31 Days of Kawase Hasui
2023-06-29 - 2023-07-31 | Moonlit Sea Prints, 116 Pleasant Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Moonlit Sea Prints is proud to announce its newest online-only exhibit, “31 Days of Kawase Hasui”, for the month of July.
Born in Tokyo in 1883, Kawase Hasui became a master of Japanese landscape prints. He began his journey as an illustrator for books and magazines but soon discovered his heart belonged to printmaking through the insistence of his first publisher Watanabe Shozaburo. In 1918, he began creating shin-hanga (“new prints”) and designed more than 600 prints during the following 40 years, working with the publishers of Watanabe Shōzaburō, Doi Hangaten, Kawaguchi/Sakai-Kawaguchi, Baba Nobuhiko, and Bijutsu Shuppansha.
Hasui’s artwork encompasses a period of immense change and turmoil in Japan, including the rapid Westernization in the 1880s, the Sino-Japanese Wars, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I and World War II and its aftermath. Perhaps in response to these upheavals, Hasui’s prints often bring about a sense of nostalgia for an “old” Japan while having scenes of quietness, stillness, and profound beauty. Perhaps in today’s technological alienation many of us can relate to the need for these moments.
During July of 2023 we will begin with 30 Hasui prints ranging from his earliest shin-hanga to his later post-war works, and then adding 10 new pieces each week for a total of 60 outstanding works.
You can view the growing collection all month long at https://moonlitseaprints.com/hasui/
Moonlit Sea Prints is a small gallery in the Eastworks Building of Easthampton MA that buys, sells, and educates on the genre of antique Japanese woodblock prints from roughly 1780-2000. Through their gallery in Easthampton and online shop they reach thousands of people each month, showcasing exceptional work from a wide range of artists and giving visitors more knowledge on this oft-overlooked artform and art movement.
Information about Moonlit Sea Prints can be found at https://moonlitseaprints.com/

Era
2023-07-13 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | MA, United States
Solo show by Cati Bestard at ECA Gallery
Exhibition Statement: Starting from the spaces she inhabits, whether home, institution, or surroundings, Catalina Bestard explores links between embodied space and its history, materiality, and representation. Photography becomes a vessel for work that sometimes depicts, sometimes stages, and other times pushes the limits of its own possibilities, incorporating failures, unexpected results, and experimentations. Influenced by feminist economics, and the idea of degrowth, in her most recent works she is interested in the potential of disregarded materials.

Bio: Cati Bestard was born in Mallorca (Spain). She received her MFA from Columbia University in 2018. Her work has been exhibited at Ulterior Gallery, Times Square Space, Jewish Museum, Museu Palau Soterra, Crush Curatorial and Untitled Miami. She has been a resident at the Institute of Investigative Living (Joshua Tree, 2018), Hercules Art Studio Program (New York, 2019-2020), Art Workspace Easthampton (Easthampton, 2021) and Penumbra Foundation (New York, 2022). She currently teaches at Smith and Amherst Colleges.

Valley Art Supplies with a Twist!
2023-07-13 17:00 - 23:00 | Valley Art Supplies, 76 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
We are now open LATE for your art supply needs! Swing on over and check out our new space which now includes a full bar. Grab a cocktail, glass of wine or a zero-proof beverage and bust out your sketchbook.

50 Arrow Gallery Collection and "Truth" by Nayana LaFond
2023-07-13 18:00 - 20:00 | 50 arrow Gallery, 116 Pleasant St., Suite 244, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
🎨🌟 Join Us for an Art Extravaganza! 🎉✨
Calling all art enthusiasts and creators! 📣✨ We’re thrilled to announce that 50 Arrow Gallery is hosting a special exhibition for Art Walk Easthampton! 🎉🎨 Get ready to immerse yourself in a visual feast featuring our incredible Flat Files collection and Nayana LaFond’s powerful installation “Truth.” 🖼️✨
🗓️ Save the Date: July 13th ⏰ Time: 6 PM to 8 PM 📍 Location: 50 Arrow Gallery, Easthampton
Discover the diverse range of artworks by talented artists, carefully curated to showcase their unique visions and artistic prowess. 🌈✨ From mesmerizing paintings to captivating illustrations, Nayana LaFond’s thought-provoking installation “Truth” will leave you inspired and moved. 💫
Join us and experience the magic of art as we celebrate Art Walk together. 🎉✨ Don’t miss the chance to connect with fellow art enthusiasts, support local artists, and explore the beauty and creativity that surrounds us. 🙌❤️
Spread the word, invite your friends, and let’s make this art extravaganza one to remember! 🎉🎭✨
#ArtWalk #EasthamptonCityArts #50ArrowGallery #FlatFilesExhibition #NayanaLaFond #TruthInstallation #SupportLocalArtists #CreativeCommunity #Inspiration #ArtisticJourney

Join us for July Art Walk!
2023-07-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Easthampton Media, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 102, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Join us this Thursday for the July Art Walk Easthampton from 6pm – 8pm. See the beautiful work of resident artist @madgeevers, which is on display until the end of the month. See you here!

