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Saturday, January 18, 10am- 12:00pm
The Stevens Memorial Library Preservation Room
20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham MA
You may bring snacks to share with the group
Bring up to 2 pieces of your artwork (finished or unfinished) to share with the group & bring your finished Mystery Art Challenge piece if you chose to do one. You may bring your art challenge piece to share at any future critique.
The first 15 minutes we will be social time, then we will go into sharing our artwork.
You may attend even if you didn't bring any artwork—feel free to join us. Free to all GALA Members. New artists, first 2 classes are Free. A great way to receive heartfelt feedback from your circle of artists friends.
Janet Dupuis will help guide us during our get together.
Mark your calendar!
Email Janetat Jandu516@gmail.com to let her know that you will be joining us.
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The Templeton Senior Community Center is looking for GALA artists to hang artwork in their hallway. The hallway will fit about 15 pieces of artwork. Artwork may be priced or NFS. Artists can have a solo or small group show.
Artists must write a short bio of themselves for the wall.
For more information contact Ann-Marie LaBollita at alabollita@templetonma.gov
Templeton Senior Community Center
16 Senior Drive
Baldwinville, MA 01436
Phone 978-894-2779
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Would you like to teach an art class or are you looking to find a specific art class to take?
We would like to introduce our new Event Coordinator, Meghan Whitehead. Meghan is an active GALA board member and is working on setting up more art related classes and workshops.
If you are interested in teaching a class in the arts, please fill out this online form to let us know you are interested. We will work with you to put together your class.
If you are interested in taking a class or workshop in the arts, you may also fill out the online form and let us know what you are looking for and we will get back to you.
We are looking for instructors and individuals who will teach or lecture in various forms of art: fine arts, photography, ceramics, writing, poetry, music, digital art, and more.
We have several locations in the area where we can host classes.
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Drop a Grudge
A new installation by Paula Rendino and C. M. Judge, Drop The Last Stone, is a small gesture toward creating a more peaceful world. Community members are invited to consider participating in the artwork by choosing to drop a grudge. For details to participate: dropthelaststone.com.
The installation will be exhibited at The Art Gallery at Rivier University, Nashua, NH from January 27th - April 28th, 2025.
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Honored and excited to announce that the Copley Society of Art has selected Violet Dusk to be included in the 3rd Off Site Exhibition at the Harbor Towers Boston, on the Waterfront, through January 2025.
More info
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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. | |
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Ask Now the Beasts
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
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Tara Sellios | Ask Now the Beasts
Opens Saturday, January 18, 2025
Fitchburg Art Museum is excited to announce our upcoming exhibition, Tara Sellios | Ask Now the Beasts.
Tara Sellios is a Boston-based artist whose photographs highlight the beauty of the grotesque. Sellios creates still-life vignettes from organic materials including animal bones, insect specimens, and dried flowers which she photographs using a large format 8 X 10 camera. Printed at a large scale, Sellios’s photographs capture the vivid details of her materials.
The opening celebration for this upcoming exhibit will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 2 – 4 PM.
Learn More
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Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
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Now through January 12, 2025
Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth. Dilworth incorporates layers of paint, paper, and fabric to create images that merge portraiture, landscape, and abstraction into tender representations of the people and places he loves. Recently, Dilworth has been inspired by the challenges and possibilities of fabric as a primary medium and the Fitchburg Art Museum is proud to present this new work together for the first time.
Learn more
Fitchburg Art Museum
185 Elm Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
978.345.4207
fitchburgartmuseum.org
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Events at Great Falls Discovery Center
Turners Falls, MA
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All programs are free and open to the public. An adult must accompany children. Inclement weather cancels outdoor programs. 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. Wheelchair accessible. ADA/Reasonable Accommodation: Cell: 617-645-0358, Email: Moneesha.dasgupta2@mass.gov
Visitor Center Hours: Open 6 Days a Week
- Tuesdays, 10 a.m.—4 p.m.
- Wednesdays—Sundays, 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
- Closed Wednesday, 12/25
- Open Friday, 12/6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Open Friday, 12/13, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Explore the natural, cultural, and industrial history of the Connecticut River Watershed with our dynamic exhibit dioramas. Adjacent to the Canalside Rail Trail, the center also includes the Great Hall exhibit gallery, restrooms, and drinking water.
Great Hall Exhibit: A First-Class Machine Shop *
Ongoing
Our Great Hall building here at the center was once a machine shop for the Montague Paper Company. This exhibit examines the critical supporting role that metalworking and machining had in launching industrialization in Turners Falls. High quality newsprint and book paper would not have been made here were it not for the knowledge, skills, innovation, and physical labor of metalworkers, machinists, engineers, and master mechanics.
Great Hall Art Exhibit: Junior Duck Stamps
Ongoing, December 6 — January 16
Sharing space with the First-Class Machine Shop exhibit in the Great Hall, see the top Massachusetts youth entries for the 2024 Junior Duck Stamp competition! This state-wide art contest by students grades K-12 heightens awareness of the importance of preserving wetland habitats and the delights of wildlife. While you’re here, make your own duck stamp!
Deep Roots: A History of Agriculture in the Connecticut River Valley *
Ongoing
As part of our Food, Farms, and Factories programming, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association’s exhibit in our hallway gallery explores the history of agriculture in our fertile floodplain valley--from indigenous land use before English settlement to today’s Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) movement. For youth and adults.
