Judges had
their work cut out for them Saturday morning choosing the winners of the
Belchertown Historical Association's second annual juried art show, part
of Living History Days. Pondering the entries were judges (from left)
art lecturer Gloria Russell; Pam Bronner, manager of the Belchertown
branch of Easthampton Savings Bank; and Nancy Bryant owner of Giclée of
New England.
Art Show
Winners Announced
Belchertown, MA – The
Belchertown Historical Association has announced the winners of its juried
Lifestyles Then & Now Fine Art Exhibit. They are:
First place: Judy
Bettencourt, of Belchertown, for her painting Reflections on the Ride.
Second place:
Robert R. Wordsworth of Belchertown, for his painting, Green Thumb.
Third place: Jean
Stabell of New Salem, for her photograph, Weathervane.
Honorable
mentions were awarded to Bettencourt, Wordsworth, Annie Steiner also of
Belchertown; Geraldine Barboza of Chicopee, and Michael Vinyard of
Southbridge.
Judges for the
exhibition were art lecturer Gloria Russell; Nancy Bryant, owner of Giclée
of New England, and Pam Bronner, manager of the Belchertown branch of
Easthampton Savings Bank, which was a sponsor of Living History Days.
Volunteers transformed the gym of the Old Town Hall into an art gallery
for the weekend to display more than four dozen works by area artists. The
ambience was further enhanced with plants on loan from the Belchertown
Garden Center.
The Art Show was
just one component of the Historical Association’s Living History Days
2008, which also included a garden tour, a historic home tour, displays of
antique cars, and the 5K Cannonball Run Road Race.
Proceeds from
Living History Days benefit the Belchertown Historical Association, which
preserves and promotes the history of Belchertown through the Stone House
Museum and educational programs in the schools and community.
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Apply
Drop Off
Prizes
Pick Up
Sales
The Belchertown
Historical Association is pleased to announce our 2nd annual
juried art show in conjunction with Living History Days,
Saturday and
Sunday, July 12 and 13, 2008, at the Old Town Hall on the Belchertown
Common.
We are looking for the
widest, most creative interpretations of this year’s theme Lifestyles
Then and Now. Our lifestyles include – but imply far more
than – manner of dress, level of technology, architecture, means of
transportation, food choices and other artifacts of our physical
relationship to the world and to each other. Our changing lifestyles
also refers to the way we see our relationships with each other, with our
families and with workplaces, as well as with nature and the animals with
whom we share this small jewel of a planet. Let your art be your guide!
To apply:
·
The application deadline is
June 10.
·
Please fill in
the
application
and send it with your non-refundable application fee, check
payable to the Belchertown Historical Association; for $25 to enter two
pieces, $35 for three. If you did not participate in last year’s
show, send three samples of your work for review by the Living History Days
Committee. Be sure to enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient
postage to return your samples. Alternatively, if you have a website, we can
review your work on your website.
·
Those artists who were in
last year’s art show need not send samples for review.
·
Mail completed application
form, fee and samples, if required to: Living History Days Art Show, Stone
House Museum, PO Box 1211, Belchertown, MA 01007-1211.
·
Notification will be sent out
by email prior to June 15.
Drop
Off:
Art work must be
dropped off Friday, July 11 at the Old Town Hall between 3 and 6 p.m. All
work must be framed and wired for hanging. Sculpture should be submitted
with pedestals or other appropriate display medium.
Prizes
Jurying will take
place Saturday morning prior to public opening. Jurors will be
representatives of the art and business communities.
1st Place Award: $100
2nd Place: $75
3rd Place: $50
3 Honorable Mentions: Certificate
Other
activities during the weekend
will include
·
Antique ~ Classic Car and
Motorcycle Show
·
3rd Annual
Cannonball Run 5K Road Race
·
Belchertown Area Garden Tour
·
Belchertown Historic House
Tour
All participating
artists will receive two free tickets for the activities.
Pick Up:
All art must be picked
up at the conclusion of the show, Sunday, July 13, between 3 and 5 p.m.
No art work may be removed from the show prior to 3 p.m.
Sales:
Artists may offer
entered work for sale. Price information should be included on application.
Contact information will be provided to visitors at the show and sales will
be handled directly with the artist. The Belchertown Historical Association
will not take a percentage of sales.
For additional
information contact Marianne Gambaro, margam323@aol.com or 413-323-5117.
Important
dates:
Application deadline: June 10
Notification: Week of June 16
Drop
off: Friday, July 11, 3-6 p.m.
Show:
Saturday, July 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday, July 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Pick
up: Sunday, July 13, 3-5 p.m.,
No art work can be removed prior to 3 p.m.
Windows,
Wheels
&
Wilds
Fine Arts
Exhibit
July
7-8, 2007
Saturday & Sunday
Tom Stockton (left), president of the
Belchertown Historical Association, presents the first place award to Steve
Wilda of Hadley for his graphite drawing, April Fools Covered, in the
Historical Association’s Windows of Historic New
England Fine Art Exhibit.
Art Show Winners
Announced
Belchertown, MA
–
The Belchertown Historical Association has announced the winners of its
juried Windows of Historic New England Fine Art Exhibit. They are:
