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The Valley Arts Newsletter is a weekly newsletter published on Tuesdays with listings for art shows & events, craft fairs & pop-ups, calls for artists, art classes, studio space, and art/ist crowdfunding. Listings are submitted by our readers and are focused on the visual arts in the Pioneer Valley area of western Massachusetts (Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties). See the Submissions page for details about submitting your listing. Listings are free!
This Week's Newsletter: June 24, 2025
The Valley Arts Newsletter
June 24, 2025
Issue #877
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What/where is the Pioneer Valley? The three western MA counties that surround the CT River: Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties.
Exhibits / Events:
Exhibits / Events by Town / City >- Agawam
- Amherst
- Deerfield
- Easthampton
- Florence
- Greenfield
- Hadley
- Holyoke
- Northampton
- Northfield
- Shelburne Falls
- Southampton
- Springfield
- Sunderland
- Turners Falls
- Ware
- Westfield
- Westhampton
In This Issue:
In This Issue >- 24th Annual "Women in History" Exhibit
- A Beautiful Mess: Abbie Steiner's Paintings of the Known and the Unknown
- A Touch of Whimsy: art that makes you smile at Fiddleheads Gallery
- Albert Chasan: Painting His Parents' Lives
- Alexa Kleindbard at PULP
- Amherst Plein Air Society: 2015-2025: Ten-Year Anniversary Exhibit
- Ariel Kotker: His Room as He Left It, a work in progress
- Ben Gilbert at NEVAmuseum
- Bill Myers: Cultural Fusion: A Neon Installation Show
- Blanche Cybele Derby: The Iron Horse Posters
- Blossoms Galore at Shelburne Arts Co-op
- Bobbi Angell: Copper Etchings in Bloom
- Bridges, Barns and Farms At Cooper's Commons
- Bryan Collier: Pineapple Crowns
- Christine Mirabal: Other Worlds
- Courage and Peace: The Works of Robert Strong Woodward
- CSS Past & Present
- Ellen Koteen: Photo Memories
- Evelyn Pye: CALL & RESPONSE
- Familiar Places: Landscapes & Framing Light at Oxbow Gallery
- Femme Locale: SEEN | SCENE | CENE at The Mill District Local Art Gallery
- Figuration and Abstraction: Asian Art at SCMA
- Holyoke Arts League Annual Wistariahurst Exhibition
- Jane Goldman: Eco-anxiety /Global Warming (2018-2023)
- Jeanne Weintraub-Mason: Meet Your Neighbors: A Celebration of New England Wildlife
- Jeremy Latch: Dam Culture 1995-2025: Skateboarding in Montague, MA
- Kate Jenkins: RE-IMAGINED
- Katherine Weinstein: Junctures
- Kim Park at Northampton Senior Center
- Laura Holland: DOMESTIC RADIUS
- Laurieanne Wysocki: A Textured Background
- Maggie Hodges: Summer of Joy
- Marcy Hermansader: The Secret Sky
- Marlboro Remainders at The LAVA Center
- Michael Melle: Paintings
- Nayana LaFond: Portraits in RED: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
- Nayana LaFond: Portraits in RED: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Painting Project
- Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling: One Foot in Two Places
- Open Admissions: Michael Rakowitz and Early Amherst College Collections
- Peaceful Encounters at Hadley Senior Center
- Peggy Gruen at Northampton Senior Center
- Phil Lawrence: Wallpaper and Other Things
- Phyllis Meredith: True Blue
- Renee Hill: Tiny Treasures: A Closer Look at Our Valuable Neighborhood Creatures
- Re/Presenting: Art Beyond the Color Line at Mead Art Museum
- Resident Artists at Looky Here
- River Aragon: Devotions: a reflective practice
- River Valley Radical Futures at Artspace Community Arts Center
- Robert Markey: The World in a Child's Face
- Rosemary Barrett: The Awakening
- Sharing Stores, Creating Change at Westhampton Public Library
- Sherry Poirrier: Rocks & Cliffs: a Retrospective
- Spring Art Exhibit at The Mill District Local Art Gallery
- The Art of 20th Century Yiddish Poster Design at Yiddish Book Center
- there’s nothing wrong with love at Barn Door Gallery
- Trina Sears Sternstein: Dreams from My World
- Tuyet Linh (TL) LaFleur: Hilltown Happenings
- Two Printmakers / Two Approaches at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
- Wilbraham Art League at Baystate Hospital
- Workshop13 Artist Members Exhibition
- Younes Rahmoun: Here, Now
Craft & Maker Fairs / Open Studios / Pop-ups / Festivals:
Craft & Maker Fairs / Open Studios / Pop-ups / Festivals >Calls to Artists / Artist Opportunities:
Calls to Artists / Artist Opportunities >- 2025 Mentoring Program for Early Career Artists
- 2025 Summer Open Member Exhibit at Fiddleheads Gallery
- 5th Annual LAVA Film Festival
- 7th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition
- Artery Exchange Residency
- Artist in Residence at Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
- Bridge of Flowers Art Show & Sale
- Call for Workshop Teachers at The Artery
- Call to Artists: Majestic Cafe
- Fall into Fiber 2025 at Fiddleheads Gallery
- Friends of Children Artisan Market
- NCFA Curatorial Committee
- Northampton Print & Book Fair
- Seeking Submissions for Soft Focus Zine
- Theme in Yellow at ArtWorks Gallery
- Vending For You Program / 2025 Art Market Season
- Words on Art on Words at The LAVA Center
Classes / Workshops / Demos / Seminars / Meet Ups:
Classes / Workshops / Seminars / Meet Ups >- Animation and Hollywood VFX in Adobe After Effects for High School Students
- Artful Awakening with Cindy Ferrer
- Beginning Stained Glass Workshop at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
- Block Print at Red Horse Press
- Botanical Painting with Local Flowers and Plants with Malaika Ross
- Clay Bird Workshop with Lisa Cohen
- Collage & Craft Club at Make-It Springfield
- Collage Club at Looky Here
- Collage Games with Levi Diamond
- Creative Portrait Workshop with Tracey Eller
- Designing Murals with Photoshop & Procreate with Eric Okdeh
- Drop-in-and-Draw with Kemah Wilson
- Drop-In Public Studio at Resilient Community Arts
- Eggshell Mosaics at Bombyx Center
- Etching at Red Horse Press
- Fabric Painting at The Artery
- FREE ART SATURDAY! The Art of Collage and Play with Alejandra Spruill
- Free Summer Arts Program for Springfield Teens
- Illustrating Picture Books: An Introduction with Ruth Sanderson
- Intermediate Stained Glass Workshop at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
- Intro to Mural Painting and Spray Paint with Ramiro Davaro-Comas
- Lost Wax Bronze Casting Demonstrations at River Studios
- Lumen Printing at The Artery
- Luminous (Glass on Glass) Mosaics with Christine Kenneally
- Magic Slide Book at Antler Editions
- Making Ground: Dialogues - a creative, collective learning series
- Mimic the Masters: Piet Mondrian at the ARTery
- Mixed Media Printmaking at Red Horse Press
- Model Making Nights at Warriors Art Room
- Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones with Christine Kenneally
- Mosaics with Julie Sawyer
- New England Weavers Seminar
- Paint the Town with Common Wealth Murals
- Portrait Sculpting in Bas Relief with John Collins
- Queer And Trans Art Group at Resilient Community Arts
- Rooted Resilience Community Dialogue Circles
- Sewing Classes at Grove House Sewing Studio
- Sip & Sketch Weekly Adult Drawing Class at The Artery
- Solstice Serenity: A Meditative Art Journey with Dori Dittmer
- Sumi Painting at Sisu Wellness Center
- Summer Classes at Easthampton Clay
- Teapot Workshop with Tiffany Hilton
- Teen Fibers & Mending at Workshop13
- The Drawing Room at Looky Here
- The Muralist's Toolkit: Mural Project Planning from Vision to Execution
- Weekend Workshop 2: Painting Nature With Nature with Lynne Adams
- Weekend Workshop 3: Mixed Media in the Contemporary Landscape with Lynne Adams
- Writing Picture Books with Ruth Sanderson
- Youth & Teens Summer Ceramics Sessions at CyclePottery
- Zine Club with Translate Gender at Resilient Community Arts
Studio / Artist Space Available / Seeking Artist Space:
Studio / Artist Space Available / Seeking Artist Space >Art Crowdfunding / Fundraising / Crowdsourcing / Volunteer Help:
Art Crowdfunding / Fundraising / Crowdsourcing >Visit our advertisers, and thank them for supporting local art!
Featured Listings:
Shutesbury Open Studios

Date: Sunday, June 29, 12-5pm
Location: various artists homes & studios
Address: see map on website
City/Town: Shutesbury
Website: greenbrownart.com/shutesbury-open-studios
Seventeen artists (seven new this year) will be opening their homes and studios to show you their work which includes: pottery, painting, prints, baskets, drawing, leather work, sculpture, soft sculpture, quilts, masks and more! This second annual event promises to be even more exciting than last year. Come join us for an uplifting, inspiring day. Support local artists, pick up something you love, fill your eyes with beauty, meet your neighbors and have some wonderful conversations.
Contact: Joan Green
joangreen@gmail.com
617-955-4947
7th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition

Sponsoring Group Name: Workshop13
Deadline: July 15, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: $27 one entry / $37 two entries / $47 for three entries
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/2025-nefae-call-for-art
This exhibition aims to showcase art that embodies the principles of realism, highlighting the beauty of precise representation. Artworks should fall into one of the various styles of realism from traditional to imaginative. We welcome work that falls under these categories: Oil Painting, Watercolor, Sculpture, Drawing/Graphics, Acrylic (includes casein & egg tempera), Pastel, Mixed Media. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072
Writing Picture Books with Ruth Sanderson

Date & Time: Mondays, July 7-28, 6:30-9pm
Fee: $250
Location: The Community Classroom
Address: 88 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: ruthsanderson.com
This four-week workshop outlines the fundamentals of writing picture books for children and learning to think visually while creating a picture book manuscript. Classes include manuscript critiques, lectures, writing exercises, handouts, and information on agents and publishers. (A separate illustration course is offered on Thursdays for those interested in both writing and illustrating) Local award-winning author/Illustrator Ruth Sanderson has illustrated over 90 books for children.
Contact: Ruth Sanderson
ruthsanderson@me.com
413-320-5971
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Agawam Exhibits/Events
Bridges, Barns and Farms
Artists: group show
Start Date: May 27, 2025
End Date: September 1, 2025
Location: Cooper's Commons
Address: 159 Main Street
City/Town: Agawam
The exhibit, sponsored by the Agawam Community Artists and Artisans, will be on display throughout the summer. The ACAA is an art group consisting of professional artists and artisans who participate in quality juried art shows and galleries. This art show depicts scenes of tobacco barns, whimsical farm animals, and covered bridges in oil, acrylic, lithographs and watercolor. All of the art is beautifully framed and would look wonderful in any style home.
Contact: Ceil Rossi
tocarefree2@hotmail.com
413-207-1247
Amherst Exhibits/Events
CALL & RESPONSE

