Category: BVAA Shows and Events

Saturday October 27th, 2018 will be cubist day in the gallery. We will focus on cubist interpretation of a still life that Dennis Smith will set up. If you prefer, you can paint it in any style and with our favorite media.

Here are two links to review cubism. First is a quick overview of styles from Apollo magazine at
https://www.apollo-magazine.com/art-diary/cubism-pompidou/

For the more adventuresome, here is a MoMA YouTube video intro to more complex cubism
https://youtu.be/rGZYfSzvPvs

Dennis hopes that a few attendees will attempt this along with him.

If you a photographer who is adept with Photoshop, the multi-view image in the video could be created from multiple photos with creative use of layers, masks, and blend modes.

The gallery will open as usual at 10am. About 10:15am we will screen and discuss the YouTube video and then start creating. I hope we can all support each other in this creative challenge!

If you have your own paints and media, please bring it along. We will have limited sets for those who want to paint but don’t have their own supplies.

If you have questions or think you might join us, please contact Dennis Smith directly at dennis@densmith.com. Please do let us know if you’re planning on coming – we want to have a minimum count to have this go forward. Thanks!!

When:
Saturday, Oct 27, 2018
10am – 3pm

Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community 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

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.

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

For more about Dennis Smith visit:
https://www.densmith.com/

The Blackstone Valley Art Association is featuring a holiday show for the months of November and December 2018 at the Worcester Senior Center. All active BVAA members are welcome to participate. The show will be publicized heavily by the Worcester City Hall and there are hundreds of people who move through this gallery space, especially during their events.

Location
Worcester Senior Center
128 Providence St
Worcester, MA 01604

There is ample free parking in a big lot immediately behind the center, off Lapin Street.

Deadline
Please email JPGs of up to two artwork items to Lisa Shea by midnight Monday, October 29th, 2018 for her to figure out how many pieces from each person we can fit. The art can be on any theme at all. It’s a Holiday Show to generate holiday sales for us. The art doesn’t have to be on a holiday theme :).

Current participants:
Mary Silva
Mary Hollingsworth
Carol Frieswick
Karina James
Carole Plante
Bob See
Muriel Funka
Kristi Cromwell
Betty Havens
Lisa Shea

About the Show
There are three areas to show art. The main area holds 13 large pieces. The glass case holds 6-8 smaller pieces. The bookcase can hold 4-6 pieces on its top.

The main area for large artwork is the classic diner, run by the QCC. The aim for these walls would be to have the 13 large artworks all of a similar size for consistency sake. It looks like an external edge size of about 21 inches by 26 inches fits into the spaces. In the first photo you’re looking square-on at the diner main counter. The artwork for our show will be displayed on the left and right, which you can see in the next two images.

We can put five artwork on the left and eight on the right. We cannot move these nails.

I will create labels for each artwork which we will stick to the artwork itself – we can’t put anything on the walls. The label will have the artwork info and then contact info for the artist. All sales go through the artist directly and the artist gets 100% of that sale.

For smaller images, there is a glass case in the main lobby. This pair of images shows you first the glass case within the lobby and then a close-up of the glass case. We should be able to fit 6-8 smaller items on these shelves.

Finally, we have access to the top of the bookshelf.

Here’s some more photos of the space:

Worcester Senior Center Art Space

Reception
One of the largest events they have in this building is on Tuesdays and it ends at 11am. Everyone then goes through the diner for lunch and to congregate. We’re working out the date for this. It will give us an opportunity to personally meet this crowd and encourage them to look and purchase. We can bring cards and prints to the reception to encourage sales of those smaller items.

Let Lisa Shea know if you’re interested in participating by Monday, October 29th. We’ll put the show live on November 1st.

Ask with any questions!

If you’re interested in 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! It’s an open paint! All are welcome, including the public, family, and friends! It’s free!

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

When:
Saturday, Oct 13, 2018
10am – 3pm

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

This is 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.

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

It’s the annual Blackstone Valley Art Association Fantastic Fall Show! Our autumnal show presents photography and painting, drawing and illustration and mixed media and everything else.

The show runs from October 12th to November 17, 2018.

The reception is on Friday, October 12th from 5-7pm! All are welcome! Come on out and meet the artists!

Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community 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

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It’s creepy and it’s kooky! Mysterious and spooky! For one night and one day only, the BVAA will hold a pop-up show and Halloween costume party at our Alternatives Uxbridge location!

Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community 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

About the Show
Spooky. Unsettling. Wisps of mists and dark shadows. Macabre brings out the fascination with the off-beat side of life.

Submissions
The submission deadline for the Macabre show is Monday, October 23rd, 2017. You can submit up to three works which can hang on our panels or sit in or on a case. Because this is a pop-up show on panels within the gallery, we’re limited to what fits on those panels. It’s open to all BVAA members. This is not a judged show so you CAN enter things you’ve entered in previous shows.

