ARTSWorcester: News: Fall 2004

Michael Ulman, Wild Wood Chopper, 2004 first prize & “visitor’s choice” winner in non-functional category

James McKeag, The World Is Flat, 2004 “visitor’s choice” winner in functional category

The Patterns of Worcester Open Studio Event and Exhibition/Contest took place in May of 2004 and was an opportunity for the community to explore the unique relationship between Worcester’s industrial past and contemporary Worcester artists.

During the Open Studio Tour on May 23 the public was invited into the workspaces of a number of local artists in three locations across the city; 75 Webster Street, the WAG Building at 38 Harlow Street, and the educational studios at the Worcester Center for Crafts on Sagamore Rd. The Studio Tours allowed the public to get a small glimpse of how artists create by allowing them to see the work spaces, tools, materials, and works in progress inside the studio. Participating artists welcomed the public into their studios, answered questions, and also had the opportunity to show and sell their work. The experience also helped many people to visualize the re-use of former industrial spaces into lively and productive places.

The Patterns of Worcester Exhibition/Contest, on view May 18 – 27, 2004, proved to be one of the most interesting collections of functional and non functional artwork ever assembled in our Gallery! ARTSWorcester was given the opportunity to share the obsolete ‘patterns’ from the former Rice Barton Company with local artists along with the challenge to create works of art for an exhibition. The unusual shapes and colors of these painted castoffs are appealing as objects on their own. They definitely inspired the 36 artists that participated in the exhibition, and that inspiration was directly reflected in the range of the work on display. Allen Fletcher donated $1000 in prize money and the exhibition became a competition with a $500 prize for ‘Best in Show’, and two $250 ‘Viewers’ Choice Awards’ for ‘Best Functional’ piece, and ‘Best Non-Functional’ piece. The winners were chosen by the ARTSWorcester Gallery Committee and visitors to the Gallery.

Anne L. Dickinson, Table Lamp, 2004

The celebration ended with a Wrap-up Party and Award Ceremony attended by an estimated 200 people. The place was packed! Guests were entertained by wonderful traditional fiddle and folk music provided by Myra MacLeod and Ron Carlson. Artists met other artists and had an opportunity to network. Gallery visitors, many of whom did not take part in the Studio Tour, enjoyed the exhibit, met and mingled with the artists, and because they had input in the Contest by way of their vote, had the feeling of true participation in a cultural event. The $500 Award for Best in Show went to Michael Ulman for Wild Wood Chopper an incredible life size motorcycle. Visitors Choice Awards in the amount of $250 each went to James McKeag for The World is Flat an elegant wood and glass table, in the Best Functional Category, and to Michael Ulman again for the magnificent Wild Wood Chopper in the Non-Functional Category.

Many new friends and members were made because of this event which was funded by the generous support of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, the George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation, Allen Fletcher, and Steve Teasdale of the Main South CDC. Thank you to everyone that participated. It was a very positive experience!

Aurora Gallery Facelift!

Drop by and enjoy the newly cleaned and painted lower level of the Gallery. Many thanks to Laura Lenis, Caite Meyer, and Philip Glenn who worked on this project!

Thank you to our Donors

Erika Davis Wade, Flowers, 2004

Thank you to the following foundations, corporations and individuals who have generously contributed to ARTSWorcester this year:

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation donated $15,000 for support of ARTSWorcester’s core programming, and gave an additional $1000 Mini Grant to jumpstart the Patterns of Worcester project.

Allen Fletcher donated $1000 in Prize money for the Patterns of Worcester Contest/Exhibition.

The Worcester Cultural Commission supported ARTSWorcester: Then & Now in the amount of $2500.

The Hoche-Scofield Foundation gave $4000 in support of the Aurora Gallery Program.

The George F. & Sybil H. Fuller Foundation donated $5000 for the Patterns of Worcester.

Thank you to the Board of Directors of ARTSWorcester for generously donating money for a brand new Dell computer and accounting software.

