Category: BVAA Shows and Events

The Blackstone Valley Art Association is sponsoring an art show which celebrates the magic of creating artwork in a series.

This show is for all BVAA members to participate in. You can submit two or three artwork items as your series. They can be related to each other in any way that you wish. It’s wholly up to you to define the theme of your series.

You can mix your artwork styles. Do one photo, one sculpture, and one watercolor painting. Explore your creativity!

When:
April 3 to May 11, 2019

Where:
BVAA / Open Sky Uxbridge Community Art Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569

There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.

BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Art Gallery Information

Each BVAA member may exhibit up to three art items. These will be judged *as a series* (i.e. one prize for a whole group) for cash prizes. Note that because we’ve never done a series show before, you CAN submit items which you’ve submitted for judging before. This time they’ll be judged as an entire series. Also, when you submit items to this show as part of a series you CAN then submit them separately for a future show as individual items. This here is a fairly unique show in that we’re judging the art items as one coherent “group”.

Entering the Show
The entry fee for this show is $20 for up to three pieces. Note that you can’t submit just one item :). It needs to be 2 or 3 items which relate to each other. They can be presented together if you wish, as in a triptych frame.

Artwork can be any size. That being said, please contact us first if you plan on bringing anything over 20″ x 30″ in size. We need to arrange for space for those separately.

All art must be family friendly and properly wired for hanging. Our hanging system does not work with saw-tooth or triangle hangers. If you are new to preparing art for shows, read our page on How to Mat and Frame a Photo. Please also check out our Show Terms and Conditions. This includes all details including the 25% commission for any sales of exhibit artwork in the gallery. You may also choose to have your artwork listed as not for sale.

All art items which are entered are hung. There is no “pre-selection” process where some are accepted and others are rejected. If you submit artwork, and it is family-friendly and wired properly, it will be part of our show.

Some reading material:
Stephen DiRado Photography Alzheimer’s Series
January 2019 Monthly Meeting – Photography in Series

Submissions
To submit your entries use our BVAA Online Submission Form. The deadline to submit your details is midnight on Saturday, March 30th, 2019. Work must be dropped off by Saturday, March 30th, 2019 at 3pm. All work which is brought in will be hung (as long as it is properly wired and is family-friendly).

We will hang the show on Wednesday April 3rd from 4-6pm. We’d love to have you join us!

Judging
Judge to be announced

Opening Reception
The opening reception for the show is Friday, April 5th, 2019 from 5-7pm. Invite family and friends – all are welcome!

Pick Up
Saturday, May 11th, 2019, from 10am to 3pm. If you aren’t able to make that, please contact us for other arrangements.

Address any questions via our BVAA Contact Information

Ask with any questions! We look forward to seeing your entries!

We’re just setting up for the 2019 Carbon Copies show – here’s a sneak peak at the entries we’ve gotten so far!

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If you’re interested in photography, painting, drawing, and illustrating, we have the perfect Saturday lined up! It’ll be a great time with laughter, conversation, creativity, and the space to stretch out!

There are three components to our Saturday of events.

Open Paint 10am-3pm
First, for the entire day, it’s an open paint! All are welcome, including the public, family, and friends! It’s free! If the main room gets busy with photography, we have the back conference room dedicated for the painters. We have watercolors and acrylics on hand, or bring your own if you wish.

Architectural Photography 10am-noon
How do you get a fresh, new view of buildings? What angles work best to add interest? Let’s play with architecture!

Filters Photography 1-3pm
From glass spheres to saran wrap, from wine glasses to actual filters, let’s see what taking a photo through an object can do.

If the weather is nice out, visitors can also embark on an Uxbridge sketch walk. We have the maps all ready.

When:
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019
10am – 3pm

Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569

Our Saturdays at the gallery include an open paint session where all styles of art are warmly welcome. Whether you’re 12 or 102, whether you’re a new beginner or a seasoned artist, we would love to have you. It’s completely free to participate in the open paint. You can bring your own paints or we’ll have watercolors and brushes to share.

There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.

BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Art Gallery Information

Feel free to show up for some or all of the day to paint. Some come for just the morning, some for the afternoon, and some for the entire time. There are several options on the same block to grab lunch if you’d like. We also bring in a pizza and those who want slices chip in a few dollars.

Our Saturday events are free, casual, relaxed, and fun! All levels are welcome.

Ask with any questions – we’d love to have you join us!

Be sure to check out the full BVAA Photography Workshop Schedule 2019!

The Blackstone Valley Art Association is holding their third annual Art – Poetry show at the Millbury Barnes & Noble in Millbury, MA! It’s live for April 1-7 2019. Be sure to stop by during the store’s open hours!

The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley
70 Worcester Providence Turnpike #5
Millbury, MA 01527
508-865-2801

RECEPTION:
Sunday, April 7th, 2019
2-4pm

We’ll be reading the poetry live at that reception!

Here’s the details on this show!

2019 BVAA Art-Poetry Show

And details about the store:

https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2206

The Blackstone Valley Art Association is holding their third annual Art – Poetry show at the Blackstone Library in Blackstone, MA! It’s live for the month of March 2019. Be sure to stop by during the library’s open hours!

