From the folks who brought you Stars & Skulls Crafty Craft Fair, 413 Indie Toy Fest is a new show focused on folks who make their own toys. This show will feature vendors from all over the Northeast bringing small batch action figures, robots, monsters & more. Free Admission!
Please join the Northampton Center for the Arts, A.P.E. Ltd., and Northampton Open Media at 33 Hawley for an opening reception with refreshments and live music during Arts Night Out on Friday, 10/11, from 5:00-8:00 pm! The Northampton Center for the Arts presents "In Light of Time" at the Barn Door Gallery. This group show features Laura Radwell, Mary Ann Kelly, and Carolyn Webb. The show celebrates their long-standing relationship with the Valley. They will be sharing their journeys of discovery for the first time together through painting, sculpture, prints, and drawings. Join us for this immersive experience!
The Barn Door Gallery Artist Opening Reception will be rescheduled as our artists are observing the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur! Instead, please join us for their Opening Reception on October 5th!
Don’t forget to check out the "Out of Context: Reimagining the Figure" exhibit at the Split Level Galley. This exhibit was put together by the Center for the Arts Figure Drawing Group. See the work and progress of your peers as they study the human figure and form. Explore the concepts and gestures that bring these figures to life!
Families and kids of all ages are encouraged to drop into Eli’s Room on the ground floor from 5:00-7:00pm for the Young Artists Studio, a new event series being offered in collaboration with the Teaching Artist Program through the Jandon Center for Community Engagement at Smith College.
All exhibits can also be seen during open hours Wednesday through Saturday, 12-7 p.m. More information about the Barn Door Gallery can be found here and the Split Level Gallery can be found here.
Join us for the unveiling of In Light of Time, with works by Mary Ann Kelly, Laura Radwell, and Carolyn Webb!
Radwell’s paintings depict imaginary compositions inspired by nature. Mary Ann Kelly's inspirations from the New England countryside remind her of transformation, metamorphosis, and aging, influencing her sculpture. Carolyn Webb’s deep curiosity about the natural world inspires her sculpture and printmaking. Putting these three artists' work together, they explore and celebrate their longstanding relationship with the Valley. Individually, they have been altered, inspired, and influenced by this special place and its unique natural beauty, finding profound spiritual allure in its light, verdant woods, and plentiful waters.
Don't miss your chance to chat with these amazing artists about their work and processes. Let's start off their group show "In Light of Time" with a celebration!
Exhibits in the Barn Door Gallery and Split Level Gallery can also be seen during open hours Wednesday through Saturday, 12-7 p.m. More information about the Barn Door Gallery can be found here.
DOWNTOWN MARKET Vinyl & Vintage hits Northampton on September 29th!
The event will feature two rooms with tons of vintage deals and thousands of records for sale from local and regional dealers, plus a variety of live vinyl DJs spinning throughout the day.
The Market is FREE, open to the public and welcome to all ages. Parking is free on Sundays in all of downtown Northampton with plenty available in the 33 Hawley Lot and on-street nearby.
If you are traveling from across the region, 33 Hawley is also available by train and bus. Amtrak's Vermonter runs to Northampton from VT, CT, NYC, and even Washington DC. The train stop is Union Station, which is right around the corner from where the fair is being held. You can check out the Vermonter schedule at https://www.amtrak.com/vermonter-train For local buses, check out https://pvta.com for routes that head to Northampton. For those farther away, www.peterpanbus.com and www.greyhound.com have buses which head to Northampton from many locations.
Vendor Sign Up: https://forms.gle/FJDVuBgswcQHXAXd6
Hooray, it's Queer Kids Fest 2024!
On Saturday, October 5, 10:30am-2:30pm, join us for a joyful festival of music, art, books, and creativity for 2SLGBTQIA+ kids, families, and allies at the Northampton Center for the Arts in Northampton, MA.
Carrie Ferguson and the Grumpytime Club Band will perform! Special guest authors to be announced! Resilient Community Arts will have creative projects to share! Crooked Stick Pops will be there, and the High Five Books crew, too!
