❖ HAPPENINGS❖
In May
ARTS NIGHT OUT RECEPTION
Friday, May 10, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Please note we are closed Saturday, May 11. We will reopen Tuesday, May 14.
ARTS NIGHT OUT RECEPTION
Friday, May 10, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Please note we are closed Saturday, May 11. We will reopen Tuesday, May 14.
CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS
An Immigrant’s Journey in Detention
An Immigrant’s Journey in Detention
a photograhic installation by Becky Field
April 28 - May 24
April 28 - May 24
This exhibit uses photographs, artwork, and words to illustrate the emotional and social impacts of detaining, shackling, and jailing an asylum seeker for legally requesting asylum. It brings awareness to our country’s struggle with fair and clear immigration policy in a thoughtful, provocative artshow. In “Crying in the Wilderness: An Immigrant’s Journey in Detention,” Becky Field, photojournalist from New Hamshire, combines photos and poetry to tell the story of an asylum seeker who fled war and death threats in his home country and sought asylum along the U.S. southern border in 2018. According to exhibit notes, the subject was chained and jailed for two years before being released by immigration authorities in 2020 to a private home in New Hampshire, though he continued to be denied free movement and was required to wear an ankle monitor. Complimenting the photographs, the subject's poetry and drawing is included
Bigg Self-Taught Art
paintings by Larry Daniels, AKA Bigg Larry
May 4 - May 31 Daniels is a self-taught painter who has a following in the Holyoke art community and beyond. In his day job, he is a transportation specialist for million-dollar artworks. He has worked with famous galleries and collectors in Paris, France, and New York City. His works have passages of George Inness and Romare Bearden. They are very original works.
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MICAfest 2024, The M/others' View
NEVAmuseum Edition ...is a month-long, multidisciplinary festival in Northampton presented by Mothers Institute for Collaboration and Art, a Western MA mom-run organization. Events are planned at Northampton Center fot the Arts, BOMBYX Center for the Arts and Equity, and the NEVAmuseum. The M/others' View, NEVAmuseum edition, features 20 artists, each with powerful statements on their experiences with motherhood. The artworks, presented in varied media, including traditional painting, ceramic, fiber, print, video, poetry, and dance, offer a rich and diverse exploration of the theme. |
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Artists at this site include Lisa Andrews | Laura Dickstein Thompson | Jasmine Errico | Paulina Fuenzalida-Guzman | Reshma Gorde | Ruby Henry | Juli Kirk | Amy Kotel | Tony(a) Lemos | Gena Mavuli | Laura Moorehead | Amy Nolan | Elizabeth Menges | Terre Parker | Amber Scoon | Ellen Shattuck Pierce | Mollie Thonneson | Mary Warren Foulk | Ellen Wetmore | Sam Wilde |
MICAfest 2024 is organized by MICA founder, Lyza Fennell an artist, entrepreneur, changemaker and creative producer Olana Flynn, a multi-disciplinary choreographer, educator, and producer based in Holyoke, MA. Lyza is a recent recipient of a $5000 Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant for her multidisciplianry artwork.
SEE MORE experiencemica.org
MICAfest 2024 is organized by MICA founder, Lyza Fennell an artist, entrepreneur, changemaker and creative producer Olana Flynn, a multi-disciplinary choreographer, educator, and producer based in Holyoke, MA. Lyza is a recent recipient of a $5000 Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant for her multidisciplianry artwork.
SEE MORE experiencemica.org
May 10, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Featured Live Performance during ANO reception Experience the immersive world of Stefanie Weber... and her captivating performance piece, ‘The MOTHERLESSSHIP‘. This interactive work blends physical poetry, movement, and audience participation, inviting you to step aboard and become part of the evolving artistic journey. Perfect for an intimate setting, prepare to be transported and transformed. May 17th, 7:00 p.m. The Mom-ologues: Unfiltered Stories, Poems & Music Jam, ...an evening of raw and uncensored stories, poetry, and music that shatter the ‘perfect mother’ myth. Experience the full spectrum of m/otherhood – the messy, the tender, and the downright hilarious Vanessa Adel, Dorise Heller, Jackie Humphreys, Nancy Carolyn Kwant, Rythea Lee, Liz Reed, Arya Samuelson, Jessica Genia Simon, and Karolina Zapal. |
May 19 th at 4:00 pm Alice Levine, Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner... presenting best practices for discussing and educating children about immigration through the use of children's literature. Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner, local authors and photographer of the newly published book, Finding Home: Words from Kids Seeking Sanctuary, will do a reading of their book with the beautiful photos of the children displayed on a screen for all to see. They will also be available to answer questions from those attending. Their books will be available for sale and signing at the end of the event. |
Ongoing display of collected works
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Since 1997, the Anchor House of Artists has subsidized, supported, and represented artists living with life-interrupting neurodiverse conditions. Over the decades some of the founding artists continue on and some have deceased. Acquired works are conserved in an extensive collection at the NEVAmuseum. These are researched and displayed in rotational exhibits.
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POV Out of Body ←link
From the virtual exhibit February 2021, Augusta Savage Gallery, University of Massachusetts
From the virtual exhibit February 2021, Augusta Savage Gallery, University of Massachusetts
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CURATOR OPPORTUNITY
New England Visionary Artists Museum is offers two-month slots for curator projects. Preferred projects offer a talk and exhibit presenting self-trained New England artists living or deceased who work outside the academic tradition. Applicants will include documented credentials: Vitas, articles and images, and references. Apply online or on-site. CLICK IMAGE→ |
Because art is incidental to the life of the creative hand who crafted it,
let the artists speak.
let the artists speak.