Massachusetts Chapter

August 2025 Newsletter

CHAPTER NEWS:

WCA MA Event Happening Soon! Save The Date!

I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOU

Postcard Project

When: Saturday, August 16

10:00am-2:00pm

Where: Main Street Studios

569 Main Street, Fitchburg

What: This worldwide project started with Anne Labovitz and her desire to get people together to participate in a radical act of kindness. Stop by and design a postcard with assorted art materials (provided) and fill it with a note of gratitude for someone special - and meet some of the WCA MA members and learn more about our chapter! This event is free and open to the public. Stop by anytime between 10-2.

RSVP here

(RSVPs are appreciated for planning but definitely not required)

Wonderful First Exhibition at 873 Cafe!

The WCA MA has been invited to join with Gallery Sitka and showcase our artists in rotating solo exhibitions at 873 Cafe in Ashby, MA. Each exhibition will be up at the restaurant for two months. This opportunity is open to all WCA MA members!

Our first exhibiting artist, Janet Dupuis, just had a wonderful closing reception on July 27! Our next artist will be Bonnie Iannotta. Bonnie's work will be on view throughout August and September. Join us for the reception!

Reception: Sunday, August 31, 2-4pm

Then on view during restaurant hours.

873 Cafe 

873 Main Street, Ashby, MA

Thank you to Gallery Sitka and 873 Cafe for this opportunity!

Painting by Bonnie Iannotta

From reception for Janet Dupuis

(Photo taken by Janet Dupuis)

From reception for Janet Dupuis

(Photo taken by Janet Dupuis)

From reception for Janet Dupuis

(Photo taken by Janet Dupuis)

From reception for Janet Dupuis

(Photo taken by Janet Dupuis)

From reception for Janet Dupuis

(Photo taken by Janet Dupuis)

From reception for Janet Dupuis

(Photo taken by Janet Dupuis)

MEMBER NEWS:

C.M. Judge

C. M. Judge’s video, Flower in Hand, is screening in FemLink-Art’s video composition SELF-PORTRAIT at the LÁ Museum in Hveragerði, Iceland

through August 24, 2025.

Learn more here

Clara Dennison

Artist Clara Kent Dennison will be showcasing her artwork at the Steven’s Memorial Library, Ashburnham, MA., through the month of August. Along with the show she will give a gallery talk on August 23, from 12:30-1:30.

Clara’s artwork is mostly inspired by nature and sights that are personally significant. Most of her monotypes and paintings either real or imagined are re-examinations of these places. Clara has exhibited her drawings, paintings, watercolors, and monotypes nationally and in many locations around New England including a solo exhibit at the Massachusetts State House where she received an Honorary Citation from the State Senate for “Recognition of Artistic Interpretation of the Scenic Beauty of the Blackstone River Valley and Purgatory Chasm State Reservation.”

Stevens Memorial Library

20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham, MA

Marcia Santore

Marcia Santore has two pieces in

Inhabiting Space: Presence, Purpose, and Possibility

At TAG: The Art Gallery 

460c Harrison Ave, Unit 2c

Boston MA

Work by Marcia Santore

Work by Marcia Santore

ArtsWorcester Thirteenth Annual "One"

ArtsWorcester's 13th Annual "One Exhibition" is on view until August 24. Participating WCA MA artists include Clara Dennison, Kristi DiSalle, and Joanne Stowell.

July 24 - August 24

ArtsWorcester

44 Portland St., Worcester, MA

View the exhibition online here

Fitchburg Open Studios 2025

Registration is now open for Fitchburg Open Studios 2025.

Happening Saturday October 18 and Sunday October 19.

Registration deadline is September 10.

This event is open to any artists in the Fitchburg area (Fitchburg and surrounding towns). Open your own studio or set up at a pop-up location. Pop-up locations are available in Fitchburg and Ashburnham.

Register here

***The WCA MA will have a pop-up at Main Street Studios in Fitchburg.***

Why Join the MA WCA in 2025??

• Group exhibitions
• Solo and small group exhibitions
• National opportunities
• Studio visits
• Chapter field trips
• Critiques
• Group art-making opportunities
• Publicity though chapter newsletter
• Leadership opportunities
• Connections!

Visit the National WCA website for more information and to join. Members may choose to select multiple chapters - our chapter code is MAC. We hope to see you at our next meeting!

www.wcamass.org

masswca@gmail.com