Category: BVAA Shows and Events

“Painting is silent poetry,
And poetry is painting that speaks.”
— Plutarch

The Blackstone Valley Art Association Art and Poetry show is a creative combination of the written word and visual images. Each artist gives a poet a work of art that the poet is inspired by. The poet gives the artist a poem which the artist brings to life. Come on out to see the works and enjoy the poetry!

Be sure to come out for our show’s opening reception on Saturday, March 17, 2018 from noon to 2pm. Meet the poets, chat with the artists, and learn more about this fun process!

Where
Blackstone Public Library
86 Main Street
Blackstone, MA
Blackstone Public Library Website

The library is fully handicapped accessible. Our display is on the ground floor.

The library closes at 2pm on Saturday so plan accordingly!

Art Poetry Pairing 2018 – full details

The Blackstone Valley Art Association is proud to celebrate its March 2018 show on the theme of “Massachusetts”! We are showcasing BVAA member photography and paintings on this topic.

In addition, we are also featuring two local teenage artists as well!

Congratulations to Morgann Conley and Ashley Labbe for their beautiful artistic photography! They submitted to our Teen Self Expression component of this show, and we’re proud to have them in our gallery!

Show Dates:
March 8 to March 31, 2018

Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 10th from 4-6pm.
Invite family and friends – all are welcome!

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

We look forward to seeing you at the reception!

Image by Mike Zeis

There’s a fine line between abstract and minimalism. Often, abstract can present a minimalist image. Architecture can be minimalism. Even the curve of a throat can be minimalism. Play with minimalism and see how sometimes less can be more.

This is presented in a fun workstation environment. There is a brief introduction and then we move from station to station with our cameras, playing with different ideas and talking with each other about what we’re doing. It’s a fun, collaborative effort.

If you’ve got a cellphone or a camera, bring it along to play. If you don’t, that’s fine! You can watch, learn, and enjoy the experience. All are welcome, and it’s free!

There might be a few painters painting in the gallery while we play. That will be great – we can take photos of their brushes and paints :).

When:
Saturday, March 10th, 2018
1pm – 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. Teens and up are warmly welcome! Beginners are enthusiastically welcome!

BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Art Gallery Information

This fascinating workshop is free. It is open to the public. If you can, please make sure you register beforehand so we know how many to expect. If you have a camera or cellphone, bring it for some hands-on practice.

BVAA Online Registration Form

The instructor for this workshop is:
Lisa Shea

Cover image by Gary Cunningham

Explore your creativity! Come join us for an open paint session. Come and go whenever you wish in the 10am to 3pm time period. Bring your own supplies or we’ll have watercolors available for those without. It’s fine to bring a snack if you want. There’s food options right next door, too.

We talk and chat, listen to music. Note there is a “minimalism” photography workshop from 1-3 but that is a relaxed, station-based workshop where people will be chatting. If the weather is nice they will be outside. The photographers might even take photos of your brushes and things. It’ll be a fun mingling.

When:
Saturday March 3rd, 2018
10am – 3pm

Where:
BVAA Alternatives 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

This fascinating creative adventure is free and open to the public. If you need brushes and paper it would be helpful if you registered beforehand, but if it’s spur of the moment, that’s fine too.

Ask with any questions! Teens and up are welcome – we warmly welcome beginners!

BVAA Online Registration Form

The Carol Arnold Critique Session for March 5, 2018 has been CANCELLED – we are postponing to a new date.

Please let us know when you’re available so we can reschedule!

The Claflin Hill Symphony plays a show “Iberian Legends” on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018. The venue is the Milford Town Hall. The Blackstone Valley Art Association provides the art!

The show is now live and waiting for its audience! Here’s a preview of the lovely art showcased here. We’ve got a lot of owls, for the owl-loving visitors out there!

To learn more about any artist, or to ask for information about buying a piece, just comment here and we’ll help out!

For more details about this show visit Claflin Hill Iberian Legends Show

Our 2018 Art-Poetry Show is now live at the Blackstone Public Library! It is live there for the month of March. Come on out and see it in person! The artist’s reception is Saturday, March 17th from 12 noon to 2pm. All are warmly invited to attend!

Thank you so much to Donna Manley and Mike Zeis for helping with the setup and hanging of this show at the Blackstone Library.

Information about the show in general:

2018 BVAA Art-Poetry Show

Photos of the show at the Blackstone Public Library. There are wall-hanging items in their main meeting room, and shelf-sitting items in a large case in the main lobby:

Blackstone Public Library
86 Main Street
Blackstone, MA

https://www.blackstonepubliclibrary.org/

Only 3 days until AuthorStock 2018 starts at the Millbury Barnes & Noble in Millbury Massachusetts! Tons of local authors, free workshops, how-to sessions, from Lisa Shea, Christine Beauchaine, Jane Nozzolillo, and more! This weekend Mar 3-4 from 12-5pm – come on out!

AuthorStock 2018 Details/

Image by Carol Arnold

THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED – PLEASE CONTACT US WITH YOUR AVAILABLE DATES SO WE CAN RESCHEDULE!!

Looking to get individual help tweaking your painting, drawing, or illustration so it shines? Want that personal suggestion that will bring your work up to the next level? Carol Arnold has exactly what you need! She provides gentle, personal, supportive ideas for your artwork to help you polish and hone it.

Carol Arnold is an award-winning member of Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik’s Putney Painters. She offers this monthly critique session at the Uxbridge Gallery on the 1st Monday of each month. The session starts at 6:30pm and runs until all works are fully discussed. You can bring in 2-3 pieces of work in progress for a learning critique.

The critique opportunity is open to the public. There is a $5 fee to have your works reviewed. You can have this done wholly in private – we have a conference room where you can meet with Carol alone to discuss your work at length. Carol can assist with watercolors, acrylics, oil paintings, pen-and-ink drawings, illustrations, you name it!

When:
Monday, March 5th, 2018
6:30pm – until done

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

The cost of the workshop is $5 for 2-3 paintings. It is open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know how many to expect.

BVAA Online Registration Form

The featured artist for this workshop is Carol Arnold.

https://carolarnoldfineart.com/

Explore your creativity! Come join us for an open paint session. Come and go whenever you wish in the 10am to 3pm time period. Bring your own supplies or we’ll have watercolors available for those without. It’s fine to bring a snack if you want. There’s food options right next door, too.

If you’re able to come between 10am and 1pm, Carol Frieswick will be working on creating a color chart. This is where you create a visual reference of all your paint combinations, to know what shades they make. Here is an example done with watercolors. For watercolors you use a brush and your favorite colors.

Watercolor Color Chart

Carol says for acrylics and oils: Supplies- small pallet knife, the colors you use most often plus white, I’m using a pad of canvas paper, but they suggest pieces of gator board or something sturdy that will last you a long while. I don’t have a long while left to paint, so I’m going for convenience. I will put them in a 3-ring binder. To see the importance of doing them and the how to, watch the YouTube video — Making color charts by Thomas Baker. I will bring my Alla Prima Book so we can have something to compare our colors with.

If you’d like to make your own color chart, too, that’s fine. If you’d rather just paint, that’s great, too! Get feedback and encouragement! Teens and up welcome!

When:
Saturday March 3rd, 2018
10am – 3pm

Where:
BVAA Alternatives 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

This fascinating creative adventure is free and open to the public. It would be helpful if you registered beforehand, but if it’s spur of the moment, that’s fine too.

BVAA Online Registration Form