Agawam Community Artists (ACA) meeting & drawing lesson

Date: February 10, 6:30-8:30pm
Location Name: Agawam Public Library
Address: 750 Cooper Street
City, ST: Agawam, MA
Website: www.douggillette.com

ACA Meeting - open - new members are welcomed. After the meeting Doug Gillette, of Enfield, CT will give a drawing lesson. Doug asks that attendees bring drawing paper, eraser and at least a "B" leaded pencil.

Contact: Howard Safford
howzer@verizon.net
413-789-6216

Sailing the Barbarous Coast

Artists: Colin Matthes and Anthony Smith
Start Date: February 11, 2010
End Date: March 11, 2010
Reception Date: Thursday, February 11, 5-7pm
Location Name: Central Gallery, Wheeler House on Infirmary Way
Address: University of Massachusetts
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/central

Curator Jesse Connor pairs Anthony Smith Jr.'s gestural sequential painting with Colin Matthes' flat, brusque, obsessive drawing-based work to form an exhibition that reflects asense of uncertainty in the midst of economic calamity, social unrest, and global disruption. With an eye to humor, irony, and mischief, the artists combine representations of global events with imagery sparked by personal experiences in their own roller-coaster like lives.

Contact: Anne LaPrade Seuthe
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu
413-545-0680

Artist Talk: Sailing the Barbarous Coast

Artists: Colin Matthes and Anthony Smith
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 4:30pm
Location Name: Pruyne Lecture Hall in Fayerweather
Address: Amherst College
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/central

Contact: Anne LaPrade Seuthe
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu
413-545-0680

Opening and Painting Demo at 383 Main Gallery

Date: Friday, February 12, 5-8pm
Location Name: 383 Main Gallery
Address: 383 Main Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA

Portrait demonstration by Pennsylvania Academy-trained artist Ryan Brooker. New works by current and new artists will be shown. The demonstration is sponsored by the Amherst Academy of Art.

Contact: Jim Lumley
JEALumley@gmail.com

SALPICA

Artists: Cross Cultural Exchange of Latin & Indegenious Artists
Start Date: February 1, 2010
End Date: February 26, 2010
Reception Date: Saturday, February 13, 2-4pm
Location Name: Nacul Center
Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm
Address: 592 Main Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.itd-amherst.org

The inaugural exhibit of SALPICA, a traveling art exhibition featuring works of 20 selected indigenous, Latino and Afro-Latino artists from the United States and Latin America, will have its inaugural exhibit at the Nacul Center, Amherst from Feb. 1 through 26 before beginning its international tour. SALPICA seeks to enable the selected artists from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and the United States to mutually examine the different ways visual arts can be used across cultures for self-expression and to address issues facing minorities.

Contact: Terry Rooney
TRooney51@comcast.net
413-253-2708

I'am a dream: A (Collective) Dialogue with a Collection

Artists: Ali Osborn, Raphy Griswold, Teddy O'Connor
Start Date: February 10, 2010
End Date: May 9, 2010
Reception Date: Friday, February 26, 5-7pm
Location Name: University Gallery, UMass Fine Arts Center
Hours: 151 President's Drive
Address:
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/universitygallery

This is the third annual exhibition in which artists are invited to curate a show of their own work, integrated with pieces they’ve selected from the University Gallery's works-on-paper collection which includes over 2600 contemporary prints, drawings, and photographs. The project offers the rare opportunity to showcase artworks owned by UMass, and a platform for outstanding local artists to present their work. Artists' Talk: Thursday, April 22, 5:30–6:30pm

Contact: ugallery@acad.umass.edu

An Eclectic Vision: Photographs by Jim Gambaro

Artist: Jim Gambaro
Start Date: February 1, 2010
End Date: February 26, 2010
Location Name: Amherst Chamber of Commerce
Hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Address: 28 Amity Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.jimgambarophotography.com

Images in the exhibition will include the subtlety of sunrise on the Connecticut River in Holyoke, the vibrancy of autumn on the Swift River, and the starkness of Yellowstone National Park in winter. In addition to the landscape and nature photography for which he is best known, several of Gambaro's less familiar abstract works will also be on display.

Contact: Jim Gambaro
413-323-5117

Greening the Valley: Sustainable Architecture in the Pioneer Valley

Start Date: February 10, 2010
End Date: May 9, 2010
Reception Date: February 10, 5-7pm
Location Name: University Gallery, UMass Fine Arts Center
Hours: 151 President's Drive
Address:
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/universitygallery

For the first time in our region, a landmark exhibition on sustainable, contemporary architecture and environmentally-sensitive building practices will take place at The University Gallery. The exhibition, its related lecture series, and the Green Lounge are designed to deepen the public's understanding and use of 'green' design, while demonstrating that the key elements of sustainability can be accessible to all. Opening reception February 10, with remarks by Meg Vickery, Guest Curator of Greening the Valley.

