Pamela Lang Redick in September at Booklover's Gourmet

September Art Exhibit - Recent work in acrylic and mixed media by Pamela Lang Redick will be on display and for sale at Booklovers' Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster, MA from September 2-30.

Click here to visit Pamela Lang Redick's web site
Please note: Closed for vacation September 7-12.
Hours: Monday & Saturday 10-5, Tuesday-Friday 10-7, closed Sunday.
Call 508-949-6232 for more information.

Shrewsbury Artist Guild News

Three Week Exhibit at the Senior Center
98 Maple Ave, Shrewsbury MA

Viewing: Monday, September 8th to Friday September 26th
Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm



One Day Exhibit at Oak Street Expo
Front Lawn Of Oak Street School, Shrewsbury MA

Viewing: Saturday September 27th 10 am to 4 pm

Shrewsbury Artist Guild Newsletter

Shrewsbury Artist Guild Exhibit Form

Meet Author / Artist Lindsay Whiting At Booklovers Gourmet

Thursday, August 21, 5:30-7 p.m.
Book signing & talk with author/artist Lindsay Whiting
Living into Art: Journeys through Collage
at Booklovers' Gourmet
55 East Main Street, Webster, MA
Call 508-949-6232 for more information.

About the book: Collage, like life, is an improvisational art form. Living into Art reveals the candid and often profound thoughts of ten artists as they explore the rich and diverse ways in which the practice of collage cultivates their creativity, and spiritually engages their lives. Through a unique and vibrant group studio in Sonoma, California, these individuals are weaving a web of community while also enriching the desire for creative fulfillment.

Please feel free to forward!

Clinton Old Home Day - Call To Artists

Artists wanted for Olde Home Day - The Clinton Olde Home Day Committee is calling all artists, beginner and experienced levels, for the third annual Juried Art Show. There will also be an 18 years old and under category. Needed are painters (all mediums): sculptors, photographers, etc. The event will be held in Fallon Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry fee is $30 for two pieces. For more information or if interested in volunteering, call Laura Taylor at (978) 733-1607 or e-mail taylorfabfour@comcast.net

More information can be found at
http://www.oldehomeday.com

Friday, September 5, 2008 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday, September 8, 2006 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fallon Auditorium - Town Hall - Church Street

Entry Instructions and Entry form

Download the juried art show entry form (PDF, 40k)
Old Home Day Entry Form



Awards

Children's Show: Under 12 years old/12-18 years old - First/Second/Third - each under 18 participant will receive a ribbon.

Adult: Prizes will be broken down into Beginner (0-2years experience) and Advanced (2+ years experience).

First /Second/Third Place Prize - Watercolor
First/Second/Third Place Prize - Oil/Acrylics/Pastels/Mixed Media
First/Second/Third Place Prize - Photography
First/Second/Third Place Prize - Other
Best in Show for the entire show
The number of awards and prize money will be determined by the number of entries. All fees go towards the Juror fees and prizes.

All entries must be original, entirely the work of the entrant, and not a replica.

We do have a limited number of displays, if you have an easel you can lend us for the event it would be very helpful.

Jurors: We are hoping to have the Juror process completed as soon as all pieces are displayed. During the judging process all artists will be anonymous but the jurors will know if an artists submitted multiple pieces.

General: This year the Juried Art Show will be held on Friday, September 5th and Saturday, September 6th in Fallon Auditorium in Town Hall. During the weekend of Olde Home Day Central Park is visited by 8,000-10,000 people.

We will have a table outside (in Central Park) where the artists can sell items and the raffle will be outside as well.

We will also have a canopied area where those artists that express interest can do live demos.

We will also have a Kid's Korner where those artists that express interest will be able to do a demo.

Upon completing and entry form, the artist will be sent a packet of 25 "Save the Date" postcards to send to family and friends inviting them to the event.

This is a family event so please plan accordingly when selecting the paintings you want in the show.

