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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

“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.

Want to have fun at the Jamaica Plain Open Studios even if you are not a participating artist?

Want to get involved in this huge event without a huge commitment, and be able pitch a little info about your organization at the same time?

This August 18-24th JP Centre/ South Main Streets is organizing its own version of the “Iron Chef” series. A spoof on the tv show, ten restaurants and food establishments - with more signing on each day - have agreed to compete against each other. We’ll be picking 3 locally available ingredients and they’ll be producing a dish for you to vote on!

Jean, our clever and creative coordinator, came across this article that mentions many of our sponsors and features our wonderful corner of the world.

However, they neglected to mention that the 15th Annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios is happening this September 28-29 as well.

Summer First Thursdays are HOT!

On August 7, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. there will be
30 Art Openings on Centre and South Streets in JP.

Click the painting by Randy Nehila at right for a list of art opening locations. Randy is the featured artist at Dahn Yoga & Healing at 10 Green Street.

That’s right! You have two opportunities to proof your entry in our 2008 JPOS Map Booklet before we go to press. But, remember, the deadline for any changes is Saturday, July 26th, at midnight!

So, how can you see this new booklet? Well, you could download it here.

[Just got this in from Rob Festa at Dogdevil Studio, a JPOS artist and one of the movers and shakers behind the upcoming JP Themed Show. Congrats, Rob!]

Posting a gallery to the JPOS website really can get you noticed.

June 30th Meeting
7pm
JP Licks

It looks like it is on, Baby!

Robert Festa is putting out a call to any artists interested in a Jamaica Plain themed show. As previously reported, Joy Cochran has offered us space in the Footlight Club in February.

This is a final reminder that the deadline to submit for both the JPOS Juried Exhibition and the Juried Exhibition at the Arnold Arboretum is THIS MONDAY June 23. Late applications can not be accepted.

The New PRC Blog

The PRC has launched a blog – www.bostonphotographyfocus.org. Since February, the PRC staff, under the guidance of Board Member David Karp, has been quietly test running a web blog and posting behind the scenes. Launched officially May 1st, the PRC’s blog is only one part of its efforts to connect with and support the vibrant regional and national photographic community.

JP Open Studios Artist’s Meeting

Monday, May 5 at 7 pm
Footlight Club
7A Eliot Street.

Who should attend? Any artist, living or showing in JP and/or any artist outside of JP who wishes to take part in one of the oldest Open Studio programs in New England.

CALLING ALL MASSACHUSETTS ARTISTS WORKING IN ALL DISCIPLINES
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED

The Artists Foundation has collaborated to create on-line tool, Stand Up and Be Counted, to better determine how many artists of all disciplines are living and working in Massachusetts. Your answers will also help us and others to better advocate for our population.

Do you want to make a big difference in a little bit of time?

The Arts Council is looking for help in four specific areas outlined below. Each has flexible hours and can be done on your own schedule and mostly from home. These are great opportunities for young people to gain experience, or for experienced folks to either share their expertise or try something new. Contact Jean at Coordinator@jpopenstudios.com if you or someone you know can join us.

First Thursdays Are BACK!
2008 Season to Debut May 1, 2008

On MAY 1st 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. there will be 30! Art Openings on Centre and South Streets in JP.

PLUS:

“WORD ON THE STREET” Poetry Readings
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH trailer, 633 Centre St. lawn

Ladies, are you looking for a fun time on Friday nights? How would you like to play with fire and learn how to weld? Our new class, Ladies Welding is starting this Friday night. All levels are welcome. There are 10 classes for $750 including materials.

Sunday, April 13th, 4 pm

Classical Music by Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble

Artist: Robin Radin

Save the date!

Friday, April 11, 6-8 pm Reception
JP Licks, 659 Centre St, JP
Small, unframed works will also be available at the Reception.

Eileen’s Exhibition of Paintings will be up during the month of April.

For more information check out www.eileenwagner.com and www.jplicks.com

JP Centre/South Main Streets Annual Meeting at the Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, JP, across from the monument, on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 7pm.

A highlight of the evening will be
the introduction of our NEW Executive Director,
Randace Raucher Moore.
Randace comes to us after many years of working with non-profit organizations in varied capacities, including fundraising, events management and promotion, & public relations.

Taylor House

Music by Steve Lin and Loewi Lin

Artist Reception, Saturday, March 15th, 5:30.

David finds inspiration for his paintings in the shapes, patterns, and rhythms of our urban landscape. His work explores the relationship between banal architectural elements and their natural and built surroundings.

Anyone who has anything to do with any Open Studios program in the Boston area, from showing to running, owes a big “thank you” to Sarah. Here is your chance to let her know. Don’t miss it!

Host: Jean Mineo
Location: Boston Sculptors Gallery
486 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118 US
When: Wednesday, March 5, 6:00PM
Phone: 617-482-7781

City Hall Galleries
In honor of Women’s History Month, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events present: 4 Figurative Women Artists from Jamaica Plain.

