Category: BVAA Shows and Events

MEET THE AUTHOR!

On Saturday, November 18th, three local authors will be presenting their books at the Grafton Common Art Gallery between 3 and 6pm. Each author provides insight into a different aspect of our life! Come talk with them, learn what inspired them to write their books, and ask them about the writing and publishing process.

Paula Sullivan / 3:00 pm

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR THAT WILL FINALLY MAKE YOU HAPPY?

Is it a lottery ticket? a rich uncle? A huge, mysterious payoff?

Let the waiting finally be over and discover that you already have what you truly want – happiness. It’s there inside you, just waiting for you to access it.

So what’s the secret to finding it?

 

 

 

 

Tom Johnson / 4:00 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.

 

 

 

Jane Nozzolillo / 5:00 pm

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.

 

 

 

This author event is held at the Grafton Common Art Gallery at One Grafton Common, Suite 123, Grafton.

We hope to see you there!

Grafton Common Art Gallery – details

A reminder that our workshop on creating notecards, mugs, t-shirts, tote bags, and other items from your own artwork is coming up Tuesday November 7, 2017 from 6-8pm. Full details:

Creating Cards Workshop

These instructions are for the artists and poets participating in the February 2018 Art and Poetry Pairing being showcased at the Worcester Public Library. Here’s how it works! This is our second annual show – most of us now have experience with the process.

Each artist is paired with a poet. They form a team for the duration of this project.

Sometime before December 1, 2017, the poet provides the artist with a poem. The poem can be custom-written for this project or it can be a favorite the artist already has written. The poem will be hung in the show on a maximum size of 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper so it should be short enough to fit on that paper at a reasonably sized font. With that being said, the poem can otherwise be as short or as long as the poet desires. It can be a short haiku or a long sonnet. The artist now has until January 31, 2018 to create a work of art that represents that poem. The art can be a literal interpretation. It can convey the emotion of the poem. It can focus on one aspect of the poem. It is up to the artist to choose how to present their interpretation. That pairing of poem-plus-artwork will be hung side by side at the show.

In parallel:

Sometime before December 1, 2017, the artist provides the poet with a piece of art (a JPG photo of it is fine). Again, the artwork can be custom-created for this project or it can be an existing favorite. The artwork will be hung in a locked glass case at the library so the art has to fit inside one of those cases :). There are both horizontal “lay items flat” style cases as well as vertical wall cases. You can see photos of the cases here:

Worcester Library Cases

We have 17 artist-poet pairs so that is 34 finished works of art plus poems. We have 10 total cases. So artists should aim for the art to be about 1/4 of a case as a maximum size.

The poet now has until January 31, 2018 to write a poem based on that piece of art. Again, the poem does not need to literally describe the artwork. It can convey an emotion. It can create a story based on the scene. It can be whatever the poet wishes.

When each poem and artwork is complete (both in the first and second round), please also send a copy to Lisa so she can work on the Tetris-like logistics of seeing what will fit where. For art, let her know the dimensions of the piece when you send the JPG.

If anybody has any questions or comments, please let Lisa know.

Enjoy!

Here are the pairings from 2017 to see how this works:

2017 Art-Poetry Pairing

TODAY Sat 11/4/17 from 6-8pm – FREE origami workshop at the Grafton Common Art Gallery. Please share the news!

Details:

Origami Workshop

The Blackstone Valley Art Association has an art gallery at the Milford Town Hall in conjunction with the Claflin Hill Symphony’s “Romanticism” show on Saturday, November 4th, 2017. Come on out for the music and art!

Featured artists for the show are:
Carol Dandrade
Carol Frieswick
Anne McNevin
John Randell
Bob See
Lisa Shea

Gallery of images:

Here’s the details on the art and music –

Claflin Hill Romanticism Show

Shop Small Saturday began back in 2010 and has spread to be a US-wide celebration of small, local shops. The Grafton Common Art Gallery is a proud supporter of this tradition! We feature 14 local artists of all styles, from oil paintings to watercolors, from landscape photographers to fabric artists.

Come on by and support your local artists!

 

Where?
One Grafton Common
Suite 123
Grafton, MA

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

When?
Saturday, November 25th, 2017
10am – 6pm

All are welcome! Share the news with family and friends!

For more about the Grafton Common Art Gallery, visit:

Grafton Common Art Gallery

It’s time to celebrate! The Blackstone Valley Art Association’s Grafton Common Art Gallery opens TODAY, November 1st, 2017!

We’re open from noon to 6pm today. Come on out and explore our gallery!

Here’s a virtual tour –

Come early to get your favorite pieces!

Full details about the gallery:

Grafton Common Art Gallery

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28th!! GET THOSE ENTRIES IN!!

 

The BVAA, in conjunction with Alternatives organization, is celebrating the 17th year of the Tapestry Art show! Tapestry refers to the weaving of all members of our community together. The art itself can be any format – watercolor, sculpture, acrylic painting, photography, oil painting, fabric arts, and so on. It can be on any theme.

Alternatives Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA

The show is a centerpiece of the annual Uxbridge First Night celebration. In 2017 that takes place on Saturday, December 2nd.

Submissions
Deadline to submit your titles and sizes via the PDF printed form is Saturday, November 11th. Note that this show does NOT use our online submission form. They prefer a printed form for the Tapestry show. Print this out and fill it in!

Tapestry Entry Form

It is FREE to participate in Tapestry. If your item sells, 25% of the fee goes to support the Tapestry show.

You can bring your PDF form in with you when you bring in the artwork. All artwork brought in will be hung (as long as it is family friendly, etc.). You can choose one piece out of the up to three you bring in to be judged.

Note on Judging: The Tapestry show is an Alternatives show, not a BVAA show, so it’s fine to enter works here that have already been judged in another BVAA show.

Drop-Off
Drop-Off for the show will be up through Saturday, November 11th. If you bring in items after November 11th they might still be able to be added to the show but they cannot be judged at that point.

NOTE ON DROPOFF: Typically this gallery’s drop off times are 8:30am to 9am, 11:20 to 12:30pm, and 2:30 to 3:30pm M-F. If someone wants to drop off on that very last day, Saturday, November 11th, please call first to set up a time.

Public Viewing
The main viewing for this show is on Uxbridge First Night on Saturday, December 2nd from 4-7pm. This is a huge event with music, events, shops, and much more. Be sure to come out!

Pick-Up
Pick-up for this show is from December 29th through January 5th.

Ask with any questions! All are welcome to participate, whether they are BVAA members or not!

Celebrate Small Shop Saturday with an intimate demonstration of the beauty of colored pencils!

Come watch Bonnie Frederico showcase how painting with colored pencils works. You can ask her questions. Explore her technique. Get ideas for your own artwork, 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 25th, 2017
11am – noon

All are welcome! Share the news with family and friends!

For more about the Grafton Common Art Gallery, visit:

Grafton Common Art Gallery

To see more of Bonnie’s beautiful paintings, visit her website here:

https://www.sellarshop.com/

Oil painting has a stunning history. Leonardo da Vinci. Claude Monet. John Singer Sargent. Caravaggio. There’s just something about the luster of oil. Its ability to capture light. The details of a face.

Come watch Carol Arnold showcase how oil 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?
Friday, December 1st
6pm – 8pm

All are welcome! Share the news with family and friends!

For more about the Grafton Common Art Gallery, visit:

Grafton Common Art Gallery

To see more of Carol’s beautiful paintings, visit her website here:

https://carolarnoldfineart.com

Here are another few examples of her work: