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Welcome New
GALA Members!
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Zoe Smith
Dede Keach
Kevin Lynch
Mark Schafron
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GALA Board of Directors
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Deb Giordano President
Mike Williams Chairperson
Nowell Francis Treasurer
Paula Botch (Secretary)
Michael Marcinkiewicz (Accountant)
Guy Biechele
Ashley Bird
Kevin Bird
Chuck Heidorn
Doreen LaScola
Bethany Price
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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 664
Gardner, MA 01440
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
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Send Us Feedback!
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[email protected]
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Dear Friends,
Is it Spring yet? With the GALA Spring Show coming up on April 1st, it soon will be here. See you there!
We hope you like your new membership cards. The cards will also help remind you when you're close to your expiration date.
We will soon have very big exciting news to announce to everyone! I will announce it at the Spring Show during the awards on Friday night. GALA has new opportunities on the horizon and it will benefit not only our membership, but the surrounding communities.
We are seeking a volunteer Event Coordinator. If you are interested in this position and would like more information, please send me your letter of interest to [email protected].
Sincerely,
Deb Giordano
President of GALA
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 We are working on new plans to help our musicians. We have produced a survey to help us identify what you are looking for, so we are better able to support you as an artist. If you are a musician, please take a few minutes and fill out our survey. Click on this link that will direct you to the survey: https://form.jotform.com/galaform/musician-survey.Thank You!
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GALA 2016 Spring Show Call for Entries
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GALA 2016 Spring Art Show
(PACC) in Gardner, MA
Hurry... the Entry Deadline is
Friday, March 4, 2016!
Art Drop-off: Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Opening Reception & Art Awards: Friday, April 1, 2016.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Gardner Cultural Council, which is a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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SAVE THE DATE!
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GALA 2016 SPRING ART SHOW WITH LIVE MUSIC
April 1-3, 2016
 Opening Reception: Friday, April 1, 6-9 pm (Judges' Awards at 7 pm)View wonderful art and enjoy fantastic live music.
Music Schedule, Silent Auction artwork, Artist Demos and Show Artists.
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GALA T-shirt Competition-Deadline Extended to March 4
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First-Ever
T-Shirt Competition!
The goal of this competition is to produce a design which promotes the Arts. Show off your creativity and provide GALA with a T-shirt that people can wear to show they love and support the Arts!
There are no entry fees for this contest, but you must be a current GALA member.
Entry deadline has been extended to March 4, 2016.
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Custom Label Wines to Benefit GALA
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Whether you love art or love wine
(or both!), purchasing our wine is a super way to support the local arts community.
They make very creative
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Get all the info about the wines & order today here and enjoy a toast to art!
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An Oils on Canvas Exhibit by Joanna Draugsvold
The Jaffrey Civic Center
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| Snowmelt at Miller's Pond, Winchendon
by Joanna Draugsvold |
The Jaffrey Civic Center is delighted to announce an Oils on Canvas Exhibit by Joanna Draugsvold of the Winchendon School. Joanna's show will be held from February 12th through March 12th, 20016 in the 1st floor Auditorium Gallery. Her show at the Civic Center will include portraits, landscapes and still lifes. An oil painter, sculptor, and silversmith, Joanna was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, a few miles outside of Manhattan. She spent many afternoons after school either in New York, viewing museums and galleries, or in after-school art programs. Ms. Draugsvold began teaching in the arts in 1975. She continued her education at Wesleyan University in Connecticut to complete a degree of Masters of Liberal Studies with a major in fine arts in 1981. Since the early '80s, Ms. Draugsvold has shown the body of her work in a variety of forums, including one woman shows at the Katherine Brush Library Gallery in Windsor, Ct (1981), Noble and Greenough School (1990), and The Emily Landau Center for the Arts in Ashburnham, MA (2003). Ms. Draugsvold also exhibits individual paintings in New England art shows, including The Copley Society's Member Show and The Fitchburg Art Museum's Regional Artist's Show (where she was awarded honorable mention for her painting, Cinque Terre, Italy in 2003), as well as in The Nashua Chamber of Commerce Art Show (spring 2007), The Greater Gardner Art Association (fall 2007), The Westminster Circle of Artists' Show and The Petersham Regional Art Show (both in the fall of 2008).
