Lyle Pearsons

Artist: Lyle Pearsons
Start Date: July 1, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: Agawam Public Library
Hours: Mon-Thur 9am-9pm, Fri 9am-5pm
Address: 750 Cooper Street
City/Town: Agawam
Website: agawamlibrary.org

A selection of images painted by the late Lyle Pearsons (Dec 8, 1947 – Jan 1, 2026). After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Pearsons adapted to the loss of his fine motor skills by using a spatula and large palette knives to paint in a way that renewed his confidence and sense of control. Spanning every stage of Pearsons's life, these works showcase a variety of mediums and offer a personal journey through his artistic expression.

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

Patterns of the Forest

Artist: Rachel Loeffler
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: August 1, 2026
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D, cinema courtyard
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

Rachel Loeffler brings the magical, otherworldly spirit of the boreal forests of Finland to Gallery A3, with paintings and three-dimensional interactive works celebrating the beauty of Norway spruces, Scots pines, and silver birches, along with abstract patterns based on the interplay of light, shadow, and leaves. Art Forum on Zoom: Thursday, July 16, 7:30pm, register on website.

Contact: Rachel Loeffler
onepaintingaday@gmail.com

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

2026 Members Summer Exhibit

Artists: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Start Date: July 19, 2026
End Date: August 30, 2026
Reception Date: July 19, 3-6pm
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Hours: Frid 12-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
Address: One Brattleboro Road
City/Town: Bernardston
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

Please join us in celebration of our new home in Bernardston, with an exhibition featuring our member artists! All are welcome! Please join us for our grand opening on Sunday, July 19, from 1-4 pm, showcasing an exhibition of original artwork by our talented DVAA members as well as beautiful, handcrafted items in our gift shop. See website for more details.

Contact: Marge Anderson
margedvaa@gmail.com

Local Artist Art Exhibition

Artists: group show
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: Chicopee Public Library, Henry J. Bazin Community Room
Hours: Mon-Thur 9am-9pm, Fri 10am-5pm
Address: 449 Front Street
City/Town: Chicopee

Four Scantic River Artists, Nan Hurlburt, Patricia Pilon, Laura Salerno, and Quinn Salerno have joined together to create an art exhibition during the month of July at the Chicopee Public Library. The four artists use a range of mediums from still life photography to acyrlic and oil mediums.

Contact: Patricia Pilon
trishpilon@comcast.net
413-386-9323

Trevor Powers

Artist: Trevor Powers
Date: Saturday, July 18, 6-9pm
Location: Abracadabra Film Lab
Address: 45 1/2 Union Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: instagram.com/abracadabrafilmlab

The photographs in this exhibition were taken at Pro Wrestling GRIND and Blitzkrieg! Pro wrestling shows in western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut between 2023 and 2026 using color and black and white 35mm film. Photographed from the perspective of a fan in the crowd, the images capture both the in-ring action and the community and culture of independent wrestling.

Mill Works: Resilience & Reinvention

Artists: Artists of Indian Orchard Mills
Start Date: July 11, 2026
End Date: July 29, 2026
Location: ECA Gallery
Address: 43 Main Street / Old Town Hall
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com

Presents the artists of Indian Orchard Mills, an artist community working within a historic 19th-century textile mill in Springfield. The exhibition explores the intersection of place, history, and artistic practice, highlighting how a site once defined by industry continues to inspire creative production in the present. Featuring painting, sculpture, fiber art, and mixed media, the works demonstrate the individuality of each artist’s vision as well as a shared dialogue that emerges from a collective practice.

Megan Marden & Marjorie Portnow

Artists: Megan Marde, Marjorie Portnow
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: July 26, 2026
Location: Oxbow Gallery - Front Gallery
Hours: Thur-Sun 12-5pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

Working directly from observation, Marjorie Portnow paints landscapes that attend to the shifting effects of light, atmosphere, and season. Megan Marden is a Connecticut painter who works both directly from life and in response to historical sources. Together, the exhibition offers two thoughtful and deeply personal approaches to contemporary painting, united by a belief that careful looking can transform ordinary experience.

Contact: Megan Marden
megmarden@gmail.com

The View from my Kayak

Artist: Kate Follett
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: July 26, 2026
Location: Oxbow Gallery - Back Gallery
Hours: Thur-Sun 12-5pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com

Vermont artist Kate Follett showcases images of a floating world in The View from my Kayak. Her landscape paintings are unified by their viewpoint from the water, the mirrored reflections and the complex patterns of its moving surface. The works explore the simplification of wide-open views and the patterns of ripples, waves, clouds, and forested mountains. When not painting, the artist spends as much time as possible outdoors, and can be found paddling on the water any time it’s not frozen.

Contact: Kate Follett
kefollett@gmail.com

N.S.F.Washington

Artists: 27 regional artists
Start Date: July 4, 2026
End Date: July 25, 2026
Location: The Elusie Gallery at Big Red Frame
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bigredframe.com/gallery

27 regional Artists showcasing artwork that is NSFW. As in: Not Suitable For Washington! Either because the artwork is critical of this administration, or shows that it is incompetent and therefore Not Suitable for Washington. Or Artwork that the current administration would disapprove of!

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

Parts Work: Accepting Identity

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

A collection of photographs and ceramics inspired by the sensations of joy, curiosity, and exploration Kristin Schiff experiences while creating artwork as a disabled member of the LGBTQ+ community. Her photographs capture small details of nature, focusing on tensions between the chaos and tranquility of ice, water, architecture, and changing seasons.