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Margaret Humbert-Droz at Oxbox Gallery
2023-08-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Oxbow Gallery, 273 Pleasant St, Northampton, MA, 01060, United States
Oxbow Gallery in Easthampton, www.oxbowgallery.com.
Forget the rock; to paper and scissors add glue-sticks, a utility knife, a swivel knife, acrylic paint as well as found bits and pieces, and you have the tools Margaret Humbert-Droz uses for her collages and cut paper pieces. Her images riff on Euclid’s Elements of Geometry as well as nature’s Elements, such as wind and rain. Flower seed catalogs are chopped up and re-assembled in colourful patterns based on traditional medieval motifs. In another group of images sinuous cuts into white paper create a dimensional effect that plays with light , suggesting flow and movement.

CELEBRATING CONNECTIONS - August - new Exhibit Opens at Oxbow Gallery in Easthampton
2023-08-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Oxbow Art Gallery, 40 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Opening Reception for — Celebrating Connections: the Art Collection of Kathy Service. Curated by Deborra Stewart-Pettengill who says, …”to celebrate Kathy Service, for all of her contributions to Oxbow Gallery over the years…a show of works from Kathy’s personal collection. Works by many regional artists are included — Martha Armstrong, Richard Yarde, Liz Chalfin, Nanny Vonnegut, Fran Kidder, Barry Moser, Nancy Haver, Justin Kim, Cyndy Sperry and Marlene Rye. ECA Art Walk Aug 10 – Gallery Reception, Aug 4 – Conversation with Kathy, Aug 6.

The Art Collection of Kathy Service: CELEBRATING CONNECTIONS
2023-08-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Oxbow Gallery, 273 Pleasant St, Northampton, MA, 01060, United States
At Oxbow Gallery in Easthampton, MA. This large group show includes paintings and sculptures by 60 artists. Curator Deborra Stewart-Pettengill says it includes Regional Artists including Martha Armstrong, Richard Yarde, Liz Chalfin, Nanny Vonnegut, Fran Kidder, Barry Moser, Nancy Haver, Justin Kim, Cyndy Sperry, Marlene Rye and Scott Prior.

CONVERSATION WITH A COLLECTOR - Kathy Service and Cathy Osman
2023-08-06 15:00 - 16:30 | Oxbow Gallery, 273 Pleasant St, Northampton, MA, 01060, United States
Kathy Service’s art collection is on view at Oxbow Gallery. Artist/Art Historian/Professor Cathy Osman will interview Kathy Service. A lifelong resident of Northampton, Kathy Service has been friend and supporter with artists and has served on Mass Cultural Council. Seating will be provided for the audience.
Sunday August 6 at 3 pm at Oxbow Gallery, 40 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA. Free

Conversation with the Collector - live interview at Oxbow Gallery
2023-08-06 15:00 - 16:30 | Oxbow Art Gallery, 40 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
The exhibit on view in August is CELEBRATING CONNECTIONS; THE COLLECTION OF KATHY SERVICE. Over many years, Northampton native Kathy Service built an art collection which includes many regional artists. Curator Deborra Stewart-Pettengill decided to offer the Public an opportunity to listen to Kathy’s stories about her artworks and collecting. Kathy will be interviewed by artist/art historian/educator CATHY OSMAN. Chairs will be offered for the audience. 3 pm. Sunday, August 6, 3 pm, free.

The Summer of iZM
2023-08-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Elusie Gallery at Big Red Frame, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
The Elusie Gallery: July 12 – August 9
A two months long exhibit featuring a selection of paintings and portraits by iZM PRiZM.
iZM PRiZM (Orlando Santos when he doesn’t have a paintbrush in his hands) was born in Holyoke MA fifty years ago. It is where he still lives, and where his studio is located. He started painting only a few years ago, as something to do with his daughter…
Without formal training, but inspired by artists such as Basquiat and Van Gogh, iZM PRiZM has developed a powerful style full of colors and energy. So much so that we gave him two months to express himself at the Elusie Gallery. More details to come, check the Elusie Gallery page on our website for updates.

Images by Renee Hill
2023-08-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream, 34 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Now showing on the walls of Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream, a selection of my favorite macro images of interesting crawling things like you’ve never seen them! I hope you can stop by for a look on Thursday or anytime in August.

