Category: BVAA Shows and Events

It’s that time of year! The time to celebrate!

Our Annual Holiday Party for 2018 will be held on Tuesday, December 18th from 6:30-9pm. We’ll start from 6:30-7pm with our discussion of the group’s upcoming events, and then go into the party time.

Location
BVAA Uxbridge Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569

All members are welcome to attend and to bring a guest! We’ll be celebrating the Great Gifts show on this evening as well. Consider buying a gift or two for your own gift-giving lists!

We will be doing pot luck for appetizers and desserts. For the main meal we’ll have a catered main meal thanks to the Uxbridge First Night team:

Porketta
chicken
Pasta
green salad
Oven roasted potatoes
Rolls & butter
Coffee

Please bring either an appetizer or a dessert to share. Drinks would also be appreciated.

Cost for the main meal will be $15.50 per person. You can drop off cash or check at the gallery any Saturday, you can use PayPal online to info@bvaa.org, or you can snail-mail a check to:

BVAA
PO Box 136
Whitinsville, MA 01588

Please make sure to email in your reservations to us by THURSDAY DECEMBER 13th MIDNIGHT so we can plan for the final meal count. The caterers need time to plan out their meals! Please note that once that Thursday date is past, we have now paid for the full count of meals. So if you aren’t able to make it, please let us know by Thursday. Otherwise the money is now non-refundable.

On Tuesday, we’ll be there at 6pm sharp so the caterers can set up. Feel free to come in any time after 6pm :).

Yankee Swap
Our BVAA Holiday Parties feature a fun Yankee Swap gift exchange. You can participate or not participate as you wish. If you’d like to join in this fun project, bring a gift-wrapped gift of $10 or less in value. The way we do it is we put all the wrapped gifts in a pile. We hand out numbers so every person gets a number. Whoever is number 1 chooses a gift, unwraps it, and shows it to the group. Person 2 then goes and unwraps a gift. They can keep it or swap it with anybody else who has a gift out. It keeps going until the end, at which point person 1 can choose anything they want. It’s a lot of fun :).

We look forward to seeing everyone!

ART SHOW OPPORTUNITY – FOR BVAA MEMBERS ONLY

The Southgate Retirement Community in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts is the ultimate in living experiences. They host curated art shows and their grounds have a wealth of high quality art on display.

This is a free opportunity for BVAA members to be part of a show at Southgate. We must submit a show proposal to be considered. Their current open spots are March 2019 and June 2019. The show would run for three months. We need to gather up the JPGs of the art we would have in our show along with a show statement for them to consider. They handle all hanging, the reception, and so on.

If you’re interested in participating, it is FREE. Send along JPG images of 1-2 of your artworks. They would need to be wired for hanging on a standard hanging system. Please send those images by Friday, December 14th midnight. That way we can assemble a show based on their space available and the artists who wish to participate. Send that to info@bvaa.org.

The theme for this show is FLORAL.

Here are some photos from Carol Frieswick’s show at Southgate, to get a sense of the space available.

Here’s a link to Southgate’s webpage, so you can see just how nice it is.

https://southgateatshrewsbury.com/

We are checking on what the commission would be for sales.

Ask with any questions!

Celebrate Small Shop Saturday!

Every year, on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, the world celebrates Small Shop Saturday. This wonderful event celebrates the local stores, artisans, authors, and other individuals which make our local areas so special. In 2018, Small Shop Saturday falls on Saturday, November 24th.

Come on out to Uxbridge to celebrate the many small shops we have in town!

Blackstone Valley Art Association Gallery
The BVAA gallery, at 5 South Main Street, will be open from 10am to 3pm! We currently are hosting our annual community Tapestry art show. There are photographs, watercolors, acrylic paintings, oil paintings, sculptures, origami, prints, cards, books, jewelry, and much, much more! All are welcome. Come on by and see what your community has created!

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

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

If you’re a local business participating in 2018’s Small Shop Saturday, let us know – we’d love to help promote you!