Contact: Emma Basile
galleryandretail@sip413.com

Green Light - A Love Letter to Greenfield

Artist: Danielle Lucier
Start Date: June 25, 2026
End Date: July 17, 2026
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/gallery

Showcasing acrylic paintings depicting moments and memories from across Greenfield, accompanied by Greenfield-inspired lamps and ceramic wares, all crafted by local artist Danielle Lucier.

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

The Rainbow Arc - Phase 1: Violet

Artist: Donna Barrett
Start Date: June 13, 2026
End Date: July 25, 2026
Reception Date: Saturday, July 25, 11am-2pm
Location: LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/exhibits/chaos-on-a-plate

Chaosism begins with surrender -- to the paint, to the texture, to whatever emerges when control steps aside. The Violet Phase is the first breath of the Rainbow Arc. Violet because every story begins in the quiet before color fully arrives. These canvases were built in layers -- texture first, then glaze, then light finding its way into the hollows. The veins you see weren’t planned. They arrived. I paint what the universe whispers. The Arc is how I listen. Closing reception: and meet the artis: July 25th.

Impressions of Light

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 27, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Location: Hope & Olive
Hours: Wed 5-9pm, Thur & Fri 11:30am-9pm, Sat 5-9pm, Sun 10am-1pm & 5-9pm
Address: 44 Hope Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: hopeandolive.com/visit1

The exhibition highlights the wide expressive range of cyanotype process, a photographic technique dating to the mid-19th century and known for its distinctive Prussian blue tones. Works range from traditional botanical cyanotypes to experimental mixed-media practices incorporating watercolor pigments, organic dyes, painting, layered exposures, and found materials. Artists: Elizabeth Booth, Em Crisman, Madge Eves, Erika Frank, Jeannie Hutchins, and Heather Palecek.

Contact: Madge Evers
madge@madgeevers.com

The PeaceBirds Exhibit

Start Date: May 15, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/humanities/peacebirds

The exhibit includes several gatherings of folding and story circles facilitated by JuPong Lin and Mona Shiber. July 18th: PeaceBirds folding session 11:30-1pm; PeaceBirds Phoenix reading with folding session/discussion 2-4pm. $0-5 suggested donation.

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

Music for Healing

Artist: Angelica Olstad
Start Date: July 17, 2026
End Date: August 27, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, July 17, 6-9pm
Location: Paper City Clothing Company
Address: 144 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: papercityclothingcompany.com

A free exhibition of visual, sound, and performance art by interdisciplinary artist Angelica Olstad. Free public programming runs throughout the exhibition, including an opening reception with live performance on July 17th, a walking community sound bath, a piano masterclass and listening session with the artist, and a closing reception with an embodied movement workshop.

Contact: Danielle Amodeo
danielle@artsequitygroup.com

Walking Community Sound Bath

Artist: Angelica Olstad
Date: Saturday, July 18, 1am–12pm
Location: Holyoke Heritage State Park / meet at the carousel
Address: 221 Appleton Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: papercityclothingcompany.com

Join artist Angelica Olstad for a meditative sound bath walk through Holyoke Heritage State Park. Drawing on the traditions of sound healing, forest bathing, and mindful movement that inform her practice, Olstad has composed and mapped music to the landscape of the park. This experience is designed to slow you down and help you hear your surroundings in a new way.

Contact: Danielle Amodeo
danielle@artsequitygroup.com

Charlie Gould & Garrett Sanders

Artists: Charlie Gould, Garrett Sanders
Start Date: July 18, 2026
End Date: August 16, 2026
Reception Date: July 18, 5-7pm
Location: Pulp
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-5pm or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Pulp is proud to present paintings by Charlie Gould and Garrett Sanders, two young artists working in the Canal District in Holyoke. We'll also be exhibiting ceramic work by Garrett. Both artists explore place, meaning and memory. There is a connection between their work and explorations, while maintaining distinct voices all their own. Come out and support these two young artists with their first showing at the gallery.

Contact: 413-362-6368

Petra Rodgers

Artist: Petra Rodgers
Start Date: July 18, 2026
End Date: August 16, 2026
Reception Date: July 18, 5-7pm
Location: Pulp - front room space
Hours: Fri-Sun 11am-5pm or by appt
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com

Petra is an Australian artist living in Victoria. She is inspired by folk art traditions and her ongoing collection of vintage books and clothing catalogues, which inspire her color pencil drawings on wood of sweater vests, dresses, watches and shoes. She has exhibited for 25 years in Australia and the United States.

Contact: 413-362-6368

Holyoke - Held in Light

Artists: photographers enthralled with Holyoke
Start Date: June 6, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center
Hours: daily / 12-4pm
Address: 221 Appleton Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: mass.gov/locations/holyoke-heritage-state-park

Discover Holyoke through the eyes of six talented photographers: Linda Drury, David Scher, Melissa Cooper, Joanne Holtje, Bob Benns, James Long. "Holyoke – Held in Light" invites you to experience the city from hidden corners to familiar landmarks. Each image captures the character, beauty, and spirit of a community rich in history and alive with stories. Come explore, connect and celebrate the people and places that make Holyoke unique. Free admission. Free parking.

Contact: Nancy L. Condon
nancy.condon@mass.gov
413-534-1723

Revolutionary Artstories: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Equity

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 4, 2026
End Date: July 16, 2026
Location: Holyoke Media
Hours: Tue-Thur 12-7pm
Address: 1 Court Plaza
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: artsmentors.org

A new exhibition exploring the theme "Promises of the American Revolution". Features work spanning visual art, storytelling, mixed media, and community-based practice from artists connected to Holyoke, Springfield, Easthampton, Greenfield, and surrounding communities. In addition to the exhibition itself, artists have recorded short documentary reflections discussing the stories behind their work and their relationship to the project's themes.

