Tonight! Gallery opens at 5:00pm!

The new Art Gallery at Patriot Place opens tonight at 5:00pm.

Will you be able to come by this weekend?

Hope to see you there!!

Art Gallery at Patriot Place

At our last meeting Jack Gannon announced he had negotiated space for an art gallery in one of the vacant stores at Patriot Place, but that the details were still to be determined. Since our meeting on April 13, a lot has happened.

The “Art Gallery at Patriot Place” will be open weekends beginning April 29. Six anchor artists, from the Foxboro Art Association, will staff the gallery and fill 60% of the wall space with their works. The remaining 40% will be filled by three different “featured artists” each weekend to ensure a fresh display. More importantly, the gallery will be available for our annual Fall Members’ Show in October. So start painting! We now have a place to show our work while the Boyden Library is closed for reconstruction.

The gallery is located at store #217, at the Cinema end of the mall, diagonally between Life is Good and CBS Scene, and aside of Fossil – a high-end accessories store. And it already has a blog: artgalleryatpatriotplace.blogspot.com

To help recoup start-up & on-going costs, there will be a per weekend fee of $25 for all featured artists. There is no commission on sales. Each artist must sign an insurance waiver daily to protect Patriot Place from any injury liabilities. Each featured artist must be present during the weekend to sell their art.

This is a major coup for Jack and a wonderful opportunity for members of the Foxboro Art Association. We are goin’ Uptown for our Members Show in October! And who knows what else might develop? In the meantime, all are invited to drop by and check out the new gallery! Jack’s goal is to make it FUN, RELAXING and ENJOYABLE! Let’s help him make it so.

Coming Attractions

Reception Friday April 29 6:30 - 8:30 pm:.”Arts in Bloom 2011", Cultural Arts Alliance of Hopkinton, 98 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA. Tatiana Roulin is one of the juried artists participating. April 29th – May 22, 2011. All are welcome.

Reception Saturday April 30 6-8 pm: Spring Reflections: A new art show by the Mansfield Art Association at the MMAS Morini Gallery (at the Black Box Theater) 377 North Main St., Mansfield from April 30th to May 30th. The show may be viewed Tuesday to Friday 11 – 5, and weekends by appointment. The artist’s reception is Saturday, April 30th from 6 –8 pm

May 10: Foxboro Art Association will hold its last meeting of the year Tuesday, May 10 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 116 South St., Foxboro.

May 21 & 22: The Franklin Art Association will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an outdoor art sale under a tent on the grounds of Haywood Manor, 195 Main Street, Franklin, MA. Saturday, May 21st noon to 6 pm, and Sunday, May 22nd noon to 4 pm.

June 11: Foxborough will celebrate its annual Founders Day with a parade and various booths on Saturday, June 11th.

Sep. 13: Foxboro Art Association will hold its first meeting of the year on Tuesday Sep. 13 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Sep. 17 & 18: The annual Southeastern Mass. Arts Festival will be held on the South Common in Mansfield, featuring live music, great art and children’s activities Saturday & Sunday, Sep. 17 & 18.

Oct. 1: The 6th Annual Walpole Arts & Music Festival (WAMF) will be held Saturday Oct. 1 in the center quadrangle behind the new library and Blackburn Hall..

Another Great Demo

At our meeting on April 13, guest artist Dianne Panarelli Miller painted an amazing portrait of raffle winner Ben Macomber. Dianne, besides being a great painter, is also a terrific teacher and urged the artists in the audience to paint as often as they can to get better. Meanwhile she made painting Ben's portrait look easy, painting effortlessly (it seemed) as she described her portrait process step by step. It was our last meeting at the Boyden Library for 18 months or so, until the library finishes its renovation, and it ended with a bang. Next month, we will begin meeting on Tuesdays in the Parish Hall at St. Mark's Episcopal Church -- next to the High School. And our guest demonstrator will be watercolorist Marla Greenfield. See you there.

Norfolk Library Reception Saturday, April 16, 1-4 pm

Local artists Jennifer O'Neil and Kim Morin Weineck will display some of their recent works during the month of April at the Norfolk Library.

Jenn O'Neil is well known for her colorful abstract interpretations.

Kim Weineck, known principally for her pastel landscapes, is also the founder of the Neponset Valley Artists.

An artists' reception is scheduled for 1-4 pm on Saturday, April 16.

Tatiana Roulin Reception Sat., April 2

Tatiana Roulin will be having a solo show at Boyden Library in Foxborough throughout the month of April. The exhibition will comprise landscapes, still lifes, figurative art and others, all painted within the past two years in different mediums, mostly in pastel and acrylic. This exhibit will be Tatiana's 5th Solo Show. Some of the paintings on display received awards in domestic and international art competitions. The opening will be Saturday, April 2nd, from 1 to 3 PM. The Boyden Library is located at 10 Bird Street, Foxborough. To check out the Library hours please visit their web site: www.boydenlibrary.org