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).

Featured Listings:

January Exhibits at Gallery A3

Artists: Gordon M. Green, GK Khalsa
Start Date: January 2, 2025
End Date: February 1, 2025
Reception Date: Thursday, January 2, 5-7pm
Location: Gallery A3
Hours: Thur-Sun 2-7pm
Address: 28 Amity Street 1D
City/Town: Amherst
Website: gallerya3.com

In Improvisations, Gordon M. Green displays abstract paintings in oil on canvas that improvise with gestural brushwork to evoke a naturalistic landscape, while GK Khalsa presents a retrospective spanning more than four decades in Drawings from 1970 to 2024. Image left: Gordon M. Green, September 19, 2024, oil on canvas; right: GK Khalsa, Sunflower, gouache and India ink on paper.

One by One

Artist: Michael Tillyer
Start Date: January 8, 2025
End Date: January 25, 2025
Reception Date: Friday, January 10, 5-8pm
Location: NEVAmuseum, Gallery 1 and 2
Hours: limited to January 8-10, 22-25; 2-6pm
Address: 518 Pleasant Street, Ground Floor
City/Town: Northampton
Website: NEVA-museum.org

This month, Michael Tillyer, the founding director of the New England Visionary Artists Museum will exhibit his sculpture at the NEVAspace. On Saturday, January 25, 4-6pm, Tillyer will give a talk on how he opened the subsidized space, Anchor House of Artists in 1997, that became the NEVAmuseum in 2017. The talk is a fundraiser for NEVAmuseum, $10-$20 suggested. There are limited gallery viewing hours this month. Open Arts Night Out: January 10, 5-8 pm, with Cake.

Contact: 413-588-4337

Salt, fat. Sweet!

Artist: Caroline James
Start Date: December 12, 2024
End Date: February 12, 2025
Reception Date: January 11, 5-8pm
Location: Looky Here
Hours: Wed-Fri 12-5pm, Sat 12-3pm
Address: 28 Chapman Street
City/Town: Greenfield
Website: lookyheregreenfield.com

Come celebrate with Caroline as she opens her first gallery show! Visit and view her collection of mixed media drawings over cocktails and conversation.

Contact: Caroline James
[email protected]
978-995-3956

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