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Franklin Art Association279 East Central Street, PMB #289, Franklin, MA 02038 www.franklinart.org
Volume 40, Number 7 April 2014
Meetings take place at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin, MA across from St. Mary’s church, from 6:30 to ~9pm, the first Wednesday of every month, September through May. Refreshments and socialization are help from 6:30-6:45pm, followed by a short business meeting. A demonstration/lecture or workshop activity follows. Our meet-ings are open to the public and all are invited to attend.
Officers:PresidentFrank Robertson(774) [email protected] PresidentTina Guarino [email protected] Kirchmyer(508) [email protected]/MembershipCarol Frieswick(508) [email protected] SecretaryHannah Close(860) [email protected]
Committees:Archives- Frank Robertson & Hannah ClosePublicity- Pam [email protected] Bernie McNichols Scholarship- Tina GuarinoWorkshops- Adele [email protected] Website- Dale HoopingarnerFundraising- Paul Guarino
Special Venues Chairs:EMC- Stacey DavidFall Exhibition- ?Mid-Winter Exhibition -?Spring Exhibit- ?Hawthorne Suites- Lisa BaileyHayward Manor- Paul Guarino Town Hall- Brenda Hutchinson
Yeah!! Spring has sprung. Soon the robin red breasts will be appearing in you yards. And, we will be hav-ing our annual spring exhibit at Dean College’s Stu-dent Center in down town Franklin. The show entry deadline is April 30th. We have attached a copy of the show prospectus to this newsletter. The artwork drop off date is: May 16th (4 to 6 PM). The show dates are Saturday May 17th (10 AM to 8 PM) and Sunday, May 18th (12 to 3 PM). The awards ceremony will be Saturday at 4 PM. If you haven’t got your entries ready as yet, now is an excellent to put on your cre-ative caps and begin to create your next masterpieces.
Gail Eckberg and Bill Wallhausser have volunteered to chair the show this year. As always they will need our support to be sure the show runs smoothly and suc-cessfully. So don’t be shy when the request for volun-teers is passed around at our April and May meetings. If you can’t attend the meetings and want to partici-pate in the show, please give Gail a call (508-298-2086) or send Gail an e-mail ([email protected]). Your help with the show is greatly appreciated!
We look forward to seeing everyone at or April 2nd meeting.
Take care, Frank
Calender of EventsApril 2nd Oil painter Christina Beecher will be the featured artist. She will demonstrate a landscape painting in oil using a “wiping out” technique. Christina left the corporate world as a toy designer in 2001 to follow her pas-sion for drawing and painting. (See her work right)May 7th The FAA will host demonstrator Bob Aiello who will use wa-tercolors in a city scene. Visit Bob’s work at livingartists.comMay 17-18th FAA Spring Show see prospectus at the end of the news-letter. Postmark deadline April 30th!June 7 (?!) We will be having our annual summer party again this year. A possible date is Saturday, June 7. The location and activities are not yet determined, contact Tina Guarino with suggestions.
FAA High School ScholarshipThe Franklin Art Association will award a $1000 scholarship to a qualifying high school senior residing in Franklin or attending a school in Franklin, or a senior whose parent, grand-parent or legal guardian is a current member of the association. Applicants must submit an application, student portfolio, teacher’s letter of recommendation and a transcript of high school grades to Franklin High School, 218 Oak Street, Franklin, MA between 2:00 and 3:30 pm in room G140 on Friday, April 4. An application may be obtained by contacting: [email protected]
Regarding the Emmons Street Property already discussed in several prior emails - there is a link: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/open-letter-to-the-franklin-town-coun-cil-regardingto the online petition. Members are encouraged to sign before the April 2nd meeting! FAA’s official position is that the Town should wait until full public discussions about the potential use of this site can take place. We would then be in a position to fully articulate a position that supports our mission of bringing arts and culture to the community.If you support this position, please follow the link in order to sign the petition, and have your friends and neighbors sign it also if they support delaying a decision on the 150 Emmons Street property.