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

Holyoke Arts League Annual Wistariahurst Exhibition

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: July 16, 2026
Location: Wistariahurst Museum
Hours: Mon 10am-2pm, Tue 4:30-6:30pm
Address: 238 Cabot Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyoke-arts-league.org

An exhibition of artwork by members of the Holyoke Arts League (HAL), founded in 1923 and celebrating its 103rd year in Holyoke. The League holds museum field trips and weekly adult figure drawing sessions. This juried exhibition showcases diverse entries such as oil and pastel, watercolor, acrylic, tempera, gouache, non-oil wet media, graphite, charcoal, printmaking, graphic media, sculpture, and ceramics.

Contact: Liz
holyokeartsleague@gmail.com

The Divine Lives In You: Paintings and Upcycled Works

Artist: Donna Estabrooks
Start Date: July 1, 2026
End Date: July 31, 2026
Location: Montague Center Branch Library
Hours: Mon & Wed & Fri
Address: 17 Center Street
City/Town: Montague
Website: montaguepubliclibraries.org

Local artist Donna Estabrooks will be featuring paintings and upcycled works at our Montague Center Branch Library until the end of July.

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

Nature's Magic

Artist: TL LaFleur
Start Date: June 4, 2026
End Date: July 27, 2026
Location: Sawmill River Arts Collective
Hours: Thur-Mon 11am-5pm
Address: 440 Greenfield Road
City/Town: Montague
Website: sawmillriverarts.com

Join Sawmill River Arts this summer to view the abstract landscapes of guest artist TL LaFleur, whose paintings will be featured from June through the end of July. Witness for yourself how TL's use of rich color and abstract forms express the essence of nature, conveying sense of place by capturing the fleeting magic of our corner of Western Mass.

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

Buildings & Grounds

Artist: Hannah Brookman
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: July 30, 2026
Location: Forbes Library Hosmer Gallery
Hours: Mon-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website:

I paint from observation, never from memory or photographs. My use of color is inspired by sunlight and vibrating boundaries, mixed to create vibrant internal harmonies rather than accurate color relationships. An interest in pattern brings pulsating repetition and a gestural hand keeps the images loose and impressionistic. These paintings come from times of peace and joy, generated by the act of painting in my chosen landscape, and the delight in creation of this inhabited world drives the work forward.

Can You Feel Me Under Here

Artist: Angela Zammarelli
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: July 30, 2026
Reception Date: Saturday, July 25, 3:30-5:30pm
Location: Forbes Library Hosmer Gallery
Hours: Mon-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website:

A mix of prints and dioramas exploring touch, ambivalence, humor, and the unseen. The setting is domestic but expansive. I lay on the floor a lot and observe how the table leg touches the floor. I spend a lot of time down low. My materials are gathered from daily occurrences. Be it scraps from jobs or picking through free piles on a walk, I look to some level of chance curating, thriftiness, ecological concerns, and the community of people I am a part of to inform my work and material choices.

Jennifer Ablard

Artist: Jennifer Ablard
Start Date: July 1, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Reception Date: Friday, August 14, 5-8pm
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

Jennifer Ablard is an award winning photographer and printer who has always enjoyed the slow making of art and often finds herself at odds with technology. Recently she has expanded her photographic practice to include the low tech alternative process of cyanotype printing.

Vacation Destinations

Artists: Jacqueline Brodeur, John Robinson
Start Date: July 1, 2026
End Date: September 29, 2026
Location: Atwood Health Center
Address: 22 Atwood Drive, second floor
City/Town: Northampton

The artists will exhibit souvenir paintings of their vacations together in watercolor and oils. They also do plein air painting with the Hilltown Plein Air Painters.

There Goes the Neighborhood/His Room As He Left It

Artists: Judith Klausner, Ariel Kotker
Start Date: July 7, 2026
End Date: August 2, 2026
Location: A.P.E. Gallery
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org/klausner-kotker

"There Goes the Neighborhood/His Room As He Left It" constructs a dialogue between a never-before-seen body of work by Judith Klausner and a magnum opus in progress (20 years and counting) by Ariel Kotker. Both mixed-media sculptors pair painstaking technical realism with flashes of the fantastical, using wit and wonder to spark deeper reflection.

Contact: Mollye Maxner
mollyemaxner@apearts.org

Summer 2026 Exhibition

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 24, 2026
End Date: August 29, 2026
Location: William Baczek Fine Arts
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Address: 36 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: wbfinearts.com

This show comprises over 75 works by twenty-six artists, including oil paintings, pastels, photography, ceramics, prints, and sculpture in both representational and abstract styles.

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

Gregory Rogers Paintings 2006-2026

Artist: Gregory Rogers
Start Date: July 4, 2026
End Date: August 1, 2026
Location: New England Visionary Artists Museum, Galleries 1, 2 & 3
Hours: Wed-Sat 2:30-5:30pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: neva-museum.org

Gregory Rogers transforms personal experience into deeply expressive paintings that explore resilience, identity, and the emotional complexity of living with profound physical challenges. Born without arms and painting with his feet, Rogers creates work that goes beyond biography, using color, gesture, and form to convey feelings words cannot. His art invites viewers into a space of empathy, reflection, and shared humanity.

Garden of Unearthly Delights

Artist: John K Lawson
Start Date: May 6, 2026
End Date: July 25, 2026
Location: New England Visionary Artists Museum, Museum Wing
Hours: Wed-Sat 2:30-5:30pm
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.