Contact: ugallery@acad.umass.edu

February at Gallery A3

Artists: Gloria Kegeles and Guru Karam Khalsa
Start Date: February 4, 2010
End Date: February 27, 2010
Location Name: Gallery A3
Hours: W-Su, 1-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.galleryA3.com

Gloria Kegeles uses 35mm film and natural light to create abstract, color-saturated photographs. Using oil paint on plywood, Guru Karam Khalsa creates large abstract paintings that evoke fantasy landscapes.

Contact: Tom Morton
tommortonart@aol.com
413-256-4250

Print Making

Artist: Nancy Haver
Start Date: December 2, 2009
End Date: March 1, 2010
Location Name: Amherst Town Hall
Hours: 8am - 4:30pm
Address: Boltwood Avenue
City, ST: Amherst, MA

This exhibit includes a variety of subjects and approaches to printmaking that include figures that are scanned and manipulated in Photoshop, wood engravings of landscapes and narrative illustrations from stories that have been transferred onto fabric. Many prints are a mix of media that include watercolor, graphite and ink.

Contact: Nancy Haver
nhaver@crocker.com
413-549-1337

Maggie Nowinski: Swallowed

Artist: Maggie Nowinski
Start Date: January 19, 2010
End Date: February 23, 2010
Location Name: UMASS
Address: University Drive, Southwest Residential Residential Area
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/hampden

Easthampton-based artist Maggie Nowinski turned her obsession with bottled water and its relationship with the body into a two-year investigation and project that culminates in the exhibition "Swallowed," featuring an installation comprised of thousands of plastic bottles, hundreds of photographs, drawings, and audio/video projections and performances.

Contact: Anne LaPrade Seuthe
a.faithlaprade@acad.umass.edu
413-545-0680

Art Walk Easthampton: Fire and Ice

Date: Saturday, February 13, 5-8pm
Location Name: various locations
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.artwalkeasthampton.org

2nd Annual Fire & Ice. Seeing Red at ECA, paper collage at Nashawannuck Gallery, felt ice caves, fire juggling, performance art, music, and more for the entire family. Locations all over Easthampton host free visual, music and performance art events in an energetic sampling of local, regional and national talent. Just look for large, yellow Art Walk banners outside each participating venue.

Contact: info@artwalkeasthampton.org

Introspective / Retrospective

Artist: Laurie Goddard
Start Date: February 13, 2009
End Date: March 11 2010
Reception Date: Saturday, February 13, 5-8pm
Location Name: The Elusie Fine Art Gallery
Hours: see website
Address: 43 Main Street / Old Town Hall
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.eastmontgallery.net

This exhibit features work in various media - acrylic, mixed media, encaustic - from the last 5 years, showcasing Goddard's constant creativity and boldness. " I am influenced by the great Modernists and the Abstract Impressionists, as well as recorded Music and Poetry. Gesture, serenity, memory, elegance and the thrill of the hunt are my main motives for painting."

Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
info@eastmontgallery.net
413-529-9265

New Works - New Views - New Minds

Artists: Artist Organized Art
Date: February 20, 7-10pm
Location Name: Eastworks
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, West Lobby
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.artistorganizedart.org/events

Artist Organized Art Benefit at EASTWORKS. A party to benefit AOA. No cover, free parking, kids welcome. Special performance by the band KATYLAND

Contact: Susannah Auferoth
press@artistorganizedart.org
888-255-0997

Camoflage: See some blending in at The Invisible Fountain

Artist: Luke J. Cavagnac
Start Date: February 13, 2009
End Date: May 2010
Reception Date: Saturday, February 13, 6-9pm
Location Name: The Invisible Fountain
Hours: T&T 1-7, W&F 1-6, M 1-4
Address: 116 Pleasant Street Suite #206, Eastworks Building
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.invisiblefountain.com

A new show of paintings by Luke J. Cavagnac. Calling all wallflowers and extroverts, as well as anyone in between. Just wear something colorful and you can pretend to be one of the paintings. Act out or be laid back - it's up to you. Have some cheese and crackers and wine. Pick out a painting. Blend in. The Invisible Fountain is where Cavagnac paints and displays his "Art". You'll find approximately 1,000 different paintings on display on any given day. *new shop online at invisiblefountain.etsy.com

Contact: luke@invisiblefountain.com
413-527-9300

Hidden Treasures of the Local Landscape

Artist: Claire Dacey
Start Date: January 9, 2010
End Date: February 11, 2010
Location Name: Easthampton City Arts & Cultural Council Gallery
Hours: Tues 1-5, Thurs 1-7:30, Sat 11-4
Address: 43 Main Street, Suite 2
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com

Claire Dacey presents a striking series of large format photos of local natural areas. Using her old-fashioned, rosewood film-camera, Claire captures scenes that convey a strong sense of place -- with subtle light and remarkable detail that make them seem real enough to step right into. The heart of this exhibit is a collection of photos and natural history narrative profiling the Edward Dwyer Conservation Area in downtown Easthampton, sponsored by a 2008 grant from the Easthampton Cultural Council.

Contact: Briana Taylor
info@easthamptoncityarts.com
413-552-7770

Art Sale to Benefit Haiti

Artists: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Start Date: February 26, 2010
End Date: March 13, 2010
Reception Date: February 27, 2-4 pm
Location Name: The Abbott Gallery on the 3rd Floor of Wilson's Department Store
Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-5:30pm; Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 9:30am-5:30pm
Address: 258 Main Street
City, ST: Greenfield, MA
Website: www.deerfieldvalleyart.com

25% of every art purchase during the DVAA Winter Show will be donated to Haitian Relief. In addition, there will be designated works given by DVAA artists for 100% donations. Image credit: John Williamson

Contact: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Dvaa1931@yahoo.com

Chuck Stern Selections 1985-2010

Artist: Chuck Stern
Start Date: February 1, 2010
End Date: March 4, 2010
Reception Date: Wednesday, February 10, 11am-1pm
Location Name: Taber Art Gallery at Holyoke Community College
Hours: 10am-6pm, Mon-Thurs during regular school sessions
Address: 303 Homestead Avenue
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: taberartgallery.blogspot.com

Reception Feb 10, 11am-1pm; artist's talk at noon. Chuck Stern has been a working artist of note in the Pioneer Valley for over 25 years. This mid career retrospective offers a rich selection of works created during this time span including painting, photography and ceramics.

Contact: Amy Johnquest
ajohnquest@hcc.mass.edu
413-552-2614

An Accumulation

Artists: Erica Aubin, Miika Bennedetti, Matthew Hickey, Luke Lepore, Emily McIntosh, Sam Morton, Corey Oberlander, Ashley Petrolati, Charlie Smith and Nicole Vene
Start Date: February 1, 2010
End Date: February 27, 2010
Location Name: Open Square, Mill 4 gallery
Address: 4 Open Square Way
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.opensquare.com

2D and 3D work by young, Boston-based artists.

Sites & Relics

Artist: Denis Luzuriaga
Start Date: January 30, 2010
End Date: March 1, 2010
Location Name: Wistariahurst Museum
Hours: Sat-Mon 12-4pm
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.wistariahurst.org

Denis Luzuriaga is a photographer, illustrator, and painter who brings to his new set of canvases a finely honed way of seeing. At once hyper-real and impressionistic, Luzuriaga's objective dreamscapes span a broad emotional space from the deadpan to the whimsical to the sinister. At first glance, images seem to be mundane, yet scenes pulse undeniably with tension and urgency. Admission to gallery $3

Contact: Marjorie Latham
413-322-5660
lathamm@ci.holyoke.ma.us

An Art Reception Party

Artist: Max Rudolph
Date: February 20, 5-8pm
Location Name: The Barnes Gallery in the Leverett Crafts and Arts (LCA)
Address: 13 Montague Road
City, ST: Leverett, MA
Website: www.leverettcrafts.org

A reception party with live art, live music, & refreshments too. Come and see the artists at work. Max Rudolph creates collages out of familiar images and 95% recycled materials. He also creates conceptual installations that ask you the viewer to collaborate. Come and make your mark on the peace book. Enjoy live music by Finding Reason, a local cover band. Dance to music inspired by disco, reggae, and jam bands on a dance floor surrounded by art.

Contact: Kiran Bhowmik
413-548-9070
info@leverettcrafts.org

Stand with Haiti: Haiti Relief Art Sale

Date: Sunday, February 28, 5-8pm
Location Name: Oxbow Gallery
Address: 275 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.oxbowgallery.com

The Oxbow Gallery presents "Stand with Haiti", an art event to benefit the relief and rebuilding efforts of Partners in Health (pih.org) in Haiti. Tracy Kidder, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains, will give a brief update on the work of Partners in Health. On display will be 100 art works donated by a wide variety of artists, both members and non-members of the Oxbow. Each work, though valued at more than $100, will go to those who purchase $100 tickets before the event. If there are still unsold tickets, they will be available at the opening of the event. The order of selection will be determined by a random drawing beginning at @ 6pm. All proceeds will go to Partners in Health and will directly benefit Haitians in need. Attendance without purchase of artwork is free and open to the public. There will also be a cash bar and simple snacks. Donations of any size will be gratefully accepted.

Contact: 413-586-6300

Meet the Artist at Valley Hands

Artist: Dorene Pennell
Date: Friday, February 12, 4-8pm
Location Name: Valley Hands
Address: 342 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.valleyhands.com

Join us for the Northampton Arts Night Out Gallery Walk Friday, Feb. 12th 4-8pm. Meet artist and gallery owner, Dorene Pennell from Granby. She will be having fun creating a collage portrait. She starts with a photo, stylizes it, adds paint, wire, beads, poems, feathers, glitter - whatever she can get her hands on. We have wine, snacks and you can even get pick up a Valentine gift - we have many one-of-a-kind items handcrafted by local artists. Be seen at Valley Hands!

Arts Night Out Northampton

Date: Friday, February 12, 5-8pm
Location Name: Downtown Northampton, various locations
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: website

Northampton's Monthly Gallery Walk. The Second Friday of every month.

