Deborah Guidi

Artist: Deborah Guidi
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Agawam Public Library
Address: 750 Cooper St Street
Address: Mon-Thur 9am-9pm, Fri 9am-5pm (Sat 9am-5pm starting 9/9)
City/Town: Agawam
Website: agawamlibrary.org

The colorful works of Deborah Guidi will also be on display in the library's glass cases. Guidi uses ink, watercolor, and mixed media to capture the images of creatures, both real and imaginary. The patients Guidi sees as a veterinarian inspire her works, alongside her own pets and imagination. She wants to make sure people know that art is for everyone, even for science-focused individuals. Guidi's art will be on display in the cases in the hallway leading to the children's area.

Contact: Erica LeFebvre
elefebvre@agawamlibrary.org
413-789-1550

Jesselle Velez

Artist: Jesselle Velez
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Agawam Public Library
Address: 750 Cooper St Street
Address: Mon-Thur 9am-9pm, Fri 9am-5pm (Sat 9am-5pm starting 9/9)
City/Town: Agawam
Website: agawamlibrary.org

The crocheted creations of Jesselle Velez will be on display in September. Sixteen-year-old Velez loves making cute little crocheted critters, and runs her own business called Hnoss's Crocheted Critters. Velez is artistic across many different mediums, including sculpting, painting, and drawing, but is drawn to crocheting the most for its meditative and calming nature.

Contact: Erica LeFebvre
elefebvre@agawamlibrary.org
413-789-1550

REGENERATION: Things That Fall at Our Feet

Artists: Sue Katz, Rebecca Muller
Start Date: October 5, 2023
End Date: October 28, 2023
Reception Date: Thursday, October 5, 5-8pm
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Sue Katz and Rebecca Muller work with found objects, renewing, restoring, and rearranging a variety of natural and man-made materials, to infuse them with new meaning across multiple media. Online Art Forum: October 19, 7:30pm. Register on website. Image Left: Sue Katz; Right: Rebecca Muller.

Contact: rebmuller@comcast.net

Displaced: Radia Adon's "Strangeness"

Artist: Radia Adon
Start Date: September 22, 2023
End Date: December 10, 2023
Location: University Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun 12-4pm, 1st Thursdays until 8pm
Address: UMass, 151 Presidents Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: fac.umass.edu/umca

Raida Adon's 2018 large-scale video installation Strangeness (running time approx. 30 min.) invokes experiences of displacement, as well as enduring journeys in search of Home. Interweaving a rich array of archetypal, historical, and biographical threads, Strangeness creates riveting audiovisual fabrics, which reflect human fragility and resilience, agony, and hope. The work unveils harsh truths about our broken world through the prism of Adon’s unique, unbridled imagination.

Contact: Amanda Herman
aaherman@umass.edu

Artists, Born Elsewhere: Selections from the UMCA's Permanent Collection

Start Date: September 22, 2023
End Date: December 10, 2023
Location: University Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun 12-4pm, 1st Thursdays until 8pm
Address: UMass, 151 Presidents Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: fac.umass.edu/umca

This exhibition features works from the UMCA’s permanent collection by artists who immigrated to the U.S. and have had a lasting impact on American culture. These artists, some of whom arrived as refugees in search of safe haven, carried their ideas and talents with them. The issue of immigration to this country has become ever more central to public discourse, and the flow of ideas and people with varied backgrounds and experiences is a consistent source of innovation and creativity.

Contact: Amanda Herman
aaherman@umass.edu

Dialogue with a Collection

Artist: Susan Yard Harris
Start Date: September 22, 2023
End Date: December 10, 2023
Location: University Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun 12-4pm, 1st Thursdays until 8pm
Address: UMass, 151 Presidents Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: fac.umass.edu/umca

Dialogue with a Collection is part of an ongoing exhibition series where work by local artists is juxtaposed with works from the museum’s collection of more than 3,800 contemporary prints, drawings, and photographs. This year, drawings by Susan Yard Harris are installed alongside prints by Edda Renouf from the UMCA’s collection. The exhibition explores the formal and conceptual concerns that parallel both artists’ work, exploring texture, structures, and the very process of making art.

Contact: Amanda Herman
aaherman@umass.edu

SEER

Artist: Sarah Belchetz-Swenson
Start Date: September 18, 2023
End Date: October 13, 2023
Reception Date: September 27, 5-7pm
Location: Eli Marsh Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm
Address: Fayerweather Hall, Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/art/a-calendar/node/894697

Belchetz-Swenson’s distinct and complex style combines a fluent use of traditional techniques with a modernist and feminist sensibility. There is always a tension between her precisely drawn subjects and the challenging, complex, emotion-infused worlds they inhabit.

Contact: Heather Ruggeri
finearts@amherst.edu

Selective Memory

Artist: Moray Hillary
Start Date: September 15, 2023
End Date: December 1, 2023
Location: Hampden Gallery, UMass
Hours: Mon-Tue & Thur-Fri 1-5pm, Wed 1-7pm
Address: 131 Southwest Circle
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umassfineartscenter.org/hampden

Selective Memory transforms the gallery into an immersive environment and travelogue. It forms a complex installation that consists of a large series of miniature paintings upon vintage car wing mirrors. The mirrors are fitted to the walls at various heights and angles throughout the space, creating a constellation of intricate imagery. Each painting depicts detailed observations, or artificial reflections.

Contact: Sally Curcio
sallycurcio@umass.edu
413-545-0680

Ways of Seeing

Artists: group show
Start Date: September 15, 2023
End Date: December 1, 2023
Location: Hampden Gallery, UMass
Hours: Mon-Tue & Thur-Fri 1-5pm, Wed 1-7pm
Address: 131 Southwest Circle
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umassfineartscenter.org/hampden

A group exhibition of new works by members of Hampden Gallery's Critique Group. The group comprises western Massachusetts artists who work in photography, painting, sculpture, and digital media. Group members include internationally recognized artists as well as self-taught artists. The variety of members' experiences, processes, and materials used results in a rich and vital dynamic.

Contact: Sally Curcio
sallycurcio@umass.edu
413-545-0680

The Miracle Machine

Artists: group show
Start Date: September 13, 2023
End Date: December 8, 2023
Location: Augusta Savage Gallery, UMass
Hours: Mon & Tue 1-7pm, Wed-Fri 1-5pm
Address: New Africa House, 80 Infirmary Way
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umassfineartscenter.org/augusta

Led by Dr. Imo Nse Imeh, a professor of art and art history at Westfield State University, The Miracle Machine features five visual artists, including Kahli Hernandez, on the heels of his fascinating interactive solo exhibition at A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, local artist JaJa Swinton, Xavier Merkman, an art major and sophomore at Westfield State, and Omarthan Clarke (Westfield State, 2007), who is both a contributing artist and curator of this installation.

Contact: Anne Seuthe
laprade@umass.edu
413-545-5177

Seeping In

Artist: Elizabeth James-Perry
Start Date: September 14, 2023
End Date: January 7, 2024
Location: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/museums/mead/exhibitions/2023/seeping-in-coursing-through-elizabeth-james-perry

A recent Amherst College Artist-in-Residence, James-Perry centers ecological and historical inquiry through creative practices passed down from her Aquinnah Wampanoag ancestors. "Seeping In" is grounded in personal and historical experiences of the Connecticut River region, and presents new works engaging both traditional and contemporary art forms.

Contact: Charlotte Murtishaw
cmurtishaw@amherst.edu

Boundless

Start Date: August 29, 2023
End Date: January 7, 2024
Location: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/go/boundless

Boundless, curated by writer Heid E. Erdrich, presents works by Indigenous artists and writers which center story, culture, and homeland, tracing relationships between generations of artists & celebrating the persistence and abundance of Indigenous creators in the Northeast and beyond.

Contact: Charlotte Murtishaw
cmurtishaw@amherst.edu

Amherst Plein Air Society

Artists: Amherst Plein Air Society
Start Date: September 2, 2023
End Date: November 12, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, September 29, 5-7pm
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery, Front Window Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 9am-4pm, Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

The Mill District Local Art Gallery is excited to host the Amherst Plein Air Society in the Front Window Gallery. 15% of proceeds will be donated to Kestrel Land Trust. Over 30 paintings showcase the beauty of Sweet Alice Conservation Area and are available for purchase directly from the artists.

Contact: Shannon Borrell
gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

Close to Home II

Artist: Maggie Hodges
Start Date: August 24, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Hope & Feathers Framing and Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm Thur 10am-8pm Sat 10am-4pm
Address: 319 Main Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: hopeandfeathersframing.com/Close-to-home-ii

There is such a lovely glow of the early morning light on Skinner Mountain, the sparkle on the Connecticut River, or the sunlight shining through the trees. My paintings capture my feeling and impression of nature's beauty, especially in this area.

Contact: Katie Bete
Katie@hopeandfeathersframing.com
413-835-0197

Gallery A3 Artists

Artists: group show
Start Date: September 7, 2023
End Date: October 31, 2023
Location: GoBerry 'n Cream
Hours: Mon-Wed 4-9pm, Thur-Sat 1-10pm, Sun.1-9pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1E
City/Town: Amherst
Website: goberryncream.com

Savor a new exhibit from Gallery A3 titled "Artists' Choice" while enjoying a locally sourced frozen yogurt or ice cream. Image: Untitled, Acrylic on board by Cheryl Rezendes.

