Deadline to Enter: Sunday, May 7th

Opening Reception Fri. May 19, 6 - 9 pm (Art Awards 7)

Two options for entering the show:

With either option, your Entry is due by

Sunday, MAY 7th

Please consider demonstrating your creative process at the show. And if you would like to teach art classes outside under your tent for children and adults. Please indicate your interest on your entry form.

You will need to renew your GALA membership on entry form unless you are a current member. If in doubt, please email

Donna at dfoley446@gmail.com.

* Important Note *

Please be sure to drop-off your artwork on May 16th between

4 - 6 pm in the Brew Barn. If we do not receive your artwork by 6 pm, we may not be able to include it in the judging.

Fill out the Vendor Application to be juried into the festival. All the details are listed on the application form.

Vendor dates are Saturday 20 & Sunday 21

For help with any questions, contact Richard

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.

A great way to receive feedback from your artists friends. Come and bring up to 3 pieces of your artwork to share with the group.

Janet Dupuis will help guide us during our get together. Mark your calendar!

Email Janet to let her know that you will be joining us at Jandu516@gmail.com.

Take the Challenge! We are adding something new and exciting to our regular critiques. At the next critique we will be handing out Mystery Briefcases. Inside, are miscellaneous items that you must use to create a piece of art, with brief instructions for you to follow. Choose your briefcase. Do not open your briefcase until you get home. Bring your finished art piece to the next critique to share with the group. Eventually, we would like to collect everyone's finished challenges and have an Art Challenge Show.

If you would like to take this art challenge, email Deb so she will know how many briefcases to prepare and bring to the January critique. Debgiordano59@comcast.net.

You may also just stop by and pick up your briefcase for next month's critique.

There will be a $5 materials fee to help support each briefcase.

If everyone enjoys these art challenges, we will continue to have new challenges at our future critiques. We are excited to see what you will create with your mystery briefcase.

Janet Dupuis will help guide us during our get together.

Mark your calendar!

Email Janet at Jandu516@gmail.com to let her know that you will be joining us.

Register now to receive your map locations and ID Card

You must register for this Plein Air. Everyone is invited to participate

Register here and get access to all the instructions and maps

All art works must be For Sale. Property owners will be hosting artists around the pond from August to June. Artists will be able to come visit the pond during all 4 Seasons. Areas indicated will be available to the artists throughout the year so that the various seasons are represented. Artists will be visiting the pond to find perfect venues or scenes to capture in their chosen medium. There will be over 20 locations for view.

An art show will be held at the next KPBA's Fireworks celebration in June on the Pond. This Art Show is a Fundraiser that will help with the cost of treating the pond for milfoil and other invasive plants. A map will be available to all artists for all access points. There is a public boat launch for kayaks.

The Kendall Pond Betterment Association, (KPBA) is dedicated in keeping the pond a natural resource for future generations.

At Kendall Pond's fireworks celebration on June 24th, 2023, GALA will hold an Art Show displaying all of the artists' work for judging.

Cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd,1st Honorable, 2nd Honorable places. The 1st Place art piece will be donated & raffled off to the public with the proceeds of the raffle split between the Artist and KPBA.

Artists will also have the opportunity to display their work for sale in GALA's show during the afternoon hours of the fireworks celebration.

Several residents have expressed an interest in working with the artist to purchase their painting prior to the event. This is allowed but you must have to make arrangements with the GALA president.

Witness a giant portable printing press in action on April 1 and 2.

Watch the Big Tuna, a portable print press whose size inspired its name, reel off large-scale woodblock prints carved by local artists on Saturday and Sunday at A.P.E. Ltd, 126 Main Street in Northampton.

BIG INK LLC, a New England-based art education company, is teaming up with A.P.E. Ltd. for a second time. A group of artists started carving monumental woodblocks in February using traditional Japanese chisels. BIG INK Director Lyell Castonguay has been guiding them through the process via online instruction.

"Seeing woodblocks printed at this scale is impressive," states Lyell Castonguay, BIG INK's

Founding Director. "It's like magic. The woodblock is inked, sent through the press, and an

image appears on the paper."

BIG INK raised over $15,000 in capital to build a traveling print shop in 2016. They now tour the country, hosting dozens of workshops in partnership with museums, universities, art centers, and galleries.

The event will be open from 11 AM to 4 PM on April 1 and 2, where visitors can see up-close printing demonstrations.

The slate will feature appearances by GALA member Samantha Durfee, Iwalani Kaluhiokalani, Molly Paul, Kate Ricketson, Richard Deon, Kevin Berube, and Nancy Doniger on Saturday.

Sunday's artists are Alison Friedlin, Jessica McKeon, Heather Kasunick, Kevin Cross, Peter

Cangialosi, and Dara Herman-Zierlein.

Admission is free.

Coffee and Critiques sessions are held once monthly on the THIRD THURSDAY from 10-11:30AM, weather permitting. These gatherings will be held at the Keene Senior Center, 70 Court St., Keene, NH. Host is Alicia Drakiotes for the KSC. Bring your in progress work or come for inspiration!