Contact: artsnightout@gmail.com

2010 Still Life Exhibition

Artists: Stanley Bielen, Robin Freedenfeld, Nicora Gangi, Barbara Groff, Ali Moshiri, Larry Preston, Scott Prior, Skip Steinworth, Robert Sweeney, Eric Wert, Yin Yong Chun
Start Date: February 3, 2010
End Date: March 14, 2010
Location Name: William Baczek Fine Arts
Hours: Tues-Wed 10am-5pm; Thurs-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun 12pm-5pm
Address: 36 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.Wbfinearts.com

2010 Annual Still Life Exhibition brings together 12 artists from across the country who work in a variety of media from photography to oil paint. Using the subject of the still life, the artists push the boundaries of expectations and help redefine the notion of what a still life can be.

Contact: William Baczek
info@wbfinearts.com
413-587-9880

The Leaving Nest

Artists: The Royal Frog Ballet
Start Date: February 12, 2010
End Date: February 27, 2010
Reception Date: Friday, February 12, 7-9pm
Location Name: A.P.E. at Window
Hours: Tues-Sun 12-5
Address: 126 Main Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.apearts.com

February finds something strange and magical creeping into A.P.E.'s Main St. space when The Royal Frog Ballet presents its newest performative and sculptural installation, The Leaving Nest. Over the course of three weeks, this local collective explores themes of transformation, emergence, blossoming and home, using every medium they can get their hands on.

Contact: Lisa Thompson
lisathompson@apearts.org
413-586-5553

Lecture: The Proliferated Teaching of Hans Hoffman

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 7pm
Location Name: The Oxbow Gallery
Address: 275 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.oxbowgallery.com

Third Annual Midwinter Lecture Series. "The Proliferated Teaching of Hans Hoffman" by Lorna Ritz. This lecture series was funded in part by the Northampton Arts Council and is free and open to the public.

Contact: lenajenny3@yahoo.com
413-586-6300

Release Your Inner Child! Smith College Museum of Art's February Second Friday Event

Date: Friday, February 12, 4-8pm
Location Name: Smith College Museum of Art
Address: Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.smith.edu/artmuseum

Enjoy free Second Friday programming for all! From 4-6 PM, tap into your inner creativity in the Atrium, featuring crayons, crafts, and face painting (ages 4+ with adult). Also, the Cunningham Center will be open. At 6 PM, enjoy a gallery talk with local artist Bob Hepner. At 7 PM, listen and sing along to performances by local a cappella groups and musicians.

Contact: scmagen@smith.edu
413-585-2760

Quilts by Nonie Bouthilette

Artist: Nonie Bouthilette
Start Date: February 2, 2010
End Date: February 27, 2010
Location Name: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Hours: Mon 9-9; Tues 1-5; Wed 9-9; Thur 1-5; Fri & Sat 9-5; closed Sundays and holidays
Address: 20 West Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org

Nonie Ryan Bouthilette has been sewing ever since the third grade, when she walked from Annunciation Grammar School in Florence to the Hill Institute with her classmates for sewing and cooking lessons. Taking the skills she learned there and applying them to the art of quilting came much later. The pure joy of putting colors and patterns and textures together is what draws her to this practical and esthetic art form.

Contact: Faith Kaufmann
fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org
413-587-1013

Fabric Works by Lee Thomson

Artist: Lee Thomson
Start Date: February 2, 2010
End Date: February 27, 2010
Location Name: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Hours: Mon 9-9; Tues 1-5; Wed 9-9; Thur 1-5; Fri & Sat 9-5; closed Sundays and holidays
Address: 20 West Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.forbeslibrary.org

In 2007, Lee Thomson created a fabric postcard every day in an effort to develop creativity and inspiration. The resulting postcards form the backbone of a series of larger works created over the next several years. The pieces of this exhibit were made from fabric combining collage concepts with quilting techniques.

Contact: Faith Kaufmann
fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org
413-587-1013

Personal Geographies

Artist: Peter Dellert
Start Date: February 4, 2010
End Date: February 26, 2010
Reception Date: Friday, February 12, 5-7pm
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-4pm
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

Holyoke artist Peter Dellert will show recent collage and assemblage work in the West Gallery. Entitled "Personal Geographies," the exhibition includes samples of collage pieces from the last two or three years to create a continuum for those unfamiliar with his work.

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoarts.org
413-584-7327

Cathedrals

Artist: Lourdes Morales
Start Date: February 4, 2010
End Date: February 26, 2010
Reception Date: Friday, February 12, 5-7pm
Location Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-4pm
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

"It is like cubism in abstract architectural dimensions," says Lourdes Morales of the paintings in her February exhibition at the Center's East Gallery. "I use mass and planes to 'cut' the ornate vortex. There are no recognizable spaces."

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoarts.org
413-584-7327

Cardboard Boxes: Digital Compositions by Guillaume

Artist: Guillaume
Start Date: January 1, 2010
End Date: February 28, 2010
Location Name: Dance Northampton Art Gallery
Hours: M-F 6-8
Address: 492 Pleasant Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA

Guillaune contemplates the infatuation betwixt Cardboard Boxes and the Feminine Motif.