Artist: Evelyn Pye
Start Date: July 3, 2025
End Date: August 2, 2025
Reception Date: Thursday, July 3, 5-7pm
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com
In two series of oil paintings on wood panels, Evelyn Pye explores human dimensions of time, space, and scale through a profusion of indoor plant life infused with domestic detail. Small-scale works, from 2013, depict plants that belonged to the artist’s mother. Now, in 2025, Pye tends the plants herself and revisits the paintings with new, scaled-up versions of the originals, approximately doubling the size, plus painting the plants anew at larger scale. In-person Art Forum on July 17.
Contact: Evelyn Pye
evelynpye1@gmail.com
413-320-6951
DOMESTIC RADIUS

Artist: Laura Holland
Start Date: June 5, 2025
End Date: June 28, 2025
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com
Recent photographs and artist books that fall within the sweep of a DOMESTIC RADIUS--a physical and emotional space encircling the artist's heart and home. Subject matter embraces a discarded bicycle, over-abundant azalea blossoms, and a missing sock, all with elegiac undertones. The sock, for example, seems all pink and yellow playfulness, but also suggests a story of loss and resilience.
Contact: Laura Holland
laurajholland@gmail.com
413-695-0035
Femme Locale: SEEN | SCENE | CENE

Artists: 20+ MA artists
Start Date: May 4, 2025
End Date: June 26, 2025
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com
A group juried exhibition of artwork by local trans women, cis women, intersex, genderqueer, genderfluid, and non-binary individuals. Artists were invited to submit work that responds to the exhibition title. Curated by Christine Texiera and Alexia Cota in the spirit of the Thrive Together Network's encouragement for women to show all in the same month - Taking. Up. Space initiative. The Local Art Gallery is donating space and sales commission for this cause.
Contact: Shannon Borrell
Gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966
Open Admissions: Michael Rakowitz and Early Amherst College Collections

Start Date: January 28, 2025
End Date: July 6, 2025
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tues-Sun 9am-5pm
Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/museums/mead/exhibitions/2024/open_admissions-michael-rakowitz
In Open Admissions, Mead curators place a selection of objects from Amherst College's early collections--acquired in the 19th and mid-20th centuries--in dialogue with recent artworks by contemporary artist Michael Rakowitz. Together, this constellation broadens and challenges our understanding of and attachment to collections while also urging us to question the stories that have been told through them. What new perspectives can we bring to them now? What untold stories might they tell us today?
RE-IMAGINED

Artist: Kate Jenkins
Start Date: May 1, 2025
End Date: June 30, 2025
Location: Jewish Community of Amherst
Hours: Tue-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Address: 742 Main Street
City/Town: Amherst
Collages from original monoprints. I've been making one-of-a-kind monoprints at Zea Mays Printmaking for more than 20 years. Some prints have seemed good enough to exhibit. Hundreds of others were not entirely successful but felt too precious to discard. I've kept them, thinking that some day I would use them to make collages. Three years ago I began doing that. I find interesting representational and abstract sections in the prints, cut them out, and assemble them to create new images.
Contact: Kate Jenkins
kate@thejenkins.org
413-348-7503
The Art of 20th Century Yiddish Poster Design: Theater/Politics/Lectures

Start Date: April 15, 2025
End Date: September 1, 2025
Location: Yiddish Book Center
Address: 1021 West Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: yiddishbookcenter.org/visit/now-view/art-20th-century-yiddish-poster-design-theaterpoliticslectures
If you were to take a walk through the crowded Jewish neighborhoods of New York, Warsaw, Buenos Aires, and other centers of Yiddish life in the early twentieth century, you would have come across streetscapes full of posters. These posters, now on view at the Yiddish Book Center, tell the story of the yidishe gas--the slogans, sounds, and laughter of the Jewish street.
Contact: Eva Gellman
updates@yiddishbookcenter.org
413-256-4900
Painting His Parents' Lives

Artist: Albert Chasan
Start Date: April 27, 2025
End Date: October 1, 2025
Location: Yiddish Book Center
Hours: Sun-Fri 10am-4pm
Address: 1021 West Street
City/Town: Amherst
Website: yiddishbookcenter.org/visit/now-view/albert-chasan-paints-his-parents-lives
Growing up in 1930s New York City, Albert Chasan would listen to his parents talk in Yiddish about their harsh childhoods in the Russian Empire. Once he retired from the marketing firm he founded, Albert decided to commemorate his parents' lives through a series of expressionistic acrylics.
Contact: Eva Gellman
updates@yiddishbookcenter.org
413-256-4900
Spring Art Exhibit at The Mill District Local Art Gallery

Artists: 30+ Western MA based artists
Start Date: April 5, 2025
End Date: June 28, 2025
Location: The Mill District Local Art Gallery
Address: 91 Cowls Road
City/Town: Amherst
Website: generalstorelocalgallery.com
Join us in celebrating the current collection of art on exhibit and available for purchase by over 30 local artists! Artists joining the Local Art Gallery for the first time: Emma Rossi, Pam Kinsmith, Jasper Alexander, Catherine Aiello, Stacey Dakai, Jasper Cowley, Marsha Leavitt, and Kim White.
Contact: Shannon Borrell
Gallery@cowls.com
413-835-0966
Re/Presenting: Art Beyond the Color Line

Start Date: November 12, 2024
End Date: July 6, 2025
Location: Mead Art Museum
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Thur 9am-10pm
Address: Amherst College
City/Town: Amherst
Website: amherst.edu/museums/mead/exhibitions/2024/representing-art-beyond-the-color-line
A year-long project to reinterpret Mead collections, posing critical questions about making and consuming art in a multiracial democracy. The exhibition brings together a wide range of work from the 18th century to the present, by artists from Brazil, France, Haiti, India, Japan, North America, and Tibet, as well as art made throughout the year by students at Wildwood Elementary School and visitors to the exhibition. It explores art that creates, affirms, and challenges ideas of beauty, value, power, and presence.
Deerfield Exhibits/Events
Courage and Peace: The Works of Robert Strong Woodward

Artist: Robert Strong Woodward
Start Date: May 3, 2025
End Date: June 29, 2025
Location: Memorial Hall Museum
Hours: Sat & Sun 11am-4:30pm in May / Tues-Sun in June
Address: 8 Memorial Street
City/Town: Deerfield
Website: deerfield-ma.org
Created in collaboration with the Friends of Robert Strong Woodward, the exhibit highlights 21 of his works, including newly discovered and rarely exhibited pieces.
Contact: Ellen White
pvmaoffice@deerfieldmuseum.org
413-774-7476
Easthampton Exhibits/Events
CSS Past & Present

Artists: Cottage Street Artist Community
Start Date: July 5, 2025
End Date: July 26, 2025
Reception Date: July 5, 4-7pm
Location: Elusie Gallery & ECA Gallery
Hours: Thur 10:30am-5:30pm, Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-12pm
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Join us in celebrating the enduring legacy and creative spirit of Cottage Street Studios Artists Community in Easthampton. This special exhibition showcases the work of more than 41 artists and makers, past and present, who have contributed to the vitality of this essential arts hub. Despite recent challenges, our community remains vibrant, close-knit, and committed to enriching Easthampton and the surrounding region through the arts. Come be part of the story.
Contact: Andrea Zax
cottageststudiospastandpresent@gmail.com
617-771-2348
One Foot in Two Places

Artist: Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling
Start Date: July 3, 2025
End Date: July 27, 2025
Reception Date: July 5, 4-7pm
Location: Oxbow Gallery - Back Gallery
Hours: Thur & Sat & Sun 12-5pm, Fri 2-7pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com
Contact: 413-203-1196
Photo Memories

Artist: Ellen Koteen
Start Date: June 3, 2025
End Date: June 30, 2025
Location: Lathrop Community
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Address: 105 Bassett Brook Drive
City/Town: Easthampton
During the process of photographing flowers, animals and landscapes, I experience joy and a sense of peace. Capturing their natural beauty in a photograph allows me to hold on to that joy and to share it with others.
Contact: Marcia Jestaedt
marciajestaedt@gmail.com
301-693-0427
The Awakening

Artist: Rosemary Barrett
Start Date: June 7, 2025
End Date: June 28, 2025
Location: The Elusie Gallery
Hours: see website
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bigredframe.com/gallery
Many of the works in "The Awakening" will be paintings of lotus flowers, which Barrett finds not only beautiful but also resonant in the current moment: "The whole idea of them really moves me. Historically, the lotus has shown up for centuries -- centuries. And one of the things I loved about it that I thought was really pertinent for our time right now is that it represents commitment and optimism from the future, as it rises from muddy waters," she said..
Contact: Jean-Pierre Pasche
yourfriends@bigredframe.com
413-529-9265
His Room as He Left It, a work in progress

Artist: Ariel Kotker
Start Date: June 7, 2025
End Date: June 25, 2025
Location: ECA Gallery
Address: 43 Main Street / Old Town Hall
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptoncityarts.com
Handmade belongings in an invented room tell the story of Drew Fank, a boy from the imaginary town of Sparkleton, Pennsylvania. Materials range from cardboard or aluminum flashing to milkweed or Shrinky Dinks. The room will be arranged so the viewer may peruse Drew's belongings. Process drawings will line the gallery.
Familiar Places: Landscapes & Framing Light

Artists: Stephanie Vignone, Roxanne Boyd
Start Date: June 5, 2025
End Date: June 29, 2025
Location: Oxbow Gallery - Front Gallery
Hours: Thur & Sat & Sun 12-5pm, Fri 2-7pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com
Stephanie Vignone combines her love of the natural world with painting, as portrayed in her evocative painted landscapes. She states "Painting the places I see has given me another deep way in which I can connect with them. Vignone has invited artist Roxanne Boyd to share the front gallery, who will be exhibiting constructions that emphasize the importance of light.
Contact: Marty Rothenberg
muddyvanzant@gmail.com
310-560-3090
Junctures

Artist: Katherine Weinstein
Start Date: June 5, 2025
End Date: June 29, 2025
Location: Oxbow Gallery - Back Gallery
Hours: Thur & Sat & Sun 12-5pm, Fri 2-7pm
Address: 40 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: oxbowartgallery.com
Junctures, a particular point in an event or time; a place where things join. The title reflects the narrative and visual focus of this body of work; themes of adolescence, empty nesting, or just spatial tensions. When developing my images, I look for transitional points and overlapping forms; jutting elbows, twisting torsos, bodies receding into space. I enjoy a sense of fellowship as I try and find my place in the historical exploration of how art can embody our human experience.
Contact: Marty Rothenberg
muddyvanzant@gmail.com
310-560-3090
Florence Exhibits/Events
Other Worlds

