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Start Date: 9/7/2023 6:00 PM EDT End Date: 9/7/2023 8:30 PM EDT https://www.womensjewelryassociation.com/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=9%2F7%2F2023&eventid=1213 Venue Name: Studio on The Common Location: 22 Church Street Winchester, MA United States 01890 Organization Name: WJA Boston Contact: Lori Magno Email: WJABostonEvents@gmail.com Phone: (845) 473-7324 Sponsor: Studio on the Common Website: https://www.studioonthecommon.com/ Jewelry Night Out - Boston Chapter! Join us for the Women's Jewelry Association's annual Jewelry Night Out! For one night, WJA brings together industry professionals for an inspiring evening of community, connection, collaboration, and celebration! Join us for food, fun, friendship, free headshots, door prizes and more! Join us from 6:00pm - 8:30pm Studio on the Common 22 Church Street, Winchester MA 01890 Tons of free parking, easy access from 128 & 93! Tickets Members: $40 in advance | $45 at the door Non-Members: $45 in advance | $50 at the door CLICK on the buttons to the right to order your tickets. BONUS NEW MEMBERSHIP/OR RENEWAL DISCOUNT: Join or Renew online at time of ticket purchase. New and renewing members receive a 10% discount. 1. You can only join or renew for the individual who is logged in at the time of purchase. 2. You must check the checkbox at the top right of the first screen during the checkout process. 3. Use the following promo codes based on your membership type when you check out: SEPT23NEW - New Member SEPT23RENEW - Renewal To register and join/renew memberships for groups of 2 or more, learn more about corporate or student membership, contact Rachel Jurisz, WJA Membership and Operations Manager, at 845-473-7324 or rachel@womensjewelryassociation.com.

Newton, MA– Join New Art Center in a fun, collaborative artwork & happening as part of the exhibition “Guess Who I Saw Today,” curated by Ashleigh Coren and featuring the work of artists DaNice Marshall, Ivan Brens, and Matt Brackett. The opening of the exhibition will take place at New Art Center Trio Corridor Gallery Thursday, September 21, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. We are asking individuals to take a moment to reflect on those who cross their paths daily – the people we know, and those we don’t. Participants stationed across Greater Boston will gather names and locations of those on similar paths. The fragments of info collected will be assembled into a collaborative artwork in the upstairs of the Trio Gallery and on display the night of the opening reception. Artists Ashleigh Coren (she/her) is a museum interpreter in Washington, D.C. Her writing has been published in The Journal of American Folklore, Viewfinder: Reflecting Upon Museum Education, and the International Review of African American Art. She also serves on the Board for the Museum Education Roundtable. Ivan Brens is a self-taught painter born in the Dominican Republic. He studied printmaking and photography at the University of Massachusetts and sculpture in Mass College of Art in Boston. The artwork has an emphasis upon distortion of the human form resembling the struggle and distress for freedom. DaNice Marshall started painting abstracts, mostly to watch the paint dry – before discovering portraiture as a way for her to paint the stories that she could no longer write. Matt Brackett uses techniques of traditional painting to explore themes such memory, wonder and menace through a contemporary lens. His imagery, while realist in appearance, is derived from completely artificial constructs. Learn More For more information on the exhibition or to get involved, contact us at: (617) 964-3424 or email: Exhibitions Coordinator, Rose Perriello at rose@newartcenter.org https://newartcenter.org/guess-who-i-saw-today-collaborative-artwork-happening/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sharpspring&sslid=szCwNDexNDM3sDQ0BQA&sseid=MzI1NzQxMDM2tgQA&jobid=bbfa6b83-0d91-4a6b-9bc8-f028b9b9d53b

Community arts organization, LexArt and LexHAB, a Lexington-based affordable housing organization, collaborate on a joint art exhibition titled “HOME” that links both missions. The juried show will run from October 28 through November 19, 2023 at the Nye Gallery in Lexington, MA. The show is open to artists in New England working in all media. The exhibit, HOME, will focus on the essential role housing plays in our lives and the importance of affordable housing. Whether it is a physical place or an idea, ‘home’ can mean something different at each stage of life and varies by culture and geography. Housing as shelter is a universal human need that is inaccessible for too many, locally and globally. A shelter is a need, a house can be a haven, a nest can be empty, a home can be inhabitable: climate change, income inequality, racism, violence, love, community, and family are just a few of the factors that impact our concept of home and our ability to attain and maintain a home. We invite you to reflect on this theme and to submit a work of art that shares your perspective on the notion of ‘home’. Juror: Sarah Morrison is an award-winning artist whose work includes painting, printmaking and collage. She exhibits locally and nationally. Her work is available at 13Forest Gallery in Arlington and CLAY Art and Concept in West Concord. A member of LexArt, Sarah is the Executive Director of LexHAB, an affordable housing organization in Lexington. Sarah studied Studio Art and English Literature at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. Her graduate studies at Hunter College School of Social Work in New York City focused on Social Policy and Community Organizing. As a social worker, Sarah concentrates on the overlapping issues of homelessness, poverty, and affordable housing. Her artwork is informed by the transient, temporal beauty of daily life and the interplay between humans, the natural world and our man-made environment, including social and political issues. Her approach to art making is spontaneous, experimental, and experiential. Throughout her career, she has combined the arts with social justice work. To submit items for consideration, see the Submission Guidelines attached to this email or click here. Please note that we ask that you pay the Entry Fee here before submitting images (LexArt members get a 50% discount on the entry fee). Submission fees are waived for artists presently experiencing Financial Hardship can be found on the registration page. For more information about LexHAB click here About us The Lexington Arts and Crafts Society (LexArt) is committed to sparking joy, enriching lives, and building community through the practice, teaching, and sharing of art and craft. Under the dynamic leadership of Executive Director Matthew Siegal and supported by an enthusiastic and active volunteer backbone, LexArt sponsors a variety of innovative public exhibits, workshops, demonstrations, and events, both online and in-person at our 11,000 sq. ft. facility located in the center of Lexington, MA. For additional information contact Chase Jones, chase.jones@lexart.org or 781.862.9696.

The LexArt Society-wide Juried Invitational Exhibit The Best Of LexArt returns once again this July! Visit our Nye Gallery to see and shop the many expertly crafted treasures made by our skilled artisan members. Juror: Emily Belz Emily Belz is an independent photographer, educator, and curator based in Lincoln, MA. Her photographs focus on domestic still lifes and durational studies of place, telling stories through the traces, objects, and slants of light that have been left behind. Belz has exhibited her photographs widely in both solo and group exhibitions at venues including Gallery Kayafas, the Danforth Museum, and the Newport Art Museum. She is represented by Gallery Kayafas in Boston. Belz holds a BA in photography and art history from Hampshire College (1997); an MA in community-based art education from the Rhode Island School of Design (2009); and an MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art (2017). She teaches classes and workshops at the Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA) and the deCordova Museum (Lincoln, MA), and is on the faculty at Lasell University (Newton, MA). Belz works privately with artists as a mentor, and specializes in reviewing and sequencing portfolios. With 20+ years in the art world, Belz brings this experience to her role as juror for local art competitions with organizations including the South Shore Art Center, the Plymouth Center for the Arts, and the Arlington Center for the Arts where she is also a Board Member. She enjoys curating exhibitions in collaboration with emerging artists working in all media in the Boston area. For list of Artists and Artwork Titles please click here Photos taken by Nicole Mordecai

At their core, creating and looking at works of art are acts of care, from the artist’s labor to the viewer’s contemplation and appreciation. Storage, conservation, and display are also ways of tending to art. This exhibition invites visitors to explore how contemporary artists trace and address concepts of care through their materials, subjects, ideas, and processes. More than 100 works from the MFA’s collection—including recent acquisitions and objects that have never been on view before—define, depict, and demonstrate many forms of care through five thematic groupings: threads, thresholds, rest, vibrant matter, and adoration. Gisela Charfauros McDaniel’s portrait of her mother, Tiningo’ si Sirena (2021), moves between intimacy and an attentiveness to larger concepts that are meaningful to the artist, like cultural inheritances and ecological interconnectivity. For his Sound Suit (2008), Nick Cave extended the lifespan of discarded objects by transforming them into a surreal, otherworldly costume that asserts the value of Black life. The intensive time and labor that goes into creating textiles and fiber art is evident in examples by Sheila Hicks, Howardena Pindell, and Jane Sauer. Through these works and many others visitors can consider how different forms of care may inspire new models for living and feeling—now and in the future. Please Be Seated Throughout “Tender Loving Care,” visitors are invited to take a moment for rest and contemplation. Please Be Seated began at the MFA in 1975 and was the first museum program in the country to commission contemporary artists to make benches and chairs for visitor use that were also acquired into the Museum’s collection. These objects transcend the traditional observational relationship between works of art and their audience, instead becoming active participants in providing care for museumgoers. https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/tender-loving-care?utm_source=dm_exhibitions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ex-tlc&utm_content=version_A&promo=51157

Join the League of NH Craftsmen for the 90th Annual Craftsmen’s Fair at the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, NH August 5-13. Experience New Hampshire's iconic summer time event, the Annual Craftsmen’s Fair, at the beautiful Mount Sunapee Resort. Enjoy shopping for fine art and craft and learn about the techniques and inspirations behind the exceptional work of hundreds of master craftsmen. Engage with nearly 200 juried League craftsmen and invited guest artist booth holders who are bringing their newest creations to share with the public. We are welcoming twenty-two first year League booth holders, continuing the tradition of fine handcrafted work in their own signature styles. Ongoing daily demonstrations and curated exhibitions deepen appreciation for the handmade, workshops allow guests of all ages to experience the joy of creating, and a scavenger hunt will draw children and youth through the entire Fairgrounds - with special craftsmen-made prizes for completion! Don't miss the Art, Craft & Design and Sculpture Garden Exhibitions and discover how to add beautiful art and craft into your wardrobe, home, and landscape. Visit the cooperative sales area known as The Shop at the Fair for additional options for gift giving. Support the Next Generation tent and encourage these young craftsmen of tomorrow, who are mentored by our juried members. Plan to stay for lunch and enjoy delicious items from specialty food vendors as well as the Mount Sunapee Resort lodges. A full line-up of live music, presented adjacent to the food vendors and seating area, will round out your day at the Fair. This New Hampshire arts tradition, now in its 90th year, is the largest fundraiser for the non-profit League of NH Craftsmen. Revenues allow us to sustain our mission to advance, cultivate and champion excellence in fine craft throughout the year. The Fair is open 10 AM – 5 PM rain or shine. Buy tickets online and move quickly through our gates. Looking for a quieter time to join us? Try mid-week! Find more details and ticket information at nhcrafts.org Find more information about visiting New Hampshire at VisitNH.gov

The LexArt Painters invite you to submit work for an exhibit to be held Sept 09 -Oct 1, 2023. Key Dates: Submission deadline August 6 by 11:59 pm. Opening reception will be held on Sunday Sept 10th, 2023. The Fall Exhibit is a non themed show celebrating excellence and innovation in art. Join us as we showcase the work of the Artisans at LexArt and invited artists from New England. Eligible Media – All Painting mediums (including pastel), drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media and collage are welcome. -AI generated art will not be considered for jurying. $1500 of Prizes will be awarded from the Lee Ferrara bequest. Juror - The exhibit will be juried by Madeline Lord, a multidisciplinary artist who has been focused on sculptures made of scrap metal for the last 30 years. Her public installations include “Revolutionary figures” installed at Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA and a ten-foot giraffe installed at the Federal Reserve bank in Boston, MA. About the exhibit This Fall exhibition for 2023 will explore the broad range of work being created by regional artists. We welcome as participants, artists from LexArt and from Lexington, surrounding towns and New England. We hope the exhibit meets LexArt’s goal to be creative, joyful, and playful while reaching out to the community. For more information on how to submit click on the link: https://www.lexart.org/event-details/flair-the-ferrara-fall-exhibit-submission-fee