Gallery News

In the midst of so many changes here at ARTSWorcester, one thing that remains the same is the commitment to our visual artist members to provide professional opportunities and venues for exhibition of their work. In this, ARTSWorcester’s 25th Anniversary Year, we take great pride. Our Gallery program continues to thrive and expand at the Aurora, and on the campus of Quinsigamond Community College.

Earlier this year, the Quinsigamond Foundation’s own collection of local contemporary artwork was installed in the new Learning Center & George I. Alden Library. This impressive collection was purchased by the QCC Foundation through our collaborative ARTSWorcester Gallery Program and is the most comprehensive collection of contemporary Worcester artists, anywhere! The QCC Foundation Art Gallery is located on the second floor of the library just to the right of the circulation desk, and continues out to adjacent spaces. The Building is open to the public, so consider making a trip to see this wonderful collection. It will make you proud of your fellow ARTSWorcester members!

Also new on the agenda at QCC for 2004, is a long term loan program for a conference room located on the first floor of the new facility. We’ll be looking for large scale wall pieces to be on view for six months at a time. Our nine year Gallery partnership with Quinsigamond has been one of the most satisfying collaborations we have ever undertaken! Quinsigamond Community College takes the word ‘community’ to heart. Besides supporting ARTSWorcester in its mission, it has given a gallery experience to thousands of visitors to the College, many of whom would not normally go to a gallery or museum. While lending beauty and interest to the walls of the Main Hallway of the Administration Building, the QCC Gallery Program has also given a boost to the careers of emerging and experienced artists alike. This years QCC exhibitions have included: Glimpses, paintings by Jilda Casillo; Middle Passages: In Honor of Black History Month featuring mixed media works by Laura Palmer Edwards; A Day at Haymarket/Elm Park Revisited, watercolors by Christina Pappas O’Neill; and Foundations, encaustic paintings by Linda Widstrand.

ARTSWorcester opened the 2004 Aurora Gallery season with ARTSWorcester: Then and Now, a reenactment, of sorts, of the organization’s first juried exhibition. From the artists that participated in that first show, we invited 23 still living and working in the area, and highlighted the work of two of our founders who are no longer with us, Sally Bishop and Walter Daby. The premise of the show, ’Then & Now’ allowed us to see how the artist’s work has evolved. The Opening Reception was quite an event, with over with 200 in attendance!

Other Aurora Gallery shows this year have included: Craft as Art/Art as Craft featuring the work of Debra Giller, Ginny Gillen, Yefim Gorodetsky, Patricia Kamlin, Carlotta Miller, Suzanne Stumpf, Lynn Syzmanski, and Mihoko Wakabayashi and explored the boundaries between ‘art’ and ‘craft’.

The Patterns of Worcester Contest/Exhibition was a fabulously successful Gallery event that came together quite serendipitously. Thanks to Allen Fletcher, who ignited the initial spark and donated the prize money for the contest, Steve Teasedale, Director of the Main South CDC, who made the quirky, decorated, and intricately made wooden ‘patterns’ from Rice Barton available to artists, and to the 37 artists who in turn rose to the challenge to create works of art from the wooden patterns. What resulted was some of the most inventive functional and non functional work we’ve ever shown. Wait, there’s more! More than the triumphant Gallery exhibition and the gratification that comes with the realization of a good concept, the Patterns of Worcester introduced us to several fabulous new artist members, and was embraced by our generous patrons, the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and the George and Sybil Fuller Foundation. Once again, it confirms the depth of our local artist pool, as well as how fulfilling community collaboration can be! This one was a winner, folks!

Rounding out the first half of the 2004 Gallery season was Recent Work: Sarah Jeppson, Jay Clifford and Tom Moore, a juried exhibition in the Upstairs Gallery which featured new work by these good friends. The raw large scale mixed media drawings of Sarah Jeppson were an interesting foil to Tom Moore’s smaller marker paintings of fantasy houses and shimmering water. The dreamlike quality of the imagery in the work of both Jeppson and Moore, were striking surrounded by the atmospheric glitter paintings, and unrefined particulate sketches of Jay Clifford. Somehow in the differences there was harmony. The Spring Members Exhibition was in the Downstairs Gallery. Works in all media beautifully represented the diversity of our membership.

