  GALA Newsletter
GALA was organized to promote the arts as an essential component of a healthy community. We believe that artistic expression is a community's greatest legacy for future generations. GALA will increase awareness and appreciation of the arts by way of exhibits, instruction, theater productions, musical programs and provision of scholarships to students in local schools.
GALA, PO Box 1158, 377 Main St., Gardner, MA 01440
www.galagardner.org |
April, 2009
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Welcome New Members!
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Joanne
E. Holtje
Lucinda Oates
Alan Ruuska
Lisa
Smith
Mike Williams
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Fitchburg Art Museum Regional Exhibit
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The Fitchburg Art Museum
74th Regional Exhibition
of Art & Craft
Entry forms available now.
Call 978-345-4207
Museum web site: http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org/
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GALA Board of Directors
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Ed Schneeflock, President
Jeff Gallant, Treasurer
Guy Biechele
Nowell Francis
Luis Gonzalez
Chuck Heidorn
Vicki Heidorn
Janet Reed
Sally Sargent
Ellen Schneeflock
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Help Wanted
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Help us write a grant proprosal for art administration and an art center. Contact Nowell Francis at npfrancis@comcast.net
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Need Studio Space?
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Are you interested in renting studio space?
Contact John LaRoche at (978) 632-8638 x21.
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Greetings!
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Even the weather is telling us that spring is finally here!
Please don't forget that Friday April 10th is the entry deadline for the GALA Spring Art Show and Sale.
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GALA Spring Art Show - May 8-10, 2009
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The show will be at a different location this year: the Elks Club located at 31 Park Street in Gardner. Important show dates for artists: April 10 Entry deadline April 17 Ad copy deadline May 6 Art drop off 4-6 pm May 8 Opening Reception 6-9 pm May 9-10 Show days May 10 Art pick up 4-5 pm Get the Call for Artists!Help to publicize the show! Print flyers for distribution and display
Artist Statement Project
We wish to increase the public's awareness of our artists and encourage you to create an artist statement which we will display at the show. It is recommended (though not required) that you include a self-portrait, as well as an image of a piece that will be in the show.
Artists who
register early are most likely to be included in show press releases. Your artist statement is a tool we can use in our publicity. Please give us the opportunity to publicize
you and the show by sending us your Call for Artist Form and artist statement as early as possible.
Musicians
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contact us with publicity information as well. |
| Colored Pencil Classes with Gary Ruuska
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(Click on the image or title to see a larger image.)
6 Weeks (May 8 - June 12) Fridays, 10 am - 1 pm In this class we will explore techniques for creating colored pencil paintings with depth and vibrancy. Learn to build bold and exciting color using a gradual layering technique on a variety of surfaces. Beginners welcome. Colored Pencil ExplorationsSaturday, June 27 10 am - 3 pm Discover how the deceptively simple and convenient medium of colored pencil can be used to create wonderfully complex and detailed works of art on a marble-dust coated board. Beginners welcome. Sharon Arts Center Spring Open House WorkshopsSaturday, April 4 9:30 am - 3 pm Gary will be one of the Sharon Arts instructors offering mini-workshops at this event. Join him for Colored Pencil 101 from 1 - 3 pm. For more information, click on the link below: Sharon Arts Center Spring 2009 Classes & Workshopsor call 603-924-7256. |
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| Gregory Barry at Post Road Art Center |
Gregory
J. Barry (art educator and drawer) was accepted to the Post Road Art Center -
Boston Post Rd. in Marlborough. The Post Road Art Center held its "Open
Show 2009", juried by Elizabeth Geller from DeCordova Museum and Sculpture
Park. Only eighty-nine artworks from over a hundred fifty entries in various
media from digital photography, ceramics and wood to oils, mixed media and
graphite were accepted. The show was on display from March 3 - 27th with an
opening reception March 5th. |
Introduction to Acrylics Class with Lori MacDonald
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Late Summer on the CoveTypical Instructional Sample (Click on image or title to see a larger image.) Lori's website: www.macdonaldartist.com. Acrylic
painter/artist, Lori MacDonald, will offer An
Introduction to Acrylics class at The Boulder Art Gallery in Fitchburg on
Tuesday evenings in May, beginning May 5th from 6:30 to 9 pm. The 4-week course is ideal for the beginning
artist and for the seasoned artist wishing to try a new medium. In addition to learning methods, materials,
and color mixing, the class will include painting a landscape from a
photograph. The cost for the 4-week class
is $60 plus materials. A materials list
will be provided in advance. To register
or if you have questions, please e-mail Lori at: macdonaldartist@yahoo.com.
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GETV
Show About GALA
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You
can still see the Gardner Educational TV show about GALA featuring the 2008
Spring and Fall Art Shows! We've been given permission to provide a DVD for
private showing (not to be sold or altered, of course). Contact Vicki at 978-630-2340
or email info@galagardner.org to
arrange to borrow the DVD.