And: Youth ages 6 to 18 are invited to sign up for 5-minute open mic performance slots of songs, jokes, stand-up comedy, music and more: https://forms.gle/yo56q1LxKSUxKRbg9
FREE! Join us!
>> Queer Kids Fest Facebook Event RSVP
Come shake it at the dance party to end all dance parties! DJ'd by REC1NE, you will not want to stop moving, unless it's to grab a drink or a snack, including pizza from our generous sponsor Antonio’s Pizza! Has it been a while since the last time you really let loose on the dance floor? This is a great opportunity to spend a special night out with your favorite people, and we’ll be raffling off more ways to get out of the house with partners and friends, including gift cards to Daily Operation, The Quarters, and Amherst Cinema. If you need a break from dancing during the night, head to a quiet corner for a Tarot reading from Heather’s Parlor. This is your chance to have a FABULOUS night out AND support one of the most important initiatives at NCFA. Party for the People is 21+, and the cover charge is on a sliding scale from $10-$30 (pay what you can, ALL profits go to the Community Fund!).
The Community Fund was created to support people in the local community who need financial support to access the spaces and programs offered by the Northampton Center for the Arts. Community members may apply for subsidized space rental rates and tuition for programs being offered by the Center. Since its inception in 2020, we have subsidized over $15,000 of individual and small nonprofit rentals, as spots in our ArtPlay Vacation Program and many arts classes. Please help us continue this good work!
Please join the Northampton Center for the Arts, A.P.E. Ltd., and Northampton Open Media at 33 Hawley for an opening reception with refreshments and live music during Arts Night Out on Friday, 9/13, from 5:00-8:00 pm! The Northampton Center for the Arts presents Different Lenses at the Barn Door Gallery. The showcase features work from Carolina Castro, and Jesse Merrick. We are very excited to present their work and to continue to explore the many ways in which they continue to tell the story of Northampton, its surrounding towns and the many diverse peoples, urban, and natural landscapes.
Head downstairs to Eli’s Room for a Noho Art Club meet-up hosted by Paige Quinn-Vasic! Come play with collage and gelli plate printing, and and check out Paige’s felt sushi demo, a new wet felting technique that she’ll be offering through the Center soon!
Quadralectic, hosted by A.P.E., can be seen in the Split Level Gallery. It celebrates the idea that creativity is defined but not limited by the media we use and that art can flourish when made with discernment rather than judgment. This exhibit, curated by Malinda (Mal) Labriola, features works by Siggie Zampa, R.L. Stilzkin, GASEO, and Mal Labriola.
All exhibits can also be seen during open hours Wednesday through Saturday, 12-7 p.m. More information about the Barn Door Gallery can be found here.
The Northampton Center for the Arts is excited to announce the return of our 33 Outside after last week’s stormy weather! 33 Outside is the vision of our board member Carlos Rec McBride, a multimedia artist, educator, and DJ. He imagined an outdoor, family-friendly, community dance party at 33 Hawley, free and open to the public, where DJs from the Peace & Rhythm collective would spin “head-nodding, feel-good, body-moving music.” These artists blend styles and genres and are responsive to the crowd, creating a joyful collaborative energy. Grab some delicious food from the Wicked Whisk Food Truck, and beer, wine, hard seltzer, and non-alcoholic drinks will also be available for purchase. See you there! We can’t wait to dance with you!
33 OUTSIDE BONUS!
Please join the Northampton Center for the Arts for the 2024 Stomping Grounds Dance Festival. Stomping Grounds features local artists creating original, movement-based performance pieces. Please join us for a festival reception on Friday, August 16, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., with gallery performances at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. and a site-specific piece at 7:00 p.m. Then head to the Courtyard to dance the night away at 33 Outside!
33 Outside is made possible by City of Northampton ARPA funds.
Stomping Grounds Dance Festival is a summer event that grew out of a series of dance performances created at the Northampton Center for the Arts as a vehicle for connecting the dance community across style, existing cohorts, geography, and experience. Stomping Grounds features local artists creating original, movement-based performance pieces. Please join us for a festival reception on Friday, August 16 from 6:00-8:00pm, with gallery performances at 6:30 and 7:30pm and a site specific piece at 7:00pm. Enjoy food and drink while mingling with artists before and after site specific performances in the gallery and lobby. On Saturday, there will be two different festival performances at 2:00pm and 4:00pm. Come to one event or all of three!
