Call for artists holiday show Branford Art Center

Announcement from Sally:


Call to Artists
Holiday  group  show at BAC

November 14^th –December 29^th, 2015

Branford Art Center will be featuring fine artists and artisan crafters from Branford and the local region. The show will offer each artist space for three  12” x 12 “  pieces per $25.00 non-refundable entry fee. There is no additional charge for replacing work that sells. Size of work including frame should not exceed 12” x 12”. Price of work should not exceed $150.00. The BAC will retain a commission of 25% for sales of work.

The opening for the event will be on Sat Nov. 14^th from 7-9 and all artists are encouraged to participate. Installation or drop off of work should take place on Wed. Nov. 11^th and Thurs Nov. 12^th between 11am and 5pm at the Gallery at 1229 Main Street Branford.

This event will be promoted by local news outlets,  internet marketing, and three Gallery Events Nov 14, Nov. 28^th, and Dec 3rd. The BAC is responsible for paying CT sales tax to the State.

To participate in the Holiday Show, please complete the form below and return it with your  non-refundable  payment as follows:

Please make checks payable to the Branford Art Center and send completed forms to the:
Branford Art Center, 1229 Main Street, Branford, CT  06405. 
Attention: Yvonne Gordon. 1229bacgallery@gmail.com   (Please contact us with any questions)

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Strong Courageous Women - at Mercy Center

Message from Joan Handschumacher—
I received the following from Joan Hickey, a charter member of CTSA. Joan's artwork always is loaded with symbolism and content.You're invited to look and think beyond what you see, and if you have not already seen her exhibit at Mercy Center, this would be a great opportunity.      

Dear fellow painters,

I have had a great run with my work Strong Courageous Women at the Mercy
Center. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 8:30 to 4:30 PM, and the
show ends on November 12.

I would love to see all of you if possible at my final reception,
Thursday, November 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM

Love to have you come and share a glass of wine and some tapas with me.

All the best, Joan Hickey

Call to Paint—CT River Museum landing Essex October 15

There is plenty to paint in Essex from the CT River Museum with the boats and river views to the street scenes of downtown Essex.  We have permission to use the bathrooms at the CT River Museum.  If you decide to paint way up the street towards the little park, there are public restrooms next to the park.

The paint out is from 9 - noon.  We will convene at noon by the museum for the wrap up, i.e., photos of the paintings and group shot.  Bring your lunch and we can sit out and socialize afterwards.

Scroll down for directions.

Sally

P.S. The photos are what I took this past Sunday.

Directions to CT River Museum
Take I-95 to exit 65.  Head north on CT-153 and after ~5 miles, it turns into West Ave.  Follow West Ave as it curves into downtown Essex.  At the little circle, turn right onto Main St and drive to the very end.  Pull into the parking lot at the CT River Museum.

Paint out — still waiting for permission

I was at the Florence Griswold museum yesterday.  This location offers a variety of fall subjects from the gardens with the last blooms to the view upriver with a few maples at their peak to old buildings.  However, there is an event there for the month of October, The Wee Fairies Garden, and the place is packed with families and it appears there is a charge to get onto the grounds.

I tried to find someone to ask permission for us to paint there on Thursday and wound up leaving a voice mail.  So I may not hear back till the work week starts.

It often takes a full day for this posting to be sent to your email.   So if you're eager to know where we will be on Thursday, just go to the website on Tuesday.  I'll have posted the paint out location as it may have to be someplace else.

The forecast is for continued fall weather this week.

Sally

Whitfield House October 8

Another beautiful fall day was enjoyed by 10 painters (Ed, Jay, John, Isabel, Diana, Julia, Betsey, Sharon, Jane, and me).

Sharon walked the area and took some candid photos of people painting.

I want to assess the leaf situation on the CT River this weekend along with the weather forecast before deciding on next week's venue.  I'll post next week's paint out on Monday.

Sally

Call to Paint Whitfield House Guilford Thursday, Oct 8

Weather forecast looks lovely for this whole week.  We'll be painting at the Henry Whitfield House in Guilford on Thursday.  It's the oldest stone house in New England and has lovely grounds and angles to paint.  The museum will be open, but unlike the historic houses in Guilford where we often paint, this  museum is not maintained by the town historical societies and may not allow us to use the bathrooms without paying admission.  The museum opens at 10.  Otherwise, a quick car ride back to the town green to use the facilities at the town hall might be necessary.

Photos of Whitfield House

We'll meet for the wrap up behind the house in the parking lot at noon.  We can choose between Cilantro's or the new Food Market, both uptown on Whtifield St, for lunch, depending on how big a group we are.

Sally

Directions:

HENRY WHITFIELD STATE MUSEUM -  248 Old Whitfield Street, Guilford, CT

From  I-95 take exit 58 (Route 77). Turn south onto Route 77  (Church Street) and continue for approximately 0.8 mile to the center of Guilford. Turn right (west) onto Broad Street, and then take a quick left (south) onto Whitfield Street, driving along the west side of the Guilford Town Green. 

At the southwest corner of the green, continue straight on Whitfield Street. After 0.3 mile, bear left onto Old Whitfield Street. Turn left onto Stonehouse Lane. The museum is on the left.

Parmelee Farm Oct 1

There were four hardy painters at Parmelee Farm.  John, Tom, Ed, and I had a good morning painting.  The sun came out for a few seconds.  Gardeners came to work in the community garden which supplies produce to the local soup kitchens.  Several of these women were very impressed with the paintings today (I don't think mine—LOL) and talked to Tom about having the paintings at the next open house at Parmelee Farm.  One of the women took Tom's card if something does materialize.

We painted till 12:30 then went to Dunkin' Donuts for coffee.

We'll paint at the Whitfield House in Guilford next week, directions to follow.  There are a couple of nice places on the green to eat, deli style, Cilantro's or the Food Market.

Sally