New Exhibits at Gallery A3

Artists: Sue Curran, GK Khalsa
Start Date: May 7, 2026
End Date: May 30, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, May 8, 5-7pm
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D, cinema courtyard
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Mixed media collages on paper by Sue Curran join acrylic paintings on glass by GK Khalsa.

Contact: Sue Curran
charleskfarles@gmail.com

Femme Locale: CHARMED

Artists: 40+ local artists
Start Date: May 3, 2026
End Date: June 25, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, May 8, 5-7pm
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

Bringing up themes of controlling our world or achieving things as if by magic, we are keenly aware of how as women we need to walk a line and use our charms in the world that is designed for and by men.Curated by Christine Texiera and Alexia Cota, this exhibition is in the spirit of the Thrive Together Network's encouragement for women to show all in the same month - Taking. Up. Space initiative. Artist prizes announced at the reception, including the opportunity for four artists to exhibit at 50 Arrow Gallery.

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

Cut Paintings

Artist: Sally Zigmond
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 31, 2026
Location: Burnett Gallery at Jones Library
Address: virtual exhibit
City/Town: Amherst
Website: joneslibrary.org/204/Burnett-Gallery

Watercolor paintings are cut and then woven, offset, or collaged in various ways to make new original art forms.

Contact: Sally Zigmond
szigmond@sas.upenn.edu
413-345-9249

Crossing Narratives

Artist: Angel Abreu
Start Date: March 27, 2026
End Date: May 8, 2026
Location: Augusta Savage Gallery
Hours: Mon & Tue 1-7pm, Wed-Fri 1-5pm
Address: UMass Amherst
City/Town: Amherst
Website: arts.umass.edu/visual-arts/exhibitions/crossing-narratives

A new exhibition by Angel Abreu that reimagines foundational literary works through a contemporary lens. As artist in residence at Augusta Savage Gallery, Abreu embarks on an artistic exploration of “James,” Percival Everett’s Pulitzer Prize-winning reimagining of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," told from the perspective of the formerly enslaved character Jim. Like Everett’s novel, Abreu’s work challenges dominant narratives around race, agency, and representation in American literature and culture.

Contact: Maddie Fabian
mfabian@umass.edu
413-545-9663

Déjà vu: The Cycles That Haunt Us

Start Date: February 8, 2026
End Date: May 8, 2026
Location: University Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4:30pm, Sat & Sun 12-4pm, first Thursdays 11am-8pm
Address: UMass Amherst
City/Town: Amherst
Website: arts.umass.edu/visual-arts/exhibitions/deja-vu

Marking two decades of the program, the show traces recurring cycles of thought and social commentary that echo through previous exhibitions. Enduring sociopolitical concerns persist in the themes of the program's earliest exhibitions to its most recent. Co-curated by Suzanne Bagia (MFA, English) and Caelen Trujillo (MA, art history).

Contact: Maddie Fabian
mfabian@umass.edu
413-545-9663

Large Paintings of a Small World, Small Paintings of a Large World

Artist: Christine Copeland
Start Date: February 12, 2026
End Date: May 29, 2026
Location: Hitchcock Center for the Environment
Hours: Mon- Fri 9am-4pm
Address: 845 West Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: bcc-studios.com/paintings.html

In this exhibit, we look at scale. When we look closely at a very small life form - a hummingbird moth, a bee, a tadpole - our experience is focused and immediate. We dive deeply into a world that is, in many ways, foreign to us, and we make it large. On the other hand, how do we imagine an immense space by viewing a small 6" x 9" painting? And yet we do. We translate that small image into a huge space in our imaginations and we remember our response to expansiveness.

Contact: Christine Copeland
christinecopeland16@gmail.com
413-834-1020

Resilient Roots: Pollinators, Weeds, & the Art of Repair

Artists: group show
Start Date: February 28, 2026
End Date: August 28, 2026
Location: Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Address: 650 East Pleasant Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umass.edu/renaissance/events/opening-reception-resilient-roots-pollinators-weeds-and-art-repair

This exhibit explores the connections between the earth's most persistent plants and the creatures that sustain them. Highlighting the vital role of pollinators in nurturing ecosystems, while celebrating the resilience of weeds that have adapted across centuries, Resilient Roots invites visitors to consider how insights from the early modern world--its plant lore, ecological observations, and land management practices--can inspire new ways to repair the fragile environments that sustain us all.Artists: Missy Dunaway, Aliza Fassler, Bo Kim, and Suzette Marie Martin.

Contact: Liz Fox
efox@umass.edu

Revolutionary Movements

Artist: Kwame Brathwaite
Start Date: February 17, 2026
End Date: July 5, 2026
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/mm/753784

A progenitor of the Black is Beautiful movement, Brathwaite created photos which made the beauty and power of his subjects undeniable. Revolutionary Movements centers Brathwaite's activism and underlines his enduring attention to the liberated body; subjects range from singing, marching, and modeling to dancing, boxing, and children playing. This exhibition is curated in collaboration with the artist's son and daughter-in-law.

Contact: Charlotte Murtishaw
cmurtishaw@amherst.edu

Land of the Free

Artist: Camille Turner
Start Date: February 6, 2026
End Date: May 8, 2026
Location: University Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4:30pm, Sat & Sun 12-4pm, first Thursdays 11am-8pm
Address: UMass Amherst
City/Town: Amherst
Website: arts.umass.edu/visual-arts/exhibitions/land-of-the-free

A new exhibition by Canadian interdisciplinary artist and scholar Camille Turner, whose work investigates local histories of transatlantic slavery and their enduring legacies.

Contact: Maddie Fabian
mfabian@umass.edu
413-545-9663

Fragile Connections

Artist: Sally Prasch
Start Date: January 29, 2026
End Date: May 8, 2026
Location: Hampden Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri & Sunday 1-5pm, Wed 1-7pm
Address: UMass Amherst
City/Town: Amherst
Website: hampdengallery.org

A series of innovative works, from vivid neon-lit sculptures that underscore the urgency of the climate crisis to delicately engraved glass forms bearing thought-provoking texts about environmental issues. Internationally recognized for her blend of technical skill and intuitive creativity, Prasch is UMass's scientific glassblower. When she's not working in the campus glass laboratory, Prasch produces stunning glass sculptures in her home studio.

Contact: Maddie Fabian
mfabian@umass.edu
413-545-9663

Adventures of the Quantum Soup Surfer

Artist: JooYoung Choi
Start Date: January 27, 2026
End Date: July 5, 2026
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive, Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/mm/753778

Through her multimodal work, colorful Houston-based artist JooYoung Choi taps into alternate personas and an imaginative realm called the Cosmic Womb that combines social issues and themes of fantasy, autobiography, and healing. In this exhibition, former sidekick Nina Blue (aka the Quantum Soup Surfer) comes to the fore in a compelling new arc of self-discovery, drawing on Choi's own adoption to the US as a child. Features painting, collage, soft sculpture, and music video compilation.

Contact: Charlotte Murtishaw
cmurtishaw@amherst.edu

The Political Uses of Madness

Artist: Tammy Nguyen
Start Date: October 17, 2025
End Date: May 8, 2026
Location: University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA)
Address: Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts, 151 Presidents Drive, UMass
City/Town: Amherst
Website: arts.umass.edu/visual-arts/exhibitions/political-uses-of-madness-2526

The exhibition is part of the museum's ongoing Dialogue with a Collection exhibition series, an annual program in which a contemporary artist is invited to engage with the museum's permanent collection. For this exhibition, Nguyen has created a new series of circular paintings in response to documents from the Ellsberg Papers housed in UMass Libraries collections in addition to specimens from the UMass Herbarium. Feb 19, 5:30-7pm, Artist talk.

Small Scale, Epic World

Artist: Darrell Clemmer
Start Date: April 25, 2026
End Date: June 15, 2026
Reception Date: May 16
Location: 50 Arrow Gallery
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 136
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: 50arrowgallery.com

This show features Darrell Clemmer's toy photography--small figures, cinematic scale, big imagination.

OFFCUTS

Artist: Ryn Hodes
Start Date: May 3, 2026
End Date: May 28, 2026
Reception Date: May 16, 2-3:30pm
Location: Lathrop Community
Hours: 9am-5pm / 7 days
Address: 100 Bassett Brook Drive
City/Town: Easthampton

Ryn Hodes' mixed media collages evoke the passage of time and the tensions between solitude, isolation, devastation, serenity, and comfort. The word "Offcuts", refers to the leftover strips and scraps of fabric a quilter friend contributed to the making of these collages.

