FAA_Newsletter_2014-04 - Franklin Art Association

Franklin Art Association
279 East Central Street, PMB #289, Franklin, MA 02038 www.franklinart.org
Volume 40, Number 7 Officers:
President
Frank Robertson
(774) 254-6126
frankrrobertson@gmail.com
Vice President
Tina Guarino
508-541-4685
tinaguarinoart@gmail.com
Secretary
Kathe Kirchmyer
(508) 533-7061
Kathytomkir@aim.com
Treasurer/Membership
Carol Frieswick
(508) 234-6697
csf@meganet.net
Corresponding Secretary
Hannah Close
(860) 204-1796
FAAsecretary@gmail.com
Committees:
Archives- Frank Robertson &
Hannah Close
Publicity- Pam Warren
716-866-6888
loccgazette@yahoo.com
Refreshments- Bernie McNichols
Scholarship- Tina Guarino
Workshops- Adele Corregan
508-695-0739
at4624@verizon.net
Website- Dale Hoopingarner
Fundraising- Paul Guarino
Special Venues Chairs:
EMC- Stacey David
Fall Exhibition- ?
Mid-Winter Exhibition -?
Spring Exhibit- ?
Hawthorne Suites- Lisa Bailey
Hayward Manor- Paul Guarino
Town Hall- Brenda Hutchinson
April 2014
Yeah!! Spring has sprung. Soon the robin red breasts
will be appearing in you yards. And, we will be having our annual spring exhibit at Dean College’s Student 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 creative 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 successfully. So don’t be shy when the request for volunteers is passed around at our April and May meetings.
If you can’t attend the meetings and want to participate in the show, please give Gail a call (508-2982086) or send Gail an e-mail (geckberg1@gmail.com).
Your help with the show is greatly appreciated!
We look forward to seeing everyone at or April 2nd
meeting.
Take care,
Frank
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 meetings are open to the public and all are invited to attend.
Calender of Events
April 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 passion for drawing and painting. (See her work right)
May 7th The FAA will host demonstrator Bob Aiello who will use watercolors in a city scene. Visit Bob’s work at livingartists.com
May 17-18th FAA Spring Show see prospectus at the end of the newsletter. 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 Scholarship
The 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, grandparent 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: tinaguarinoart@gmail.com
Emmons Street Property already discussed in
Regarding the
several prior emails - there is a link:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/open-letter-to-the-franklin-town-council-regarding
to 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 display 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 artwork. 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 blossoms. 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 26th
Marjorie Sardella has two photos in the “Zoom In” exhibit now showing at the Morini Gallery in Mansfield. Six of her photos were exhibited at the information evening for the Emeritus at Franklin Senior Living Community, at the Franklin Art Center. She will also be participating 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 to
Florence for an inspiring weekend art before arriving in beautiful Umbria near Todi. The trip
concludes with a weekend in Rome. A Free brochure is available with all the details. Call or
e-mail for prices and particulars- bkeeler@epix.net or 570-746-1187 www.briankeeler.com
The 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 University. In response to the bombings at the Marathon last year she has put together an amazing 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 senseless 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 message. 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 displaying the hands and want to include as many people as possible. Take a look at the Facebook 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.”
Call for Entries
Premier 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: contactwcc@wrentham.ma.us 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 pgarts01@gmail.com
The 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 buying. The Council is seeking artists who would be interested in painting the ladybugs. Attached 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
You can now find and “Like” the
Franklin Art Association
on Facebook! Visit us at:
www.facebook.com/FranklinArtAssoc
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.
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.
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__________________________ Cut Here -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ Step #2 ENTRY LABELS: Fill in all the information clearly and completely and send this half as your entry form by April 30th. 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 Art Festival
May 24th, 25th, & 26th
Woodland Meeting House together with P&G Arts, LLC
is 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 Restaurant and Pub (formally known as Maple Glen) with its great food and drink.
All artists will get complimentary breakfast, which includes:
Coffee
Juice
Eggs
Pancakes
Home fries
Toast
Come join us. You will be glad you did.
Giles Cloutier (Festival Director)
401-225-5989
pgarts01@gmail.com
2014 Woodland Art Festival
May 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
$ 150.00Check # ___________________
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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 ArtistDate
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Arts on the Common
Saturday May 31, 2014 10 am to 3 pm
Wrentham Town Common,
Routes 1A and 140, Wrentham Center
Arts on the Common- General Information
All 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 fee
March 16 - May 23, 2014
$75.00 booth fee
Please 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. Submissions 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 contactWCC@wrentham.ma.us.
Booth fee to be mailed to:
Arts on the Common
c/o Wrentham Cultural Council
79 South Street
Wrentham, MA 02093
Make checks payable to Wrentham Cultural Council
Exhibit Space
This is an outdoor show, and will be held rain or shine. Exhibit space is 10’ X 10’. Participants must provide their own attractive 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.