It means we need one or two more pieces of information before your directory listing goes into our public gallery.

To make sure you are listed in the online, public gallery, please log in under the Gallery menu on our site with the user name and password you registered with.

You asked us, the volunteer board of JPOS, how to get more for your art during Open Studios. More people, more attention, more sales and just plain more!

And we listened and put together a great seminar/workshop for you to get MORE.

Yup, I am serious! Get up to And, it is easy and can even help you sell more of your work!

Did I get your attention? Uh, a few caveats: This is only for artists showing in their own spaces. There are a few rules too. Be sure to check out our updated Artist FAQ at jpopenstudios.com.

Check your listing by July 7th to make sure your name is spelled correctly, we have the correct address for you and the right media listed!

You asked us about arts marketing and we heard you! Check out this workshop.

Geared to the Open Studio novice, but also helpful for people who could use a boost, this workshop gives an overview of how to present yourself professionally at Open Studios and other events and make your participation a success.

The wonderful people at the JP Gazette keep us up to date on the news and happenings that are close to us, both physically and to our hearts!

Check out our story that they ran this week “On Green Exhibit to Feature 20 Artists“

Get your advanced tickets here to see the special preview of The Arts Event: The JPAC Annual Juried Show!

The Preview runs from 6-7 pm on June 19th and features a silent auction with work from Stephanie Cramer, Thomas Durand, Rob Festa, Barny Levitt, Dawn Nelson, Rachel Paxton, Eileen Wagner and more along with many exciting services.

Artists and Artisans.

Join us with your table or tent for JP Open Studios in front of the newly rebuilt and re-landscaped First Baptist Church in the heart of Jamaica Plain, #633 Centre St. (opposite the Post Office).

To find out more about showing your work at this lively, friendly outdoor space, contact Ashlee (revashlee@comcast.net) or Ginny (vzanger@aol.com).

Artists In the Arboretum Exhibition
September 22-October 17, 2010

The Arnold Arboretum and the Jamaica Plain Arts Council are hosting a juried group exhibition to be held in conjunction with JP Open Studios devoted to art inspired by the plants, landscape, and collections of the Arnold Arboretum. Artists do not have to have a studio in or be residents of Jamaica Plain. Art does not have to depict the Arboretum, but should reflect the mission or aesthetic of the institution or the place.

REVISED DATE: June 10 Thur 6 pm – 8 pm Deliver art work
REVISED DATE: June 11 Fri 8 am – 10 am Deliver art work

Most — but not all — of our group sites are at capacity. But that does mean that we still have a couple of spaces available. Don’t forget, you can also contact people you know in the area and see if they are up for hosting you for the weekend. Check in with your fellow artists or even non-artists who might be willing to loan you their front porch!

Wow. I feel like the guy behind the counter at ticket master when the latest and greatest rock band in the world comes to town.

Eliot School inside tables were gone in less than 5 minutes. The inside walls went fast but lasted another half hour with just two left.

FYI: No accounts are kept from past years. Your user name from last year has been removed so we are all starting fresh.

Registration will begin tonight at 8 pm right here. There will be a notice at the top of this page with the link.

Last nite’s artist meeting was a lot of fun and I hope you all got some great information out about it.

A few important points to remember:

1. The online registration starts May 10 at 8 pm at our web site

Hey Folks,

Spring is in the air and we are ready and raring to go! Find out about the latest news on our online registration, network with friends and find out about how to get a rebate on your Open Studios Registration.

It was the decision of the Board of Directors of the Loring Greenough House, and long time site manager, Carol Summers, to change the status of the Loring Greenough House to private or “hosted artist” during this year’s JPOS.

At JP Licks, 659 Centre Street JP, May 4 thru May 31 2010

Featuring Maggie Carberry, Melissa Maybee Hamel, Kate Moss, Nancy Marks, Mardi Reed and Ginny Zanger.

Call for entries For On Green!

Sharpen your brushes, dust off those lenses, and get your creative juices flowing. Spring is in the air and it’s time to submit your art work for the 2010 Jamaica Plain Arts Council’s Annual Juried Show.

Teen Photo: Photographing People - age 13-18

Do you enjoy taking pictures of family, friends and people on the street? Make your photographs more dynamic, interesting and creative. Explore new perspectives as you take exciting naturalistic photos with people as the main subject. Use your own camera and prepare to bring in 4” x 6” prints each week.

I’ll be showing a group of paintings (based on the Lantern Ceremony) at Andover-Newton Theological School now through May 23.

This just in from Carol Summers:

The Loring Greenough House will accept artists for Open Studios this year as a “Private Studio” instead of the regular “Group Site” status. What this means is that artists should contact us first to be accepted — rather than registering on May 10 and waiting for acceptance later in July.

Join us for an evening of art, music, and spoken word to celebrate the exhibit’s opening!