Contact: Marcia Jestaedt
marciajestaedt@gmail.com

Interconnection Via The Garden

Artist: Julian Parker Burns
Start Date: May 2, 2026
End Date: May 30, 2026
Location: The Elusie Gallery
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bigredframe.com/gallery

"My pictures are taken from my commutes, regular visits and favorite locations, and my garden – I see the same places and people in many different lights over a period of time. With these images I create a montage of my photographs by intuitively pairing and combining complementary moments to form a working composition. The work is completed when I feel the line between photograph and hand applied pigment has been blurred and conventions of space and physics have been challenged."

Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
yourfriends@bigredframe.com
413-529-9265

Seen and Unseen

Artist: Kathy Ford
Start Date: April 30, 2026
End Date: May 24, 2026
Location: Oxbow Gallery - Front Gallery
Hours: Thur-Sun 12-5pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

Kathy Ford states "I use fabric, thread, and the structure of quiltmaking to create abstract geometrics and/or representational collage, watching for what lives in the spaces between composition and stitching. I like to think of this process as discovering order. Within composition, handwork, or machine stitching, the ‘unseen' that emerges happens most naturally in slow motion, most often as I am moving back and forth between two developing quilts and allowing time to do its work too."

Contact: Kathy Ford
kfordarchitect@gmail.com

Tricennium

Artists: group show
Start Date: April 30, 2026
End Date: May 24, 2026
Location: Oxbow Gallery - Back Gallery
Hours: Thur-Sun 12-5pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

Bonnie Ashmore, Joanna Dunn, David Schell, Cyndy Sperry, and Jason Travers will be sharing works in their group show "Tricennium". Tricennium is a celebration of 30 years of making art and community and connection. The 5 artists comprising Tricennium were privileged to be part of two classes that worked side by side in a warren of studios in the Cassel building at American University's MFA program in the late 1990's. The spirit of that time continues to carry through our work.

Contact: Cyndy Sperry
cyndysperry@gmail.com

What Wears You

Artist: Deborah Way
Start Date: May 2, 2026
End Date: May 28, 2026
Location: ECA Gallery
Hours: Tue & Thur 12-2pm, Wed 12-3pm
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com

Our choice of clothing is a signifier to the world of our values, our desires, and our socio-economic status. This series of wall-hung, abstract, fabric sculptures examines how our outer selves are communicated and perceived. Hidden and fenced-off areas are a symbol of our untidy inner selves that cannot remain under wraps forever. Nostalgia and the machinations of memory are also explored.

Contact: Deborah Way
debway8@gmail.com
413-320-3537

Women in History Photography Exhibit

Artists: group show
Start Date: April 6, 2026
End Date: May 28, 2026
Location: E•Media
Hours: 10am-6pm
Address: 116 Pleasant Street, Ste 102
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptonmedia.org/create/gallery

Women photographers capture images of women living anywhere in the world. Photographers include: Barbara Krawczyk, Cindy Bronson, Jessica Ryan Lapinski, MJ Tash, Pat Crutchfield, Rosemary Polletta. Sponsored by Robert Floyd Photography. Curated by Patricia Crutchfield. This will be our last year in the series. e-media is recording the artists telling their stories.

Contact: Lucinda Arnold
admin@easthamptonmedia.org
413-203-1360

Playing with the Past

Artist: Chris Bordenca
Start Date: April 25, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Warriors Art Room
Address: 122 Pleasant Street, Suite 105
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: warriorsartroom.org/event/playing-with-the-past

Chris Bordenca's paintings draw on the toys, action figures, video games, and places of his youth in the 70s and 80s. Chris's award-winning work has been shown across New England and collected around the world. He is also donating 20% of all show proceeds back to the Warriors Art Room. Follow @chris_bordenca_art and visit chrisbordenca.com

Contact: Donald Longley
donald@warriorsartroom.org
413-627-8170

Party At JJ's! Flo Fest Fundraiser

Date: May 9, 3-8:30pm
Location: JJ's Tavern
Address: 99 Main St
City/Town: Florence
Website: facebook.com/share/18QZJrE56Z

⭐️KARAOKE⭐️LIVE MUSIC⭐️SILENT AUCTION Come hang out, grab a drink with your neighbors, and bid on incredible prizes, including local artwork, gift cards, & exclusive Florence merchandise - ALL donated by our incredible community throughout the Valley! ALL FUNDS RAISED go towards Flo Fest: a Florence Festival celebrating Community and creativity coming to Main Street, Florence, on September 19th.

Contact: Chloe Torri
westernmassflofest@gmail.com
630-202-9130

Something Old, Something New

Artist: Aaron Wood
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: May 31, 2026
Reception Date: May 14, 6-8pm
Location: Sip 413
Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-4pm Sat & Sun 8am-4pm
Address: 90 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: sip413.com/gallery

Aaron Wood is a local 413 artist that enjoys making all things retro. This show is a collection of digital prints inspired by Art Deco styles from the 20s/30s, WPA art of the 30s/40s, and cartoons from the 40s/50s. His series of linocut prints will reinterpret art history classics with modern twists. Join us at Sip on Thursday, May 14, 6-8pm, for an artists talk by Aaron at our community craft night and gallery reception.

Contact: Autumn Guntor
galleryandretail@sip413.com

The PeaceBirds Exhibit

Start Date: May 15, 2026
End Date: July, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, May 15, 6pm
Location: LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/humanities/peacebirds

The PeaceBirds Project begins its exhibition on Friday, May 15, 6pm, with a sister event called "We, the Poets, Grant You Refuge: How Palestinian Poetry Inspires Activism." It combines original poetry, readings of Palestinian poets and stories of The PeaceBirds genesis. Presented by Mona Shiber, JuPong Lin, Rachel Teferet and Carolyn Cushing. The exhibit includes several additional gatherings of folding and story circles facilitated by Lin and Shiber.

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

BIG RANDOM

Artists: Greenfield Community College Spring Seminar
Start Date: May 8, 2026
End Date: June 5, 2026
Reception Date: May 8, 5-8pm
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/big-random-gcc

Showcasing work by: Haley Bastarache, Joyce Braunhut, Matthew Frank, Charles Kelly, AJ Kuusinen, Zion Magee, Lilith Paulson, Rachel Racco, Leah Schram, Xavier Simonds, Jaka Tarry, Teresa Teele, and Brendon Tolles. These students are a part of Greenfield Community College's Visual Arts Seminar, instructed by Chenda Cope.

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

Four Rivers School Art Show

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 2, 2026
End Date: May 29, 2026
Reception Date: May 29, 5-8pm
Location: LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/exhibits/four-rivers

Greenfield's Four Rivers Charter Public School end of the year art show showcases a breadth of materials, styles and focuses, from charcoal still lives to painted landscapes, from surreal paper sculptures to clay figurines and architectural fantasies. The work is taken from grades 7–12 and highlights the students' diverse achievements and ambitions throughout the year. Closing reception: May 29th.

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

Looky There

Artist: Trevor Powers
Start Date: April 10, 2026
End Date: May 31, 2026
Location: Looky Here
Hours: 12-5pm daily
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com/event/looky-there-photographs-by-trevor-powers-gallery-reception-600-800

Looky There is an exhibition of risograph-printed photographs by Trevor Powers. The images, all shot on color 35mm film, are printed in 3-4 colors on Looky Here's risograph printer. Taken in and around western Massachusetts, the photographs explore the color, pattern, and texture of both organic and manmade objects and scenes. Accompanying the series of prints is a handbound artists' book featuring the riso prints, a free zine, and editioned prints for sale.

Contact: Sarah Wisby
sarahfran@mac.com
415-321-9691

Sachiko Furui

Artist: Sachiko Furui
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, May 8, 6-8pm
Location: Hadley Senior Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Address: 46 Middle Street
City/Town: Hadley
Website: friendsofhadleycoa.org

Contact: Friendshcoa@gmail.com

In Concert

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 15, 2026
End Date: May 30, 2026
Reception Date: May 15, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Holyoke Media
Address: 1 Court Plaza
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: 50arrowgallery.com

A collaboration of BIPOC artists from across western MA. A partner exhibition presented by 50 Arrow Gallery and Holyoke Media.

Recent Work

Artist: Steve Théberge
Start Date: May 9, 2026
End Date: June 7, 2026
Reception Date: May 9, 5-7pm
Location: PULP
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-5pm or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Steve Théberge is a potter from western MA. He makes stoneware intended for daily service on the table, shelf, or altar. He shows his work across the country and has exhibited at the Smithsonian Craft Show and Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. He is host on the Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail and on the board of Studio Potter.