The exhibition features a wide variety of technique, style, and medium and but the common thread of depicting the human figure and being a woman artist in Jamaica Plain is the bond that brought these artists together.

James’ Gate Gallery is proud to present:

Works by John Gonnella

FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 31, 2008

HOURS:

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 5:30 – 9:30pm

SUNDAY, 5:30 – 9pm

OR BY APPOINTMENt

FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE CONTACT BRIAN PATRICK ADAMS @

Hey Folks,

Here is an opportunity for an upcoming JP artist to get a book cover credit for the resume/website. Bragging rights, plus a chance to support the community.

The Jamaica Plain Historical Society is looking for cover art for a book called “A Brief History of Jamaica Plain”, due to be published this fall by History Press.

This Sunday, March 2 4:30

Eliot School

24 Eliot Street, JP

Hello JPAA Members,

This is a reminder of the upcoming JP Artists Association Annual Meeting and Potluck on Sunday March 2 at 4:30 pm at the Eliot School, 24 Eliot Street, JP.

Photography Talk at the Arnold Arboretum

Wednesday, March 12, 6 - 7:30 pm

Photographer Erik Gehring will discuss his approach to image-making in the Arnold Arboretum, using examples
from his current show ‘Changing Nature’, which will be
up through the end of March.

Refreshments will be served.

The newly formed non-profit organization created by local artists, the Roslindale Arts Alliance (RAA) announces the start of arts programming at the Roslindale Community Center (RCC). Beginning in mid March 2008, the RAA will provide coordination and teachers for art classes and workshops in all mediums for toddlers, kids, teens, adults and seniors. The Spring 2008 sessions will include classes in painting, drawing, photography, illustration, art exploration, jewelry making, crafts and more. There will be a drop in kids’ art exploration class on Saturday mornings from 10-12.

Boston Sculptors Gallery

March 12-April 13
Reception Saturday, March 15, 3-6 pm

First Friday Reception on April 4.

“The show, entitled It Makes Sense, takes a look at our sensate selves and the art we make as a result. I am casting, in rubber and bronze, and drawing, and combining it all, with humor!”

This just in from David Sturtevant:

For the month of March, my paintings will be hanging as part of the Music and Art series at the Taylor House (50 Burroughs Street in Jamaica Plain). Please come by of you can and mark
your calendar for the music events below.

Kate Moss will be showing her photography at Fiores Bakery, 55 South St. 617-524-9200.

February 13th thru March 12th.

Opening Reception Feb 14- Valentine’s Day.

Fiores will be hosting a Cuptail Party during the reception.

Kyle Lindholm and Josh Rosen and Stan Strickland Play Jazz!

Friday, February 15th, 7:30

Josh Rosen is a co-leader of 3play+, which performs regularly throughout the area and is looking forward to the upcoming release of their second CD, “American Waltz”.

Lilacs—Visions of Spring
April 12–May 18, 2008

To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Lilac Sunday, the Arnold Arboretum is hosting a juried group art exhibition devoted to the lilac in all its splendor. Artists of various media are invited to submit work inspired by lilacs or the lilac collection of the Arnold Arboretum for display in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall.
Submission Requirements

Yup, I just got an email this morning about the opening weekend of the South End Open Market on May 17th and 18th. That must meant that we gotta be getting out of these winter blues very soon!

So, what is so important about this that I have to interrupt your morning coffee?

This just in from Bethany Schlegel. Her studio space is going to be available on March 1st.

This space is a block from the Green Street T stop. Running water and a toilet are in the space. First floor space. High ceilings. Parking. 600 square feet.

From JPGazette.com:

By JONATHAN CLARK January 25, 2008

From January 7 thru February 18th, JAMES’S GATE GALLERY PRESENTS:

Black and White photography by Janelle Mccuen.

And Photos from the “Hearts Happen” series by Kristin Mallery.

(left: Janelle McCuen - Maggie. Giclee print on silver rag paper)

STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!

The Artists Foundation (AF) has collaborated to create on-line tool, Stand Up
and Be Counted, to better determine how many artists of all disciplines are
living and working in Massachusetts. We are using a broad and inclusive
definition of artists working in all disciplines. It encompasses: visual artists,
musicians, composers, writers, poets, playwrights, new media artists, film
makers, crafts people, actors, singers, performance artists, graphic designers,
lighting designers, dancers, choreographers, and the like.

Changing Nature: Photographs by Erik Gehring from the Arnold Arboretum

Talk by the Artist: Wednesday, March 12, 6 -730 pm
Show open until March 30th.

Art by John Monteiro

JOHN MONTEIRO, a Copley Society member and award winning draughtsman, has been shown in Boston, New York, Hawaii, and Italy. He creates stunning black and white art, sometimes using color. Locally you can check out his art widow, located at 240 Newbury Street.

(from her epostcard):

CLA Gallery Exhibit

On exhibit Jan 17, 2008- March 5, 2008

Gallery Opening: Thursday Jan 17th 6-9 pm

Gallery Talk: Wednesday, Feb 13 6-8 pm

Third Tuesday Drawing/Painting/Sculpting…

Tuesday December 18, 7pm

With your host: Tasha Cough
Great models, great people, great music, cheap wine. Relaxed, no instruction, share/critique if you like.