THIS LONG ARC: fiber sculptures by Terry Jenoure at ECA Gallery
2023-08-25 00:00 - 2023-08-28 00:00 | ECA Gallery, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
This exhibition speaks to themes of freedom from old patterns. Breaking from previous artistic approaches, Terry Jenoure’s fiber sculptures are mostly unplanned shapes built almost exclusively with recycled cotton. During the artwalk on August 10, two listening stations will be set up. These feature an experiment she made on my violin. Creating a notation system for herself, she read the sculptures as musical “scores,” translating their visual characteristics into music. Sound engineer Warren Amerman then further sculpted the sounds digitally.

Stories with Shotei
2023-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Moonlit Sea Prints, 116 Pleasant Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Hiroaki Takahashi Shotei was a Japanese woodblock print artist of the early 20th century in the shin-hanga art movement whose work generally focused around beautiful landscapes and scenes of everyday life. Many of his works are beautiful vignettes, many easily leading the viewer to imagine the stories transpiring within the images.
Moonlit Sea Prints of Easthampton MA will be presenting this exhibit, Stories with Shotei, showcasing the works of Hiroaki Takahashi Shotei paired with short stories and poetry solicited through an open Call for Writers.

Christopher Bagg at Oxbow Gallery
2023-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Oxbow Art Gallery, 40 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Landscapes and Interiors 2023
Pictured: “The Braid” Oil on linen 22”x28″ 2023

'Rock, Paper, Scissors' Margaret Humbert-Droz Cut paper and collage at Oxbow Gallery
2023-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Oxbow Art Gallery, 40 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States

Opening Reception for Julia Shirar: Recent Portraits at ECA Gallery
2023-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Easthampton City Arts Gallery, MA, United States
Shirar’s exhibition at ECA Gallery will include a selection of paintings of people in and around Western Massachusetts. Many of them began as part of a residency at Looky Here, an artists’ organization in Greenfield, where the artist spent eight weeks making portraits of volunteers from the area. All paintings included in this exhibition are made from observation and memory on locally salvaged materials.

Tour Old Town Hall
2023-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | CitySpace, 43 Main St, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Join us for a tour of the second floor of Old Town Hall. While you are at Old Town Hall check out a new exhibitions at Elusie and ECA Galleries during Art Walk Easthampton. The tour is free and open to the public.
5-8 p.m. @ 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA 01027
CitySpace is renovating the 2nd floor of the iconic Old Town Hall, capping a years-long process of returning the building to its original purpose of providing gathering space for the community and offering an affordable, fully accessible, state-of-the-art 350-seat performance space to artists of all genres.
Explore Old Town Hall from the comfort of your home in our virtual tour. at www.cityspaceeasthampton.org/tour

CitySpace Pop-up Market
2023-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | CitySpace, 43 Main St, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Coming up on Thursday, September 14th, the CitySpace Pop-Up Market returns! Find unique cards, prints, paintings, books, jewelry, clothing, and more in CitySpace’s Blue Room from 5-8 PM during Art Walk. Stop by and grab some one-of-a-kind gifts and special somethings while you enjoy gallery exhibitions, and more! Enter to win a $50 gift certificate to Calico!
Participating vendors include:
Anita Gangi Balkun, ABalkunArt
Artoonist
Astral Cherry Healing Arts
Chaya Grossberg
Eric Clarke Illustration
Obscurity Glass
Hanan Khan
Marina Maulucci
Sarah King, Flannel and Teacups
Siggie Zampa
The Shiny Bunny
Small Meadows Crafts
Tiny Bee Stationery
Up All Night Designs
Supported in part by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts and Florence Bank.

Paintings by Val Colesnikov
2023-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream, 34 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Val Colesnikov is 75 years young, was born in Moldova, and became an artist without experience about 5 years ago. It started as a little hobby and a way to share some good memories with people around using oil paints on canvas. He hopes you enjoy.

Valley Art Supplies and The Corner Bar
2023-09-14 17:00 - 22:00 | Valley Art Supplies, 76 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
We will be open during Art Walk selling art supplies as well as serving cocktails, beer, wine and zero proof beverages. Come check out our new space!

Intimate Worlds / Margaret Lloyd
2023-09-14 17:00 - 2023-10-08 17:00 | Elusie Gallery at Big Red Frame, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Elusie Gallery @ Old Town Hall.
September 14 – October 8.

Join us for the Artist Reception!

Resilient Community Art's 2nd Birthday Celebration & Drop-In Public Studio
2023-09-14 17:30 - 20:00 | Resilient Community Arts, Suite 044, 116 Pleasant Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Can you believe it’s been 2 years since RCA was established??!!

Time sure does fly when you’re having fun, makin’ art!

We’re celebrating our 2nd Birthday the best way we know how– sharing our studio with you, making art together, and enjoying some sweet treats!

Stop by anytime during Easthampton City Arts: Art Walk– September 14th!

We’ll have:
-cupcakes to share
-art supplies galore
-info on programs & more!