Congratulations to all of the artists who participated in Gallery exhibitions. Consider joining us at a Gallery Opening, it’s a great way to meet and keep in touch with fellow artist members!

ARTSWorcester’s 25th Birthday!

ARTSWorcester is 25 years old and thriving! We kicked off our anniversary year with ARTSWorcester: Then & Now celebrating the work of artists who were in the first ARTSWorcester exhibit. Each artist showed a piece from the 80’s and one from today. It was great to see all of our old friends and founders!

The 25th Anniversary Committee is chaired by ARTSWorcester Vice President Brigita Clementi, and consists of Carrie Crane, Don Melville, Harold Gurwitz, Hildegard Armstrong, Kallin Johnson, Kim Cutler, Leon Nigrosh, Sarah Lenis, Stephen DiRado and Ann McTigue.

We are very grateful for all their help and advice. More 25th Anniversary celebrations are in the works . . . watch your mail for special invitations!

Wish List

New Things at ARTSWorcester

NEW Director: Ann McTigue. ARTSWorcester Program Director since 1998, Ann stepped in as Interim Director of ARTSWorcester effective January 16, 2004. Ann is a visual and performing artist and arts administrator whose experience also includes teaching and leadership at the Worcester Center for Crafts, the Worcester Art Museum, and Very Special Arts. She can be reached at 508-755-5142 or at info@artsworcester.org.

NEW Gallery Hours are: Tuesday 1 – 4 pm, Wednesday 10 am – 5 pm, Thursday 10 am – 7 pm, Friday 10 am – 5 pm, Saturday 1 – 4 pm. The extended hours have already brought in many new visitors and increased Gallery sales.

NEW Programs. The ARTSWorcester Jazz Ensemble is a collaboration with the Jazz Studies Dept. of WPI under the tutelage of WPI Professor and guitar great Rich Falco. This new program provides the opportunity for ARTSWorcester musicians to expand and explore the world of jazz improvisation; practice weekly with a like minded group at rehearsal space in the beautiful Alden Hall on the WPI campus; audit certain classes and lectures on campus; have FREE access to WPI recording facilities; and become part of a working Jazz Ensemble. Interested musicians should contact Ann at 508-755-5142 or info@artsworcester.org. (See Opportunities for Artists)

ARTS in the Neighborhood provides ARTSWorcester performing artist members with an opportunity to get paid for teaching young people living within the Arts District neighborhood, and providing these economically disadvantaged kids with an opportunity to integrate Drama, Dance and Music into their lives. This exciting program is one more positive step in bringing art and culture to the proposed Arts District. Interested performing artists should contact Ann at 508-755-5142 or info@artsworcester.org. (See Opportunities for Artists)

Worcester Consortium Exhibition, featuring the work of some of the best and brightest, up and coming artists in our area. In 2005 ARTSWorcester will host our first ever inter-collegiate exhibition. We have also just re-instituted a lower Student Rate $20 membership to encourage College participation in ARTSWorcester.

After 25 years on the scene, ARTSWorcester is still growing and evolving! We remain true to our mission to provide venues and opportunities for our artist members and seek out cultural collaborations on all levels of the Community!

Member News

Mark Waitkus announces the Grand Opening of Waitkus Studios which features Mark’s original artwork as well as signed prints and customized house portraits. Waitkus Studios is located at 294 West Boylston St. (next to Friendly’s) in West Boylston. Studio Hours are: Wednesday, 4 - 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., or for an appointment call 508-835-8810.

Jill Burns and Mark Spencer were participants in the Inaugural Open Studios and Sale in November at The FireWorks at 38 Harlow St., Worcester. The FireWorks Studio also participated in ARTSWorcester’s Patterns of Worcester Studio Tour in May .

Suzanne Stumpf hosted an Open Studio and Sale in November. Suzanne’s ceramic work was featured at the Barn at 62 Farwell St. in South Natick. For more information about Suzanne’s work call 508-650-1658.