Conditions: All paintings will need to be framed, wired and ready to hang. Watercolors and other media need to be framed, matted and covered with Plexiglas. Framing must be in good condition. If another medium piece has to be able to be displayed and stand on its own.

Sales: Pieces may be priced for sale or "NFS" (not for sale). As noted above, we will have a table where the artists will be able to sell note cards, prints, reproductions, etc.

Publicity: We will advertise on ClintonMass.com, Worcester Online, Central Mass and Tourism Website, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, The Item, Times and Courier and all other local publications and websites that are available.

Statement of Liability: Artists are responsible for their paintings. Clinton Olde Home Day et al will not be responsible for damage or loss of the art piece. We will have a police detail on Friday evening as well as all day Saturday in Central Park. On Friday evening Town Hall will be locked and the paintings should be secure.

Entry check list

Label all paintings with label provided and attach to the back of the art work.
Give a copy of the label/entry form to the Clinton Olde Home Day representative for each painting submitted and keep at copy for yourself.
Fill out form completely with name, address and phone numbers.
Please provide a brief bio of yourself. This should include your name, contact information and medium. As well describe please describe your experience in 45 words or less.
With each entry please submit a digital picture of your entries. Entries will be posted on www.aorgallery.com with a link from this site.
Include $30 check for 2 pieces. Checks payable to Clinton Olde Home Day.
Bring paintings for the show to Town Hall on Church Street, Church Street, Clinton, MA, on Friday, September 5th beginning at 2:00pm if participating both days.
If on participating on September 8th paintings can be dropped off beginning at 7:00am until 9:00am.
You can pick your work up between 4:00pm - 5:00pm on Saturday, September 6, 2008.
If you need to make other arrangements please call/email Laura Taylor at 978-733-1607 / taylorfabfour@comcast.net. On your form please indicate the time of drop off.
Completed forms due by September 1, 2008.
Only completed forms and proper labeling of paintings will be accepted.
There will be no return of entry fees.

ART AND FUN IN ELM PARK

WORCESTER CULTURAL COMMISSION
ART IN THE PARK 2008

In coordination with PARK SPIRIT
PRESENT an EVENING of ART & MUSIC
At ELM PARK - Park Avenue, Worcester MA
On THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 @ 6:30 PM
Featuring the Pueblo Nuevo Band

We welcome artists to exhibit and food vendors to set up tables at the event.

Contact:
Patty Guiney Clarkson
City of Worcester
44 Front Street, Suite 520
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone 508-799-1400, x224

Click here to view the brochure about this event.

New Show From Susan Swinand

“Transformations”
Paintings and Works on Paper by
Susan Swinand, AWS
At the Helen Bumpus Gallery
Duxbury Free Library 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA 02331
May through June 2008
Please join us for an Opening Reception,
Gallery talk and demo Saturday, May 3, 2:00 – 4:00

"Fiber Connections" Recent work by Dawn Wilson At Booklover's Gourmet

May 1-31, 2008

Fiber Connections
Recent Work by Dawn Wilson on display at Booklovers' Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster. Meet the artist Sunday, May 18 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-7 p.m., Saturday 10-5 p.m., Sunday 10-4 p.m. Call 508-949-6232 for more information.

Artist's statement: We all have connections, whether it’s to people, nature or our history. Through the medium of fiber I am exploring what connections I have to my life. Most of the materials I use are recycled or repurposed and recreated into a visual representation of that moment in time. The stories that come out of those materials speak to me internally.

The paper quilt series stems from my love of paper and the salvaging process that goes into collecting it. Today’s society has become such a throw away society that most people don’t even think about what they are throwing away. Working in the print industry I am amazed at how much “unusable” paper is tossed. Being socially conscious it has become my duty to “rescue” these gems out of the recycle bin and find a use for them. The paper quilt series is my accumulation of this collecting process and through the creative process giving the materials a new voice.
http://www.creativelyanew.com/
http://www.dwreality.blogspot.com/
http://www.creativelyanew.etsy.com/

A Discovery - From Sid Solomon

Dear friends,
Beverly Clark made a wonderful discovery, a Catholic
retreat center on the beach in Maine! Various small
groups of us have been going up there to paint for the
past couple of years. We are going tp have a small
show of the work we have produced at the Express
Yourself Coffee Shop on Pleasnt Street, near the
corner of Richmond Ave during the month of April.
The artists who will be showing work are: Ellie
Beatty, Joan Burbank, Beverly Clark, Sam Lalos, Jean
Murphy, Linda Sinacola and Sid Solomon. We each will be
showing one painting.