Contact: 413-586-2422

Lighting Up the Sky: 25 Years of the African-American Experience in Springfield

Artist: Edward Cohen
Start Date: January 29, 2010
End Date: February 26, 2010
Location Name: Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery
Hours: Tues-Fri 12:30-4:30; Sat 10-2
Address: Springfield Technical Community College, One Armory Square
City, ST: Springfield, MA
Website: www.stcc.edu/arts

Edward Cohen has taken thousands of photos over the last 30 years in the Springfield community. This exhibit celebrates this vibrant community with black and white photographs accompanied by community essays.

Contact: Francie Riddle
fmriddle@stcc.edu
413-755-5288

Quilts: Fantasy to Reality

Artist: Valerie Morton
Start Date: January 31, 2010
End Date: March 4, 2010
Location Name: Western New England College Art Gallery
Hours: 9am-8pm Mon-Sat; 11am-8:00pm Sun
Address: 1215 Wilbraham Road
City, ST: Springfield, MA

An exhibit by East Longmeadow quilt artist Valerie Morton. The Gallery, located in St. Germain Campus Center, will host an opening reception Sunday, January 31 from 1-3pm. Morton will offer insight into her work during a special gallery talk Thursday, February 4, at 7pm. All events are free and open to the public.

Contact: Patrica Jenks
pj274371@wnec.edu
413-532-8513

GREEN SEEN Mail Art Exhibit

Artists: local and worldwide artists
Start Date: ongoing
End Date: March 21, 2010
Location Name: Wendell Free Library
Hours: Tues 3-6pm; Wed 10-8pm; Sat 10-3pm
Address: Wendell Depot Road
City, ST: Wendell, MA
Website: www.wendellmass.us/index.php/programs/green-seen-mail-art.html

CoCurators Christine Tarantino and Richard Baldwin, both artists and Wendell residents have invited artists worldwide to join with the community in creating postcard size artwork on the theme of 'Green', as in sustainability, conservation, freecycle, the color. (Exhibit will be available to travel to other venues, if interested in hosting this show please contact Christine Tarantino)

Contact: Christine Tarantino
tarantinochristine@yahoo.com
978-544-7762

Light, Landscape and a Rusted Truck

Artist: John Smith
Start Date: January 29, 2010
End Date: February 20, 2010
Location Name: Westfield State College, Arno Maris Gallery
Hours: Tues-Sat 2-4pm
Address: 577 Western Avenue
City, ST: Westfield, MA

Smith produces dramatic landscapes, often featuring sunrises or sunsets or rustic elements he encounters in his rural environment.

Contact: Craig Phelon
413-572-5523

Call to Artists: New Works - New Views - New Minds

Sponsoring Group Name: Artist Organized Art
Show/Event Name: New Works - New Views - New Minds
Submission Due Date: February 14, 2010
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.artistorganizedart.org/events

NEW WORKS - NEW VIEWS - NEW MINDS. Artist Organized Art Benefit at EASTWORKS. Send large pics of your works to projections@artistorganizedart.org for the giant projection at the premier Artist Organized Art benefit night.

Contact: Susannah Auferoth
press@artistorganizedart.org
888-255-0997

Community Art Walls at ACTV

Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst Community Television
Submission Due Date: Monthly
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.ACTVamherst.com

Amherst Community Television invites artists to showcase their work on our Community Art Walls. ACTV is the perfect hub to provide artists the opportunity to exhibit for one-month cycles, coinciding with Art Walk Amherst and featuring Artist Talks on local channel 12 as well as on the web at www.ACTVamherst.com. Artists will also have access to Amherst Community Television's beautiful studio space to host their own Open House. Please contact Wendy Bloomenthal for a studio tour and to discuss artist participation.

Contact: Community@ACTVamherst.com
413-259-3306

Call to Artists: Artist/Teacher/Artist/Teacher

Sponsoring Group Name: Spaces Gallery, the Cultural Center at Eagle Hill
Show/Event Name: Artist/Teacher/Artist/Teacher
Submission Due Date: Friday, June 4, 2010
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Hardwick, MA
Website: www.centerateaglehill.org

Spaces would like to shine a spotlight on the artwork of educators who are accomplished artists in their own right who work all day in our schools with our children and then find time to make art. This juried exhibit will run throughout the summer and early fall, July 1 - September 30, 2010, with an artists' reception in mid-August. Works in all media will be considered. Please call or email for submission requirements.

Contact: Pat Bock
pbock@ehs1.org
413-477-6000

Fire and Ice: Call to Artists

Sponsoring Group Name: Art Walk Easthampton
Show/Event Name: 2nd Annual Fire and Ice Festival - Saturday, February 13
Submission Due Date: February 10, 2010
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.artwalkeasthampton.org

February's Art Walk marks the second annual Fire and Ice Festival in Easthampton. This year's festival will be featuring live performances including fire juggling and a live metal sculpture installation. Multiple artist receptions will also take place between 5-8 pm on Saturday, February 13. There are still opportunities available for artists to exhibit or perform during the festival.

