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Looking for something fun? Come to Art Walk Easthampton on the "Second Saturday" of the month from 5-8 pm. Locations all over Easthampton host free visual, music and performance art events in an energetic sampling of local, regional and national talent. Just look for large, yellow Art Walk banners outside each participating venue.
There's lots of free parking all over town and many locations are in easy walking distance of others. So grab a friend and come explore Easthampton's best galleries, shops, restaurants, pubs and music venues during the Art Walk. Some venues have posted descriptions of their next event below:
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Upcoming Walks
September 11, 2010
October 09, 2010
November 13, 2010
December 11, 2010
January 08, 2011
February 12, 2011
March 12, 2011
April 09, 2011
May 14, 2011
June 11, 2011
July 09, 2011
August 13, 2011
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Venues
Easthampton City Arts
Elusie Gallery
Flywheel Arts Collective
Marketplace at Eastworks
Mill 180
Mt.Tom's Homemade Ice Cream
Nashawannuck Gallery
Nonotuck Arts Emporium
Old Town Hall
Pioneer Valley Ballet
Previous Walks
August 14, 2010
July 10, 2010
June 12, 2010
May 08, 2010
April 10, 2010
March 13, 2010
February 13, 2010
January 09, 2010
December 12, 2009
November 14, 2009
October 10, 2009
September 12, 2009
August 08, 2009
July 11, 2009
June 13, 2009
May 09, 2009
April 11, 2009
March 14, 2009
February 14, 2009
January 10, 2009
December 13, 2008
November 08, 2008
October 11, 2008
September 13, 2008
August 09, 2008
July 12, 2008
June 14, 2008
May 10, 2008
April 12, 2008
March 08, 2008
February 09, 2008
January 12, 2008
December 08, 2007
November 10, 2007
October 13, 2007
September 08, 2007
August 11, 2007
July 14, 2007
June 09, 2007
May 12, 2007
April 14, 2007
March 10, 2007
February 10, 2007
January 13, 2007
December 09, 2006
November 11, 2006
October 14, 2006
Participating Artists
Newsletter Archive
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Artist:
Easthampton Paint Out! |
Medium:
Painting |
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Venue:
Nashawannuck Gallery |
Address:
40 Cottage St |
Event:
Third annual plein air painting competition takes place September 4-11. Please join us during Art Walk Easthampton to view the collection of completed pieces, painted outside and within the city limits of Easthampton. Awards for 'Best in Show' watercolor and oil/acrylic announced at 7:30. Exhibit runs through October 2. |
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Purchase Contact:
Marlies Stoddard |
www.nashawannuckgallery.com |
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Artist:
Trace Meek |
Medium:
Photography - Color |
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Venue:
Mt.Tom's Homemade Ice Cream |
Address:
34 Cottage St |
Event:
Art-school trained painter and sculptor, self-taught web designer, amateur photographer, and naturalized Easthamptonite, Trace Meek trains his various cameras on landscapes, urbanscapes, and juxtaposed funky objects in a practice he dubs 'Of the Moment.' In fact, the images depicted here span many moments, some going back as far as the early 1990s, and some as fresh as yesterday. The image shown here is of the Lower Mill Pond, right here in Easthampton. |
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Purchase Contact:
Trace |
tqm@tracemeek.com |
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Artist:
Dee Boyle-Clapp and others |
Medium:
Mixed Media |
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Venue:
Pioneer Valley Ballet |
Address:
116 Pleasant St., Suite 155 |
Event:
The Dam Art Show is a tribute to the nearly 130-year old Upper Roberts Meadow Reservoir and Dam, which is under threat of being removed. This exhibition is a collection of historic photographs from Forbes Library and new work from local artists and photographers including Adam Cohen, Courtney Fappiano, Seth Gregory and Bill Rowley, interactive 'games', constructions and an installation by sculptor Dee Boyle-Clapp, and an installation of historic items by John Clapp. The art celebrates: the wildlife that has reclaimed the area, which has been identified by the State as a Core Habitat for seven state-listed species; the history of the area; and the incredible beauty that this dam and reservoir create.