We are going to have an opening reception on Friday,
April 11, from 6pm to 8pm. Free coffee will be
served. Please come by and bring your friends.

From Rachael E. Wilcox - "Body Language"

exhibiting at the Paper Girls Studio and Art Gallery 205 Main Street Pawtucket R.I. 02860

Click here, or the image to view info on this upcoming show.

New at the A.O.R. Gallery at Thayer Memorial Library

Gregory Dolnikowski will be exhibiting his acrylic paintings at the gallery at the library from February 29, 2008 to April 30, 2008 during normal operating hours.
Greg's artwork sings with energy and color. He paints wonderful, breath-taking sunsets that have an abstract quality to them. He also paints beautiful abstracts in an energetic style.


Greg is an artist and a scientist. Does that make him a renaissance man? Well, maybe not, but it does keep him busy. Several universities taught him to be a scientist but his mother taught him how to paint. The love of painting that his mother instilled in him is evident in his work. Greg also accepts commissioned work.
Don't miss this show. It is worth seeing and is free to the public. The show can be seen during usual library operating hours. For more information contact: Sheryll Collins curator/owner Art On Rotation Gallery 978-549-5822.

An Invitation From Sid Solomon

Dear friends,

Sam Lalos and I are having a closing party for our
current show called "Q Nudes is Good Nudes", on
Thursday, March 6, from 6-8 p.m. {If it snows we will
have it the following evening.} We shall have live
music, and coffee and.

Please stop by and bring your friends to the Q Coffee
House, 362 Chandler Street, Worcester. It is located
at the corner of Lovell Street, and the phone number
is 508-340-0499. We hope you can come.

sid solomon, Ph.d art theory & criticism

New Director of Education for the newly founded sevengaits studio school

We are pleased to announce Antonio Fonseca Vazquez as Director of Education for the newly founded sevengaits studio school at sevengaits project space.
Antonio is available for interviews and information on upcoming programs which will begin on March 4th, 2008. He can be contacted at; antonio@sevengaits.com or the gallery phone at 508.765.3777.
Please follow the link below to the press release:
http://www.sevengaits.com/sss/7GstudioschoolPR.pdf
Additional information about the educational program is located directly on the sevengaits website, including course syllabi.
Best Regards,

Monika Agnello
Demetri A. Kasperson
Antonio Fonseca Vazquez

http://www.sevengaits.com

Expressionist paintings by Reynald Poisson at Booklovers Gourmet

March Art Exhibit - Expressionist paintings by Haitian-born artist Reynald Poisson will be on display March 1-30 at Booklovers' Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster, MA. A reception to meet the artist will take place on Sunday, March 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-7, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-4. Closed Monday. Call 508-949-6232 for more information.
To contact the artist directly call 508-731-0339 or email reynaldpoisson@charter.net

About the artist:
"It has been part of my nature to create and I have been fascinated by the creative process as far back as I can remember. When I was four years old and living in Haiti, I observed, in the back yard of my home, a small patch of supple clay that was different in color and texture from the rest of the earth. I sat down and worked with the clay, forming sculptures of automobiles, airplanes and boats, which became symbols of my family's eventual immigration to the United States. Since 1995 I have been devoting a full time schedule to my art work, and have acquired an eclectic vision. In the beginning I worked mostly in pure abstraction, until the turn of the new millennium, when I began to incorporate various figures from life into my paintings. My work became more personalized and narrative in its form. Since 2003 I have included the pop art style in my repertoire. One of my important goals is to express myself with my art in a way that addresses humanity's social problems, therefore helping us to integrate our past and to shape our future, to help us to understand what it means to be human."

