Reminder: Franklin Art Association announce their Juried Art Show Opening at the Harvest Festival - Sep 30

The Franklin Art Association will be hosting a juried exhibit of works by its members from noon–5 PM on Saturday, September 30 at Escape Into Fiction Bookstore. 

The exhibit, held in conjunction with the 20th Annual Franklin Downtown Partnership Harvest Festival, will remain up for viewing until October 14, 2023.

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Franklin Art Association announce their Juried Art Show Opening at the Harvest Festival - Sep 30

Franklin Art Association meeting Oct 4 will feature artist Carlie DeGaetano

The Franklin Art Association will hold its meeting on Wednesday, October 4, at 6:30 PM at the Franklin Senior Center.  

The featured artist is Carlie DeGaetano who will do a watercolor painting demonstration. Carlie resides in Blackstone and spends most days painting or teaching painting at the Medway Senior Center. Her medium of choice is watercolor, but she also paints in acrylic and water soluble oils. She paints in a loose free style with lots of color.  Her work can be seen at www.etsy.com/shop/CarlottasArt.

Established in 1971, the Franklin Art Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a wide variety of fine art mediums and photography, while providing ongoing educational opportunities through live demonstrations and hands-on workshops. The Association gallery is located at the Escape into Fiction Bookstore at 12 Main Street, Franklin. The FAA is supported by the Franklin Cultural Council and the Franklin Cultural District.  www.franklinart.org, Instagram and Facebook.

We welcome members, friends, students and the public to attend this interesting program. There is no admission fee.

watercolor painting by Carlie DeGaetano

Franklin Art Association welcomes new members to September meeting - Sep 6

“The Franklin Art Association welcomes new members”

The Franklin Art Association will have their first meeting of the season on Wednesday, September 6, at 6:30 PM at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street, Franklin.  Programs are free and open to the public.  

This month’s program will feature artist Sue Pratt Sheridan, who will demonstrate the use of many different types of mediums with a slide presentation of artwork, including oils, watercolors, pastels, charcoal and mixed media.  The unique qualities of each medium will be discussed, questions answered and encouragement given to explore new ways to create art!  Sue holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UMass Amherst, and has been a practicing artist for most of her life.

Established in 1971, the Franklin Art Association has members from throughout MetroWest MA and RI.  They are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a wide variety of fine art mediums and photography, while providing ongoing educational opportunities through live demonstrations and hands-on workshops.

The association gallery is located at the Escape into Fiction Bookstore at 12 Main Street, Franklin.  The FAA is supported by the Franklin Cultural Council and the Franklin Cultural District.  www.franklinart.org, Instagram and Facebook.

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Franklin Art Association announce their Juried Art Show Opening at the Harvest Festival - Sep 30

The Franklin Art Association will be hosting a juried exhibit of works by its members from noon–5 PM on Saturday, September 30 at Escape Into Fiction Bookstore. 

The exhibit, held in conjunction with the 20th Annual Franklin Downtown Partnership Harvest Festival, will remain up for viewing until October 14, 2023.

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Franklin Art Association announce their Juried Art Show Opening at the Harvest Festival - Sep 30

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.

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Art Association Juried Exhibit Scheduled for Strawberry Stroll Friday, June 9

The Franklin Art Association (FAA) has a juried art exhibit scheduled for the Strawberry Stroll on Friday, June 9. The exhibit will be located at Escape Into Fiction.

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Art Association Juried Exhibit Scheduled for Strawberry Stroll Friday, June 9

Talking with Ali Rheaume on disability, art, and the Disability Expo - 04/25/23 (audio)

FM #983 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 983 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my recorded conversation with Franklin resident, artist, and disability advocate Ali Rheaume. We had our conversation via the Zoom conference bridge on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. 

Our conversation introduces Ali to the community as she shares some of her story living with a brain injury. We talk about her art work, and in particular, about the forthcoming free Disability Expo scheduled for Saturday, May 20 at Franklin Senior Center from 11 AM to 2 PM.

