On Wednesday, January 11 at 7:00 pm The Princeton Arts
Society will be showing the movie "A Studio Session with Richard
McKinley" in the PAS Room of the Princeton
Center Building,
18 Boylston Avenue,
Princeton. This pastel landscape DVD shows how
Richard McKinley paints his award-winning pastels. Important topics that he
discusses include simultaneous contrast, aerial perspective and refraction.
This show is appropriate for both beginning and advanced artists. Even if
you are not a pastel painter you will enjoy it. The PAS wishes to thank the
Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod for lending us this DVD. Admission is free.
Refreshments will be available.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
2012 Princeton/Wachusett Calendars
Need
last minute holiday gifts? The 2012 Princeton/Wachusett calendar makes a
wonderful gift for friends, family, customers, and other special people you
would like remember. It features the artwork of 29 local artists and 13 pages
of frameable art.
Calendars are on sale at the
following locations.
Princeton:
Mass Audubon at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife
Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Rd.; the Princeton branch of the Barre Bank, 206 Worcester Road, at Post
Office Place; & the Mountainside
Market, 23 Hubbardston Rd.
Sterling: Over Easy Café, Rt. 140.
Fitchburg: Boulder Gallery, 960 Main St. &
Rollstone Studios, 633 Main
St.
Leominster:
Dippin Donuts, 519 Main St.
Worcester:
Mass Audubon at Broad Meadow Brook
Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road & C.C. Lowell’s, 258 Park
Ave.
Calendars are $12 each; $10 for
members of Mass. Audubon, Princeton Arts Society, seniors over 65 or if
purchasing three or more calendars. Proceeds benefit the Princeton Arts Society
and Mass Audubon at Wachusett Meadow. For more information email: contact@princetonarts.org.
More 2012 Calendar Art Exhibit Opportunities
Dear 2012 Calendar Artists,
We have two more exciting exhibit opportunities to tell you about!
We have two more exciting exhibit opportunities to tell you about!
- The Paxton library has invited us to exhibit the 2012 Princeton/Wachusett calendar and some of the smaller pieces of original art in their display case for the month of January.
- The PAS room is available for the months of January, February, and March to display some of the larger pieces.
We are excited about these opportunities to expand beyond Princeton and enhance our new PAS room! We will handle all the logistics, just please let us know if you are agreeable or if you need your artwork back before a certain date.
Happy Holidays!
And best regards,
Judy Tyler, Calendar Team
Len Haug, Exhibit Manager
Princeton Arts Society
Monday, December 12, 2011
Call for Proposals - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Public Art Residency
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) seeks an accomplished
artist to
create a work of public art during our inaugural artist
residency to be
held in Spring 2012.
The goals of this project are to:
*
Create a unique, site-specific artwork in any medium (sculpture,
installation, mural, video, performance, etc.) that will
enliven a
public space at WPI
*
Promote curiosity and dialogue among the diverse members of our
community
*
Engage in an on-site artistic process in collaboration with WPI
students and faculty
*
Create artwork that is safe and easily maintained for the
duration of the installation period
*
Proposals that creatively link art with science and/or
technology are encouraged, but not required
The chosen artist will visit the WPI campus for a week-long
residency in
April 2012, during which time their artwork will be realized
and
installed in a public location. A team of WPI students with
experience
in the arts will assist the visiting artist in the
preparation and
installation of the finished artwork. A WPI faculty member
will serve as
the liaison between the artist, students, and staff. The
residency will
culminate in a public event for the presentation of the new
work, as
well as an artist's talk to introduce and contextualize the
project.
Budget:
Artist honorarium - $5000
Artist travel & accommodation - up to $2000
Art materials and supplies - $2000
Project dates:
January 9, 2012 - Proposals due
January 23, 2012 - Selected artist notified
April 12-19, 2012 - Residency period
April 19, 2012 - Public presentation of finished work
Submissions will be evaluated by a jury of WPI faculty and
staff on the following criteria:
*
Artist's qualifications as demonstrated by past works and
proposal
*
Quality, strength and artistic merit of past artworks
*
Experience in or willingness to work in a public setting.
