MEMBERS EXCHANGE

Welcome to the Members Exchange - a place to post news that you would like to share with fellow artists. We will include postings for studio or live/work space, art materials for sale or giveaway, residencies, grants and other funding opportunities.

To submit information, please send a paragraph with description and contact information to gallery@concordart.org.

TEACHING OPPORTUNITY
Raeann Gembis, Adult Program Coordinator, Bedford Recreation Department,
is looking for artists who would like to teach a class for the Adult Education Program.

If interested, please contact Raeann via email or phone.
Raeann Gembis
Adult Program Coordinator
Bedford Recreation Department
Phone:  781-275-1392 ext. 355
rgembis@bedfordma.gov

Class/Workshop
Joanne Holtje is offering a one-day workshop, Drawing on the Imagination: Experiments in Expressive Drawing on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Post Road Art Center, Marlborough, MA. Visit http://postroadartcenter.com/ for details and a list of all class offerings. Space is limited, so register early!

Conferences
Connected and Consequential - A Conference for Artists, Activists, Academics and Civic Leaders. This conference will focus on collaborative thinking, research and practice at the intersection of art and the issues of health, nature, justice and consumption. Free and open to the public. Visit www.artistsincontext.org for more information.

DONATE YOUR UNUSED ART SUPPLIES
Minute Man Arc needs art supplies for their adult and after-school programs.
With limited budget funds they would appreciate donated supplies such as
•Child-friendly art history books
•Watercolor
•Watercolor brushes
•Large/wide tempera brushes
•Colored paper
•Watercolor paper
•Colored Oil pastels
•Colored Chalk pastels
•Butcherblock paper (large rolls)
•Organizing containers
•Gouache boards
•Tabletop easel
•Tissue Paper

Liz Berk will happily collect and deliver materials to Minute Man and can arrange for an "in-kind" donation if requested. Contact her at 978-369-8083.

Housing/Studio Space
Appleton Mills, an affordable rental apartment project for artists in downtown Lowell, is accepting applications. Monthly rents range from approximately $794 for a studio to $954 for a two-bedroom townhouse. Artists will have a preference over non-artists in the application process. For more information visit www.liveappletonmills.com or call 978-458-0588.

Opportunity to develop a group gallery
Tom Duffy, artist and owner of a freestanding building in Wayland Center is looking for 15 artists to join him in creating a group gallery and to share expenses and operation.  For more information email Tom Duffy edgar2863@yahoo.com.

 

MEMBERSHIP OPENINGS: SALTBOX GALLERY TOPSFIELD, MA
The Saltbox Gallery in Topsfield, MA currently has a few openings for artist/partners. Organized as a partnership, the gallery features the work of fine artists including oil, watercolor and acrylic painters, jewelers, woodworkers, woodcarvers, potters and more.  The gallery maintains the highest standards of technique, craftsmanship and practice in the work it shows. In operation for over 25 years, the Saltbox Gallery is noted for its semi-annual shows at the Topsfield Fair Grounds. Visit www.saltboxgallery.net for more info and to obtain an on-line membership application.

Retreats
Rock River Studio offers weekend art and photo retreats in a casual, creative environment in southern Vermont. Stay in our cozy cabin by the river or a beautiful sky-lit guestroom in our home. Enjoy homecooked meals, a dip in the river, and the company of others while delving into the process of art making. Explore new approaches to painting and drawing, and photography. All levels are welcome. Retreats are kept to a maximum of four women, allowing for personal attention and lots of good conversation!

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