The recording runs about 25 minutes so let’s listen to my conversation with Ali Rheaume. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-983-ali-rheaume-on-disability-and-the-disability-expo-04-25-23

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Ali Rheaume’s Embracing Unique page -> https://alirheaume.com/embracing-unique 

Town calendar - (not on there yet) 

Disability Expo - May 20 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/04/2023-disability-expo-scheduled-for.html 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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Talking with Ali Rheaume on disability, art, and the Disability Expo - 04/25/23 (audio)

Franklin Art Association May 3, 2023 Demo Artist: Nan Rumpf

The Franklin Art Association (FAA) is pleased to announce that Watermedia artist Nan Rumpf will be presenting at the upcoming 6:30 PM, May 3 monthly meeting at the Franklin Senior Center.

Nan Rumpf’s paintings have been exhibited at Museums in Framingham, Concord, Attleboro, and Duxbury. She recently had a painting accepted into the American Watercolor Society’s International show in New York City and the New England Watercolor Society’s National Show in Gloucester. She has been a visiting artist at Framingham State and Medfield High School.  She was one of twenty artists chosen across the country to have a painting included in the Watercolor Artist magazine’s Best of 2021 in watercolor. She currently teaches classes in Wellesley, Needham, and Bedford and New Art in Newton. She is a board member of the WSA, and a signature member of the New England Watercolor Society and the Rhode Island Watercolor Society.

Artist Statement

"The process of painting is what most fascinates me. I like to see how watercolors and other water media react to different painting surfaces and interact with each other. Does the surface affect the edges of a puddle … the flow of the paint … the granulation? Does acrylic paint provide a natural resist for watercolor? Experimenting with different methods to obtain accidental texture appeals to me. What happens when you pour liquid watercolor through objects placed on top of the paper?

These experiments give me something to respond to and motivate me to continue experimenting with different painting techniques and compositions as I develop each painting. After the first experimental layer, I walk around the painted surface and look at it from different sides until I see something that I want to emphasize or see a shape that I want to develop. Sometimes a theme begins to present itself and I go with it. Making one change often strongly suggests the next. I am attempting to capture the essence of form, shape, color and value from my observations, memories, and imaginings and to explore new artistic territories."        nanrumpf@gmail.com     www.nanrumpf.com      

 

Franklin Art Association - Meeting - May 3

Franklin Art Association welcomes multi-media artist Kim Morin Weineck for April 5 meeting

The Franklin Art Association (FAA) is excited to announce that multi-art media artist Kim Morin Weineck will be presenting at the upcoming 6:30 PM, April 5 monthly meeting at the Franklin Senior Center.  The public is invited to attend this exciting presentation.

Kim Morin Weineck 1

Kim is an artist working in all fine art mediums. She belongs to local art associations and is a Signature Member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod (PPSCC).  Kim's work is widely collected, and she has won numerous awards, most notably for excellence in landscape at For Pastels Only for 2020 and 2018 and Best in Show for the PPSCC 2018 annual juried exhibit. 

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A graduate with distinctions from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Kim enjoys teaching classes and workshops around the country. Her work can be found at Gallery 9 in Norwood, MA, Zullo Gallery in Medfield, MA, the Design Center at the Franklin Mill Store in Franklin, MA as well as other changing venues. She lives in Norfolk, MA with her husband and two daughters and is often inspired by her local landscape.  For more examples of her work see www.kimweineck.com.

The Franklin Art Association is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Franklin Cultural Council and the Franklin Cultural District.  www.franklinart.org, and on Facebook and Instagram.

Franklin Art Association welcomes Kim Morin Weineck for the April 5 Meeting

The Franklin Art Association (FAA) is excited to announce that multi-art media artist Kim Morin Weineck will be presenting at the upcoming 6:30 PM, April 5 monthly meeting at the Franklin Senior Center.  The public is invited to attend this exciting presentation.

Kim Morin Weineck 1

Kim is an artist working in all fine art mediums. She belongs to local art associations and is a Signature Member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod (PPSCC).  Kim's work is widely collected, and she has won numerous awards, most notably for excellence in landscape at For Pastels Only for 2020 and 2018 and Best in Show for the PPSCC 2018 annual juried exhibit. 

Kim Morin Weineck 2

A graduate with distinctions from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Kim enjoys teaching classes and workshops around the country. Her work can be found at Gallery 9 in Norwood, MA, Zullo Gallery in Medfield, MA, the Design Center at the Franklin Mill Store in Franklin, MA as well as other changing venues. She lives in Norfolk, MA with her husband and two daughters and is often inspired by her local landscape.  For more examples of her work see www.kimweineck.com.

The Franklin Art Association is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Franklin Cultural Council and the Franklin Cultural District.  www.franklinart.org, and on Facebook and Instagram.

