It’s Black Friday! Come on out to the Grafton Common Art Gallery between noon and 6pm to get beautiful local art at surprisingly low prices! This abstract art is by Katie Messina.
We’ve got 14 artists represented, all local!
Category: BVAA Shows and Events
Camera Photography Basics Workshop – Sun 11/26/2017
Want to learn more about how to use your camera? Confused by the various settings of time, aperture, and so on? Want some hands-on help becoming a better photographer before the holiday season?
This free workshop will get you started! You can drop in any time and we’ll get you familiar with your camera.
Where?
Grafton Common Art Gallery
One Grafton Common
Suite 123
Grafton, MA
It’s the building with the AppleTree Arts in it!
When?
Sunday, November 26th, 2017
2pm to 5pm
All are welcome! Share the news with family and friends!
For more about the Grafton Common Art Gallery, visit:
Author Signing – Sat Nov 18th 2017 3-6pm
Come on out! Meet local authors Paula Sullivan, Tom Johnson, and Jane Nozzolillo! Learn about happiness, conservation, and local history!
Full details:
Meet the Authors – Sat 11/25/17
Meet the Authors! Saturday, November 25th, 2017 from noon to 6pm. It’s Shop Small Saturday! Support local artisans! Six local authors will be on hand to talk about writing, publishing, and of course their books! Signed copies of books make wonderful Christmas presents.
Where?
The Grafton Common Art Gallery
One Grafton Common
Suite 123
Grafton, MA
It’s the building with the AppleTree Arts in it!
When?
Saturday, November 25th, 2017
noon to 6pm
All are welcome! Share the news with family and friends!
For more about the Grafton Common Art Gallery, visit:
Jane Nozzolillo / noon
I’m the cutest little house in Grafton, maybe in the whole wide world.
I have a small porch, where the children can stand and look through the windows to see what is inside me.
Please come and visit me at the Mill Villages Park, 61 Main St, South Grafton, it will make me so happy.
Tom Johnson / 1:00 pm
Threaded Journeys is a compilation of fly fishing and bow hunting stories ‘interwoven’ with discussions on various issues regarding conservation, preservation, and healthy living. The author, Tom Johnson, delves into topics about our blue-green planet and its resources that we must preserve. He argues that employing the use of our natural resources while mitigating damage to the environment is our great challenge going forward.
Johnson also weaves in a dialogue about physical fitness and awareness and how a proper diet should be emphasized in our schools and implemented into our culture if we are to succeed and prosper. “In order to grow, work and play at our fullest potential we need to educate at a new, higher level that requires taking better care of our physical and consumption needs,” notes Johnson. “Our mental, psychological and physiological foundations will improve when we teach these bodily basics along with the ABCs.”
Lily Pinter / 2:00 pm
Early one September evening, fifteen-year-old Hank goes running through the woods in his small New England town, fearing his best friend Jane is in trouble.
When he stumbles down an embankment alongside the path, he finds far more than he was looking for…
Hank has been transported back in time to 1786, a time when tensions ran high in Massachusetts and rebellion, just three years after the end of American Revolution, seems inevitable.
Now, Hank must push forward, attempting to survive in these dangerous ‘bygone’ times, not knowing if Jane is safe, not knowing if he’ll ever get back to his own time.
Or if he’ll still belong there if he does.
Christine Beauchaine / 3:00 pm
On September 21, 1938 a hurricane charged up the East Coast of the United States. It made landfall without warning. It devastated Long Island, New York and Southern New England.
Over 600 people lost their lives. Thousands of houses were damaged. The storm did what would be over $4 Billion worth of damage by today’s standards.
Intertwined with the story of the storm is the story of Lilly and Richard. Lilly and Richard are a troubled young couple who need to lose one another in order to find each other.
Ophelia Sikes / 4:00 pm
Lea knew what the land folk were good for – very little. They stumbled around awkwardly on spindly legs and smelled of sweat and dung. She preferred the open freedom of the ocean. To be able to plunge hundreds of feet into its shadowy depths or to ride in exhilaration along a cascading wave.
But today’s waves were different.
A torrential storm pounded the coastline as she desperately pushed north to reach her sisters. On her hip was an urgent message. And nothing could stop her from reaching her destination.
Until she realized a young boy clung desperately to his currach, and a towering wave was about to shatter him into tiny pieces …
Lisa Shea / 5:00 pm
Willow likes her quiet routine. She edits books from her small apartment. She occasionally goes out to the local diner for a tuna melt. She enjoys living in Worcester. It’s where the Worcester Lunch Car Company made diners from 1906 to 1957. And now she gets to enjoy one in all its vintage glory.
