ALERT!
Due to the snowstorm, we are moving the Winter Magic Milford TV show dropoff!
It is now WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10 2018 from 6pm to 8pm!
Full details:
Category: BVAA Shows and Events
Anything Goes open photography show – 13 Days Left
Only 13 days until the submission deadline for our Anything Goes open photography show! There’s a separate category for film / cyanotype images so get those done and developed!
2018 Anything Goes Photography Show Details
What have you photographed or worked on today? Let us know by posting in the comments area – we’d love to see the images!
Black and White Photography Workshop – Jan 20 2018
Auschwitz gas chamber – photography by Bob Evans
Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop! This workshop teaches you all about taking black and white photos. You can do this with cell phones, digital cameras, film cameras, you name it. What’s so special about black and white? Which types of photos work best? How do you maximize the impact?
When:
Saturday, Jan 20, 2018
1:30pm – 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!
2018 Anything Goes Photography Show
This fascinating workshop is free. It is open to the public. 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.
The instructor for this workshop is Bob Evans:
Here are a few images from this workshop:
Long Exposure Photography Workshop – Jan 27 2018
photography by Bob Evans
Come on out and enjoy this fun hands-on workshop! This workshop teaches you all about taking long exposure photography. With long exposure photography, you control the time setting of your camera to allow the shutter to stay open for longer than it might normally do so. This can create a variety of special effects to add interest to your photography.
When:
Saturday, Jan 27, 2018
1:30pm – 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.
2018 Anything Goes Photography Show
This fascinating workshop is free. It is open to the public. 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. If you have a tripod, that will be quite useful, but if you don’t have one, that’s OK too.
The instructor for this workshop is Bob Evans:
Here is the handout from this session:
Also be sure to take a look at our full page of
Anything Goes open photography show – 14 Days Left
Only 14 days until the submission deadline for our Anything Goes open photography show! There’s a separate category for film images so get those done and developed!
https://bvaa.org/2017/10/21/6th-annual-anything-goes-photography-show/
What have you photographed today? Let us know in the comments – we’d love to see it! Aim for a photo a day!
BVAA Open Sky Uxbridge Community Art Gallery
The Blackstone Valley Art Association is delighted to invite you to visit our BVAA Open Sky Uxbridge Community Art Gallery. We host regular art shows, creative workshops, educational talks, fun receptions, and much, much more!
Where
BVAA Open Sky Uxbridge Community Art Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, Massachusetts 01569
Our art gallery has a TON of free parking immediately adjacent to our building. We are wholly handicapped accessible. It is only a very short walk from the parking lot to our front door, all on flat sidewalk.
Hours
Mon-Fri 10am-3pm
The gallery space is used by Open Sky Community Services as a staging area for their clients from 10am to 3pm on Monday to Friday. You are welcome to visit the space and view the current show during this time period. While Open Sky will handle small transactions, we generally recommend you come during our BVAA gallery hours in order to make a purchase.
Saturday 10am-3pm
These are the standard BVAA hours, where you can meet the artists, explore our print and card options, and enjoy workshops, is from 10am to 3pm on Saturday.
We have an ongoing schedule of workshops, courses, and events held in the gallery. Visit our calendar to see the options!
Here is the mission statement and operating plans for this gallery:
BVAA Open Sky Uxbridge Gallery Mission Statement
Be sure to contact us with any questions or comments!
Here’s where we are! Click for a larger version:
We hope to see you soon!
This Uxbridge gallery is supported in part by BVAA member dues, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and by ValleyCAST. The space use is kindly donated to us by Open Sky Community Services. Open Sky uses this space for client activities during weekdays. They allow the BVAA use of the space – and its gallery walls – on evenings and weekends.
BVAA Spectacular Spring Show 2018 at Amazing Things
The Blackstone Valley Art Association is sponsoring its annual BVAA Spectacular Spring Show – this is our sixtieth year! The show is open to all BVAA members. If you’re not yet a BVAA member, now’s the time to join us – this is an amazing gallery and opportunity!
When:
March 30 to May 5, 2018
Where:
Amazing Things Gallery
160 Hollis Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Amazing Things Art Center Website
Entering the Show
The entry fee for the Spectacular Spring show, open to all styles of artwork, is $20/3 pieces. The theme is wide open. You can submit a portrait, landscape, still life, abstract, seascape, you name it. Your imagination is the limit. Because this show is judged, you cannot enter anything which has previously been submitted for a BVAA judged show. It’s fine to enter works which have been in non-judged BVAA shows.
All artwork must be family friendly. Any hanging artwork MUST BE properly wired for hanging. The gallery will not accept non-wired wall-hanging artwork. If you are new to preparing hanging artwork for shows, read our page on How to Mat and Frame Artwork. Please also check out our Show Terms and Conditions
IMPORTANT NOTE: The gallery’s commission is 35%. There will be no BVAA commission as a result. Please take that 35% into your pricing decisions.
Submissions
To submit your entries use our BVAA Online Submission Form. The deadline to submit is midnight on Monday, March 26th, 2018. Work can be dropped off Wed during gallery hours; it must be dropped off by Thursday, March 28th, 2018 at 3pm. All work which is brought in will be hung (as long as it is properly wired and is family-friendly). When delivering artwork, bring it to the second floor of the gallery.
We will have a sign-in sheet. Please make sure you sign your art in so we can track what is in the gallery.
The show must be completely hung on Thursday by 6pm. We always love inventive assistance with our hangings! This is like Interior Design for the Creative Mind! We’d love to have you partake in the fun between 3pm and 6pm – please contact Pam at pwsras1007@yahoo.com to reserve your spot!
Judging
This show awards cash prizes based on the number of entries received. The judge for this show is to be determined. The time will be either that Friday or the following Tue-Thu between 10am and 6pm.
Opening Reception
The opening reception for the show is:
Thursday, April 5, 2018, 6-8pm
There’ll be music, fun, and lively conversation! Bring a snack to share – just how creative can you get? Lisa might bring her ladybug-tomato-on-mozzarella! That is nice and springy!
Please invite family and friends – all are welcome!
Viewing Hours
Tuesday through Friday 12 noon to 6pm
Pick Up
Pick up for this show is:
TUESDAY 5/8 10-5:30 OR WEDNESDAY 5/9 10-5:30
If you aren’t able to make that, contact us for other arrangements. If you have not removed your artwork within two months, it becomes the property of Amazing Things. Note that we will have a sign-out sheet for the artwork, since this is an external-to-us gallery.
Address any questions via our BVAA Contact Information
Ask with any questions! We look forward to seeing your entries!
Cyanotype Workshop 2 – Feb 10 2018
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.
The instructor for this workshop is Lisa Shea:
Cyanotype Workshop 1 – Feb 3 2018
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.
The instructor for this workshop is Lisa Shea:
Reception for 6th Annual Anything Goes Photography Show
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