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We are calling for entries from our Customers for the Second Annual Finest Artists Show. From October til December 31 we will be featuring the work of our customers in the Gallery. If you are a print shop or frameshop customer you can submitt two small or one large framed, ready to hang work of art. There will be an artists' reception on November 12, 2010. This is our holiday show, so don't miss out on being part of this show.
For Quaboag Valley Chamber of Commerce Members, we will be host an After Hours event on October 21, 5:30-7:30pm. We will be sharing the event with Johnsen's Catering. We will demonstrate the Giclee process from image capture to framing.
Look for us on Facebook and Twitter. Follow us on facebook and become a fan. Our present Competition, School Daze will be ending on 9/7/10 with voting 9-8 to 9-11. Our new competition is "Changing Seasons". It will run from Sept 8 - Sept 22. Check our contest page for details. Watch for new Fanpage on Facebook competitions frequently.
Nancy Bryant
Giclée of New England, Inc.
413-284-4344
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Friends of the Agawam Public Library 2nd Open Juried Art Show
Friends of the Agawam Public Library
Submission Due Date: September 28, 2010
Submission Fees: $25. One Entry per artist. Original Art only.
Agawam, MA
Website: www.agawamlibrary.org/about/friends.htm
Download prospectus/entry form from website. Media Categories include acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels, and other media (pencil drawing, charcoals, pen and inks, block prints, collage, encaustics). Total of $2,650 in awards. 5% contribution from artist for art sold. Art may be marked NFS. Original Art Only. Maximum frame size 20"x24". Wired for hanging with frame. No saw-tooth/clip hangers. Jury selections will be based on the review of the original artworks, rather than on slides or jpegs.
Contact: Bob Kadis
r.kadis@comcast.net
413-789-4814
Customer Appreciation Show:
New England's Finest Artists
Giclee of New England, Inc. is holding its second annual Customer show
Oct. 1-Dec 31
Two small or one large per artist. Space is limited so request your space as soon as possible. Email goneinc@goneinc.com , With the title of your art, the price, and all your contact information (we take 35% of sale price for commission so price accordingly). Paradise City Art Festival: Arts in the Afternoon: Worcester Boys and Girls ClubArts in the Afternoon :Oct 17, 1-4pm. Contact Liz Hamilton at 508-754-2686 ex. 205 or email: lizhamilton34@aol.com for an application and details. For our Facebook Fans. On the Giclée of New England fan page on Facebook we are running on-going photo competitions with fun prizes. Approximately every two weeks we have a different theme. Next theme is Changing Seasons going on Sept 8-22. Winners are chosen by Facebook fans. All photographers who receive votes in the upcoming competitions will be eligible to participate in the Shootout in November for the Grand Prize of a Flip Video Camcorder. Just become a fan by clicking "like" on the Fan page and start to upload your comptition photos.
The Somers Cultural Commission is presenting the 18th Annual regional juried Piedmont Art Show Sept 27th-Oct. 4th at Piedmont Hall, 604 Main St, Somers, Ct. Juror's Choice award $800, with many other momentary awards.
-Juror - Robert O'Brien. Entry dates Sept. 9th, 10am-2pm, Sept 10th 9am-12 noon, Sept 11th 12 noon to 2 pm at Piedmont Hall. Entry prospectus: www.somerscultural.com, or send SASE to Somers Cultural Commission, 600 Main St., Somers, Ct. 06071, Attn: Neil, Piedmont Art Show 2010
Wide-Awake Dreaming: Fantasy and Imagination in Photography
Deadline: Sept. 13, 2010
Juror: Russell Joslin, Editor Shots Magazine
Toys and Other Direct Objects: Still life as subject
Deadline: Oct. 11, 2010 Juror: Wendy Grossman
Flowers, Trees, Birds, Bees
Nature explored
Deadline: November 8th
Juror: tba
Poses and Gestures
Deadline: December 6, 2010
Juror: Tim Anderson, editor Red Dog News
Home ...is where the camera is.
Deadline: January 4, 2011
Juror: Julie Blackmon
FotoFanatic Monthy Photo Contest
Enter the FotoFanatic monthly photo contest to be in with a chance to win a cash prize. Every month the members vote on 3 of the 4 categories. $2 per entry. For more information, visit http://www.fotofanatic.com/ . Weekly Photo Comp This photo competition is held weekly, with submissions from around the world. Entry fee is $1 per photo. Prize money depends on the amount of entries, since half of the entry fee is the dollar amount won. With 500 entries the winner will receive US$500.00, with 50,000 entries the winner will receive US $50,000. All participants are welcome. All work must be submitted online. Visit http://www.weeklyphotocomp.com/ for more information.
Illuminations at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
A rotating exhibit, for patients, families, friends and staff, intended to offer encouragement and shed light on the human experience. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Open to all artists, mediums, and styles. For prospectus contact the program manager at (617) 726-4808 orIlluminations@partners.org.
SOLO 2011 Exhibition Competition. This contest awards two artists a solo exhibition each in January, 2011, at Bromfield Gallery in Boston. Open to all New England artists who have not had a solo show in a commercial gallery (universities, libraries, etc. do not disqualify). Fee: $30. All media. Juror: Randi Hopkins, Associate Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Application deadline: October 1, 2010. Apply online only with up to 5 jpgs at www.bromfieldgallery.com. No submissions by email, postal, or artist websites.