But her quiet, predictable evening at the diner is disturbed when four restaurant workers come in complaining about a theft. And her inquisitive mind soon notices something …
This gentle mystery features a heroine with Asperger’s Syndrome.
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Create your Facebook Fan Page – Hands-on Workshop Sun 11/19/2017
You’re an artist, and you’re looking to build your fan base. You’re hoping to make sales. Did you know that a Facebook fan page is the most important page to have, more than a website, a blog, or another form of social media? Why?
Come to this hands-on workshop where Lisa Shea will help you set up your fan page right there, on the spot. Bring your Facebook username and password so she can give you access to your page (you’ll type it in yourself).
Learn why it’s important to build up your fan numbers. Why a post that gets more likes and shares – even if it’s not by your target audience – makes it FAR more likely that your target audience will even know you exist.
What are the tricks to getting people to see your posts? What are the secrets that convinces someone to click and buy?
You’ll get a free copy of Lisa’s ebook on Facebook as well.
Come on out and take that next step to artistic success!
Where?
One Grafton Common
Suite 123
Grafton, MA
It’s the building with the AppleTree Arts in it!
When?
Sunday, November 19th, 2017
2-5pm
All are welcome! Share the news with family and friends!
For more about the Grafton Common Art Gallery, visit:
Art Reception TONIGHT Thu 11/16!
Come on out to the Grafton Common Art Gallery reception! All are welcome!
Grafton Chain of Lights 2017
The Blackstone Valley Art Association is participating in the 2017 Grafton Chain of Lights! We are an official part of the chain and are listed in the brochures, so we expect good traffic for this event.
The chain is happening on Sunday, December 3rd from 11am to 5pm.
Location:
Grafton Common Art Gallery
One Grafton Common
Suite 123
(the Apple Tree Arts Building)
Grafton MA
All BVAA members are invited to participate in this event! Bin art and small items will work best for this presentation.
Here’s the details on the gallery!
Milford TV Mural Project
The Milford TV Station has expanded, and they would love to have a multi-scene mural decorating their walls. They will provide all supplies and materials – the artists provide the enthusiasm and creativity. They are quite happy to have a mix of artists working on it, building it out scene by scene, each in his or her own style.
Here is a rough mock-up done by Rob O’Keefe of the Milford TV Station, to show the concept. There would be a mix of images showcasing Milford scenery along with special moments (concerts, sports, etc.) which happen in Milford. A timeline, if you will, of fun things of Milford.
From Rob:
“Basically, the bottom of the mural, as it wraps around, will feature historical buildings and sites in Milford. Above those sites, I have screen grabbed shots that we have captured with our cameras over the 5 years that we have been in existence.
I don’t need or expect the full mural to be done anytime soon. In fact, the goal will be to add to it each year, slowly. Right now, all I’m looking for is a start. What I’ve featured in the attached image is all I really need done before the Grand Opening which will be held approximately between the end of January or February.
Frank had a good idea of adding a consistent gradient of pattern or flowers, etc on the top and bottom of the mural to give it a nice flow, so I’d like to hear what ideas people have for that. Other than that, we can keep the concept pretty simple and I’ll be very happy.
The images I pasted together are not an exact representation of how I need them to be laid out, again, it’s just a basic rendition of the scenes I will like to see painted first.
Again, we will pay for all the materials needed and the artists can work almost anytime they want when we are open. We will also give any artists involved a nice gift at the end.”
Let us know if you’re interested in being involved!
Meet Lisa Shea Author!
Meet Lisa Shea Author!
Today Sun 11/12 from 3-5pm get all your #writing questions answered! Come on out to the Grafton Common Art Gallery, One Grafton Common, Ste 132, to ask about handling writer’s block, self-publishing, cover design and more! It’s in Grafton Massachusetts.
Painting Demo with Deb Bottomly Nov 11 & 12
Come watch Deb Bottomley showcase how painting works. You can ask her questions. Explore her technique. Get ideas for your own painting, or just enjoy watching an artist at work.
Where?
One Grafton Common
Suite 123
Grafton, MA
It’s the building with the AppleTree Arts in it!
When?
Saturday, November 11th and Sunday, November 12th
1pm – 3pm
All are welcome! Share the news with family and friends!
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