6th Art Exhibit of the Franklin Art Association |
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
6th Art Exhibit of the Franklin Art Association Opens March 16, Reception scheduled for March 28
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Franklin Art Association meeting March 6 features Kim Gorrasi
Kim Gorrasi will be the featured artist at the March 6 Franklin Art Association meeting. Meetings begin at 6:30 and are held at the Franklin Senior Center. All are welcome. In her demonstration, Kim will guide us through the fundamentals of portrait painting. She is well known in her field of portrait painting and has exhibited widely. More information may be found at www.kimgorassi.com.
Kim Gorrasi |
Kim Gorrasi’s portrait commissions reside in the collections of Harvard University, Bentley University and The Players Club of New York. She recently held the first-ever live portrait painting demonstration at the Boston Athenæum on Beacon Hill. Her portrait, Lois & Gingerella, was granted a Finalist award in the 2023 Portrait Society of America Members Only Portrait Competition.
Gorrasi received her training at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy and the New York Academy of Art Graduate School of Figurative Art in Manhattan. She earned her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art in her native Boston, where she later became an instructor and lecturer. She has continued her studies at The Art Students League of New York under the instruction and mentorship of renowned portraitist and fine artist Everett Raymond Kinstler, painter of two official U.S. presidential White House portraits.
Kim Gorrasi portrait of Shandra in stages and finish |
Her work has been represented nationally by such galleries as Richland Fine Art in Nashville, Metropolitan Gallery in Washington, D.C., Newbury Fine Arts in Boston and Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe. In New York City, she has exhibited at the Salmagundi Club’s historic brownstone and the Museum of American Illustration. She has also shown her work at the Florence Griswold Museum in Lyme, CT and the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA.
Gorrasi is an Artist Member of Boston’s Copley Society of Art, where she has served as past Membership Committee member, exhibition curator, workshop instructor and live portrait painting demonstrator. She is also a member of the Portrait Society of America and the Salmagundi Club in Manhattan. She has served as exhibition juror for the Society of Illustrators, New York, whose prestigious annual of American illustration, Illustrators 41, features Gorrasi’s work. Her work has appeared in International Artist Magazine and The Boston Globe.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
FHS student art on display at the FAA gallery within Escape Into Fiction through March 16, 2024
FHS student art on display at the FAA gallery |
"The Franklin High School Art Student Exhibit opened at the FAA Gallery at Escape Into Fiction Bookstore on February 17 and will continue until March 16. Here are a few photos of the gallery.
Please make a point to come by for a visit to see the the work of this talented group of young artists!We would like to invite everyone to attend the opening reception on February 29 from 6—8 PM at the FAA Gallery."
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Franklin Art Association meeting 2/7/24 CANCELLED
Dear FAA Members,
Unfortunately guest artist Phil Pariseau is very ill with COVID and will not be able to present tomorrow night so we have made the difficult decision to CANCEL the FAA meeting for Wednesday February 7th.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Reminder: Franklin Art Association meeting features Phil Pariseau - Feb 7, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Franklin Art Association monthly meeting features Phil Pariseau - Feb 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Franklin Cultural District: Health Fair, Art Reception, live music choices, 2nd Sunday Speaker & more as #artshappenhere
Wednesday, November 8
1:00pm Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin Senior Center)
3:00pm Fall Health Fair (Franklin Public Library) Fall Health Fair
7:00pm St Mary's Women's Faith Formation Group (St Mary’s Church)
Thursday, November 9
11:00am Beaver St Interceptor Ribbon Cutting (Franklin Recreation Bldg)
6:00pm Dave Penza (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:00pm FAA Art Gallery Reception (Escape Into Fiction)
6:30pm Matt Zajac (live music) (Raillery Public House)
FAA Art Gallery Reception |
Friday, November 10 Veterans Day (substitute)
6:00pm Jon Paul Royer (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
6:00pm Laura May Duo (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:30pm Steve Demers (live music) (Raillery Public House)
Saturday, November 11 Veterans Day
10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
10:00am RISE Up - a social gathering
4:00pm Emily & Nick (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:00pm The Core (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:00pm The Chestnut Street Review Variety Show (FUSF, 262 Chestnut St)
Franklin Historical Museum |
Sunday, November 12
1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
1:15pm Second Sunday Speaker - 'Celebrate Wrentham 350' (Franklin Historical Museum)
Monday, November 13
7:00am Yard Waste Curbside Pick up (on your trash day)
Tuesday, November 14
7:00am Yard Waste Curbside Pick up (on your trash day)
7:00pm FBRTC Meeting (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:00pm Yankee Quilter's Meeting
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Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here! |
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Franklin Cultural District: Art Assoc & Downtown Partnership meetings, Arts Mosaic at Dean, Election Day Tuesday
Wednesday, November 1
10:00am - Veterans Coffee Social (Senior Center)
1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) NO Session Today, See you Nov 8)
6:30pm - Franklin Art Association (Senior Center)
Thursday, November 2
8:30am - Franklin Downtown Partnership General Mtg (Dean College - Student Center)
6:00pm - Ken Barney (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:30pm - Franklin LGBTQ Alliance - monthly meeting (Franklin Public Library)
Friday, November 3
6:00pm - Piano Steve (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
7:00pm - Arts Mosaic (ticketed event) (Dean College)
Saturday, November 4
10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
4:00pm - Tyler Zajac (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:00pm - Annual FPAC Gala (in person and virtual event) (THE BLACK BOX)
7:00pm - Arts Mosaic (ticketed event) (Dean College)
Sunday, November 5
Daylight Saving Time ends (clocks fall back 1 hour)
1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
Tuesday, November 7 = Election Day
6:00am - Town of Franklin Election (Franklin High School)
6:00pm - Franklin Garden Club - meeting (Franklin Public Library)
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The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26
Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here! |
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Franklin Art Association schedules reception for Nov 9 from 6 to 8 PM
www.franklinart.org, Facebook and Instagram.
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Reminder: Franklin Art Association welcomes Brittany Haynes as featured artist for November 1 meeting
Monday, October 16, 2023
Franklin Art Association welcomes Brittany Haynes as featured artist for November 1 meeting
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Franklin Art Association schedule reception for Nov 9 from 6 to 8 PM
www.franklinart.org, Facebook and Instagram.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Reminder: Franklin Art Association announce their Juried Art Show Opening at the Harvest Festival - Sep 30
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Franklin Art Association meeting Oct 4 will feature artist Carlie DeGaetano
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Franklin Art Association welcomes new members to September meeting - Sep 6
Friday, August 11, 2023
Franklin Art Association announce their Juried Art Show Opening at the Harvest Festival - Sep 30
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Franklin Downtown Partnership announces new murals downtown
The Franklin Downtown Partnership is proud to present our latest outdoor mural install, featuring @franklin_art_association artists @paintingvenus_ @tesno.studio and @sueprattsheridan These interactive murals add color, vibrancy, and artistic vision to our downtown Main Street area.
The new murals are located across @birchwoodbakeryandkitchen. We encourage all our Franklin residents to stop by and take a selfie with the murals and tag us! Use hashtag #franklinart
Special thanks to @signs_by_cam for his intricate work in installing these works of art, The Franklin Cultural District Committee for providing funding, and The Ferrara Family for funding the install and to these talented artists for their craft and time.
Franklin Downtown Partnership announces new murals downtown |