Ms. Draugsvold taught fine arts at Cushing Academy, retiring in the spring of 2006 to open her own art studio in Winchendon. In 2008, she was appointed Director of Creative Programs, at the Winchendon School teaching fine arts, sculpture, and portfolio art, as well as English and American History. For more information about Joanna's work, please check out her website at: www.draugsvold.com.
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Keila Ploof
Center for Wound Care, Heywood Hospital
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Paper Artist, Keila Ploof, will be exhibiting her artwork during regular business hours at the Center for Wound Care, Heywood Hospital, 250 Green St., Gardner, MA, for the months of March and April, 2016.
Keila "paints" using paper to create unique works of art. Her subject matter is varied; from figures to Italy to farms. Texture plays a dramatic role, the raking light changes the works in new and exciting ways. A must see in person!
Keila Marie Ploof
Paper Artist
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Joanne Holtje
Amy H. Carberry Fine Art Gallery
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Joanne Holtje, along with three other artists will be featured at the Amy H. Carberry Fine Art Gallery in a show called Playscapes. This show invokes the sense of place or elements of the natural world, but through less traditional representations that encourage the viewer to be aware of their relationship to the world around them. These landscapes are created for play, imagination, reflection, and personal moments.
Show runs from March 8th - April 9th
Reception March 22nd 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Springfield Technical Community College
One Armory Square, Springfield, MA
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 12:30-4:30 and Saturday 10-2 p.m.
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Joe Smith
International Society of Scratchboard Artists
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First Snowfall by Joe Smith has been accepted into the International Society of Scratchboard Artists' Fifth Annual Exhibition to be held April 8 through May 29, 2016 at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in Tuscon, Arizona.
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Hidden Exhibit: Opening Reception
The Post Road Art Center, Marlborough, MA
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Join us for the Open Show wine and cheese opening reception on Thursday, March 3rd from 5:30-8:00pm. The show will be up to view until March 31st. All artwork is for sale.
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Amy Stodola: An Exhibit on Shelter Cats
The Jaffrey Civic Center
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The Jaffrey Civic Center proudly presents An Exhibit on Shelter Cats by Amy Stodola. The exhibit will run from February 12-March 10, 2016 in the ground floor Display Cases. An Opening Reception will be held on Friday, February 19th from 5-7pm. Amy has been painting since 2001. In 2008 she started volunteering at the Monadnock Kitty Rescue and Adoption in Jaffrey. The following year, she began painting the shelter cats, in oil on canvas, from photographs. To date, she has painted portraits of over ninety of the kitties, plus several pets.
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Eclectic: A Retrospective Exhibition
The Jaffrey Civic Center
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The Jaffrey Civic Center is pleased to announce a Young Artist Spotlight exhibit which will showcase the work of local young artists under the age of 30. The debut exhibit of Micella Carla Statuto, will include her mixed media work titled, Eclectic- A Retrospective Exhibition in the first floor Display Cases beginning March 11th through April 7th. An Opening Reception will be held on Friday, March 11th from 5pm to 7 pm. A native of Peterborough, Micella graduated with a BA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where she hungrily delved into every facet of art, from painting to welding. As the daughter of a physician, the study of human anatomy highly influences her surrealist pieces, in particular. She is a self-taught jeweler, and is currently pursuing a career as a professional art teacher. She recently completed an internship at the Jaffrey Rindge Middle School where she was an Art teacher intern. In addition, her jewelry can be found locally at Alice Blue in Peterborough. Statuto breaks through boundaries and challenges conventional thinking and ideas with each interesting and dynamic piece, and her need to convey a vast array of profound and sometimes uncomfortable emotions is what truly drives her work. Her passion for artistic expression in nearly all mediums stems from her innate desire to visually communicate with a diverse audience, while positively impacting others.
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Annual Spring Art Exhibit
The Jaffrey Civic Center
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The Jaffrey Civic Center is looking forward to celebrating Spring with the Opening Reception of the Annual Spring Art Exhibit, which will be held on Friday, March 18th from 5-7 pm. The second floor Cunningham Gallery will host mixed media selections of art and the 1st floor Auditorium Gallery will house photographs. The public is welcome to attend. Enjoy the art, and vote for both your favorite photo and mixed media. Thanks to The Kana Riley Fund, there will be $50 given to the first, and $25 to the second place winners in both categories. There will also be Honorable Mention awards. The show will run through April 16th, 2016. *If you are an artist and would like to submit work for the show, the deadline is Saturday, March 12th, 2016.*
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**NEW WORKSHOP** Realistic Still Life in Pastel with Lisa Ober
Stone Arch Village Community Room, Keene, NH
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 Artist Lisa Ober, PSA, will teach a color-filled workshop on how to create beautifully detailed still life paintings in pastel. Lisa will take a step-by-step approach through her unique still life technique, from the first sketch to the finished piece using a photo reference (provided).
Students will get plenty of personal attention, and Lisa's enthusiasm for still life painting is as contagious for the beginner as it is for the experienced painter.
Date:
September 16th & 17th, 2016
10:00am-4:30pm
Stone Arch Village Community Room
835 Court Street, Keene, NH
Registration for this workshop is happening now to ensure we have the minimum and to make Lisa's reservations etc. If you are interested, please send in your form & check by March 1, 2016.
The registration form should have all the information you need, but please feel free to contact Carol at [email protected]
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Three Spring Classes
Petersham Art Center, Petersham, MA
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 Petersham Art Center will be opening 2016 with three art and craft classes that will welcome in the springtime season. On Saturday, March 12, from 9AM-12Noon, fabric and design artists, Ed LeSage and Marc Hamel, will teach the art of Pysanky Ukrainian egg decoration. You will return home with your own brilliantly colored and decorated eggs to add to your family's springtime delight. The cost is $15 members, $35 nonmembers, with a $3 materials fee. Adults and children 8 years of age and up are welcome. On Saturday, March 19, from 9AM-12Noon, Lynn Hartman will demonstrate how to make a beautiful spring wreath. Hartman creates wreaths, centerpieces, and floral displays, as well as herbal creations, at her family's Hartman's Herb Farm in Barre. Cost is $15 for members, $35 for nonmembers, with a $20 materials fee. Recommended for adults and children over 10 years of age. On Sat, April 9, from 10AM-12Noon, Lynn Hartman will return again for a class in how to make a Fairy Dish Garden. A ceramic planter, sedum, and plantings will be supplied so participants can create a unique fairy world that can be set outside in the garden or nurtured inside the house. Cost is $15 for members, $35 for nonmembers, with a $25 materials fee. Call the Petersham Art Center, 8 North Street, at 978-724-3415 for more information and to register.
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Four Fine Artists, Four Fine Teas
Petersham Art Center, Petersham, MA
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 Gary Lippincott, nationally known fantasy artist from Petersham, will be the first featured speaker in the new series, "Four Fine Artists, Four Fine Teas" at the Petersham Art Center, sponsored in conjunction with the Petersham Cultural Council. The series of artist presentations, complemented by the enjoyment of fine tea and refreshments, will be held on four first Tuesdays, commencing with Lippincott's talk on Tuesday, March 1, from 3:30-5PM.
Lippincott received a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. His work has received numerous honors, including three Chesley awards from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. His artwork has also graced the covers of young adult and adult fantasy novels written by such prominent fantasy authors as Ursula K. Le Guin, J.R.R. Tokien, and Jane Yolen. His delicate, highly detailed watercolors can be found in children's picture books and in oracle and tarot decks. The tea and artist talks will continue on three more first Tuesdays, featuring Jeannette Martin on April 5th, Abigail Rorer on May 3rd, and Janet Palin on June 7th. These fine artist talks and teas are sponsored in part by a generous grant from the Petersham Cultural Council. Reservations to Gary Lippincott's talk and to the other events are an absolute must due to limited space. Donation is $5 per event, or a block ticket can be purchased in advance for $20. Please call Petersham Art Center, 8 North Street, Petersham, at 978-724-3415 for reservations and for more information.  Acclaimed artist, Jeannette Martin of Petersham, will be the second artist to share her personal artistic adventures and world-view of art in the Petersham Art Center's Four Fine Artists, Four Fine Teas series, on Tuesday, April 5, from 3:30-5PM. The series is sponsored in part by a grant from the Petersham Cultural Council. Ms. Martin has studied art at Bennington College, City College of New York and the Art Students League of New York. She also maintains her own art gallery in Port Clyde, Maine. She has worked her artistry in oils, watercolors, acrylics and many other mediums for her renderings of still lifes, portraits, landscapes, and the everyday passages of daily life. Donation is $5 per event, or a block ticket can be purchased in advance for $20. Please call Petersham Art Center, 8 North Street, Petersham, at 978-724-3415 for reservations and for more information.