Contact: 413-362-6368

Scott Ackerman

Artist: Scott Ackerman
Start Date: May 9, 2026
End Date: June 7, 2026
Reception Date: May 9, 5-7pm
Location: PULP
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-5pm or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Scott Ackerman is a self-taught artist based in Margaretville, NY. He often works on found wood panels with acrylic, pencil and spray paint. Ackerman works from a place of intuition and immediacy. His subject matter - wolves, cats, snakes, and people are a reflection of his observations and feelings around planet, place and family. Scott's work touches our soul with his sensitivity to the world around him.

Contact: 413-362-6368

Earle T. Merchant

Artist: Earle T. Merchant
Start Date: May 9, 2026
End Date: June 7, 2026
Reception Date: May 9, 5-7pm
Location: PULP, front room
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-5pm or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Earle T. Merchant (1903-1997) was a self-taught artist from Gloucester, MA. He graduated from Boston University Law School and practiced law for over 40 years. In the early 1960's he picked up a brush, and began painting portraits, capturing hundreds of local residents from the community. The work in this show spans 1962-1979. This is a new group of 45 works recently consigned to Pulp.

Contact: 413-362-6368

Flowers Inside and Out

Artist: Nancy Howard
Start Date: May 7, 2026
End Date: June 9, 2026
Reception Date: May 7, 4:30-6:30pm
Location: Wistariahurst Museum
Hours: Mon 10am-2pm, Tue 4:30-6:30pm
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: wistariahurst.org

Nancy Howard's exhibit features a collection of stunning floral watercolor paintings. These pieces show florals and foliage growing in various locations and vases. To accompany Howard's work, Wistariahurst will display select vases from its historic collection.

Contact: Emily Munsell
munselle@holyoke.org
413-322-5660

Fans, Fashion and Feminism

Start Date: April 21, 2026
End Date: May 19, 2026
Location: Wistariahurst Museum
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: wistariahurst.org

This exhibit, curated by Deborah Long, will reveal and demonstrate the secret language of the Victorian hand fan. There will also be garments on display curated by Joanne Picard and Elizabeth Wood. Fans and garments included in this exhibit are from Wistariahurst's collection.

Contact: Emily Munsell
munselle@holyoke.org
413-322-5660

Storefront Gallery Project

Artist: ten local artists
Start Date: July 30, 2025
End Date: Spring 2026
Location: near 289 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/storefrontart

Works by local artists: Lora Barrett, Peter O Zierlein, Caoin O'Durgy, Kahli Hernandez, Gabriela Sepulveda Ortiz,Destiny Santiago, Robert Markey, Jankaleishka Burgos Cruz, Natasha Colon Ortiz, Christopher Sullivan, Ann Cloutier and Rchard Swiatlowski. The art will be on display near the ARTery art marketplace at 289 High Street until Spring 2026.

Contact: Kathy McKean
Kathy@holyokeart.com
413-420-8303

Indian Orchard Mills Open Studios Exhibit

Artists: the artists at Indian Orchard Mills
Start Date: May 2, 2026
End Date: May 30, 2026
Location: Indian Orchard Mills
Hours: Sat 12-3pm
Address: 34-40 Front Street
City/Town: Indian Orchard
Website: iomills.com

If you missed the Annual Indian Orchard Mills Open Studios, Art Show & Sale, no worries! Our gallery exhibit is still on view the month of May every Saturday from noon to 3pm. Please stop by and feel free to wonder the mill, you may find folks working in their space.

Contact: Michelle Nietupski
MPESCETTA@GMAIL.COM
413-563-7405

Convergence

Artists: Friends Who Paint
Start Date: May 2, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Reception Date: May 9, 12:30-2:30pm
Location: Leverett Library
Hours: Tue & Thur 2-7pm; Wed, Fri & Sat 10am-3pm
Address: 75 Montague Road
City/Town: Leverett
Website: leverettlibrary.org

Convergence is a group exhibit of eleven pastel and acrylic artists who are members of Friends Who Paint.

Contact: Meryl Mandel
merylm821@gmail.com
413-519-6757

Psychedelic Visions

Artist: Alan J. Morin
Date: May 9 & 10, 12-4pm each day
Reception Date: May 9, 12-4pm
Location: Monson's House of Art
Address: 200 Main Street
City/Town: Monson
Website: monsonartscouncil.org

Explore beyond the boundaries of your imagination. Whether from dreams, delirium, self-induced hallucinations, sensory deprivation or just visual escapism, come and experience that feeling of seeing inward while looking outward.

Contact: Alan J. Morin
alanm@monsonartscouncil.org
413-544-4751

Captured Glimpses at Sunset in Our Town

Artist: Barbara Foley
Start Date: April 6, 2026
End Date: May 29, 2026
Location: Montague Center Branch Library
Address: 17 Center Street
City/Town: Montague
Website: montaguepubliclibraries.org/about/hours-locations

A photography exhibition by local artist Barbara Foley. Featuring scenes of familiar landscapes in a different light, this collection invites you to pause, look again, and maybe see our town a little differently.

Contact: Lachlan Thompson
lachlant@montague-ma.gov
413-863-3214

Ray Brod: Guest Artist at Sawmill River Arts

Artist: Ray Brod
Start Date: April 1, 2026
End Date: May 31, 2026
Location: Sawmill River Arts Collective
Hours: Thur-Mon 11am-5pm
Address: 440 Greenfield Road
City/Town: Montague
Website: sawmillriverarts.com

Please join us in welcoming photographer Ray Brod as a guest artist at Sawmill River Arts for the months of April & May! Ray's landscapes are devotedly crafted love letters to the valley we all call home. Learn more about Ray Brod's work at Raybrodphotography.com

Contact: Jasper Alexander
saltedsnailstudio@gmail.com

Second Friday at Smith College Museum of Art

Date: May 8, 4-8pm
Location: Smith College Museum of Art
Address: 20 Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: bit.ly/4ddItA5

Visit the Smith College Museum of Art for the May 8 Second Friday! 4-7pm: make "felt sushi" with artist Paige Quinn-Vasic. 6-6:45pm: join a gallery talk for a retelling of The Tortoise and the Two Ducks fable. 6:30-7:30pm: add your "felt sushi" to the conveyor belt in the exhibition "Don't mind if I do". 4-8pm: explore four floors of art.

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

Hope Flows

Artists: Anne T. Dunphy School third graders
Start Date: May 4, 2026
End Date: June 26, 2026
Location: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, North Entrance Gallery
Hours: open 7am, daily
Address: 30 Locust Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: massgeneralbrigham.org

Last year, third graders in Gina Wyman's class at Anne T. Dunphy School in Williamsburg, explored artifacts from the Mill River Flood of 1874. They sketched the medal given to local milkman and hero, Collins Graves, who saved lives. This exhibit is part of the "Art and Healing Project" at the hospital, offering support to patients and visitors. "Mill River Flood Boot", drawing by Hazel, grade 3, 2025.

Contact: Nancy Meagher
ntmeagher@gmail.com
413-687-3386

David G Robinson

Artist: David G Robinson
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, June 12
Location: Northampton Senior Center Bistro Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 67 Conz Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: northamptonma.gov/2221/Artist-of-the-Month

David G Robinson's artwork is offered posthumously by his family. During his fine arts career he explored patterns in nature and used multiple mediums to convey a world with a different viewpoint. Reception: June 12th in conjunction with Northampton Arts Night Out.

Premiering Potters Series

Artist: Logan Penney
Start Date: May 8, 2026
End Date: May 10, 2026
Reception Date: May 8, 5-8pm
Location: PINCH
Hours: Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 179 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: pinchgoods.com

For the next installment of our Premiering Potters series, please help us welcome Logan Penney! "My work with clay is varied and vast as my insatiable curiosity constantly leads me down new unexplored paths from instruments, to wood-firing, to floral design." Logan's opening reception will be on 5/8 from 5-8pm. Wine and light snacks will be served!

Contact: Kellie Rainville
hello@pinchgoods.com
413-586-4509

West Street Paintings 2006-2026

Artist: Anna Bayles Arthur
Start Date: April 4, 2026
End Date: May 30, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, May 8, 6-8pm
Location: New England Visionary Artists Museum, 3 Galleries
Hours: Wed-Sat 2-5:30pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

West Street Paintings: 2006–2026 surveys two decades of work by Anna Bayles Arthur, created in her Northampton studio. Rooted in daily practice and close observation, her drawings and paintings evolve from blank surfaces into intricate, imagined worlds. Blending organic forms, memory, and invention, the work reflects a sustained, place-based commitment to process and discovery.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Garden of Unearthly Delights

Artist: John K Lawson
Start Date: May 6, 2026
End Date: May 30, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, May 8, 6-8pm
Location: New England Visionary Artists Museum, Museum Wing
Hours: Wed-Sat 2-5:30pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

John Lawson's Garden of Unearthly Delights is a monumental 45-foot beaded bartop mural. A 1999 commission for New Orleans' Audubon Hotel & inspired by Hieronymus Bosch, the work was famously shown at Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum before being damaged during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Marking the 20th anniversary of the storm, this exhibition showcases Lawson's meticulous restoration process. Featured: the original mural panels, alongside intricate drawing, & other bead artworks.