This festival features works by Lisa Leizman Dance Company, Kelly Silliman, Jayme Winell + Zazie Tobey, Samantha Grossman, Liz O’Brien, Lexi Major Jameson, Amy Dawn Kotel, Hayley White, and Michelle Marroquin + Joie Gonzalez.
The Northampton Center for the Arts is excited to announce the return of our 33 Outside summer dance parties!
33 Outside is the vision of our board member Carlos Rec McBride, a multimedia artist, educator, and DJ. He imagined an outdoor, family-friendly, community dance party at 33 Hawley, free and open to the public, where DJs from the Peace & Rhythm collective would spin, “head-nodding, feel-good, body-moving music.” These artists blend styles and genres and are responsive to the crowd, creating a joyful collaborative energy.
Vegan Pizza Land will be there selling their phenomenal pizaa with sourdough crust, homemade cashew cheese and toppings dictated by by the season.
On June 14 only, Crêpes Nanou will also be there selling sweet and savory crepes made fresh to order using seasonal ingredients from local farms.
Beer, wine, hard seltzer and non-alcoholic drinks will be also be available for purchase.
See you there! We can’t wait to dance with you!
33 Outside is made possible by City of Northampton ARPA funds.
SUMMER ARTS NIGHT OUT BONUS! Please join the Northampton Center for the Arts, A.P.E. Ltd., and Northampton Open Media indoors from 5:00-8:00pm for Arts Night Out receptions for each month’s art exhibits in the Barn Door Gallery and Split Level Gallery. Arts Night Out reception feature live music and free refreshments.
Please join the Northampton Center for the Arts, A.P.E. Ltd., and Northampton Open Media at 33 Hawley for an opening reception with refreshments and live music during Arts Night Out on Friday, 8/9, from 5:00-8:00 pm! The Northampton Center for the Arts presents its Emerging Artists Showcase at the Barn Door Gallery. The showcase features work from Debra Hoyle, Forrest Gray, Kari Giordano, Rosetta Cohen, and Ruthie Baker. The exhibit includes a variety of art forms including oil painting, film, and photography. This showcase is a wonderful opportunity to view the artistic growth and unique styles of these talented artists.
Shadow and Light can be seen in the Split Level Gallery. Many cancer patients express their experiences with cancer in artwork and writing that’s rarely seen. Curator and artist Malaika Ross wants to change that by creating this exhibition where this work can be seen and honored for the incredible artwork and writing that it is.
SUMMER ANO BONUS!
Please join NCFA from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Courtyard for 33 Outside, our annual summer block party!
33 Outside is an outdoor, family-friendly, community dance party, free and open to the public, where DJs from the Peace & Rhythm collective spin “head-nodding, feel-good, body-moving music.” These artists blend styles and genres and are responsive to the crowd, creating a joyful collaborative energy!
All exhibits can also be seen during open hours Wednesday through Saturday, 12-7 p.m. More information about the Barn Door Gallery can be found here.
ANO at 33 Hawley is sponsored in part by Signature Sounds and River Valley Co-op.
THANK YOU!
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Since its inception in 2021, the Northampton Center for the Arts’ Community Fund has provided over $15,000 to people in our community who need financial support to access arts space and classes. But the fund is not unlimited and we must figure out ways to regenerate so we can continue this good work. So please join us for an all inclusive Paint ‘n ‘ Sip fundraiser on July 26 at 5:30 pm. In this workshop, you'll create your own painting of flowers with acrylics on canvas! Enjoy a relaxed, welcoming environment where you can explore color harmonies and connect with a welcoming community. Alcoholic and NA drinks, snacks, and art materials are provided, so just bring your creativity. No prior experience needed—just sip, paint, have fun, and go home with a piece of art painted by your very own creative hands!
