Valley Art Share Summer Update

ART WORK
WESTERN MASS
A national conversation on

ART, LABOR and ECONOMICS MADE LOCAL
a project of Valley Art Share

ART = WORK – The Gift Economy, Artists, Community and Sustainability
Tuesday August 24th
ETTA and Community
Access Photo in Amherst
6:30-9pm
CO-SPONSORED BY: ETTA, Community Photo Access and Food for Thought Books

How do we fund-raise collaboratively?
Sunday, August 29th
Earthdance in Plainfield
Come at 4pm for a potluck or
5pm for the conversation
CO-SPOSORED BY: Earthdance

How do we as creative people and artists collectively strengthen our hilltown arts community? What do WE bring to the table?
Tuesday, Sept. 14
The Art Garden in Shelburne Falls
Come at 6 pm for a potluck or 7 pm for the conversation
CO-SPOSORED BY: The Art Garden, the Shelburne Falls Area Business
Association
For more information contact:
Phyllis Labanowski, Valley Art Share Interim Coordinator at:
413.585.0373 or phyllislabanowski@comcast.net

Papergirl Northampton Returns!
The open call for The Paper Girl Northampton Project requests original works of art on paper. Multiples of screen prints, lithographs and other similar types of prints will be accepted. However, photographed-digital reproductions of any type of work will not be accepted. Participating artists will make donations with the understanding that their work will not be returned to them as it will be given away for free.

drop off/ mail to:
Katherine Romansky
103 state street apt 4
northampton MA
USA 01060
By August 31st 2010

Details and updates here.
Email: Now.for.art@gmail.com

Check out BUZZ
networking events this fall organized by Fostering Art and Culture in Franklin County

In an effort to get all around Franklin County and celebrate the artists that live and work in all corners of our fine landscape Fostering Art
and Culture is sponsoring 5 networking events, each quite different in
form and fashion. Our current schedule has events planned in Ashfield,
Royalston, Deerfield, Greenfield and Turners Falls.
Buzz #1: Double Edge Theater's ART & PLACE Conversations: Rural
Voices-A Local, National, and International Conversation
Sunday, August 8, 11am-3pm
Buzz #2: Marketing!
Thursday September 9, 6-9 pm
PVMA's Memorial Hall, Deerfield
Buzz #3: BBQ & Hike in North Quabbin
Sunday September 12, 11:30 am
Buzz #4: Brick + Mortar Preview
Friday, October 8, 6-8pm.
Buzz #5: Confluence
Friday, October 29 s
Gallery at Hallmark

Details here.

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