PIECING, CONNECTING, RE-CALLING

Start Date: September 7, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Marianne Connolly weaves a narrative thread through collage and mixed media art while Rochelle Shicoff exhibits a mixed media series that combines painted images, hand-stitched fabrics, and various artifacts of clay, wood, and other materials.

Contact: Marianne Connolly
mtc@crocker.com

Luminous Places

Artist: Christopher Curtis
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Burnett Gallery at Jones Library
Address: 43 Amity Street, 2nd floor
Address: Mon-Sat 9am-5:15pm
City/Town: Amherst
Website: https://www.joneslibrary.org/204/Burnett-Gallery

Large format photographic images from wild, spiritual and ancient places around the world.

Contact: Christopher L Curtis
chcurtis89@gmail.com
413-522-5983

Visions in Paint

Artist: Daniel Silberberg
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Burnett Gallery at Jones Library
Address: 43 Amity Street, 2nd floor
Address: Mon-Sat 9am-5:15pm
City/Town: Amherst
Website: https://www.joneslibrary.org/204/Burnett-Gallery

Natural and imaginary scenes painted in acrylic and watercolor.

Contact: Christopher L Curtis
chcurtis89@gmail.com
413-522-5983

Breeze

Artist: Janet W Winston
Start Date: August 24, 2023
End Date: October 27, 2023
Location: Hall Gallery at the Jewish Community of Amherst
Hours: Tue-Thur 10am-4pm, Fri 10am-3pm
Address: 742 Main Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: janetwalersteinwinston.com

Janet Winston's monotypes of colorful, floating and feeding butterflies lift and hover in this one-person exhibit titled "Breeze." Memories of summer Cape Cod sand dunes and waving grasses along inland rivers weave through her collection of acrylic and oil paintings gently describing these coastal scenes.

Contact: Janet Winston
janetawinston@gmail.com
413-687-5758

Apocalypse: Science & Myth

Artist: Suzette Marie Martin
Start Date: April 22, 2023
End Date: October 14, 2023
Location: Kinney Center for Interdsiciplinary Renaissance Studies
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am-5pm
Address: 650 East Pleasant Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umass.edu/renaissance/event/opening-reception-apocalypse-science-myth

Suzette Marie Martin is a figurative painter based in New England. She combines archetypal figures, human embodiment, and allusions to mythology, together with data, symbols, and text, to examine the existential trauma of environmental and climate crises. Layers of gestural marks, opaque passages, and translucent washes acknowledge the "unequivocal scientific evidence" for anthropogenic climate change, and bear witness to the consequences of ecological decline.

Contact: Liz Fox
efox@umass.edu
413-320-8041

The Allen Sisters at Memorial Hall Museum

Artists: The Allen Sisters
Start Date: now
End Date: October 31, 2023
Location: Memorial Hall Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-4:30pm
Address: 8 Memorial Street
City/Town: Deerfield
Website: memorialhalldeerfield.org/special-exhibits

Through the lens of Frances and Mary Allen's cameras, we can see how two deaf sisters developed the image that has defined Deerfield for the past century. The Allen Sisters' helped pioneer the young art of photography through their local landscapes and costumed portraits that idealized their view of the town's Puritan past. This exhibit draws from PVMA's extensive collection of Frances and Mary Allen's photographs to highlight one recurring theme in their work: the innocence of childhood.

Contact: Ellen White
pvmaoffice@deerfieldmuseum.org
413-774-7476

First Impressions

Artist: Matthew Simons
Start Date: October 3, 2023
End Date: November 27, 2023
Start Date: October 3, 2-3:30pm
Location: Grubbs Gallery, Reed Campus Center, The Williston Northampton Schhool
Hours: Mon-Tue & Thur-Fri 8:30am-3pm, Wed 8:30am-12:30pm
Address: 40 Park Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: matthewsimonsart.com

Influenced by my many years as a graphic designer, much of my work is flat and sometimes mechanical, often employing various elements of pop culture, graffiti, line, texture, and found objects. I draw reference from the natural world and language, abstracting and constructing visual dialogs through my art. Much of my work is ink on paper created through print-making techniques, occasionally combined with collage, drawing, or painting.

Contact: Matthew Simons
mjavajoe@me.com
214-755-4427

In Between

Artists: group show
Start Date: October 6, 2023
End Date: November 5, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, October 6, 6-8pm
Location: The Color Collaborative
Address: Eastworks Studio #228, 116 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Easthampton

A multi-media exhibition featuring works by Sharona Color, Hani Rosenbaum, Maddie McDougall, Amelia Moore, and Mi Belitsky. The artists invite viewers into their present moment; embracing the unfinished, accepting the uncertainty in transitional chapters, and celebrating the raw moments along the way. This unique collection of work catches the artists in the midst of uncharted stages in their process. The work can also be viewed during Eastworks Open Studios, November 4 & 5, 10am-5pm.

Contact: Maddie McDougall
maddiemcdougall413@gmail.com

Watercolor Memories

Artist: Betty Schaffer
Start Date: September 13, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Lathrop Community
Hours: 7 days, 8am-5pm
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Road
City/Town: Easthampton

A retrospective of Betty Schaffer's watercolor paintings consisting of still lifes, landscapes and portraits.

Contact: Marcia Jestaedt
marciajestaedt@verizon.net

Topographies: An Afrofuturescape

Artist: Ebbie Russell
Start Date: September 6, 2023
End Date: October 5, 2023
Location: 50 Arrow Gallery
Hours: Tue-Fri 2-5pm, or by appt
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 244
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: 50arrowgallery.com

Mixed media collage + assemblage by Ebbie Russell. "My process is very emergent. Everything I do is interrelated & meant to honor ancestors real and imagined. I hope you enjoy the fantastical worlds I build as well as the sharing of my lived matrilineal histories."

Contact: Jason Montgomery
jasonm@attackbearpress.com

Recent Portraits

Artist: Julia Shirar
Start Date: September 14, 2023
End Date: September 29, 2023
Location: ECA Gallery
Hours: Wed & Fri 12-2pm
Address: 43 Main Street / Old Town Hall
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com

Shirar's exhibition at ECA Gallery will include a selection of paintings of people in and around Western Massachusetts. Many of them began as part of a residency at Looky Here, an artists' organization in Greenfield, where the artist spent eight weeks making portraits of volunteers from the area. All paintings included in this exhibition are made from observation and memory on locally salvaged materials.

Contact: 413-529-1425

Art in the Orchard: 7th Biennial Sculpture Exhibit

Start Date: August 12, 2023
End Date: November 26, 2023
Location: Park Hill Orchard
Address: 82 Park Hill Road
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: parkhillorchard.com/art

A walking sculpture trail which winds through our productive fruit gardens. The self-guided trail is about a half-mile long. Thirty-three sculptors selected to show this year. Many events will take place during this exhibit, including the now traditional Full Moon Poetry Walk, 100,000 Poets for Change, and others, including, new this year, a Small Works Market featuring creations by many of the exhibiting artists.

Flat Files Exhibition 50 Arrow Gallery

Start Date: July 1, 2023
End Date: July 2024
Location: 50 Arrow Gallery
Hours: by appt
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 244
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: 50arrowgallery.com

Showcasing the talent and diversity of perspectives within our artistic community, this collection features an impressive roster of emerging and established artists. The Flat Files exhibition provides a unique platform for artists to display their captivating creations. From paintings and drawings to prints and mixed media, the artwork represents a wide range of mediums, styles, and themes.

Contact: Jason Montgomery
jasonm@attackbearpress.com
860-214-6214

Ned Wagers Dibble

Artist: Ned Wagers Dibble
Start Date: June 26, 2023
End Date: June 26, 2024
Location: New City Brewery
Hours: Mon-Fri 4-11pm, Sat & Sun 12-9pm
Address: 180 Pleasant Street (behind the Paragon Building)
City/Town: Easthampton

Paintings, prints and greeting cards.

Contact: Ned Wagers Dibble
nxdnwd@gmail.com
413-768-9087

Eponymous

Artists: Melissa Sutherland Moss, Doris W. Madsen
Start Date: September 8, 2023
End Date: October 6, 2023
Location: Zea Mays Printmaking
Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town: Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com

Melissa Sutherland Moss of Brooklyn, NY, and Doris W. Madsen of Easthampton are exhibiting original work as part of their experience as students in the Artists Mentorship Program of Zea Mays Printmaking. Both artists utilize a broad range of printmaking and image making techniques. By piecing together details each piece takes on meanings of personal and racial identity.

Contact: Liz Chalfin
info@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

Paintings by Mwanga William

Artist: Mwanga William
Start Date: September 11, 2023
End Date: October 6, 2023
Location: Northfield Mount Hermon
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sun 1-5pm
Address: One Lamplighter Way
City/Town: Gill
Website: nmhschool.org

William works in the semi-abstract and realism genres, often painting with oil or acrylics on rough textures. Much of his work reflects the African culture and activities he grew up with, including ceremonial dance, fishing, and farming, as well as daily village life. He also paints animals from the Great Lakes region of east Africa, notably, Uganda's national bird, the crested crane.