Contact: 413-588-4337

The Connected Unconscious

Artists: Maren Brown, Jo Smith
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: May 20, 2026
Reception Date: May 8, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Jo Smith Studio Gallery
Hours: by appt
Address: 9 Market Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: josmithpaintings.com

Northampton artists Maren Brown and Jo Smith present a two-person exhibition at Jo Smith Studio Gallery. Featuring Brown's Manifestations and Atmospherics series alongside Smith's Uncover Me works, the show highlights conceptual connections revealed through ongoing artistic dialogue. Both artists are members of Galatea Fine Art in Boston. Opening reception: May 8th, during Arts Night Out.

Contact: Jo Smith
Jsmithlpc@gmail.com
832-578-6889

30th Anniversary Exhibition

Artists: group show
Start Date: April 29, 2026
End Date: June 6, 2026
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 will celebrate thirty years of operation with a group show of both established gallery artists and introducing new artists who have recently joined the gallery.

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

The Remnant and The Echo

Artist: Ligia Bouton
Start Date: March 27, 2026
End Date: May 8, 2026
Location: Oresman Gallery, Hillyer (Brown Fine Arts Center, Smith College)
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am- 4:30pm
Address: 22 Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: sites.smith.edu/art-oresman-gallery/portfolio/ligia-bouton

In 1572, astronomer Tycho and Sophia Brahe documented supernova SN1572 for almost 500 days, until it disappeared. In 2008, astronomers discovered a light echo of SN1572. This exhibit explores the unique time-travel made possible by this star. Through a video installation combined with photos and sculptural objects, Bouton traces the story of the supernova and presents possibilities for how we might hold a multiplicity of moments in time simultaneously.

Contact: artdept@smith.edu

Fresh Light

Artist: Gillian Haven
Start Date: April 10, 2026
End Date: May 30, 2026
Location: Hope & Feathers Framing and Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Thur 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm
Address: 238 Bridge Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: hopeandfeathersframing.com

We live in a shifting world, each of us stitching together our life story from fleeting moments of illumination and grace. Through the practice of painting, I consider this journey. Painting is always a new beginning. Raised in Amherst, I lived in other regions for roughly twenty years but my roots were always here. I was drawn back to the silent companionship of hills, the surprise and elation of water, the clouds that lift, unexpected openings, the sight of livestock in a field.

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

Rebecca Aronson

Artist: Rebecca Aronson
Start Date: April 1, 2026
End Date: May 29, 2026
Location: Northampton Senior Center Hallway Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 67 Conz Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: northamptonma.gov/2221/Artist-of-the-Month

Inspired by nature, light and color, Rebecca Aronson has begun using her watercolor, gouache, and pastel paintings as source material for collage by cutting and reassembling them to let the work evolve in new abstract ways.

Contact: aronsonrj@gmail.com

Memory of Seasons: Valley Landscapes

Artist: Angela Sciotti Vincent
Start Date: April 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2026
Location: Atwood Health Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
Address: 22 Atwood Drive, second floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: cooleydickinson.org/about-us/contact-us/locations-directions/atwood-health-center

Included in this show are plein air paintings as well as larger studio works created in oil and watercolor. We live here because we love the seasonal landscape of the Pioneer Valley or we come to appreciate its presence over time. As John O'Donohue beautifully wrote, "Landscape is not just there... It watched us arrive." This perspective fascinates me, and it resonates deeply with my own approach to creating art that captures the spirit of a place.

Contact: Angela Sciotti Vincent
avincent@dovehollow.gallery
413-207-4477

Don't mind if I do

Artist: Finnegan Shannon
Start Date: January 30, 2026
End Date: June 28, 2026
Location: SCMA
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm, second Fridays until 8pm
Address: Smith College, Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: scma.smith.edu/dmiid

Find a comfortable seat and see the Smith College Museum of Art a little differently. "Don't mind if I do" is a new exhibition by Finnegan Shannon that invites curiosity, comfort, and participation. Touch is encouraged. And yes, we really don't mind if you do. Please note that in solidarity with the artists and other visitors, masks are required and provided in this exhibition space.

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

Earth Meets Sky, Imagined Landscapes

Artist: Holley Flagg '62
Start Date: February 2, 2026
End Date: August 3, 2026
Location: Smith College Alumnae House Gallery
Hours: 9am-4pm
Address: 33 Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: holleyflaggart.com

Color and light are my passion. I am drawn to watercolor, and acrylics because of their translucency and unpredictability. I may begin with an idea but my painting often sends me to a different place. A wash of watercolor, a splash of acrylic shifts the direction of the piece, leading to something other than I first intended. Ultimately, my work is an exploration, an adventure: We plan, we guide, but often the best moments arrive by chance. Embrace the unexpected!

Contact: Jonelle Dennis
jdennis@smith.edu
413-585-2066

Crafting Worlds: Japanese Decorative Arts from the 18th through 21st Centuries

Start Date: October 17, 2025
End Date: August 23, 2026
Location: Smith College Museum of Art
Address: 120 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City/Town: Northampton
Website: bit.ly/47tuumU

This installation explores how artisans in Japan utilized materials and handcrafted techniques to forge social relationships and engage with the world around them. It features lacquerware, ceramics, bamboo baskets, and metalwork from the eighteenth- through twenty-first centuries, when Japan shifted from a feudal society to a modern nation. For centuries, artisans worked collaboratively in workshops and passed down their knowledge from generation to generation.

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

STEAM - ART & SCIENCE

Artists: group show
Start Date: April 3, 2026
End Date: May 17, 2026
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Hours: Fri & Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

The Deerfield Valley Art Association presents STEAM - ART & SCIENCE Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/Math

Contact: Marge
margedvaa@gmail.com

Stay in the Day and Have the Long View

Artist: Dale Schwarz
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 28, 2026
Reception Date: May 16, 2-4pm
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: 7 days / 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com

Dale Schwarz, a Registered Art Therapist and artist, works primarily from her studio at the Leverett Crafts and Arts Center. Her latest series features abstract landscapes that explore the power of perspective. Utilizing acrylics, collage, and mixed media, her often multi-layered pieces add hidden dimension to create a sense of depth.

Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
413-625-9833

Recent Works

Artist: Q Li Holmes
Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: June 28, 2026
Reception Date: May 16, 2-4pm
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: 7 days / 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com

Born in China and a longtime resident of Ashfield, Q Li Holmes received artistic training in both China and Japan. She began practicing Chinese calligraphy at a young age, which provided an early exposure to the abstraction of form and the use of lines to represent images--a foundation that remains central to her paintings today. Her recent work represents an evolution of her experiences in both the East and the West.

Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
413-625-9833

Artistic Journeys

Artists: group show
Start Date: April 29, 2026
End Date: June 1, 2026
Location: Shelburne Arts Co-op
Hours: 7 days / 11am-5pm
Address: 26 Bridge Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls

Journeys on land, on sea, in the air, in the heart and spirit. Paintings, prints, photos, sculpture, book arts, ceramics, leather, wearable and decorative fiber, mixed media, collage, and more.

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

Migratory Moments: An Exhibition Celebrating Our Connection to Rivers, Fish, and Wildlife

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 2, 2026
End Date: May 28, 2026
Reception Date: May 7, 5-7pm
Location: South Hadley Public Library
Address: 2 Canal Street
City/Town: South Hadley
Website: ctriver.org/event-details/migratory-moments

The Connecticut River Conservancy is pleased to present a community celebration during fish migration season in ou watershed. This exhibition of 2-dimensional works tells stories of our connection to rivers and to the fish, birds, and other wildlife that live here, as well as to our creativity, curiosity, and interconnectedness with the natural world. Participating artists: John H. Sargent, Sophie Foulkes, Julie Kumble, Susan B. Mulholland, Deborah Savage, Abena Songbird, and Samuel Swap.