Thick Paint Extravaganza Plein Air! - Workshop on June 3, 2023

The Franklin Art Association is sponsoring a plein air landscape acrylic painting workshop with acclaimed artist and instructor Lenny Moskowitz on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 10 AM to 5 PM. 

The workshop will take place at Charles River & Mine Brook riverside junction in Franklin, 11 Haverstock Road, Franklin (backyard of FAA Vice President Susan Plume).  For more information, see the attached flyer. 

The deadline for signups is May 20, 2023 and the fee is $75.  

The class size is limited to 8, so to reserve your spot (contact susan_plume@yahoo.com and mail your check for $75 payable to Franklin Art Association to:  Treasurer, Franklin Art Association, 279 East Central Street, PMB 289, Franklin MA 02038

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Thick Paint Extravaganza Plein Air! - Workshop on June 3, 2023

Franklin Art Association - 2nd Paint Together! - Mar 18 at Escape Into Fiction

"Let's paint together!!  

The last paint-in was so successful, we've scheduled another one on March 18th, 10:15 - 1 pm at Escape into Fiction bookstore, 12 Main Street, Franklin.  Parking available in back of the bookstore.

Bring your own resource material or paint from a still life set up.  Tables, chairs, still life set up and drop clothes will be provided.

Any questions please contact Sue Sheridan at suesheridan@comcast.net.  Hope to see you there!"

Franklin Art Association Art Gallery at Escape into Fiction

Franklin Art Association meeting features Robin Wessman - March 1

Treat Yourself this Wednesday, March 1!

Robin Wessman will be the demo artist at the March 1, 2023 meeting of the Franklin Art Association, where he will work on a landscape painting.

Robin Wessman is a contemporary realist artist who paints a variety of subjects including still life, landscapes and portraits. 

Painting from life is essential for him to observe and understand how light impacts form, color and the character of his subjects. His paintings are a reaction to the environment he lives in and how he feels about the world around him. They are fueled by imagination, experience and a continuous drive to create paintings that have the potential to go beyond the obvious and inspire viewers to see more than an accurate depiction of the subjects. 

His technical craftsmanship along with emotion and implied narratives is what makes his paintings unique. Every painting seeks to seize the viewer’s immediate attention and hold them long enough to think or feel some connection that gives them pleasure. 

Our meetings are held at the Franklin Senior Center and begin at 6:30 PM. 

Everyone is welcome!

Franklin Art Association meeting features Robin Wessman - March 1

Franklin Art Association: Paint-In

 Saturday February 18, 202

Paint In - Hands on group paint time 10-1 pm, at Escape into Fiction, a still life will be set up.  Artists should bring their own materials. Coffee will be available for purchase from Escape. Chairs, drop cloths and wash water will be provided. 

Hope to see you all there!

Franklin Art Association Art Gallery at Escape Into Fiction

Franklin Art Association features Robin Wessman at March 1 meeting

The Franklin Art Association welcomes Robin Wessman to be the featured artist on March 1, 2023 at 6:30 PM, Franklin Senior Center. 

Robin is a contemporary realist artist who paints a variety of subjects including still life, landscapes and portraits.  His paintings are fueled by imagination, experience and a continuous drive to create paintings that have the potential to go beyond the obvious and inspire viewers to see more. 

 
Meetings are free and open to the public.  The Franklin Art Association is sponsored in part by the Franklin Cultural Council.

Find more information about the Art Association at www.franklinart.org and on Facebook and Instagram.

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Art Exhibit Opening Reception - Feb 16 at Escape Into Fiction from 6 to 8 PM

The Franklin Downtown Partnership and the Franklin Art Association would like to invite the community to the new Art Exhibit Opening Reception on Thursday, February 16 at Escape Into Fiction. Please bring your friends and neighbors and enjoy an evening out in downtown Franklin.

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Franklin Art Association scheduled to hear from Dennis Sardella - Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023

At the monthly meeting of the Franklin Art Association on Wednesday, February 1, Dennis Sardella, author of the book Visible Image of the Invisible God - An introduction to Russian and Byzantine Icons, published by Paraclete Press, will present an illustrated lecture entitled “Russian Icons: Art As Revelation.”  Byzantine and Russian icons are the art of the Christian East, a living tradition that spans nearly two millennia, from the Roman Empire to the twenty-first century.  