Slow Processing

Artist: Anna Parisi
Start Date: July 3, 2026
End Date: August 1, 2026
Location: Split Level Gallery
Hours: Wed-Sat 12-7pm
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org

A.P.E. presents Anna Parisi's debut solo exhibition. Across a series of paintings, prints, and the artist's personal sketchbooks, Parisi stumbles into adulthood and searches for meaning with the understanding that "meaning" is a constantly shifting goalpost. Through oil paint, drypoint print, graphite, and ink, Slow Processing brings together a body of work that explores the discomfort of growth while coming to terms with the ambiguity inherent in life. Curated by Adrienne Albro-Fisher & Sophie Gill.

Contact: Sophie Gill
sophiegill@apearts.org

Nancy Goodpastor

Artist: Nancy Goodpastor
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: July 31, 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

Nancy Goodpastor uses paint and everything she can get her hands on to create large, vibrant, dynamic paintings of familiar people and animals.

Into the Mystic

Artist: Elisa Lanzi
Start Date: June 9, 2026
End Date: July 31, 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

Elisa Lanzi is an artist and writer working at the intersection of printmaking and book arts. Elisa's artwork is exhibited nationally and internationally and she is active in the arts community -- curating, giving talks and teaching workshops. Her writing has appeared in Ovunque Siamo- New Italian American Writing. Outside of the studio she enjoys herb gardening and cooking with friends and family. Elisa grew up in an Italian-American family in Rochester, NY and lives in western MA.

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

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

Summer Fun

Artists: group show
Start Date: July 7, 2026
End Date: July 27, 2026
Location: Shelburne Arts Co-op
Hours: 7 days / 11am-5pm
Address: 26 Bridge Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls

There are so many ways to have fun (and keep cool!) in the summer! Many of these are depicted in paintings, prints, photographs, wearable and decorative fiber art, painted floor cloths, hand bound books, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media and more.

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

Margot Apple

Artist: Margot Apple
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: Thur-Mon 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls

Margot Apple has illustrated more than fifty books for children. She is most well known for the beloved "Sheep" books, including Sheep in a Jeep, Sheep Out to Eat, Sheep Go to Sleep, Sheep in a Shop and dozens more. This is the first exhibit at which her fascinating and humorous artworks will be available for purchase!

Contact: 413-625-9833

Katherine McClelland

Artist: Katherine McClelland
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: Thur-Mon 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls

Katherine McClelland is a fiber artist and educator based in Western MA. She uses fiber to create primarily figurative images through painterly expression and physical process, conveying emotion through bodily gestures.

Contact: 413-625-9833

Wilbraham Art League

Artists: Wilbraham Art League
Start Date: June 26, 2026
End Date: August 27, 2026
Reception Date: August 9, 11:30am-1:30pm
Location: Christ Church Cathedral
Hours: Mon-Wed & Fri 8:30am-4pm, Thur 8am-2pm
Address: 35 State Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: wilbrahamartleague.org

This is a group exhibition. Members from Wilbraham Art League will create artwork using a variety mediums. The artwork on display is in a variety of sizes.

Contact: Patricia Pilon
trishpilon@comcast.net
413-386-9323

Out of the Darkness

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 13, 2026
End Date: August 15, 2026
Location: Art for the Soul Gallery
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 12-4pm
Address: 1500 Main Street, Floor 2
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artforthesoulgallery.com

AFTS Gallery is proud to present Out of the Darkness: Positivity in 2026, its inaugural juried exhibition. Juried by Billy Myers, the exhibition features work exploring hope, rebirth, and renewal through all media. Inspired by the restorative power of nature and the human capacity to move from darkness into light, the show marks the beginning of AFTS Gallery's annual juried exhibition tradition.

Contact: Christina White
connect@artforthesoulgallery.com
413-301-6314

Declaration of Innovation: Springfield's Revolutionary Ideas

Start Date: May 16, 2026
End Date: September 27, 2026
Location: Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/declaration-of-innovation-springfields-revolutionary-ideas

Timed to coincide with the nation's Semiquincentennial, the exhibition explores how bold thinking has shaped Springfield's identity as the "City of Firsts." Through immersive environments, hands-on activities, and compelling storytelling, visitors will discover how ordinary people sparked extraordinary change across centuries.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness

Artist: Scott Strong Hawk Foster
Start Date: July 2, 2026
End Date: August 26, 2026
Reception Date: July 25, 2-4pm
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

Scott Strong Hawk Foster is a Native American photographer whose proud roots include Hassanamisco Nipmuc, Mohegan, & Cherokee lineage. His exhibit captures travels throughout the ancestral homelands of the Native American Peoples of New England. While attending powwows, cultural events, workshops, & Indigenous practices that span millennia, Scott's passion highlights the rich, resilient, diverse cultures & history of the Indigenous peoples that are still here & living amongst us. For all ages.

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

Please Touch: A Group Show of Participatory Art

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 5, 2026
End Date: August 7, 2026
Location: Waterway Arts
Hours: Thur & Fri 12-4pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm
Address: 102 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: waterway-arts.com

PLEASE TOUCH brings together fifteen artists responding to our challenge to create an experience. What happens when artists invite you in – to build, to play, to discover, to destroy, to explore? What connections are made when the audience participates in the art? This work is incomplete without you. Each piece has the artist's guidelines or suggestions posted. Please, co-create with us. The pieces are transforming with every touch. You are leaving a mark.

Contact: Kiah Tinkham
waterwayarts24@gmail.com

LandEscape

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 27, 2026
End Date: August 2, 2026
Location: ArtWorks Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-4pm
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: workshop13.org

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.