Where: The URBANO Project, Jamaica Plain Brewery Complex
29 Germania Street, Jamaica Plain

When: Friday, April 16th, 6-8PM

the red room:making music out of life

a documentary project by Christina Wegs

I’m having a solo show all this month at the Boston Public Library, 685 Tremont St. in the South End.

I’m having a reception tomorrow night, Tues., Apr. 6th, from 5:30-8:00. Stop by for a glass of wine if you’re in the neighborhood.

Thanks, Barney

Join Charles McEnerney at the Eliot School and learn how can you use Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and other emerging outlets to reach new audiences and turn a profit!

In laymen’s terms, learn how to choose which are most important for you, how to judge new commerce models and how to use social media to grow your audience and your sales.

Sandra Storey, the publisher of the Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill Gazettes, leads you through tips and tricks of media coverage at a class on Wednesday April 7th 7-9pm, at the Eliot School.

Common Boston needs YOU to help on a tour of public art in Jamaica Plain!

We’re writing to invite you to help lead a tour of public art around Jamaica Plain for Common Boston Week 2010 in June. The tour would be on Saturday, June 19th.

The Mayor’s Office invites Boston artists to make art of overlooked urban forms.

Project Overview

The PaintBox program, organized by the Boston Art Commission, is geared towards the recognition and
celebration of local artists. Through PaintBox, artists are asked to paint City of Boston utility boxes with
original designs. Once professionally painted, these utility boxes in neighborhood business districts will
contribute to the vitality and attractiveness of the urban streetscape and deter graffiti.

Jamaica Plain photographer and JPOS board member, Robin Radin, in collaboration with Jamaica Plain author, Lynne Anderson, will be having a book published by the University of California Press entitled Breaking Bread: Recipes and Stories From Immigrant Kitchens. The book will be in stores May 2010 and will include 33 of Radin’s photographs. It is already available for pre-order on Amazon.com. Breaking Bread

This is the last week to go to eliotschool.org and sign up for the “How to Photograph Your Jewelry for the Web (and other places)” 1 day workshop.

Our very own Matt McKee (yeah, me. Gotta luv me!), is on the hook for two courses, as you can see above.

A little more about the courses, if you please:

OMG, Baby! Market, market, market your works!

Eliot School Workshops in March & April at the Eliot School
co-sponsored by JP Open Studios

Take your art and your crafts to a new level with web photos, press outreach, social media and a business plan. Make designing your business as rewarding as making your art. Sign up for single workshops or… take them all.

The Museum Council of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is seeking qualified artists, or their representatives, to submit work to a juried silent art auction being held on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Museum Council’s 7th annual black tie fundraising event – the Summer pARTy. Proceeds of the sale of the work will be split between the MFA and the applicant. The Summer Party raises funds to benefit the Museum Council Artist in Residency Program. All submissions are due by April 5, 2010. All media are eligible and will be considered. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of MFA curatorial staff and select Museum Council members. Works by emerging, mid-career, and established artists are encouraged, including secondary market works. Thank you for your support!

Photography as a Creative Process At Brookline Adult Education
Photography is a visual art form on a par with painting, drawing, and sculpture. In this course, we will learn how to use the medium of photography for personal, creative expression. Rather than concentrating on the technical aspects, we will use the camera as a tool for artistic creativity. Each student will be guided in choosing a subject to pursue as a project for the semester. We will study a variety of visual techniques in order to create a wide range of emotional and psychological moods. Our goal is to cultivate a unique, individual signature that will distinguish each student’s work. Please bring photographs to the first class. Students are responsible for bringing in prints each week.

This just in from JPAC News Hound Robin Radin

Ula’s gallery has some slots for 2-D art available starting in the next couple of months.

Give them a call or see more at ulacafe.com

Mardi Reed sent me this arts event invite this morning:

Jamaica Plain Artist Association Juried Exhibit at Andover Newton Theological School.

Opening Reception Thurs Feb 25 6:30-8
Noyes Dinning Hall Exhibition Space

Envisioning Jamaica Plain
Boston Arts Examiner Jessica Burko

The J’Way Cafe Opens its Doors!

This just in: Jamaica Plain has a new eatery and it looks good (haven’t had a chance to try it but on my list of things to do).

Opening This Weekend Downstairs @ Jamaicaway Books

Authentic Flavors

Join Us for Weeks of Creative Fun this Summer!

Woodworking and Creative Art Programs for ages 6-8, 9-12 and 12-14
Each day is divided in half, from 9am-noon and 12:30-3:30pm, with supervised lunch between.

Register for full or half days. Each week is different, sign up for one or many.

This just in from Abigail Norman at the Eliot School: This is a nice project, which one of our teachers is involved in.