Frances Kornbluth and Ann C. Rosebrooks participated in the Northeastern Connecticut Artists Open Studios last November and December. For information about other upcoming Open Studio events, log on to: www.artistsopenstudiosofnect.org

Ella Delyanis - Pastels was on view in December at the Krause Gallery, Moses Brown School in Providence, RI.

Chris Benders, Susan Champeny and Gail Hormats hosted an Open Studio event. One Studio Three Artists took place in December at the artists’ home studio at 6 Hackfeld Rd. in Worcester.

Bill Griffiths, Randy LeSage, Sherry MacDougall, Kathy Murray and Iris Lanyon participated in the Holiday Opening of Village Art, 10 Ekman St., Worcester.

Maria Ferrante, soprano, and Will Sherwood, on organ and piano performed a joy filled concert, Home for the Holidays, at First Unitarian Church. All Proceeds benefited the homeless animals at the Worcester Animal Rescue League.

Susan Swinand, Michel Duncan Merle, Mimi Grenier, Jacqueline Ross, Doris Carter and Clyde Pax are ARTSWorcester members who also belong to the Worcester Abstract Painters Group. The Group mounted an exhibition, Why Abstraction in the recently remodeled Bijou Artspace Gallery last January.

Linda C. Widstrand presented Paintings, Mixed Media and Oils in January at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.

Lora Brueck exhibited photographs of Vintage Volumes Behind Closed Doors at the d’Alzon Library at Assumption College. Hidden Treasures was on view last January and February.

Craig Milner had an article published in the January 2004 edition of CIPNE a magazine for Commercial Industrial Photographers of New England. Craig and his wife Evelyn are the owners of The Artful Moon Gallery in West Boylston.

Textile artist Patricia Kamlin had an opening at ibisarts, her Uxbridge studio last January. Patti also participated in the Danforth Arts Festival, and the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton, MA in May. To email for more information about what’s going on with Patti at ibisarts, the address is: ibisarts@rcn.com.

Mihoko Wakabayashi is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of SAORI Worcester (formerly SAORI Hand-Weaving of New England). The free-style weaving gallery and studio has moved to 131 Highland St. in Worcester and provides improvisational hand-weaving for all. To find out more about the Spring & Summer schedule of activities, stop in, call 508-757-0116, email: mihoko@saoriworcester.com, or visit www.saoriworcester.net.

Carol Santora and five of her students presented Different Strokes an exhibit of artwork created in several different media. The exhibition was on view at Haley’s Antique Center in Athol for the month of February. Carol was also one of three artists taking part in Three Views of Maine at The Oak in Kennebunk, ME last June.

J-me Johnston and longtime collaborator Frank Lawrence, along with Lawrence Strauss and Sid Solomon participated in a group show, Three Views of Reality at the Bijou Artspace Gallery during February.

Ron Rosenstock exhibited photographs at the Holden Gale Free Public Library. Hymn To The Earth was on view last February.

Marcella Anna Stasa showed her recent work at the Concord Art Association. Second Nature was in the Loring Coleman Gallery, during March.

Emily Boosahda, Sarah Dyer, Eugene Epstein, Jacqueline Ross, and Connie Salter participated in Visions of the Southwest from March 1-April 19, 2004 at the Artful Moon Gallery, 45 Sterling St., West Boylston. Other area artists also participating were Sid Solomon, Judith Ferrara and Sue Dion.

Tom Lewis, artist and anti war activist, displayed his work at Haley’s Antiques in Athol during the month of March. The exhibit featured work Tom did during his three year sentence at the Lewisburg Penitentiary as a member of the Cantonsville 9, and was in association with a play reading directed by Sheila Siragusa and a lecture by noted historian and author, Howard Zinn, entitled The War on Terrorism: A Historic Perspective. Congratulations, Tom for winning the top prize in this years Regional Exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Museum.

Will Sherwood exhibited abstract and figurative photographs Bodies of Work in the 6 Degrees Gallery, A Winter Co-op at Bertha Walker Gallery in Provincetown, MA. The show was on view March 20 - April 15, 2004. You can find out more about the show by visiting www.6DegreesGallery.com or www.sherwoodphoto.com.