The Community Fund was created for people in the local community who need financial support to access the spaces and programs offered by the Center. Community members may apply for subsidized space rental rates for non-revenue generating rentals, and tuition for programs being offered by the Center. Examples of past Community Fund support include scholarships for kids to attend our ArtPlay vacation arts program, rental support for a mother artist festival, and subsidized tuition support for a variety of arts classes for adults.
To register, email programs@nohoarts.org (preferred) or call the Center at 413-584-7327. Please include your name, address, and telephone contact. Community Fund donations are payable in advance by Paypal here, or by check to “NCFA” and mailed to the Northampton Center for the Arts, PO Box 366, Northampton MA 01061.
* Paying more on the sliding scale helps support our ongoing commitment to accessibility through the Community Fund and sliding scale models. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
About the Instructor: For the past 20 years, Natania Hume has been a passionate art /painting teacher at a local independent school, inspiring high school students with her belief in the power of creativity and a mission to make artistic expression available to all. In addition to her teaching, Natania is an accomplished potter, having created the Slow Studio line of pottery. Her love for both painting and pottery reflects her commitment to exploring and sharing diverse artistic mediums. Raised in the Pioneer Valley, she has long been an active member of the valley's artistic community, and currently serves on the board of directors for NCFA. Natania lives in Easthampton, MA with her family.
Guess what? It’s the 33rd anniversary of the Lisa Leizman Dance Company! Please join us on Saturday, July 13 at 7:00pm for a celebratory concert in the beautiful, fully-renovated Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley Street! Of course, the company wholly intended to throw a festive shindig three years ago in 2021— three decades of dancing together being a nice, round number— but… well… we all know how that turned out. Now, the dance group, a resident company of the Northampton Center for the Arts, digs into its repertory to perform Hymn to the Aten from the opera Akhnaten with music by Philip Glass and text from the ancient Hymn to the Sun. The concert includes a performance of After Smithson, with music by company composer-in-residence Andrea Kwapien as well as Evening Song, with music by Philip Glass from the opera Satyagraha. The program will also feature three solo works: the amen of calm waters with music by Ludovico Enauldi, some bird, perhaps with music by Arvo Part and footfalls echo in the memory, a new work with music by Andrea Kwapien.
Come celebrate 33 years with the Lisa Leizman Dance Company, and stay for a dinner reception following the performance!
A concert celebrating many different genres of music thriving in MA today. All ticket proceeds go directly to the performers. All ages event. Come join us for an epic night of music, dancing, clowning, and puppets!
Nora Borealis a versatile vocalist, violinist, and songwriter.
Matthew Thornton Trio a modern singer-songwriter with a keyboard, synth, and cello.
Mosquinha emotive grunge with relatable topics.
Moose Knuckle a 4-piece street punk band from Boston.
Z The Clown!
Boogie Bones
For tickets, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/polyjamerous-tickets-936682541697
Please join the Northampton Center for the Arts, A.P.E. Ltd., and Northampton Open Media at 33 Hawley for an opening reception with refreshments and live music during Arts Night Out on Friday, 7/12, from 5:00-8:00 pm! : Hold me close, I’m re-membering how it goes by Eli Liebman and Lynsey Robertson can be seen in the Barn Door Gallery. The works of Hold Me Close spring from the desire to question an unthinkable and unknowable world and self. The presented work - a body of quilts, a collaborative “newspaper,” and a few ceramic sculptures - embraces a wide range of disparate parts into familiar and quotidian containers.
Worldly Considerations: Unusual Reflections Paintings and prints by Martha Braun can be seen in the Split Level Gallery. If one has a consistent practice, a curious mind, and a conscious awareness of one’s own personal aesthetic, one can make art out of anything. The “anythings” prevalent in this work are the old and supposedly ruined, things that have inherent to them a sense of the passage of time. This element of history creates a context in which the mystical content of the imagery can resonate.
SUMMER ANO BONUS!
Please join NCFA from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Courtyard for 33 Outside, our annual summer block party!