Drop-Off
If you can come to Milford TV on Thu 10/25, Lisa Shea can take your items from you there to then bring to Uxbridge. You can also bring your works with you Friday at 4pm to help us with the hanging and setup of the panels. Note that we can’t set up the panels before 4pm because this room is in use by Alternatives before this point. If neither work, contact Lisa and she’ll arrange an alternative!

Reception
We’ll have our pop-up celebration on Friday, October 27th from 5-7pm.

Pick-Up
We will take down the show Sunday afternoon at 2pm so that visitors on Saturday can enjoy it. If you can’t make it Sunday, that’s fine, we’ll figure something out :). If you come by Saturday end-of-day (2:30-3pm) you could take your items then, too.

Theme
This show is Halloween. Spooky. Shadowy. Here are photos from a previous year – Macabre Show 2016

Use the BVAA online submission form to submit for this show.

We’d love to see your spooky work!

A reminder that today is the drop-off for the upcoming Fall Show! Cash prizes! Get those entries in. It’s also the pickup for the Show of Hands show, the Canal show, and the Sunflower show – all of that art has been brought to the gallery. The featured artists today are the multi-talented Bob Evans from 10-12 and then Betty Havens the amazing watercolor painter from 12-3! Come on out!

If you’re interested in 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! It’s an open paint! All are welcome, including the public, family, and friends! It’s free!

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

When:
Saturday, Oct 6, 2018
10am – 3pm

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

This is 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.

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

We have an awesome workshop / demo lined up for our October meeting!

Carol Frieswick has lined up Adria Arch to provide a demonstration of Golden Acrylics for us. We’ll get to watch a demo and then will get samples to try out ourselves.

Our October 2018 monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 16th from 6:30-9pm.

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

This meeting and workshop is free and open to the public. No experience is necessary. The fun of our workshops is that we all try new things we’ve never done before.

Our meetings cover BVAA organization business from 6:30-7:00pm and then go into the workshop part of the evening. Feel free to come for whichever half interests you the most.

All are welcome – this workshop is open to members and non-members. Feel free to bring along a friend! We’d love to see you there to try some new things and explore your creativity!

Ask with any questions!

Our meetings are supported in part by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Come on out and explore the world of cyanotypes! The reception is Tue Sept 25th from 11-1. The show is open through October 31 2018!

Where:
Worcester Senior Center
128 Providence St, Worcester, Massachusetts 01604

When:
Tuesday Sept 25th, 2018
11am – 1pm

Or stop by any time they’re open through Oct 31st to explore the show on your own!

Here are a few photos from the show:

More details about the BVAA Cyanotype Show:

BVAA 2018 Cyanotype Show

If you’re interested in 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! It’s an open paint! All are welcome, including the public, family, and friends! It’s free!

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

When:
Saturday, Sept 22, 2018
10am – 3pm

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

This is 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.

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

We apologize, but Carol’s monthly painting class for October has been cancelled. Please contact Carol if you wish for more details about rescheduling. Thank you!

NOTE: This class will focus on still life. Bring what you’d like to paint and your light and Carol will see you there!

Oil paint has been the medium of choice for a wealth of famous painters. Leonardo da Vinci. Claude Monet. Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Paul Cezanne. There is just something spectacular about the beauty of oil paint which captures the eye and the imagination.

Whether you’re a raw beginner or an experienced painter, this oil painting class will take you to the next level. It’s full of personal hands-on advice and a warm, welcoming atmosphere!

Talented painter Carol Arnold teaches a monthly oil painting class at the BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery! Carol is a member of Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik’s Putney Painters! All levels of painters are welcomed with open arms. The focus will be on drawing, edges, values and color. These are areas which a beginner can practice and an advanced student can hone to perfection.

Carol makes these classes fun and inspiring, while supporting you to the next level of your growth!

This monthly class meets on the first Thursday of every month from 6-9 pm.

Cost:
The maximum class size will be 10 students, to ensure plenty of hands-on time for each one.
If there are only 1 or 2 students registered for a class, the class will be cancelled.
If there are 3 or 4 students, each student pays $20/hr for the class = $60 total.
If there are 5-10 students, each student pays $15/hr for the class = $45 total.

Invite your friends! Share the news! The more students which attend, the less you pay and the more fun it is to learn from each other.

When:
Thursday, October 4, 2018
6pm – 9pm

Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community 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

This class is open to the public. It is open to all ages and to all levels of painting ability.

Please make sure you register beforehand so we know how many to expect. Carol will send you a supply list to get you started.

To register, please make sure you email: carol@carolarnoldfineart.com

To learn more about Carol Arnold and to view her painting gallery:

https://carolarnoldfineart.com/

Follow Carol on Facebook!

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