Andy Fish, Uber Cartoonist placed second in the recent New England Newspaper Association’s Illustration category for 2003. His work on the Worcester Magazine cover Crazy Worcester Drivers was cited as on the region’s best works of the year. Andy’s latest Graphic Novel The Tragic Tale of Turkey Boy, An American Love Story hit the stores in late April, 2004. He has also been invited to the Mighty Mini Con in Syracuse, NY to signs copies of his book and do free Mighty Mini Sketches for kids 13 and under.

Maria Florez participated in Women in Print: Readings from Worcester County Authors which took place March 26, 2004 at the Worcester Historical Museum.

Elena Crowley made a guest appearance on the Al Cook Show on Channel 3. The show, which reaches 175,000 households in Central MA aired on March 29 and April 5, 2004.

Lora Brueck, Debra Ostrokolowitcz, Pamela Redick, Ann Rosebrooks, Donna Hamil Talman and Jessica Burko, women of Art xii, collaborated in an installation, Secrets & Appetites at the Cushing-Martin Gallery at Stonehill College in Easton, MA, from April 6 - May 6, 2004.

Leon Nigrosh exhibited his lustrous porcelain vessels in the windows of Skera, on Main Street in Northampton. The exhibit was on view for the month of April. In May, Leon’s work was featured at the Blackstone River Gallery, Woonsocket, RI. Leon was also the featured speaker at the Graduation of the School for Professional Crafts at the Worcester Center for Crafts.

Hillary Sloate led a group from the College Hill Civic Association in a project to create and install a community mosaic at their building at 79 Kendig St. There was a dedication ceremony for Civitas Branching in April. Hillary was also a participant in Mosaic Women: Pieces of Our Lives March 22 - April 16, 2004 at the Tilden Gallery, Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable, MA.

Peter Faulkner exhibited photographs at the Gallery at the Worcester Jewish Community Center, 633 Salisbury St., Worcester. “Shenandoah Spring” was on view May 2 - June 17, 2004. Peter also retired this year after 25 years as Head of the Dept. of Photography at the Worcester Center for Crafts. Congratulations, Peter and thank you for the tremendous contribution you have made to Worcester’s photo scene!

Vasil M. Lito and Joe DiGregorio are part of Twelve Eyes a thesis exhibition of the Fitchburg State College Office of Graduate Studies Students. The exhibition took place in the Worcester Art Museum Education Wing in May.

Nan Hass Feldman exhibited oil paintings of interiors, patios and courtyards at ARTANA Framingham, 3 Elm St., Framingham. Encore was on view May 4 - June 12, 2004.

Terri Priest exhibited two paintings of Vermeer Women at the Freddie Fong Gallery, 760 Market St., San Francisco. Classical Visions/Personal Obsessions was on view May 6 - 28, 2004.

Donna Hamil Talman participated in An Invitational Exhibition will fellow artist Carolyn Webb at Co/So, the Copley Society of Art, 158 Newbury St., Boston. The exhibition ran from May 27 - June 19, 2004.

Maxine McDonald exhibits her figurative photography in Rhythms in Nature at the Radiant Light Gallery, Portland, ME. The exhibit was on view July 16 - August 21, 2004.

Congratulations to the 29 members of ARTSWorcester participating in the Fitchburg Art Museum’s 69th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft: Kristina Martinson Davidson, Linda Davis, Carleen DeBlois, John Delibero, Monica Doherty, Cindy Lee Fedeli, Eamon Gillen, Patricia Kamlin, Julie A. Kelly, Jesse M. Knott II, Barbara Krashes, Brian LeBlanc, Marie Lepore, Tom, Lewis, Maxine McDonald, Jane McNeil, Carlotta Miller, Bill Mixon, Robert Morey, Reynald Poisson, Stu Pomeroy, Carol Santora, Susan Sedgwick, Patricia Sims, Lawrence Strauss, Mike Thompson, Matthew Ward, Linda Whiting, and Linda Widstrand. Congratulations also to the top three prize winners, all ARTSWorcester artists! First Prize, Tom Lewis for his non-toxic print, Two Children Speak; Second Prize, Susan Sedgwick for her photograph Santa Catalina Kitchen; Third Prize, Brian LeBlanc for his metal assemblage, Flatware Owl. The exhibition was on view through September 5, 2004.