Contact: Stacey Lennard
slennard@ctriver.org
413-325-5995

STCC Student Art Exhibition

Artists: STCC Fine Arts Program
Start Date: April 28, 2026
End Date: May 9, 2026
Reception Date: May 9, 11am-1pm
Location: Amy H Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, STCC
Hours: Mon-Fri 1-5pm
Address: 1 Armory Street, B28 (use pearl st gate)
City/Town: Springfield
Website: stcc.io/carberry

Each semester, the STCC Fine Arts program faculty selects work to showcase their students' best creations. From oil paintings and intricate designs to portraits and 3D sculptures to traditional gelatin silver photographs and many other outstanding art projects, the artwork represents the culmination of a semester's efforts. ALSO, eight graduating this May: Alaina Brackley, Luz Marcano, Allan Cangelosi, Aaron Rathburn, Judah Rios, Melissa Mejia Mendez, Julia Salazar, and Marah Wedderburn.

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

Memorial for Rosemary Tracy Woods

Date: Saturday, May 9, 10am-2pm
Location: HOPE Center for the Arts
Address: 150 Bridge Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: facebook.com/artforthesoulgallery

Rosemary Tracy Woods touched so many lives. Join us as we come together to honor and celebrate her. All are welcome to come and celebrate her life, share in fellowship, and lift her memory in love and light.

Book of Wonder, Cover to Cover

Artist: Donna Castellanos
Start Date: March 28, 2026
End Date: September 6, 2026
Location: Springfield Museums
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/book-of-wonder-cover-to-cover-a-hands-on-journey-with-donna-castellanos

An immersive exhibition that invites visitors to step inside artist Donna Castellanos's imaginative world, where once-cherished books are transformed into vibrant works of art and interactive experiences celebrating creativity and storytelling. A Novel Night of Creative Crafting: May 7, 5-7:30pm

Contact: Merideth Bessette
mbessette@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800

QAA Group Art Exhibit

Artists: Quabbin Art Association
Start Date: March 18, 2026
End Date: May 13, 2026
Location: Baystate Medical Center
Address: 2 Medical Center Drive
City/Town: Springfield
Website: quabbinartassociation.com

The Quabbin Art Association of Belchertown has a new group exhibit at Baystate Medical Center's Daly Building. The exhibit features a variety of watercolor, oil, acrylic, dry media and photography by local artists throughout the Pioneer Valley. Many pieces are for sale and can be viewed during hospital hours. For more information, visit our website.

Contact: Info@quabbinartassociation.com

INhairITANCE

Artists: group show
Start Date: March 1, 2026
End Date: May 17, 2026
Location: AFTS Gallery
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 12-4pm
Address: 1500 Main Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artforthesoulgallery.com

A group exhibition that expands the global conversation around hair--not with a single narrative but instead offering a layered, collaborative exploration of personal adornment as it intersects with belief systems, gender, colonial histories, and cultural resistance. INhairITANCE invites viewers to consider hair not merely as an aesthetic choice, but as a living archive--one shaped by ancestry, survival, ritual, power, and self-definition.

Contact: info@aftsgallery.com

One Foot in Two Places

Artist: Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling
Start Date: January 31, 2026
End Date: October 4, 2026
Location: D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Collins Print Gallery
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/one-foot-in-two-places-monotype-prints-and-etchings-by-olwen-oherlihy-dowling

Monotype prints and etchings. Atmospheric and meditative, "One Foot in Two Places" showcases landscapes and details from natural environments, creating parallels between the artist's mother country in Ireland and chosen homeland in the United States. Originally an immigrant from Dublin, Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling pays homage to time spent in Connemara, County Galway and North Chester, MA, evoking the experience of being caught between two worlds and finding refuge in both. Artist Lecture: June 18, 12:15pm

Contact: info@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800

All Our Relations

Artists: group show
Start Date: April 2, 2026
End Date: May 30, 2026
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

To Honor the Wampanoag Supreme Sachem Pometacomet on the 350th Anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre. Work by Deborah Spears Moorehead, Seaconke Pokanoket Wampanoag, & Robert Peters, Mashpee Wampanoag, focusing on pre-colonization, the 350th Anniversary of Metacomet's (King Philip's) War and the Great Falls Massacre of 1676. Learn about Indigenous history and their continued presence here and throughout the Northeast.

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

W.O.W.: Wild Ornery Women/Wisdom of Women

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 16, 2026
End Date: June 20, 2026
Reception Date: May 16, 2-4pm
Location: ArtWorks Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-4pm
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

WOW is a show of powerful social commentary works by women who have continued to voice their opinions.

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

5th Annual Celebrating the Figure

Artists: group show
Start Date: April 11, 2026
End Date: May 9, 2026
Location: ArtWorks Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-4pm
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

This exhibition embraces the diverse ways in which artists approach representing the human form, showcasing pieces that utilize both the clothed and unclothed figure. Juried by SK Sullivan.

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

Ashcan Art: the Paintings of Three Early Twentieth Century Westfield Artists

Start Date: May 11, 2026
End Date: August 1, 2026
Reception Date: May 16, 2-4pm
Location: Rand Art Gallery at Westfield Athenaeum
Address: 6 Elm Street
City/Town: Westfield
Website: westath.org/art-museum

This exhibit will feature the works of Muriel Richie, Edith Chadwick, and Bertha Bates, who were active Westfield artists from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Contact: Harvey Chauvin
hchauvin@westath.org
413-568-7833

Articulture Westfield 2026

Date: Friday, May 8, 6-8pm & Saturday, May 9, 10am-4pm
Location: Amelia Park Arena
Address: 21 South Broad Street
City/Town: Westfield
Website: facebook.com/ArtWorksWestfield

Featuring 70+ artists at the Amelia Park Arena, Articulture is our annual celebration of artistic expression by local and regional visual artists, along with live music and local authors. Our 9th annual Articulture experience, new and emerging artists will share their talent with the community alongside experienced and professional Pioneer Valley artists. Bringing creators and community together to engage, inform, empower, inspire, educate and entertain! FREE parking. FREE admission.

Contact: Bill Westerlind
info@artworkswestfield.com
413-335-6976

Photographs

Artist: Ellen Koteen
Start Date: April 2, 2026
End Date: May 28, 2026
Location: Westhampton Public Library
Hours: Mon & Thur 2-8pm, Tue & Wed 9am-12pm & 1-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Address: 1 North Road
City/Town: Westhampton
Website: westhamptonma.gov/event/ellen-koteen-artists-reception

Taking photographs of nature gives me joy and a sense of peace. Capturing the beauty of a flower, animal or landscape in a photograph allows me to hold on to that joy and to share it with others. I delight in and am inspired by the detail, design and colors contained within a single flower, an animal or scene. I have a sense of losing myself in the experience of trying to preserve the incredible beauty and harmony of nature. The opportunity to show my work is a gift. --Eleen Koteen, Photographer

Contact: Meaghan Schwelm
mschwelm@cwmars.org
413-527-5386

Easthampton Clay Spring Pottery Sale

Date: May 9, 10am-4pm
Location: Millside Park
Address: 2 Ferry Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: facebook.com/share/1EFdkMkAN3

Easthampton Clay's 6th Annual Spring Pottery Sale, a beloved Mother's Day weekend tradition. Every year thousands of visitors come out to celebrate spring and shop an incredible variety of handmade ceramics. With 40 talented local clay artists, guest artists, live music, florals and delicious eats from local food trucks, soak in the creative energy of this vibrant outdoor market. Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and come celebrate community, creativity and clay with us. Rain date: May 10th.

Contact: info@easthamptonclay.com

Open call for exhibition requests at the Community House Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: The Cummington Cultural District
Deadline: May 29
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Cummington
Website: cummingtonculture.art/community-house-gallery

The CH Gallery, located within the Cummington Community House and coordinated by the Cummington Cultural District, invites artists to apply to exhibit their work. Full details on website.

Contact: culturaldistrictcummington@gmail.com

Through the Lens: Presence and Absence at ArtWorks Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Gallery
Deadline: July 6
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for one piece / $35 for up to three pieces
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/through-the-lens-2-call-for-art

ArtWorks Gallery invites you to submit photographic works to our third exhibition dedicated to the art of photography. Juror: James Gehrt. Show dates: August 8th to September 13th, Saturdays & Sundays, 1-4pm. Opening reception: August 8th, 3-5pm.

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Everyday Sublime: 11th Juried Show at Gallery A3

Sponsoring Group Name: Gallery A3
Deadline: June 7, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: $38 for 3 entries / $7 for one additional entry
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Traditionally, the sublime describes awe, wonder, and sometimes fear in the face of nature’s immensity. It holds a special place in art history in its challenge to artists to portray personal experiences in an impersonal universe. When the world can feel unnervingly tamed or overwhelmingly all-consuming, where and how does the Everyday Sublime present itself? Juror Andrew S. Yang lives in the Pioneer Valley and is a professor at the School of the Art Institute Chicago. Exhibit runs Aug 6-29.

