Art Critique will be held at the Ashburnham Stevens Memorial Library, 20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham, MA. We will be in the Community Room, Take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Come and join us!

Coffee and tea are provided—bring a snack if you wish.

Free to all GALA Members. New artists—first class is free.

Bring up to 3 pieces of your artwork (finished or unfinished) to share with the group. A great way to receive feedback from your artists friends.

C. M. Judge’s paintings from her new Triune series will be featured in Dublin, NH’s Contemporary Art Invitational Show at the DubHub during the month of September.

Reception: Friday, September 8th from 5 - 7 pm.

1123 Main St., Dublin, NH

(603) 563-8080

As a service to the patients of the Center for Wound Care at Heywood Hospital, GALA has been displaying member art in the waiting room for more than 15 years. We will be contacting artists for the following schedule: September-October and November-December. Three to 12 pieces can be accommodated in this space. Multiple artists may join together to create a theme or display at the same time. Please contact Vicki at Surroundings Gallery & Custom Framing, 978-630-2340.

The Jaffrey Civic Center is pleased to announce its next upcoming art exhibition. Pam, John, & Andy: Three NH Master Artists. The exhibit, which features the works of painter Pam Tarbell, sculptor, Andy Moerlein, and sculptor John Weidman, will take place in the center’s Cunningham from August 18th until September 23rd. There will be a reception on August 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. This collaborative exhibit, organized by Pam Tarbell, is the first time the three have been shown together.

603-532-6527

The Jaffrey Civic Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit cultural facility founded in 1966. The Center’s mission is to provide and sustain a public venue where citizens and residents of the Monadnock region, as well as visitors to the area, can pursue artistic, educational, and civic activities. The Center’s goal is to contribute to the cultural enrichment and enlightenment of the community. The Center does not charge an admission fee, and all art shows and receptions are free and open to the public. The Center also hosts fee-based educational and other programs, as well as serving as the home of the Jaffrey Historical Society. For more information about the Jaffrey Civic Center, please visit the Center’s website.

MA and NH Women's Caucus for Art present:

"Hot Art"

At DublinArts & Muse Gallery

1459 Main Street (Route 101) Dublin, NH 03444

Through August 3, 2023

Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat 1:00-5:00 PM

All programs are free and open to the public. An adult must accompany children. Inclement weather cancels outdoor programs. Reasonable accommodations available upon request. Wheelchair accessible. For more information call 413-863-3221 or visit: https://www.mass.gov/locations/great-falls-discovery-center; or email janel.nockleby@mass.gov. The Great Falls Discovery Center is located at 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376.

Visitor Center Hours: Open 6 Days a Week

Come explore the natural, cultural, and industrial history of the Connecticut River Watershed in our dynamic exhibit dioramas. Adjacent to the Canalside Rail Trail, the center also includes the Great Hall exhibit gallery, restrooms, and drinking water.

The murder rate for Native women is about 3 times more than that of most other women. 98% of Indigenous people experience violence in their lifetime, with only a 6% prosecution rate. Athol-based artist Nayana LaFond began painting a portrait, “Lauraina in RED”, in 2020 to support the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous peoples. The response was overwhelming. She painted another with a more overwhelming response. Nayana invited anyone wanting her to paint them or their loved one for free. She received over 25 responses that first day...and the messages never stopped coming.

Enjoy a story, fresh air, and exercise! Join us on the Discovery Center’s grounds for free self-guided StoryWalks® featuring children’s picture books. Follow the path to book pages posted along the route.

*The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. This StoryWalk® is provided by Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Interpretive Services.

An easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and exercise. A DCR Park Interpreter highlights natural and local history along the way. Wear appropriate clothing for the weather and sturdy footwear and bring water. Meet outside the main entrance.

For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn more about our wildlife neighbors who share our home. Program includes a story, activities, and a craft. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome. Meet in the Great Hall.

A free two-day celebration at Unity Park on First Street in Turners Falls, sponsored by the Nolumbeka Project and RiverCulture. This festival is the perfect combination of live music, drumming, dancing, storytelling, native crafts and food. Families may visit the Northfield Mountain-Great Falls Discovery Center tent and create a fun make-and-take nature-themed craft. For more information on the entire event visit nolumbekaproject.org/events.