Blackstone Library
86 Main Street
Blackstone, MA 01504

RECEPTION:
Tuesday March 26th
6pm – 7:45pm

Here’s the details on this show!

2019 BVAA Art-Poetry Show

Details about the library:

https://www.blackstonepubliclibrary.org/

 

Our February 9, 2019 reception is all about chocolate! Come on by the Whitinsville Social Library from 10am to 2pm to enjoy chocolate, more chocolate, and of course some delightful artwork.

All are welcome!

You get to vote for your favorite artwork – it’s your vote which determines the winner of the show!

Here’s just a few photos of the show.

Here’s the video walkthrough:

Full details:

2019 Choco l’Art Show Details

 

Tonight! Tonight! Come on out to our Winter Magic Reception on Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 6-8pm. It’s at the Milford TV Studio in Milford.

All are welcome!

 

Details:

 

Winter Magic Reception 2019

 

The reception for the 2019 Blackstone Valley Anything Goes photography show was a wonderful hit! This was on Friday, January 18th, 2019 from 4-7pm at our Uxbridge Gallery. Here’s the list of winners for the show.

1st prize – Al Weems “Untitled” (younger woman with dark hair)
2nd prize – Dennis Smith “Harbor Sunrise”
3rd prize – Al Weems “Untitled” (older woman with white hair)
Honorable mention – Linda Nelson “Textures”
Honorable mention – Luke MacNeil “Rhyolite”
Honorable mention – Michael Backunas “It’s Only Temporary, Popham Beach”

Film Sub-show
1st prize – Anthony Monterotti “Tubby”
2nd prize – Mike Zeis “Rusty Door”
3rd prize – Bob See “Untitled” (starling and gopher)

Here’s some photos from the reception! We’ll be adding in more images of the winning items as they are sent in to us.

This video has Mike Zeis explain how his 4×5 film camera works –

Here’s a webpage with more information:

Mike Zeis – Rusty Door 4×5 film photography

Walkthrough of the show:

Details from Anthony Monterotti on his film (first prize) process:

Anthony Monterotti – Tubby and Lefty Film Photography

Details from Bob See on his film (third prize) process:

Bob See – Nikon N8008 35mm film camera

Here’s the full details of the show!

Anything Goes Photography Show

I took these photos with a Canon AE-1 single lens reflex, film camera. I have had 3 or 4 of these Canon Film Camera’s throughout my photo career! When one gets lost, broken or stolen I always find a new one to replace it. For me, it’s a fun and accurate film camera. Ergonomically it’s perfect for my hand size and shape. All the settings and features make send to me and I know how to use it well.

I think I bought my first Canon AE-1 in about 1985 on the recommendations by a retired newspaper reporter / photographer from Orange County, Ca. He was nice enough to take the time to show me how to use all the features and options to get the most out of it. I still have my first test roll we shot on this instructional day.

 

hmm what to say about the camera at this point, it’s just a sexy little camera that is light enough to carry around your neck for hours without any issues. It’s also very well made and durable. The Canon AE-1 is considered to be a beginner’s camera, an amateur’s camera but I have seen many professional photographers use one and have ready in their camera bags. The Canon AE-1 is the first camera I started using while shooting Head shots in Hollywood, Ca. in 1996, I had to attach a power winder to the bottom base of the body in order to make it sound professional lol.

Many other camera manufacturers have their own entry level film cameras and they are really good but for some reason I have only used my Canon AE-1 for art shooting. I also have 2 Nikon N90 film cameras, a Bronica GS-1 6×7 medium format and a couple plastic Holga pin hole tomography camera which are super fun. The plastic Holgas I used with outdated and expired color film because the results are very random and arbitrary , the cameras are not sealed very well and light streaks with either enhance or destroy the results, which for me is part of the Fun.

 

For more information on Anthony be sure to visit:

modamonterotti.com

 

To see the photos in person come by the show! More details:

Blackstone Valley Art Association Anything Goes Reception 2019

The cyanotypes were not judged, but are here to demonstrate another format of historic photography. The cyanotype was one of the earliest forms of photography. You mix together equal parts 8.1% potassium ferricyanide (red) and 20% ferric ammonium citrate (green). These images below show the raw chemicals before the water is added.

 

You paint the paper, fabric, or whatever else you’re using with the liquid. The paper (or fabric or whatever) is now sensitive to light, so you keep it in a dark envelope until you’re ready.

When exposing the item, you usually put an object between the sun and the paper/fabric to create an image. A fern. Bicycle gears. The sun can also shine through a film negative. The negative blocks the sunlight to create a blue-and-white image.

The areas the sun touch become a lush, deep blue. The parts which stay in shadow get rinsed away and are see-through to the base fabric/paper color.

To see the cyanotypes of the show, enjoy this video! The cyanotypes for this display were created by Lisa Shea.

To see more of Lisa’s cyanotypes, visit:

https://bvaa.org/galleries/gallery-lisa-shea/