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Painting Workshops
Charlotte Wharton Studio, Worcester, MA
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Charlotte Wharton is available for one-day to full week painting workshops and demonstrations throughout the United States, Europe, and Anguilla. Please contact Ms. Wharton to set up a workshop or demonstration at your organization or in your area.
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Art Classes
The Post Road Art Center, Marlborough, MA
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We offer a great selection of art classes for adults and kids.
To explore and sign up for classes, please visit the following link:
The Post Road Art Center1 Boston Post Road East Marlborough, MA 01752
Tel: (508) 485-2580
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Thursday until 7:00pm
Click here for more information
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Call for Artists- Deadline is Today
Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts
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 GALA has become a Sponsor for Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts for their upcoming Spring Show. We need our member's HELP in participating in this Habitat for Humanity's Spring Show in Leominster. If you are a DIY fanatic and have a knack for turning something old into a recycled piece of art, then this show is for you! You will also be helping a good cause for our community. ANYONE may enter. You don't have to be a member of GALA to participate. Send us a before and after photo of your piece and we will display your art on our website! Send photos to [email protected] with your name and address. This will be a FUN project for us and we are enthusiastic to see what you have created! Participants will be given $25 Restore Gift Card to purchase your materials in the store. You may spend more but you will have to pay the difference. You can also find a salvage piece on your own. You must donate the piece; all proceeds go directly to their cause. All items will be auctioned off. Print and fill out their registration form. Write in "GALA" for the Organization name. You must print out the form and bring it to their Restore. The Restore will also have the forms to fill out there. Make sure you give them your registration form before the March 1st deadline. Important Dates:
Artist registration deadline March 1, 2016 Art pieces must be delivered to the Restore by May 4 Reception and Artist Meet & Greet to kickoff the bidding May 12 from 4-6 at the Restore. Bidding Ends June 1, 2016 Restore Location: 637 Lancaster Street, Leominster MA 978-227-5556 Call for ArtistsShow Information
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Art in the City: Call To Artists
Family Health Center of Worcester
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 You are invited to participate as a donating artist in Family Health Center of Worcester's 18th Annual Art in the City Gala. The art auction gala raises funds to support needed health services for low-income families living in Worcester County and South Worcester County. Art in the City will be held on Friday, May 13, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Washburn Hall at Mechanics Hall in downtown Worcester.
The Art in the City Planning Committee is seeking donations of original works of art for our silent auction. Donating artists are invited to join us as our guest for the evening of the gala. In an online gallery at artinthecity.org, community members will be able to preview your work, read your biography, and view links to your personal website before and after the event. Your biography will also be listed in our program booklet.
Please return the Call to Artists form no later than March 25, 2016.
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Perspective Exhibit: Call to Artists
The Post Road Art Center, Marlborough, MA
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The Post Road Art Center will be having a perspective themed art exhibit in April. If you would like to submit artwork to this show, the drop-off dates are March 24th - March 31st during our normal business hours. The opening reception will be Thursday, April 7th from 5:30-8:00pm. For more information and the registration form please visit the following link.
Post Road Art Center Exhibits
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40th Annual Spring Art Exhibition: Call for Artists
The Jaffrey Civic Center
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Attention Artists! It's time for the 40th Annual Spring Art Exhibition at the Jaffrey Civic Center, March 18th-April 16th, 2016. Opening: Friday, March 18, 5-7 pm. The entry fee is $25 per person, maximum 2 entries. We look forward to both 2 and 3 dimensional entries.
