Tom Fuller
Quabbin Art Association promotes community interest and appreciation for the visual arts by providing education, support, and opportunity for local artists. Your support and generous contributions will enable QAA to meet our goals and fund our mission.
Our guest presenter for April 18 is Donna Beck. Donna is a hand papermaker and surface-design artisan whose work evolves from these papers, as well as from paper pulp. Much of her inspiration comes from being outdoors and connecting with a sense of the spiritual found in nature, both in sacred places and in nature’s own artwork: an intricate, meandering grapevine tendril; a perfectly round, wave-tumbled stone; birch bark; manzanita burls; a bone; poppy seed pods; an antler. She gathers these natural materials, and along with her papers and pulp, forms sculptural nests, one-of-a-kind handmade books, collages, and cards.
Donna has been actively involved in the arts in Western MA for many years. She taught in the art program at Western New England University for 13 and a half years; directed and taught in the Monson Summer Art Camp; designed and directed a "Young at Art" program; maintained a studio and held classes at Indian Orchard Mills for 14 years; and was a member of Artisans of Western Mass and on the Monson Arts Council board of directors. She has exhibited her work, designed commissions, and participated in numerous festivals and fairs. She moved to Erving, MA, six years ago, and renovated an 1836 carriage house for her studio where she continues to teach classes, work on commissions, and create.
Quabbin Art Association promotes community interest and appreciation in the visual arts by providing education, support, and opportunity for local artists.
Membership is open to artists and art supporters. Once the payment is made below for a new member, someone from Quabbin will reach out to collect further membership information.
Annual membership dues of $35 for the calendar year (September–June), are payable via check made payable to Quabbin Art Association and mailed to P.O. Box 216, Belchertown, MA 01007.
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