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Guy Biechele Photography Workshop
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 Techniques
for Creative Composition with Your Digital CameraMay
9, 2009 10:00
am - 2:30 pm at the Sharon Arts Center Great photographs communicate their message to us with strength
and clarity. This workshop will help you increase the impact of your
photographs through creative composition. We will explore framing, format,
subject placement, camera angles, and ways to discover alternate compositions.
We will also discuss the tools for composition including lens focal length,
depth of field, tripods, etc. After discussion we will spend time in the field
photographing, and then finish by reviewing and discussing the photographs we
made. Looking Up at the ICA, Boston(Click on the image or title for a larger image.) For more information, click on the link below: Sharon Arts Center Spring 2009 Classes & Workshops or call 603-924-7256. |
Book Reading-Chair City of the World
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GALA Sponsored Event
Constance Riley
will present a reading from her new book, Chair
City of the WorldSaturday, April 4, 2009 10 - 11:30 amin the Greenwood Meeting Room of the Levi Heywood Memorial
Library in Gardner, MA. Free and open to the public Chair City of the World tells the story of the Timpany, McConnell,
Riley, and LaRoche families against the background of Gardner's chairmaking industry. It includes
many historical facts related to six generations of life in Gardner as well as amusing, exciting, and
heartwarming anecdotes. Riley's daughter, Kathleen S. LaRoche, will discuss her
contribution to the book, a history of French ancestors who migrated from France to Canada
to Gardner.
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Remembering Nichols and Stone
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Disappearing America
"Remembering Nichols and Stone"Trisha Barry captures the last months and final days of the 150 year era in an
artistic photo documentary March 11 - May 31, 2009The Gardner Museum 28 Pearl Street, Gardner, MA 01440 Info@thegardnermuseum.com
978-632-3277 Go to top
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Jaffrey Civic Center Exhibits and Events
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Jaffrey Civic Center
40 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH 603-532-6527
Free admission
www.jaffreyciviccenter.com
The Tenth Annual
Evening of Poetry Friday, April 3, 2009 7 - 9 pm
This event, which is free and open to the public, celebrates National Poetry Month by featuring three outstanding New England
poets: Walter Butts, Meg Kearney, and Cheryl Savageau's. An open reading
will be held at the end of the program. Refreshments will be
served and the poets will be available to sign their books. The featured poets are sponsored by the Kana
Riley Poet and Artist Fund.
Paintings by Tamara Katheiser Show runs until April 16, 2009
Original Pastel Paintings by Carol Corliss April 1 - 16, 2009Paintings and Etchings by Bob Askey Show runs until April 25, 2009The Breakfast Club Show runs until April 25, 2009Exhibit of works by 22 artists: Phil Bean, Rene Bobner,
Nita Léger Casey, Kathy Cooper, Nancy Davis Johnson, Jing Hua Dalia, Jeanne
Smith Cripps, Carolyn Gaudet, Dianne Levine, Priti Lathia, Joyce Kingman, Joan
Tierney, Paula Pestana, Helene Levasseur, Ellis Merrill, Marilene Sawaf, Jeanne
Nevard, Paula Mingolelli, Peggy Jungbluth, Stephen Previte, Susan Whitten, and
Harriet Winchester.
Matchbook
Cover Collection April 17 - May 21, 2009
Steve Weiner will be exhibiting a portion of his
extensive matchbook cover collection.
Read more about any of these artists, exhibits, or events. |
LINQ CD Release
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Royalston-based GALA member and singer/songwriter LINQ is
pleased to announce the upcoming release of her latest CD, LIFE GOES ON, and
the buzz is happening!
A CD Release Party will be held on
Tuesday, April 14th,
at 7 pm
in "the back corner" at Bruce's Browser
1497 Main St, Athol,
MA 01331
www.brucesbrowser.com
978-249-3978
Join us for an evening of music, refreshments, a viewing
of Linq's new music video
"Diversity Dance", and good conversation. There is no admission charge, but donations
are appreciated.
Visit Linq's website: www.linqmusic.com
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Who's Showing Where?
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Gardner Ale House: Jan Queijo, the Crazy Dog Lady quilts now to April 18.
Heywood Hospital Wound Care Center: Guy
Biechele (photography) now to April 19.
Gardner CDC: Virginia Krul (watercolors and colored pencil) now to April 19.
Jumpin' Juice & Java: Denis Boudreau (photography) now to at least mid-April. |
| Art Exhibit Opportunities |
Gardner Ale House: contact Janet Reed at jmracountrygirl@yahoo.com or 978-249-6812
Greater Gardner CDC: contact Sally
Sargent at heysal48@comcast.net or 978-939-5454
Heywood Hospital Wound Care Center: contact Sally
Sargent (see above)
Jumpin' Juice & Java: contact Andy Erickson at JJJGardner@hotmail.com or 978-895-1993
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Newsletter Submissions
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Have news about awards, shows, events, or classes? Have an article you would like to submit? Please send it "publication ready", as we need to minimize the need for editing. Send submissions including your contact info to Anna Ruuska at webawr@comcast.net or the GALA mailing address. Submission deadline is the
21st of each month.
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