Artist: Christine Mirabal
Start Date: July 1, 2025
End Date: July 31, 2025
Reception Date: July 1, 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Sip 413
Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-4pm, Sat & Sun 8am-4pm
Address: 90 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: sip413.com
Christine Mirabal is an emerging Latina artist who has been painting with acrylics for over two years. In this exhibit, she explores the theme of Other Worlds through landscapes, dreamscapes, and beyond. She enjoys the process of discovery and stepping into the Unfamiliar. In these pantings, she creates worlds that are sometimes recognizable and at other times unusual, inviting the viewer to investigate these places and to create stories.
Contact: Autumn Guntor
galleryandretail@sip413.com
True Blue

Artist: Phyllis Meredith
Start Date: June 1, 2025
End Date: June 30, 2025
Location: Sip 413
Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-4pm, Sat & Sun 8am-4pm
Address: 90 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: sip413.com
Phyllis Meredith is a multimedia artist whose work flows between film photography, alternative photographic processes, fiber art, book arts, & illustration. In True Blue, Phyllis strives to create work that honors the beauty of nature and the passage of time, while also building human relationships and uplifts community voices.
Contact: Autumn Guntor
galleryandretail@sip413.com
Greenfield Exhibits/Events
Resident Artists at Looky Here

Artists: Levi Diamond, Arantza Peña Popo
Start Date: June 27, 2025
End Date: July 25, 2025
Start Date: June 27, 5-8pm
Location: Looky Here
Hours: Mon-Fri 12-5pm, Sat & Sun 12-3pm
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com
Come see what our June Artists in Residence have been up to!
Contact: Sarah Fran Wisby
sarahfran@mac.com
415-321-9691
River Valley Radical Futures

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 20, 2025
End Date: July 11, 2025
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org/rivervalleyradicalfutures
Travel to a future 100 years beyond the fall of capitalism, imagined by local groups who work towards that future today. This iteration of the exhibition showcases work by artists Sunny Allis, Mary Katherine Cleary, David von Dufving, Bo Kim, Sharon Leshner, Michael Medeiros, Laura Torraco, and Alix Gerber.
Contact: info@artspacegreenfield.orgr
413-772-6811
Marlboro Remainders

Artists: Marlboro College alumni
Start Date: June 7, 2025
End Date: TBA
Location: The LAVA Center
Hours: Thur 5-8pm, Fri 5-8pm, Sat 11am-2pm
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/exhibits/marlboro-remainders
The featured artists: Annie Quest (W Westminster, VT), Jack MacKay (Putney, VT), Maureen Tadlock (Putney, VT), Lucy Loomis (Barnstable, MA), Mark Manley (New Hampshire), Steve Kemish (Scituate, MA), Lindy Whiton (Greenfield, MA), Diane Worth (Northfield, MA), Robban Toleno (Conway, MA) and Mark Littlehales (Marlboro, VT).
Contact: info@thelavacenter.org
413-376-8118
Portraits in RED: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

Artist: Nayana LaFond
Start Date: May 2, 2025
End Date: July 2025
Location: The LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/humanities/nayana-lafond
"Portraits in RED" honors the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People; in both Canada and the United States, Indigenous women and girls are eleven times more likely than white women to be victims of violence. Indigenous men are four times more likely. Murder is the third leading cause of death in Indigenous people on Turtle Island (North America), after cancer and heart disease. As a point of comparison, murder does not factor into the top twelve causes of death for non-Indigenous people.
Contact: matthew@thelavacenter.org
413-474-0979
Hadley Exhibits/Events
Peaceful Encounters

Artists: Nancy Meagher, Rochelle Shicoff
Start Date: May 5, 2025
End Date: June 30, 2025
Location: Hadley Senior Center
Address: 46 Middle Street
City/Town: Hadley
Peaceful Encounters is a place of respite for visitors. The colors are bright yet calming. In this two person exhibit of landscape and fantasy, Nancy Meagher and Rochelle Shicoff's work come together to offer a sense of quiet and the opportunity to let one's imagination soar. Rochelle Shicoff, painting.
Contact: Rochelle Shicoff
trees55pondfish77@gmail.com
Holyoke Exhibits/Events
Alexa Kleindbard

Artist: Alexa Kleindbard
Start Date: June 28, 2025
End Date: July 27, 2025
Reception Date: June 28, 5-7pm
Location: PULP, front room
Hours: Fri-Sun 11-4pm
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com
Since experiencing a near fatal auto accident in 1982, my work has focused on humanity's impact on Earth's exceptional garden and what we must do to protect it. The title of my most recent body of work is “Songbirds Nesting at Twilight”. They cover the issues of dwindling habitat due to the massive overdevelopment. Kleindbard lives in Tallahassee, FL with her husband/artist Jim Roche.
Contact: pulpholyoke@gmail.com
The Secret Sky

Artist: Marcy Hermansader
Start Date: June 28, 2025
End Date: July 27, 2025
Reception Date: June 28, 5-7pm
Location: PULP
Hours: Fri-Sun 11-4pm
Address: 80 Race Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: pulpholyoke.com
Marcy Hermansader (b 1951, Long Island, NY ) has lived in southern VT for five decades. She received a BFA in sculpture from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1973 where she studied with Cynthia Carlson, Ree Morton and Rafael Ferrer. Hermansader has had one person exhibitions at Williams College Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the DeCordova Museum among others.
Contact: pulpholyoke@gmail.com
Tiny Treasures: A Closer Look at Our Valuable Neighborhood Creatures

Artist: Renee Hill
Start Date: June 1, 2025
End Date: July 29, 2025
Location: Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center
Hours: Sun & Sat 12-4pm
Address: 221 Appleton Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: linktr.ee/reneesphotographyadventures
Come get an up-close look at some of our fascinating local insects, arachnids and amphibians! Throughout June and July, Renee Hill's macro photography exhibit will be displayed at the Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center.
Contact: Renee Hill
rphotoadventures@gmail.com
413-626-0019
Holyoke Arts League Annual Wistariahurst Exhibition

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 2, 2025
End Date: June 24, 2025
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 102nd 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. Admission is free and open to the public.
Contact: Liz
holyokeartsleague@gmail.com
Northampton Exhibits/Events
Kim Park

Artist: Kim Park
Start Date: July 1, 2025
End Date: August 29, 2025
Reception Date: Friday, July 11, 5-7pm
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
Kim Park uses her 200-500mm lens to transform moments into lasting visuals. She enjoys looking at both the big picture and the small details including observing patterns, textures and lighting in her surroundings.
Rocks & Cliffs: a Retrospective

Artist: Sherry Poirrier
Start Date: July 1, 2025
End Date: September 30, 2025
Location: Atwood Gallery, Atwood Health Center of Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Address: 22 Atwood Drive, 2nd floor waiting room
City/Town: Northampton
My inspiration for these works was the stunning panorama of New Mexico's high desert. There, I was drawn to the splendid scale and emphatic qualities of the rock formations I encountered. This exhibit brings together a retrospective of pastels and watercolors created en plein air over many years in northern New Mexico. I wanted to reveal their geological narrative, through their structure, their colors and their unique individuality.
Contact: Sherry Poirrier
sherrypoirrier1@gmail.com
413-770-2036
Devotions: a reflective practice

Artist: River Aragon
Start Date: June 25, 2025
End Date: June 27, 2025
Location: A.P.E. Gallery
Address: 126 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org/arc-2025.html
Explores the relationship between ancient ritual and power, inspired/influenced by the Obsidian Mirror/Smoking Mirror. This practice aims to recontextualize objects and bring them back into their indigenous and mythological context. Throughout the project, River will be exploring the use of reflection, both material and talismanic, and investigating how mirrors are used as portals in their ancestral practice of curanderismo. WED 5pm: Ritual + Workshop (BIPOC only); THURS 3-5pm & 5pm: Ritual + Workshop; FRI 4-9pm & 7-8:30pm: Closing Ritual.
Contact: Kathy Couch
kathycouch@apearts.org
there's nothing wrong with love

Artists: Sunny Allis, Jae Southerland
Start Date: June 6, 2025
End Date: June 27, 2025
Location: Barn Door Gallery
Hours: Wed-Sat 12-7pm
Address: 33 hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/barn-door-gallery
Sunny and Jae are both trans/non-binary artists who explore their queer identities through abstraction. As friends and collaborators who use complementary materials to create imagined worlds, they want to discover how their work can be in conversation with each other. Love, in this context, is a celebration of desire and connection, and our muster point in a world on fire.
Summer of Joy

Artist: Maggie Hodges
Start Date: June 6, 2025
End Date: August 30, 2025
Reception Date: August 8, 5-7:30pm
Location: Hope & Feathers Framing
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm
Address: 238 Bridge Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: hopeandfeathersframing.com
Maggie Hodges impressionist paintings, created in the Plein Air style, use color, depth and movement to capture not only the visual essence of the area she lives in, but also the feelings those landscapes evoke. She invites the viewer into an immersive experience that celebrates both the serenity and energy of western Massachusetts.
Contact: contact@hopeandfeathersframing.com
Paintings

Artist: Michael Melle
Start Date: June 4, 2025
End Date: June 28, 2025
Location: NEVAmuseum, Museum Wing
Hours: Wed-Sat 2-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: NEVA-museum.org
Michael Melle is known for his figurative "scarecrow" sculptures, but he admits,"My first love was always painting, which I began at age 16 and never stopped. Many of my earlier works deal with human cruelty to each other. Most of the other work begins with a blank paper and an empty mind. I make marks and smudges randomly and pick from the various images that reveal themselves. For the past year I have been painting plein air landscapes with pleasure.
Contact: 413-588-4337
Ben Gilbert

Artist: Ben Gilbert
Start Date: June 4, 2025
End Date: June 28, 2025
Location: NEVAmuseum, Museum Wing
Hours: Wed-Sat 2-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: NEVA-museum.org
An exhibition of 80 wax drawings on corrugated soda bottle box liners. Ben Gilbert...a blank canvas... the pristine wall of a Pearl loft just waiting for impish hands to add a splash of chaotic color... detritus on the street... from the distance looking at something that fell off a truck... with a closer look... a face, a pattern appears... gold out of floss. That is how I started. That is the core...
Contact: 413-588-4337
The World in a Child's Face