Contact: Jamie Rourke
jrourke@nmhschoolorg

BKFST KNGDM

Artist: Wishbone Zoe
Start Date: October 1, 2023
End Date: November 30, 2023
Reception Date: October 27, 5-8pm
Location: Looky Here
Hours: Weds-Fri 12-5pm, Sat 12-3pm
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: wishbonezoe.com

A show of new work by Zosia Kochanski across multiple media: paintings and drawings, animation, video, and installation. Opening and closing receptions will feature performances by Western MA artists. Keep an eye on Looky Here and Zosia's instagram accounts for details.

Contact: Zosia Kochanski
wishbonezoe@gmail.com

2023 Art Faculty Exhibit

Artists: group show
Start Date: September 5, 2023
End Date: September 29, 2023
Location: South Gallery, GCC
Hours: Mon-Thur 7am-9pm, Fri 7am-5pm, Sat 8am-6pm
Address: One College Drive
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: gcc.mass.edu/art/exhibit/2023-art-faculty-exhibit

The Art Department presents works by art faculty Chenda Cope, Nick Meyer, Noah Paessel, Kelly Popoff, Joan O'Beirne, and Jen Simms. Gallery talk: Wednesday, September 20, 12pm.

Contact: Jen Simms
simmsj@gcc.mass.edu

Shifting

Artist: Annaleah Moon Gregoire
Start Date: September 8, 2023
End Date: September 29, 2023
Reception Date: September 29, 5-8pm
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Hours: Tue 9am-12pm, Thur & Fri 5-8pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.com/shifting

Shifting is the third solo exhibition by Annaleah Moon Gregoire, a mixed-media artist based in Greenfield. This show will feature Gregoire's latest series of oil paintings reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic. By highlighting themes of isolation, rest, healing, and community, this series gives the viewer pause to consider the ways in which our lives are changing and being experienced differently as a result of the pandemic. Closing reception: Sept 29th, 5-8pm.

Contact: info@artspacegreenfield.com
413-772-6811

The Poetry of Puddles

Artist: Dave Madeloni
Start Date: September 9, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: The LAVA Center
Hours: Mon & Wed 11am-2pm, Thur 5-8pm. Sat 12-3pm
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/art/dave-madeloni-the-poetry-of-puddles

Dave Madeloni is a photographer, educator, and journalist whose images capture what he calls, "The Poetry of Puddles." Dave finds beauty all around, not where we ordinarily look, but right in front of us, reflected in the thousands of puddles, canals, and ponds that we tend to ignore. Many of the images, all taken since the Covid pandemic began, are both alluring as well as a warning that our environment is in peril.

Contact: info@thelavacenter.org
413-376-8118

We'll Show U

Artists: group show
Start Date: August 25, 2023
End Date: October 6, 2023
Location: Greenfield Gallery
Hours: Fri 4-9pm, Sat 11am-5pm
Address: 231 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield

A self-curated collaborative exhibition showcasing the works of artists: Rachel Cyrene Blackman, Bil Gardner, Youme Nguyen Ly, M Rudder, Emikan Sudan, and John Vo.

Contact: M Rudder
m@mrudder.com
413-387-2684

Botanical Portraits

Artist: Jean Gran
Start Date: August 5, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Franklin Medical Center, Oncology Wing
Hours: daily, 24 hours
Address: 164 High Street, 1st floor
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: jeangran.com

Art promotes healing. My goal is to capture not only the ephemeral beauty of the flowers I photograph, but to create images with the capacity to evoke our enduring emotions, dreams, and deeper truths. The exquisite beauty of flowers is both fragile and fleeting. And yet, flowers so often bear witness to the eternal truths of our lives: love and loss; birth and death; joy and grief; triumph and failure. These archival fine art photographic prints are printed on ChromaLuxe aluminum panels.

Contact: Jean Gran
jean@jeangran.com

A Reliquary of Blackness Chapter 2: A Legacy of Hope at Wistariahurst Museum

Start Date: September 18, 2023
End Date: TBD
Location: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: wistariahurst.org/events/a-reliquary-of-blackness-chapter-2-exhibit-opening

This immersive exhibit offers a fresh perspective on Holyoke’s rich history, and it’s curated by the talented Erika Slocumb, a dedicated historian. Inside, you’ll find a diverse collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, poems, and more, showcasing the vibrant tapestry of Holyoke’s Black heritage.

Kees Holterman & Michelle Weinberg

Artists: Kees Holterman, Michelle Weinberg
Start Date: September 16, 2023
End Date: October 15, 2023
Location: PULP
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-4pm, or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Holterman is a Dutch-American artist currently based in Utrecht, Netherlands. He uses storytelling to dismantle memories, relationships and environments to bridge the gap between past and potential self and confront fear and uncertainty. Weinberg is an artist who produces art in her studio and for public spaces. The drawings are made by slipping carbon paper between folded sheets of mulberry paper. She draws to penetrate appearances and to resolve images in her mind’s eye within the natural & built environment.

Contact: pulpholyoke@gmail.com
413-362-6368

Plastic Bags

Artists: Ali Osborn
Start Date: September 16, 2023
End Date: October 15, 2023
Location: PULP, Front Room Space
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-4pm, or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

This series responds to two specific limitations of the woodcut medium: it's inherent graphic quality and the residue of the organic form from which the medium originates. X western mass artist Ali Osborn travels north from Brooklyn to Holyoke with a beautiful new series of woodblock prints.

Contact: pulpholyoke@gmail.com
413-362-6368

Restored WPA Victory Theatre Murals at Wistariahurst Museum

Start Date: March 10, 2023
End Date: March 10, 2024
Location: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: mifafestival.org/event-details/victory-theatre-mural-exhibition

For the first time since 2010, see a newly restored section of the historic Victory Theatre murals completed by conservators EverGreene Architectural Arts at Wistariahurst Museum in a year long exhibition. The Victory murals were painted in 1942 by artist Vincent Maragliotti as part of the increasingly renowned WPA (Works Project Administration) program. The MIFA/ Wistariahurst mural exhibition will include information on Maragliotti, the restoration process, and the WPA.

Contact: info@mifafestival.org
413-540-0200

Solo Exhibit

Artist: Susan Valentine
Start Date: October 5, 2023
End Date: October 29, 2023
Reception Date: October 8, 1-5pm
Location: Leverett Crafts and Arts
Hours: Thu & Fri 3-6pm, Sat & Sun 1-5pm
Address: 13 Montague Road
City/Town: Leverett
Website: susanvalentine.art

Many new works, many old favorites, several very large florals. Should be fun!

Contact: Susan Valentine
s.valentine.art@gmail.com
413-547-1172

Abstract Art Squad

Artist: Abstract Art Squad
Start Date: September 2, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: Storrs Library
Hours: Mon-Thur 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-4pm
Address: 693 Longmeadow Street
City/Town: Longmeadow
Website: abstractartsquad.com

Featuring works by the Abstract Art Squad -- four artists who met at an abstract art class three years ago and continue to meet weekly to support and inspire one another. Each artist has their own style ranging from simple geometrics to complex intuitive compositions. Approximately thirty five paintings will be on display, ranging in size from 8" x 12" to 24" x 30". Works are in the Betty Ann Low meeting room and available for viewing when the room is not in use. Library number is 413-565-4181.

Contact: Roger J Kellman
namllek@aol.com
413-233-7478

Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families

Start Date: September 27, 2023
End Date: September 29, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, September 29, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: A.P.E. Gallery
Hours: Wed & Thur 12-5pm, Fri 12-5:30pm
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org

A book and traveling exhibit featuring photos by Robin Rayne, Gigi Kaeser, Jill Meyers, and others from across the country and interviews by Peggy Gillespie, Co-Director of Family Diversity Projects. Opening reception, reading, and panel discussion: Sept 29th, 5:30-7:30pm, with a reading and discussion from ALWAYS MATT: A TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW SHEPARD with Lesléa Newman and a panel discussion by six local families featured in AUTHENTIC SELVES starting at 6pm.

Contact: Peggy Gillespie
familydiversityprojects@gmail.com

Photography

Artist: Virginia Sandman
Start Date: October 3, 2023
End Date: October 30, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, October 13, 4-5:30pm
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org

There is so much that can’t be explained, that can only be experienced, felt, witnessed. It has come and gone into my thoughts my whole life. It’s not surprising that I am more interested in mystery and the unknown than facts. Dreams are the source of some of the photos. Others come from simply touching and interacting with materials like thread, clay and playing around with light. My experience with sculpture, video installations, film and performance art influence the photographic outcomes.

Contact: fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org

The Stones They Left Behind

Artist: Paul Griffin
Start Date: October 3, 2023
End Date: October 30, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, October 13, 4-5:30pm
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org

I have always been intrigued by the intersection of history and myth, the physical and the metaphysical, the visual and the unseen. Ireland is my ancestral homeland; both my paternal and maternal grandparents immigrated to Holyoke from there at the turn of the 20th century. These images were made during a trip to Ireland in May 2022. It seemed wherever I went, the landscape was dotted with stone ruins, some ancient and some from more recent times.

Contact: fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org

Photography

Artist: Ken Kipen
Start Date: October 3, 2023
End Date: October 30, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, October 13, 4-5:30pm
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org

Over the years photography has allowed me to connect with worlds very different from my own. Travel has been the catalyst, providing subjects I somehow recognize from an awareness beyond seeing. Then the subject itself is transcended, giving way to feelings rooted deep in our collective memory.

