Category: BVAA Shows and Events

It’s summer, and that means it’s time for the Blackstone Valley Art Association “Show of Hands” open art show! This show is a counterpoint to our January photography show. While the January show is all about photography – both digital and film – this show here is all about the other arts. Oil painting, Acrylic painting. Watercolors. Pastels. Charcoal. Sculpture. Pottery. Fabric. Art Quilts. If an artist used their hands to make it, it was fair game for this show!

The show is held at the:
Alternatives’ Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA.

Opening Reception:
Friday, August 11th, 2017
4-7pm
food and drink provided
all are welcome!

The show runs through September 29th, 2017.

Come on out to celebrate the show!

Winner List:
First place: Kelsey Campbell, Forest Diet
Second place: Roseanne Francesconi, Impressions of Cinque Terre
Third place: Jose Criollo, Sea Fish

Honorable Mentions:
Carol Frieswick, Heritage Gardens
Laura Cenedella, Day Dreaming
Roseanne Francesconi, Northside Club House

 

Full details about the show:
Show of Hands Art Show

Here are a few photos of the 2017 Sunflower Show at the Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster, live from August 1 through August 31, 2017! The reception is on Saturday, August 12th from 2-4pm.

I apologize for the glare on some of these – it was a quite sunny day. Also, these photos were taken before the labels were put up.

Sunflower Show Details
News Clippings for the Sunflower Show
Sunflower Show Entries with Names

The deadline’s nearly here for the BVAA Show of Hands! Get your submissions in by Mon Aug 7th for our open art show. Share the news with family and friends! Share this post on any local town pages you know! All are welcome to enter. This is our non-photography show, so it’s about paintings, drawings, fabric arts, monotypes, sculptures, and more!

BVAA Show of Hands Details

 

Here’s just a few news clippings about the August 2017 Sunflower Show at the Booklovers’ Gourmet! Come on out for the reception on Saturday, August 12th from 2-4pm!

Smart Shopper:

Yankee Express:

Sunflower Show Full Details

Photos of the Live Sunflower Show

Here are the entries for our August 2017 Sunflower Show to be held at the Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster.

If I missed anybody, please let me know!

It looks like we have the perfect number of entries for the walls. That means each person gets to put theirs live :). If you haven’t submitted your title, medium, and price yet via the submission form, please send that in now for your piece of art. That way we know what to put on the labels.

Thank you to everyone who is participating!

Sunflower Show Full Details

News Clippings from the Sunflower Show

Photos of the Live Sunflower Show

The monthly new BVAA art show at the Sutton Post Office is now live! :). All the participants are Suttonian BVAA members. It’s cool what a range of styles we use!

The group from top left is Bob See, Lisa Shea, April Eaton Brown, then on the bottom row Al Weems, Janice E Boutiette, and Meagan Fedigan.

Every person has their own cool way of viewing the world!

Hi Everyone

We head some great entries for our Spring Show and a really nice reception this afternoon at the Blackstone Valley Visitors Centre in Pawtucket, RI.

First Place

“New York, NY” by Elizabeth Havens

Second Place

“Korean War Memorial” by Carol Dandrade

Third Place

“After the Storm” by Gary Cunningham

Honourable Mentions

“Dunlin” by Pam Siderewicz”
“Dangling” by Bob See
“Lily Pond” by Carol Frieswick
“The Tunnel” by Lisa Shea

We also had an in memoriam display of some of Dot Downing’s artwork.

A big thanks to everyone who participated and helped with the show and if you get a chance please call down and see the show, it’s worth it!

Don’t forget that we will be taking the show down on Tuesday, June 27th between 10am and 4pm so we are done before the July 4th weekend!

Bob

Today’s the day! Come on out to our Spring Show Reception this Sun June 11, 2017 from 1-3:30pm – food, art & fun!

BVAA Spring Show Details

Every two months we rotate the show at the Milford TV Station. The drop-off for the upcoming July-August 2017 show on the theme of “Dog Days of Summer” is Thursday, July 6th from 6-8pm. We do these on the last Thursday of the month preceding the show.

** NOTE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AT THE STATION – WE ARE A WEEK POSTPONED **

This date is also the reception (and take down) for the existing “Floral” show. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend!

Please bring food or drink to share!

The Milford TV Station is at 138 South Main Street.

https://www.milfordtv.net/

The Milford people do the labels and hanging for us, so there is no need to use our online submission form to indicate what you’re bringing. Simply be sure to label the back of each piece with its title, your name, and the price. Milford does not take any commission on sales.

This show is for BVAA members only and is free to participate in. Most artists bring in three items but if you have more that’s great! The items can be any size or shape – Milford has a great hanging system which can accommodate pretty much anything.

Come on out! Invite family and friends! The Spring Show reception for the BVAA Spring Show is on Sunday, June 11th from 1pm to 3:30pm. All are welcome!

This is located at the:

Blackstone Valley Visitor Center Gallery
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI

Here’s a few photos from the hanging:
Spring Show Hanging Photos

Here’s more details about the show:
BVAA 2017 Spring Show

If you can’t make it to our opening reception, the show is live through Monday, June 26, 2017. Stop on by and take a look!

Note that participants in the show are welcome to have bin art available for purchase. The shop there will take care of any sales.