Allied Artists of America 97th Annual National Exhibition:November 12- November 30, 2010 at the National Arts Club Galleries, NYC. Open to all artists; Oil, Watermedia, Pastel, Graphics, Sculpture. $24,000 in awards in cash and medals. Slide or jpeg entries accepted. Submission deadline: September 13. For prospectus send SASE to Rhoda Yanow, 19 Springtown Road, White House Station, NJ 08889 or visit our website at: www.alliedartistsofamerica.org.
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS JURIED EXHIBITION 35th Anniversary Women Only Juried Call. Show at Manhattan's SohoPhoto gallery June 1-14, 2011, and online exhibition on PWP website for six months, Oct 15, 2010 - Apr 15, 2011. Four categories: People, Places, Nature and Abstract. All styles and processes are welcome. Jurors: Elinor Carucci, internationally renowned photographer and educator and Stephen Perloff, editor of Photo Review, curator and photographer. Exhibition Awards: Over $3000 in cash; Grand Prize image will be cover of IMPRINTS Magazine Fall/Winter issue. First, Second and Third place images in each category will be in IMPRINTS Magazine Fall/Winter issue. Eligibility: The exhibition is open to women photographers worldwide, both amateur and professional, non-members and members. Entry fee. Full prospectus: Professional Women Photographers, 511 Avenue of the Americas #138, New York NY 10011 OR http://www.pwponline.org/calls/individual.php?which=2010-06-10-1
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Classes
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA
This three class course is designed to introduce you to Social media. Focus will be on Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin
Class 1: What is Facebook and how to set up a profile, upload images and find friends
Class 2: How to set up a Business Fan page on Facebook, how to set up profile page on Linkedin.
Class 3: How to set up a page on Twitter and personalize it, and connect to your Fan Page on Facebook. Please bring a photo of yourself on disk or flash drive. Instructor: Nancy Bryant
Dates: Wednesday, December 1, 8, and 15, 2010, 3 classes.
Time: 5:45pm-7:45pm
Fee: $105.00
Min: 3 Max: 8
Basic Photoshop Focus on Photoshop Elements:
Six week course on the basics of digital imaging and editing using Photoshop elements. Paricipants should have understanding of computers and have digital camera or access to digital image files.
Dates: Wednesdays Oct 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, and 17.
Time: 5:45-7:45
Min: 3 Max. 8
Art and Soul Studio
11 Crane Street Southbridge, MA01550 www.artandsoulstudio.org (508) 612-4570 Hours: Saturdays 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, or by chance. Studio is usually open for browsing during most classes. Stop in and check us out!
Class space is limited so sign up early! Registration is confirmed upon payment Sign-up two or more students or classes and receive 10% off! Senior Citizens receive 10% off!
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10% off custom framing. Cannot be combined with other discounts. Does not apply to discount frames
1422 Main St
Palmer, Massachusetts 01069
413-284-4344
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Artist of the Month
Prize-winning photographer Anne Morrison Smyth grew up in Ripton, VT and in Cambridge, MA. She moved to Belchertown MA in 1999 after living in Amherst for 30+ years, where she raised her four children. Anne's love for wildernesses of all kinds informs her work with an intimate, unflinching celebration of the diverse small realities that create a larger truth.
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GoNE, Inc. Special:
10% off Custom Framing. Good until Sept 30. Not applied to discount frames, can not be combined with other discounts. |
Photoshop Tip
My Favorite plug-in is Viveza from Nik Software. This plug in allows for spot editing with incredible precision. It is compatible with Photoshop and Lightroom. I find that I am able to adjust the tones and colors of a photo to simulate High Dynamic Range. The top image was adjusted in Viveza. The bottom image is as it was shot. Altought it was a bright sunny day the camera raw image is flat and lacks contrast. To see bigger image click here.
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New Service at GoNE, Inc.
We have a new service here, at Giclee of New England, Inc. We are offering websites for artists. We believe that without an online presence, it is difficult for an artist to reach his or her full market. For one low price GoNE, Inc. will build a site that is completely accessible to the owner. (price includes training on how to use the site, upload images and content). For an additional fee we will create a Fan Page for Facebook connected to your site.
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The 38th annual Mattoon Arts Festival
will be Saturday and Sunday, September 11 and 12, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. The outdoor arts and crafts show is held on a quaint street of restored brick Victorian rowhouses. Reputed to be one of the nicest street fairs in New England, it is organized by neighborhood volunteers to raise funds for maintaining and enhancing the area. The Festival also includes a few food vendors. Attendance averages 4,000 people. http://mattoonfestival.org/exhibitor_sign-up.html
Transforming Geometry
Dane Gallery, Indian Orchard Mills
Oct. 9-Nov 7
Saturdays 12-4pm or by appointment
Opening reception Oct. 15 6-9pm
Transforming Geometr is an exhibition featuring 14 artists and 14 mediums. It will focus on the progression of the works. Participating artists are: David Bowerman, Donna Beck, Mary Lou Deshais, Fran Nowak, Susan Cargan, Carol Russell, Kurt Piper, Denise Pincince, Peter Mayberry, Juliet Bacchas, Gina Beavers, Bill Nader, Deborah Evans, and Jerry Wilson. For more information contact Donna Beck at 230amdesigns@gmail.com or 413-596-0117
Contemporary Artwork
by Mark Stuart Gagnon - Frame Corner
225 Shaker Rd
East Longmeadow
October 9th Artist's Reception 2-4pm
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