Members’ News“Art by the Dozen” Twelve very accomplished artists members of the RI Watercolor Society and Franklin Art Association will exhibit their artwork at the Spring Bull Galley, located at 55 Bellevue Ave., in Newport, RI. The show will be on dis-play for the month of April, opening reception on April 5th from 5 to 7 pm. The gallery is also open daily from 12 to 5 pm. Jerry Aissis, Robin Beckwith, Carole Berren, Adele Corrigan, Dot Downing, Paul Eddy, Bill Lane, Kris Occhino, Wayne Peltier, Frank Robertson, Colleen Vandeventer and Robin Wessmen. Sarah Alexander will be having solo exhibits at the First Universalist Society in Franklin MA from 3/2/14-4/11/14. And The Natick Community Organic Farm for the month of April. Also Fountain a Street Fine Arts members small works 8x8 show (Exhibition dates 4/3 -27) Reception April 4 from 5-7pm http://www.fountainstreetfineart.com Her painting “Static” has been chosen to be published in Incite Color Passions for North Light Books.Judith Belben has this to share: “Mass Audubon’s Moose Hill Gallery congratulates Judy Belben of Hopedale! The artist and photographer, Jim Tupper of Wrentham, challenged the viewer to “title” and describe why they chose that title, the winner would win the actual art-work. There were many fascinating entries submitted and the best came from Judy Belben. She titled it “The Bradford’s” because “These blossoms look like Bradford pear tree blos-soms. They look like a modern family. Some are close, some are far away, some are clear and some are hard to see. But like a family, they are all together.” Congratulations, great thoughts and title!”Pat Coakley had two photographs accepted into the Norfolk Cultural Council Annual Open Juried Art Show March 20-April 26thMarjorie Sardella has two photos in the “Zoom In” exhibit now showing at the Morini Gal-lery in Mansfield. Six of her photos were exhibited at the information evening for the Emeri-tus at Franklin Senior Living Community, at the Franklin Art Center. She will also be par-ticipating in “Connections,” a collaborative exhibit of the Mansfield Art Association and the Writing Live Stories Writing Group, in which a writer will produce a piece inspired by one of her photos and she will create a photo inspired by another writer’s piece. (Sipping Nectar above)Rebecca Skinner had four pieces accepted into the “Trails & Pathways” exhibit at the Moose Hill Gallery. “Trails & Pathways” will be on exhibit April 10, 2014 thru the end of June 2014. www.massaudubon.org She is also participating in the “Connections” exhibit at the Morini Gallery which runs May 3rd thru May 18th, 2014. Opening Reception: May 3rd from 5-7pm. http://mmas.org
Classes/Workshops/Opportunities...Art Sojourn - 2014 May 17, - June 1, 2014 Pennellate d’Italia- Brush Strokes of Italy- An art sojourn with instructor Brian Keeler, is for painters and others who want to immerse in a figure and landscape painting course in beautiful Italy. We’ll start our sojourn in Pisa and Luca with a tour of these medieval cities before heading to Barga for a week of figure and landscape painting. We’ll also go to Vernazza on the Cinque Terre for painting. Then on toFlorence for an inspiring weekend art before arriving in beautiful Umbria near Todi. The tripconcludes with a weekend in Rome. A Free brochure is available with all the details. Call or e-mail for prices and particulars- [email protected] or 570-746-1187 www.briankeeler.comThe Hopkinton Center for the Arts is hosting the following upcoming events: High School Honors Show March 17 - April 9, 2014. Arts in Bloom April 28 - May 30, 2014 Reception: May 2 , 6:30 - 8:00 pm They are also hosting a workshop on Photographing Your Artwork Thursday May 15 6:30-9pm, in addition to two April break workshops for students.Art Creations in Hopedale now has available on sale 9” x 12” frames. They are $10.00, $15.00 and $20.00 dollars, as well as 16” x 20” at $30.00.Elisa Sweig has this to share: “My daughter Jenna is a 4th year student at Northeastern Uni-versity. In response to the bombings at the Marathon last year she has put together an amaz-ing art project which will be exhibited at the marathon. She was in Paris at the time of the bombings and felt helpless like so many of us did when that happened and we didn’t know where friends and relatives were right when the bombs went off. The project has become huge and is still growing. It is called Hands With Boston and can be found on Facebook, their is a community page which people can like and follow. The goal of the project is to show how no matter where people are from we can all stand together against acts of sense-less violence. The directions are simple and anyone can participate. Trace your hand on a piece of paper. Cut out your handprint. Draw, write or both on your hand and include a mes-sage. People have just written their names and the city where they live. Messages for peace against acts of senseless violence. Messages of love and support for Boston. Pretty much any thing goes. It is only a month away from the Marathon so we are getting close to dis-playing the hands and want to include as many people as possible. Take a look at the Face-book page. If you are not connected to Facebook then I can forward you info by email. She has already collected over 400 hands from many different countries. I am so proud of her.”
Editor’s Note: As always, we depend on you, our members, to provide information for your newsletter. So I thank you in advance for providing information concerning coming events, exhibitions, shows, etc. ~Hannah Close
The Franklin Art Association is funded in part by the Franklin Cultural Council, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
When ordering supplies for those winter paintings–Dick Blick will donate a portion of the proceeds from each order to the FAA as long as orders are made by clicking through” to the Dick Blick website from the FAA homepage.