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

Big Impressions

Artists: Quabbin Art Association
Start Date: July 14, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Location: Black Birch Vineyard
Address: 108 Straits Road
City/Town: West Hatfield
Website: quabbinartassociation.com

The Belchertown-based Quabbin Art Association (QAA) presents its first-ever exhibition of oversized artwork, showcasing large-scale works by member artists from throughout the Connecticut River Valley. QAA provides education, support, and opportunity for local artists, and promotes community interest and appreciation in the visual arts. To learn more or to join, please visit our website.

Contact: info@quabbinartassociation.com

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

Start Date: May 11, 2026
End Date: August 1, 2026
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

Four Seasons of Beauty

Artist: Colleen Ahern
Start Date: June 2, 2026
End Date: July 28, 2026
Location: Westhampton Library
Hours: Mon & Thur 2-8pm, Tue & Wed 9am-12pm & 1-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Address: 1 North Road
City/Town: Westhampton

In my work I strive to capture the transient light of nature that surrounds me. Each day the ever-changing natural landscape stirs my creativity and provides me with inspiration. My intent in much of my work is to portray a sense of peace, a feeling of serenity and to invite the viewer to connect and share the awe and reverence that I see in nature.

Contact: Colleen Ahern
calabonnevie@gmail.com
413-330-7123

Wilbraham Art League

Artists: Wilbraham Art League
Start Date: June 23, 2026
End Date: September 24, 2026
Location: Wilbraham Senior Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 250 Springfield Street
City/Town: Wilbraham
Website: wilbrahamartleague.org

This is a group exhibition. Members from Wilbraham Art League will create artwork using a variety mediums. The artwork on display is in a variety of sizes. Please call ahead to see if the space is currently being used to avoid interrupting current events before you go.

Contact: Trish Pilon
trishpilon@comcast.net
413-386-9323

ACC National Open Studios Weekend

Date: July 18 & 19
Location: The Mill at Shelburne Falls
Address: 49 Conway Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: themillatshelburnefalls.com/aac-open-studios

The Mill at Shelburne Falls is open to the public for American Craft Council National Open Studios Weekend. Participants are Carson Converse quilts; Conway Chair Company; Handle Factory Community Clay; Ben Barnhart photography; Worn at the Edges prints; Wool & Weft; Emily Gopen gourds; Amy Gumprecht encaustics; Elisabeth Radysh toys; Carroll Durand pastels & Ann Lofquist paintings. Free parking & admission. National map: https://craftcouncil.org/national-craft-open-studios-map/

Contact: Sue McFarland
woolnweft@gmail.com
413-522-4944

Night Markets at Armour Yard

Date: Fridays, 6:30-10:30pm, until September 25
Location: Armour Yard
Address: 164 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: facebook.com/nuevaofholyoke

Friday nights at the Armor Yard! Vendors, food, music, community! (closed July 3rd & 31st)

Contact: stephanie@nuevaholyoke.org
413-539-8393

6th annual LAVA Film Festival

Sponsoring Group Name: The LAVA Center
Deadline: September 11, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: $10 / free for under 18
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: filmfreeway.com/LAVAfilmfestival

LAVA Film Festival submissions now open! A showcase of Massachusetts filmmaking talent--from students to professionals and everyone in between--The LAVA Film Festival spotlights local filmmakers who create films that engage with the community and are made with joy. Festival dates: November 12th to 14th. Full detail on website.

Contact: 413-376-8118

Westhampton Library Gallery Two-Month Openings

Sponsoring Group Name: Westhampton Library
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Westhampton
Website: westhamptonma.gov

Artists are invited to apply to exhibit in the Community Room Gallery for a two month show with receptions welcome during library hours. The Art Committee will be scheduling for 2027. The room has 34 linear feet of wall space with an easy to use Walker Hanging system. Applications can be accessed by going to the Town website. Exhibit policy and the application can be found under the library menu.

Contact: Jacqueline Brodeur
willows2@comcast.net
413-527-1758

The Montague Reporter 2026 Wrapping Paper Edition

Sponsoring Group Name: The Montague Reporter
Deadline: September 1, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Montague
Website: tinyurl.com/MRwrap2026

Artists from western MA and southern VT are invited to submit designs and proposals for wrapping paper pages. Full color or in black and white in any style to fill a 20" x 22" page. The designs do not have to reference any holidays. The paper offers a $200 stipend to each artist plus five copies of the Wrapping Paper Edition. Submit 3 proposals via our online application form, or email us with WRAP in the subject line. Chosen artists will have until early November to complete their winning pages.

Contact: features@montaguereporter.org

11th annual Northampton Print & Book Fair

Sponsoring Group Name: Northampton Print & Book Fair
Deadline: July 15, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: no fee to apply
City/Town: Northampton
Website: artlink.click/h3q

This year's fair will take place on Saturday, October 10th, 11am-5pm at 33 Hawley in Northampton. NPBF focuses on showcasing original works of individual artists from across Western MA and throughout New England who incorporate publishing into their art practice as well as publishers of art-related printed matter and art objects. Full details on website.

Contact: northamptonprintandbookfair@gmail.com

ARToberFEST 2026

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Westfield
Deadline: September 2, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Westfield
Website: bit.ly/ARToberFEST2026

Calling for new, emerging, experienced & professional artists! ARToberFEST, our annual outdoor autumn fine art festival held in the very unique, inviting and thriving metropolitan setting of the Downtown Westfield Cultural District, is SEP 26; 10am to 4pm. Accepted media includes fine art painting, drawing, mixed media, collage, photography, sculpture, & printmaking. Also accepted are Artisan quality fine glass, wood, clay and metalwork. We have capacity for 75 exhibitors. This is a juried show!

