Call for Artists
The Northampton Center for the Arts is accepting proposals for
upcoming monthly exhibits in our East Gallery. Submissions for
individual and group shows will be considered for exhibitions to be
scheduled from October 2010 to June 2011. Please mail or deliver
approximately 10 digital images on CD (more accepted for groups), a
resume, and any other appropriate supporting material. CDs must be
readable in both Mac and PC format. Images must be JPEGS at 72dpi with
the largest dimension set to 800 pixels. Please label the CD with your
name, address, phone number or email address, and a list of images.
Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish to have your
work returned. Our mailing address is Northampton Center for the ...
Spring Art Studio 2010
Welcome to this year's Spring Art Studio. Between April 1 and June 17, 2010, we will be offering four opportunities to work with area artists in an informal and encouraging environment:
DRAWING FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS with Wednesday Nelena Sorokin
5 sessions on Thursday evenings, April 1-May 6 (No class April 15), 6:30-9 pm
For details, click here .
A WATERCOLOR SAMPLER with Deborah Rubin
5 sessions on Monday evenings, April 12- May 10, 6:30-9pm
For details, click here .
MAKING COLORS SING with Wednesday Nelena Sorokin
5 sessions on Tuesday evenings, April 27-June 1 (No class May 18), 6:30-9pm
For details,
Dance Generators Spring Concert
The Dance Generators annual spring concert features work by company members Alisa Greenbacher, Susan W, and Kristin Horrigan and improvisation directed by guest artist Rose Oceania.
This intergenerational company consists of dancers in their teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. Company members come together through a shared commitment to expressive movement and innovative art making. Their work challenges audiences’ ideas about dance and shatters stereotypes about aging.
The dancers speak honestly with their bodies and their voices. This season’s new pieces explore themes such as perspectives on leaving and being left behind, being haunted by secrets from one’s past, the territoriality of people in a public environment, ...
Peter Blanchette's Third Annual Bach Birthday Concert and CD Release Celebration
Peter Blanchette returns to the Center for the Arts for the third installment of a tradition in Northampton, an annual recital of music in celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach. The concert begins with an illuminating introduction from WFCR’s John Montanari, and then features Peter’s solo arrangements for archguitar of Bach’s cello suites nos. III, V, and VI, his new recording of which will be unveiled that evening and ready for purchase.
Blanchette on the Bach ‘cello suites, “It’s amazing that the most perfect music ever composed for the guitar was composed for 'cello! In one sense, Bach was indifferent to instruments—he sometimes used the same ideas for both a violin Prelude and an organ obligato in one Cantata. Yet, ...
Open Studio Figure Drawing
Please join us on Wednesday mornings for these ongoing sessions with live models. The group is organized by Carmen Ahearn and Susan Halls, but no formal instruction is offered. Some easels are available, although artists are encouraged to bring their own. For more information and to join the group's email list contact Susan Halls, susan@susanhalls.com.
Price: $10 per session drop-in.
Valley Art Share
The Center for the Arts has partnered with Commonwealth Center for Change to promote collaboration through the creation of Valley Art Share, a new online arts community for the Pioneer Valley.
Visit Valley Art Share today to browse the growing list of artists, arts organizations, and galleries in the Pioneer Valley. Valley Art Share is also home to the new community arts calendar for the Pioneer Valley. Create a profile today to start sharing your work with our community.
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