Contact: fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org

The Ordinary Unbound

Artists: group show
Start Date: October 5, 2023
End Date: October 29, 2023
Reception Date: Friday, October 13, 5-8pm (during Arts Night Out)
Location: A.P.E. Gallery
Hours: Wed-Sun 12-5pm, Friday 12-8pm
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org

New work by Judith Bowerman, Meredith Broberg, Tracey Cockrell, and Nancy Diessner, each artist responding to their local landscape. As a whole, the show invites viewers to reflect on the ways our lives resonate with the natural world around and within us.

Contact: Mollye Maxner
mollyemaxner@apearts.org

Photography Exhibit

Artist: Ellen Koteen
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: October 31, 2023
Location: Cooley Dickinson Hospital West Galler (main entrance)
Hours: Mon-Sun 8am-8pm / subject to any future COVID restrictions
Address: 30 Locust Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: ellenkoteenphotographs.com

An exhibit of 31 photographs spanning 20 years of flowers, birds, landscapes, farm animals, sea creatures and a variety of boats.

Contact: Ellen Koteen
ellen27louise@yahoo.com
413-210-5141

Wilbraham Art League at North Gallery of Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Artists: Wilbraham Art League
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: October 30, 2023
Location: North Gallery at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Hours: Mon-Sun 8am-8pm / subject to any future COVID restrictions
Address: 30 Locust Street (Route 9)
City/Town: Northampton
Website: wilbrahamartleague.org

Founded in 2007, the Wilbraham Art League was established to promote the understanding and appreciation of fine arts. Many of their artists will be participating with over 35 paintings in a wide range of mediums and styles on display. The diversity of their art makes their exhibits delightful and unique.

Contact: Roger J Kellman
namllek@aol.com
413-233-7478

Skywell

Artist: Molly Kaderka
Start Date: September 14, 2023
End Date: October 26, 2023
Location: Oresman Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Address: 22 Elm Street, Hillyer Building
City/Town: Northampton
Website: sites.smith.edu/art-oresman-gallery

Explore Kaderka's site-specific masterpieces in printmaking, drawing, and painting, transcending time from rock formations to a futuristic universe. Circular pieces, framed by textured rocks, redefine our perception of change, invoking a science-informed understanding of our evolving universe in an unmissable exhibition.

Contact: Lisa Portier
eportier@smith.edu
413-585-3100

Birdz & Joy

Artist: Lois Barber
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: River Valley Co-op
Hours: 7 days, 8am-10pm
Address: 330 N King Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: rivervalley.coop/event-details/art-in-the-cafe-september-2023-01

Lois Barber's watercolor paintings are meditations on--and celebrations of--the wonder and beauty of the natural world, combined with a bit of whimsy. After a life of full-time work for peace, justice, and the environment. She finds joy and pure delight in dedicating energy and time to the simple joy of watercolor painting.

Contact: Reka Peterson
rpeterson@rivervalley.coop

Quabbin Art Association

Artists: Quabbin Art Association
Start Date: August 28, 2023
End Date: October 16, 2023
Location: Woodstar Cafe
Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat-Sun 8am-6pm
Address: 60 Masonic Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: woodstarcafe.com

The Quabbin Art Association of Belchertown has a new group exhibit at the popular Woodstar Cafe in Northampton. Come enjoy artwork from a dozen talented artists from the Pioneer Valley. Many pieces are for sale directly from the artists.

Contact: info@quabbinartassociation.com

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Artist: E. Joseph McCarthy
Start Date: September 5, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: NEVAmuseum, Anchor House of Artists, Gallery 1,2,3
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

A retrospective from 50+ years of studio life as an abstractionist. Joe's new work displays a vibrancy and hope, reflecting his urban and rural backgrounds. Gallery one, two, & three bring into view the evolution of his large canvases from his early years to the present. For many years, he was employed by the Windsor & Newton company as a painting materials presenter, traveling the world to provide demos at universities & corporations. He will give a talk on his experiences later this month.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Fine Craft of Charlie Fitts

Artist: Charles Kimball Fitts
Start Date: September 8, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: New England Visionary Artists Museum Wing
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

1970s Northampton transitioned from a mercantile college town into a bohemian art center. Low-rent ateliers, galleries & a fine craft movement exploded. Charles Kimball (1943- 2020), a self-taught fine craft maker, rented from an emergent Faux Pas Leather store on Crafts Avenue. He had a very promising career cut short by mental illness. He was cheated out of money and died penniless in a homeless shelter. This exhibit presents the remains of his work from the collection of Charles Derby, his friend.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Study of an Artist's World

Artist: Larry Kurowski
Date: ongoing
Location: NEVAmuseum Wing
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

The artist Larry Kurowski (1952-2022) took the nom de plume Larry Alice to align his mental state with the absurdist world of "Alice in Wonderland." An Existentialist, he made system paintings, abstractions of mental processes, using his likeness, physical and mental. His large paintings metamorphose his own with that of women in his life & cult figures: such as Marilynn Monroe & Jesus. His ex-wife Patt Blue, rescued his many boxes of writings & paintings after his tragic, unattended death in January 2022.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Heroes

Artist: Steven Robaire
Start Date: September 8, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: NEVAmuseum, Anchor House of Artists, Passway East
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

Steven Robaire is a Springfield native who has taken up painting to capture photo renditions of his heroes: Muhammad Ali, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Maya Angelou, and John Lennon, among others. He presents a promising career in this exhibition launch.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Life As A Poem

Artist: Sunita Mudgett
Start Date: September 8, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: NEVAmuseum, Anchor House of Artists, Passway East
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

Sunita Mudgett is a new Springfield area artist. Her acrylic images are very direct, reflect culture and identity, and evoke raw emotion. Of them, she writes, "My whole life I have always wanted to motivate people into knowing their lives can and are better than what they were. All things in life is a poem and abstract art of life and in life. Her career is emerging; she has recently published some of her poetry, and this show represents a launch into a gallery exhibition.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Continuously

Artist: Jonathan Stark
Start Date: September 5, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: NEVAmuseum, Anchor House of Artists, BUMPUS Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

Jonathan Stark's images are incredibly consistent single-line compositions done in marker by hand at night with excruciating focus. The line never touches; as it gathers, he can develop masses that interact on the picture plane, creating a dynamism that mimics movement. Working in this method from 1990, his output is enormous and preponderous. Every one of the hundreds is unique.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Ongoing Study

Artist: Kevin Bouricius
Start Date: September 5, 2023
End Date: September 30, 2023
Location: NEVAmuseum, Anchor House of Artists, BUMPUS Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sat 1-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

Kevin Bouricius (1951-2019), a visionary oil painter, has a vast portfolio that contains consistently engaging, dream-like subjects rendered in thick, textured paint with bright colors; Hieronymus Bosch is one influence among others. His work has been featured at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, the Saint Elizabeth's Hospital Annual Benefit in Washington, D.C., and the Outside Fair in New York City. 400 artworks of his surviving oeuvre are now kept at the New England Visionary Artists Museum.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Heartsong

Artist: Jana Brike
Start Date: September 6, 2023
End Date: October 7, 2023
Location: William Baczek Fine Arts
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Address: 36 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: wbfinearts.com

William Baczek Fine Arts is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of new oil paintings by Jana Brike.

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

Wildwood

Artist: Misa Chappell
Start Date: September 8, 2023
End Date: October 7, 2023
Location: The Art Wall @Rhynia,inc
Address: 122 Main Street (downstairs)
City/Town: Northampton

Wildwood explores the dialog between artist and material. Artworks made from found, repurposed,and salvaged wood offer a collaboration of the visionary and the visceral. Misa Chappell is a self-taught visionary artist based in the Berkshires. Her work is an intuitive and personal exploration of mother nature and the feminine divine. Misa works with a variety of media, especially natural and found materials such as wood, stone, vintage goods, and slate.

Contact: Tony(a) Lemos
herbaltonya@gmail.com

Artist of the Month

Artist: Jeanne Weintraub-Mason
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: September 29, 2023
Location: Northampton Senior Center Hall Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 67 Conz Street
City/Town: Northampton

Jeanne Weintraub-Mason describes herself as a science geek and storyteller at heart. She uses Procreate to highlight local history and communicate concepts related to sustainability and the natural world. The Moonlight Magic series highlights the interrelationship of nocturnal wildlife and plants of the Connecticut River Valley.

Contact: Nancy Yesu
Nyesu@northamptonma.gov

Horses, Horses, Horses

Artist: Ruth Sanderson
Start Date: September 2, 2023
End Date: September 29, 2023
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org

Ruth Sanderson's career as an illustrator spans over 45 years and 90-plus books for children. Ruth has illustrated many horse-themed books during her career. This exhibit features illustrations from her 2022 picture book A Storm of Horses, covers from the Random House Horse Diaries series and the Black Stallion series, as well as paintings from Hush Little Horsie (written by Jane Yolen), horse illustrations from Ruth's fairy tale picture books, and drawings from her most recent title, Drawing Horses.