*
Demonstrated experience fabricating and installing site-specific
public artworks
Interested parties should submit the following documents by
January 9,
2012:
*
Detailed project proposal (including designs, timeline, and
technical requirements)
*
Documentation of previous works of public art
*
Curriculum Vitae or exhibition record
Please send submission materials or questions to:
Prof. Joshua Rosenstock
Humanities & Arts
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute
Rd.
Worcester,
MA 01609
Or email jrosen@wpi.edu
Eligibility:
The project is open to all artists, age 18 and over,
regardless of race,
color, religion, national origin, gender, age, military
status, sexual
orientation, marital status, or physical or mental
disability. Artist
teams are eligible to apply, including teams of artists from
multiple
disciplines.
About WPI:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a highly selective
private university
located one hour west of Boston. WPI was founded in 1865 to create and
convey the latest science and engineering knowledge in ways
that are
most beneficial to society. WPI's founding motto of Theory
and Practice continues to underlie our
academic programs. WPI graduates emerge ready to take on
critical
challenges in science and technology, knowing how their work
can impact
society and improve the quality of life.
Friday, December 9, 2011
PAS Member Exhibit: Kathy Hebert
Kathy Hebert to Exhibit at Hudson Town Hall
PAS member Kathy Hebert, known for her paintings of New
England landscapes, animals, portraits, and flowers, will be exhibiting her work
at the Hudson Town Hall, 78 Main Street in Hudson, MA, from December 10, 2011 to
March 16, 2012. The opening reception will be held Sunday, January 8 at 1 pm
(snow date is Sunday, January 15). Come and see Kathy and her work and enjoy
live music and delicious refreshments!
Report: 2011 Small Works & Holiday Gift Exhibit
I am pleased to report that the show was very successful in
terms of attendance and in terms of sales.
We had a steady flow of visitors from the opening reception on Friday
night right through closing on Sunday afternoon.
The art work and gifts on sale were of very high quality and
priced at an affordable level.
Over the three days we sold over $3700 of art (originals,
prints, and other gift items). Of the
proceeds, artists received over $2600 and the Society received over $1100.00. Eighty per cent of all thirty six
participating member artists sold at least one piece. Thanks and congratulations to all
participating artists.
I attribute our success largely to the active support of our
membership who shared their talents and time before, during and after the event
including:
Emilie Astell, Judy Dino, Andrea Driscoll, Frances Espy, Christian
Gal, Claire Golding, David Hummon, Patricia King, Doreen La Scola, Beth Mellor,
Jean Murphy, Karen Rossow, Bobbye Samdahl, the Sancho-Rosi Family, Jean Strock
, David and Rosella Stromberg, Lou and Mary Trostel, Judy Tyler, and Susan
Ulrich
I would also like to thank those members who created and
donated slate paintings and other art work to benefit the Society. Sale of donated art work raised $400 with all
proceeds going to the Society. Contributors included:
Frances Espy, Dawn Gardetto, Charles Gray, Kathy Hebert,
Luann Hume, Naida Knox, Doreen La Scola, Linda Johnson, Lori Mac Donald, Jean
Murphy, Paula Murphy, Karen Rossow, Pam Short, David Stromberg, Mary Trostel,
and Judy Tyler.
Thanks also to all those who prepared and provided
refreshments that helped to make the opening reception so enjoyable.
Finally, we are most appreciative of the many Princeton and
area residents who attended our exhibit and sale.
Forgive me if I have omitted any one from the above
acknowledgements.
Happy Holidays!
Len Haug
Exhibit Coordinator
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Slate for Sale!
Eileen Krouse and her
husband have approximately 40 pieces of thick gauge 8x15” classic historical
slate which would make nice signs. If you are interested, they’d be happy to
sell them for $1.00 a piece or $30 for the lot.
Contact Eileen at
508-612-2953.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Small Works Show this weekend!
Opening Reception: Friday, December 2, 7-9pm
Saturday, December 3, 10am-4pm and Sunday December 4, Noon-4pm
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