Walter Baker Artist Lofts–new rent levels for artist live/work space…

“Originally built in 1919, this building is now home to 13 artist live/work spaces organized around a three-story sky lit atrium gallery. Lofts feature newly appointed kitchen and bath, central A/C, large windows, lots of natural light, and on-site laundry and gallery space in a well-established and professionally managed all-artist building. Walking distance to T and shops. The building is equipped with an elevator and is fully handicapped accessible. Available lofts range from 669 square feet to 969 square feet in size. Rents now start at $950/month. Prospective residents must be BRA certified artists and must meet some moderate income guidelines.”

JP to Me 2010.. From Emeralds to Jewels

is a themed exhibit showcasing 40 artists with ties to Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

Each participant has been randomly assigned one of five emeralds: Franklin Park, Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills (including the cemetery), Southwest Corridor, or Jamaica Pond.

As reported from the JPAA’s Terry Boutelle:

Basic Finance for Artists (working in any media)

Mondays: January 11 and February 8, 2010

6:00 to 8:00 pm

Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts

539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116

Suggested Donation: $40 for both sessions

The Jamaica Plain Art Council’s very own Robin Radin has announced a great new class at the Eliot School:

Creative Approaches to Family Photography

Photography class at the Eliot School

Taught by JP Photographer Robin Radin

8 Mondays, 7-9PM, Jan 11-Mar 8

The JPOS Board meeting originally scheduled for the 15th has shifted to the 22nd.

This meeting will be discussing staffing models.

Last night was the JPAC Annual Meeting, as publicized on the JPOPenStudios.com site and on our Facebook page events, plus in two email blasts and on the official jpos calendar.

The JPAC would like to officially welcome to the board Rob Festa and Kate Moss. They join Brian Bishop, Gail Bos, Anne Brown, Joy Cochran, Thomas Durand, Matt McKee, Shaun Provencher, Robin Radin and Bill Shamlian.

This Tuesday Night at 7pm at the Footlight Club, the Jamaica Plain Arts Council board will meet for the executive summary, voting and other general business.

All artists who registered for the 2009 JPOS are members and are invited to attend!

See you there!

The Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library is seeking an artist to display his/her work for the JP community’s First Thursday celebration in December.

The exhibition of the artist who is selected will run from December 3 - 31, 2009 with an opening reception on December 3.

If you haven’t heard, we have over 25 artists participating this weekend at the Holiday Artisan Show at the Chestnut Hill Mall!

The show is this Saturday, November 14 from 11:30 to 6.

Get out and see some ART!

Empowerment Zone Artists are encouraged to submit artwork that fits into our theme: “DREAM”

Artist must be from the Empowerment Zone

1st place cash prize: $2,500
Acceptable mediums: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture and Graffiti.

Please read the prospectus for all rules and regulations.

Due to the enthusiastic response we received from artists about the Holiday Artisan Showcase at the Mall at Chestnut Hill on Saturday, November 14, we have requested 15 additional spaces. This group will not be in the same location as the previous group. Exact location at the Mall is TBD.

If you have been paying attention to your emails, you were aware of this opportunity at the Chestnut Hill Mall. If not, get on our email list so you don’t miss out in the future!

In attendance: Ted Cormier, Kasey Davis Appleman, Kate Moss, Martha Welch, Sasja Lucas, Karen O’Brien, Cynthia Kollios, Kevin Guaranotta, Winslow Myers, Anna Koon, Carol Summers, Vivienne Frachtenberg, Joy Cochran, Gail Bos, Anne Brown, Rob Festa, Matt McKee, Robin Radin, Brian Bishop, Thomas Durand, Sue Frisolone

The JPOS and JPAC need to thank Charlie Rosenberg for his camera work this weekend. He was out both days, shooting up a storm for us to use on our web site and in our marketing efforts.

And, he has graciously offered to let the artists use them as well!

Thank you to all the artists, volunteers, sponsors and friends who participated in this year’s JP Open Studios. It was a wonderful weekend; and we are truly grateful to the following individuals and businesses without whose support this event would not happen:

The Massachusetts Cultural Council

Thank you for Another Great JP Open Studios And Stay Tuned for news about our next event:

The Jamaica Plain Arts Council presents The Annual Juried Show!

Hey Folks!

The 16th Annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios is officially Open!

Come see over 240 artists in over 65 different locations around Jamaica Plain.

Download a map from our home page or use our Gallery, with it’s connection to Google Maps, to preview artists and chart your route!

Hey Folks,

I have been getting quite a few emails from artists, promoting themselves and their locations for JPOS this weekend (what are the rest of you waiting on? Or am I not on your list?)

Get marketing, Artists! Let your fans and peeps know where you will be!

The Jamaica Plain Historical Society will present guided historic walking tours in conjunction with Jamaica Plain Open Studios this coming weekend.Learn about Jamaica Plain history and stop and check out artists showing work along the route.