Artist: Robert Markey
Start Date: June 4, 2025
End Date: June 28, 2025
Location: NEVAmuseum, Bumpus Gallery
Hours: Wed-Sat 2-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: NEVA-museum.org
June in the Bumpus Gallery continues with Robert Markey's paintings of children with whom he worked on art projects on trips to Brazil, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Israel.
Contact: 413-588-4337
2015-2025: Ten-Year Anniversary Exhibit

Artists: Amherst Plein Air Society
Start Date: June 2, 2025
End Date: June 28, 2025
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Hours: Mon-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri & Sat 10am-6pm
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
The Amherst Plein Air Society exhibition includes over 100 paintings by 34 local artists, many painted on-site of local scenes. The exhibition features a lively range of images in multiple media--oil, watercolor and pastel. The Pioneer Valley offers many opportunities for artists to capture the beauty of the natural world and engage with nature to capture its colors, light, and form.
Contact: Susanne Personette
susannepersonette@gmail.com
413-835-5229
Pineapple Crowns

Artist: Bryan Collier
Start Date: May 9, 2025
End Date: June 2025
Location: R. Michelson Galleries
Hours: Mon-Thur 10am-6pm, Fri 12-8pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12-5pm
Address: 132 Main Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: rmichelson.com/illustration/bryan-collier/pineapple-crowns
An exhibition of illustration and non-illustration work by Bryan Collier. Bryan's collages brim with exquisite depth, texture, and color.
The Iron Horse Posters

Artist: Blanche Cybele Derby
Start Date: May 2, 2025
End Date: June 28, 2025
Location: Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library
Hours: Mon-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri & Sat 10am-6pm
Address: 20 West Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: forbeslibrary.org/gallery
Take a walk down memory lane... To celebrate the one year anniversary of the reopening of this local treasure, artist Blanche Cybele Derby saved some of her hand drawn posters. These were designed in the 1990s (B.C Before Computers) when illustrated flyers were posted around town and in the windows of The Horse to advertise various performers. The posters will be on display in the glass case at the entrance to the Art and Music Room.
Peggy Gruen

Artist: Peggy Gruen
Start Date: May 1, 2025
End Date: June 30, 2025
Location: Northampton Senior Center Bistro Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Address: 67 Conz Street r
City/Town: Northampton
Website: northamptonma.gov/2221/Artist-of-the-Month
Peggy Gruen finds natural elements interesting and sensuous and colorful. She explores other ways tomake the photographs she takes of nature more intense or dramatic, by enhancing the abstractness or the colors, or by adding or subtracting elements.
Two Printmakers / Two Approaches

Artists: Cindy Chandler-Guy, Arch Macinnes
Start Date: May 6, 2025
End Date: June 30, 2025
Location: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, North Gallery
Address: 30 Locust Street
City/Town: Northampton
Two artists who share a studio (Studio 420, Brushworks Arts and Industry Building, Florence) have markedly different approaches to the monoprint and monoprint collage. Cindy Chandler-Guy collages handprinted elements to create representational and abstract compositions, while Arch MacInnes layers structural drawings to create intuitive abstractions.
Contact: Arch MacInnes
Archmacinnes7@gmail.com
617-583-2430
Eco-anxiety /Global Warming (2018-2023)

Artist: Jane Goldman
Start Date: April 25, 2025
End Date: July 29, 2025
Location: Alumnae House Gallery at Smith College
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-3:30pmpm
Address: 33 Elm Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: janegoldmanart.com
An an ongoing series of watercolor monotypes on 22" x 30" Arches Hot Press watercolor paper. Dark humor sets the tone, inspired by silent film comedians, especially the great Buster Keaton. In this context the silent comedians represent all of us, experiencing global crises in slow motion. Like them, we watch the planet beset with catastrophe in ever faster motion. Some pieces in the series personalize the consequences of our behavior.
Contact: 413-585-2066
Figuration and Abstraction: Asian Art at SCMA

Artists: group show
Start Date: July 28, 2023
End Date: Summer 2025
Location: Smith College Museum of Art
Hours: Tues-Sun 11am-4pm, second Fridays 11am-8pm
Address: 20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City/Town: Northampton
Website: scma.smith.edu/art/exhibitions/figuration-and-abstraction-asian-art-scma
In art, "figuration" refers to the depiction of shapes found in reality--such as animals, plants, and human bodies– whereas "abstraction" simplifies subjects into form, color, and line. In modern western art, these two concepts are often understood as contrasting, but throughout history and in places such as Asia, these categories were not separate. For the works on view in this exhibition, realistic representation may not have always been the goal.
Contact: artmuseum@smith.edu
413-585-2760
Here, Now

Artist: Younes Rahmoun
Start Date: August 30, 2024
End Date: July 13, 2025
Location: Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA)
Address: 22 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
City/Town: Northampton
Website: scma.smith.edu/yr
The first North American exhibition devoted to the art of Younes Rahmoun, one of Morocco's leading contemporary artists. Over the last 25 years, Rahmoun has found inspiration in a profound connection to his here and now. He transforms simple shapes, materials and gestures from his daily life into sculptures and installations. For Rahmoun, creating art provides a way to be present with himself and with the world around him.
Northfield Exhibits/Events
A Touch of Whimsy: art that makes you smile

Artists: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Start Date: May 23, 2025
End Date: July 13, 2025
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Hours: Thur 2-5pm, Fri & Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org
Contact: Marge Anderson
margedvaa@gmail.com
Shelburne Falls Exhibits/Events
Hilltown Happenings

Artist: Tuyet Linh (TL) LaFleur
Start Date: July 1, 2025
End Date: August 29, 2025
Reception Date: July 12, 2-4pm
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: every day 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com
Tuyet Linh (TL) LaFleur is a Massachusetts based abstract artist located in the village of Shelburne Falls. Using bright colors to create, enhance, change, and reveal a mood throughout her paintings, TL is dedicated to expressing her art through color. “Hilltown Happenings” is a collection of paintings focusing on capturing the essence of nature through familiar scenes of the countryside of the surrounding hill towns using abstract forms and vibrant colors.
Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
413-625-9833
Meet Your Neighbors: A Celebration of New England Wildlife

Artist: Jeanne Weintraub-Mason
Start Date: July 1, 2025
End Date: August 29, 2025
Reception Date: July 12, 2-4pm
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: every day 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com
Jeanne Weintraub-Mason (aka: Ms. Greene Jeanne) is an illustrator, graphic artist, and entrepreneur whose work highlights ecological themes. Taking inspiration from nature enthusiasts, environmental activists, local indigenous people, and biologists to create concepts related to relationships in nature (e.g. between plants & pollinators, caterpillars & host plants, animals & food sources), she employs digital pens and paintbrushes to create her work.
Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
413-625-9833
Blossoms Galore

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 4, 2025
End Date: June 30, 2025
Location: Shelburne Arts Co-op
Hours: Mon & Wed-Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 26 Bridge Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Floral themes are celebrated in paintings, prints, photographs, decorative and wearable fiber art, glass, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, and mixed media pieces.
Contact: Flo Rosenstock
sac01370@gmail.com
413-625-9324
Copper Etchings in Bloom

Artist: Bobbi Angell
Start Date: May 1, 2025
End Date: June 29, 2025
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: every day 11am-5pm
Address: 1 Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com
Copper etching allows a natural extension of Angell's compositional style with an enhanced focus. Designs are drawn onto a ground on a copper plate, etched with acid, and hand printed in small editions. A select few are individually colored tinted with watercolor. The subjects of Angell's etchings are influenced by her scientific, horticultural and artistic interests featuring both native plants and cultivated plants, as well as tropical.
Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
413-625-9833
Dreams from My World

Artist: Trina Sears Sternstein
Start Date: May 1, 2025
End Date: June 29, 2025
Location: Salmon Falls Gallery
Hours: every day 11am-5pm
Address: I Ashfield Street
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: SalmonFallsGallery.com
A collection of oil paintings inspired by her natural surrounding using color, tone, texture, line and pattern.
Contact: Summer Litchfield
salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
413-625-9833
Southampton Exhibits/Events
24th Annual "Women in History" Exhibit

Artists: group show
Start Date: May 6, 2025
End Date: June 29, 2025
Location: First Congregational Church of Southampton
Hours: by appt
Address: 212 College Highway
City/Town: Southampton
Website: floydgallery.com
Robert Floyd Photography is excited to announce its relocation across the road from the Robert Floyd Gallery and Learning Center. We remain committed to providing the highest quality photographic experiences, backed by our 100% guarantee to the art community. For 24 years, we have proudly celebrated women's contributions to art, showcasing artwork created by women. Please note that we are open by appointment, except during receptions. Image: Human Emotion © Saskia Craske of England
Contact: Robert Floyd
floyd@floydgallery.com
413-529-2635
Springfield Exhibits/Events
Wilbraham Art League at Baystate Hospital

Artists: Wilbraham Art League
Start Date: May 8, 2025
End Date: July 8, 2025
Location: Baystate Hospital, Arts Alive Gallery, Daly 3 Connector
Hours: 8am-8pm
Address: 759 Chestnut Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: wilbrahamartleague.org
Founded in 2007, the Wilbraham Art League was established to promote the understanding and appreciation of fine arts. Many of their artists will be participating with over 40 paintings in a wide range of mediums and styles on display. The diversity of their art makes their exhibits delightful and unique.
Contact: Roger J Kellman
namllek@aol.com
413-233-7478
Portraits in RED: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Painting Project

Artist: Nayana LaFond
Start Date: March 15, 2025
End Date: September 7, 2025
Location: D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield Museums
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/portraits-in-red-missing-murdered-indigenous-peoples-project/
Artist and activist Nayana LaFond sheds light on the crisis affecting Indigenous peoples, particularly women, who are eleven times more likely to go missing than the national average. Each portrait depicts a missing or murdered Indigenous person, a family member, or an advocate, rendered in shades of gray and marked by a vivid red handprint to raise awareness, inspire action, and honor the lives and stories of those impacted by this crisis.
Contact: Merideth Bessette
mbessette@springfieldmuseums.org
413-263-6800
Cultural Fusion: A Neon Installation Show

Artist: Bill Myers
Start Date: March 23, 2025
End Date: August 10, 2025
Location: Art For The Soul Gallery
Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-4pm
Address: 1500 Main Street, Floor 2
City/Town: Springfield
Website: artforthesoulgallery.com/about
An immersive neon installation exploring social issues, isolation, and human connection through light and humor. Artist Bill Myers, whose first installation was at Zone Art Center in 1995, blends history, satire, and light. Inspired by Dante's Inferno and The Twilight Zone, the show merges critique and spectacle. Neon environments invite viewers to navigate spaces that confront inequality and shared experiences, redefining social commentary through light, history, and humor.
Contact: Christina White
connect@artforthesoulgallery.com
413-301-6314
Sunderland Exhibits/Events
A Textured Background