The Blackstone Valley Art Association is proud to be a part of the 2018 Alternatives / Open Sky Community Tapestry Art Show! This show is open to all forms of artistic expression, on all themes. We create a Tapestry of community expression. We showcase watercolors, acrylic paintings, oil paintings, sculptures, pottery, mixed media, drawings, pastels, photography, cyanotypes, and other forms of art.

The celebratory reception for our Tapestry Community Art Show is on Saturday, December 1st, 2018 from 4-7pm! This is part of the Uxbridge First Night town-wide celebration!

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 will be food, music, and all sorts of fun events. Invite family and friends – all are welcome!

We’ll have Mark Seagrave – live caricature artist!!

Our Community Raffle will be drawn at 6:45pm! All raffle proceeds support the gallery and the Open Sky art workshop projects.

Featured Raffle Prize

Trek Shop in North Grafton is raffling off a coupon for a bike tuneup, worth $99! This coupon is valid through February 28, 2019. If you love your bicycle, be sure to stop by and put in your raffle tickets toward this awesome prize!
https://www.trekstop.com/

Share the news about the Tapestry Art Show! And come on out to our fun reception!

Come on out to enjoy our Milford TV Station show “Small Works”!

“Small Works” features smaller-sized items perfect for gift giving! We’ll also have prints and notecards on hand.

Public Reception
Thursday, November 29th, 2018
6-8pm

Food! Wine!

Family, friends, and artists are all welcome!

BVAA artists – feel free to bring along bin art, notecards, business cards, and other similar items as we meet-and-greet our visitors.

Location
Milford TV Station
138 South Main Street
Milford, MA
https://www.milfordtv.net/

Show details:
Milford TV Small Works 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.

The Tapestry Community Art Show is currently live! Come on out and see it!

When:
Saturday, December 1st, 2018
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.

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

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, December 6, 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!

Carol Arnold Fine Art on Facebook

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.

Cardmaking / Pendant Making Hands-On Workshop 10am-noon
In addition to the open paint, we will be doing a hands-on workshop from 10am to noon on making cards from your 4×6 artwork. This workshop will demonstrate a variety of ways of taking your 4×6 artwork – either an original or a print – and then turning that into a greeting card. If you want to make your own cards out of your own 4×6 artwork, which you would bring with you, there would be a charge for the supplies, based on the actual cost of the items. It ranges from 30 cents to $1 per card.

Here’s some of the supplies we’ll have on hand:

Plymouth Nature Collection frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JVMYF4E/
Plymouth Ivory Collection frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072JV261R/
Plymouth Spring Collection frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DEV64W/
Plymouth Summer Collection frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DEZ3JG/

Strathmore white emboss mount https://www.amazon.com/Strathmore-Photo-Envelopes-Embossed-Package/dp/B0025U0QSO/

Juvale Kraft Paper frame https://www.amazon.com/Juvale-50-Pack-Picture-Frames-Envelopes/dp/B0719CJ62L/

White 5×7 plain cards + envelopes https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071F3KCS2/

5.44×7.25 plastic bags https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0105Y1JFA/

I’ll also bring the items for making pendants, rings, and earrings. Here are some examples:

Here are the supplies so you can see what the costs are. You just pay base price for what you use. MAKE SURE YOU EMAIL ME YOUR ARTWORK JPG BEFOREHAND. That way I can print it for you in the right size! I need to bring the printouts in with me on Saturday – I won’t have a printer there.

Necklace:

set of 12 trays plus 12 domes –
https://www.amazon.com/Cabochon-Pendant-Circle-Assorted-Colors/dp/B01H6JRMM6/
$10.90 = $0.91 cents each

set of 50 necklace strings –
https://www.amazon.com/Konmay-Necklace-50PCS-Black-Silver/dp/B00NZ5QPNS/
$11.05 = $0.22 cents each

or

Set of 105 key chain clasps –

$9.59 = $0.09 cents each

So either $1.03 for a necklace version or $1.00 for a key chain version.

