PAS Member News and Events

Gardner Area League of Artists (GALA) Call for Entries for 2014 Spring Art Show
March 21-23, 2014 at the Gardner PACC 171 Kendall Pond Rd W, Gardner, MA 01440
Entry Deadline: February 14
Judges include Jessica Roscio
Assistant Curator, Danforth Art Museum
For more info & entry form

PAS member Sid Solomon is having a really big show at the Sprinkler Factory Gallery. “Sid Solomon, The First 80 Years” will be on display at 38 Harlow Street, Worcester from February 1 to 28, 2014. The many faces of Dr. Sid will be revealed in over 100 artworks—oils, watercolors, pastels, drawings, sculpture, lightboxes and sumi-e paintings. The show will be open for viewing on Saturdays from 1 to 4 pm, or by appointment. Opening reception at the gallery on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 9 pm (snow date Saturday, February 8 from 6-9 pm). This exhibit is made possible by the Worcester Arts Council, a local Cultural Council supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information, visit http://www.sprinklerfactory.com/

PAS member Stephanie Chubbuck has been awarded a $1,325 Material Needs Grant from ArtsWorcester for glass-blowing materials and equipment rental to create large-scale, hyper-realistic glass sculptures of fruit. ArtsWorcester’s Material Needs Grants for 2014-15 totaled $7,500, and support the supplies and equipment needed to create new art in Worcester County. Congratulations, Stephanie!!

New Additions to the PAS Art Library
Len Haug reports that thanks to recent donations by PAS member Barry Van Dusen, the following books have been added to our collection and are available for loan to our membership:
• Books on the lives and works of artists Kollwitz, Magritte, Matisse, Sargent, and Vermeer
• Books on techniques including "Creative Color for the Oil Painter", "The Painter's Craft", and "Oil Painting"