Artist: Laurieanne Wysocki
Start Date: June 10, 2025
End Date: July 31, 2025
Location: The Blue Heron Bistro Gallery
Hours: Wed-Sun 5-10pm
Address: 112 North Main Street
City/Town: Sunderland
Website: blueherondining.com/specialevents
The Blue Heron Restaurant presents an exhibition of recent works by artist Laurieanne Wysocki in the downstairs Bistro Gallery and upstairs in the grand Lincoln Hall. The layers of Laurieanne's large scale abstracts are built up slowly over time using plaster, acrylic paint and mediums, oil pastels, ink, gold leaf, and collage, creatimg luminous surfaces that intrigue and captivate.
Contact: Laurieanne Wysocki
laurieanne.wysocki@gmail.com
413-221-4359
Turners Falls Exhibits/Events
Dam Culture 1995-2025: Skateboarding in Montague, MA

Artist: Jeremy Latch
Start Date: May 31, 2025
End Date: June 29, 2025
Location: Great Falls Discovery Center
Hours: Tue 10am-4pm, Wed-Sun 10am-6pm
Address: 2 Avenue A
City/Town: Turners Falls
Website: greatfallsdiscoverycenter.org
Jeremy Latch presents a photographic and video still exhibit of skateboarding in Montague. Dam Culture reveals 30 years of images of people skateboarding in our town's public spaces and includes recently digitized footage of the 1990's and 2000's. The exhibit contains a record of lost spaces: no longer present landscapes and structures. It is a witness to the ongoing changing architecture of Montague. For all ages.
Contact: Janel Nockleby
janel.nockleby@mass.gov
413-863-3221
Ware Exhibits/Events
Workshop13 Artist Members Exhibition

Artists: group show
Start Date: June 14, 2025
End Date: August 3, 2025
Location: ArtWorks Gallery
Hours: Sat & Sun 1-4pm
Address: 69 Main Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org
An exhibition of works by Workshop13's wonderful Artist Members.
Contact: Marie Lauderdale
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072
A Beautiful Mess: Abbie Steiner's Paintings of the Known and the Unknown
Artist: Abbie Steiner
Start Date: May 15, 2025
End Date: July 12, 2025
Location: Westfield Athenaeum's Rand Gallery
Address: 6 Elm Street
City/Town: Westfield
Website: westath.org
The paintings featured in this show reflect the work that Abbie Steiner has done over the last decade after she suffered a severe concussion. The process of recovery was extremely difficult and led her in several new directions as an artist.
Contact: Becky Blackburn
413-568-7833
Westhampton Exhibits/Events
Sharing Stories, Creating Change
Start Date: June 9, 2025
End Date: July 2025
Location: Westhampton Public Library
Address: 1 North Road
City/Town: Westhampton
Website: sites.google.com/collaborative.org/hcfpc/food-stories-archive
A collection of 24 stories from people across Hampshire County brought to life through interactive displays, audio recordings, photos, artwork, and objects. Residents share ideas and experiences of food access during the pandemic, food traditions and culture, gardening, farming, and how to build a more nourishing and connected community.
Contact: Kristen Whitmore
kwhitmore@collaborative.org
413-247-4765
Craft & Maker Fairs / Open Studios / Pop-ups / Festivals
Pioneer Valley Punk Pride

Date: Saturday, June 28, 1-9pm
Location: Blue Room at City Space
Address: 43 Main Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: instagram.com/pvpunkpride
Live music! Art market! Good vibes. All ages. Free to the public, donations welcome! All profits support our performers and Tapestry.
Shutesbury Open Studios

Date: Sunday, June 29, 12-5pm
Location: various artists homes & studios
Address: see map on website
City/Town: Shutesbury
Website: greenbrownart.com/shutesbury-open-studios
Seventeen artists (seven new this year) will be opening their homes and studios to show you their work which includes: pottery, painting, prints, baskets, drawing, leather work, sculpture, soft sculpture, quilts, masks and more! This second annual event promises to be even more exciting than last year. Come join us for an uplifting, inspiring day. Support local artists, pick up something you love, fill your eyes with beauty, meet your neighbors and have some wonderful conversations.
Contact: Joan Green
joangreen@gmail.com
617-955-4947
Calls to Artists / Artist Opportunities
Call for Workshop Teachers at The Artery

Sponsoring Group Name: The Artery
Deadline: July 17, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/forartists
The Artery is seeking submissions for the Fall season of workshops. Teachers are encouraged to submit more than one proposal, and to propose workshops at a variety of skill levels. Our facilities include an ADA accessible classroom with NW and SW-facing windows, room for up to 20 participants, and a kitchenette with electric oven and stovetop, refrigerator, microwave, and sink. Workshops may also make use of the Artery etching press, which prints up to approximately 24x36".
Contact: Rachel Rushing
rachel@holyokeart.com
Artery Exchange Residency

Sponsoring Group Name: The Artery
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/artery-exchange
Applications are now open for the Artery Exchange Fall/Winter 2025 residency program. Residency includes 2 months of private studio space, use of floor model etching press, 1 year membership to the Print Shop makerspace, a stipend, a supplies budget, teaching opportunities, networking events, and professional development assistance. Applicants must be over 21 years old, and not in a degree-seeking program. Complete the application below by August 15 at 11:59pm to be considered.
Contact: Rachel Rushing
rachel@holyokeart.com
Northampton Print & Book Fair

Sponsoring Group Name: Northampton Print & Book Fair
Deadline: July 15, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: no fee to apply
City/Town: Northampton
Website: northamptonprintandbookfair.net/apply
The 10-year anniversary edition of the Northampton Print & Book Fair will take place on September 27th at the Northampton Community Arts Trust's complex at 33 Hawley Street. Notifications will go out on or before August 1. We welcome and encourage applications from LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC artists and publishers, artists of all ages and abilities, past participants of NPBF as well as folks who have never participated in an art/book/zine fair before.
Contact: northamptonprintandbookfair@gmail.com
Theme in Yellow at ArtWorks Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: ArtWorks Gallery
Deadline: August 7, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: $25 for one piece / $35 for up to three pieces
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/theme-in-yellow-call-for-art-2
Although the title of this show – Theme in Yellow – is inspired by the poem by Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), this show encourages broad interpretation of the title! Open to all mediums. As part of this exhibition, we will invite local poets to either create a new poem inspired by a selected artwork or pair an existing poem with one. Juror: Robin Reynolds.
Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072
5th Annual LAVA Film Festival

Sponsoring Group Name: The LAVA Center
Deadline: August 10, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/lava-film-festival
Spotlighting emerging local filmmakers who create films that engage with the community and are made with joy. The 5th annual LAVA Film Festival will take place October 10-12. Submissions now open! Valley residents get a submission fee waiver!
Contact: info@thelavacenter.org
413-376-8118
Friends of Children Artisan Market

Sponsoring Group Name: Friends of Children
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: $10
City/Town: Northampton
Website: friendsofchildreninc.org/event/friends-of-childrens-artisan-market
Friends of Children is thrilled to hold craft fair in November at the Garden House in Look Park. We are a non-profit who cares deeply for the children and families in our community, working with children and young adults impacted by the child welfare system. We will be holding a one-day event highlighting a wide variety of juried exhibitors to ring in the holiday season! Partnering with Greenfield Savings Bank, and Applied Mortgage, news of this event will be shared and promoted far and wide.
Contact: Susan Swift
susan@friendsofchildreninc.org
413-219-4856
Fall into Fiber 2025 at Fiddleheads Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org
DVAA members and New England Fiber Artists are invited to submit their fiber work for consideration for Fall into Fiber Arts 2025 exhibit to be held from September 12 - November 2, at the Fiddleheads Gallery in Northfield. Art could include sewing, tailoring, embroidery, quilting, needlepoint, cross stitch, macrame, weaving, felting, crocheting, knitting, rug-making, basket weaving, paper arts and more. All work must be original, of exhibition quality, and prepared for hanging or display.
Contact: Jeanne Sisson
jeanne@jeannesisson.com
Words on Art on Words

Sponsoring Group Name: The LAVA Center
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: thelavacenter.org/exhibits/words-on-art-on-words
Calling all writers and artists to respond to each other's works in a community exhibit. Exhibit on display July and August; reception July 5. The LAVA Center typically has a local artist's collection displayed on our gallery wall. But this July and August, we want to experiment with how artists respond to other artists, and with how different mediums can be in conversation. What might a visual artist create in response to a poem? What might a writer create in response to a drawing, or collage, or photograph?
Contact: info@thelavacenter.org
413-376-8118
Call to Artists: Majestic Cafe
Sponsoring Group Name: The Majestic Theater
Deadline: August 1, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: West Springfield
Website: majestictheater.com/call-to-artists
The Majestic Theater in West Springfield is excited to announce a call for artists to submit their work for display in our café gallery for the 2025-2026 season. We invite local artists to create and submit works inspired by our upcoming season's plays: Once, Steel Magnolias, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Dear Jack Dear Louise, Come From Away. We encourage artists to explore the themes, characters, and emotions of these productions in their work. Full details on website.
2025 Summer Open Member Exhibit at Fiddleheads Gallery

Sponsoring Group Name: Deerfield Valley Art Association
Deadline: July 5, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: DVAA membership required
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org
2025 Summer Open Member Exhibit Deerfield Valey Art Association at Fiddleheads Gallery in Northfield. July 18 to September 7. Any Size, any media. Up to 5 pieces per artists. Interested inquires/ jpegs sent by 7/5 to margedvaa@gmail.com
Contact: Marge Anderson
margedvaa@gmail.com
NCFA Curatorial Committee

Sponsoring Group Name: Northampton Center for the Arts
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/barn-door-gallery#committee
NCFA's yearly call for art for the Barn Door Gallery is now open, and the 2025 curatorial committee will meet this summer to choose the exhibits for the September '25 - August '26 gallery season. Are you an artist, arts lover, patron, curator, or supporter who wants to participate in this process? Please apply! Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and kept on file until you have a chance to serve. See website to learn more!
Seeking Submissions for Soft Focus Zine

Sponsoring Group Name: Soft Focus Zine
Deadline: July 1, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Pioneer Valley Area
Website: softfocuszine.wixsite.com/softfocus
Soft Focus, a new and upcoming print zine about movies, is seeking submissions! We are looking for writing and art that explores movie watching/making through a personal and emotional lens. If you've ever had thoughts or feelings about a movie, we want to hear from you! The theme for Issue 01 is Favorites. Submissions open on May 1st and close on July 1st. For more information and to stay up to date on our goings-on, please follow our instagram @softfocus_zine
Contact: softfocuszine@gmail.com
Bridge of Flowers Art Show & Sale