You can now find and “Like” the Franklin Art Association on Facebook! Visit us at:
www.facebook.com/FranklinArtAssoc
Call for EntriesPremier Image Gallery is hosting a show April 25 - June 6th. Drop off April 3-5. $7/ entry, two maximum. See the prospectus at the end of the newsletter. Arts on the Common Committee & Wrentham Cultural Council are hosting Arts on the Common, Wrentham May 31, 2014 10AM-3PM Registration fee March 16th-May 23rd - $75.00 for a 10 X 10 booth. This is a juried show of handcrafted fine arts. http://wrentham.ma.us/ email any questions to: [email protected] Or call: 617-335-6121 See the end of the newsletter for an application. The Friends of the Agawam Library is hosting an Open Juried 3D Art Show June 2-23. Drop off May 29-31 See http://www.agawamlibrary.org/about/friends.htm for prospectus. New Art Festival taking place at the Woodland Meeting House in Foster, R.I. May 24th, 25th, and May 26th. 9-5 Sat. and Sun. 9-3 Mon. Jury fee: $25.00 (non-refundable) 10’ x 10’ booth fee: $150.00 Register before April 15th, 50% off ($75.00) Giles D. Cloutier - Festival Director [email protected] Franklin Cultural Council is sponsoring a public arts project with the Rotary Club. They will have Lady Bug forms (approx 2’ x2’) that companies and individuals will be buy-ing. The Council is seeking artists who would be interested in painting the ladybugs. At-tached is some information about the project and artists forms. If you have further questions please contact: Cat Colson 508-523-9546 See forms at the end of the newsletter. The Post Road Art Center is hosting the following shows: Flower Show 2014, Drop-off April 21st-May 1st, Opening Reception May 8th, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Art Classes for kids and adults http://www.postroadartcenter.com/Art_Class_List.html
Franklin Art Association 2014 Spring Members Art Show and Sale
Saturday, May 17th, 10 am - 8 pm and Sunday, May 18th, 12 pm - 3 pm
Hosted by: Dean College, (at the Student Center), Franklin, MA. Parking lot entry off of: Emmons or Union Streets. Eligibility: Open to all members of the Franklin Art Association. Categories:
1. Oils 2. Acrylics 3 Water Media under glass 4. Pastel/Charcoal 5. Collage, Mixed Media, Calligraphy & Drawing 6. Photography
Entries: $20 for 2 pieces. Check and entry form must be mailed to the Franklin Art Association, 279 East Central Street, PMB #289, Franklin, MA 02038, postmarked no later than April 30th.
Drop-off: Friday, May 16th 4-6pm at Dean College’s Student Center.
Pick-up: Sunday, May 18th 3 pm at Dean College’s Student Center.
Artwork Requirements: Work must be original (no copies or use of copyrighted work) and not previously exhibited at any FAA shows. Artwork to be hung should be no wider than 32 and no higher than 36, including the frame. Large pieces will be hung below smaller pieces. Sculpture will not be accepted in this show and there will be no easels allowed. Entries must be properly framed or gallery-wrapped (no clip-on frames, saw-tooth hooks or fish-line) wire only - ready for hanging. Work not meeting these guidelines will be rejected Commission: All work including bin sales will be subject to a 20% commission. This commission helps fund the ongoing operating costs of the Association. Donors: If you wish to make a donation, please provide the amount of your donation and include it with your entry check on the attached entry form. Bins: There will be shared bins. Each artist may enter up to seven (7) pieces of original work, prints or photos enclosed in clear plastic envelopes. Please indicate on the attached entry form if you are willing to supply a bin for the show and if you will be bringing pieces for the bin sale. Reception/Food: Complementary food and soft beverages will be provided by SODEXO.
Awards: All work will be reviewed by a judge before the show. First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Best in Show and Honorable Mention awards will be given for the selected pieces in each of the above categories. The awards ceremony will be held at 4pm on Saturday, May 17th.
Step #1 SHOW LABELS: Fill in the labels, printing clearly. Cut off this top section at the cut line below. Tape the completed label to the back of your artwork. Drop off the labeled artwork to the show venue on Friday May 16th between 4-‐6pm.
PLEASE ATTACH THIS LABEL TO THE BACK OF YOUR ARTWORK:
Title____________________________ Title____________________________
Artist___________________________ Artist___________________________
Price___________________________ Price___________________________
Size___________Category__________ Size___________Category__________
Phone__________________________ Phone__________________________
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Title____________________________ Title____________________________
Artist___________________________ Artist___________________________
Price___________________________ Price___________________________
Size___________Category__________ Size___________Category__________ Phone__________________________ Phone__________________________
Do you plan on bring up to 7 pieces for the bin sale? Yes ____, or No ____ Are you willing to supply a bin when you drop off your work? Yes ____, or No ____ Would you like to make a donation? Amount: $_________________________
Please make your entry check for $20.00 payable to: The Franklin Art Association. Mail your check with this entry form to: The Franklin Art Association, 279 East Central Street, PMB #289, Franklin, MA 02038, postmarked no later than April 30th.
