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More information:

http://www.artwalkeasthampton.org/artist_call.php]]>2010-08-20T17:24:04Z
Please contact admin at thegaslight-gallery.com for more information. or call Rennata 413-575-8919.

http://thegaslight-gallery.com/studios.htm]]>2010-08-16T03:35:01Z
Comcast business internet service (not included) available additionally $20/mo (shared). I am a composer who will be using the space as a study and office. Your other officemate is an entrepreneur/business owner. This space is an extraordinary bargain, and may, too, be leased month-to month (minimum 3 months).

Email: deanrosenthal@gmail.com ]]>2010-07-15T19:39:50ZMeat for Tea: The Valley Review is still accepting submissions for our Fall issue. deadline is July 30th. Visit meatfortea.com for guidelines.]]>2010-07-13T22:46:49Z2010-07-11T21:02:02Z
Eight applicants will be invited to render their work in chalk on 5’x5’ cement canvases located throughout downtown Northampton. Each selected artist will receive a $100 stipend. In addition, cash prizes of $250, $150, and $100 will be awarded by a panel of judges for the top three creations. Work will take place from 8 am until 4 pm on the day of the event. The public will be encouraged to watch the chalk art pieces develop during the day and to view completed drawings in the evening while enjoying Northampton’s monthly gallery walk. Further details and an application form are posted at www.nohoarts.org.

This exciting artistic event is produced in cooperation with the City of Northampton, the Northampton Business Improvement District, and the Northampton Center for the Arts. It is made possible by the generous support of Chartpak Inc.]]>2010-07-06T11:13:42Z2010-06-24T19:33:09Z2010-06-24T19:31:01Z
See the website for an idea of the farm and the Chilifest. http://sites.google.com/site/stonesoupfarm/

Please email katierayrich@gmail.com if you are interested in participating. We also welcome demonstrations, kids activities, leading other activities, face painters, performers, clowns, whatever you feel like doing!
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ELIGIBILITY: Our Vision is open to all young artists, national and international, working in any media. All forms of art are eligible. Entrants must be between 12 and 18 years of age to apply. 24" maximum for wall hung work, 12" base, 36" height for free standing sculpture.

IMAGE PRESENTATION: Artwork submitted may be represented by prints up to 8.5" x 11", by digital images on CD, a link to online portfolio (flikr, deviantART, etc), or by email entry.
Digital files: Digital image files may be submitted on CD, DVD, a link to online portfolio (flikr, deviantART, etc), or Zip discs. Images should be readable on PC platform and should be in TIF or JPG format. No files larger than 15MB please. Reference prints must be included. Reference prints may be any size individual prints up to 8.5" x 11" (label as for prints above) or may be a single sheet with multiple prints representing the images on the disc. If submitting a single sheet, next to each image write the artist, title, media and dimensions. If you submit digital files without reference prints, your disc may not be properly viewed.

Online email entry: To enter via email: 1) Type your contact and image list information requested on the entry form into your email message. 2) Attach your images to the email. 3) Email to Submissions@thegaslight-gallery.com. [Digital files emailed should be in JPG format, 72dpi and no larger than 12" in any dimension.]

RETURN OF MATERIALS: A self-addressed-stamped-envelope (SASE) must be included with sufficient postage for the return of submission materials.

NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than July 10, 2010. Results will be posted on or before this date at: http://thegaslight-gallery.com/results. Notification will be made via email and/or by mail with the return of materials in the SASE provided by the artist. Artists who do not include the SASE because they do not want their slide or print materials returned must provide a self addressed stamped #10 (letter size) envelope if they wish to be notified by mail. All artists who provide a working email address will be notified via email. If no email or return envelope is provided, artists will only be notified if accepted to exhibit. Type or print your email address clearly, if a mistake is made reading it you will not be notified.

FEES: None

DEADLINE: The Final postmarked deadline is July 7, 2010. Entries must be postmarked by this date. Email submission accepted until midnight on July 9th 2010. ]]>2010-06-20T21:40:19Z
New Deadline, September 20!!!
Update: The exhibit will be from September 26th - October 1st, with a closing reception on the 1st from 6-9 pm, in the old Dynamite space in Thornes Basement.