33 Outside is an outdoor, family-friendly, community dance party, free and open to the public, where DJs from the Peace & Rhythm collective spin “head-nodding, feel-good, body-moving music.” These artists blend styles and genres and are responsive to the crowd, creating a joyful collaborative energy!
All exhibits can also be seen during open hours Wednesday through Saturday, 12-7 p.m. More information about the Barn Door Gallery can be found here.
ANO at 33 Hawley is sponsored in part by Signature Sounds and River Valley Co-op.
THANK YOU!
Welcome to Heartsville High, set in a world where everyone is gay–well, almost everyone! The big-man-on-campus is the chess champion, and the captain of the football team is made cool by being cast as the lead in the school musical. The students write a controversial show called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” about straight people in the military, which becomes the catalyst for a young man and woman to fall in love.
Enter Zanna, a magical, musical fairy who, with a wave of his wand, brings true love to one and all!
For more information, and tickets, please visit https://www.ketg.org/zanna-dont.html
Join us to see what local teen artists are developing! We’ll have a mix of sketch comedy, physical storytelling, original music, and more.
THE LINEUP:
Methuselah
Movement - Caraline Casey
First Date
Sketch comedy - Bram Salus
Belladonna
Movement - Tovah Boucher
Rawbone
Short Film - Will Ladley
Book 1
Original Musical Excerpt - Arin Andrews & Ajika Sawyer
Untitled New Piece
Dance - Jamie de Velder
Airport Security
Sketch Comedy - Gigi Noblewolf
The show’s running time is one hour.
The festival’s aim is to provide teen artists with an outlet to gauge audience reactions to their original works. Join us! For tickets ($5) please go to www.offbookantics.org, or purchase at the door.
Please join the Northampton Center for the Arts, A.P.E. Ltd., and Northampton Open Media at 33 Hawley for an opening reception with refreshments and live music during Arts Night Out on Friday 6/14 from 5:00-8:00 pm! Run and Return | רצוא ושׁוב by Jay Smith can be seen in the Barn Door Gallery. This exhibit is a reflection of a Chasidic concept to “run” to the divine and to “return” to our mortal bodies and material world.
The Endless River of Dreams with work by Dani Schmidt and Elizabeth Meyersohn can be seen in the Split Level Gallery.
SUMMER ANO BONUS! Please join NCFA from 7:30-9:30pm in the Courtyard for 33 Outside, our annual summer block party! 33 Outside is an outdoor, family-friendly, community dance party, free and open to the public, where DJs from the Peace & Rhythm collective spin, “head-nodding, feel-good, body-moving music.” These artists blend styles and genres and are responsive to the crowd, creating a joyful collaborative energy!
All exhibits can also be seen during open hours Wednesday-Saturday 12-7 pm. More information about the Barn Door Gallery can be found here.
ANO at 33 Hawley is sponsored in part by Signature Sounds and River Valley Co-op.
THANK YOU!
Imagine hanging out with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, hearing them jam together, trading riffs, then riffing with words and trading stories. Bird and Diz are gone, but giants still walk among us. One of those giants is Buster Williams. Buster has played with everyone, from Sarah Vaughan to Miles Davis, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and on. Join Buster as he tells stories about his life and the lives of other great jazz musicians, and is joined by, and plays with, some of the greatest living contributors to this music– Benny Golson, Herbie Hancock, Rufus Reid, Christian McBride, Larry Willis, Carmen Lundy, Kenny Barron and Lenny White.
Buster Williams Bass to Infinity is a totality. It is a film about a great contributor to America’s greatest art form, and many other greats – those mentioned above, as well as Monk, Trane, Paul Chambers... All of these artists' stories makeup that thing we call Jazz, and each individual, each story, is intertwined to make up a whole.
For tickets, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/buster-williams-bass-to-infinity-tickets-904830130277
Adam Kahan
When a group of students find an old edition of D&D game during science class, nothing prepares them for a mysterious journey between worlds. In their pursuit after a shattered crystal, friendships are put to the test and stories that cannot be told arise to the surface. Will they be able to tell them together?
Tickets can be purchased at:
https://tinyurl.com/coACTshow (for both dates)