Seven-Week Class Class Start Date: October 3, 2023 Class End Date: November 14, 2023 Time: 10am - 1pm Member Fee: $525.00 Non-Member Fee: $575.00 Are you interested in a new approach to seeing or making? Trying a new medium? Working with a new teacher? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, this is the class for you! Our subject will remain the same throughout this in-person class—a simple arrangement of apples—but each week will bring a new instructor, a new medium, and a new point of view. October 3: Cat Bennett (drawing) October 10: Martha Wakefield (color theory) October 17: Nancy Gruskin (collage) October 24: Ron Krouk (oil paint) October 31: Marjorie Glick (watercolor) November 7: Janet Schwartz (pastel) November 14: Kate Hanlon (printmaking) Some painting and drawing experience in any medium is preferred. Registration for this class closes Friday, September 22nd at 5pm. https://concordart.org/class/seven-apples-seven-ways/

A Call to Artists – We are contacting you because you most likely know some quality artists that may be interested in exhibiting and selling their works at the Chatham Fine Arts Festival we are hosting. This show is not an average festival – vendors always comment on how successful this location has been for them. Highlights of why we chose this venue: As an award winning designer (Goldsmith vendor) at this location I have sold $2-5k per day of quality jewelry year after year. Proving that the visitors are willing to make substantial purchases. Free on-site parking lot. We are actively recruiting quality artists and crafts people to build an exciting display of works. The venue is located 2 feet from the side walk on the busiest street in town (Main Street). The festival is highly visible and accessible from the street and parking lot. Sandy beaches, quality restaurants, and unique shops draw people from surrounding areas. September is the biggest month for Chatham weddings which draws extra shoppers. Some of the finest inns are located in Chatham bringing visitors that wish to browse. Chatham has the highest median income on Cape Cod and has a large population of art loving residents. This is a great location to sell quality art or obtain commission work. Other fairs have been at this location for years - the parking lot is always full from visitors. Chatham police will be directing traffic and be on-site for overnight security. The event is listed by two major news sources (Cape Cod Times and The Enterprise) under local events. The event is listed on google local Chatham events and many other websites that show Cape Cod events. We will continue to market and heavily promote the event as the date approaches. We are contacting a few New England key people that are involved with art creation or have connections to the art community. Our goal is to reach a larger audience of talented individuals. We want artists and creators of unique works. We hope you can help connect us with some quality people. We are limiting artists in categories so that the festival is not saturated by a few types of art. Therefore visitors and exhibitors will enjoy the event’s opportunities to the fullest. The Chatham Fine Arts and Crafts Festival Sept. 9th and 10th 2023 10am - 4pm Chatham Community Center 702 Main St, Chatham, MA https://supremefairs.com/application.html

Exhibition Dates: July 20 - August 13 Cove Gallery 37 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA Gallery Open: Sunday-Monday noon-5 PM; Thursday through Saturday noon -7 PM Opening Reception: Thursday, July 20, 5-7 PM Closing Reception: Sunday, August 13, 3-5 PM Gloucester MA— Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to present Women Talking at Cove Gallery (37 Rocky Neck Ave), curated by Mary Rhinelander and showcasing the work of seven dynamic women-identifying artists working in an array of media: Miranda Aisling (ceramics), Robin Colodzin (mixed media), Pam Courtleigh (assemblage sculpture), Cheryl Curran (jewelry), Leslie Lyman (photography), Mary Rhinelander (mixed media/painting) and Marika Whitaker (mixed media/installation). Although many of these artists have exhibited together and know their pieces speak to one another, the addition of a few new artists have joined to expand the conversation. The artists hope visitors will listen and engage with the dialogue. Topics emanating from the work as expressed from a female perspective will include the celebration of REAL bodies, the gap between experience and language, consideration of traditional “women’s” work, exploration of power dynamics and concern about the environment. The public is invited to celebrate the artists and their work at an Opening Reception on July 7 from 5-7 PM. A Closing Reception will be held August 13, 3-5 PM. Exhibiting Artists: Miranda Aisling, Robin Colodzin, Pam Courtleigh, Cheryl Curran, Leslie Lyman, Mary Rhinelander and Marika Whitaker. https://rockyneckartcolony.org/cove-gallery/