Contact: js.gallerya3@gmail.com
413-256-4250

Northampton Senior Center Gallery Exhibits

Sponsoring Group Name: Northampton Senior Center
Deadline: June 1, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forms.gle/TkUEGF1uonU7Bbvr8

Aged 55+ artists' flat works will be displayed alternately between two gallery spaces and remain in place for 2 months. NSC will sponsor 6 joint receptions 10/26-9/27 in conjunction with Northampton Arts Night Out. 12 artists and 1 alternate will be selected by jury. See website for more info.

Contact: Jeanne Henry Hoose
nscartspace@gmail.com

Seeking Faculty for "Artists and Audiences" workshops

Sponsoring Group Name: Human Scale Art Space
City/Town: Northampton
Website: rickcolson@humanscaleartspace.org

"Artists and Audiences" is a new series of workshops for artists from Human Scale Art Space. These are typically participatory classes on various themes including photography, painting and sculpture. We are seeking both paid and voluntary faculty to lead these workshops starting late Spring 2026. If you have interest in teaching or leading a workshop on any aspect of photography, painting or sculpture (or any other visual art) please email.

Contact: rickcolson@humanscaleartspace.org

ArtsEZ 2026 Spring Grant Round

Sponsoring Group Name: Northampton Arts Council
Deadline: May 14, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northampton
Website: northamptonartscouncil.org/artsez-grant

This year, the Northampton Arts Council is pivoting to a high-impact Micro-Grant model. We will award 15 micro-grants at a flat rate of $500 each. This shift is designed to lower barriers for new applicants and provide streamlined, accessible funding for artists and cultural programmers in Northampton, Florence, and Leeds. full details on website.

Queer Artisan Market

Sponsoring Group Name: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Deadline: May 15, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: no fee to apply
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com/queerartisanmarket

The Queer Artisan Market returns to The Mill District in North Amherst on June 27, 10am-4pm, hosted by The Mill District General Store & Local Art Gallery -- Are you a LGBTQIA+ maker, artist, or crafter with a passion for community and creativity? We're now accepting vendor applications for this year's curated market of locally made art and goods, food vendor applications, and volunteer applications.

Contact: Shauna Wallace
gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966

LandEscape

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Gallery
Deadline: May 28
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for one piece / $35 for up to three pieces
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/landescape-call-for-art

This exhibition aims to expand or even reimagine the traditional landscape as a personal sanctuary and urges creators to consider moving beyond mere geographical representation. Juror: Shona Macdonald. Show dates: June 27 to August 2, Saturdays & Sundays, 1-4pm. Opening reception: June 27, 3-5pm.

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Affordable Weaving Equipment Rentals

Sponsoring Group Name: Hawksong Weaving
Deadline: May 30, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: $5-$150, depending on equipment chosen
City/Town: Northampton
Website: hawksongweaving.myshopify.com/pages/loom-rentals

Hawksong Weaving Loom Rentals are available for rent in Western Massachusetts for use in home settings. While weaving guilds and workspaces are available, they aren't inherently accessible for everyone. Renting equipment allows you to work in the comfort and safety of your own home, without the prohibitive cost of purchase before you know if particular loom style works for you and your needs. Equipment is rented at a 1/10th of the cost of average retail prices for financial accessibility.

Contact: Took Storm
hawksongweaving@gmail.com

Artist tables available for nature inspired local artists

Sponsoring Group Name: American Ornithological Society
Deadline: July 19
Submission/Entry Fees: $150 for two days
City/Town: Amherst
Website: meeting.americanornithology.org

The American Ornithologist Society will hold its annual meeting at UMass Amherst August 3rd-7th. We are offering table opportunities for nature inspired local artists to come to the meeting and showcase and sell their art. Table pricing will be $150 for two whole days (3 and 4, or 5 and 6). The meeting usually has at least 700-800 attendees, and sessions begin at 8am-8pm. Any artist can participate, but please we expect artists to sell primarily their handmade or self designed art work.

Contact: Ramona Fletcher
rfletcher@americanornithology.org

Haydenville Artisan Fair

Sponsoring Group Name: Haydenville Congregational Church
Deadline: June 10
Submission/Entry Fees: $35 plus one donated item
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: forms.gle/6EK6gbRmoyHpekhp7

Come browse the beautiful wares of our local artisans at the annual Haydenville Artisan Show! Includes a wide array of mediums: woodcraft, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, painting, and much much more! Then come inside the church to get something to eat and check out our Collectibles sale - there's something for everyone! Proceeds to benefit the Haydenville Congregational Church and Trans Relocation Support. June 13, 10am-4pm, and June 14, 11:30-4pm. Rain or Shine.

Contact: Megan Jewett
treasurer@haydenvillechurch.org
617-833-5665

Artist in Residence 2027

Sponsoring Group Name: Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Deadline: May 29
Submission/Entry Fees:
City/Town: Amherst
Website: renaissanceoftheearth.com/residencies

The Kinney Center invites artists to submit proposals for residency. Aided by the Center's rare book collection, artists will explore how their process intersects with Renaissance (1490-1750) thought to produce work that generates new perspectives on the relationship between the early modern world and our own. To apply, please send the following to Dr. Liz Fox by May 29th: 1-2 page letter (describing the project & programming), CV/resume, 2 references, Work samples or portfolio, Contact Name.

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

N.S.F.Washington at Big Red Frame

Sponsoring Group Name: Big Red Frame
Deadline: June 20, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bigredframe.com/gallery

Second Call for N.S.F.W., this W stands for Washington. For this exhibit, we will be seeking art that the current administration may consider subversive, or critical of their policies, or reflecting values that do not align with their vision of our society: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion / immigration /gender and sexual identities / freedom of the press, to name just a few of the possible topics. Size limit: 60 United Inches. To apply, visit the Elusie Gallery page of our website.

Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
yourfriends@bigredframe.com
413-529-9265

Programming & Springfield Civic Pop-Up Space Call for Art

Sponsoring Group Name: Springfield Cultural Partnership
Deadline: open
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Springfield
Website: form.jotform.com/252964426286063

Artists, nonprofits, small businesses, educators, and community groups are invited to propose programming that brings people together in downtown Springfield. Workshops, performances, conversations, installations, demos, meetups, and civic engagement activities are all welcome. Submit your program idea to help shape this shared space for creativity and connection. We are also seeking Western MA artists to participate in our monthly themed curations. Applications are now open, with Springfield artists given priority. Each month 16 spots are available.

Application for 2026 gallery shows at Lathrop Community

Sponsoring Group Name: Lathrop Community
Deadline: June 30, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: $none
City/Town: Easthampton

Lathrop Community Gallery welcomes applications for its 2026 calendar year shows. We have no entry fees, and no commissions are taken. We can exhibit only 2-D work. Our gallery has 54 linear feet of space with a height limit of 44 inches. Work must be ready to hang. The shows are up for 1 month and we provide help with hanging.

Contact: Jane Antonsen
jmantonsen@yahoo.com

CitySpace Pop-Up Markets

Sponsoring Group Name: CitySpace
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: no fee to apply
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: cityspaceeasthampton.org/popup

CitySpace is hosting a series of mini Pop-Up Markets on the first Saturday of the month, 4-7pm, during CitySpace Bluegrass and Art Walk Easthampton. Open to all makers of all kinds located in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. If accepted, the vending fee is sliding scale $10-$30.

Sip 'n Spin Date Night at ClayWorks

Date & Time: Friday, May 15, 7-9:30pm
Fee: $130 per couple / 10% member discount
Location: ClayWorks
Address: 71 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Do something different for Date Night! In this 2.5 hr workshop, our instructors will help get you centered then off you go. Complimentary Prosecco, BYOB. All materials included. Ages 18+

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Family Fun: Weave with Elizabeth Buck

Date & Time: Sunday, May 17, 9-11:30am
Fee: $30 (1 child and 1 adult) / 10% member discount
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Have fun making your own small tapestry loom and learning to weave on it in colors of your choosing. All materials included. Ages: 4-10 years with adult.

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Tree of Life Papercut Workshop with Tamar Shadur

Date & Time: Sunday, May 17, 1-3:30pm
Fee: $40 DVAA members / $50 non-members
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

Papercutting is an old folk-art tradition in many cultures. Participants will be guided in the design process to make their own small papercut using simple materials and techniques. The two-hour workshop will allow them to take home their finished work of art. No art background is required. All are welcome. Includes all materials.

Contact: Tamar Shadur
shadurtamar@gmail.com
413-992-7994

Collage, Color, and Composition Workshop with Michelle Dilts

Date & Time: Sunday, May 17, 1-3:30pm
Fee: $45 DVAA members / $50 non-members
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

After a quick look at color theory and composition, each artist will create a collage following a prompt. Then we will dive into playing and creating our own works of art using materials provided, or any special things you bring from home. Please bring your own scissors and collage objects that have meaning to you. Please bring your lunch.