Just a hop and a skip from Forest Hills Station, call if you need driving directions or if you get lost. The studio is to the right of #26.

As some of you may already know, Chris Fritsch’s dealers, Camelia Genovese and David Sullivan decided to retire earlier this year and have closed the doors of their Thayer St. gallery for good. Our sadness at the gallery’s closing took on a practical dimension for us when Camelia pulled up in front of our house with the first of several van loads of pictures (most of them framed) representing over a decade of Chris’ work.

An exhibit featuring the works of over 75 local artists to benefit the production of the documentary “Jamaica Plain Spoken.”

Opening reception Sat., Dec. 15, 5-9pm.

Works on display before the show on Thurs. and Fri. 4-7pm and the morning after on Sun., 11am-2pm. J.P.

JPOS Artist Jennifer Hughes, while wishing us a happy holiday season, announced a number of places where you can learn from her about the art and science of Print Making and Book Binding.

If you haven’t seen her work, you can check it out on Etsy here.

Largest public art sale in New England, featuring over 60 JP artists.

Proceeds benefit artists and SMFA scholarships.

Dec. 5-9, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 230 The Fenway. Info: 369-3204 or www.smfa.edu.

From the Web Site:

THE LARGEST PUBLIC ART SALE IN NEW ENGLAND

Thirty-three venues on Centre and South streets, including many local businesses and non-profits, will welcome the public to art openings and events on Thurs., Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. The last First Thursday of 2007 is sponsored by JP Centre/South Main Streets (JP CSMS).

Read more at jamaicaplaingazette.com

From Carol Summers:

Monday evening , Dec 3, there will be an opening at James Gate featuring a painting by each of the 17 artists who have shown there during the year.  We so much want each of you to join us!!

Sunday, December 2nd from 2-5 pm - Nature’s Gems: Art exhibit, sale, and book-signing with Emerald Necklace, nature and community-inspired art. At the Franklin Park GOLF CLUBHOUSE.
Dear Franklin Park Friends:

Before the holiday rush begins, please join us for a delightful afternoon!

Tasha Marie Cough, one of our JPOS Artists, sent me this note:

ANNUAL HOLIDAY ARTIST AND CRAFTS SHOW

Paintings, photography, greeting cards, soaps, jewelery, clothing & more created by 30 local artists and artisans.

Perfect for stocking stuffers and/or holiday gifts. Items ranging in price from $5 to $1,000 so we will have a great deal to choose from!

The 5th Annual Hyde Park Open Studios is scheduled for December 1st and 2nd from noon to 5 pm at eight locations throughout Hyde Park.

This came in thru Sasja Lucas and looks pretty interesting. Check it out. And, thanks for the Heads Up!

Educating Youth, Strengthening Communities

Open Call to Artists!

Citizen Schools, a national after school academic enrichment program that combines hands-on learning activities with academic support, serves 6th and 7th graders after school at the Rogers Middle School on Everett Street in Hyde Park.

The Hyde Square Task Force, together with The UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, is looking for qualified artists to help design the entryway for the newly renovated Mozart Park in Jamaica Plain.

The Jamaica Plain Artist Association (http://www.jpaa.org) is having an opening reception on November 17th from 5-7pm at the Footlight Club, 7A Eliot Street, JP. Great works from local artists. Check out more information at their web site (http://www.jpaa.org).

Also, stay on for a great performance of Hair, the American Musical at the Footlight Club. Check out their info here: http://www.footlight.org.

‘Kingsley and Vivienne sent this along about this wonderful opportunity to help out the animals in our lives!

The momentum is really building - almost every day we get a call or email from someone wanting to join us, isn'’t that great? And we'’ve already received 10 pieces - which you can see on the “Preview” page of the website:

Congratulations, JPOS Artists!

On Sunday, I toured the many individual artists’ studios in the Hyde Square neighborhood and was inspired to see where the creative process occurs. I was also able to tour some of the group sites along Eliot and the businesses along Centre Street, ending at the exhibition at Red Sun Press and our newest site at the Central Congregational Church. Everywhere, people were walking with Open Studios maps in hand, some with art in hand, and many in line for a bite to eat at the restaurants.

It was a pleasure and an honor to help the many volunteers and our amazing board of directors coordinate the event and we couldn’t have done any of it without you - the artists and business owners in JP. And so to you I say congratulations and offer my sincerest thanks for being an integral part of the cultural community in JP, a very special place indeed.

Jean Mineo

Coordinator@jpopenstudios.com

617-943-7819

Photos by Jim Wehrhem (top), Dustin Grey Photography (middle, bottom)

Changing Nature: Photographs by Erik Gehring from the Arnold Arboretum

January 12 – March 30, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 12, 1 – 3 pm
Talk by the Artist: Wednesday, March 12, 6 -730 pm

Photographer Erik Gehring hears the call of the Arboretum constantly, and over the last two years he has heeded that call on a weekly basis.