For further information email: adrakiotes@aliciadrakiotes.com

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.

Carolyn Edwards is exhibiting her paintings and photographs at the Dublin Community Center (DubHub) during the month of April. Her landscape and still life works will be in pastel, oil and monotype. Carolyn has won numerous awards, including Best In Show at a Pastel Society of NH exhibit.

Saturday, April 1, 2023

3:30-5:30 PM

The Bull Run, 215 Great Rd, Shirley, MA 01464

Show Dates: April 1 — May 12

Call 978-425-6290 for an appointment to see the show.

Friday, April 7, 2023

4:30-6:30 PM

2 Shaker Rd., D101, Shirley, MA 01464

Show Dates: April 1 — 20

Call 978-425-6290 for an appointment to see the show.

Friday, April 21, 2023

4:30-6:30 PM

2 Shaker Rd., D101, Shirley, MA 01464

Show Dates: April 21 — 30

Call 978-425-6290 for an appointment to see the show.

Gallery Sitka at Sitka Creations LLC

2 Shaker Rd., D101

Shirley, MA 01464

Phone: 978.425.6290

Fax: 978.425.6280

Hours: Monday & Thursday, 9-12

Each spring the Art Department invites all area high schools to participate in our Annual Regional High School Art Exhibition and competition. We are happy to bring back this tradition and beloved annual exhibition.

It provides an opportunity to celebrate the work of high school art students and their accomplishments, and the dedicated art teachers that made this exhibit possible.

The exhibition includes student work from the following high schools: Contoocook Valley Regional High School, Leominster High School, Lunenburg High School, Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School, Oakmont Regional High School, Quabbin Regional High School, Wachusett Regional High School.

East Wing Gallery

Mount Wachusett Community College

978.630.9221

j_miller@mwcc.mass.edu

Friday, April 7, 7:30pm

Shea Theater Arts Center, Turners Falls, MA

An original 90-minute piece that weaves together Arabic, Swahili, Nepali, and English.

Themes of displacement, family, culture, gender, masculinity, and prison.

Ages 13+. Tickets Sliding Scale $15-25. No one turned away.

Performance Project’s First Generation Ensemble presents “Mother Tongue” at 7:30pm on Friday, April 7 at the Shea Theater Arts Center, 71 Avenue A in Turners Falls, MA.

Developed by members of First Generation, an intergenerational arts and youth leadership organization based in Springfield, MA, “Mother Tongue” is inspired by family stories and events from Congo/Tanzania, Bhutan/Nepal, South Sudan, Holyoke, and Springfield. The performance incorporates movement, music, dance, and weaves together stories in Arabic, Swahili, Nepali, and English. Themes addressed in this 90-minute original work include culture, identity, diaspora, masculinity, xenophobia, racism and revolution, among others. Tickets are sliding scale $15-$25. No one will be turned away. Appropriate for ages 13+

The First Generation ensemble is composed of seven youth artists: Entsar "Star” Abdelrahman, Montaser Yagoub, Abdelrahman, Charlette Sostre Garcia, Monisha Gurung, Julita Hasani, Moise Jakobo, and Iliana "Lali" Quiles-Torres. “Mother Tongue” is co-directed by Iyawna Burnett, Lesley Farlow, and Julie Lichtenberg. Lighting by Brenda Cortina. Costume Design by Chloe Estrella Soto. Sound Design by Tony Silva. Original music by I-SHEA Shaikly.

This performance of Mother Tongue is brought to the Shea Theater with the support of RiverCulture, the Mass Cultural Council Local Cultural Councils of Montague and Gill, the Scarlet Sock Foundation, Mass Humanities and Transhealth.

More info at www.performanceproject.org

Join Música Franklin for a student performance and family-friendly concert with the Connecticut River Flute Choir. The Connecticut River Flute Choir (CRFC) is an ensemble of musicians who love to play the flute. The musicians represent a wide variety of musical and professional backgrounds, rehearse weekly, and perform at a variety of community and private events. Besides the traditional C-flute, CRFC features the piccolo, recorder, alto flute, bass flute, and even a contrabass flute! The concerts are free and open to the public. Masks are required. Sponsored in part by the Greenfield Local Cultural Council.

Contact: Annierose Klingbeil

Música Franklin

The Jaffrey Civic Center is thrilled to announce its annual spring art show. The show will run until April 8th.

This year’s show includes a very larger number of artists, sixty-two in total. Artwork in the exhibit represents a variety of styles and mediums. The exhibit will take place both in the Auditorium Gallery and in the Cunningham Gallery at the Jaffrey Civic Center because of its substantial number of pieces.

Rebecca Fredrickson Executive Director at the Jaffrey Civic Center is enthusiastic about the show.

“The JCC Spring Show is a unique opportunity for artists of all levels to exhibit together. There is no jurying or theme for the show, so anything that an artist wants to exhibit is eligible. It is always exciting to see the variety of work that we get for this exhibit there is truly something for everyone!”