Contact: fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org

Binding A Valley: Pioneer Valley Book Makers in the '90s

Artist: Judy B. Messer
Start Date: September 2, 2023
End Date: September 29, 2023
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org

A Documentary Portrait Series by Photographer Judy B. Messer. Messer kicks off her 40-year anniversary as an artist working with heart and camera by celebrating with a showing of a special collection of documentary still film portraits made in the mid 90s. The series celebrates pioneer valley and hilltown creatives who worked in their own beautiful way in the art of book making -- from the authors and illustrators to the printers and book binders.

Contact: fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org

TINY Art 4 All Gallery Project

Start Date: August 11, 2023
End Date: October 6, 2023
Location: Northampton Bike Trail
Hours: 24/7
Address: 281 State Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: tinyartforallgallery.com

The TINY Art 4 All Gallery Public Art Project is pleased to announce Cohort 2! Gallery 1 features Cliff Notez and is located at 281 State Street. Gallery 2 features a project by the Belchertown High School and is located near the Hatfield St intersection. Gallery 3 features paintings by Lee Moonan and is located at Straw Ave. Gallery 4 features a project by Ian Babylon and is located at N. Maple St. Gallery 5 features photographs by Janie Chen and is located near Bridge Rd in Florence.

Contact: Kim Carlino
kimcarlino@gmail.com
413-695-3514

Multiplying Power: Image as Protest in Prints and Photographs

Start Date: March 24, 2022
End Date: January 2024
Location: Smith College Museum of Art
Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-4pm
Address: 20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City/Town: Northampton
Website: scma.smith.edu/art/exhibitions/multiplying-power-image-protest-prints-and-photographs

This installation displays a range of prints and photographs from the SCMA collection whose circulation documents and sparks social change. Primarily made in the United States during the 20th and 21st century, these works engage with issues of racial justice, civil rights, gay liberation, feminism, Indigenous land rights, and environmental justice, among others.

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

Tiny Art Fundraiser

Artists: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Start Date: August 24, 2023
End Date: October 29, 2023
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Hours: Thu 12-5:30pm (thru Oct 5), Fri-Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm (Fall)
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

This major fundraiser for Deerfield Valley Art Association features 5"x5" art donated by member artists, each $25. There are also a limited number of 3"x3" art for $10 each. Photo: Chicken by Susan Mulholland.

Contact: Marge Anderson
margedvaa@gmail.com

Local Color

Artists: group show
Start Date: September 27, 2023
End Date: October 30, 2023
Location: Shelburne Arts Co-op
Hours: Mon & Wed-Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 26 Bridge Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: shelburneartscoop.com

The artists of the Co-op celebrate the season in all its glorious color. Media include paintings, prints, photographs, collage, mixed media, sculpture, wearable and decorative fiber art, jewelry, glass, and wood.

Contact: Flo Rosenstock
sac01370@gmail.com
413-625-9324

Nocturnal Landscapes

Artist: Chris Hill
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: October 29, 2023
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: daily 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com

Local artist and former soil scientist Chris Hill shares his visions of soil regeneration and ecosystem building with a series of botanical paintings. The artist will donate part of the proceeds from sales for local farm flood relief.

Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
13-625-9833

Artful Harvest

Artist: Laurie Miles
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: October 29, 2023
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: daily 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com

Laurie Miles' Artful Harvest photographs come directly from sliced and arranged vegetables pressed, dried, and photographed to reveal the delicate patterns and structures.

Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
13-625-9833

TOTZ

Artist: Christin Couture
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: October 31, 2023
Reception Date: Sunday, October 8, 1-4pm (art walk)
Location: Art in the Hall / Art Bank building
Hours: by chance or appt
Address: 22 Bridge Street, 2nd floor
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: redtidebluefire.com/TOTz

Since the seventies Christin Couture has played with Victorian conventions. In shadowy accomplished paintings a cast of characters that includes little girls with lush ringlets and rosebud mouths, little boys in short pants and babies in christening gowns pose in unsettling tableaux. --Faye Wolfe, The Massachusetts Review.

Contact: Rose Hall
Redtidebluefire@gmail.com
413-625-0137

Showcase South Hadley

Date: October 7 & 8
Location: Various spots through South Hadley
City/Town: South Hadley
Website: southhadleyarts.org

Join us for multi-day celebration of local arts and culture featuring live music, dance, art exhibitions, presentations, and workshops. With a nod to the famed South by Southwest, the festival takes place across multiple venues over the course of a long weekend. You’ll find pop-up events all over town -- in restaurants, schools, churches, concert halls, and other gathering spaces. Come explore South Hadley and discover something new! Click the "Line Up" link on the website for details.

Contact: hello@southhadleyarts.org

Black South in the '60s

Artist: Julius Lester
Start Date: September 5, 2023
End Date: September 27, 2023
Location: Robert Floyd Gallery and Learning Center
Hours: Sun, Tue & Wed 1-5pm, also by chance or appt
Address: 2 East Street (Rt. 10/College Highway)
City/Town: Southampton
Website: floydgallery.com

Julius Lester was sent by SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) to document the Black South. Julius was unsatisfied with their photographer's work and hastened back to NYC to acquire a Nikon film camera. The rest is history. This exhibit has hung at Princeton University. They are for sale for the first time. Image: Blues Singer and Friend © 1966 Julius Lester

Contact: Robert Floyd
floyd@floydgallery.com
413-529-2635

Journey Through the Eyes of an Artist

Artist: Richard Roy
Date: October 7, 3-6pm
Location: Art for the Soul Gallery
Address: 235 State Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artforthesoulgallery.com

Richard Roy’s versatility as an artist is apparent in his multimedia renderings through sculpture, engravings and oil paintings. He has been a member of the CAFA for greater than 30 years and has appeared in numerous periodic publications as well as received recognition from venues such as the Wadsworth Athenaeum, Frederic Remington Museum and many others.

Contact: 413-301-6314

Latino Arts Festival

Date: Saturday, September 30, 10am-8pm
Location: Springfield Museums
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/latino-arts

An all-day celebration at the Springfield Museums. In addition to salsa music, food trucks, and hands-on, family-friendly activities during the day (10am-5pm), the festival will feature an After-Hours party (5-8pm) for adults with a cash bar, DJ, and band. The evening event is free, while the daytime programming is free with Museums admission (free for Springfield residents).

Contact: Michelle M. Murphy
mmurphy@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800

Latinos en SPRINGFIELD, Presente y Pasado / Latinos in SPRINGFIELD, Past and Present

Start Date: September 30, 2023
End Date: March 3, 2024
Location: Wood Museum of Springfield History
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/latinos-en-springfield-presente-y-pasado-latinos-in-springfield-past-and-present

Explore the history of Springfield’s vibrant Latino community from its early roots in the city in the 1940s to the present day. This selection of historic photographs highlights the groundbreaking efforts of Latino community leaders and celebrates Springfield’s Latino culture. The images on exhibit feature the work of photographer Ed Cohen and as well as Latino community members

Contact: Michelle M. Murphy
mmurphy@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800

A Gathering: Works from Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists

Artists: group show
Start Date: September 23, 2023
End Date: March 24, 2024
Location: Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield Museums
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/a-gathering-works-from-contemporary-black-american-ceramic-artists

The first traveling museum exhibition to focus on Black ceramic artists working today. The artworks in this exhibition demonstrate a range of techniques, exploring topics of historical and contemporary relevance. Understanding the role of clay in carrying ancestral and cultural knowledge from Africa to the Americas, several artists use their medium to explore history, including histories of enslavement, as well as heritage and identity.

Contact: Michelle M. Murphy
mmurphy@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800

The Shell in the Clouds / El Caparazón en las Nubes

Artist: Pável Acevedo
Start Date: September 5, 2023
End Date: October 6, 2023
Location: Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College (STCC)
Address: 1 Armory Square B28
City/Town: Springfield
Website: stcc.io/carberry

Carberry Gallery at STCC presents a special Hispanic Heritage Month exhibition, The Shell in the Clouds / El Caparazón en las Nubes, by Oaxacan-born printmaker Pável Acevedo. His work includes mythological characters inspired by the Zapotec stories shared by his grandfather and tackles issues of migration, immigration, and the duality many immigrants face leaving their homeland.

Contact: Sondra Peron
speron@stcc.edu
413-695-3196

Artifice

Artist: Priya N. Green
Start Date: April 15, 2023
End Date: December 31, 2023
Location: D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/artifice-new-paintings-priya-n-green

Springfield artist Priya N. Green uses painting to grapple with the human condition, exploring concepts such as how we see and understand the world. She often uses found images and film stills as source material for her paintings. Green's most recent body of work, which she started while spending time at home in the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, draws on her experience of absorbing news and information through electronic devices and screens.

Contact: info@springfieldmuseums.org

Migrations Exhibit & Day of the Dead Altar

Start Date: October 6, 2023
End Date: November 30, 2023
Reception Date: October 14, 1-5pm
Location: Great Falls Discovery Center
Hours: Tue 10am-4pm, Wed-Sun 10am-5:30pm
Address: 2 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: greatfallsdiscoverycenter.org

Migrations paintings celebrate the human and natural diversity of the upper Connecticut River Valley and the Americas. Colorful works depict scenes integral to village life, Mayan culture, and the history of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Curated by GuateMaya Art and Culture Connection. From Oct 6 through Nov 1, view a Day of the Dead Altar built by local families. The Migrations Festival on October 14 from 1-5pm includes a band, family activities, and food. See website for full details.