Dennis Sardella, author of the book Visible Image of the Invisible God - An introduction to Russian and Byzantine Icons

The talk will explore their history, their symbolic language, and their role in the liturgical and spiritual life of the Eastern Church.  It will also give an overview of the major types of icons, including those of Christ, the Mother of God, saints, and feasts, and the steps that go into their creation.

Sardella has been a docent at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA, since 2010, where he leads gallery tours and introduces visitors to the world of Byzantine and Russian icons. He also writes, and speaks regularly to civic and church groups on the topics of religious icons and the role they play in Eastern Christian spirituality.

From 1967 until 2012 he was a professor of chemistry at Boston College.  In 1990 he became the founding director of the Boston College Presidential Scholars Program, a university-wide co-curricular honors program, and directed it until 2010.  As part of the Program, for 17 years he and his wife Marjorie, a fine art photographer, led groups of Boston College Presidential Scholars on month-long study trips to France, which stimulated his interest in the subject of religious icons.  Since their retirement they have continued to travel and photograph extensively throughout Western Europe.

This meeting will be held at the Franklin Senior Center at 6:30 PM on February 1, 2023.  

The public is invited.  The Franklin Art Association is supported in part by the Franklin Cultural District and the Franklin Cultural Council.  www.franklinart.org and on Facebook and Instagram.

A New Exhibit at the FAA Gallery! - Feb 16, 2023

The month of January can be (and certainly has been lately) a pretty drab and gray time, when our souls long for colors to brighten our days and spirits.

To help remedy that, the Franklin Art Association Gallery, at Escape Into Fiction Bookstore, will be showcasing a new exhibit of works by our members, and we invite you join us for the opening reception on Thursday, February 16. Treat yourself to beauty, bring a friend!

Where: Escape Into Fiction Bookstore, 12 Main St, Franklin, MA

When: 6:00-8:00 PM

Free admission

Parking behind the store (enter from West Central Street)

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A New Exhibit at the FAA Gallery! - Feb 16, 2023

Franklin Art Association: Newsletter for January 2023

Dear members and friends,

I’m looking toward 2023 with hope for new ideas, fresh starts, and renewed optimism. The phrase “tabula rasa” comes to mind, one of whose definitions is “An opportunity to begin again with no record, history, or preconceived ideas.”

But what does that mean for an artist, who relies on many of the same strategies over and over again in order to have a successful outcome. I think it means shaking things up! For example, try a new medium... paint on a different surface...paint a landscape if you always paint still lifes...try abstract vs: realism...take a workshop or class...visit the MFA... check out the local galleries...come to an FAA paint-in...enter a painting in the FAA gallery! Maybe you are already doing some of these things, and that’s great. My hope is to break some long held patterns and create pathways for new ideas to emerge. Even if I’m not that successful, it will be fun trying!

Happy New Year to all of you. May 2023 bring you new ways of seeing and interpreting the world

around you!

Warm regards,

Sue Sheridan

President

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Reminder - Wednesday night -> Meeting & Demonstration 6:30 - 8:30pm at the Franklin Senior Center. Guest artist will be painter Katie Kindilien

Continue reading the January newsletter online ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tUIMM7kPhe_KKB9b0aWzva_rcyLnQ7l3/view

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Franklin Art Association meeting features Demo Artist painter Katie Kindilien - Jan 4, 2023

The Franklin Art Association's first meeting of 2023 will take place on Wednesday, January 4 at 6:30 PM at the Franklin (MA) Senior Center, when our Demo Artist will be painter Katie Kindilien.

Katie grew up in Norwalk, CT and currently lives in New Haven. She received her undergraduate degree in painting from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. A year spent studying in Rome became a lifelong inspiration to paint and travel and study art from around the world. She received her Masters in Art Education from Southern Connecticut State University and taught elementary and middle school art in New Haven for 25 years. Along the way Katie has continued painting, traveling, and studying with wonderful artists and teachers such as Julian Merrow-Smith, Stephanie Birdsall and Paul Foxton.

Katie was an Artist in Residence at the Art Association of Nantucket. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and art associations throughout New England, including Manhattanville College and the Essex Art Association.

More examples of her work can be found at www.katiekindilienfineart.com.

As always, our meetings are free and open to the public.

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Franklin Art Association meeting features Demo Artist painter Katie Kindilien - Jan 4, 2023