Join us for the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center’s concert series featuring local talent. Enjoy classical and contemporary music for mandolins, mandola, and guitar from the Hampton Trio. Refreshments available. Sliding scale suggested donations, all in support of educational programming at the Center. Meet in the Great Hall.

Discover nature through story, poetry, and art in our series of free Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction and techniques you create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home. For adults, teens, and children ages 6 and up (accompanied by an adult). All art materials provided. Meet in the Great Hall.

Whale watch naturalist, Cynde McInnis, presents an introduction to whales. Then 20 people at a time see the Whale Mobile inflate and get to go inside! Call the Carnegie library at 413-863-3214 to sign up! You have a choice of which of the four, 30-minute time slots you would prefer. In collaboration with Montague Public Libraries, RiverCulture, and the center. Meet in the Great Hall.

Free. For all ages. Put a face to the challenges wildlife must rise to meet. The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum presents a live animal program featuring wildlife of the Connecticut River Watershed. You may see snakes, birds, mammals, and reptiles! Includes a presentation of furs, skulls and other artifacts for an exploration of our local fauna.

Great Falls Discovery Center

Department of Conservation & Recreation

2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376

janel.nockleby@mass.gov  (413) 863-3221  she/her/hers

Open Hours: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesdays through Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Office Hours: Wednesdays through Sundays

Friday 25th: Jolly Beggars - Celtic folk music and storytelling for modern day audiences performed with exuberant enthusiasm, winning charm, and outstanding talent!

Saturday 26th: Jenny Burtis Trio – an honest look at life and loss with an eye toward humor and redemption

Saturday 9th: Joe Jencks - award-winning songwriter & internationally touring folk artist presents a unique merging of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration

Friday 15th: David Wilcox - quintessential folk singer, telling stories full of heart, humor, and hope

Sunday 17th: Elan Sicroff - classical piano interpretations of composer Thomas de Hartmann

Friday 22nd: The Green Sisters – old-time, eclectic folk, great harmonies and fun!

Saturday 23rd: Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy - traditional music from Canada, Ireland and more

26 South Main St

New Salem, MA 01355

Celebrate a gorgeous summer evening with Myrtle St. Klezmer, Thursday August 3 at Peskeompskut Park, Avenue A and Seventh Street in Turners Falls, 6-8pm. Listen, dance, and sing along with Western Massachusett's most rocking purveyors of Eastern European Jewish dance music. Grab dinner at one of the many fabulous restaurants nearby, or bring a picnic. Suggested donation $10-20 (nobody turned away) RAIN DATE: FRIDAY AUGUST 4

Led by clarinetist Jason Ditzian, Myrtle St. Klezmer is an ecstatic, experimental exploration into the past, present & future of Klezmer, an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. As the leader of the iconic San Francisco-based klezmer ensemble, Kugelplex for over 20 years, Ditzian collaborated with Joan Baez, the Oakland Symphony, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Frank London, Linda Tillery, and many others. Featuring Myk Freedman (guitar); Jesse Olsen Bay (percussion, bouzouki, bass, guitar, vocals), Doug Plavin (percussion), Dan Baker (Tuba) and Marié Abe (accordion). Learn more

The 2023 Turners Falls Cultural District Summer Series is presented by RiverCulture with the financial support of Greenfield Cooperative Bank and the Mass Cultural Council.

Brace yourself for an explosion of joy, laughter, and inspiration as we transform downtown Keene, New Hampshire into a vibrant hub of artistic marvels!

Elevate the Arts is an outdoor community arts festival and fundraiser for Arts Alive on August 13th from 12-4pm. The event will be hosted in downtown Keene and will include lawn games for kids, live music, food trucks and bake sales, an artist market, and arts activities so everyone can get their creative juices flowing! There will also be a fantastic raffle with large and small prizes!

So mark your calendars, gather your loved ones, and join us at the Elevate the Arts Fest – a celebration of creativity, community, and so much joy. Admission is free, so don't miss this incredible opportunity to unleash your inner artist and elevate your spirits!

We invite local artists on a field trip to an in-depth introduction to and conversation about the arts in Harrisville!