Franklin Art Association and Dean College are not responsible for damage to any property before, during and after the Exhibition and Sale. We will take all precautions to assure the protection of our members’ work. Your signature also signifies that your entry adheres to the show’s prospectus.
Signature_____________________________________Date_____________________
Woodland Meeting House together with P&G Arts, LLCis proud to present the 1st “Woodland Art Festival”.
Visitors and Artists will enjoy seeing the exhibits of original oil, acrylic,Water-color paintings, photography, drawings, sculptures, digital art and more.
Join us as a visitor or artist.
The Art Festival will be situated in a beautiful maple grove next to the Woodland Meeting House Restau-rant and Pub (formally known as Maple Glen) with its great food and drink.
All artists will get complimentary breakfast, which includes:
CoffeeJuiceEggs
PancakesHome fries
Toast
Come join us. You will be glad you did.
Giles Cloutier (Festival Director)
401-225-5989
Woodland Meeting House Art FestivalMay 24th, 25th, & 26th
SPECIAL: Register before April 15th and SAVE 50% on Registration Fee
Name: ______________________________ ________ _____________________________________________________ First Middle Last
_______________________________________________ name of business (if any)
Address:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City:_____________________________________________________ State:__________________ Zip:________________
E-Mail:__________________________________________________ Web Site: _________________________________________ (if any)
Medium: __________________________________________________
Fees Jury Fee $ 25.00 non-refundable Check # ___________________
Booth Fee $ 150.00 Check # ___________________
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“I have read this application in its entirety. I understand that the Woodland Meeting House and P&G Arts, LLC shall not be held liable for any claim or loss or damage of any kind to my exhibit or myself and I agree to release and hold them harmless for such liability. I understand that failure to follow any of the listed conditions and requirements for participation in the Woodland Art Festival will be grounds for dismissal (without refund) from the festival.”
__________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Signature of Artist Date
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2014 Woodland Art Festival
May 24th, 25th, & 26th
Arts on the CommonSaturday May 31, 2014 10 am to 3 pm
Wrentham Town Common,
Routes 1A and 140, Wrentham Center
Arts on the Common- General InformationAll work submitted must be the work of the applicant and be representative of the work to be exhibited. Not permitted are imports, mass produced or assembled products, or objects made from commercial molds or kits. Entries are classified in categories and juried based on creativity and workmanship, and percentage of items that are handmade. In order to maintain a well balanced show, we will be limiting the number of artists within each category. Jurying will be ongoing as applications are received, so early application is strongly encouraged.
Entries can be made in the following categories:• Fine Arts ( painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, mixed media, etc)• Fine Crafts (wood, metal, jewelry, glass, etc)• Fiber Arts (weaving, quilt making, embroidery, clothing)
Demonstrations of your process are welcome.
Application, Fees and Taxes
Registration begins January 6, 2014
January 6 - March 15, 2014 $50.00 booth feeMarch 16 - May 23, 2014 $75.00 booth feePlease note: To guarantee reserved space at the early $50 rate your check must be received by March 31, 2014.
Registration closes May 23, 2014
There will be no refund of booth fees for accepted applicants after April 25,2014. Check for booth space will be deposited only upon acceptance to the show. Otherwise checks will be returned to the address listed on the application. Submis-sions will be juried bi-weekly and notification will be sent to artist applicants within a week of being reviewed.Please see application form for photo formats and permissions required for the jury process.
Applications may be submitted by mail or electronically at [email protected].
Booth fee to be mailed to:Arts on the Commonc/o Wrentham Cultural Council79 South StreetWrentham, MA 02093Make checks payable to Wrentham Cultural Council
Exhibit SpaceThis is an outdoor show, and will be held rain or shine. Exhibit space is 10’ X 10’. Participants must provide their own at-tractive display sturdy enough to withstand crowds wind and weather. All tents must be staked to the ground. Tables must be covered to the ground and boxes and other materials stored out of sight. Each exhibitor must have the exhibit space attended at all times. Displays are left at your own risk. Booth must be set up by 9:45 am on May 31st, and may not be broken down until 3:00 pm. Check-in and set-up begins at 7:30 am
Limited electricity is available and must be requested on the application and is first come/ first served.
Exhibiting artists are responsible for obtaining a Massachusetts sales tax number and for collecting Massachusetts state sales tax.