Metalwerx is turning 25! To mark this exciting anniversary we are having a silver-themed party and everyone is invited. Save the date to join us on Friday, October 27 from 6–9 pm at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation for the Silver Soiree: A Celebration of Metalwerx's 25th Anniversary. We'll gather at the Charles River Museum, a local Waltham institution with its own connection to metals, for a unique celebration and after-hours museum experience with open exhibits, drinks, heavy hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction of silver-themed jewelry, and more. Tickets go on sale in August 2023. https://metalwerx.com/silver-soiree

Namhi Kim Wagner - Memorial Retrospective Ceramics Exhibition Jun 17 - Jul 1, 2023 | Reception Sat Jun 17 3-5pm Korean Cultural Society of Boston is pleased to present Namhi Kim Wagner’s Retrospective Exhibition in memory of her passing at the age of 99 in March 2023. The exhibition will feature delicate plates with vibrant stamped patterns, swelling jars encircled with floral carving, and large bowls overflowing with big happy fish and lotuses. Born in Korea, raised in Japan, and returning to Korea after her first marriage, Namhi lived through both World War II and the Korean War. Widowed at age 35 with three young children, she emigrated to the United States to work at the Harvard Yenching Library, later becoming the first Director of the Korean Language Program at Harvard. At age 48, she found her deep passion for ceramics. First studying briefly at the MIT Pottery Studio and then joining the Harvard Ceramics Program Studio (formerly Radcliffe), she was an artist-in-residence there from 1997-2004. Often teaching all day and staying up all night to master ceramic techniques, it was in rediscovering her own roots that led her to truly find her own voice. Here, her resilient spirit found expression in her modern interpretation of the dynamic yet playful style of 15-16th century Korean Buncheong ware. I discovered my own voice as well as my roots by exploring the expressive possibilities of the Korean Buncheong tradition in my pots. Buncheong could not be more Korean, down-to-earth, unpretentious, and exuberant. It is the unfettered spontaneity and rhythmic grace of Bungheong ware that I love most. Stamps are impressed randomly all over the surface and lines are incised freely. The patterns appear to be disorganized and yet they coalesce into a vibrant harmony. It warms my heart and makes me smile to look at some pieces that appear to be have been made by a child, so innocent charming and natural - Namhi Kim Wagner Always an educator, Namhi was also instrumental in sharing the rich history of Korean ceramics with the greater Boston community through her own entertaining presentations at major museums and studios and by acting as a translator for visiting artists. Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, and Korea and is in the collections of the Harvard Museums and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Good morning to all beautiful artists, Shared joy is double joy; Shared sorrow is half a sorrow. The premise is simple, as human beings we are hardwired to be deeply empathetic. We may not be able to share the physical pain of the brave heart who is fighting the toughest fight against her/his body's cancer cells but with the help of angles like Ellen Eisner, we can show them a ray of hope that we are all thinking of them, keeping them in our prayers and doing our small part so that better treatments can be assured. Kind and super enthusiastic Ellen with her charming husband is organizing a fundraiser art event at their house for helping the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber cancer institute. Event details: Event name: HeartFelt Date/Time: Saturday, July 8, 1-5pm Place: 170 Washington St., Arlington, MA (Please find the attached flyer) Let's mark our calendar and stop by to convey our support for such a great cause. I (SuWani) will be there with my artworks so that I can also do my part of contribution. Visit us with your family and friends and bring the special one who can get an extra boost for the tough fight.

The 57th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition Call to Artists is open! This show will be held this November at the Mills Station Arts and Culture Center (MACC) in Rancho Cordova, California; it is open to all artists, all mediums, all themes. Placerville Arts Association (PAA) invites your members to enter their creative work. PAA has proudly produced this juried show for 56 years. Last year's exhibition was a huge success; this year we have added three additional awards, for a total of 16 awards equaling $3,250 in cash prizes!. And, you don’t need to be a PAA member to enter. Also, as part of this show, we offer: *$500 to Best of Show, *Catered Artist’s Reception and Awards Ceremony, *National advertising, *Additional art-related activities, *Generous artist’s commission, *Low entry fee, and *Professional, convenient location for both artists and guests. https://www.placervillearts.com/paa-mother-lode-show