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Earrings:

set of 40 (20 pair) earrings –
https://www.amazon.com/Earring-JGFinds-Cabochon-Settings-Jewelry/dp/B071QWX1ZL/
$17.95 = $0.90 cents a pair

100 12mm rounds for the earrings –
https://www.amazon.com/CleverDelights-12mm-Round-Glass-Cabochons/dp/B00NAIEYME/
$12.88 = $0.26 cents for two

Earrings are $1.16 per pair total

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Ring (they’re out of oval, so we’ll do round)

Ring – set of 10 ring 25mm –
https://www.amazon.com/PEPPERLONELY-Antiqued-Adjustable-Cabochon-Setting/dp/B00Q2P2RKS/
$12.99 = $1.30 per ring

25mm glass dome set of 100 –
https://www.amazon.com/Acmer-Transparent-cabochons-cabochon-Non-calibrated/dp/B0753XT2Y4/
$11.99 = $0.12 per ring

Rings are $1.42 per finished ring

Note if you are making these at home that you NEED DIAMOND GLAZE which I’ll have at the gallery for free use:

https://www.amazon.com/Judikins-Diamond-Glaze-8-Ounce-GP008/dp/B000S16WQM/

All attendees get a free copy of my how-to ebook.

Facebook Hands-On Workshop 1-3pm
Facebook is incredibly powerful for artists. Bring your smartphone, tablet, or laptop and I’ll help you get set up. We have free WiFi in the gallery.

All BVAA members can get a free copy of Lisa Shea’s book on merchandising your artwork. It covers these topics and more. Just let Lisa know if you’re interested in getting your copy!

When:
Saturday, November 17rd, 2018
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.

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

The Blackstone Valley Art Association maintains a gallery at the Grafton Inn in Grafton, Massachusetts. Here are the paintings available in November, 2018! The images are from Bob Evans, Carol Frieswick, Carol Dandrade, John Randall, Bill Witherell, Linda Defeudis, Bonnie Frederico, Lisa Shea, and Bob See. Let us know if you’re interested in one!

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https://thegraftoninnma.com/

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.

Cardmaking / Pendant Making Hands-On Workshop 10am-noon
In addition to the open paint, we will be doing a hands-on workshop from 10am to noon on making cards from your 4×6 artwork. This workshop will demonstrate a variety of ways of taking your 4×6 artwork – either an original or a print – and then turning that into a greeting card. If you want to make your own cards out of your own 4×6 artwork, which you would bring with you, there would be a charge for the supplies, based on the actual cost of the items. It ranges from 30 cents to $1 per card.

Here’s some of the supplies we’ll have on hand:

Plymouth Nature Collection frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JVMYF4E/
Plymouth Ivory Collection frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072JV261R/
Plymouth Spring Collection frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DEV64W/
Plymouth Summer Collection frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DEZ3JG/

Strathmore white emboss mount https://www.amazon.com/Strathmore-Photo-Envelopes-Embossed-Package/dp/B0025U0QSO/

Juvale Kraft Paper frame https://www.amazon.com/Juvale-50-Pack-Picture-Frames-Envelopes/dp/B0719CJ62L/

White 5×7 plain cards + envelopes https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071F3KCS2/

5.44×7.25 plastic bags https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0105Y1JFA/

I’ll also bring the items for making pendants. Note that this is primarily so you can see how it works. The plan is for people to then email me JPGs of their chosen art for NEXT weekend 11/17 so I can print out your pendant art for you. That way it’s the right size to make pendants and earrings from. But by coming by today you’ll see how it all works so you can plan out your options.

Instagram Hands-On Workshop 1-3pm
Instagram is incredibly powerful for artists. Bring your smartphone or tablet – those are the devices Instagram works on – and I’ll help you get set up. We have free WiFi in the gallery.

All BVAA members can get a free copy of Lisa Shea’s book on merchandising your artwork. It covers these topics and more. Just let Lisa know if you’re interested in getting your copy!

When:
Saturday, November 10rd, 2018
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.

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