Artists who are displaying their work in individual sites can pick up official JPOS banners on:

Sunday September 20, 12 - 2 pm and 7 - 9 pm at Gail Bos’s studio, 63 Green Street, JP

Monday, September 21, 10 am - 12 pm at Stonybrook Fine Arts 24 Porter Street, near the Brewery.

Friends and Colleagues,

Open Studios is approaching quickly (but you already knew that)! Continuing from our Ready Set Go guide, here are our final suggested preparations for Open Studios (and short post event checklist) below.

We hope you find it helpful and welcome your input as well!

Join JP Open Studio artists in helping collect food for the Greater Boston Food Bank.

During Open Studios weekend, bring a non-perishable food item to the JPOS information tables anytime between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. either Saturday, September 26 or Sunday, September 27 and drop it in the GBFB designated food collection boxes.

Preparations are almost complete for Open Studios. So many friends have given so much time to ensure the success of this event. We are now looking for a few more volunteers.

The Jamaica Plain Historical Society has begun planning guided tours through our JP neighborhoods during the JPOS Weekend.

Join tour guides as they walk through JP, and spin the tales of local history. Along the way, you will have opportunities to stop and check out the artists showing on the route.

This is the big one!

Make sure your name, address and medium are correct in the printed map.

The rules are:

1) It runs from 7-8 at the Footlight Club, 7A Eliot Street on Monday August 10th.

Attention registered participants in JP Open Studios 2009

Digital and Offset printing available locally at Red Sun Press!

Print your materials for the Jamaica Plain Open Studios between August 1 and September 10 and receive a 15% discount.

Print postcards, brochures, business cards and posters on recycled paper.

We have a few web banner spaces still open on our site and I want to get them filled up- fast!

Here is your opportunity to get a deal and get more eyeballs looking at your art.

Hey Registered Artists!

Download this pdf, 2009JPOSMapListingR1.pdf and find your name. Make sure we spelled it right and got your media listed correctly. Also, check to see if we got you at the right address.

That’s right! You can still get registered and get into our lovely printed map, but only if you click on the green button before Thursday, June 18th at Midnight.

Okay, for the last two or three days, our system has been reduced from a sleek greyhound to something with the reflexes of an old brick.

We know it and are experiencing it too. Pain in the ..

Yes, the group sites are filling up fast. And, most are already full and closed (one site was closed 10 minutes after registration began!).

So, what to do if you want to show during open studios and you don’t want to invest in a tent?

For artists who are updating their studio listing, the update page was having a problem.

Alec, our dedicated coder, has fixed a couple of glitches and it now appears to be working! Yay!

If you haven’t already, please update your information and add your icons for our online directory.

Just a heads up to all who are starting the registration process, if you had an account with us last year, it is no more.

When registration opens up at 8:30, do not try to login with last year’s user name and password, it doesn’t exist.

Due to popular demand at the artist meeting, I have put together a walk through of the registration process.

You can view screen shots and step by step instructions by clicking on this link:

Registration A-Z

Have a great day!

Seeking small works (7 inches max.) of 2D and 3D original art for a fund raising event on June 23 at Doyle’s Cafe to benefit JP Open Studios which serves over 220 artists annually. All works should be unframed and will be sold for the uniform price of $50.

If you are an artist who plans to show in your home or studio, please consider inviting other artists to show with you. Several artists already do and the response has been very positive.

As an incentive, when you share your studio or home, you’ll save on registration fees:

Open Studios Artist Meeting

Monday, May 4, 2009 from 7 pm - 8:30 pm

Footlight Club, 7A Eliot Street in Jamaica Plain

This meeting is free and open to all artists in JP and beyond to get the latest news and information on Open Studios and registration.

We know you value Open Studios and the thousands of customers it brings to JP businesses each event. And we value your support because the fees artists pay to participate only cover half of the expenses. We can’t do it without you and we rely on your annual support to make this a community wide event, free to all who attend.

Calling All Artists!

The Spring Artist meeting is taking place Monday May 4th at 7pm at The Footlight Club, 7a Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain.

Learn about the registration process and how you can save money on your registration fees.

Find out about our new Coordinator.

Dear Friends:

In these unprecedented economic times, we invite your continued support of a critical local event – JP Open Studios. Open Studios is crucial to attracting audiences for all JP companies, critical for over 200 small business artists to earn income, and critical to building community among neighbors.

Starting April 1, our directory of artists will be down while we go through some updates.

Unfortunately, that means that all of the old directory entries are going to be purged from the system, including images, icons, descriptions, etc.

The good news is that Jamaica Plain Open Studios registration is on the horizon and fast approaching!

Jamaica Plain Open Studios
Job Description

Position:  Part-time Open Studios Event Coordinator
Supervisor: Jamaica Plain Arts Council Co-Presidents

The Jamaica Plain Arts Council is a 501-c-3 organization that supports artists in the Jamaica Plain community through the Open Studios event, exhibitions, professional development and cultivating the audience. Now in its 16th year, the Open Studios event annually shows 220 artists at 60+ sites including private studios and homes, and group sites like the brewery complex, the Eliot School, historic homes, and more.