You can drop off/mail work to
103 State St Apt. 4
Northampton MA 01060

Drop off bin located up the stairs on the right.

Email questions to Now.For.Art@gmail.com.

Check out the photos from last year!


Papergirl was originally conceived by Aisha Ronniger in Berlin in 2005, at the time the project was developed as a means to combat the tightening of laws and tolerance over graffiti.

The premise of the project is to collect works of art on paper which are then displayed for public viewing, after which all the art work is rolled into bundles and distributed via cyclists. The project has a number of objectives, the initial being that art is for everyone, much in the same way that graffiti, although illegal and sometimes not always tasteful, possesses a really progressive idea about art in that sometimes art can be free, and it's really great when people don't expect it. Yes, we give the rolls of artwork away for FREE, once your artwork becomes a part of Papergirl there is absolutely no monetary value attached to it anymore, obviously we will take good care of it, but it can not be bought.

Papergirl is such a beautiful concept because it breaks down all the pre-conceived notions that most people hold about the art world when they have never had any direct experience with it. Papergirl breaks down the barriers of who and what consists of an art audience. Much like graffiti, Papergirl makes no assumptions about its audience. Papergirl is for everyone and can be experienced and enjoyed by anyone. Papergirl says you don't have to have an art degree to understand this or to appreciate it, you don't have to be a connoisseur art collector, you could have not a penny to your name and become an art owner. It's really important that the art world makes a move to extend itself beyond the walls of its glass house to prove to the world at large that the contributions of artists are extremely important. The "art world" has a bad rap for being snobby, self righteous and reserved for those with complicated and inaccessible conceptual applications of so called beauty, people who love wine and cheese and people with fat wallets. Especially at a time when here in the States, funding for the arts is cut year after year and if once a year we do Papergirl and other types of highly accessible art based open community projects, year after year we extend ourselves to a new and random public, that might for the first time realize how important art is and might start to advocate for the arts and maybe, just maybe, we can start to change how funding for the arts is determined from the ground up.

Another important element is about community and Papergirl is designed in such a way that it defies the typical perceptions of community. Papergirl manages to remove the commonality of geography from the idea of community, which is brilliant and necessary in the art world and especially at this time. Last year we had art work come in from all over the U.S. and even the UK.
Papergirl has been around now for a few years and it has sprung up in communities all over the world. Last year when we had Papergirl in Northampton for the first year, the turn out was amazing, we had artists from 8 years old and up, we had artists from all over the map, all different races, different levels of skill, we had photographs, drawings, paintings, screen prints, wood cut prints and it was exciting and inspiring to stand in the basement of Thornes in the Dynamite space to see all this represented. It was exciting to walk around town after the distribution to see people carrying their rolls of art work, and to see how surprised and grateful the lucky random recipients of a free bundle of art work were.

It seems a fair percentage of our local population has caught wind of Papergirl but this year we want to make it even bigger and better, we want everyone to know what papergirl is and what it stands for and why it is so important.

Now, go make some art on paper and help us spread the word!



Brendan McCauley whipped up this years super sweet Papergirl flyer, check it, don't wreck it. ]]>2010-06-06T20:09:00Z
Please contact Empowerment Through The Arts: A Visual and Performing Art Center
at etta.arts@yahoo.com or leave a message at 413-230-3272]]>2010-06-04T01:24:13Z
The position description is below. Please forward/post this listing widely!