The Opening on Friday evening will have refreshments and provide a chance for fellow artists, friends & collectors to meet and talk about the artwork. The public is cordially invited, admission is always FREE. Please try to attend. Spring Art Exhibit Entry FormIf you have any questions about the exhibit, please call 603-532-6527, or email: [email protected].
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North American Open Show: Call for Artists
New England Watercolor Society
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The prospectus is now available for the 2016 North American Open Show, hosted by the North Shore Art Association in Gloucester MA, from September 25 to October 29.
We are now accepting submissions. The deadline for entries is midnight, July 28th. Over $7000 in prizes will be awarded to participating artists.
The show will be juried by Mary Whyte, a renowned and well-respected figurative watercolorist, best known for her sensitive portraits of the Gullah people of her native coastal South Carolina.
Full details are available on the NEWS website.
Download the prospectus.
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Call for Artists
Amherst Public Art Commission
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The Amherst Public Art Commission invites area artists or groups of artists to submit work for consideration for exhibition in the Amherst Town Hall Gallery, beginning in July 2016. Both established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply. Exhibits are on display for two months. Artists are encouraged to participate in the monthly Amherst Art Walk during their exhibition. Various hanging media including painting, photography, drawing, printmaking, pastels, mixed media, fiber and illustration will be considered. Submission requirements: Completed application, resume, 4 digital images and a $20 entry fee. Applications must be received no later than April, 1, 2016 and are reviewed as they are received. To request an application or ask additional questions, contact Amy at [email protected]
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The Art Exhibit Committee
Athol Public Library
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The Art Exhibit Committee of the Athol Public Library invites area artists to submit work for consideration for exhibition in the library's conference room.
The committee will review work for one person shows on an ongoing basis.
Various hanging media including painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, photography, textiles and mixed media are eligible.
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Custom Canvas Stretching
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Doreen LaScola is offering services for stretching custom sized blank canvases. You supply the materials, and she will do the work.
Please call 978-297-3427 for a labor-only quote and to arrange an appointment.
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The Central Mass Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art
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 The Central Mass chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art (CMWCA) is accepting new memberships. We are a national organization that supports, develops and celebrates art making by women. We create exhibition opportunities; network with artists regionally, nationally and internationally; and offer educational programs locally. We are organized as an artists' collective where each member contributes to our vision and works as needed to carry our mission forward.
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Art Support & Other
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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.
Mini Grants for Professional Development are available through NewVue Communities. More information.
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Exhibit Opportunities
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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 Lyn Johnson at (978) 562-1646 or [email protected].
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 [email protected]
The bank offers the opportunity for a small display of artwork at the 171 Main St. branch in Gardner. For more info, contact Monica Whitehouse at 978-632-9207.
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Art & Music Instruction Opportunity
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Donating a portion of the course fee to the WBAF to support school arts & music would be most welcome.
If interested, please contact Mark Baldi (508) 767-2803 - work (508) 835-6489 - home
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Monthly Bluegrass/Gospel Jam
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A bluegrass/gospel jam will be held on Feb 28, March 27, April 23, and May 15 from 6:30-10:00pm. St. Paul's Episcopal Church
79 Cross St.
Gardner, MA.
Contact Pamela Harris at 978-895-3133 for more information.
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We Need Your Help!
(Ongoing)
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There are many ways to volunteer! Please email [email protected] to express your interest in helping out with our organization.
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Have news about exhibits, awards, events, classes, call for artists or other art info?
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Please send your news "publication ready" to [email protected]. 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.
Submission deadline is the 23rd of each month
for publication on the 1st of the proceeding month.
Inclusion of items/announcements is always at the discretion of GALA, but inclusion of submissions from non-members is limited to information deemed to be of benefit to GALA members.
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GALA won Constant Contact's All Star Award 6 years in a row (2008-2014) for demonstrating best practices in the use of email marketing.
Award winners were selected from over 500,000 organizations in recognition for setting the standard of being a responsible, engaged, professional, and successful online marketer.
GALA continues its efforts to put out an informational, entertaining newsletter every month to inform its members of recent, current and future art news.
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