Join up with our group on facebook. Yet another way to stay in the loop about things happening at the JP Open Studios.

http://www.facebook.com

Please save the dates for the 16th Annual JP Open Studios on September 26 - 27, 2009! We know Yom Kippur begins Sun. night and we will remain flexible for those observing this holiday. Help us spread the word and forward this email to any and all who might be interested.

Erik Gehring’s 2009 ‘Trees of Boston’ calendars are now on sale for $12 through the holidays. These calendars, featuring 13 months of images from the Arnold Arboretum, make a wonderful gift for anyone who visits this Boston treasure regularly.

At last night’s JPAC Annual meeting, two new JPAC members were voted onto the board of the organization that puts together, among other events, the Jamaica Plain Open Studios.

Brian Bishop, a painter, is new to town, moving in in July, and hasn’t yet participated in JPOS, but has done some research and wanted to help “put this show together.”

November 18, 7pm

Footlight Club

The annual business meeting of the Jamaica Plain Arts Council is scheduled for November 18th at 7pm at the Footlight Club.

All JPAC members are invited to attend. Not a JPAC member? Not sure if you are a member? Check with Jean at coordinator@jpopenstudios.com .

November 18, 7pm

Footlight Club

The annual business meeting of the Jamaica Plain Arts Council is scheduled for November 18th at 7pm at the Footlight Club.

All JPAC members are invited to attend. Not a JPAC member? Download an application here and get it in before November 10. Not sure if you are a member? Check with Jean at coordinator@jpopenstudios.com .

The Market of the Living Dead is approaching!

On October 26th, Get your dead on for the annual Vendor Costume Contest. The event has become kind of a tradition for the SoWa Open Market and we’ve got quite the reputation in the neighborhood.

7 pm

The Footlight Club

7A Eliot Street

This is our wrap meeting for the 2008 JPOS, the 15th Annual JP Open Studios and everyone is invited.

We have the results of the survey and some directions we are planning on going for next year.

Third Tuesday Drawing/Painting/Sculpting…

Fancypaints Studio
26 Tower St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 US

When: Tuesday, October 21, 7:00PM
Phone: 617.470.4572

Great models, great people, great music, cheap wine. Relaxed, no instruction, share/critique if you like.

$12, pretty please.

Congratulations to Rachel Paxton for winning the survey drawing.

It can be picked up at the Fall Artist Meeting on October 21st at the Footlight Club.

Thanks to all who participated. The results of the survey will be presented at the meeting.

Preview Exhibition:

September 19 - October 19, 2008

Live Auction preview at the PRC

October 2 - October 19, 2008

Silent Auction preview at the 808 Gallery at Boston University

Opening Reception:

Thursday, October 2, 2008

5:30-7:30pm, free

Here’s to Another Successful Year!

Josh Rosen and Stan Strickland have been performing as a duo since Fall 2007, and have been warmly received in standing-room-only concerts. They have a deep rapport, with Stan’s sparkling instrumental colors playing off Josh’s expressive piano. They perform Rosen’s compositions and unique arrangements of favorite standards and cover tunes. Josh and Stan also love to engage in some “freeplay” as they improvise in tandem with ease.

BANNER RETURN DATE
Tues. Oct. 14, 6 -7 pm Footlight Club, 7A Eliot Street

NEW! The very last chance to return your banner and get your deposit(s) back is at the Artist’s Meeting:

Tues. Oct. 21, 7 - 8 pm Footlight Club, 7A Eliot Street

New Art Center in Newton

If you are interested in curating an exhibition at the New Art Center and /
or would like to find out more about our Curatorial Opportunity Program,
please join us at the NAC for a Curator Workshop & Info Session on October
22, 7pm.

Artists’ Ball, a masquerade ball to benefit JP Centre/South Main Streets

Sat., Oct 18

8pm-12pm

Eliot Hall

7a Eliot St

Info (or to join organizing committee): edith.murnane@gmail.com.

As written in the JP Gazette.

Meet your regional arts organization!

NEFA INFO SESSION
October 16, 2008 | 12:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) administers grantmaking programs that support the performing arts, public art, and Native American artists. NEFA also leads projects and initiatives that range from the analysis of the impact of the creative economy to the creation of online tools which link and advance the regional, national, and international cultural community.

Sunday, October 12, 4:00 pm

Bradford Gleim, baritone, and Justin Williams, piano, perform an all American program with works of Barber, Duke and Bowles.