Thank you!
Hannah

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Hannah Fjeld
Programs Liaison - AmeriCorps member
Youth Action Coalition
P.O. Box 747
Amherst, MA 01004
413.253.2158 x2
hannah@youthactioncoalition.org
www.youthactioncoalition.org


JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Program Coordinator, GirlsEyeView Ware
Part-time: 10-15 hours/week
Rate: $14-16/hour
Posting date: May 7, 2010
Start date: September 2010

Program Description:

GirlsEyeView Ware (GEV) is an empowerment project for middle and high school-aged young women in Ware that incorporates photography, creative writing, leadership development and community engagement. As one of Youth Action Coalition’s Arts-for-Change projects, GEV aims to help youth develop a strong sense of self and identity, understand difference, explore and develop language for critical social and media analysis. Within this context youth learn how to use photography and writing as a tool for communicating their ideas and opinions about growing up female and understanding their unique life situations. Workshops incorporate group building activities, photo skill development, discussions, photo shoots and fieldtrips. Youth play an active role in deciding how the group will function and how it can be a supportive and creative environment for all. They create exhibitions in galleries and downtown locations, and sell their photographs. GEV Ware brings young women together across many boundaries, to create their own community of artists. We have a sister site in Amherst for middle school girls with which collaborative projects and field trips are encouraged.



Required Qualifications:

§ Experience working with/facilitating teens

§ Understanding of and commitment to youth empowerment, women’s issues and social justice

§ Expertise in traditional and digital photography (including camera, lighting, etc.)

§ Expertise in Photoshop and iPhoto

§ Experience with creative writing

§ Proficient with both PC and Mac platforms

§ Excellent communication and organizational skills

§ Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse youth, staff, interns, and board of directors

§ Willingness to implement YAC’s standards, curriculum and ideology.

§ Car or access to transportation



Responsibilities:

§ Recruit a diverse group of young women from the Ware area. Outreach to Ware High School and Ware Adult Learning Center constituents and surrounding high schools and community organizations working with youth.

§ Coordinate and facilitate youth workshops 2 afternoons/week during the school year. Potential for summer projects, pending funding.

§ Work with the YAC Director in the development of curriculum for classes, workshops and projects.

§ Provide hands on, technical training in digital photography and support the production and completion of youth projects.

§ Assist participants with technical support, brainstorming ideas, project implementation, as well as emotional support in a mentoring relationship.

§ Recruit and supervise interns from local colleges.

§ Collaborate with and support peer leaders—past participants who step up their leadership.

§ Network within the community to form/enhance existing partnerships.

§ Participate in YAC staff meetings, trainings and events.

§ Collaborate with YAC staff on YAC-wide events that advance the mission of GEV/YAC and continue to strengthen relationships between the four Arts-for-Change programs.

§ Participate in evaluation of the program periodically throughout the year.

§ Assist YAC Director and Board of Directors in grant writing and fundraising as time permits.



About Youth Action Coalition

Youth Action Coalition (YAC) is a non-profit community organization operating in western Massachusetts since 1988. YAC is a youth empowerment organization embracing anti-racist values, and actively engages youth through arts and media immersion, community engagement and social action projects. GirlsEyeView Ware is one of YAC’s four Arts-for-Change (AfC) projects. AfC provides youth from across the race/class/social spectrum access to free, high quality arts programming, helping youth break down barriers, and offering a safe space for shared dialogue and collaboration. AfC/YAC youth are putting their voices out to the community and building themselves as visionary leaders and agents of change.



To learn more about us, please visit www.youthactioncoalition.org



Hiring Process

The hiring process will include interviews with our youth/adult Search Committee. Extended deadline to apply: June 15. Interviews will be scheduled in mid-late June. Second interviews may be required. Program begins in September with some training opportunities in summer.



Send resume, cover letter, references and portfolio (CD/DVD) by June 15, 2010 to:
GirlsEyeView Search Committee
Youth Action Coalition
P.O. Box 747
Amherst, MA 01004



Or you may email these materials to: slennard@youthactioncoalition.org



Youth Action Coalition is committed to a diverse workplace, and is an equal opportunity employer.]]>2010-05-25T20:42:52Z2010-05-16T01:23:22Z
What?: Meeting - at the New Creative Art Center and Collaborative in Amherst. Come, be a part of an exciting new Collaborative of Artists, Art Teachers and Families. Revive our vibrant presence in the local area of Amherst, Belchertown, Pelham, Shutesbury, Leverett, Sunderland and more! Monthly Rental of Art space for potters, visual artists, movement artists, jewelry makers, photographers, theater and more! Wheelchair accessible space and potters wheel. Join with us as we envision the space- make it your own! Art For All!

