Category: BVAA Shows and Events

The BVAA, in conjunction with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra, is offering a fun night of art and music! The orchestra provides the music while the BVAA provides the art!

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 7:30-8:30pm the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra will be performing a show. The BVAA will have art up for patrons to enjoy before the show and during intermission.

Deadline to submit your titles and sizes via the online form is Monday, April 25th. This gives us time to determine how many panels will be needed. There’s no fee to participate and the show is open to all BVAA members.

BVAA Online Submission Form

Drop-Off for the show will be Thursday, April 28th and Friday, April 29th from 4-6pm. Everything will then be set up Friday night so it’s ready to go for Saturday. Pick-up will be Sunday morning from 8-10am. If you can’t make that, email us to make other arrangements.

We need volunteers to help us hang the show from 5-6 on Friday and to take it down at 8:30 on Sunday. Please let us know if you’re available. There is a 20% commission on sales which will be forgiven for those who help out!

The music being performed on Sat the 30th will be:

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
Lerner & Lowe: Music from Camelot
Peter Boyer: The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers
All your favorites from The Frank Sinatra Songbook and more!

We should aim to bring the best art in our libraries, to match the high quality of the performance. That being said, if you have two great pieces and one features an Americana theme then that might be a perfect one to choose!

Here’s the official Claflin Hill page with all details on the concert –

https://www.claflinhill.com/symphony-series/2016/4/30/american-dreamscapes-featuring-tommy-gatturna

DROPOFF DETAILS:

To get to to Milford Town Hall, 52 Main Street from Millbury take 140 S for around 10 miles. Take a slight left on West Street, which becomes Exchange Street. Turn left onto Main Street/MA-16 for about 2 1/2 miles. It’s a tall white steepled building very hard to miss. There are parking lots on either side of the bldg. as well as street parking.

You may enter by the side entrance where the handicapped ramp is, go in via the ramp and basement entrance and use the elevator to go to the second floor. Anne will have signs up around the building indicating where these are.

Mark your calendars! Our April meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 19th from 6:30-9pm. We’ll be doing a session on how to take high-quality images of your non-photographic art. So this includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, and more. There are so many reasons that you might need good photos / JPGs of your art either to submit online for a show or to post about your works on social media. Come on by to learn the techniques!

The session will be moderated by talented photographer Al Weems.

Our monthly meetings are open to all – members and non-members.

We’d love to see you there!

They’re held at the Northbridge Senior Center, 20 Highland Street, Whitinsville, MA.

Ask with any questions!

Premier Show Reception

We had a great showing at the Premier Gallery Reception.

First
The Storm-Elizabeth Havens
Second
House On The Point-Dick Fotland
Third
Chatham-Lisa Bailey
Fourth
The Torso-Libia Goncalves

Honourable Mentions
Nightmare-Bob Evans
Winter Light-Sue Dion
Tampa Bay Sunset-Lisa Shea
Congrats to all participants and a great showing by BVAA members !!

 

 

Also, the next Premier Show will be for photography and starts immediately after pick-up for this show.  Details below

Enjoy an evening of art, food, and fun conversation!

The Premier Image Gallery in Ashland, Massachusetts is hosting a joint art show with the Blackstone Valley Art Association and the Franklin Art Association. The opening reception for this show is Thursday, March 24th, 2016 from 6-8pm. There’ll be food, drink, and lots of interesting works of art!

All are welcome.

Come out to see which works won and to enjoy the talent of local artists!

The address is:

Premier Image Gallery
290 Eliot Street
Unit #15D
Ashland, MA 01721

Phone:
508-881-4730

We look forward to seeing you there!

Full details about this show:
https://bvaa.org/2016/01/18/premier-image-gallery-show-2/

Sarah Alexander gave a fascinating demo last night at the March  BVAA meeting . Visit her website https://www.wanderingmindstudio.com/ to see more examples of her work.

 

The BVAA will be putting on a cyanotype show at the Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster, Massachusetts! The show will run from July 1 through July 30, 2016.

If you’re a BVAA member and are interested in being a part of the show, let us know!

They can handle 20-25 images so the number of images per person will depend on the number of participants.

The shop takes a 25% commission on all sales.

We’ll be holding a reception, date to be determined. Probably Saturday July 23rd.

Here’s their website with more details about the bookstore and cafe –

https://er3.com/book/

BookLovers’ Gourmet
55 East Main St.
Webster MA

Reminder Premier ArtShow in Ashland, MA – Deadline Mar 10-11-12, 2016

Full details:

https://bvaa.org/2016/01/18/premier-image-gallery-show-2/

Here’s the 2015 winning painting by Elizabeth Havens

We had absolutely gorgeous weather on March 5-6, 2016 for our cyanotype workshop! Thank you so much to Bob Evans for volunteering his home for this project. It worked out perfectly! Both days were beautifully sunny. We did testing and painting on Saturday and then Sunday was about exposing the things we painted on Saturday. The range of results was just staggering!

The group was Lisa S, Bob E, Marie C, Libia G, Becky S, Pam S, and Sara Beth G. Libia wasn’t able to make it on Sunday so she’s missing from the group photo; she’s represented by the empty shirt.

 

Lisa Shea has written a book on making cyanotypes. If you’re a BVAA member, let her know you’re interested and she’ll send you a free copy of it.

Mark your calendars! The BVAA will be doing a Plein Air event with Gerard Blouin in Sutton on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 9:30-3pm. Gerard is a talented artist who works in oils and watercolors.

For more information about Gerard Blouin, visit his website –

https://gblouin.com/

Let us know if you’re interested in participating in our Plein Air outing! BVAA Contact Information

The location is the Shaw Farm property in Sutton.

Fee:
free for present BVAA members and residents of Sutton
$35 for anyone else.
Restricted to the first 12 people to sign up and pay a $25 refundable space holding fee.

Money will be refunded at the end of the attended workshop.

Paintings done at the Plein Air will then be showcased at the Second Annual Sutton Art Festival two weeks later.

https://bvaa.org/2016/04/25/sutton-art-festival-sat-june-4th/

Event Notes:
Bring food and drink with you. This is an abandoned property and there is nothing here.
The nearest restrooms are just north of the intersection of Rte 146 and Central Turnpike, at the Market 32 grocery store. There is also a 5 Guys restaurant there and a gas station.

Directions to Shaw Farm:
While technically the address is on “Shaw Lane”, I wouldn’t rely on a GPS to get you there – several members have had issues with their GPS finding the road. It’s best to know how to get there manually. You take Route 146 toward Sutton and get off of Exit 7. Head west on Central Turnpike. About three miles down is the intersection with Putnam Hill Road. This is where the Blue Jay used to be before it burnt down :). Take a right (go north) on Putnam Hill Road. The driveway to Shaw Farm is your third road on the right. Please go up to the farm buildings, turn around, and then park on the right side of the driveway heading back toward the road. That way we keep our cars out of the line of sight.

Here are photos from the Irish / Italian Claflin Hill Show. The concert is March 5, 2016 from 7:30 – 10pm

https://bvaa.org/past-events/past-events-2016/past-events-2016-claflin-hill-irish-italian-concert/

For tickets and more information –

https://www.claflinhill.com/symphony-series/2016/3/5/the-irish-italian-summit-italian-and-irish-vocal-selections