October Artist: Terry Boutelle, sponsored by JPAC

The Massachusetts Cultural Council applications forms are now available for
several programs that will benefit individual artists:

1) Artist Fellowship Applications Accepted Through December 5, 2008

MCC Artist Fellowships program guidelines:

http://www.culturegrants-ma.org/index_artists.php

The fellowships offer grants of $10,000 as direct support to individual
artists in recognition of artistic excellence. In addition to these grants,
finalists will receive an award of $1,000.

MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS

BY
BRIAN PATRICK ADAMS

OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 1, 2008

@
PETAL AND LEAFS

48 SOUTH ST. JAMAICA PLAIN, MA

FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT THE ARTIST

TEL: 617N 983 1760 OR EMAIL: bripatadams@yahoo.com

Saturday, October 11, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, for a “Meet the Photographers” Reception for the show “Three Somerville Photographers” at the Old Schwamb Mill in Arlington, MA. don gurewitz, Meg Birnbaum and Jamil Simon. The exhibit will run from October 11-November 15.

I am Sophie Lacombe, Program Manager of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston. I am writing to let you know that we are now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 Artist’s Professional Toolbox Program, an eight-month intensive course designed to empower emerging and practicing visual artists to succeed in the business aspects of being a professional artist. Eighty artists participated to the Toolbox since its inception in 2005. Judging by their feedback, the program was extremely successful in helping them take charge of their careers, both in defining their goals and then learning the skills they need to implement them.

Complimentary tickets to FOLLIES at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston (Copley Square).
Wednesday, October 8, 7:30pm

To receive tickets, email boxoffice@lyricstage.com with code “Lyric”by 12noon Wednesday, October 8.

Please give your name, phone, email address, andwhether you would like 1 or 2 tickets. You will receive a confirmation email.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Friday, October 17, 7 PM
Picture yourself at the Griffin Museum Gala Annual Fundraiser.
The evening will include Griffinis, wine and hors d’oeuvres, special guests, coffee and dessert, picture perfect photo-ops, great music, and a balloon raffle. Sponsored by Smirnoff Citrus Twist Vodka. Tickets $75.

Did you get people to come visit you during open studios despite the weather? Did you see traffic and make sales even in the rain?

Sure, some people did not have the experience they were hoping for. I didn’t, but that was due to the rain!

Seconds Sale!

October 10th and 11th

Friday 12-7, Saturday 10-5

At our Studio in Roslindale Center

20 Belgrade Ave, 2nd floor

50%-75% off our regular retail prices.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the 15th annual JP Open Studios such a wonderful weekend. Even though it rained all weekend, we reamin inspired by our sponsors, the artists, and by those who attended with umbrellas inhand to visit 220 artists at 65 sites.

Bunker Hill Community College Art Gallery Presents:
REUSED REPURPOSED REINVENTED: An exhibit that explores the art of recycling
September 29 - November 8, 2008
PUBLIC RECEPTION TONIGHT: Thursday, October 2, 6 – 8pm
Gallery Talk with the exhibition artists: Thursday, October 16, 1 – 2pm

April 3 - 5, 2009 at Boston’s Omni Parker House
The 2009 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts

TransCultural Exchange is pleased to announce the 2009 Conference on
International Opportunities in the Arts which will take place April 3-5,
2009 at Boston’s Omni Parker House Hotel.

Every once in a while, I get an ad from these guys and I decided to finally check out what they had to offer. Their web site is awash in information about marketing for artists. Here is what their web site mission statement had to say:

That’s right. We want to give you a gift basket, full of goodies!

If you went to JP Open Studios 2008, as an artist, as an art lover, as a volunteer, as a local business person, restauranteur, bus driver etc, we would like to trade 10 minutes of your time for a chance at:

I don’t know about you, but I was hoping for a little more sun and a little less water this past weekend.

However, while shoes, cloths, and hair were damp, peoples’ spirits (both the public’s and the artists’) seemed to be pretty sunny.

Quick reminder, if you’re not completely exhausted on Sunday night, you (or a buddy) can return your banner(s) to the Footlight Club immediately following Open Studios. We’ll be there wrapping up the event until the wee hours, please stop by before 8 pm.

BANNER RETURN DATES

In these last couple of days before the big event take some time to take care of yourself to make sure that your two days of exhibiting and interacting with your public go as smoothly as possible.

The 15th annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios event is coming THIS WEEKEND!

Join us Saturday and Sundsay Sept. 27 - 28 from 11 am to 6 pm both days to visit over 220 artists at 65 sites who are showing and selling their work in artists studios, historic homes, Sam Adams brewery complex, Arnold Arboretum, and more.

Preparations are nearly done and promotion has hit:

* Last Sunday featured in the Boston Globe GO! Ahead

* This Thurs. or Fri. featured in Metro paper

* New England Network News interview airing in Boston 5:30, 9:30 and 11:00 Friday night Sept. 26 and on Pax TV on Sunday.

2 pm and 3 pm Saturday Sept. 27th.