The public is invited to bring natural or colored string, kite string, thin rope, or twine under 8 feet long, and tie it onto the installation in a show of support for repairing the dam, retaining the wildlife that have reclaimed the area, and for tapping this dam as a source of clean, green power. |
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Purchase Contact:
Dee Boyle-Clapp |
starlightllama@gmail.com |
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Artist:
Stone Soup Concrete |
Medium:
Sculpture |
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Venue:
Marketplace at Eastworks |
Address:
116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor |
Event:
Stone Soup Concrete is New England's premier fabricator of unique countertops, bathtubs, fireplace surrounds, vanities, artwork and architectural elements. |
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Purchase Contact:
Veeka |
info@stonesoupconcrete.com |
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Artist:
Frank Cressotti |
Medium:
Painting |
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Venue:
Elusie Gallery |
Address:
43 Main St. |
Event:
Rare solo exhibit by Frank Cressotti, Southampton Painter and
Chair of the Visual Art Department at Holyoke Community College
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Purchase Contact:
Jean-Pierre Pasche |
info@eastmontgallery.net |
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Artist:
Mary Nelen |
Medium:
Installation |
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Venue:
Old Town Hall |
Address:
43 Main St. |
Event:
A symbolic installation by artist and 'locavore' Mary Nelen. Vegetables, fruit and flowers from Mountain View Farm grown in a junk car, parked for the day on the front of Easthampton's Old Town Hall. Artwalk Easthampton is breaking barriers with this installation, visitors can go look at the other 'garden cars' at Green St. Cafe in Northampton, and if hungry ask for the Artwalk Easthampton Special. Check out also the other artwalk specials in participating Easthampton eateries. |
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Purchase Contact:
Mary Nelen |
413-529-9265 |
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Artist:
Claire Dacey |
Medium:
Music Performance - Folk |
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Venue:
Marketplace at Eastworks |
Address:
116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor |
Event:
Claire Dacey is an emerging singer-songwriter, song collector, and multi-instrumentalist in the finest traditions of folk. Her songs -- populated by foxes and owls, wild winds and wide-open skies, unlikely adventurers and world-worn characters -- celebrate a life lived close to the land, the seasons, and the inner workings of the heart. Her rich, clear voice is her primary instrument, often drawing comparisons to Joan Baez and Kate Wolf. To this she adds her simple, sensitive guitar work, as well as fiddle tunes and airs on the violin and viola. Claire’s heartfelt performances offer a chance to slow down, heal, and re-connect with the things that genuinely nourish us. |
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Purchase Contact:
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Artist:
NFG Cycles |
Medium:
Sculpture |
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Venue:
Marketplace at Eastworks |
Address:
116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor |
Event:
Basement Suite 060 --- NFG Cycles is a custom bicycle frame and metalwork shop. Why go custom, why go NFG? On a bicycle, you, the rider, are the engine. You and your bike are a team and if there is any element of inefficiency in your bike’s fit, design or construction, you as the engine suffer for it. NFG strives to build bikes that perfectly match person with machine, to create a riding experience that leaves you counting down the minutes until the next ride. |
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Purchase Contact:
Niall Gengler |
nfg@nfgcycles.com |
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Artist:
BMW Ironworks - Hammer on Steel Studio |
Medium:
Sculpture - Steel |
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Venue:
Marketplace at Eastworks |
Address:
116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor |
Event:
Basement Suite 056 -- Forged steel elements for the home. BMW Ironworks is a blacksmith based in Western Mass. He forges steel into abstract organic shapes and has larger scale work - staircases, gates, lighting, furniture, and so forth - in a number of spaces around the Northeast. |
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Artist:
Danielle Federa |
Medium:
Photography |
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Venue:
Easthampton City Arts |
Address:
43 Main St. |
Event:
The Edges of Yellowstone
A Photographic Exhibit by Danielle Federa
“Edge” is the term given to the boundaries between ecosystems: Where field meets forest; ocean meets river; and plains meet mountain. Diversity thrives at the Edge due to the existence of multiple micro ecosystems. Certain places are defined by edges; Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is one of these. It is the Edge to which I am attracted as photographer. Looking at texture, light, shape, and pattern, I use the diversity within these intersections—these edges—to explore our world and share glimpses of unseen beauty.
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Purchase Contact:
Easthampton City Arts |
info@easthamptoncityarts.com |
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Artist:
Peggy Grose |
Medium:
Painting |
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Venue:
Easthampton City Arts
Event Time: 4:45 to 5 p.m. |
Address:
43 Main St. |
Event:
Mural Unveiling, Pine Street & Cottage Street, 4:45 p.m.
Easthampton has a new mural! The mural, painted by Easthampton artist, Peggy Grose is located on the corner of Pine and Cottage Streets and is an amazing new addition to the public art scene happening here on our streets. Please come to the official 'unveiling' of the mural at 4:45 p.m. on Art Walk Day. Please join Mayor Mike and Peggy, along with many members of the Easthampton City Arts Coordinating Committee for cake and refreshments. We hope to see you there.
