The Valley Arts Newsletter is a weekly newsletter published on Tuesdays with listings for art shows & events, craft fairs & pop-ups, calls for artists, art classes, studio space, and art/ist crowdfunding. Listings are submitted by our readers and are focused on the visual arts in the Pioneer Valley area of western Massachusetts (Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties). See the Submissions page for details about submitting your listing. Listings are free!

This Week's Newsletter: January 14, 2025

Featured Listings:

Art Bazaar at Blue Room at CitySpace

Sponsoring Group Name: Marjory Zaik and Doris Madsen
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Easthampton

Seeking artists, makers, and collectors to sell at a fun, creatively inspiring, affordable, pop-up market on March 2, 12-5pm. Sellers should offer an eclectic range of affordable items curated with the buyer in mind: original artwork/handiwork or work by others; materials/supplies; vintage items; ephemera (booklets, photos, postcards, handmade paper, etc.); creative reuse items suitable for repurposing. Wares are ideally priced at a low end of $1-$5 to a high end of $25. Email to apply.

Contact: Marjory Zaik
[email protected]

Call for Internship Providers - Find Your Intern!

Sponsoring Group Name: UMass Arts Extension Service
Deadline: February 18, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Amherst
Website: forms.office.com/r/dq39tC7V4z

Are you an artist or member of a creative organization looking for an intern? Discover how rewarding and exciting it is to work with the passionate and positive aspiring professionals at UMass Amherst! The Spring 2025 Arts and Humanities Internship Fair is presented by the UMass Amherst Arts Extension Service's Arts Entrepreneurship Initiative in partnership with the College of Humanities and Fine Arts Advising and Career Center, and Department of Art. Internship Fair date: Feb 27, 11am-2pm.

Contact: [email protected]

Montague Wheat Paste Murals: Call for Experienced Digital Artists, Designers, and Illustrators

Sponsoring Group Name: The Montague villages of Turners Falls, Montague City and Millers Falls
Deadline: February 16, 2025
Submission/Entry Fees: none
City/Town: Montague
Website: riverculture.org

The Town of Montague will install six large scale site-specific wheat paste murals on historic brick buildings in May of 2025. Three selected artists will receive $4000 each to design a pair of murals that integrates themes identified by the community. Funding for the project is provided through the New England Foundation for the Art's Making It Public (MIP) for Massachusetts Municipalities program. Full details and application form on website.

Contact: Suzanne LoManto
[email protected]
413-863-3200

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