWARDS
All winners will be displayed in our online gallery at www.cultural-center.org
First Place: $500 cash prize
Second Place: $200 cash prize
Third Place: $100 cash prize
Six Honorable Mentions will be recognized in the following categories;
Landscape, Seascape, People, Animals, Floral, and Abstract.

THEME
Open theme; anything goes.

ENTRY FEE
Member-$15 for first entry/$5 for each additional entry.
Non-member-$20 for first entry/$5 for each additional entry.
You may enter up to 20 images. Membership status will be verified. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.

ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to all photographers worldwide, both amateur and professional.

RULES
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. All styles of photography will be accepted; film, digital, alternative process, iPhone, etc.

JURORS
Director’s choice. Please note, there is no personal feedback given by jurors.

NOTIFICATION
Notification will be done by email. If for any reason you do not receive your notification by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account.

ENTRY BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY
Entry is done through Café, a web-based service that allows artists to upload images and organize their artwork for submissions to galleries. To apply for a call, you must leave our website and go to the Café website at www.callforentry.org where you can create a FREE artist account. You will add your details and upload your images to Café and then you can submit work to APERTURES.

FORMATTING
All images must be in JPEG format using Café guidelines. The image size must be no smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side at 72 dpi. Maximum file size is 5 mb.

SALES
All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist’s website.

ARTWORK DISPLAY
If granted permission, the Cultural Center will display the First Place winner’s image in our new Photography and Digital Arts Studio.

REGULATIONS
By submitting images, you agree that the images are your own work, you own all rights to the images, and you take full responsibility for the content of all images, including the likeness of recognizable individuals. The actual artwork will remain the property of the artist. The artists will grant copyright to the Cultural Center for display and promotional use.

Entry is done through Cafe

www.callforentry.org

For those interested in taking classes with instructor Jill Pottle, here are some of the locations she’ll be teaching in the fall 2016.

Ryan Estate:
THE CLASS IS ALMOST FILLED
978-582-0985 or Fall Classes 2016
Sept. 28 – Dec. 7
Wednesday – 9:30-12:30 – Painting in Oils or Acrylics
Color And Light

Painting Workshops in Lunenburg, MA:
Contact Jill for more info. Pottleart@verizon.net 978-582-0985

Post Road Art Center:
508-485-2580 or Postroadartcenter.com
Sept. 15 – Nov. 3
Thursday – PASTEL class – 9:30-12:30

Worcester Art Museum:
508-799-4406 or WAM
Sept. 12- Nov. 21
Monday – PAINTING Methods in oils or acrylics – 1-4
DRAWING WITH COLOR – 6-9
Oct. 2 only – Pallet Knife painting workshop – 9:30-4

Arlington Center for the Arts:
781-646-6220 – https://www.acarts.org
Sept. 29 – November 17
Thursday – Acrylic and Oil painting – 2-5
Pastels and Painting – 6-9

Concord Art Association:
978-369-2578 www.concordart.org
Sept. 21 – Oct. 26
Wednesday – Painting in Diptychs and Triptychs – 1:30-4:30

Fruitlands Museum:
978-456-3924 www.frutilands.org
Friday – Painting in Oils or Acrylics – 9:30-12:30

Lexington Arts and Crafts Society:
781-862-9696 LACS
Sept. 17 – Nov. 12
Saturday – Teen Portfolio Class – 9:30-12:30
Nov. 6 only – Pallet Knife painting workshop – 9:30-3

Clinton, Massachusetts is having their 15th annual Olde Home Day on Friday, September 9th and Saturday, September 10th, 2016. This fun festival includes music, art, food, drink, raffle, and much more!

The BVAA is looking to participate in their art show. The festival people will watch over the art for us. We can aim to set things up on Thursday evening and then take it down Saturday afternoon.

Officially the Clinton festivities run from 5-10pm on Friday, September 9th and then 10-4 on Saturday, September 10th. So it’s a fairly early end on Saturday to then take things down and be all set.

The location of the art show is:
Clinton Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church at 250 Church Street, Clinton, MA

From the Clinton website:
Registration Fee: $10.00 per piece or $20 for 3-pieces
Note: If you volunteer to watch the art for a few hours you can enter for free.