Story Walk® - Thanks to the Animals
Ongoing through January 1
Enjoy a story, fresh air and exercise! Join us on the center’s grounds for a FREE, self-guided StoryWalk® featuring a children’s picture book, Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin. For young readers ages 6—8 and anyone grateful for wildlife and storytelling. Follow the path to book pages posted along the route. Wonderful stories await! The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Story Walk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. This StoryWalk® is provided by Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Interpretive Services.
First Day Hike
Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 1—3 p.m.
Save the date! Start off the New Year on the right foot. A leisurely, staff-guided 3-mile stroll on the Canalside Rail Trail. Dress in layers and wear winter walking boots. For ages 8 and up. Dogs are welcome on leash. Meet at 1 p.m. in the Great Hall. Hike begins at 1:15 p.m. Refreshments served following.
*Food, Farms, and Factories
In 2024, the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center present programs and exhibits about Food, Farms, and Factories, continuing conversations about rural life in Turners Falls and Franklin County. Supported by the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center, RiverCulture, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Montague Public Libraries. Funded by Mass Humanities through the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit greatfallsdiscoverycenter.org/foodfarmsandfactories to learn more.
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
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Montague Swing Dance
Montague, MA
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This monthly dance occurs the 3rd Friday of every month, at the Montague Common Hall at 34 Main Street in Montague, MA.
Swing Dance Lesson is 7:00-8:00PM
Live music provided by the Butterfly Swing Band is 8:00-10:00PM
$20 for dance and lesson, $15 dance only
Supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council
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Make Art at Main Street Studios
Fitchburg, MA
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Do you get inspired by fellow artists? Would the company of other creatives motivate you to work on an idea or abandoned project?
Come to Main Street Studios on Tuesday evenings. We have plenty of work space for you to set up with your writing, painting, knitting, etc.
We will socialize for a half hour-ish and then have a quiet hour or two to do the work. If you are inclined to share at the end of the evening - or the end of the summer, you are welcome to do so. But that is not required.
Main Street Studios has coffee/tea/water and maybe a few snacks. There are also options for delivery if you want to order dinner.
The point of this evening is to have fun and employ a little gentle peer pressure to kick aside those creative blocks. If you have any questions, send us a message or leave a comment in the event. You can also email studios@fitchburgculturalalliance.org.
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Learn at Fitchburg Art Museum
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
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Learning Lounges
Visit our Learning Lounges! These family-friendly interactive spaces offer multiple ways to explore the themes and techniques within our exhibitions. These activities are open-ended and can be done alone or with family and friends.
Learning Lounges are generously supported by The Cathedral Fund and the Geneviève McMillan–Reba Stewart Foundation.
Find out more
Hands-On Fun!
Create with us from home with activities and tips for creating art with children.
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 here.
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Art Education at WAM
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
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The Worcester Art Museum’s studio art classes offer accessible learning experiences for all ages and levels.
Express your creativity and discover new skills and media in these art-making workshops. The Museum offers online, in-person, and off-site learning opportunities that cover a variety of subjects and media.
In-person classes are held either in the galleries or in the Museum’s studios. Online classes are taught through Zoom and are encrypted and secure. Teens are welcome to join online adult classes.
Call or email with questions, to register over the phone, or to request a print brochure!
Phone: 508.793.4333
Email: classes@worcesterart.org
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Our Story
Historical Society of Chesire County, NH
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“Our Story” is the Historical Society of Cheshire County’s featured exhibit in the summer of 2025. Artists are invited to submit works of art that are personal, touching upon their own connection to the Monadnock Region.
Join us in celebrating the vibrant connections that make our community unique!
The Historical Society of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, is excited to announce a juried art show exploring the theme of community connections.
We invite artists to submit works that reflect on and celebrate the ways in which they connect with their community. This can encompass a wide range of interpretations, from literal depictions of local events or landmarks to abstract representations of community bonds.
Collectively, the exhibit will showcase the diverse ways in which individuals interact with and contribute to our shared community experience.
Please complete our online form or print form and mail to the Historical Society of Cheshire County.
Visit our website at for more information
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The Little Gallery at Town Hall
Westminster, MA
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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.
"The Little Gallery at Town Hall" is sponsored by the Westminster Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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The Fitchburg Cultural Alliance | |
Go to our website to sign up for our newsletter and check out our calendar of events in the North Central region.
A vibrant force advancing arts and culture in the Fitchburg community and in the North Central Massachusetts region.
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Ongoing Opportunities for Artists & Musicians | | |
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.
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
The bank offers the opportunity for a small display of artwork at the 171 Main St. branch in Gardner. For more info, contact Monica Whitehouse at 978-632-9207.
Art & Music Instruction Opportunity
The West Boylston Arts Foundation (WBAF) is always looking for artists, crafters, or musicians that would like to offer workshops or classes.
Donating a portion of the course fee to the WBAF to support school arts & music would be most welcome.
If interested, please contact Mark Baldi (508) 767-2803 - work (508) 835-6489 - home
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There are many ways to volunteer! Please email info@galagardner.org to express your interest in helping out with our organization.
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Have news about exhibits, awards, events, classes, call for artists or other art info? | |
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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.
Submission deadline is the 23rd of each month for publication on the 1st of the following month.
Inclusion of items/announcements is always at the discretion of GALA, but inclusion of submissions from non-members is limited to information deemed to be of benefit to GALA members.
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GALA has achieved Constant Contact's All Star Award for 10 years in a row (2009-2018) for demonstrating best practices in the use of email marketing.
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GALA continues its efforts to put out an informational, entertaining newsletter every month to inform its members of recent, current and future art news.
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Gardner Area League of Artists
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