Contact: Janel Nockleby
janel.nockleby@mass.gov
413-863-3221

Intervals

Artist: Karen Axtell
Start Date: September 2, 2023
End Date: October 1, 2023
Location: Great Falls Discovery Center
Hours: Tue 10am-4pm, Wed-Sun 10am-6pm
Address: 2 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: greatfallsdiscoverycenter.org

Karen Axtell presents Intervals, mixed-media prints about time on handmade paper, layered with oil and water-based materials. The prints reference the rings of trees, the depth of rivers, the shape of leaves, ebb of tides, phases of the moon, and more.

Contact: Janel Nockleby
janel.nockleby@mass.gov
413-863-3221

5th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition at Workshop13

Artists: group show
Start Date: September 23, 2023
End Date: October 8, 2023
Location: Workshop13, Grand Hall
Hours: Fri 4-7pm, Sat & Sun 1-4pm
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/nefae-call-for-artists

This exhibition features stunning works of traditional realism from throughout the Northeastern US.

Contact: Marie Lauderdale
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Through the Lens

Artists: group show
Start Date: September 23, 2023
End Date: October 29, 2023
Reception Date: Saturday, October 14, 3-5pm
Location: ArtWorks Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-5pm
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/through-the-lens-call-for-artists

A juried exhibit of fine art photographic works. The juror for Through the Lens is photographer Stephen Petegorsky.

Contact: Marie Lauderdale
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Labors of Love: Doilies and Lace Reimagined

Artist: Felice Caivano
Start Date: September 11, 2023
End Date: October 28, 2023
Location: The Jasper Rand Art Museum at Westfield Athenaeum
Address: 6 Elm Street
City/Town: Westfield
Website: westath.org/art-museum

Utilizing hundreds of doilies to cover the walls of the Jasper Rand Gallery, this site-specific installation, Uncredited, employs the traditional needle art of doilies to draw attention to the anonymous and largely unappreciated creativity of ordinary women working with meticulous artisanship over the past century. This installation seeks to celebrate the makers of these intricate and imaginative designs that countless women have employed to decorate the home and create a space of comfort and dignity.

One Artist, Two Mediums

Artist: Cindy Chandler-Guy, LICSW
Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: September 29, 2023
Location: Westhampton Public Library
Hours: Mon & Thur 2-8pm, Tues & Wed 9am-12pm & 1-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Address: 1 North Road
City/Town: Westhampton
Website: westhampton-ma.com

Like many people, my life's journey been filled with many twists and turns, but art and psychology have always been two distinct, but essential passions. This exhibit represents the two mediums, monotype collages and pastels that have been my creative focuses the past year.

Contact: Cindy Chandler-Guy
cchandler-guy@comcast.net
413-348-5919

The Dreamweavers

Artist: Lachlan Thompson
Start Date: June 30, 2023
End Date: December 30, 2023
Location: Online via Astral Cherry Healing Arts
City/Town: Northampton
Website: astralcherryart.com/dreamweavers-exhibition

Existing in the realm between folklore, myth, and our embodied realities The Dreamweavers is the culmination of 42 hours of interviews with queer, trans, and Two Spirit survivors of abuse, sexual violence, and relationship violence about their healing journeys and relationship to themselves. These stories were then collaboratively transformed into tarot cards using imagery and portraiture that is personally significant and emblematic of each survivors' experience, identity, and insight.

Contact: Lachlan Thompson
astralcherryart@gmail.com

29th Annual Paradise City Arts Festival

Date: October 7: 10am-6pm, October 8: 10am-5pm, October 9: 10am-4pm
Location: Three County Fairgrounds
Address: 54 Old Ferry Road at Rt. 9
City/Town: Northampton
Website: paradisecityarts.com

This award-winning arts festival features over 200 curated painters, sculptors, and fine craft designers. Join us for three days of astounding visual arts, eye-popping design, scrumptious food by local chefs, live music, and great fun. Featuring the themed exhibit “TWO X TWO!” and a silent art auction to benefit the Northampton Chamber of Commerce. Enjoy an indoor/outdoor experience in three airy buildings, under the Festival Dining Tent, and along the Sculpture Promenade. Rain or shine, tickets online or at the gate.

Contact: Katherine Sanderson
info@paradisecityarts.com
800-511-9725

Easthampton Fall Makers Market

Date: Saturday, September 30, 10am-4pm (rain date Oct 7)
Location: Easthampton Municipal Building Parking Lot
Address: 50 Payson Avenue
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: fb.me/e/2O7YyUwtz

Spend a beautiful fall day outdoors browsing the work of 50 local makers while you take in the beautiful background of Mount Tom and the Nashawannuck Pond and enjoy a bite to eat. Artists include local potters, jewelers, woodworkers, painters, photographers, glass makers, textile artists, and more! It’s the perfect FREE event to meet your talented neighbors!

Contact: Carolyn Anderson
carolynandersonceramics@gmail.com

Hilltown Arts Alliance Open Studio Tour

Date: Saturday & Sunday, September 30 & October 1, 11am-5pm both days
Location: Cummington Community House (Tour Hub)
Address: 33 Main Street
City/Town: Cummington (and surrounding hilltowns)
Website: hilltownartsalliance.org/open-studio-tour

Wander scenic byways during peak leaf season and discover artists’ work and studio environments. Painters, potters, jewelry makers, sculptors and printmakers will welcome you to the place where they live and create. Over 20 studio locations to choose from! Enjoy locally grown food, beer, cider, restaurants and food trucks. Demonstrations throughout the day. Live entertainment each afternoon.

Contact: Kathryn Jens
kjens3@icloud.com
413-464-5628

25th Annual North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival

Date: Saturday & Sunday, September 30 & October 1, 10am-5pm both days
Location: Outdoor fields at Forster Farm
Address: 60 Chestnut Hill Road
City/Town: Orange
Website: garlicandarts.org

The family friendly “festival that stinks” is renowned for exceptional art, local farm products, fabulous food, endless entertainment, and inspiration for a hopeful future. Held on a historic farm amid fall foliage, the event attracts and unites many thousands locally and across New England. Family friendly admission: $5 / kids 12 and under free. Card to Culture! EBT, WIC, ConnectorCare: free! Advance tickets strongly encouraged, or cash or card still welcome at the gate.

Northampton Print & Book Fair 2023

Date: Saturday, September 30, 12-5pm
Location: A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: northamptonprintandbookfair.net

Artists from across western MA and New England will be showing and selling their works, including but not limited to handmade artist prints and books, zines, comics, books of poetry, risograph prints, mini sculptures and ceramics, wearable art, and more.

Contact: Trevor Powers
northamptonprintandbookfair@gmail.com
413-923-8175

Open Studio at Twin Willow Farm

Date: September 30 & October 1, 2-5pm
Location: Twin Willow Farm
Address: 136 North Road
City/Town: Westhampton

Jacqueline Brodeur and John Robinson will be showing their oil and watercolor paintings in their Gallery Barn.

Contact: Jacqueline Brodeur
Willows2@comcast.net
413-527-1758

Open Studio at Bridgmont Farm

Date: September 30 & October 1, 2-5pm
Location: Bridgmont Farm
Address: 71 Chesterfield Road
City/Town: Westhampton

Mary Montague will have her pastels on display in her home studio.

Contact: Jacqueline Brodeur
Willows2@comcast.net
413-527-1758

Request for Proposals for Public Art in Easthampton

Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts
Deadline: November 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com/resources/open-call-for-public-art

Easthampton City Arts (ECA) the ECA Public Art Committee, the Easthampton Planning Department, and Department of Public Works are pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Design Plan for a new, original, environmentally-focused public artwork and/or design features that will be fabricated and installed on or adjacent to Emerald Place in the New City neighborhood of Easthampton. An application information session will take place via Google Meet on October 10th at 5:30pm.

Contact: Pasqualina Azzarello
pazzarello@easthamptonma.gov

Local Cultural Council Grants

Sponsoring Group Name: Mass Cultural Council
Deadline: October 17
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: statewide
Website: massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program

Mass Cultural Council funds and manages a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) across the state, representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each council awards money based on individual community cultural needs, assessed and set by LCC members. Applicants apply directly to local councils. Full details and find your LCC on the website.

Apply to exhibit at ECA Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton City Arts
Deadline: October 24
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com/resources/call-for-artists

We invite you to apply to exhibit your artwork at ECA Gallery! Applications are reviewed by a panel of ECA Coordinating Committee members and additional representatives from the greater visual arts community. All applicants will receive notification in December. Application form on website.

Hadley Cultural Council Seeks Funding Proposals

Sponsoring Group Name: Hadley Cultural Council
Deadline: October 17
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Hadley
Website: massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program

Grants that support cultural activities in the community for organizations, schools and individuals. The Council prioritizes community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs and entertainment for people of all ages, backgrounds, cultures and abilities. For local guidelines and complete information on the Hadley Cultural Council, contact Dina Friedman. Application forms and more information about the Local Cultural Council Program are available on website.