Sponsoring Group Name: The Bridge of Flowers
Deadline: August 10, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Shelburne Falls
Website: bridgeofflowersmass.org/call-to-artists
The third annual Bridge of Flowers Art Show and Sale is being held on August 15-17 at the Shelburne Buckland Community Center. Open to all west-county artists working in formats such as painting, photography, fiber, mixed media, small sculpture. All work must be for sale, priced by the artist. Artists have the option of donating between 50-100% of the sale price to the bridge of flowers. Inclusion is on a first-come basis in order of application submission. There is no application fee.
Contact: Ann Lofquist
annlof@earthlink.net
805-603-8010
7th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition

Sponsoring Group Name: Workshop13
Deadline: July 15, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: $27 one entry / $37 two entries / $47 for three entries
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org/exhibitions/2025-nefae-call-for-art
This exhibition aims to showcase art that embodies the principles of realism, highlighting the beauty of precise representation. Artworks should fall into one of the various styles of realism from traditional to imaginative. We welcome work that falls under these categories: Oil Painting, Watercolor, Sculpture, Drawing/Graphics, Acrylic (includes casein & egg tempera), Pastel, Mixed Media. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Contact: Mary Remington
remington@workshop13.org
413-277-6072
Vending For You Program / 2025 Art Market Season

Sponsoring Group Name: Mill River Marginalized Artists Collective (MRMAC)
Deadline: December 1, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: sliding scale $30-$50 with an option for payment over time
City/Town: Western MA
Website: mill-river-marginalized-artist-collective.square.site/vending-for-you
For numerous reasons marginalized artists may not be able to attend Art Markets. By working together we can make this easier for all of us! MRMAC applies to Art Markets on the Vending For You Program's behalf. We coordinate drop offs of artwork at our office, provide digital marketing, transport artwork and materials to the Art Markets, work with volunteers to run the MRMAC booths, and send artists their sales! Full details and application on website.
Contact: mrmacollective@gmail.com
413-427-9653
Artist in Residence at Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Sponsoring Group Name: Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Amherst
Website: renaissanceoftheearth.com/residencies
Aided by the Center's collection of over 1,000 rare books and manuscripts, artists will be invited to explore the ways in which their process intersects with Renaissance (1490-1750) thought and craft to produce work. This season, we are interested in proposals that engage with the elements of Earth or Air--through medium, thematic, or process--and their wide-ranging evocations of ground, life, connection, atmosphere, space, breath, spirit, and motion.
Contact: Liz Fox
efox@umass.edu
2025 Mentoring Program for Early Career Artists

Sponsoring Group Name: Valley Arts Mentors (VAM)
Deadline: rolling
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: artsmentors.org/mentorship
VAM is currently accepting registrations for mentors and mentees! We match 10 - 15 mentor/mentee pairs a year on a rolling basis. Commitment: Mentors and mentees connect online or in person once every two weeks for a six month period. Full details and registration form on website.
Contact: admin@artsmentors.org
508-439-2069
Classes / Workshops / Demos / Seminars / Meet Ups
Artful Awakening with Cindy Ferrer

Date & Time: Wednesday, July 2, 5:30-7pm
Fee: $20
Location: Looky Here
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com
Following a guided imaginative journey, learn about yourself through an introspective art making experience. No art experience necessary, just bring your imagination and an open heart. Art supplies will be provided or bring your favorite art supplies!
Contact: Sarah Fran Wisby
sarahfran@mac.com
415-321-9691
Fabric Painting at The Artery

Date & Time: July 5, 11am-1pm
Fee: $45
Location: The Artery
Address: 289 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/service-page/fabric-painting
Join us for a fun and creative fabric painting workshop designed for all skill levels! In this two-hour session, you'll learn how to paint your own beautiful design on a natural canvas tote bag using high-quality fabric paints. No prior experience is needed -- just bring your creativity and excitement! All materials will be provided. This workshop is open to all ages, and is a perfect way to enjoy a relaxed, artistic atmosphere while creating something truly unique to take home.
Contact: Rachel Rushing
rachel@holyokeart.com
Lumen Printing at The Artery

Date & Time: June 28, 2:30-4:30pm
Fee: $50
Location: The Artery
Address: 289 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/service-page/lumen-printing
Make your afternoon magical with plants, camera less photography, and chemistry. Rachel Rushing will spend the afternoon teaching all about lumen printing. This is a beginner-friendly workshop that will go into the basics of photographic chemistry before we spend time in the sun. While some plants will be provided, participants are encouraged to bring their favorite flowers and herbs to try out with this enchanting process. All other materials will be provided.
Contact: Rachel Rushing
rachel@holyokeart.com
Sip & Sketch Weekly Adult Drawing Class at The Artery

Date & Time: Thursdays, 5-6:30pm
Fee: $25
Location: The Artery
Address: 289 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Join this weekly drawing class for adults! No experience is necessary, so all skill levels are welcome. We'll go over good tools and materials to use, different ways to draw from life, and try fun exercises to help us relax and have fun.$25 per class. All materials are included in the registration price. Price is prorated weekly according to how many session remain. This class is for 21+ and is BYO favorite wine or other beverage.
Contact: Rachel Rushing
rachel@holyokeart.com
Intermediate Stained Glass Workshop at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: July 18, 5-8pm
Fee: $75
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com
We will cover the skills and techniques to build a unique piece of stained glass using the copper foil technique. Students may choose any size and style of pattern, bring their own pattern or draw an original. Use of tools included in tuition. Glass, foil and solder will be available for purchase. Class designed for students who have completed our beginning/sun catcher class or who have equivalent experience. Additional dates: July 23, Aug 20, Sept 24.
Contact: Heather McLean
Info@DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com
413-559-1010
Beginning Stained Glass Workshop at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: July 19, 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 2-4 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 welcome. All glass and supplies included in the tuition as is use of all tools. Additional dates: Aug 16, Sept 20.
Contact: Heather McLean
Info@DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com
413-559-1010
Portrait Sculpting in Bas Relief with John Collins

Date & Time: Saturday, June 28, 8:30am-2:30pm
Fee: $100 / 10% member discount
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org
Learn the art of sculpting portraits in bas relief (2-D sculpting) with painter and sculptor John Collins. Sculpt a portrait of the person - or animal - of your choice! All materials included.
Contact: Mary Remington
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072
Clay Bird Workshop with Lisa Cohen

Date & Time: Saturday, July 12, 10am-12pm
Fee: $130 / 10% member discount
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org
Hand-build your own decorative ceramic bird! No experience necessary. A great activity for families, friends, or flying solo. All materials included.
Contact: Mary Remington
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072
Botanical Painting with Local Flowers and Plants with Malaika Ross

Date & Time: Saturday, June 28, 9-11am
Fee: none
Location: Pettingill Memorial Park
Address: 14 Main Street
City/Town: Cummington
Website: cummingtonculture.art/detours
Join us for a creative workshop where we'll use plant-derived pigments made from flowers and plants growing along the Westfield River to create small botanical paintings. As we paint, we'll also learn each plant's Latin name, explore their unique qualities, and discover where they appear in our local ecosystem. No experience is necessary. You're welcome to draw your own image or use one of the pre-printed plant illustrations provided. Materials provided.
FREE ART SATURDAY! The Art of Collage and Play with Alejandra Spruill

Date & Time: Saturday, August 9, 10am-12pm
Fee: free
Location: Artspace Community Arts Center
Address: 15 Mill Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: artspacegreenfield.org
Come cut, tear, layer, and explore in The Art of Collage and Play--where there are no rules, just materials, curiosity, and time to create. This session is about freedom, intuition, and letting go of expectations. We'll provide the tools--magazines, paper scraps, glue, scissors, and more--and you bring whatever mood you're in. All base materials are provided, but feel free to bring anything personal you'd like to incorporate.
Contact: info@artspacegreenfield.org
413-772-6811
Model Making Nights at Warriors Art Room
Date & Time: Wednesdays, 5-8pm, June 25 & July 2
Fee: free
Location: Warriors Art Room
Address: Keystone Building, 122 Pleasant Street, Suite 105
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: warriorsartroom.org/event/model-making-nights-at-warriors-art-room
Join us for three consecutive Wednesday evenings dedicated to model making and painting. Whether you're new to the hobby or have years of experience, this event offers a relaxed, supportive environment to build and paint models. We will provide a variety of models to choose from, or you are welcome to bring your own. Instruction will be available for both brush painting and airbrush techniques. All materials included. Open to veterans, active duty service members, and their immediate families.
Solstice Serenity: A Meditative Art Journey with Dori Dittmer

Date & Time: Saturday, June 28, 2-4pm
Fee: $40
Location: outdoors if good weather / online if not
City/Town: West Springfield
Website: oasisinthestorm.com/new-events-1
Celebrate the Summer Solstice in a meditative art journey. Immerse yourself in creative art expression based on a gentle guided solstice meditation, and discover how the solstice relates to your personal growth. Join Dori Dittmer, Transformational Life Coach and Artist-Healer, as she guides you in a beautiful solstice-inspired journey to welcome summer and joy! No experience needed! Art materials provided (or a suggested list if weather is poor). Just bring your open heart and curiosity.
Contact: Dori Dittmer
oasisinthestorm@gmail.com
917-346-0969
Teen Fibers & Mending at Workshop13

Date & Time: Thursday, June 26, 1-3pm
Fee: $20 / 10% member discount
Location: Workshop13
Address: 13 Church Street
City/Town: Ware
Website: workshop13.org
This Clothing Upcycle and Patch Making class is a useful Skill share to save a worn-out t-shirt, save your favorite pair of pants, or make an entirely one-of-a-kind garment. Offered every other Thursday. Ages: Teen and up.
Contact: Mary Remington
info@workshop13.org
413-277-6072
Free Summer Arts Program for Springfield Teens

Date & Time: July 7 - August 1
Fee: none
Location: Hope Center for the Arts
Address: 130 Pine Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: hyff.org
Calling all young creatives! The Hope Center for the Arts is now accepting applications for their Summer Program, a vibrant space to explore your voice through visual art, music, movement, and more. This is a chance to connect with peers, build confidence, and grow your creativity in a supportive, high-vibe environment. Spots are limited, apply and make this summer one to remember!
Eggshell Mosaics at Bombyx Center

Date & Time: June 28, 10am-1pm
Fee: $25
Location: Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity
Address: 130 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: bombyx.live/events/eggshell-mosaic-workshop
In this three-hour workshop, you will learn how to make a mosaic out of eggshells painted with handmade, non-toxic watercolors. Participants will leave with an intricately crafted 4x4 hand-mosaiced canvas. All supplies - including design ideas - will be provided (but of course you are welcome to get as creative as you would like!) This workshop is offered through Dabble. Dabble will soon be launching as a new, community-oriented retailer of handmade art supplies and arts programming.
Contact: dabbleartmarket@gmail.com
Sewing Classes - garment, accessories, home decor