Harrisville, NH, a historic water-powered mill town that once supported a thriving population with textiles in the early 19th century, is now a hub of historic preservation and appreciation of culture and the arts. Two such organizations preserving the town’s history and promoting a thriving community are Historic Harrisville and Harrisville Designs. On Arts Alive’s upcoming field trip, participants will learn about these two organizations as they relate to culture and the arts. Attendees will also learn about a more recent literary arts initiative in Harrisville that brings people together through love of poetry.

Joan Hanley, professional oil painter, will generously host the event in her studio. She and several other artists rent studios within Historic Harrisville’s renovated mill buildings, including Michelle Aldredge. Designer, writer, and founder of Gwarlingo and Vice Chair for the Historic Harrisville Board of Trustees, Michelle will speak about Historic Harrisville’s history, presence in the town, and its relationship to individual artists. Also present will be The Loom founder Rebecca Kaiser Gibson. She will speak about her initiative’s contemporary poetry programming and community events. Finally, Harrisville Designs’ Chick Colony will introduce the business, its long history with the town, and especially what the organization can offer artists in terms of workshops and more. A tour of Harrisville Designs, located only a few minutes from Hanley’s studio, will follow.

FAM at Home art activities and tips for creating art with children. Create with us from home!

Explore the artistic techniques, concepts, and themes behind Fitchburg Art Museum’s permanent collection artworks through these fun creative projects. Explore the full list of tutorials below. Click here for information on how to best use these resources.

Worcester Art Museum offers online, in-person, and off-site programs that cover a variety of subjects and media. In-person classes are held either in the galleries or WAM’s studios, and have reduced class sizes. WAM is following current CDC guidelines. Online classes are taught through Zoom and are encrypted and secure.

Call or email with questions, to register over the phone, or to request a print brochure!

Phone: 508.793.4333

Email: classes@worcesterart.org

Arts Alive would like to work with YOU!

We are seeking ideas and facilitators for an arts engagement activity or demonstration. We're going to be getting out there to a bunch of community events this summer and whether it's a drawing workshop, a painting demo, or a sculpture activity, we would love to hear your thoughts on how we can engage attendees in the creative process.

We will provide you with a table and chairs, we will purchase or reimburse you for materials, and we will offer compensation for your time. We will also promote your activity or demo on our event website and social media pages to ensure that attendees are aware of your participation.

Deadline: Rolling

Artists are welcome to submit ideas all this month. We will review all submissions and notify selected artists as needed.

Artists from western Mass and southern Vermont are invited to submit designs and proposals for wrapping paper pages from now until the September 1 deadline.

Each artist will have the space of two full adjacent pages for their design, making a double page measuring approximately 20 by 22 inches. Artists may design in full color or in black and white. Tattoo artists, comic illustrators, graffiti specialists, painters, street sketchers, kids, photographers, geometry nerds, type designers – all are encouraged to send in ideas for cool, original wrapping paper pages!

The Montague Reporter is able to offer a $200 stipend to each artist. Each will also receive five copies of the Wrapping Paper Edition for their personal use.

The Wrapping Paper Edition will be available between Thanksgiving and the end of December in local stores and online at the special price of $5 each or five for $20.

Make a proposal or submit a design before the September 1 deadline. Send your name, address, phone number and your proposal – or completed design – to features@montaguereporter.org with “Wrap” in the subject line.

If you are making a proposal rather than submitting a design, include three samples of finished work that represents your style created in the medium you are planning to work with.

This year, the paper has created a separate Youth category for artists who are 15 years old or younger, with at least one finalist selected from this group. Please indicate if your submission belongs in the Youth Category.

All proposals and submissions are due September 1. Selected artists will be contacted on Monday, September 11 and will have the rest of September and October to get the design finished.

For more information about the project, please contact Montague Reporter features editor Nina Rossi at (413) 834-8800 or email features@montaguereporter.org.

If you are a shop or business owner who would like to sell copies of the Wrapping Paper Edition, please get in touch with Garth Shaneyfelt at garth@montaguereporter.org.

Sponsored by the Monadnock Area Artists Association, the Art in the Park outdoor art show is now accepting artists applications for its 65th Annual Show to be held in Ashuelot River Park, West Street, Keene, NH on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 2 & 3, 2023 from 10 am – 4 pm both days, rain or shine.