Contact: Dina Friedman
hadleyculturalcouncil@gmail.com
413-341-7206

The LAVA Center's fourth annual Community Art Show

Sponsoring Group Name: The LAVA Center
Deadline: October 13
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/art/community-art-show

Artists are encouraged to submit work to be displayed on our exhibit wall in November and December. This year's theme is "Reclamation": use of reclaimed materials, reclaimed words or emotions, etc. Accepted artwork needs to be able to hang on our walls (no sculptures, please). Pieces will be chosen and artists notified by October 19. The exhibit will be on display at The LAVA Center November and December with an opening reception on Nov 4, 12-3pm. Full details on website.

Contact: info@thelavacenter.org
413-376-8118

Beautiful Little Things

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Gallery
Deadline: October 26
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for up to 5 submissions
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/beautiful-little-things-call-for-artists

ArtWorks Gallery is accepting entries for this small works show, timed to take advantage of holiday shopping! Customers will be delighted to take their 'Beautiful Little Things' with them directly after purchasing, instead of after the close of the show. There is no theme directing content for this show – all styles and subjects may be accepted; the work simply needs to be no larger than 12 inches in any dimension (including frame, if framed).

Contact: Marie Lauderdale
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

ARToberFEST 2023

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Westfield
Deadline: October 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Westfield
Website: artworkswestfield.com

Call for new, emerging, experienced and pro artists! ARToberFEST, our annual fall outdoor art exhibition along Elm Street in downtown Westfield, is October 21, 10am to 5pm. Accepted media includes painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, collage, photography, printmaking, digital art, wood, glass, metal, fiber, clay, and ceramics. Email three image samples of your work, your name, medium, contact info by Oct 1 to info@artworkswestfield.com -- or use the online form: https://bit.ly/3E2SmhJ

Contact: Bill Westerlind
WFWJR@YAHOO.COM
413-335-6976

Holiday Arts Market 2023

Sponsoring Group Name: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Deadline: October 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none to apply
City/Town: Amherst
Website: forms.monday.com/forms/3350d9204195d598878322f9fea3824d

Calling all local artists! We are now accepting vendor applications for our outdoor Holiday Arts Market on Saturday, November 18, 12-4pm. (Raindate: Sunday, November 19) Deadline for applications is Sunday, October 1st. Vendor fee is $25 for a split 6' table and $50 for a personal table. Artists exhibiting at the Local Art Gallery in November do not have a vendor fee. Questions? Please reach out to gallery@cowls.com.

Contact: Shannon Borrell
gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

2024 Shows at Lathrop Community Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Lathrop Community Gallery
Deadline: January 31, 2024
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton

Lathrop Community Gallery seeks applications for its 2024 calendar year shows. We have No entry fees, and no commissions are taken. We can exhibit only 2-d work and have 54 linear feet of space with a height limit of 44 inches. The shows are up for 1 month and we provide help with hanging.

Contact: jmantonsen@yahoo.com

Shelburne Arts Co-op Opportunities for Artists

Sponsoring Group Name: Shelburne Arts Co-op
Deadline: on-going
Submission/Entry Fees: $5 jury application Fee
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: shelburneartscoop.com

Shelburne Arts Co-op seeks applications for membership from potters, woodworkers, and jewelers working in silver. Working member and consignor opportunities available. The Co-op is a thriving fine art and craft gallery with a strong local and tourist clientele, located on the main shopping street in the picturesque town of Shelburne Falls. See website for application procedure.

Contact: Thierry Borcy
sac01370@gmail.com
413-625-9324

Curators for 2024 at New England Visionary Artists Museum

Sponsoring Group Name: New England Visionary Artists Museum
Deadline: September 30
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

The newly independent New England Visionary Artists Museum Inc offers six two-month slots for curator projects in the 2024 season. Preferred projects (talk and exhibit) present self-trained New England artists living or deceased who work outside the academic tradition. Applicants will include documented credentials: Vitas, articles, and references. Apply online or on-site during open hours. Show that art is but incidental to the life of the artist. (Ted Degner image: James Coburn, d.2012)

Contact: Michael Tillyer
vision@neva-museum.org
413-588-4337

West Side Here and Now - 250 years later

Sponsoring Group Name: Red Thread Network for the Arts
Deadline: October 1
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: West Springfield
Website: redthreadnetworkforthearts.org

West Springfield will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the town in 2024. The Red Thread Network for the Arts will sponsor a mural in the Mayor's office in the town hall to showcase the town's progress and achievements with the theme ‘West Side Here and Now.' The Red Thread is inviting artists from the region to submit their designs. The artist will be compensated $1500, with a $500 stipend for supplies. Full details on website.

Contact: janetrompe@comcast.net
413-736-8882

Art on the Lawn at Amherst History Museum

Sponsoring Group Name: Amherst History Museum
Deadline: open, first come first served
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for each Saturday / $75 for all four Saturdays
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amhersthistory.org

The Amherst History Museum invites local artists & crafters to sell their creations on the museum's lawn on four Saturdays during our 2023 season: June 10, July 8, September 9 & October 14. We are seeking artists who work in both traditional, indigenous, historical, and/or contemporary mediums, including fiber, painting, basket-making, spinning, drawing, jewelry, metal, pottery, photography, printmaking, woodworking & paper arts. Limited to 10 artists each weekend. Full details & registration on website.

Contact: Amy Crawley
info@amhersthistory.org

50 Arrow Gallery Call for Artists

Sponsoring Group Name: 50 Arrow Gallery
Deadline: open
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: 50arrowgallery.com/artists-apply

At 50 Arrow Gallery, we are committed to promoting social equity and inclusion through art. Our BIPOC-centered gallery space is dedicated to showcasing work by BIPOC artists and providing a platform for artists who may not have had access to traditional gallery spaces. We're always looking for new artists to feature in our gallery, so if you're a BIPOC artist interested in showcasing your work, please get in touch. We can't wait to see what amazing art we'll be featuring next!

Contact: info@50arrowgallery.com

Call for Paid Art Program Facilitators at Resilient Community Arts (RCA)

Sponsoring Group Name: Resilient Community Arts (RCA)
Deadline: December 31
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: resilientcommunityarts.org/collaborations

Resilient Community Arts (RCA) is built on the philosophy that when community members have a place to voice their experiences, to harness cultural power, and amplify their stories and what is important to them, we take steps forward together toward a more just and equitable world. We're looking to support local creatives and artisans in offering paid art-infused programs of all kinds to Western Massachusetts. If our philosophy aligns with your values, then let's get started on collaborating!

Pop-Ups in the Blue Room at CitySpace

Sponsoring Group Name: CitySpace
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: cityspaceeasthampton.org/2023/01/10/calling-all-artists-makers

Our pop-ups are back! CitySpace invites artists and makers of all kinds to set-up a table of their work during Art Walks and select events in the accessible Blue Room in Easthampton Old Town Hall. Are you a printmaker, potter, photographer, craftsperson, zine-maker, or writer? Free to apply and participate to makers of all kinds. Table and Wifi provided. Rolling application. Sign up on website.

Contact: hello@cityspaceeasthampton.org
413-282-7705

E-Media Art Walk Events

Sponsoring Group Name: Easthampton Media, Inc
Deadline: December 31
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptonmedia.org

We're looking for artists who are interested in showing their work in our office gallery. We participate in the monthly Easthampton Art Walks, and have high visibility at our location in the Eastworks Building. Our Art Walk events include live performances in our studio space (we're also looking to book performers for these events as well).

Contact: Jeff Mastroianni
director@easthamptonmedia.org
413-203-1360

Display your art at The LAVA Center

Sponsoring Group Name: The LAVA Center
Deadline: open
Submission/Entry Fees: no fee to apply
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: localaccess.org/gallery-space

We have two gallery spaces in our large, window-less space in downtown Greenfield. No windows means no sun damage, and lots of uninterrupted white space to better highlight your work. Both gallery spaces include a reception, generally on the first weekend of the month; regular public gallery hours throughout the month; marketing and promotions: a press release sent to local and regional news outlets and being featured on our website, in our email newsletter, and in social media. Full details on website.

ARTery

Sponsoring Group Name: City of Holyoke in collaboration with the Greater Holyoke Chamber, and Print Shop Inc
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: forms.gle/UJrX4JAbj7gFreeL7

An art store and gallery at 289 High Street running throughout 2023 and featuring original and re-made works crafted by a diverse array of regional talent. Original artwork, handcrafted and/or up-cycled/refinished items, and locally produced artisan goods ONLY. Full details and registration form on website.

Contact: artery@holyokeart.com

Borgia Gallery at Elms College

Sponsoring Group Name: Elms College
Deadline: July 12, 2024
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Chicopee
Website: elms.edu/academics/humanities/borgia-gallery

The Borgia Gallery at Elms College in Chicopee is seeking artists and/or artist groups working in two-dimensional or small three-dimensional media to exhibit work. The gallery space is approximately 1000 square feet, and it is located in the Mary Dooley College Center. Exhibitions run from 4 to 8 weeks in length and the college provides printed marketing materials such as postcards and flyers. Interested parties should submit 10 digital images or website to scoona@elms.edu

Contact: Dr Amber Scoon
scoona@elmse.edu

Saturday Salon at The LAVA Center

Sponsoring Group Name: The LAVA Center
Deadline: open
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: forms.gle/jNEhqYGk8gBRhL5v5

Seeking artists and vendors to display their work during our Saturday Salon. Artists of all stripes--visual artists, writers, musicians, vendors, filmmakers, etc.--are welcome to join us!