Date & Time: Starting July 7
Fee: $240 for 6-week series
Location: Grove House Sewing Studio
Address: Brushworks Arts and Industry Building #116
City/Town: Florence
Website: grovehousesewingstudio.com
Come make, mend, design and create in the beautiful Grove House Sewing Studio. If you are new to sewing, did it a mazillion years ago, or are an avid sewer who'd like some support here and there - you are invited to join a summer sewing class. Check out the options on the website. If none of the classes are quite what you were looking for, or if you want personalized support, just reach out and we can make it work.
Contact: Rachael
GroveHouseSewingStudio@gmail.com
The Drawing Room at Looky Here

Date & Time: Thursday, June 26, 6-8pm
Fee: $10
Location: Looky Here
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com
Exquisite Corpse and other drawing games every other Thursday. Materials provided. BYO snacks and drinks.
Contact: Sarah Fran Wisby
sarahfran@mac.com
415-321-9691
Collage Games with Levi Diamond

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 25, 6-8pm
Fee: $10
Location: Looky Here
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com
Collage/mixed media can be an overwhelming medium because anything goes. For this workshop I'll set some rules & provide some must use materials or themes. Just birds! Must incorporate glitter! All blue! (Examples) Trade scraps with your neighbor & only work with those. (We will definitely do this). Everyone must bring at least one thing to give to someone else to use. This class participates in Card to Culture.
Contact: Sarah Fran Wisby
sarahfran@mac.com
415-321-9691
Collage Club at Looky Here

Date & Time: Saturday, June 28, 1-3pm
Fee: $10
Location: Looky Here
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com
The Collage Club is where you can play, experiment, and learn the fundamentals of creating a collage! No experience is necessary to participate and open to all ages! All collage materials will be provided or you can bring your own. We will meet from 1-3 pm. Tickets for this event are $10 each class. Let's cut things up, glue them down, and create something beautiful! For Card to Culture Tickets, please email LookyHereGreenfield@gmail.com
Contact: Sarah Fran Wisby
sarahfran@mac.com
415-321-9691
Creative Portrait Workshop with Tracey Eller

Date & Time: July 19, 10am-6pm (rain date 7/20)
Fee: $195
Location: Tracey Eller studio
Address: address provided upon registration
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: humanscaleartspace.org
A one-day intensive by Tracey Eller, Easthampton master portrait photographer and workshop leader. Come practice portraiture, explore all the elements that make a portrait more compelling, and delve into the subtleties of working with people. Requirements: Experience with interchangeable lens cameras and a basic knowledge of camera controls. (This is not a beginner photography workshop. Though you may learn things applicable to phone photography, this workshop focuses on manually controlled cameras.)
Contact: info@humanscaleartspace.org
Sumi Painting

Date & Time: Saturday, June 28, 10am-4pm
Fee: $99
Location: Sisu Wellness Center
Address: 40 Maine Avenue
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: sisuwellnesscenter.com/workshops/ola/services/art-of-sumi-e-painting
Step into a journey of self-discovery thru the ancient art of Sumi-e painting using black ink brush strokes. A meditative practice, this thousand-year-old form of painting is a form of expression and a way to settle the mind. Sumi-e painting has a connection to nature and Zen philosophy. Create all four gentleman: an orchid, bamboo, a chrysanthemum, and a plum blossom.
Contact: Bonnie McLoud
bonzellacompany@gmail.com
413-387-9099
Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones with Christine Kenneally

Date & Time: June 28, 10am-4pm; or July 26, 10am-4pm
Fee: $125 / includes materials and lunch
Location: Rainbow Hill Studio
Address: 801 North Poland Road
City/Town: Conway
Website: christinekenneally.net
Create a personalized and permanent addition to your garden in this fun one-day class! Instruction given on: composing a strong design, cutting techniques using hand tools, assembling pieces to bring your design to life in glass. Then, we'll cast our mosaics in concrete in a circular mold, ensuring that your stepping stone holds together and has a flat surface.This class has been popular over the years, well over 500 stepping stones have been made by my students. New this year: Lunch provided.
Contact: Christine Kenneally
kenneally.christine@gmail.com
413-244-2384
Summer Classes at Easthampton Clay

Date & Time: starts June 30 and July 28
Fee: varies
Location: Easthampton Clay
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 241
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: easthamptonclay.com
Do you want to give pottery a try this summer without sacrificing 8 weeks for a full term? Join us for a 4 week adult intensive term and find your center with clay this July or August! Summer classes meet twice weekly for 4 weeks rather than once weekly for 8 weeks. Summer intensive sessions come with a standard first bag of clay included, as well as 4 optional open practice time hours each week.
Contact: info@easthamptonclay.com
Mimic the Masters: Piet Mondrian at the ARTery

Date & Time: July 12, 2-3pm
Fee: $25
Location: The ARTery
Address: 289 High Street
City/Town: Holyoke
Website: holyokeart.com/service-page/mimic-the-masters-piet-mondrian
This hands-on make-and-take workshop will combine art appreciation with practice of techniques as we "mimic the masters" by looking closely at Piet Mondrian's later abstract work. Participants will learn about some of the concepts and ideas behind his body of work, then practice them with acrylic paint to create a small work to take home. Participants can work on a piece of their own inspired by Mondrian's design principles. No painting skill required, all materials provided.
Contact: artery@holyokeart.com
413-420-8303
Mosaics with Julie Sawyer

Date & Time: Friday, June 27, 9-11:30am
Fee: $50 DVAA members / $60 non-members
Location: Fiddleheads Gallery
Address: 105 Main Street
City/Town: Northfield
Website: deerfieldvalleyart.org
This is a beginner-friendly class! You will work with beautiful stained glass, ceramic tiles, and found objects. You'll learn to cut and place glass with a choice of several substrates. If you'd like, you could bring some of your own found objects to include in your design. This class is open to everyone aged 14 and above. You'll come back on July 11 to grout your work, or I'll send you home with instructions to do that on your own. All materials included. Space is limited to 8! Register online to save your spot!
Contact: Julie Sawyer
jrootsawyer@gmail.com
413-221-1695
Paint the Town with Common Wealth Murals

Date & Time: June 26, 6-9pm
Fee: free / donations requested
Location: White Lion Brewing Company
Address: 1500 Main Street
City/Town: Springfield
Website: eventbrite.com/e/paint-the-town-tickets-1321497377229
PAINT THE TOWN is a one-of-a-kind evening filled with gourmet food, craft drinks, and live music, all while you and your guests help create a breathtaking mural under the guidance of professional artists. It's an unforgettable night of creativity and community that you don't want to miss! ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT WILL HELP BRING MORE MURALS TO SPRINGFIELD THIS SUMMER!
Contact: Talysha
info@commonwealthmurals.org
Youth & Teens Summer Ceramics Sessions at CyclePottery

Date & Time: 9am-3pm, July 8-10 / July 14-18 / July 21-25 / July 28 - August 1 / August 4-8
Fee: $450 per session (some exceptions)
Location: CyclePottery
Address: 42 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: cyclepottery.net/camps.html
For 12 years, CyclePottery owner Kathryn Kothe has been offering Summer Sessions for youth ages 6+ and teens, with a ratio of 6 students to 2 instructors. Students will spend half their day on the wheel and the other half on hand building projects. Tuition includes instructors helping to finish any trimming, glazing and firing student work. Grab a spot (or more with sibling discounts) for a special ceramics experience dedicated to your young blossoming artist!
Contact: Kathryn Kothe
cyclepottery01062@gmail.com
Intro to Mural Painting and Spray Paint with Ramiro Davaro-Comas

Date & Time: Saturday, July 26, 10am-4pm
Fee: $200-$350 sliding scale
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts
Address: 33 Hawley Street
City/Town: Northampton
Website: nohoarts.org/art-classes/category/mural-painting
An exciting new workshop with artist Ramiro Davaro-Comas! Come learn about the history of mural painting and graffiti and experiment with spray paint through developing your own tag and/or character. Full details on website.
Contact: programs@nohoarts.org
Magic Slide Book at Antler Editions

Date & Time: Saturday, June 28, 10am-1pm
Fee: $60
Location: Antler Editions
Address: 1 Cottage Street, Studio 512
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: antlereditions.com/workshops/magic-slide-book
Become a magician in this three hour Magic Slide Book workshop. Students will assemble the magic structure and then create their color changing art piece. Go from a black line drawing to pops of color and surprises! Create a magic work of art, a birthday card, a secret message, you're the magician! All materials and tools are prepared and provided to you. Please bring your favorite art medium such as colored pencils, water colors or markers. Max class size 6, beginner friendly.
Contact: Lisa Hersey
lisa@antlereditions.com
413-204-2431
Etching at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: ongoing Saturdays 10am-12pm & 12-2pm
Fee: $40 per class
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com
This structured class is suitable for all levels, from beginner to advanced. Classes are ongoing and limited to 4 participants to ensure individual instruction. Each week covers a different etching technique, accommodating students at every level. Join a fun and welcoming community and enjoy our beautiful, professional space. Pay by the class and create your own schedule. The option of back to back classes on Saturdays allows for a longer stretch for those who prefer to extend their studio time.
Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com
413-221-5775
Block Print at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: ongoing Wednesdays 6-8pm & Fridays 10am-12pm
Fee: $40 per class
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 instruction. Pay by the class and create your own schedule. Students who attend multiple classes will learn three main block printing techniques; single block, reduction, and multiple block. Join a welcoming community and enjoy our beautiful, professionally equipped studio.
Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com
413-221-5775
Mixed Media Printmaking at Red Horse Press

Date & Time: Ongoing Thursdays 4-7pm & Fridays 12:30-2:30pm
Fee: $60 per class
Location: Red Horse Press
Address: 7 Mountain Street
City/Town: Haydenville
Website: redhorsepressprintmaking.com
For the more advanced student, this class is for those who have taken at least 3 Etching or Block Print classes at our studio, can use the press on their own, and know studio clean up procedures. Instruction is always on hand for learning new techniques. Mixed Media allows you to delve into the many ways to create a print. Combine etching and block print, create a monoprint, make a woodcut, learn the art of chine colle, master the subtleties of aquatint, the possibilities are endless!
Contact: Shoshana DeAtley
shana@redhorsepressprintmaking.com
413-221-5775
Weekend Workshop 2: Painting Nature With Nature with Lynne Adams

Date & Time: July 19 & 20
Fee: $325
Location: Cottage Street Studios
Address: 1 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: lynneadamsart.com
Use pieces of nature in your artwork. They can be used as tools for applying paint, or attached to your paintings as collage elements. Natural found objects: twigs, leaves, grasses, branches, bark, moss, rocks, etc., can be great for making marks and applying paint, and fun for creating texture and spontaneity.
Contact: Lynne Adams
Lynne@lynneadamsart.com
413-687-4466
Weekend Workshop 3: Mixed Media in the Contemporary Landscape with Lynne Adams