Opportunities For Artists

Artists/Artwork Wanted

Joe Joe’s Sandwich Shop, located at 755 Grafton St. is a new restaurant in town and is looking for artwork from local artists. This is an opportunity to display and sell your work. Call Joe at 508-795-7878.

86 Winter, a new upscale restaurant on Winter Street in Worcester is looking for large scale artwork to grace their walls. This is an opportunity to show and sell your work. Call David at 508-397-8570.

Wanted – Graphic Designer

ARTSWorcester is in need of a graphic designer to do pro-bono design of mailing pieces, postcards, invitations, etc. Great opportunity to gain experience, build a comprehensive portfolio, and help ARTSWorcester. Interested designers should send a cover letter, resume and samples to: ARTSWorcester, 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610

Musicians Wanted

Beginning Sept. 27, The ARTSWorcester Jazz Ensemble is a collaboration with the Jazz Studies Dept. of WPI under WPI Professor and local guitar great Rich Falco. This new program provides the opportunity for ARTSWorcester musicians to explore the world of jazz improvisation; practice weekly with a like minded group at rehearsal space in the beautiful Alden Hall on the WPI campus; audit certain classes and lectures on campus; have access to WPI recording facilities; and become part of a working Jazz Ensemble. Interested musicians should contact Ann at 508-755-5142 or info@artsworcester.org.

Grants Available

The Worcester Cultural Commission Local Cultural Council Grant Applications are available. Deadline for Application is October 15, 2004. Call Patty Clarkson at the Worcester Cultural Commission, 508-799-1400. Applications are also available at ARTSWorcester. Call Ann at 508-755-5142.

Attention Artists

The Worcester Life Drawing Group fall workshops begin Thursday Sept. 16th! Every Thursday, 7 - 9:30 p.m. in the Worcester State Colege Art Dept., 486 Chandler St. For more info call Sid Solomon at 508-852-8860.

Teachers Wanted

ARTS in the Neighborhood provides ARTSWorcester performing artist members with an opportunity to get paid teaching young people living within the Arts District , and providing these economically disadvantaged kids with an opportunity to integrate Drama, Dance and Music into their lives. This is an exciting program and is one more positive step in bringing art and culture to the proposed Arts District. Interested performing artists should contact Ann at 508-755-5142 or info@artsworcester.org.

Ongoing MCC Resources

MCC/WBUR Calendar—a comprehensive event calendar provided by National Public Radio-affiliate WBUR. Artists are invited to enter performances, readings, exhibits and other events as part of their publicity strategies at www.wbur.org.

HireCulture.org - a free, searchable database of cultural employment opportunities in Massachusetts. To post an opportunity or view available positions, visit www.hireculture.org

mass-culture.org - learn more about the local cultural council in your town, including funding priorities and application deadlines. Log onto www.mass-culture.org.

How to Get Into an ARTSWorcester Exhibition

Respond to the Annual “Call to Artists”. This year’s deadline will be October 12, 2004. The ARTSWorcester Gallery Committee will select the artists that exhibit at the Aurora and Quinsigamond Community College Galleries throughout the year. There will be 14 juried exhibitions in 2005.

Participate in the bi-annual non-juried Members Exhibitions. The first 50 members who respond have the opportunity to exhibit one work in any medium twice each year. (Some size limitations may apply.) The Members Exhibitions take place in the late fall and spring. Look for an intent to submit form in the next edition of ARTcetera.