Contact: Michelle Dilts
michelle_dilts@yahoo.com
413-312-9979

In-Between: Writing and Illuminating Your Way Home with Christine Mirabal

Date & Time: May 11, 6:30-8:30pm
Fee: $40
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/in-between

Who am I? Where do I belong? For many people, these are lifelong questions they struggle to answer. Join Christine Mirabal in this workshop as we explore this internal struggle through writing exercises and art activities. (No writing or drawing experience is necessary). Participants will be provided with blank journals and other materials to create visual clues and guides for themselves. This workshop is limited to 8 people. The minimum age is 15. Preregistration by email is required.

Contact: Christine Mirabal
quirky.artist.chris@gmail.com

Beginner Friendly Embroidery Class with Andrea Caluori-Barth

Date & Time: May 9, 12-3pm
Fee: free
Location: Griswold Memorial Library
Address: 12 Main Road
City/Town: Colrain

Students will learn basic embroidery technique to translate their own hand drawn imagery into wearable creations! Revitalize an old favorite garment or a new-to-you secondhand item. A great and inexpensive way to make clothing special again without needing to buy more! Bring 2-3 garments - everything else is provided! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please note these activities include using sharp objects such as sewing needles and scissors. Please RSVP 413-624-2377

Contact: Andrea Caluori-Barth
arcaluori@gmail.com

Open Studio Sundays at Looky Here

Date & Time: Sundays 1-4pm
Fee: $10
Location: Looky Here
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com/event/open-studio-sundays-every-week-1-4-p-m-drop-ins-welcome

CRAFT MEND SEW DRAW WRITE. Craft in community Every Sunday! Drop-ins welcome! Bring any project you like. We will set you up with a large table. You can use our sewing machines, glue guns, and whatever other resources we have! $10 – free for members.

Contact: Sarah Wisby
sarahfran@mac.com
415-321-9691

There's No Place Like Gnome's storytime and drawing demo with Scott Magoon

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 6, 3:30pm
Fee: free
Location: Sunderland Public Library
Address: 20 School Street
City/Town: Sunderland
Website: makidslitfest.org/festival-calendar#calendar-6c7e586e-42a1-4887-8fae-a008169249f8-event-e5dbaafa-589b-45cc-a32a-2dbce783ccaf

Join the Sunderland Public Library for a fun, interactive storytime with New York Times-bestselling illustrator Scott Magoon! Scott will introduce his new picture book, There's No Place Like Gnome's--a story rooted in community, set in the New England woods, and shaped by real climate-care themes. After exploring Gnome's world, Scott will lead a live drawing demo!

Contact: Emma Kristjanson-Gural
emma@massbook.org
413-341-3143

Mindfulness in Watercolor with Lois Barber

Date & Time: Thursdays, 10:30am-1pm, May 14, 21 & 28
Fee: $90 + supplies
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

Settle in and enjoy the present moment while exploring watercolor painting with Lois Barber at The Local Art Gallery in this Thursday morning series. Deadline to register: May 12. $90 instructional cost includes drawing paper, watercolor paper, extra pencils, erasers, felt pens, paints, paper towels, & brushes. $20 required material list: supplies you must purchase and bring to first class. See website for details. Ages 16+

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

Alcohol Ink Painting & Drawing with Julie Sawyer

Date & Time: Friday, May 8, 10:30am-12:30pm
Fee: $50 / includes materials
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com

Explore the vibrant, fluid world of alcohol inks in this hands-on workshop. Working with color, movement, and layering, participants will create expressive paintings and incorporate drawing techniques to add detail and depth. Emphasizing process over perfection, this experience encourages curiosity, risk-taking, and personal expression in a supportive, hands-on environment. No experience needed--just curiosity and a willingness to play! Ages 12+

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

Sip 'n Paint: May Day with Deborah Padden

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 6, 6-8:30pm
Fee: $40 / 10% member discount
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Whether you're a seasoned artist or haven't touched a paintbrush since elementary school, this step-by-step guided painting class is designed for everyone. All materials included.

Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072

Farm to Palette: Plein Air Paint and Picnic Series

Date & Time: Saturdays: May 16, July 11, September 12
Fee: $95.40 for all three dates
Location: multiple locations, see website
City/Town: Hadley & Easthampton
Website: pioneervalleyfoodtours.com

Enjoy a series of watercolor painting events, at scenic locations in the Connecticut River Valley. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned artist this is an opportunity to paint, take in lovely surroundings and make some new friends. At each event our idea is to provide an idyllic setting and creative company that will inspire a shared art and food experience.

Contact: Deborah Christakos
taste@pioneervalleyfoodtours.com
413-320-7700

The Printed T Shirt Workshop at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: May 16 & 17, 10am-4pm both days
Fee: $350
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

Two fun days of printing on T shirts! Create your design on paper before transferring it to a linoleum block. Learn carving techniques, multi block printing, use of the press, and much more! Three 4" X 6" linoleum blocks, inks, and tools included. Bring your own T shirts. Select Saturday May 16 when registering.

Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com
413-221-5775

Four Needle Coptic Stitch at Antler Editions

Date & Time: Saturday, June 13, 10am-2pm
Fee: $155
Location: Antler Editions
Address: 1 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: antlereditions.com/workshops/p/four-needle-coptic-stitch

In this beginner to intermediate bookbinding workshop we will create lay flat journals with flexible Japanese paper covers sewn using the four needle coptic stitch structure. That's right! Four sewing needles at once! Basic bookbinding or sewing skills, and strong hand stills are a must for this class. Reach out if you have any questions. (lisa@antlereditions.com). All materials and tools provided. Students will leave with materials to make another book at home. Class is limited to 4 students.

Contact: Lisa Hersey
lisa@antlereditions.com
413-204-2431

Carving Toward Color with Joyce Silverstone

Date & Time: Saturday, May 9, 10am-5pm
Fee: $175 + $25 materials fee
Location: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town: Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/carving-toward-color-2

Join us for a "color laboratory" where we explore color theory in relief printmaking! In this one-day, small-group workshop, you will learn to layer color in your prints to achieve vibrant overlapping results. Play with repeatable carved plate for an experience that combines theory and experimentation.

Contact: Kaye Carroll
kaye@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

Color Reduction Woodcut Weekend with Julie Lapping Rivera

Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, May 16 & 17, 10am-5pm
Fee: $350 + $30 materials fee
Location: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town: Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/color-reduction-woodcut-weekend

Learn to make beautiful color woodcuts with the talented Julie Lapping Rivera! This two-day workshop will cover all the steps of creating a small color reduction woodblock print, including carving, inking, printing, and the reliable "pins and tabs" registration technique. Blocks, inks, paper and basic materials will be provided by the studio. This workshop is geared toward artists with basic woodcut knowledge who want to expand into working with color.

Contact: Kaye Carroll
kaye@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones with Christine Kenneally

Date & Time: Saturday, May 16, 10am-4pm
Fee: $168
Location: Rainbow Hill Studio
Address: 801 North Poland Road
City/Town: Conway
Website: christinekenneally.net

Create a personalized, permanent addition to your garden or walkway in this fun one day class! Instruction will be given on composition, color, cutting techniques using hand tools, and how to assemble pieces to create flow. Then, we will cast our mosaics in concrete, so your stepping stone holds together permanently and has a flat surface.This class has been a favorite over the years, well over 800 stepping stones have been made by my students. A hearty and nutritious lunch will be provided.

Contact: Christine Kenneally
kenneally.christine@gmail.com
413-244-2384

Recycled Materials Collage Bookmark Making with Jillian Henry

Date & Time: Thursday, May 7, 5-6pm
Fee: free
Location: Millers Falls Branch Library
Address: 23 Bridge Street
City/Town: Millers Falls
Website: montaguepubliclibraries.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/recycled-materials-collage-bookmark-making-with-jillian-henry

Get creative and a little resourceful in this hands-on collage workshop with local artist Jillian Henry. Jillian's work is rooted in intuitive, analog collage, transforming everyday objects into expressive pieces. In this workshop, you'll be using reclaimed cardboard and other simple materials to design one-of-a-kind bookmarks that are uniquely yours. All materials will be provided! Just bring yourself and your imagination.

Contact: Lachlan Thompson
lachlant@montague-ma.gov
413-863-3214

Transform Your T-Shirt Sewing Class with Kathleen Barth

Date & Time: May 9, 12-4pm
Fee: $65
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton

Learn how to turn any existing oversized t-shirt into a perfect fit! We'll adjust side seams, hems, and sleeves. All students will be provided with a custom pattern that will allow them to adjust future knit tees and sweaters. Don't let that cute band tee go unworn! Students must know how to use a sewing machine and bring their own sewing machine to class. (If you do not have a machine there may be options to borrow.)