Date & Time: August 16 & 17
Fee: $325
Location: Cottage Street Studios
Address: 1 Cottage Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: lynneadamsart.com
Play, experiment, loosen up, have FUN, then make sense of it all, pulling composition together to make a clear statement. Explore the mixed media world using many different tools and materials to give you unlimited creativity and freedom of expression. Learn techniques to create various effects of texture, depth, transparency, and mark-making. There will be discussion about ways to "abstract" the landscape, bringing it into the contemporary realm.
Contact: Lynne Adams
Lynne@lynneadamsart.com
413-687-4466
Lost Wax Bronze Casting Demonstrations at River Studios

Date & Time: Saturdays, 1-4pm, August 30, October 11
Fee: $25
Location: River Studios
Address: 36 East River Road
City/Town: Middlefield
Website: andrewdevries.com/events
Andrew DeVries will demonstrate the ancient process of lost wax bronze casting, offering attendees a rare opportunity to witness this centuries-old technique firsthand. After the demo, guests can take a guided Sculpture Trail tour through River Studios' wildflower meadow and shaded groves, where more than 40 up to life size bronze sculptures are installed. The tour concludes in the DeVries Fine Art International gallery, with wine and refreshments and an unveiling of his latest creation.
Contact: Andrew DeVries
andrew@andrewdevries.com
413-238-7755
New England Weavers Seminar

Date & Time: July 8-13
Fee: see website
Location: Westfield State University
Address: 577 Western Avenue
City/Town: Westfield
Website: newenglandweavers.org
Registration is in process for numerous weaving workshops; also other fiber arts including hand spinning, color for fiber artists, fascinators, kumihimo, bobbin lace, ply-split baskets, and twining. Four different exhibits (two are juried) and vendors open to the public at no charge in Scanlon Hall.
Contact: Diane Roeder
droeder@gmail.com
413-374-0457
Making Ground: Dialogues - a creative, collective learning series

Date & Time: July 6
Fee: free / registration required
Location: multiple locations
City/Town: Northampton
Website: apearts.org/making-ground---dialogues.html
This series will focus on local histories and ecologies with three gatherings led by artists whose creative practices intersect with grief and loss, embodied and communal practice, social exchange, and interspecies investigations. JULY 6: Meg Foley, "Communion". A.P.E. will also host collectively-led study groups on each Tuesday directly following the offering from 6-8pm. Full details on website.
Contact: Meredith Bove
meredithbove@apearts.org
Animation and Hollywood VFX in Adobe After Effects for High School Students

Date & Time: June 29 - July 12, 9am-4pm each day
Fee: $2,262 commuter / $3,907 residential
Location: Pre-College @ UMass Amherst
Address: Bromery Center for the Arts
City/Town: Amherst
Website: umass.edu/uww/pre-college/residential/animation-Adobe-After-Effects
This is a Pre-College, 2-week-long summer intensive courses for High School Students. Learn and master the secrets to Adobe After Effects, the industry standard for creating digital character animation, motion graphics, and Hollywood visual effects. This is a crash course for beginners and assumes no prior After Effects experience, but there will still be plenty of new material to learn for students who are already familiar with the basics.
Contact: William Johnston-Rutledge
wjohnstoncar@umass.edu
805-704-9421
Rooted Resilience Community Dialogue Circles

Date & Time: 6:30pm; July 23
Fee: $5 - $30 sliding scale per session
Location: online via Bloom Local
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: bloomlocal.live/events/rooted-resilience-community-dialogue-april
Rooted Resilience Dialogue Circles are an invitation to explore resilience, identity, and community as you define them through your unique creative and personal history. As a small group, we will engage with themes stemming from a recent episode of the (NEW) Rooted Resilience podcast and blog series. The Intention: to foster a culture of reflection, care, joy, and vulnerability among 2SLGBTQIA+ creatives and our allies as an act of resistance in these times.
Contact: Lucas
hello@bloomlocal.live
413-200-8141
Illustrating Picture Books: An Introduction with Ruth Sanderson

Date & Time: Thursdays, July 3-24, 6:30-9pm
Fee: $250
Location: The Community Classroom
Address: 88 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: ruthsanderson.com
This four-week workshop will introduce skills in drawing and character design for children's picture books. Classes will include drawing exercises and demonstrations, critiques, handouts, and information on agents and publishers. (A separate writing course is offered on Mondays) Local author/Illustrator Ruth Sanderson has illustrated over 90 books for children and co-founded the graduate program in Children's Literature and Illustration at Hollins University in Virginia.
Contact: Ruth Sanderson
ruthsanderson@me.com
413-320-5971
Writing Picture Books with Ruth Sanderson

Date & Time: Mondays, July 7-28, 6:30-9pm
Fee: $250
Location: The Community Classroom
Address: 88 Maple Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: ruthsanderson.com
This four-week workshop outlines the fundamentals of writing picture books for children and learning to think visually while creating a picture book manuscript. Classes include manuscript critiques, lectures, writing exercises, handouts, and information on agents and publishers. (A separate illustration course is offered on Thursdays for those interested in both writing and illustrating) Local award-winning author/Illustrator Ruth Sanderson has illustrated over 90 books for children.
Contact: Ruth Sanderson
ruthsanderson@me.com
413-320-5971
Designing Murals with Photoshop & Procreate with Eric Okdeh

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 6-8:30pm, December 2-30, 2025
Fee: $500
Location: online via Common Wealth Murals
City/Town: Springfield
Website: commonwealthmurals.org/muraltrainingcourses
This online course includes interactive instruction, hands-on exercises, and guided feedback. You will learn: How to accurately measure a wall of any size and create a digital template, no lift required; Digital mural design; Organizing design layers for maximum efficiency; Simplifying your artwork for community painting; Tools for generating a color key and paint list; Gridding your design and preparing projection files for polytab installationFull details on website.
Contact: Talysha
info@commonwealthmurals.org
413-206-1517
The Muralist's Toolkit: Mural Project Planning from Vision to Execution

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 6-9pm, January 13 - February 25, 2026
Fee: $700
Location: online via Common Wealth Murals
City/Town: Springfield
Website: commonwealthmurals.org/muraltrainingcourses
This expert-led online course provides a comprehensive "how-to" guide to community muralism, covering everything from the practical skills needed to execute large-scale public art projects to techniques for gathering community input on mural themes and designs. Through real-life examples and actionable strategies, participants will learn how to craft compelling artist statements, develop strong project pitches, and deliver effective design presentations. Full details on website.
Contact: Talysha
info@commonwealthmurals.org
413-206-1517
Teapot Workshop with Tiffany Hilton

Date & Time: June 28 & 29, 9am-5pm
Fee: $295
Location: Pivot Pottery
Address: 221 Pine Street
City/Town: Florence
Website: pivotpottery.com/classes-and-workshops
For many potters the teapot is the ultimate challenge, requiring much time and focus. In this two-day workshop we will give our full attention to making this complex form; throwing the body, fitting various styles of lids, throwing spouts, pulling handles and discussing the positioning of all of these parts and their effect on form and function. Some wheel experience required. We will each make several teapots using Cone 6-10 stoneware. Firing not included. Maximum 7 students.
Contact: Tiffany Hilton
high_fired@hotmail.com
413-824-6506
Drop-in-and-Draw with Kemah Wilson

Date & Time: Thursdays, 11:30am-1pm
Fee: free
Location: The LAVA Center
Address: 324 Main Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: facebook.com/share/14hqaqv48Z
Cultivating Connections and Community through Creative Expression. Join host Kemah Wilson in this relaxed and fun family friendly activity. There is no cost. Donations Welcome.
Contact: Kemah
noiles21@yahoo.com
Zine Club with Translate Gender at Resilient Community Arts

Date & Time: third Saturdays, 11am-1pm
Fee: $5-$20 suggested donation
Location: Resilient Community Arts
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Ste #238
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: resilientcommunityarts.org/program-registration/p/zine-club-with-translate-gender
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for a zine-making workshop every third Saturday of the month at the Resilient Community Arts studio. In addition to learning how to make our own zines, we will learn about a specific movement in queer history and you can then create zines about your own protest / mutual aid need or historical topic!
Contact: info@resilientcommunityarts.org
413-342-0396
Drop-In Public Studio at Resilient Community Arts

Date & Time: first Saturdays, 4:30-7pm
Fee: suggested donation $10-$15/hr per person
Location: Resilient Community Arts
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Ste #238
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: resilientcommunityarts.org/program-registration/p/drop-in-studio
The time is yours! Drop In Public Studio is supervised by RCA studio assistants and instructors. There is no set theme or project for drop-in studio hours, but our staff will always be there to share new techniques, equipment, and ideas with you! Come to hang out in community, use any of RCA's supplies, and create independently! Drop-In Studio takes place on the first Saturday of every month during Easthampton's Art Walk.
Contact: info@resilientcommunityarts.org
413-342-0396
Queer And Trans Art Group at Resilient Community Arts

Date & Time: Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm (2nd & 4th Wednesdays)
Fee: donations appreciated but not required
Location: Resilient Community Arts
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, Ste #238
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: resilientcommunityarts.org/program-registration/p/qtag
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive. This is a bi-weekly program happens every other Wednesday at 7pm with our fabulous facilitator Mi! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space.
Contact: info@resilientcommunityarts.org
413-342-0396
Studio / Artist Space Available / Seeking Artist Space
Studio Share in Keystone Building

Date(s) Available: September 1
Location: Keystone Building
Address: 122 Pleasant Street
City/Town: Easthampton
Looking for a quiet creative worker to share our space with other freelance creatives (graphic and web designers and writers). Are you a designer or a writer who needs a friendly quiet space to work? Rent $242 p/m. Heat and electric included, share internet cost. Located in the building next to Eastworks, free parking, and all the fun behind the mills: Food Truck Fridays, breweries, Vegan Pizza Land, Millside Park, bike path, and more.
Contact: Bronwen
art@valleyartsnewsletter.com
Art Crowdfunding / Fundraising / Crowdsourcing / Volunteer Help
Build The Creative Branch with Sarah & Fardeen

Goal: $5500
Location: Greenfield
Website: gofundme.com/f/build-the-creative-branch
Sarah Adam and Fardeen Chowdhury are local creatives seeking to expand the art scene in downtown Greenfield. And we can't do it without you! A mutual friend is passing the torch and offering his former creative space for us, and it's perfect. There's opportunities for workshops, co-working studio spots, gallery shows, window displays, as well as a large performance space for music, dance, and performing arts. There's outdoor space with potential for gardens, sculpture, and small outdoor events.