Contact: Marlies Stoddard
nashawannuck@yahoo.com
413-529-9393

Pioneer Valley Artists / Curators

Sponsoring Group Name: Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum
Submission Due Date: Ongoing
City, ST: Hadley, MA
Website: www.pphmuseum.org

Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum is interested in exhibiting the work of Pioneer Valley artists at the Corn Barn. The Corn Barn is a nice alternative space in Hadley. Good exposure for your artwork. Wednesday Folk Concerts and Saturday Perfect Spot of Tea bring in a number of people who will see the artwork. This is also an excellent opportunity to curate an art exhibit. The Corn Barn venue can incorporate poetry and dance. Exhibit can be up from @ May 15, 2010 thru Oct. 15, 2010. Contact John Romanski at Artist152@charter.net if interested or have any questions.

Contact: John Romanski
Artist152@charter.net

Call for Sculpture

Sponsoring Group Name: E. John Gare Garage - Open Air Art Gallery
City, ST: Northampton, MA

The open Air Art Gallery is instinctively being developed with a Public Sculpture Garden theme in mind. Space is available for free standing sculptures as well as "Garage attached" pieces. A canopied edifice will allow for mixed/multi media exhibits on the nights of the Spring/Summer/Fall Second Friday Art Walk.

Contact:William G. Duffy, Jr.
413-586-3164
william@dancenorthampton.com

GREEN SEEN Mail Art Exhibit

Sponsoring Group Name: Wendell Free Library
Submission Due Date: March 21, 2010
Submission Fees: free
City, ST: Wendell, MA
Website: www.wendellmass.us/index.php/wendell-free-library.html

The Wendell Free Library invites you to send a postcard size art work for our mail art exhibit, GREEN SEEN. Green - sustainability, conservation, freecycle, the color... All techniques and media welcome. Participants' mail art works will be displayed as soon as they are received at the library. Mail art will be documented at the library website and contributors will receive a printed documentation. Ongoing exhibit will end in June and works will become part of a permanent art collection at the Wendell Free Library.

Contact: Christine Tarantino
tarantinochristine@yahoo.com

Looking for Artists to demonstrate their art during Northampton's Arts Night Out

Sponsoring Group Name: Valley Hands
Submission Due Date: ongoing for the 2nd Friday of each month
Submission Fees: $40
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.valleyhands.com

The 2nd Friday of each month we're looking for 3-4 artists to demonstrate, exhibit and sell their art during Northampon's Arts Night Out. The cost is only $40 for the evening 4-8pm. Register early for listing in our promotional mailings. Join us for a new life adventure. A great opportunity to step out of your comfort zone, learn to share your story and welcome feedback, enjoy community with other artist and a chance to focus on your art in a creative atmosphere.

Contact: Dorene Pennell
dorene@valleyhands.com
413-335-9235

Gallery wall space available at Tea Pot Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Tea Pot Gallery
Submission Due Date: taking submissions daily
Submission Fees: $1 a day and 20% of sales
City, ST: Westfield, MA
Website: www.teapot-gallery.com

We are focused on the arts and have committed the second floor Apothecary gallery space to artists. You can rent space by the day, week ,or month for as little as a dollar a day + commision. You recieve approximatly 8FT x 8FT wall space which is enough for around 6-8 average sized framed pieces. We are also looking for artists to join a Co-Op as we look to fill the vacant studio space surrounding the Tea Pot Gallery, and we have just formed a successful jewelry, glass, bead and hemp store on 4 School street. Co-Ops give many the best opportunity to show their works and have advertising strength that individual artists lack.

Contact: Gerry
izingting@comcast.net
413-562-6966

Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Art Wall / Amherst Art Walk

Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
Submission Due Date: monthly
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.amherstarea.com

The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce seeks artists for its Art Wall. The Chamber participates in the monthly Art Walk Amherst. We are looking for painters, photographers, weavers, etc. who have work that can be hung on a wall. Please call or email the Chamber for an application for an exhibit.

Contact: Joan Temkin
joan@amherstarea.com
413-253-0700

Gallery A3 Seeks New Members

Sponsoring Group Name: Gallery A3
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.gallerya3.com

Gallery A3, a cooperative, contemporary fine art gallery located in the Amherst Cinema complex, invites applications from local artists. For an application, visit us at 28 Amity Street or www.gallerya3.com, call 413.256.4250, or email mtc@crocker.com. Applications are juried the second Wednesday of each month.

Contact: Marianne Connolly
413-253-3572
mtc@crocker.com

Art Walk Easthampton 2010

Sponsoring Group Name: Art Walk Easthampton
Submission Due Date: open
Submission Fees: none
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.artwalkeasthampton.org

Art Walk Easthampton invites artists to submit their resumes and proposals to www.artwalkeasthampton.org for participation in 2010 Art Walks. There are no entry fees or participation fees. Both established and emerging talents are welcome. There are opportunities for indoor exhibitions and shows as well as for sidewalk/outdoor performances. All opportunities are non-paid.