Contact: Kathleen B
sewwithkathleen@gmail.com
818-419-3367

Suminagashi Marbling with Donna Beck

Date & Time: Saturday, May 16, 10am-12:30pm
Fee: $55 DVAA members / $65 non-members / $10 for materials
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

Suminagashi is the oldest marbling method in the world, dating back to 12th century Japan. "Floating ink" creates a softer, unpredictable, and meditative experience in designing paper that can be used for cards, book pages, journaling, collaging, and more. No experience is necessary to join Donna Beck in learning this beautiful, flowing paper design. Age range: 15 and up

Contact: Donna Beck
230amdesigns@gmail.com
413-214-8470

Sewing Immersion - A One Week Sewing Camp at Grove House Sewing Studio

Date & Time: August 3-7
Fee: $300
Location: Grove House Sewing Studio
City/Town: Florence
Website: grovehousesewingstudio.com

Imagine spending a week immersed in color, fabric, creativity, and fun. Have you dreamed of making a flowing dress, fabulous pants, or that perfect bag? Do you need an extra pair of eyes and hands to figure out what hasn't been quite right with your previous projects? Folks will have the time, space, and support to make great progress in building sewing skills while working on projects of their choosing. Classes are small, vibes are great, and personalized instruction is always nearby.

Contact: GroveHouseSewingStudio@gmail.com

Block Printing at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: weekly 10am-12pm
Fee: $45/class or $150/monthly 4-pack
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

Suitable for all levels. Join our fun, informative class, where we cover everything from carving technique, to image transfer, to using the press, and so much more. Class size limited to 4 to allow for plenty of individual attention. Pay by the class and create your own schedule, or save money with a monthly 4 pack. Friday and Sunday mornings.

Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shanadeatley@icloud.com
413-221-5775

Explore the Figure: Long Pose with Barbara Johnson

Date & Time: Saturdays, 10am-1pm, May 9 - June 6
Fee: $395
Location: Barbara Johnson Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Studio #036
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: BarbaraJohnson.com

Work from the live model with one long pose to develop a drawing or painting. Anatomy lesson at each meeting and discussion of figurative work -- both contemporary and historic -- expressing the human form in space. Class size is limited to 5, easels and benches available.

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

Open Studio at Warriors Art Room

Date & Time: ongoing: Mon & Wed 5-8pm, Tue & Thurs-Sat 12-4pm
Fee: none
Location: Warriors Art Room
Address: 122 Pleasant Street, Suite 105
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: warriorsartroom.org

Warriors Art Room Open Studio provides veterans and their families with a welcoming place to create, connect, and explore art in a supportive environment. Participants can work on personal projects, use available materials, and spend time in creative community.

Contact: Donald Longley
donald@warriorsartroom.org
413-627-8170

Mosaics Inspired by Nature with Christine Kenneally

Date & Time: Wednesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, May 6 - June 17
Fee: $444
Location: Rainbow Hill Studio
Address: 801 North Poland Road
City/Town: Conway
Website: christinekenneally.net

In this six week class, be inspired by the original artist, mother nature! Compose a landscape from a photo or your imagination. The focus will be on the way you arrange tesserae to depict textures, elements and patterns. Part of the fun is choosing the materials- glass, stone, ceramic tile, patterned china, found objects, etc. Finished works will be roughly 11" x 14". Great for beginners, or those with experience who want to build skills.

Contact: Christine Kenneally
kenneally.christine@gmail.com
413-244-2384

Mosaics for Beginners with Christine Kenneally

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm, May 5 - June 9
Fee: $444
Location: Rainbow Hill Studio
Address: 801 North Poland Road
City/Town: Conway
Website: christinekenneally.net

Come explore the fascinating world of mosaics. Learn the skills of composing and designing your artwork, choosing and cutting different materials, and experience different ways of assembling a mosaic. During this 6 week workshop, you'll make two mosaics, using two different methods. Get a broad experience in this ancient art form, build skills, learn about yourself through identifying your preferences, and meet other great people in a fun, relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Mosaics will be 6" x 6".

Contact: Christine Kenneally
kenneally.christine@gmail.com
413-244-2384

Botanical Block Printing with Pascale Jarvis

Date & Time: June 5-7
Fee: $445 + $50 supply fee
Location: Snow Farm
Address: 5 Clary Road
City/Town: Williamsburg
Website: canvas.snowfarm.org/classes/3125

Discover block printing with a focus on botanical imagery. Intended for any enthusiast eager to explore how attention to detail shifts how we engage with the natural world, we'll practice sketching & carving botanicals on a linoleum block, running test prints, and printing by hand on fabric. We'll tackle concepts like color theory, composition, and utilizing negative and positive space. Bandanas will be provided, though students are welcome to bring in their own textiles. All levels welcome.

Contact: Pascale Jarvis
pascalejarvis@gmail.com
413-847-1430

Intermediate Watercolor Painting Series with Gretchen Holesovsky

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 10:30pm-12:30pm, June 2-23
Fee: $100 / $122 materials
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com/events

Join Belchertown artist Gretchen Holesovsky for a series of four intermediate watercolor classes. An exploration of styles and expression will enhance your creative muse no matter how you choose to create. This series is jammed packed with information and has homework. Great for individuals who took Gretchen's beginning watercolor series as well as intermediate artists who want to deepen their understanding of painting with watercolor. Ages 14+ Ticket a week before first class.

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

BIPOC Critique Group at Augusta Savage Gallery

Date & Time: May 5, 5-7pm
Fee: none
Location: Augusta Savage Gallery
Address: New Africa House, 180 Infirmary Way, UMass
City/Town: Amherst
Website: arts.umass.edu/visual-arts/events/bipoc-critique-group-2526

A supportive, intellectually rigorous space for BIPOC visual artists to share their work and engage in meaningful dialogue. With the insights of ally scholars and community members, we foster cultural, intellectual, and contextual conversations that honor the depth and complexity of BIPOC experiences. The group meets twice monthly through the end of the academic year.

Contact: Elana Casey
elanacasey@umass.edu

Sliding Scale Workshops at Make-It Springfield

Location: Make-It Springfield
Address: 286 Bridge Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: makeitspringfield.org/events

Make-It Springfield offers sliding scale workshops designed to make creativity accessible for all. Rooted in inclusion and collaboration, these hands-on sessions welcome participants of all backgrounds and skill levels to explore art, culture, and technology in a supportive, community-driven environment.

Contact: info@makeitspringfield.org
413-455-0663

The Green Printmaking Research Fellowship at Zea Mays Printmaking

Goal: $30,000
End Date: June 12, 2026
City/Town: Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/research-fellowship-fundraiser

Zea Mays Printmaking, a family-owned small business located in Florence, is raising money to fund the next phase of our groundbreaking research program. Since 2000, Zea Mays Printmaking has been researching innovations in sustainable, fine-art printmaking. The research we have done has opened up the world of safer printmaking for hundreds of artists. The Fellowship will be a month-long intensive, diving deeply into new materials, safer alternatives and new procedures for making prints.

Contact: Kaye Carroll
kaye@zeamaysprintmaking.com
413-584-1783

Help Bring Balance of Becoming to the Ludlow River Walk

Goal: $10,000
End Date: May 5
City/Town: Ludlow
Website: hercworx.com/help-bring-balance-of-becoming-to-the-ludlow-river-walk

Balance of Becoming is a proposed 10–12 foot outdoor sculpture designed specifically for the Ludlow River Walk. Built from reclaimed steel, the piece explores balance, growth, and connection through repeating circular forms. After strong community interest, a private donor has offered to match contributions up to $5,000. This crowdfunding effort aims to create a permanent, accessible work of public art for Ludlow's shared riverfront space.

Contact: Donald R Longley
donald@hercworx.com
325-829-6577

Flo Fest - the return of a The return of a Florence Community Celebration

Goal: $25,000
End Date: June 1
City/Town: Florence
Website: westernmassflofest.wixsite.com/event

Inspired and guided by the legacy of Florence Night Out, Flo Fest is a brand new community-powered celebration in the heart of Florence. Launching September 19, 2026, at the heart of Florence, Flo Fest activates Main Street into a vibrant, walkable festival filled with live music, interactive art, activities for all ages, and the best eats, treats, and small businesses. Please help see Flo Fest come to fruition!

Contact: Chloe Torri
westernmassflofest@gmail.com
630-202-9130