Set-up: Thurs., Sept 8th, 5:00-7:30pm at Spanish Church
Pick-up: Sat. Sept 10th, at 4:00pm (close of OHD event)
Payment: Make out to “Town of Clinton”

Purchased items MUST remain until close of this activity.
Limited Tables, table top easels and security will be available. A panel of judges from the Apatite Collective will determine prize categories and there will be a “Best of Show”.
Photography, watercolor, pastel, pen/ink etc. should be matted. Olde Home Day is a family event – all entries must be family friendly and entry to show is at the discretion of the coordinator – Laura Taylor.

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Please let us know if you’re interested in participating so we can arrange the right number of panels for our group and coordinate set-up and take-down! If you can’t bring the art up yourself, just get it to Carol F by Wed evening with the entry fee. Let us know if you have any questions!

For each piece you’re submitting to the show, email the following information to thetaylortrio AT hotmail.com – Laura Taylor. Also make sure the back of your art is labelled as well.

Pop-Up Art Show Registration Form
Name: (print)
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Phone:
Email:
Medium:

Description (briefly describe your piece):

Who will be picking up your work (we will ask for ID):

Official Website:

https://www.oldehomeday.com/

The PhotoSynthesis gallery in Manchester, Connecticut is having a show themed “Witching Hour: Imagery from Darkness” – the deadline to enter is August 31, 2016. It’s open to any photographic medium.

From their description of the show:

“Historically, the witching hour is that time of night when witches, ghosts, and supernatural beings are thought to be most active. The exact time varies depending on particular beliefs, but is generally considered to be some period of darkness between dusk and dawn. An everyday use of the term might define the witching hour simply as “after dark.”

Whatever one’s beliefs or lack thereof in the supernatural, it is certain that the perception of one’s surroundings at night can be substantially different than the perception of one’s surroundings during the day. Moonlight creates soft shadows; forms merge together; imagination and fear lurk in the darkness. Perhaps fatigue sets in and feeds our mind irrational images—”a trick of the light and too much caffeine,” to borrow a line from the gothic rock band Bauhaus.

We are seeking images, in any photographic medium, that convey interpretations of the witching hour. How do you photograph darkness? Forty to fifty pieces will be chosen by the juror to be exhibited at Gallery 136½.”

Full details and the online entry form:

https://photosynthesisct.com/gallery/call-for-entries/

Pow! Wow! is an amazing artistic celebration where beautiful murals add color to a city landscape. In Worcester we’re having a Pow! Wow! Celebration from August 26 through September 4, 2016. There will be ten murals created in ten days!

There are all sorts of events taking place during this time period. There’s a festival kickoff fiesta at Mezcal on the 26th at 8pm. Various artist talks. The big ending Block Party to celebrate will be on Saturday, September 3rd from 3-7pm at the Worcester Common, hosted by Lock 50!

The BVAA is going to have a tent / booth at the Worcester Common. Our plan is to be there at 1pm because the people promoting the huge Kiss concert later that evening in the DCU are actively encouraging everyone to come into Worcester for the day and enjoy the Worcester Common festivities. There will be all sorts of artists, musicians, food, and entertainment. And the weather looks great!

Please let us know if you’re able to participate!

To learn more about Pow! Wow! visit:

https://www.powwowworcester.com/

Deadline is July 31, 2016 to submit for the 11th Annual Open National Juried Exhibit – Mixed Media at the Imago Gallery in Warren, Rhode Island. You could win $1000 for best of show. Entry fee is $50 for 3 images. The gallery takes 30% of sales.

Location:
Imago Gallery, 36 Market Street, Warren, RI

More details:

https://onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=8634

Call to Artists Entries are now being accepted for the upcoming juried exhibit Birds of Prey at Mass Audubon’s Moose Hill Gallery. The most widely known of these birds include: hawks, eagles, osprey, falcons, buzzards, vultures and owls. Artists are asked to submit their perceptions and views of these captivating ambassadors of flight. Any medium is acceptable.

Artists are invited to submit up to five 8”x10” photo prints, not matted or framed, for judging purposes only. If selected for the show, all artwork needs to be framed appropriately and ready to hang. All prints must be labeled on back with contact information, dimensions, title and medium.

Deadline: August 9, 2016
Entry fee is $15.

Provide a stamped return envelope if you would like your photos returned. Submissions can be dropped off or mailed to:

Jan Nareski Goba
293 Moose Hill St
Sharon, MA 02067.

Questions, contact jngoba@massaudubon.org

Exhibit will run September – December 2016.