Mural sponsored by Robinson Properties, Masschusetts Cultural Council, and Easthampton City Arts |
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Purchase Contact:
poster images will be available shortly at Nashawannuck Gallery |
info@easthamptoncityarts.com |
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Artist:
Erik Patterson |
Medium:
Painting |
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Venue:
Flywheel Arts Collective |
Address:
43 Main St. |
Event:
Artist’s Statement
I think in terms of psychology in my work. I really hope to ask questions like, “what kind of idea is this that we’re seeing here,” in other words, where, in our thought processes does this occur? Because it’s not raw experience, nor is it fully processed, ordinary, believable, coherent experience… It’s mediated, but only halfway… it’s some kind of warped middle stage of processing, where things aren’t all put together yet. All the elements are very familiar, but there’s something very wrong about them as they appear in my paintings…
Another area of interest for me, also psychological, is the process of forming, or finding narrative. I think it’s kind of a benign relative of paranoia, because it involves filling in blanks, making questionable connections, adding or omitting information, all for the sake of assembling a story. And I don’t only mean an admittedly fictitious one, I mean the day-to-day lives of ordinary people. In some ways this story-making process is quite necessary, for the sake of efficiency, but in other ways it can be dangerous…
In talking about my work, I also have to talk about humor, absurdity… but what can I say? You can’t explain jokes, specifically, or on general – that’s part of why I want to use them though – there’s something unknowable there, and confronted with it, all you can do is … laugh. Humor operates with a very delicate balance of discomfort: if you raise the level, it’s clearly not funny anymore. It can actually be like a vaccine of sorts: you’re given a weak form of something bad, so you can defeat it – in other words laugh at it. I hope to confuse this balance a little bit though, move just slightly past the safely-humorous…
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Purchase Contact:
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info@flywheelarts.org |
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Artist:
Carol Ostberg |
Medium:
Painting |
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Venue:
Marketplace at Eastworks |
Address:
116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor |
Event:
Sturdy furniture that otherwise might be forgotten is up-cycled into colorful, one of a kind pieces of functional art. All items are hand painted by the artist with acrylic paints and protected with several coats of water based sealant.Every piece has color, pattern and personality.
carolostberg.com |
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Purchase Contact:
Carol Ostberg |
ostbergart@comcast.net |
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Artist:
PATRICIA COOLEY |
Medium:
Painting - Oil |
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Venue:
Nonotuck Arts Emporium |
Address:
98 Union St. |
Event:
PATRICIA COOLEY, A NATIVE OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, GRADUATED FROM STEVENS COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI'S SCHOOL OF DESIGN ART AND ARCHITECTUAL COLLEGE. She also studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy. She studied under Paul Chidlaw, well known in France in the 30's and 40's who painted alongside Matisse and Picasso. He returned to Ohio and taught at the Rookwood Arts and Pottery Center. New Orleans La. became fertile teaching ground for Patricia with her focus on pastel and charcoal portraiture in the French Quarter. She returned to Cincinnati and exhibited her work at various galleries downtown and at the Cincinnatti Art Museum. This is Patricia Cooley's first exposure in Easthampton. She has come to appreciate Easthampton as a community that supports and promotes the arts.
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Purchase Contact:
Susan Smith |
suse@charter.net 413-527-1025 |
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Artist:
225th Anniversary Crossword by David Gardner |
Medium:
Paper |
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Venue:
Old Town Hall |
Address:
43 Main St. |
Event:
Beautiful and thoughtful puzzle commemorating Easthampton's 225th birthday. Puzzles are currently available at many downtown businesses. At 6:15 PM at Old Town Hall, three drawings will take place to determine the winners of the ongoing crossword puzzle contest. Completed puzzles may be returned to any participating business location and Emily Williston Library by 3:00 PM Friday, September 10 or 4:30 to 6:00 PM September 11 at Old Town Hall.
For further information please contact: David Gardner 529-0741 or davgardner@gmail.com
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Artist:
Steve Stankiewicz |
Medium:
Printmaking |
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Venue:
Marketplace at Eastworks |
Address:
116 Pleasant Street, 1st Floor |
Event:
2nd floor, Suite 240 -- Steve Stankiewicz is a printmaker, bookmaker and painter. For the last dozen or so years, he has been focusing on making artists' books, the challenge being in creating a narrative, to move the viewer inexorably from beginning to end in a coherent and logically ordered manner, without dependency upon the written word. He has recently been exploring industrial imagery, mostly of the New York City he left this year for the Pioneer Valley. |
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Purchase Contact:
Steve Stankiewicz |
artfromsteve@aol.com |
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Artist:
Mill 180 |
Medium:
Animation |
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Venue:
Mill 180 |
Address:
180 Pleasant St. |
Event:
Open House of the newest addition to the 'recycled' mills. Come check out the exisitng tenants and see the avaailable space for rent |
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Purchase Contact:
Mike Michon |
mike@foamusainc.com |
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Upcoming Events
October, 2010
Rebecca Whitney
Photography - Color
Mt.Tom's Homemade Ice Cream
Polish American Heritage - Group Show.
Mixed Media
Nashawannuck Gallery
Brigita Fuhrman
Painting
Elusie Gallery
Group Exhibit - Paragon & Eastworks Artists
Mixed Media
Easthampton City Arts
November, 2010
John Gnatek
Painting
Nashawannuck Gallery
Karen Iglehart
Painting
Elusie Gallery
December, 2010
Valerie McQuillan
Painting
Nashawannuck Gallery
June, 2011
Painting
Flywheel Arts Collective
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