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

Bridge of Flowers Art Show and Sale

Sponsoring Group Name: The Bridge of Flowers
Deadline: August 11, 2026
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: bridgeofflowersmass.org

Join us for the 4th annual Bridge of Flower Art Show and Sale! Exhibition dates: August 14-16, 2026 at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center. All west-county artists are invited to participate; there is no application fee or jurying, but all work must be for sale. Artists have the option of donating between 50-100% of sale proceeds to the Bridge of Flowers. More information and a registration form may be accessed on the website.

Contact: Ann Lofquist
annlof@earthlink.net
805-603-8010

8th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition

Sponsoring Group Name: Workshop13
Deadline: July 17
Submission/Entry Fees: $27 for one entry / $37 two entries / $47 three entries
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/2026-nefae-call-for-art

This exhibition aims to showcase art that embodies the principles of realism, highlighting the beauty of precise representation. Cash prized in various categories, including $1000 for Best in Show. Juror: Scott Prior. Show dates: August 22 – September 6; Saturdays & Sundays, 1-4pm. Opening reception: August 22, 1-5pm.

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

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

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.

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.

Launchspace Makerspace Leather Book Cover Tooling Workshop at Carnegie Library

Date & Time: Monday, July 20, 1:30-3:30pm
Fee: free
Location: Carnegie Library
Address: 201 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: montaguepubliclibraries.org

Curious about leatherworking? LaunchSpace Mobile Makers Space is coming to the Carnegie Library! Join us for an introduction to leather tooling, the art of stamping, carving, and embossing designs into leather. You'll learn basic techniques and experiment with tools used to create texture, patterns, and decorative details on pliable leather. Using recycled leather scraps from custom projects, participants will create their own unique book cover to take home. Teen program.

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

Art on Market Street

Date & Time: Saturdays, 11am-1pm, all summer
Fee: free
Location: Downtown Springfield
Address: 75 Market Street (by NOSH)
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfielddowntown.com/art-on-market-street

Open to all kids! Drop in for fun, creative art projects each week -- all materials provided! Free & Family-Friendly. Registration is encouraged -- then show up and get creative!

Contact: info@springfielddowntown.com

Mandala Rock Painting with Gretchen Holesovsky

Date & Time: July 19, 1-3pm
Fee: $25
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com/events

Nature invites us into a creative exchange, finding and painting beautiful rocks connects us to our creative spirit. Come and participate in this artistic dialogue as you paint mandalas with Belchertown artist and Mandala enthusiast, Gretchen Holesovsky. Gretchen will guide you in planning your design, and share tips and the use of her tools to help you create your own beautifully painted mandala. Ages 18+

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

Beginner Block Print Workshops at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: Sundays, twice a month, 10am-2pm / ongoing
Fee: $100
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

A beginner/intermediate class for those who have some or no block printing experience. We will learn carving, use of the press, and printing techniques. Perfect as a stand alone workshop or as a feed in to our Advanced Printmaking class. Bring a packed lunch. All materials included.

Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com

The Reflected Image with Dave Madeloni

Date & Time: Saturday, July 25, 10am-3pm
Fee: $50
Location: Human Scale Art Space
Address: 245 Main Street, ste 201
City/Town: Northampton
Website: humanscaleartspace.org

The Reflected Image: images that are waving and rippling as they reflect in water – saturated metallic images reflected off the hood of cars – translucent, backwards subjects reflected in glass. The world of reflected images mystifies, intrigues and sometimes fools the eye. Now you can master the reflected image and produce your own reflected images as works of art and intrigue. These photos can also make excellent source images for both realist and abstract paintings, so photographers and painters should attend.

Contact: Rick Colson
rickcolson@humanscaleartspace.org
413-206-1855

Lofi Lab: Through Your Lens for Teens with Peter Glass

Date & Time: Friday, July 17, 4-5pm
Fee: free
Location: Carnegie Library
Address: 201 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: montaguepubliclibraries.org

Ready to take your smartphone photography to the next level? We'll start with the basics of camera controls, lighting, and composition before heading out to put those skills into action. Teens will learn how to spot interesting subjects, frame eye-catching shots, and use simple techniques that can make everyday photos stand out. After the photo walk, we'll explore editing tools and creative effects that can turn a good image into a great one.

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

Carnegie Crafternoon: Botanical Clay Tiles

Date & Time: Wednesday, July 15, 4-5pm
Fee: free
Location: Carnegie Library
Address: 201 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: montaguepubliclibraries.org

Carnegie Crafternoon is our cozy, crafty hangout series where we make something creative and enjoy good company. This July, cool off at the library while you create your own botanical clay tiles to decorate your home or garden. We'll provide air-dry clay, leaves, flowers, and other natural materials to press into your design, plus all the other supplies you'll need. Just bring yourself and your creativity.

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

A Quick Spin with Liz Hart

Date & Time: Saturday, July 18, 3-5:30pm
Fee: $65
Location: Workshop13's Pottery Studio
Address: 77 E Main Street, 3rd Floor
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Have you always wanted to try the potters’ wheel? This is your chance! In this 2.5 hr workshop, our instructors will help get you centered then off you go! Ages 16 to adult. Materials included.

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

Book Binding - 2 day workshop with Elizabeth Buck

Date & Time: Wednesdays, July 22 & 29, 6-8pm
Fee: $120 / 10% members discount
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Learn about the tools, materials, and techniques of this craft while making your own books using a variety of binding methods, including accordion, meander, and sewn signature. . Ages 14 - adult. Materials included.