New this year, online registrations for all artists! The Requirements and Application Form are available on the Monadnock Area Artists Association website, or use the direct link to the application.

Fees: Monadnock Area Artists Association members, $100, non-members fee $150. For artists interested in sharing a booth, fees are listed in the application. Payment now is through PayPal when you complete the online registration form. Please note: Fees are non-refundable.

All exhibitors are required to have their work on display for both days from 10 am – 4 pm, rain or shine. Artists or a representative must be present at their booth during show hours. Site dimensions are approximately 10' X 10'. Exhibitors provide: tents, weights, display systems, and original artwork. Your booth should be at least 75% framed fine art/photography, or sculpture and only 25% additional products such as note cards, calendars, or bins of matted prints/photographs, if applicable. No nudes due to the City of Keene regulations for Art in the Park.

Security will be provided in the park overnight on Saturday evening – Sunday morning, tents and furnishings may be left up, but all artworks on display should be taken home and re-installed Sunday morning before 10 am.

Media accepted for Display:

Water Media, Acrylic, Oil, Pastel, Colored Pencil, Charcoal, Pen & Ink, Printmaking, Photography/Digital Art, Collage / Mixed Media, and Sculpture.

Judges will award Cash Prizes and Ribbons in Six Categories: (1)Water-Media (watercolor, acrylic, gouache), (2)Oil, (3)Pastel, Charcoal, (4)Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, and Original Printmaking, (5)Photography/Digital Art, (6)Sculpture, Mixed Media and Collage.

Questions, Please contact:

Art in the Park Committee Member

Liz Winchester-Larson

Westminster now has a public art gallery open for showings by Westminster artists. "The Little Gallery at Town Hall" is now accepting applications from artists or artist groups who would like to exhibit 2-D work for a month-long show. For more information, visit the Town of Westminster website.

Art Support is a website dedicated to providing support and resources for artists of all types.

The following is just a small list of support provided to artists: Organizations Helping Visual Artists, US Government Art Organizations, State Agencies and Art Commissions, Non Governmental Art Organizations, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Laws Regarding Visual Arts, Artist Consultants, Grants for Artists & Grant Assistance, Artist Health Insurance, and many other legal support and resources for Massachusetts artists.

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Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and check out the MCC blog ArtSake

The Painter's Keys where you can subscribe to twice weekly letters from artist Robert Genn.

Visit the Arts Marketing Project website for info, ideas, tools and training on marketing art.

Mini Grants for Professional Development are available through NewVue Communities. More information.

Heywood Hospital Wound Care Center  Gardner, MA  (GALA Sponsored Venue)

Contact Vicki Heidorn at  surroundingsgallery@gmail.com  or 978-630-2340

The Townsend Meeting Hall Art Gallery Townsend, MA

Contact Alice Struthers at astruthers1@comcast.net or 978-597-2057

River's Edge Arts Alliance Hudson, MA

The Arts Alliance has quarterly exhibits at the Hudson Town Hall, so if you are interested in a solo exhibit of your work, contact Danielle Moskowitz at (978) 562-1646 or dmoskowitz@upwitharts.org.

Falmouth Artists Guild Falmouth, MA

Post Road Art Center  Marlborough, MA

Levi Heywood Memorial Library Gardner, MA

The Library is always looking for exhibitors to show their work in the Art Gallery. If you are interested in exhibiting as an individual or a group, please contact the Library Director, Kathleen D. Leslie at 978-632-5298 or kleslie@cwmars.org

Workers' Credit Union  Gardner, MA

The West Boylston Arts Foundation (WBAF) is always looking for artists, crafters, or musicians that would like to offer workshops or classes.

There are many ways to volunteer! Please email info@galagardner.org to express your interest in helping out with our organization.

Please send your news "publication ready" to news@galagardner.org. See previous newsletters for example formats and the type of info to provide. We strongly recommend that you include a digital image related to the news as well as your website address & links to any venues. Image filenames should include the name of the artist and the work. Please post your press releases online whenever possible and submit a link.

If you would like your business logo inserted into our monthly newsletter for only $50 per year, contact us at info@galagardner.org.