Stonybrook Fine Arts will host demonstrations of the basics of making a rubber mold that can make many reproductions of an original model.

JP painter and friend to many of us, Barry Zaslove passed away on September 9th after struggling with cancer and treatment over the past several months. He died peacefully at home surrounded by loving friends.

I wish I could take credit for this idea, but I have heard it from a couple of people now.

The gist of it is to have hand-made invitations on hand during the show, to be handed out to certain people.

Erik Gehring, avid photographer of the Arnold
Arboretum, has released a 2009 calendar of images from
this beloved Olmstead park. Entitled ‘Trees of
Boston’, the calendar features 13 different
photographs from all four seasons in the Arboretum,
ranging from wide-angle landscapes to detailed
close-ups.

You can find more information about the 2009 Trees of
Boston calendar at
http://www.erikgehring.com/WebReady/Pages/ArbCalendars.html.
Erik’s Arnold Arboretum gallery can be viewed at
http://www.erikgehring.com/WebReady/Pages/ArbHome.html.

Brace yourself, the Jamaica Plain Open Studios is only 10 days away. What can you do in these next 10 days to get yourself ready? Finishing touches.

Safari Photo Shoot

An Adventure with Zoo New England’s Stone Zoo

September 21, 2:00 - 5:00PM

Rebecca Norris Webb, author of The Glass Between Us, leads a safari photo shoot at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham. Webb has photographed animals in zoos and aquariums in some 30 cities around the world.

Save the Date: Arboretum Show Reception

In conjunction with Open Studios, the Arnold Arboretum hosts a juried exhibition as well. Please join us for this artist’s reception at the Arboretum on Wed. Sept. 17 from 6 - 8 pm.

James’s Gate Presents

James Wehrheim

Large scale Archival Pigment Prints

and

Tsun Ming Chmielinski

Pastel Paintings

On View: September 16 - October 26, 2008

Hours: Tues - Thurs, 5:30 - 9:30

Friday & Sat.5:30 - 10:30

Sunday 5:30 - 8:30

We will be featuring about 20 guest artists, including our artists in residence above the studio during Open Studios on September 27-28.

In addition, members of the Jamaica Pond Poets, a weekly poetry workshop in JP, will informally read their own and others’ poems related to Art and City between 2 and 4 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 27. For more details: SandeeStorey@fastmail.fm.

Last night, at the Maliotis Center, the Jamaica Plain Arts Council rocked the house!

Over 450 people turned out, despite the muggy rain, to see works from 28 artists. The event is the kick off for the Jamaica Plain Open Studios and showcases the wide variety of work that can be seen in studios and group locations around Jamaica Plain on September 27 and 28.

Friday, September 19, 7:30 pm

David Thorne Scott (voice)

Mark Shilansky (piano)

perform fresh treatments of jazz standards and original tunes in a freewheeling duo performance.

Worried you’ll forget to bring something to set yourself up for Open Studios? There’s no need to re-invent the wheel when you can use our handy dandy packing checklist below or download it from our website. Pick and choose and add your own suggestions!

JPOS Packing Checklist
(for group sites or to prepare your studio)

Open invitation for the ribbon cutting ceremony Sept 20th at 11 am at 26 Central Ave Hyde Park

The Arts Center Ribbon Cutting will be Saturday, September 20. The ribbon cutting will begin at 11:00 am. and will be followed by the Paul Nolan classroom dedication ceremony.

Hey JPOS Artists!

Open Studios is approaching quickly (but you already knew that)! Continuing from our Ready Set Go guide, here are our final suggested preparations for Open Studios (and short post event checklist) below.

We hope you find it helpful and welcome your input as well!

6 - 8 pm

Maliotis Cultural Center (directions)

This exciting exhibition features the contemporary work of 28 JP Open Studios artists, juried by Carole Anne Meehan of Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art.

The Femme Show is looking for Visual Artists to show their work at the 2008 performance.

After having SOLD OUT last year The Femme Show has moved to a larger venue,(Central Square YMCA). It will be all new material and could well sell out again.

As you frame your work, polish your sculptures, pick and choose what you will display in just 17 days for the JP Open Studios, do you remember what you showed last year? Chances are your fans will.

Griffin Museum

MAIN GALLERY

Sanctuary: Anna Tomczak Photography
September 11 - November 2

Opening Reception with the Artist
Thursday, September 11, 7-8:30 PM
Open to all. RSVP by September 4.

Minji Noh, piano

Program:

Maiden and Nightingale from Goyescas (1911)

by Enrique Granados

Douze Notations(1995)

by Pierre Boulez

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 Waldstein (1804)

by Ludwig van Beethoven

The sun is slowly setting, the crowds are dwindling. Only a few, last minute art lovers are buzzing around, trying to see everything they have missed.

Artists In The Arboretum, local artists exhibit Arboretum-inspired work.

