Category: BVAA Shows and Events

cyanotype by Lisa Shea

UPDATE: Saturday 2/10 is looking to be cloudy. We will still give the cyanotypes a try, but we’ll also plan to paint while they expose, as it could take up to 20 minutes per exposure. This will be a patient, mindful process without strong sun :).

Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop! This workshop teaches you all about cyanotypes. Cyanotypes are an early form of photography. We’ll explain how they’re made. We’ll explore the different types of cyanotypes you can make. Then we go hands-on. You end the workshop with your very own cyanotypes, created by you. For those who participated in the Feb 3rd workshop, we’ll sew your fabric cyanotypes into pillows. For everyone else, we’ll create regular paper cyanotypes here suitable for cards or framing.

When:
Feb 10, 2018
10am – noon

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

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 workshop is part of our 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show. The photography show is open for public participation. Stop by to see it!

2018 Anything Goes Photography Show

This fascinating workshop is free for BVAA members and $10 for non-members to cover supply costs. It is open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know what supplies to bring.

BVAA Online Registration Form

The instructor for this workshop is Lisa Shea:

Lisa Shea Gallery

cyanotype by Lisa Shea

Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop! This workshop teaches you all about cyanotypes. Cyanotypes are an early form of photography. We’ll explain how they’re made. We’ll explore the different types of cyanotypes you can make. Then we go hands-on. You end the workshop with your very own cyanotypes, created by you. We’ll have fabric squares available. If you want to make your cyanotypes on fabric, we’ll have a follow-up workshop on Sat the 10th to come back and sew them into pillows. Otherwise you can just come back on the 10th and make more regular cyanotypes if you wish.

When:
Feb 3, 2018
10am – noon

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

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 workshop is part of our 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show. The photography show is open for public participation – make sure you get your entries in by January 15th, 2018!

2018 Anything Goes Photography Show

This fascinating workshop is free for BVAA members and $10 for non-members to cover supply costs. It is open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know what supplies to bring.

BVAA Online Registration Form

The instructor for this workshop is Lisa Shea:

Lisa Shea Gallery

The Blackstone Valley Art Association warmly welcomes you to the opening reception of the “6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show”! This show features the best photography from around the region. It is open to the public.

The show features a separate section for film photography. On the digital side, it showcases cameras in all shapes and styles, including cell phone photography. Come and be inspired! Talk with the artists about their techniques!

When:
January 19, 2018
4-7pm

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

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

Invite family and friends – all are welcome!

Show details:
6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show

original photo by Bob Evans

Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop shows you the techniques to hand color your photos with watercolors. You start with black and white images. Your creativity can shine! Perfect for a variety of image types.

When:
January 27, 2018
10am – noon

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

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 workshop is part of our 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show. The photography show is open for public participation – make sure you get your entries in by January 15th, 2018!

2018 Anything Goes Photography Show

This fascinating workshop is free and open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know what supplies to bring. Carol has black and white photos you can use, or you can bring your own. If you bring your own, it’s best not to bring actual photos (on photo paper). It’s best to print the photos on either watercolor paper or Mi-Teintes paper, which will take the pastels better. You can run your paper through your printer (or get it done at Staples) to get the image onto the paper. You can contact us if you’d like help!

BVAA Online Registration Form

The instructor for this workshop is Carol Frieswick:

Carol Frieswick Gallery

original photo by Bob Evans

Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop shows you the techniques to hand color your photos with pastels. You start with black and white images. Your creativity can shine! Perfect for a variety of image types.

When:
January 20, 2018
10am – noon

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

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 workshop is part of our 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show. The photography show is open for public participation – make sure you get your entries in by January 15th, 2018!

2018 Anything Goes Photography Show

This fascinating workshop is free and open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know what supplies to bring. Carol has black and white photos you can use, or you can bring your own. If you bring your own, it’s best not to bring actual photos (on photo paper). It’s best to print the photos on either watercolor paper or Mi-Teintes paper, which will take the pastels better. You can contact us if you’d like help!

BVAA Online Registration Form

The instructor for this workshop is Carol Frieswick:

Carol Frieswick Gallery

Ask with any questions! We hope to see you there!

A fantastic opportunity for any artist who has thought about starting, producing, and marketing an art show or gallery! Amazing local photographers Donna Dufault and her husband and business partner, Scott Erb, will provide us with an inspiring discussion on artistic project management. They’ll start from creating the idea, cover the details of producing and curating a show, and then get into the all-so-important techniques for marketing artwork in order to get buying art-lovers in the door.

When:
January 21, 2018
1-3pm

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

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 workshop is part of our 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show. The photography show is open for public participation – make sure you get your entries in by January 15th!

2018 Anything Goes Photography Show

This fascinating workshop is open to the public.

Ms. Dufault has over 20 years of experience working in the photography industry. She has a BFA degree in Fine Art Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. She has worked at some of the best photographic printing labs in the country and with some of the top art photographers in the world. This experience coupled with years of gallery experience, running art marketing groups, curating shows, and co-coordinating photo workshops has given her a unique perspective into the fine art photography world.

Donna Dufault Website
Scott Erb Website

On November 11, 2017, talented photographer Al Weems ran a workshop on “Making Better Photos” at the First Congregational Church in Sutton. A small, focused group of photographers attended and got three hours of hands-on advice, suggestions, and workshop experience with Al.

Details of Making Better Photos Workshop

The workshop activities included a number of specific tasks to help photographers expand their creative thought processes.

Here are just a few of the results. We’ll be holding another photography workshop soon, so watch for the announcement!

artwork by Carol Frieswick

The Blackstone Valley Art Association is sponsoring the “Watercolors Then and Now” show to celebrate all past and present BVAA members and their watercolors. We are in our 60th year!

When:
May 11 to June 16, 2018

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

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

Participation is open to all past and present BVAA members. Each current BVAA member may exhibit two watercolors. Each past member may exhibit one watercolor. A portion of all sales goes to support the work of Alternatives in the community.

Entering the Show
There is no entry fee for this show. The theme is wide open. You can submit a portrait, landscape, still life, abstract, seascape, you name it. Your imagination is the limit.

Paintings 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 paintings 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 artwork for shows, read our page on How to Mat and Frame a Photo. Please also check out our Show Terms and Conditions

Submissions
To submit your entries use our BVAA Online Submission Form. The deadline to submit is 3pm on Saturday, May 5th, 2018. Work must be dropped off either on Saturday, April 28th or Saturday, May 5th between 10am and 3pm. All work which is brought in will be hung (as long as it is properly wired and is family-friendly).

Opening Reception
The opening reception will be Friday, May 11th, 2018 from 5-7. Invite family and friends – all are welcome!

Pick Up
Saturday, June 16th, 2018, from 10am to 3pm. If you aren’t able to make that, contact us for other arrangements.

Address any questions via our BVAA Contact Information

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

Image by John Randell

Our September 2018 Sunflower Show celebrates the sunny beautiful flower! The art show is in conjunction with a stunning lush garden of sunflowers out front of the Booklovers’ Gourmet.

Where?
The sunflower art show is held at the:
Booklovers’ Gourmet
55 E Main St
Webster, MA 01570

About the Show
If there ever was a flower which symbolized glorious summertime, the sunflower is the one. Did you know that nearly all of the 70 species of sunflowers are native to North America? They can grow to be up to six feet tall and they even tilt as the sun moves so they always face it!

The Blackstone Valley Art Association is celebrating this sun-shaped delight with a sunflower show throughout the month of September at the Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster. Our show complements the massive garden of live sunflowers which the bookstore is famous for. Come on out to admire the live flowers, appreciate the artistic versions, and explore the shop’s offerings!

Submissions
The submission deadline for the sunflower show is Monday, August 20th, 2018. We have limited wall space here for 16-20 items so what we’ll do is have each member submit an image or two via email to Lisa Shea they’d like to include. Depending on how many entries we get, we’ll see how many items we can hang per person. If we get too many we’ll do a Facebook vote. This show is open to all BVAA members and is free to participate in. This is not a judged show – it is primarily a visibility and sales opportunity. Any sales will include a 25% commission taken by the shop. The BVAA takes no commission on this show. Full BVAA terms: BVAA Show Terms and Conditions

Selection of 2018 Sunflower Images

Drop-Off
The drop-off for the Sunflower Show is either Friday, August 31st, 10-6:30 or Saturday September 1st, 10-5. The shop will take care of hanging the items.

Public Reception
The reception will be 2-4pm on Saturday, September 8th.

Pick-Up
Pick-up for the show is Saturday, September 29th, any time before 6pm (during their open hours of course 🙂 ).

Theme
This show is all about sunflowers! The Booklovers’ Gourmet is well known for their beautiful sunflower garden, which will be in full bloom during the show’s run.

Volunteers Needed
The BVAA is run by volunteers – please lend a hand! We need volunteers for the following activities:
* Participating in the reception
Let us know on your submission form how you’re able to help out.

Photos from 2017 Sunflower Show

Video of the 2017 Sunflower Show:

How would you like a hand painted pet portrait? Would it make the perfect Christmas gift for you or someone you love?

As a special THANK YOU! for anyone coming to the Grafton Art Gallery on Saturday, December 9th from 3-6pm, talented artist Janet Aleid will hand paint a portrait for you *while you wait* of a pet. Her portrait will be 5×7 in size, ideal for framing. You just bring in a clear photo of your pet for her to work from. It’ll be just $10.

It’s well worth a visit!

 

Where?
Grafton Common Art Gallery
One Grafton Common
Suite 123
Grafton, MA

It’s the building with the AppleTree Arts in it!

When?
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017
3pm – 8pm

Share the news with all your pet-loving friends!

Note that the gallery is SHUTTING DOWN as of Friday, December 15th, 2017 – be sure to come visit before then!

For more about the Grafton Common Art Gallery, visit:

Grafton Common Art Gallery