When?: Monday, April 26th, 6:30 pm. Come earlier if you want to tour around and dream! Doors open at 6:00 pm.

Where?: 534 Main St., Suite D and E, Amherst, MA. (The former ACAC- Amherst Community Art Center)

More info.?: Call Ezzell Floranina, 413-256-1205 or Dara Herman-Zierlein, 413-323-9999

Limited number of rental spaces available! So call or come by to get involved!


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Thanks for placing this in your calendar this week and if you are interested in speaking to us about this new art center, please call.

Ezzell Floranina,
327 Wendell Rd.
Shutesbury, MA
413-256-1205


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Design Competition: Legacy Donor Recognition Display

Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA)
742 Main Street
Amherst, MA
www.j-c-a.org

Purpose:
The JCA is looking for an artist to design and install a new donor recognition display at the synagogue to honor donors who have made a legacy pledge to the community. This display will be a vivid method for publicly recognizing individuals and families who have promised to provide a meaningful monetary donation to the JCA as a part of their financial estate plans. It is essential to the long term sustainability of the institution to encourage such giving and to celebrate the donors in their lifetime. Although there is no set artistic theme, the design should reflect the JCA's values. These values are:
• We welcome the participation of all people regardless of social class, age, gender, sexual orientation, economic resources, level of religious observance, and self-identifications.
• We recognize, as a Reconstructionist synagogue, that Judaism is evolving, and we embrace newer practices as well as older practices.
• We are unified as a Jewish community with a range of religious practices.
• We recognize the authenticity of each other’s worship.
• We recognize that our community life encompasses all areas of Jewish civilization.
• We share a commitment “tikkun olam” : to repairing the world.
• We share an engaged commitment toward Israel.

Display:
The concept of a display attached to a wall is the traditional way to recognize donors. For it, we have chosen a location in the front lobby where it could be attached to an existing wall. The current space is immediately to the left of the office window with approximate dimensions of 9 feet wide by 6 feet high. At the same time, we are open to creative proposals which could involve other locations in the building. Artists are encouraged to come to the JCA, view the proposed location and other public spaces. Times to visit would be:
• during regular weekday office hours: Tuesday – Friday 10:30 am – 4 pm or
• the lobby is open weekends: Saturdays and Sundays 10 am – 12:30 pm (closed on Sunday April 18 and all Sundays after May 17th)




Design Competition: Create a Legacy Donor Recognition Display
Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA)

Materials are up to the artist, but must be:
• affordable based on our budget
• a permanent display to start with 50 donor names and have the capacity and design to continually add new donor names over time - (as many as 200 more names)
• be easy and affordable to maintain

Timeframe
• Artist’s design due by June 30, 2010.
• Final selection of winning submission will be decided by October, 2010
• Installation to be completed by January, 2011

Budget
$3,500 is the entire budget for payment to the artist for their design, fabrication and coordination of installation.

Submission Material –
Material submitted by email only – in jpeg or pdf formats. Submission must include:
• Design rendering
• Display description (including dimensions, material proposed etc.) and artistic statement – must be in only one pdf document!
• Artist’s resume and installation experience – must be in one pdf document!
• Fabrication and installation budget
• Submit all by June 30, 2010 to ledorvador@j-c-a.org

Selection and Installation Process
There will be a committee of the JCA members who will review submissions and decide on the winning design by October, 2010. 1-2 individuals will then work with the artist to review fabrication process and coordinate installation.