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

Mystery Prompts: A Writing and Drawing Workshop with Christine Mirabal

Date & Time: July 18, 12:30-2pm
Fee: $15-20 sliding scale
Location: Forbes Library Community Room
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forms.gle/nmaFq8rCPhHcvvHU7

Fire up your creativity and let yourself be inspired! In this workshop we will play with mystery prompts. You can respond by either writing or drawing whatever comes to your imagination. Or both! Sharing will be optional. Some drawing implements are provided but you bring your own notebook, sketchbook or laptop. Limited to 12 participants aged 15 and over. Let's have fun!

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

Paper Art - A Shared Art-making Workshop for People with IDD + Their Caregivers with Gayla Berry

Date & Time: July 18, 11:30am-12:30pm
Fee: $35 individual + caregiver
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/optical-kinetic-art

This workshop is designed specifically for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities + their caregivers. It’s an inclusive and supportive class that welcomes everyone -- from emerging artists just discovering their creativity to experienced artists looking to explore new ideas. Emphasis is on the process of making art, rather than any particular outcome. Open to all ages. Limited to 8 individuals with IDD + their caregivers. Pre-registration required. Materials included.

Contact: Gayla Berry
gaylasueberry@gmail.com

Optical Kinetic Art - A Shared Art-making Workshop for People with IDD + Their Caregivers with Gayla Berry

Date & Time: August 15, 11:30am-12:30pm
Fee: $35 individual + caregiver
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/optical-kinetic-art

This workshop is designed specifically for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities + their caregivers. It’s an inclusive and supportive class that welcomes everyone -- from emerging artists just discovering their creativity to experienced artists looking to explore new ideas. Emphasis is on the process of making art, rather than any particular outcome. Open to all ages. Limited to 8 individuals with IDD + their caregivers. Pre-registration required. Materials included.

Contact: Gayla Berry
gaylasueberry@gmail.com

Self-Portrait in an Ekphrastic Mirror with Michael Mercurio

Date & Time: July 25, 2-5pm
Fee: $150
Location: Virtual (on Zoom)
City/Town: Northampton
Website: paypal.com/ncp/payment/Y37ST6TSRAQNW

As a visual artist, writing about your own work - whether it's an artist statement, exhibition placards, or grant proposals - can be a challenge. Ekphrastic poetry (a.k.a. poetry inspired by visual art) can help you think differently about the process. This 3-hour virtual workshop will include time analyzing ekphrastic poems together, followed by a 45min period for writing (it need not be poetry!) in response to a piece of art selected by the student and 45 minutes of discussion.

Contact: Michael Mercurio
mercurio@poetmercurio.com
617-894-3874

The Landscape In Three Studies

Date & Time: July 13, July 15, and/or July 17; 9:30am-1:30pm
Fee: $95 per day / $250 for all 3
Location: Eliza Moser Fine Art - Studio & Gallery
Address: 21 College Street, Suite #9
City/Town: South Hadley
Website: elizamoser.com/oneday-workshops

In this three-part workshop series, students will explore sketching and composition, plein-air painting, and close studies of trees and botanicals while working from life outdoors. Each class will begin in the classroom for a brief class demo, then we will go outside to paint or draw from nature. July 13th: "Landscape Drawing & Sketching" July 15th: "Painting The Landscape From Life". July 17th: "Trees & Botanical Studies".

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

Kids in Clay: Creatures & Animals with Elizabeth Buck

Date & Time: July 14 & 17, 10am-1pm
Fee: $100 / 10% member discount
Location: Workshop13's Pottery Studio
Address: 77 E Main Street, 3rd Floor
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org

Young artists will explore hand building techniques as they sculpt animals, fantasy creatures, and imaginative hybrids. Ages 6-15 years. All materials included.

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

Individual and Small Group Private Printmaking Lessons at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: ongoing
Fee: $100 / hour
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

Design your own etching or block print class. Great for small parties, date night (or day!) and friend groups. $100 per hour for up to 4 people. All materials included. Enjoy working in our professionally equipped studio in a beautiful country setting.

Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com

Adult Summer Clay Studio at Artspace Community Arts Center

Date & Time: July 7 - August 27
Fee: varies / financial aid is available
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/adult-summer-studio

This summer Artspace is offering a facilitated open studio model for adult clay classes in both handbuilding and wheel-throwing in July and August. Choose your own weeks in our 3 summer clay studios to create a custom schedule: 1. Tuesdays: Adult Handbuilding with Danielle Lucier. 2. Wednesdays: Adult Beginner Wheel with Jennifer Zera & Sam Friedland. 3. Thursdays: Adult Intermediate & Advanced Wheel with Helen Thelen.

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

Collaging Monsters Within with Al Spruill

Date & Time: July 31, 5-7pm
Fee: free
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/event-details/free-art-friday-july-31-monsters-within-collage

For Artists 13yo+, open to all level artists with no experience necessary. Al Spruill is back for a collage evening around what monsters live within us, inspired by Wade Boswell's exhibition in the Artspace Gallery. We'll provide the tools - magazines, paper scraps, glue, scissors, and more - and you bring whatever mood you're in. Whether you're making something abstract, narrative, messy, or minimal, collage is a space to follow what feels good and see what unfolds.

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

Stencils, Masks & Cutouts, Oh My! with Annie Silverman

Date & Time: Friday-Sunday, July 17-19, 10am-5pm
Fee: $525 + $35 materials fee
Location: Zea Mays Printmaking
Address: 320 Riverside Drive
City/Town:Florence
Website: zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/stencils-masks-cutouts-oh-my

Do you have unfinished prints that you know "need something?" Masks, stencils and cutouts can add color and form to a print without the need for making additional plates or blocks! Possibilities can expand enormously when the basic techniques of creating stencils and masks are added to various relief and monotype printmaking practices. We'll explore how these tools can add new life to your prints. There will also be ample opportunity to make new prints using these techniques.

