For Art's Sake Calendar
New calendar coming soon!
'Tiny Books-Giant Knowledge' Integrated Art and Literacy Project Third Graders at the Harvard Elementary school will participate in a special bookmaking integrated art and literacy project that allows children the opportunity to explore the value of books. In a series of practical workshops students will have access to different types of books, bookmakers, book sellers and be given an opportunity to discover the history of printmaking. They will also be given a chance to dissect a book and create their own book from scratch.Creator and project leader Bess Haire will work with book historian Larry Malam and bookmaker Amy Bernhardt along with other artists in the classroom as well as through a book expo that will give the children an appreciation for all things libris.Finally, the children will exhibit and lend their books at the Harvard Public Library. The program begins April 27, 2010.
Valentine-Making Workshop Parents, children, and artists of all ages are invited to come make valentines at a free two-hour valentine-making workshop Saturday, February 6 from 2-4 at the Harvard Elementary School cafeteria. Bring materials to share.
Valentine Exhibition Artists of all ages are invited to submit their Valentine creations by February 5th to the Artist of the Month Live display at the general store. Beginning February 5th, creations will be installed and available for purchase with proceeds to benefit the FAS Donna Sherman Scholarship. Please keep your valentines under 20”. There will be a drop-off box on the first floor of the general store (near the stairway) so come put your heart in it!
Transform the Globe' 350 Exhibition and Fun-Raiser Take part in a new 350 exhibition in town for the holiday season. Buy a globe for $1.00. Paint or decorate it anyway you like and drop it back in the designated bin at the store for inclusion in an exhibition there before the holiday. Our goal is to collect 350 ornaments to create a display, and then sell them for $3.50 in the store with proceeds going back locally to the Bromfield Environmental Group’s School Water Fountain Filter Project. Have fun with your designs! You can send a message in your design or simply create an ornament you would enjoy making. When your ornament is complete, sign your name on the tag and drop it off in one of the empty collection bins at the store or school by Decemeber 6th for inclusion in the exhibition. Have fun with your designs! Buy some for your friends…You can send a message in your design or simply create an ornament you would enjoy making. The exhibition will start December 7th and run until the weekend when the globes will be on sale. Sponsored by ForArt’sSake, Harvard Local, the Harvard General Store, and inspired by 350.org, an international organization that is finding creative ways to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis. The focus is on the number 350--as in parts per million, the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. 350 has become a symbol of where we need to head as a planet. Visit 350.org for more information.
2nd Annual Pumpkin Walk on Halloween Night The More the Spookier! Come one and all and bring your favorite jack-o-lantern to the cemetery wall for the grand display. Drop off your carved pumpkin next to all the others anytime on Saturday, October 31st up until 5:00pm. For Art’s Sake will put a candle in each pumpkin and light them on mass… (mass ave. that is!) Tell your brothers, sisters, parents, friends and neighbors to get pumped for the carving! Don’t be scared to be c-r-e-a-t-i-v-e...
Blue Bird Theatre Presents a Puppet Show at the General Store Sunday, October 25 at 11:30 am, don't miss this special event at the Harvard General Store…Bring the entire family to the Bluebird Theatre Company's presentation ‘Anonymous Nonsense’ featuring marionettes, shadow puppets and live music. Donald, Isak, and Ole Saaf and Julia Zanes will perform. There is no charge for this event which will be held upstairs at the Harvard General Store. The event sponsored by For Art's Sake in collaboration with The Harvard General Store and Clark Gallery.
Artist of the Month Live Gallery at the General Store This month Artist of the Month Lydia Enriquez's oil paintings are featured in the live gallery at the general store. Lydia, a junior at RISD, uses collage to start off her painting process which gives them a delightful 'other world' feel mixed with the familiar. Her uncle Jeff Venier was featured in the gallery in September. Jeff,a realist painter and foodie, combines his passion for painting and food into his most recent works. You can see more of his work on this website in the new Artist Directory.
NHSA Flea Market Table Stop by to visit us at the flea market and pick up a membership form. For Art's Sake helped organize a table to help raise funds for the students in the National Honor Society for the Arts. Great job kids! Thank you Julie Cook and Bess Haire for helping make this happen.
Launch of New For Art’s Sake Artists Directory. For Art’s Sake is pleased to announce the launch a community Artist Directory featuring the work and stories of local artists. If you are an artist or know of someone who is go to the Artist Directory page to find out more details and learn how to submit work.
Exhibition at the Harvard Public Library: ‘Barn Raising of a Different Kind’. For Art’s Sake presents ‘Barn Raising of a Different Kind’, an exhibition at the Harvard Public Library featuring the watercolors of Sue Ginouves, oils of Judy Warner, photography of Sue Fitterman and drawing by Colleen Pearce. Thank you to all who attended the opening on October 3rd to meet the artists from the show and directory.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit with New England artists.Hope you had a chance to take this self-guided sculpture tour to see the work of Alicia Dwyer, Linda Hoffman, Lynn Horsky, Madeleine Lord, Larry Malam, Frances Patnaude, Patrick Pierce, Beth Siegert, Margot Stage Karin Stanley, and William Turville at Old Frog Pond Farm on Saturdays and Sundays through Columbus Day 1-5 pm. Pick your own certified organic berries and apples at the farm. For directions and more info click here http://www.oldfrogpondfarm.com/.
Art Happenings at Fruitlands in September. September 10: The 3Ds of 3D: Deflection, Differential Shrinkage and Doubleweave: A Lecture by Ruby Leslie. September 11-13: The 3Ds of 3D: Deflection, Differential Shrinkage and Doubleweave: A 3-Day Workshop with Ruby Leslie presented by Nashoba Valley Weavers Guild. Sunday, September 13 Joe Wheelwright will lead a tour of the Tree Figures installation at 1PM on Sunday, 13 and will sign copies of the catalog at 2:30PM.Sept 19:The Apple of My Eye A Gallery Talk by Sam Robbins 2:00 p.m.in the Picture Gallery, Expert Tour of The Nature of Apples: Art & Memory. September 25:"For the Birds" Auction and Dinner Fundraiser at Fruitands Museum,7:00pm to 11:00pm. Sept. 27:Author Teas – Picture Gallery [3PM],$5 Members/$10 all others, ‘Walking to Wachusett: A Re-Enactment of Henry David Thoreau's Walk’. For more details on these events click here to go to workshop and events page.
Field Trips and Student Art Shows
October 2009
New York City Musuem Field Trip Mrs. Cook’s art class or Mr. Foster's Modern Euro class head to museums in New York City on Friday, October 23. Museums include The Cloisters, MET, MOMA, and Whitney Museums. Bus departs 5:30 am and returns 10:30pm. Room for five more FAS members. Cost $40.00/fas members $30.00. If interested, contact jcook@psharvard.org.
February 2010
Boston Globe Scholastic Art Show February 1st-March 19th. For Art's Sake sponsored entry fees for fifteen Bromfield students to have their artwork entered in this show.
March 2010
Youth Art Month at Worcester Art Museum Opening:Sunday, March 14, 2010. 1:00-4:00pm.st-March 19th. For Art's Sake sponsored entry fees for fifteen Bromfield students to have their artwork entered in this show.
April 2010
Mount Wachusetts Community College High School Art Exhibition
May 2010
Harvard Schools Student Art Shows Bromfield High School Art Show opening night is scheduled for May 20th from 7:00-9:00.