For more information or clarification of the competition guidelines contact:
David Sharken 413 297-5500 David@hgf.org
]]>2010-04-20T20:17:21Z2010-04-15T21:25:36ZSummer Training Intensive: June 3-24
Train with Double Edge - one of the longest running laboratory ensemble theatre companies in the US (founded in 1982) - at our rural/international center in the bucolic hills of western Massachusetts. 12-14 hours daily of physical training, vocal training, work with objects, music, dramaturgy, design, improvisation, imagery, and ensemble creation. Engage deeply with presence, awareness, energy, and imagination. Participants create individual and ensemble etudes, work indoors as well as create site-specific work.
For Actors, Directors, Designers, Dramaturgs, Playwrights, Multi-Discipline Artists
Tuition: $2,950 Includes Housing, Meals, Local Transportation- Scholarships available
video link: Double Edge documentary trailer
Contact: Matthew Glassman 413-628-0277, training@doubleedgetheatre.org http://doubleedgetheatre.org/intensive.php
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID:

"The training was relentless, musical, wildly imaginative, exhausting, exhilarating, whimsical, spiritual, uncompromising.”"
David Chambers, Professor Yale School of Drama

"Double Edge Theatre's artistic vision encourages people to wake up, in every sense, with their brains and bodies and spirits. Within this company, there is a space for self-exploration and expression unequaled in any other theatre."
Seth Bockley, Performer/Director/Writer, Chicago


"With Double Edge's unique approach and mastery, we came away with an increased grasp of our own artistry. I know of no other place or people so consistently able to spur such amazing growth."

Rich VanSchowen, Artisitc Director, q-staff theatre, Albuquerque

"When I experienced this process the first time, I felt alive as never before. There was a surge of energy which did not only extend to physical abilities, but to other areas as well - how I related to others, how some loose ends in my creative work might come together. There was an invigoration on all levels."
Susannah Schaup, Writer, Performer, Vienna, Austria]]>2010-04-13T18:00:23ZGallery 24 a part of Creative Corner Westfield and Westfield Art on the Green.
Artist spaces starting around $160 that are a 1,2 or 3 room second floor studio/teaching space in conjunction with a first floor Co-Op gallery space.
Artists with studios are expected to work 4 hours a week, and 4 weekend hours a month.
Website included http://creativecornerwestfield.com/ and our new online shop http://gallery24westfield.com
We are also looking for a limited number of gallery only participants. Please contact Rennata for more information on that.

The Downtown location is right at the corner of Elm and School Street on the town green of Westfield.
Contact: Gerald Eugene Tracy at 413-562-6966, Rennata Tropeano at (413) 642-1757 or email admin@creativecornerwestfield.com
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This is not an event to come and hang up your work!  We will be getting together lots of fun materials and just going at it.  This will be a collaborative effort incorporating a variety of artistic visions to create a cohesive installation.  Our ultimate goal is to make a space that will be pleasing to dance in.

If you’re interested, please send your website, portfolio or Valley Art Share profile (www.valleyartshare.com) to Perry Huntoon at perry@commonwealthcenter.org. While your work doesn’t necessarily have to relate to what you do in the space, we’d like to have a sense of your general aesthetic!  Additionally, please let us know what kinds of materials you’d be able to donate!

The deadline is March 22nd.
]]>2010-03-10T21:03:08ZAny ideas where I could find a cheap one, or does anybody know of a printing co-op or printshop with reasonable prices?

thanks!
chris]]>2010-02-18T01:20:46ZMay 15th in a TBD location in downtown Northampton. We have about 18-20 slots available for the day for individual Printmakers or groups working on one block/print.

We can accommodate a few more spaces for the Steam Roller Printmaking Workshop on May 15th in Northampton.

Interested folks should follow the guidelines and get us a proposal ASAP, preferably by Friday April 2nd. We know this is just a weeks time and suggest you follow the guidelines a little loosely.

We really just want to get some more printmakers on board to take advantage of the opportunity!

Here is the PDF (automatically starts download), which contains more information and proposal guidelines.



This program is supported in part by a grant from the Northampton Arts Council, A local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Email Now.for.art@gmail.com for any questions.

We look forward to receiving your proposals!
Cheers,
Now.For.Art]]>2010-02-13T20:42:37Z-paper (any type/size)
-wax twine
-crafter's goop or plumber's goop
-an awl(s) (we will return after use)
-clamps (we will return after use)
Please join us this Saturday at 12 for the workshop!]]>2010-02-10T21:16:18Z