Artists participating in the show hail from not only the Monadnock region, but as far away as Dalton, Massachusetts. The show is typically one of the most popular exhibits here each year and draws a huge audience from all around. The reception which will be held on March 18th at 6:30 PM will feature a local group of musicians performing. The reception is open to everyone and will also include refreshments. The center is open to the public Monday through Friday noon to five and Saturdays ten to two. Most of the works in the sale from the exhibit will be for sale.

603-532-6527

The Jaffrey Civic Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit cultural facility founded in 1966. The mission of the Jaffrey Civic Center is to provide and sustain a public venue where citizens, residents, and visitors of the Monadnock region can pursue artistic, educational, and civic activities. The Center’s goal is to contribute to the cultural enrichment and enlightenment of the community. There is no admission fee to the Civic Center 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 to the Jaffrey Historical Society. For more information about the Jaffrey Civic Center: www.jaffreyciviccenter.com

The Saxtons River Art Guild announces a one day workshop given by Lynn Zimmerman on Saturday, April 15 at the United Church of Bellows Falls, 8 School Street, Bellows Falls, VT, from 9:30am-3:30pm. The workshop fee is $70 for SRAG members and $90 for non-members. There will be coffee and tea available, please bring a lunch.

The workshop theme is “Negative Painting in Watercolor”. This all-new workshop will feature ways of working to build paintings that preserve the beautiful luminosity of watercolor. We will experiment with some wet-on-wet techniques in ways that build intense color and bright lights, using paints fresh from the tube to ensure rich color when working with lots of water. Negative painting is not always an intuitive way to paint, so we need to practice. We will use methods to paint around the light areas of our paintings and allow them to glow. At least some experience with watercolor will be helpful. A list of suggested supplies will be sent upon registration. For more information, email Lynn at lynn@luckydogdesign.com. To register for the workshop, email Carolyn at poohbear@ne.rr.com

Masks and COVID-19 vaccinations are required to attend the SRAG workshops.

Lynn Zimmerman is excited by color and the beauty of natural things and she combines those in her work in watercolor, oil, acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, and ink painting. Her works show her love of detail as well as a grasp of the bigger sweep of life and light. Lynn studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and the Rhode Island School of Design. She has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for more than 30 years. Lynn offers instruction in watercolor, oil, and gouache painting as well as drawing, book arts, and collage. Her emphasis is always on gently supporting each student along his or her creative journey.

Cost: $85

This workshop is designed to help artists like you learn the essential skills and techniques to develop a solid business plan that will turn your creative vision into a focused and successful reality. You will be guided by an experienced professional who understands the unique challenges that creative and idea-driven individuals face and will provide you with all the tools you need to succeed.

Cost: $105

This workshop will build on the Part 1 workshop. It is designed to help you learn the essential marketing skills and techniques needed to promote your creative business and build a successful brand. Once you find focus and develop a clear vision in the previous workshop, you'll be ready to tackle developing your marketing strategy! You will be guided by an experienced professional who will walk you through the 7 things you need to consider to develop a stellar plan to market your work

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

The Unitarian Universalist Society of Gardner is hosting its Spring Fair and Fairy House Stroll on May 13. We hope to fill the UUSG Fellowship Hall with crafters, artists, and specialty vendors. We are looking for vendors who offer handmade craft and art items such a cards, jewelry, prints, clothing, knitting and other types of hand work. Local groups and individuals will create fairy houses to be displayed throughout our gardens and grounds. We expect friends and families of the house builders as well as the general public to visit this fairy wonderland. We have found that the fairy houses are a great attraction bringing many guests to the fair and we are hoping you will want to participate in this festive event.

If you are interested in selling your work at the fair, there is a $30 fee for an 8’x3’ table. Please see the participant form for more detailed information. If you have any questions, please email Vendor Coordinator, Catherine Azora-Minda, at uusg.fairyhouse@gmail.com. We know that it’s a busy time of year and we welcome your participation in this event.

For more information please email uusg.fairyhouse@gmail.com

The Jaffrey Civic Center is seeking artists to participate in its second annual Heart of the Arts Gala Auction. The event is scheduled to take place at the Jaffrey Civic Center on April 29, at 6:30 pm.

The 2022 Arts Auction Gala was an overwhelming success, not only for the Jaffrey Civic Center, but also for the artists who participated. As a charity art auction, this is an opportunity for artists to showcase their work to an enthusiastic audience.

Artists interested in participating in this exciting annual event should register, by April 1, via Google form.

The Jaffrey Civic Center is seeking artists to participate in the 2023 Artists and Garden Tour. Last year’s event was a big success with over 75 garden tourists! Artists who participate may select a work to sell in the Wet Paint sale and reception that follows the event.

The Jaffrey Civic Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit cultural facility founded in 1966. The mission of the Jaffrey Civic Center is to provide and sustain a public venue where citizens, residents, and visitors of the Monadnock region can pursue artistic, educational, and civic activities. The Center’s goal is to contribute to the cultural enrichment and enlightenment of the community. There is no admission fee to the Civic Center 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 to the Jaffrey Historical Society. For more information about the Jaffrey Civic Center: www.jaffreyciviccenter.com

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.