Contact: vanessa@localaccess.org

Landscape Drawing: Translation from Eyes to Hand with Lorna Ritz

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 24, 2-5pm (rain date Oct 25th)
Fee: free
Location: Mt. Pollux
City/Town: Amherst
Website: artlink.click/1f348f

If you love to draw, this is a perceptual class that will make you love drawing even more! In this 3-hour workshop, we will focus on the mountains, the sky, clouds and trees, and the spirit of this beautiful place. Full details on website.

Contact: lenajenny3@yahoo.com

Jack-O-Lantern Pinch Pot with Mary Remington

Date & Time: Saturday, October 14, 10am-1pm
Fee: $40
Location: ClayWorks
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Get Spooky this Halloween and come make your own light-up Jack O; Lantern out of clay. Unlike other pumpkins, this one will continue to haunt your house for years to come!

Contact: Marie Lauderdale
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Fall Term II: Registration Now Open at Easthampton Clay

Date & Time: classes start October 23
Fee: $300 per class
Location: Easthampton Clay
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 241
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptonclay.com

Adult Classes (ages 17 and up) are 8 weeks for $300 and include one 25-pound bag of clay, and comes with two hours of optional practice time per week. Classes do not include a tool kit -- each student will need to purchase a tool kit with class for an additional $25 or purchase one on their own to bring to class. Full details on website.

Contact: info@easthamptonclay.com

Handbuilding at ClayWorks

Date & Time: Mondays, 2-5pm, October 16 - December 11
Fee: $350 / members receive 10% discount / sliding scale pricing available
Location: ClayWorks
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Hand-building is as simple as using your hands to form an object out of clay. Once you've mastered pinching, coiling, and slab building, you can make just about ANYTHING out of clay! This class is suitable for beginners as well as intermediate students. Fee includes 25lbs of clay + 6 hours of open studio time per week. Ages: 16 years to adult.

Contact: Marie Lauderdale
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Autumnal Needle Felting with Rory Valentine

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2-4pm
Fee: none
Location: Forbes Library
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.libcal.com/event/11016728

Needle felting is a simple yet dynamic technique of using barbed needles to entangle wool fibers into 2-D and 3-D forms. In this mini workshop, you will work on your own fall themed wool piece, a pumpkin, leaf, acorn or other small felted sculpture. Registration is required in advance.

Directing Your Purpose as a Working Artist with Ruby Maddox

Date: Saturday, September 30, 10am-12:30pm
Fee: none, but please register to reserve your spot
Location: UMASS Springfield, Tower Square
Address: 1500 Main Street, Floor 2
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artforthesoulgallery.com/post/directing-your-purpose-as-a-working-artist-with-ruby-maddox

Art for the Soul Gallery and the ArtsHub of Western Massachusetts, with support from the Springfield Cultural Council, present Ruby Maddox, Purpose Coach, strategic consultant, and facilitator, to lead "Directing Your Purpose as a Working Artist" for creative professionals. This workshop will aid creative individuals in expanding their careers.

Contact: 413-301-6314

Intro to Acrylic Painting with Deborah Padden

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 10:30am-12pm, October 3 - November 7
Fee: $175 / members receive 10% discount at checkout / sliding scale available
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Embark on a creative journey into the world of acrylic painting in this 6-week course. Guided by an experienced instructor, you'll be led through each step of the process of drawing and painting with acrylics, ensuring your success and growth as an artist. All materials included.

Contact: Marie Lauderdale
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Classical Painting Techniques Workshops with Barbara Johnson

Date & Time: Tuesdays 9:30am-12:30pm, Oct 3 - Nov 7; OR Wednesdays 6-9pm, Oct 4 - Nov 8
Fee: $475
Organization: Barbara Johnson Studio
Location: Cottage Street Studios
Address: One Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: barbarajohnson.com

Students are guided through a series of painting exercises designed to build their perception of tonal values, color temperature, and aerial perspective, the essential ingredients of strong realistic painting since the Renaissance. Information on color mixing, organizing the palette, the care, maintenance, and function of the various brushes and materials used. All levels welcome.

Contact: Barbara Johnson
BarbaraJohnson202@gmail.com
413-259-7727

Friday Evening Paint Nights

Date & Time: first Fridays, 6:30-8:30pm
Fee: $55 per class
Location: Eliza Moser Fine Art - Studio & Gallery
Address: 21 College Street, Suite #9
City/Town: South Hadley
Website: ElizaMoser.com

Have you always wanted to try oil painting? Join us for our First Friday Paint Nights! Perfect for beginners, our Paint Nights are a relaxed environment in which people can try their hand at oil painting even if they have no prior experience. Attendees will learn the basics of oil painting in a judgment-free zone, and go home with a work of art of their own making. Perfect for couples on date-night, friends who want to try something new, or anyone just curious about painting. Materials included.

Contact: Eliza Moser
elizamoserfineart@gmail.com
413-204-4797

Intermediate Stained Glass at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 10, 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $75
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

We will cover all the skills and techniques to build a unique piece of stained glass art using the copper foil technique. Use of all tools is included in the tuition. Glass, foil and solder will be available for purchase. After completing this class, students will be eligible to register for open studio time. This class is designed for students who have completed our beginning/sun catcher class or who have equivalent experience.

Contact: Heather McLean
Info@DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com
413-559-1010

Beginning Stained Glass at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: October 7, 10am-3:30pm
Fee: $125
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

Create a beautiful sun catcher or ornaments to grace your home or give as gifts. We will cover the skills and techniques to build a unique piece of stained glass art. The perfect class for students with no experience or intermediate students with some experience who may want a refresher course. All levels welcome. Glass and supplies are included in the tuition and the use of all tools. More dates for same class: Oct 21.

Contact: Heather McLean
Info@DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com
413-559-1010

Queer And Trans Art Group at Resilient Community Arts

Date & Time: every even # Wednesday at 7pm
Fee: donations appreciated but not required
Location: Resilient Community Arts
Address: Eastworks, Ste #238, 116 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: resilientcommunityarts.org/program-registration/p/qtag

Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive. This is a bi-weekly program happening every even # Wednesday at 7pm with our fabulous facilitator Mi! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space.

Contact: info@resilientcommunityarts.org

Digital Drawing Drop In at the Print Shop

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 5-7pm
Fee: $20
Location: The Print Shop
Address: 62 Main Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/service-page/digital-drawing-drop-in

Draw, paint, and illustrate on your tablet. This 2-hour free-style session is open to any level of experience. Come to learn and share! Required supplies - we have three iPads for student use - otherwise bring your own iPad with Apple Pencil and ProCreate app.

Contact: artery@holyokeart.com

Sunday Art Space at The Mill District Local Art Gallery

Date & Time: Sundays, 9am-3pm
Fee: none
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com/gallery

The Gallery table is open for you to sit and create. Bring your supplies from home, or grab new items from our terrific art section. 1-3pm: The Gallery hosts a different artist, leading an activity or just holding space for your creative exploration. The space is welcoming of all ages; kids under 14 must have an adult in the area.

Contact: Gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

Stitch Circle at the Mill District Local Art Gallery

Date & Time: Thursdays, 4-6pm, until May 16, 2024
Fee: none
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 191 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

The Mill District General Store and Local Art Gallery offers a weekly Stitch Circle every Thursday from 4 to 6pm. Bring your own project: knit, crochet, embroider, or hand quilt. Free and welcoming. Ages 16+

Contact: Shannon Borrell
Gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

Amherst Plein Air Society (APAS)

Date & Time: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday mornings, 9am-1pm, May-October
Fee: $45/year member dues
Location: a different location in the Valley every week
City/Town: Amherst
Website: facebook.com/Amherst-Plein-Air-Society-392391357552048

APAS artists paint en plein air together three days a week at different beautiful locations in the Valley. All media, ages, and levels of experience are welcome. We are a welcoming, supportive group where we all learn from and help each other grow in our work. To come try a paint-out to see if APAS is a good fit for you, contact Susanne.

Contact: Susanne Personette
SusannePersonette@gmail.com

Space at Sulis Studio

Date(s) available: September 1
Location: Sulis Studio
Address: 221 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence

Sulis Studio is a community-based artist collective that hosts art classes and workshops and partners with local organizations to create community responsibility around arts, healing, and social justice. Please contact us if... You want to sign up for our seasonal newsletter. You're interested in renting our lovely studio space for a class or workshop at $25/hour. You are an artist and want access to the studio plus a small amount of storage space at $50/month.

Contact: Raven Burrell
sulisstudio253@gmail.com
802-224-6182

Help Restore Women's History Mural

Goal: $24,000
End Date: September 30, 2023
City/Town: Northampton
Website: gofund.me/e60b2235

The iconic mural, History of Women in Northampton, 1600-1980, painted by the Hestia Art Collective in 1980 & restored in 2003, depicts 3 centuries of diverse women's history in the Valley. The mural brings back from obscurity women's contributions to community & culture. Unfortunately, the mural was damaged last year. We are raising funds for its repair. March is Women's History month; contributing to this project is a great way to honor women's history. Please help! Representation matters.

Contact: Rebecca Muller
rebmuller@comcast.net
413-427-0689