Old Courthouse Art Gallery - Hampshire Council of Governments

The Hampshire Council of Governments is pleased to offer exhibit space to artists living and working in the greater Hampshire County Area.

The Old Courthouse Gallery
99 Main Street, Northampton.
Open to the public: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, M-F.
Enter through courthouse security at 15 Gothic Street. (Pocket knives and cameras are not allowed.)

ATTENTION ARTISTS: The Council is currently scheduling exhibits of two dimensional artwork for 2009 and 2010. To learn more about having your artwork featured in the gallery here: Art Exhibition Application and Guidelines (adobe pdf. file)

ART GALLERY SCHEDULE 2010

January 2010: Alma LaFrance

Alma LaFrance, a painter of landscape using oils, received her early art training with Arno Maris at Westfield State College, and has continued her art education through classes and workshops conducted by noted landscape and plein air artists.

LaFrance has had successful one and two person shows and also has participated group shows with the Hilltown Plein Air Painters and the Hilltown Artisan’s Guild. Her work has been juried into the Springfield Art League’s Invitational, the Northeast Juried Exhibition 2004, the 2008 International Academic Artists Exhibition, as well as the Bennington Center for the Arts Small Works Shows, 2007-2008, and the 2009 Laumeister Fine Arts Competition.

Artist Statement: “I most enjoy painting out of doors, which seems to result in an impressionistic, rather than considered landscape painting. The prevailing question is “How can I best use my paints to quickly capture the moment, light and mood this landscape, which for some reason begs to be painted, before the sun leaves or the clouds lift?”

View recent plein air sketches at: http://www.hilltownview.blogspot.com

February & March 2010: Hilltown Plein Air Painters

Mary Montague of Westhampton paints the local landscapes in the pastel medium. She has been active with the Hilltown Plein Air painters and is a member of the Connecticut Pastel Society, the Hilltown Artisan's Guild and the Academic Artist Association.

Jo-Ann Denehy is a Whately artist painting original oils of landscapes and flowers. A highlight of membership include: Instated as a member of the Springfield Academic Artists in 2004 having met the requirements of nationally juried artwork, a member of the Old Deerfield Painting Group, the Hilltown Plein Air Painters and a life member and former VP of the Deerfield Valley Art Assoc.

Alma LaFrance, of Huntington, paints oil landscapes. She is a member of the Hilltown Plein Air Painters and the Hilltown Artisan Guild. Her work has been juried into the Academic Artists International Show, 2008; The Bennington Center for the Arts Small Works Shows 2007 & 2008, and the Annual Laumeister Fine Arts Competition, 2009.

April 2010: Valerie Bassett

Valerie Bassett lives in Florence, MA. She holds a B.F.A. in Art Education from UMass, Amherst, as well as a Master's degree in Art Administration from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Valerie is a member of two local art leagues, the Deerfield Art Association and the Holyoke Art League, where she exhibits her paintings regularly. She has participated in several public and private shows in the Valley as well as in the Springfield area. She recently had a solo exhibit at Eastworks/Pioneer Valley Ballet. Valerie instructs mixed level oil painting in Florence.

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