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

Thrown & Altered Workshop with Tiffany Hilton

Date & Time: August 15 & 16
Fee: $295
Location: Tiffany Hilton Pottery / Pivot Pottery
Address: 221 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: pivotpottery.com/classes-and-workshops

Play with altering wheel thrown pots at different stages to create oval or squared forms. We will combine wheel thrown elements with slabs to make vessels, functional serving pieces, and lidded jars. Basic wheel throwing and hand-building skills helpful. More experienced students can play with larger forms and further explore lidded jars and casseroles. Handles, surface decoration and composition will also be explored. Two-day demonstration and hands-on workshop. Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm.

Contact: Tiffany Hilton
high_fired@hotmail.com
413-824-6506

Papermaking with Recycled Papers

Date & Time: Saturday, August 1, 10am-2pm
Fee: $50 DVAA members / $60 nonmembers
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery, Deerfield Valley Art Association
Address: One Brattleboro Road
City/Town: Bernardston
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

We'll create beautiful paper from scrap paper, junk mail, old greeting cards, or other papers bound for the recycle bin. By adding flowers, leaves, plant fibers, ribbons, tea leaves, and more, you'll design fun, unique, and useful papers. This is a beginning class with no experience necessary. All materials will be provided. Class size is limited. (4-hour class)

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

Single Signature Bookbinding

Date & Time: Saturday, August 15, 10am-1pm
Fee: $50 DVAA members / $60 nonmembers
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery, Deerfield Valley Art Association
Address: One Brattleboro Road
City/Town: Bernardston
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

In this beginner-level workshop, you'll learn how to construct a single-signature book with a hard cover. You'll learn basic book binding techniques that will enable you to start creating unique books to use for journaling, sketches, poems, photos, and more. We'll add a couple of pockets on the inside, and you can finish the book off with beads or a design of your choice on the front. You'll have a variety of papers to choose from for your cover, or you can bring some of your favorite papers.

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

Collage, Color, and Composition

Date & Time: Saturday, July 25, 10am-3pm
Fee: $45 DVAA members / $50 nonmembers
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery, Deerfield Valley Art Association
Address: One Brattleboro Road
City/Town: Bernardston
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org

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

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

SoulScape: how to make, use, and maintain everyday altars with Juli Levine

Date & Time: August 2, 1-3pm
Fee: $75
Location: The Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com/events

Embrace your intuition, intention, a little nature, and a bit of magic to make a meaningful space for yourself. With Juli's guidance you create an altar that is a reflection of you: your unique beliefs at any given moment in time. Ages 16+. Limited seats, so reserve today!

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

Advanced Printmaking at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: Thursdays 5-7pm & Saturdays 10am-12pm
Fee: $45
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com

For those with some or lots of experience in etching, block print, drypoint or monotype. Part open studio and part structured class. A new technique is introduced and demonstrated during each class, or you may choose to use the time to work independently on an ongoing project, or run editions of completed work. Students must have basic knowledge of clean up and use of the press, tools, and materials. Copper plates and linoleum blocks available for purchase in the studio.

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

Beginner Watercolor 101

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 10am-12:30pm, Sept 15 - Oct 20
Fee: $249
Organization: Bonzella Watercolor Studios
Location: Easthampton Congregational Church
Address: 112 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bonzellacompany.wixsite.com/bonzellaco

Unlock the beautiful, luminous world of Watercolor with this course designed entirely for absolute beginners. If you have never picked up a paintbrush, this class is the perfect place to start. The class will review supplies, paint properties, brush discovery, color theory, paint mixing and painting techniques. The class will complete up to 3 project paintings. All levels are welcome.

Contact: Bonnie McLoud
bonniejmcloud@gmail.com
413-387-9099

Intermediate Stained Glass Class at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: July 15, 5-8pm
Fee: $75
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

Students taking this 3 hour class will have access to all of the tools. We will review all of the skills needed to create any size stained glass piece. Three hours of class will not be enough time to finish a stained glass piece. After completing this class you will be eligible to sign up for studio time which is mostly self directed use of the beautiful studio and all of its many pattern books and tools. Additional studio time is $15 per hour or 10 hours for $125. More dates for same class: 8/12.

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

Stained Glass Mosaic Class at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: July 19, 1-5:30pm
Fee: $100
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

In this class you will have the opportunity to design a beautiful stained glass mosaic art piece. The class will cover how to prepare a mosaic pattern, how to cut glass into various geometric shapes, how to arrange glass within a pattern, and how to grout the final product. All levels are welcome. All glass and supplies are included in the tuition as is the use of all tools. More dates for same class: 8/16.

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

Beginning Stained Glass Class at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: August 8, 1-5:30pm
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 a few ornaments to grace your home or give as gifts. In this class we will cover all of the skills and techniques to build a unique piece(s) of stained glass art using the copper foil technique. This is a perfect class for students with no experience as well as intermediate students with some experience who may want a refresher course. All levels are welcome. All glass and supplies are included in the tuition as is the use of all tools. More dates for same class: 8/9

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

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

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

Spaces at Brushworks Arts & Industry

Date(s) Available: August 1, 2026
Location: Brushworks Arts & Industry
Address: 221 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence

Grove House Sewing Studio is taking over a 1st floor studio space and creating two sub-spaces within. One space will be 400 sq feet, w/window access, and 1/2 of a large closet. Second space is 160 sq feet and 1/2 of a large closet. Both will have access to community kitchenette. Seeking folks who are chill, happy to share physical and auditory space with an active sewing school, and will use the space compatibly with fiber arts.

Contact: grovehousesewingstudio@gmail.com