All ages are welcome, we hope to see you there!

You’ll find us in Studio #238 in Eastworks
Suggested Donation is $5, No One is Turned Away for Lack of Funds

City Poets in Unexpected Places
2023-09-14 18:00 - 18:30 | Big E’s, 11 Union St., Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
6pm, Big E’s Bakery/Deli and Parking Lot: Find poetry in unexpected places and pick up your free chapbook, City Poets, featuring the work of the 5 individuals who have been Easthampton’s Poet Laureates. A reading by Gary Metras, Jason Montgomery, and Carolyn Cushing from 6:00pm to 6:30ish will happen in sun or light rain (under a small tent) but will be canceled if there is a deluge or lightning. Bring a chair or plan to stand. City Poets chapbook available inside Big Es starting September 11th during their regular hours.
The Easthampton Poet Laureate program is an initiative of Easthampton City Arts.

Join us at E•Media for the September Art Walk
2023-09-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Easthampton Media, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 102, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Please join us this Thursday, September 14, for the Easthampton Art Walk. Our resident artist, photographer Diane Savioli-Chase, will be on hand to discuss her photos from her exhibit “Cannolis and Cobblestones”, a collection of photos from her travels in Sicily and Portugal. We also have local singer/songwriter Luke Deroy returning to our studio for a performance of his original music. Doors open at 6:00pm with the music set to begin at 6:30pm. Hope to see you here!

Spooky - an art show by Natasha Marble
2023-10-12 17:00 - 20:00 | Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream, 34 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Come check out a cool & spooky art exhibit of paintings by our own Natasha Marble. You’ve seen her art on cakes. Now’s your chance to see how creative and talented she is with a paint brush.

MARTHA ARMSTRONG LANDSCAPES
2023-10-12 17:00 - 20:00 | Oxbow Art Gallery, 40 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Martha’s landscapes were painted recently on site, “August Vermont” overlooking the orchard she
planted years ago, while “Mixed Weather Tucson” is the view from her porch
—landscapes she’s long been familiar with, as much seen as remembered.
www.Marthaarmstrong.com
#Marthaarmstrongart

ACROSS / BETWEEN at ECA Gallery
2023-10-12 17:00 - 20:00 | ECA Gallery, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Easthampton City Arts (ECA) is pleased to present the first-ever ECA Invitational. We invite you all to experience this engaging and evocative exhibition during its opening reception at our upcoming Art Walk Easthampton on Thursday October 12th (5-8pm).
The ECA Invitational is an annual opportunity to highlight local artists whose work in some way addresses the spirit of the moment — and is presented together in a visual dialogue, to further emphasize the complexities within and between them.
‘Across / Between’ features Kathy Guo and Paul Specht, who each engage with how we relate and are entwined. Guo’s sculptural and video works track from the tensions of intergroup communication to the aspirational potential for identification and solidarity between anonymous interlocutors. Specht’s photo portraits enmesh the sitter and artist, queering the author-subject dynamic. Collectively, the works in this exhibition embody pathways for forging relationships of mutuality, a necessary and timely antidote to social fractures and violence. Guo and Specht utilize their roles as artists to imagine and propose possible futures. We choose what role we inhabit to realize that future.
We encourage you all to learn more about Guo and Specht’s creative practices here:
@manguoes
@paulspecht
This year’s pairing was selected and curated by ECA Program Director Pasqualina Azzarello, ECA Chair Tracey Eller, and ECA Committee Member Maude Haak-Frendscho — each of whom are also dedicated artists, creative facilitators, and community advocates.

FIBRATIONS - Carol Ingram
2023-10-12 17:00 - 2023-11-04 17:00 | Elusie Gallery at Big Red Frame, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
When I work with fiber to make felt, I feel like I am painting with the wool.
And when I am making a three-dimensional piece, such as a vessel, I am a potter again.
Stitching on the felt for embellishment is meditative, like mending.
This body of work is more about the excitement of the making rather than a single theme. Each piece offered surprises and challenges in the process, which came together like the single fibers that find each other to make a strong fabric.

"Topographies: An Afrofuturescape - mixed media collage + assemblage"
2023-10-12 17:30 - 20:00 | 50 arrow Gallery, 116 Pleasant St., Suite 244, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
“Topographies: An Afrofuturescape – mixed media collage + assemblage” is now up thru Oct 5 at @50arrowgallery in Easthampton, MA. Come thru!
General gallery hours are Tu-Fri 2-5 pm w/ extended hours during Art Walk on Th Oct 12, 5:30-8pm. Message @50arrowgallery if you’d like to schedule an appointment outside these hours!
Gallery is on second floor of Eastworks building accessible via stairs (closest entrance West entrance) and elevator (closest entrance near the former Riff’s Joint).