The 2004 Sovereign Bank Performing Artist Series

ARTSWorcester thanks Jim Carroll and Sovereign Bank for funding our Lunchtime Concert Series for its second year. Thanks also to St. Vincent’s Hospital for providing space and seating in the Atrium of the Worcester Medical Center, as well as the use of their superior Bose Sound System. This year’s performances featured some of the areas most outstanding musicians in a variety of musical styles, and took place on four consecutive Wednesdays at lunchtime, from mid May to mid June.

On May 19, Steven & Kristine Kirby performed as Alla Breve Guitar & Flute Duo. Both Berklee College of Music Alums, Steve and Kristine take time from their busy teaching schedules to perform everything from classical to pop music. The sound of Alla Breve transformed the Atrium of the Medical Center into a first class concert hall as the ethereal flute and graceful guitar music floated all the way to the ceiling.

On May 26, 2004, Bob Jordan and an eclectic group of his musical friends ably paid homage to Bob Dylan in a performance of musical poetry that spans the great American songwriter’s extraordinary career. Songs from the play list included all the familiar favorites as well as many of the newer, and lesser known ‘nuggets’.

Myra MacLeod and Ron Carlson brought traditional fiddle and folk music to the Atrium on Wednesday, June 2. Both energetic and versatile musicians, MacLeod and Carlson have recently forged a musical partnership. Look for them wherever you hear great folk music.

The series finished up with Worcester’s own dynamic duo of jazz, Emil Haddad and Dick Odgren. These two perennial favorites have done more to spread the gospel of jazz music than almost any other local performers. We were fortunate to have had the opportunity to present Emil and Dick together before Emil’s passing this summer. Audiences everywhere will surely miss the classy musicianship provided by Emil Haddad, and look forward to welcoming back the wonderful Dick Odgren in whatever new project he undertakes.

What an incredible wealth of talent from within our ARTSWorcester membership! Performers keep an eye on your mail boxes. The next ‘Call’ will be out soon, and maybe you’ll be performing in the next line up!

ARTSWorcester’s Business Partners Program Continues to Grow

Thank you to the following businesses that have continued or increased their level of support and the new businesses that support ARTSWorcester through our Business Partners Program. The Program affords businesses and their employees the opportunity to share in a number of local events in Worcester, invitations to our receptions and events, memberships for employees, preview receptions, use of the Aurora Gallery for a private reception, and sponsorship of one majjor exhibition in our Aurora Gallery. The costs of the program range from $100 at the Partner level, $250 at the Member, $500 at the the Donor, and $1000 at the sponsor level. We invite new businesses to support ARTSWorcester and artists while providing corporate recognition and employee benefits for your company.

Let’s Go!!!

ARTSWorcester is planning two great bus trips in the upcoming months. The trips will take place on Saturdays, prices TBA.

Mass MOCA, see Contemporary Art Up Close! This fall we will be heading to North Adams, MA. If conventional museums are boxes, MASS MoCA is an open platform—

a welcoming place that encourages dynamic interchange between making and presenting art, between visual and performing arts, and between the extraordinary historic factory campus and the patrons, workers and tenants who inhabit the vast 13 acre complex.

NYC in February! See Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Gates, Central Park, New York! Scheduled for presentation during 16 days in February 2005, the completed project will consist of 7,500 saffron-colored gates set up at 12-foot intervals along 23 miles of pedestrian walkways that lace New York’s Central Park.

As a member of ARTSWorcester . . .

You receive discounts from the following businesses: The Art Emporium, Westboro Shopping Center, Westboro; Ben Franklin Bookstore, 21 Salem St., Worcester; C.C. Lowell, 258 Park Ave., Worcester; Keystone Glass & Framing, 221 Chandler St., Worcester; L.B. Wheaton 259 Park Ave., Worcester; Michael’s Photo Center, 360 W. Boylston St., West Boylston; Music Worcester, 323 Main St., Worcester; The Prints and the Potter, 142 Highland St., Worcester; Union Music, 147 Southbridge St., Worcester; Worcester Art Museum Shop, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester; Worcester Foothills Theater, 100 Front St., Worcester, Corners Picture Framing Superstore, 551 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury.

News: Fall 2004

Patterns of Worcester Studio Tour and Exhibition