events & education
Five Day Summer Workshop with Mel Stabin

Indoor & outdoor on location (weather permitting) watercolor workshop, painting landscapes and people in landscapes, will reflect the title of Mel Stabin’s book, Watercolor: Simple, Fast and Focused.

WHEN: August 22-26, 2011; 9:30 AM - 4PM
WHERE: Providence Art Club
11 Thomas St., Providence, Rhode Island 02903

COST: $550 for PAC members; $650 non-members – includes lunch
Limited to 20 students
More info at www.melstabin.com

 
NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION CALL - "GREEN" - A NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Between yellow and blue.
Envy.
The almighty dollar.
A gardener’s thumb.
Our eco-future …

Open to all mediums and concepts that represent your perception of green.

CD Entry Deadline: By May 14th, 2011
Hand-delivered Entry Deadline: May 20th or 21st, 2011

Exhibition Dates: July 6 – August 3, 2011
Opening Awards Reception: July 6th from 7-9pm

Visit http://www.attleboroartsmuseum.org for more details.


New Summer Exhibitions in Newport

WHEN: "Remembering the Ladies: Women and the Art Association of Newport," running June 11 through October 16, 2011;
"Trent Burleson: Birds and Other Metaphors," through August 17, 2011;
"China Blue: Firefly Projects," through September 5, 2011;
"Things with Wings," through October 23, 2011."
WHERE: Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI

ADMISSION: Free for Museum members; $10 suggested donation for non-members.

CONTACT: (401) 848-8200
www.NewportArtMuseum.org



The Bristol Art Museum and Portsmouth Arts Guild are seeking artists to exhibit their original art (no crafts, etc.) for sale on the fences (2D) and front lawn (3D) of Linden Place and Bradford-Dimond-Norris House.

WHEN: July 31, 2011 10 am - 4 pm (rain date 8/07/11).

WHERE: 4th Annual "Art al Fresco" July

SUBMIT BY: July 9th, 2011

Participants must be members of BAM or PAG, however new or renewal memberships will be available for all entrants.

CONTACT: Sheila Lundy, sclark3935@cox.net


The Portsmouth Arts Guild Offers Classes and Workshops for the Summer Session 2011

WHEN: Basics of Color Theory with Celeste Chute-Wright: Sat. June 25, 10 AM-1 PM, Tuition: $65, $60 for PAG Members

Marine Art with instruction/demonstration and studio painting/critique: June 28, July 5,12,19,26, August 2,9; 9:30 AM-12 PM; Tuition: $150, $125 for PAG Members

Plein Air Painting with Kathy Weber: June 30, July 7,14,21,28, 9 AM-12 PM; Tuition: $120, $100 for PAG Members

Solar Plate Printmaking with Suzanne Lewis - Sat. July 9, 10 AM-4 PM; Tuition: $70, $60 for PAG Members

WHERE: Portsmouth Arts Guild Center for the Arts, 2679 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871

CONTACT: Jay Egge
(401)368-2739
jegge1@cox.net


Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition

On exhibit will be twenty-seven works of art selected by Yong Joo Kim, Mimo Gordon Riley, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Deborah Baronas, Richard Allen, Roberta Shapiro, Gretchen Dow Simpson, C.W. Roelle, Brad Fesmire, Holly Gaboriault, Lynne Tobin, Bonnie Jaffe, Irene B. Allen, Ruth A. LaGue, Ann Salk Rosenberg, Nicole Maynard-Sahar, Alan Strassman, Marguerite DeLucia Hall, Jillian Barber, Paul Hitchen, Helene Gerstle, Maira Reinbergs, Jay Pendexter, Beverly Silva, Daniel Koterbay, Anne Rogers, and Cynthia Whalen Nelson.

WHEN: May 1 – June 24, 2011
WHERE: Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, 260 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.


Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition features Ana Flores and Karen Rand Anderson

WHEN: June 21 through September 23, 2011.
WHERE: Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water Street, Mystic, Connecticut.


Art League Members Nancy Gaucher-Thomas and Marjorie Ball Exhibit Artwork

WHEN: June 12 through July 1.
The Opening Reception is June 12, 2- 4pm
WHERE: Maxwell Gallery of the Providence Art Club

Invitation (PDF)