Juried exhibition organized in partnership with Jamaica Plain Open Studios

Opening reception: Weds, Sept 17, 6-8pm.
Runs Sept. 17-Oct 10.
Arnold Arboretum Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway.
Info: www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

Please note a change in the schedule for the pick up of your artwork returning from the exhibition at Logan Airport. The location remains the same - the Maliotis Cultural Center at Hellenic College, near Jamaica Pond.

Work may be picked up on Thursday Sept. 18 from 6 - 8 pm or on Friday Sept. 19 from 8 - 10 am.

Splendid Trees of the Arnold Arboretum:

An Exhibition of Hand-painted Photographs by Maria Muller

August 18-September 19, 2008

Location: The Landscape Institute, 30 Chauncy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(Harvard Square)

Reception: September 11, 5:00-6:30pm

RSVP: landscape@arnarb.harvard.edu

Building Hours: 9:00am-6:30pm, Monday-Thursday; 9:00am-5:00pm, Friday

The countdown is on – 22 days until the JP Open Studios. Do you know which works you will be showing yet? How are you making this decision? One way to go about choosing which of your artworks to display during the Open Studios weekend is to take into account the various types of people who will be attending the event.

If you had endless space and time in which to exhibit your work, you could show everything. If you knew exactly who would be viewing your work, you could tailor your exhibition choices to a specific size, price range, or subject matter. But since the Open Studios is only two days long, you have a finite amount of space in which to show, and you don’t know exactly who your viewers will be, displaying a range of sizes and prices will be the most effective way to engage the viewing public, begin developing long-term relationships, and make sales.

JPOS maps and banners are available for pick up on two dates at two locations. The first pick up is THIS SATURDAY.

Saturday, Sept. 6 from 10 to 12 pm
at the Footlight Club 7A Eliot Street

Friday, Sept. 12 from 6 - 8 pm
at the Maliotis Cultural Center at Hellenic College
(this is the juried show artists reception also)

CALL FOR POLITICAL ART - last reminder

Red Sun Press is accepting submissions of political art for its juried show in conjunction with JP Open Studios.

Submit up to 5 slides or 5 digital images (jpeg or tiff format on CD or emailed) with a $5 entry fee to amark@redsunpress.com. Required documentation includes:
1. brief artist statement
2. list of slides/images with title, medium, dimensions
3. self addressed stamped envelope for return of materials

September 4 - 14, 2008

This unique exhibition will unite two PRC Portfolios in a display of 26 prints. The original PRC Portfolio was produced in 1982 and titled “New Works.” Earlier this year, a PRC Portfolio Committee assembled a new PRC Portfolio - the first in what we hope to be an ongoing series.

Join us for an Opening Reception,

Sunday, September 14, 4 - 6pm

On view through December 21

102 Prospect Hill Road

Harvard, MA 01451

The PRC’s recent critically-acclaimed exhibition is now open at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA. Come experience or re-experience this beautiful exhibition in a picturesque setting during the peak fall season.

Beginning September 19th, the PRC gallery proudly features the Live Auction Exhibition Preview Exhibition. Here are a few artists that will adorn our walls: Ansel Adams, Roy DeCarava, Danny Lyon, Neeta Madahar, John O’Reilly, and Andrea Robbins and Max Becher. Until the online catalogue is launched in mid September, visit our blog for twice weekly image posts.

The 15th annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios event is just one month away!

Join us Sept. 27 - 28 from 11 am to 6 pm both days to visit over 220 artists at 65 sites who are showing and selling their work in artists studios, historic homes, Sam Adams brewery complex, Arnold Arboretum, and more.

Click here for the full guide

About a year ago I was packing up some artwork for a show and as I took some nice, new bubble wrap off the roll, and cut some cardboard to the right shape, I thought to myself, “There’s got to be a more environmentally friendly way of doing this!” Bubble wrap and cardboard can only be reused so many times, and where does it all go when it gets thrown out anyway, and how far has it traveled to get from a factory to my studio?

These thoughts and questions got me considering my art practices and packaging in a new light. I already use many found materials in my work that has been called “upcycled” and “reclaimed” art, so it seemed to me that I was already on the right track and I just needed to explore some other packaging options. After trying out some flimsy materials I found myself having an epiphany in a home goods store, and I purchased six mattress pads. Since then I have been using mattress pads to wrap my larger work. They are cushioned, cheap, washable and reusable.

“This is going to sound sappy, but here goes…

I moved to JP for a job two years ago and quickly found that Boston is not an easy place to be a “newbie”. I signed up for last year’s Open Studios to give myself a goal in terms of my artwork, and to get involved with the community.

PHOTOEMERGE
Group exhibit

Deadline: August 31, 2008

Call for Submission

As an ongoing effort to promote emerging photographers, PhotoEmerge is now accepting portfolio submissions for group shows, single exhibits as well as artist development projects.

Submission Requirements: