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The Quabbin Art Association (QAA) is hosting its first ever New Artists-New Perspectives exhibit at the Northampton Center for the Arts (NCFA), featuring twenty emerging artists from ten Pioneer-Valley Universities, Colleges, and Community Colleges. The exhibit runs December 4, 2024 through January 3, 2025, at 33 Hawley Street, Northampton. NCFA and the Quabbin Art Association will also host a Meet the Artists Reception at the exhibit on December 13th, from 5:00 to 8:00pm. This new initiative is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) Festivals and Projects grant and awards a $250 cash stipend and 2-year QAA membership to each participating artist. Projects like this one—funding opportunities for young artists to share their unique perspectives and styles with the public—reflect the Quabbin Art Association’s mission to support the arts in Pioneer Valley.

Congratulations to all of the new student artists that will be featured in the up-coming exhibit:

American International College — Rhaymi Porter
Amherst College — Bela Achaibar, Caly Van Leeuwen, Eads Fouche
Elms College — Sarah Paradee, Catalyna Alexopoulos
Greenfield Community College — Valentina Cacaj, Mari Champagne, Erin Shabunin
Holyoke Community College — Malyna Dansereau
Mount Holyoke College — Lize Brown, Sophia Jakobson, Aj Treat
Springfield College — Christopher Sanabria, Nhu Truong
University of Massachusetts — Jenezy Ortiz, Heeju Yoo
Western New England University — Ariana Masterjohn
Westfield State University — Maddison Deboise Wetherell
Independent — Emma Aiken

April brings the start of this year's Plein Air program. Our artists will meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month through October. Our annual Plein Air Show will be held at the Palmer Library in November.

The first paint-out is scheduled for April 10th at 1PM. Once the weather gets warmer start time will move to 9AM. An email is sent out a few days in advance of each session with information on location and directions.

If you would like more information or would like to be added to the email list contact: 

Bev Phaneuf at: dbphaneuf@aol.com

 April 1st thru April 30th

Six pieces of fine art, donated by QAA members Anna Jacke, Randi Shenkman, Nancy Birmingham, Virginia Bard, Sarah Madison, and Elaine Darr-Morton, will be on display throughout the month of April at the Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA. Poets and writers are invited to view the artwork and compose a poem in response to a selected piece of art. All poetry entries must be original and unpublished, and all entries must be submitted to the library by 5 pm on April 30th. Each entry must include the person’s name, e-mail, phone number, mailing address, and title of the poem being submitted. Each poetry entry can be submitted once during the contest; a poem cannot be submitted for more than one piece of art. Each artist will select a winning poem, and winning poets will be notified by May 5th and awarded their prize artwork at the Quabbin Art Association meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the St. Francis Parish Center, 12 Park Street, Belchertown, MA. Winning poems will be on display at Clapp Memorial Library from May 6 thru May 16. For more information please contact Denise Fontaine-Pincince.

National Poetry Month, inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, is the largest literary celebration in the world.

Our 2023 painting season gets underway in April.  We will meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of each Month.  Our annual plein air art show will be held at the Palmer Public Library in November.  Anyone interested in more information should contact Bev Phaneuf.

If you would like to participate in our Plein Air group, please contact Bev Phaneuf to let her know of your interest.

 April 1st thru April 29th

Six pieces of fine art, donated by member artists of the Quabbin Art Association, will be on display throughout the month of April at the Clapp Memorial Library, 19 South Main Street, Belchertown, MA. Poets and writers are invited to view the artwork and compose a poem in response to a selected piece of art. All poetry entries must be original and unpublished, and all entries must be submitted to the library by noon on April 29th. Each entry must include the person’s name, e-mail, phone number, mailing address, and title of the poem being submitted. Each poetry entry can be submitted once during the contest; a poem cannot be submitted for more than one piece of art.  

Each artist will select a winning poem, and winning poets will be notified by May 5th and awarded their prize artwork at the Quabbin Art Association meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at the St. Francis Parish Center, 12 Park Street, Belchertown, MA.

National Poetry Month, inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, is the largest literary celebration in the world.

Our 2022 season will get underway starting in April, with sessions on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. This year we also invite QAA members who are photographers to join us to share their interpretations of the same scenes. At the end of the season our paintings and photographs will be  exhibited together at the Palmer Public Library.  

If you would like to participate in our Plein Air group, please contact Bev Phaneuf to let her know of your interest.

Quabbin Art Association will celebrate National Poetry Month 2022 with a contest. Six pieces of fine art, donated by member artists of the Quabbin Art Association, will be displayed throughout the month of April at the Clapp Memorial Library. Poets and writers are invited to view the artwork and compose a poem in response to a selected piece of art.

The following artists have donated artwork for this event: Darlene Bergeron-Burns, assemblage; Linda Repasky, photography; Patricia Bonnett, watercolor; Anna Jacke, watercolor; Sarah Madison, photography, and Mary Gelezunas =, gouache/colored pencil.

Each artist will select a poem they feel best represents their artwork and the winning authors will be presented the associated artwork at the May QAA meeting.

National Poetry Month, inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, is the largest literary celebration in the world.

ArtWeek is a state-wide festival featuring hundreds of unique and creative experiences that are hands-on, interactive or offer behind-the-scenes access to artists or the creative process.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our fourth year of Plein-Air. Beverly Phaneuf did a terrific job of coordinating our spring through fall paint-outs. Although the season has ended for our group, we are looking forward to Spring 2022 and another year of great paintings.

Thank you to our plein air artists for showcasing a stunning Palmer Library exhibit in November, and thanks to Tina Addison, Rick Guimond, Rosemary Chaban, and Nancy Guimond for hanging the artwork. 

Our second annual 'Art Take Away' exhibit, on Saturday November 27th was a huge success. Thanks to so many of you for generously donating your own fine art and/or artist materials allowing us to provide gifts to more than 200 visitors. Although blustery and cold, it was a festive day as our QAA event was just one small part of the Belchertown Winter Light Night '21. Thanks to Rick Guimond, Tina Addison, Dennis Burke, Sandy Burke, Anna Burns, Chris White, Nancy Birmingham, and Deborah Sacon for hosting this event.

During February Quabbin Art Association hosted a Call & Response event for our members. It was another way for us to stay connected and for participants to get to know another member of our association. We were challenged to respond to each piece of art that our partners completed. Work included all kinds of media. Check out some of the members amazing work on Facebook.

Quabbin Art Association celebrated National Poetry Month & ArtWeek 2019 with a contest. Six pieces of fine art, donated by member artists of the Quabbin Art Association, were on display throughout the month of April at the Clapp Memorial Library. Poets and writers were invited to view the artwork and compose a poem in response to a selected piece of art.

The following artists donated artwork for this event: Sandra Burke, collage; Susan Dion, watercolor pencils; Denise Fontaine-Pincince, assemblage; Bev Phaneuf, oil; Audrey Safford, relief sculpture, and Susan Shea, zentangle.

Each artist selected a winning poem, and winning poets were awarded their prize artwork at Belchertown High School’s Coffee House event on Friday, May 3.

National Poetry Month, inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, is the largest literary celebration in the world.

ArtWeek is a state-wide festival featuring hundreds of unique and creative experiences that are hands-on, interactive or offer behind-the-scenes access to artists or the creative process.