Proposals for visual, music or performance art are made available to Art Walk Easthampton venues for their independent consideration.

Contact: Marlies Stoddard
nashawannuck@yahoo.com
413-529-9393

Painting and Drawing with Lynn Peterfreund

Class Time: Tuesdays, 5:30-8pm
Start Date: February 9, 2010
End Date: March 16, 2010
Fee: $190 or sliding scale
Organization: Lynn Peterfreund Fine Arts
Class Location: 16 Main Street Studios
Address: 16 Main Street,2nd floor
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.lynnpeterfreund.com

Beginning and continuing students will learn fundamentals of composition, formal description, color and expression in this lively, supportive class. Students will be working from similar subjects but in a variety of media and at their own level. Instruction is individualized but the group benefits from mutual art issues discussed and shared. Class is almost full so call soon if you are interested.

Contact: Lynn Peterfreund
lynn@peterfreund.com
413-237-6982

Beginner Feltmaking Class

Class Time: 12:30-4:30pm
Date: Saturday, March 6
Fee: $65 includes most materials
Class Location: Jessica Fafnir Adamites's studio
Address: 115 Avenue A, Rear
City, ST: Turners Falls, MA
Website: www.fafnirfelt.com

Learn wet felting and in a few hours make a flat piece of durable felt to use as a wall hanging or a placemat. Your felt can also be used like fabric to be cut and sewn into a pouch, case, wristlet, etc. Students will learn a general background about felt, the various techniques of feltmaking and an overview of different materials and embellishments. No experience necessary. Please email or call to register.

Contact: Jessica Fafnir Adamites
doublewonders@gmail.com
413-863-5136

Collage Using Natural Materials: Workshops for Children and Adults with Peter Dellert

Class Time: 10:30am-4pm
Date: Saturday, February 27
Fee: $20 / $45 per person
Class Location:Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

Peter Dellert will offer two workshops on this day, one for young people, ages 7-13, from 10:30 am until noon and another for adults (ages 14 and over) from 1-4pm. Both sessions are an introduction to collage techniques using leaves, flowers, grasses, onion skin and bark combined with papers, printed materials, old text, maps, stamps and more. To register, download the registration form at nohoarts.org or call the Center at (413) 584-7327

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoarts.org
413-582-9014

No Fear of Drawing with Paula Gottlieb

Class Time: 6:30-9pm
Start Date: February 18, 2010
End Date: March 18, 2010
Fee: $160 plus materials list
Class Location:Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 17 New South Street
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: www.nohoarts.org

In this class, the fundamentals of drawing will be learned in an atmosphere of encouragement and support. This course is based on the book “Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain” which emphasizes the importance of learning how to see in order to know how to draw. To register, download the registration at nohoarts.org or call the Center at (413) 584-7327.

Contact: Penny Burke
ncfa@nohoarts.org
413-582-9014

Youth Gourd Art/Crafting Workshop

Class Time: Saturdays, 9am-12pm
Start Date: March 6, 2010
End Date: March 20, 2010
Fee: $35.00 includes materials
Class Location: Hill Institute
Address: 83 Pine Street
City, ST: Florence, MA
Website: www.hillinstitute.com

Learn about gourds and learn to craft an ordinary gourd into a unique percussion instrument. You will learn how to bead on a gourd, creating a skirt around the gourd, which produces the sound. We will also be crafting a necklace or key chain with jewelry gourds, learning how to draw, paint and bead with gourds. No experience required. Lots of fun! (Ages 8-12)

Contact: Chris Hammel
ekphrasisweaver@yahoo.com
413-584-1725

Winter Classes at Snow Farm

Class Time: Wednesdays 6pm-9pm and Saturdays 10am-1pm
Start Date: February 3, 2010
End Date: March 26, 2010
Fee: $400 to $500
Class Location: Snow Farm
Address: 5 Clary Road
City, ST: Williamsburg, MA
Website: www.snowfarm.org

Flameworking, Stained Glass, Photography, Weaving, Mosaics and Clay

Contact: Christine
info@snowfarm-art.org
413-268-3101

Watercolor Sundays with Walter Cudnohufsky

Class Time: 9am-5:00pm Second and Third Sundays
End Date: June 2010
Fee: $80 include all materials and supplies (senior and Junior discounts available)
Class Location: Belding Memorial Library Ashfield Center
Address: Main Street
City, ST: Ashfield, MA
Website: www.cudnohufsky.com

Feb class will focus on spring thaw reflections on a lake. Other subjects will be announced in advance of class and classes are not sequential. There will be step by step handout to accompany the subject of the day with materials and techniques identified. If you have ever thought you would risk trying your hand at watercolor, no material purchase, no class series tosign up for, one painless step at a time, this is the class you may wish to consider.

Contact: Walter Cudnohufsky
Walt@wcala.com
413-628-4600

Painting/Drawing Retreat with Easthampton painter Marcia Reed

Date: June 12-19, 2010
Website: www.marciareedpainting.com

In a supportive atmosphere this Painting/Drawing Retreat will be held in Tuscany, Italy at the San Fedele Monastery. This is Marcia's seventh trip to Italy with a small group of eight-ten people. Please call for details, information, and for a Tuscan Renaissance flyer to be sent to you directly.

Contact: Marcia Reed
mreedinart@aol.com

Garage Annex School 2010 Worskshops

Organization: Garage Annex School
Address: One Cottage Street #5, Room 5-03
City, ST: Easthampton, MA
Website: www.garageannexschool.com

The Garage Annex School for Book Arts (GAS) in Easthampton is pleased to announce its 2010 workshop schedule. Spring Season starts in April. Please visit our website to view the program. We have new, interesting workshops on the schedule as well as some old favorites. Instructors include Eric Alstrom, Martin Antonetti, Julie Chen, Peter Geraty, Daniel Kelm, Art Larson, Nancy Leavitt, Linda Lembke, Julia Miller, Suzanne Moore, Shawn Sheehy, and Pamela Spitzmueller. We also offer private, customized courses of study.

Contact: Greta D. Sibley
greta@garageannexschool.com
413-529-0070

Open Figure Drawing Session on Tuesday evenings

Date: Tuesdays, 6-9 pm
Fee: $15.00 per session
Organization: Go Figure Sculpture Studios
Class Location: The Canal Gallery Building
Address: 380 Dwight Street
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.gofiguresculpturestudios.com

Draw independently from the live model. We supply the figure model, easels and studio space. You provide paper, supplies, talent and enthusiasm. Instruction is available if requested. Contact Esthela Bergeron or Lee Hutt, esthela@carouselstudiosinc.net or leehutt@mac.com

Contact: Esthela Bergeron
esthela@carouselstudiosinc.net
413-532-7280

Painting and/or Drawing from Life

Class Time: to be arranged between us
Date: ongoing
Fee: $65. private one hour, $150. three hours, semi-private
City, ST: Amherst, MA
Website: www.lornaritz.com

Individual Instruction/group critique sessions in a completely supportive atmosphere by professional painter and arts educator of 30+ years

Contact: Lorna Ritz
lenajenny3@yahoo.com

Easthampton: Studio Sublet May-August

Location name: One Cottage Street
Dates available: May 1 - August 31
Address: 1 Cottage Street
City, ST: Easthampton, MA

$250/month, $1,000 for the 4 months. Approx 500 square feet, is currently used by a photographer and is very clean. Included in this time period is the very popular Cottage Street Studios Sales weekend in June which is an excellent opportunity to show your work to the public. Hardwood floors, heat included, big mill windows, passenger and freight elevators, artist community, in downtown Easthampton, close to restaurants, shops, scenic pond, ample parking, keyed entry nights & weekends, clean, safe, friendly.

Contact: Ellen Koteen
e-l-k@comcast.net
413-210-5141

Florence: 600 sq. ft. studio

Location name: Arts & Industry Building
Dates available: now
Address: 221 Pine St
City, ST: Florence, MA

Sunny office/studio space (600 sq. ft.) with gorgeous view! Newly replaced windows line one full wall of the space. Has a partition half wall so can be easily shared with another person or used as a separate office. Access to sink, microwave and fridge. High speed internet included. $400/mo.

Contact: Hilary Price
pricehilary@yahoo.com
413-320-2165

Northampton: Dynamite Space

Location name: Dynamite Space
Dates available: immediately
Address: 150 Main St
City, ST: Northampton, MA
Website: commonwealthcenter.org

The long glorious space of the former Dynamite Records store in the basement of Thornes Marketplace is now available for community use! This space has seen a rejuvenation through Common Wealth Exchanges, poetry shows and The Papergirl Project among other things and will continue to be a site for your ideas and inspiration. For more information and to submit a proposal to use the space visit our website and click ‘get space’.

Contact: Julia Handschuh
julia@commonwealthcenter.org

Florence: Space Available

Location name: Wild Life Sanctuary Studios
Dates available: For groups, classes, rehearsals, and workshops, anytime
Address: 221 Pine Street
City, ST: Florence, MA

Wild Life Sanctuary is a gorgeous, spacious studio in Florence and is available for workshops, rehearsals, writing groups, etc. There is also a massage room for bodyworkers. It's $12 an hour for rehearsals and $15 for workshops.

Contact: Rythea Lee
Rythea@crocker.com
413-586-7390

Holyoke: Studio Space at Open Square

Location name: Open Square
Dates available: immediately
Address: 4 Open Square Way
City, ST: Holyoke, MA
Website: www.opensquare.com

The arts and creative businesses are an integral part of the atmosphere at Open Square. We offer a limited number of incredible, work-only studios for artists and small businesses in the creative fields at substantially reduced rates. Perfect for artists, artisans, graphic designers and small architecture firms. Please visit our website for more photos and information on each available studio.

Contact: Michelle St.Jacques
michelle@opensquare.com
413-532-5057 x205