Local Photographer to Host Event to Benefit Breast Cancer Research

North Oxford, MA (February 10, 2008)- Award-winning local photographer Teya Rutherford is helping support the battle against breast cancer, one portrait at a time. For the second consecutive year, she is holding Portraits for
Progress, a portrait event to celebrate the bonds between women and raise money for breast cancer research and awareness. This year, the event will be held Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13,
with most portraits available in time for Mother¹s Day. For $50, daughters, mothers and grandmothers will receive a portrait session and two
professional 5x7 prints. Additional 5x7 prints will be available for purchase at a 50% discount off normal prices."I am expecting my second daughter, which this year has made me especially
aware of the bonds between mothers, daughters and sisters," said photographer Teya Rutherford. "I'm thankful to be able to give back to the
community while celebrating the sisterhood between women." Last year, Teya Rutherford's Portraits for Progress event raised more than
$1,000 for Susan G. Komen¹s Massachusetts affiliate. Teya hopes to match or exceed that amount this year to help fund breast cancer research, education,
screening and testing. To reserve time for a photo session, mothers and daughters should contact Photography by Teya at: Phone: (508) 892-0107 or (617) 480-6153 Email: teya@teyaphoto.com Web: www.teyaphoto.com

Portraits for Progress
Photography by Teya Studio
1 Norwood Court
North Oxford, MA

Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The media is welcome to attend. Please call for more information.

“Thanks to the Angiosperm” Watercolors by Susan Swinand, AWS

at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center
January 31 – March 29, 2008
Exhibit open daily 10am – 4pm

Please join Susan Swinand at a Reception
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4 – 6pm

“These paintings are mostly abstractions from my imagination, but they reflect nature’s structures and systems; evolving, regenerating, dividing, branching, growing into every available space in an effort to reproduce and survive.”
Susan Swinand

February Group Art Exhibit At Booklovers Gourmet

February Group Art Exhibit - Feb. 3-29 featuring a variety of artists and media on display and for sale at Booklovers' Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster, MA. Meet the artists Sunday, February 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. Please note: the gallery will be closed Feb. 18-22. Hours: Tue-Fri 10-7, Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4.
Call 508-949-6232 for more information.

August Art Exhibit at Booklovers Gourmet

"Back to Nature" a collection of photographs and drawings by Debra Ostrokolowicz Horan will be on display at Booklovers' Gourmet, 55 East Main Street in Webster from August 1-31. Gallery hours are Tuesdays-Fridays 10-7, Saturdays 10-5, Sundays 10-4. Closed Mondays.

Art 4 stART sale and party Friday the 15th of June at the Traina Center 92 Downing Street, Worcester, MA

Click this here banner to go to the stART On The Street web site and learn more about this popular event. It is a wonderful way to support your local artists, and have great fun too.
MORE, MORE, MORE ON THIS SUBJECT! Artist Cindy Woehrle is one of many contributing their time to the set up of the ART 4 stART show. She has placed some images of their efforts here. Check them out, and leave her a note.

Cindy Woehrle, Scott Holloway and friends at the Traina Center

Debra Ostrokolowicz Horan in May at Express Yourself Coffeehouse

May Art Show
By Debra Ostrokolowicz Horan At Espress Yourself Coffeehouse
2 Richmond Street, Worcester, MA
(near the former Coffee Kingdom)
Stop by for an espresso, light lunch or baked goodie
& view the art! Outdoor seating is available.
Open every day but Saturday.
Call 508-755-3300 for directions.
Or call 508-949-6232 to arrange a viewing with the artist.

Now Showing - Biennial 2007 - ARTSWorcester

Biennial 2007. An exciting survey of contemporary painting, photography, works on paper, sculpture, and mixed media. On view from May 11th to June 22nd 2007.
Here is a slideshow of the opening reception. Visit the show at 660 Main Street Worcester MA. 01610. Click on the slideshow to visit the ARTSWorcester web site for more information.