Franklin Art Association will sponsor a Collage Workshop by Lenny Moskowitz - Dec 7

On Saturday, December 7 the Franklin Art Association will sponsor a Collage Workshop by Lenny Moskowitz

Lenny received his B.F.A. from the Philadelphia College of Art and his M.F.A. from Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy. He has taught at Quinnipiac University for 15 years, at various art centers in New England and has been an artist in residence in several places, including Weir Farm in Wilton, Connecticut, the Anderson Center in Minnesota, and the Art Association of Nantucket. He also exhibits his work widely.

Through demonstrations and individual guidance students of all levels will be introduced to using collage as a means of exploring landscape, still life, or abstraction. It is designed to simplify the creation of subjects by transforming them into large shapes and simple areas of value and color. We will work with magazine pages collected for color.

Students will need to bring scissors, sketchpad, pencils, charcoal, magazines, glue or glue stick, necessary painting materials, etc. Acrylic painters also will need a spray water bottle. An acrylic matte medium is recommended.

The workshop will take place at Franklin TV, 23 Hutchinson St, Franklin on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 am–3:30 pm. The fee is $65.

To register, contact Susan Plume at susan_plume@yahoo.com or text 508-846-2589 and send a check payable to FAA to: Treasurer, Franklin Art Association, 279 East Central St., PO 289, Franklin, MA 02028

Franklin Art Association schedules a Collage Workshop Dec 7th - sign up now!!

"The Franklin Art Association is pleased to be offering a collage workshop with Lenny Moskowitz Saturday Dec. 7th 10-3:30 at Franklin TV Studio."

Please see this flier for details.

Spots are limited, sign up now by contacting Susan Plume @susan_plume@yahoo.com or text 508-846-2589.  ($65 cost is a member price, membership must be current to participate.)

 

Franklin Art Association schedules a Collage Workshop Dec 7th - sign up now!!

Musings from the Franklin Art Association President

Dear members and friends,

For an artist, the past few weeks in our New England landscape have been spectacularly beautiful. The shimmering golds and oranges, the green leaves tinged with red, the brilliant red purples! A perfect palette for the watercolorist! I’m looking forward to seeing what Jerry Aissis, our next demo artist, does with his very recognizable watercolor palette, with his brilliant golds and oranges.

The Board has recently submitted a grant request to the Franklin Cultural Council for continuing support of our programs for the upcoming year. We are very fortunate to have their strong financial support which allows us to have top notch programming.

We are also excited to have the first of two annual shows at the Norfolk Public Library for the month of December. I hope you all will submit work for this upcoming show. It is a large space and can accommodate many paintings. So get out those brushes and paints and get painting!

Franklin Art Association

Warm regards, 

Sue Sheridan 

President

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Franklin Art Association welcomes demo-artist Jerry Aissis for Nov 6 meeting

The Franklin Art Association invites the public to our Wednesday, November 6 meeting. We will warmly greet Guest Demo-Artist, Jerry Aissis, our fine-art painter for this month’s public demonstration. He will be giving a water-based media event.  Our free to the public meetings are held at the Franklin Senior Center at 6:30 PM. 

Jerry Aissis "Red Snow"

Jerry Aissis works on an art-related activity or a painting every day. He studied with Al Albrekston at the RI Watercolor Society where Jerry is now a watercolor instructor. His work is shown at the gallery at Patriot’s Place, Foxboro. He enjoys painting landscapes and seascapes in a loose approach, avoiding too much detail. Bright, bold colors are his passion. He feels his work can be recognized because of his love of bright colorings. He wants to be inspirational, saying, “There is inspiration all around you. Never stop looking. Never stop.” 

Jerry’s work can be seen at, https://www.artpal.com/jerryaissis.

FAA welcomes the public and it’s members to attend. Refreshments are served at the break. 

There will be an ongoing sale of raffle tickets for our art raffle to raise money for our annual art scholarship which goes to a student choosing to continue their education in the study of the arts. Members are requested to donate work.  Please come by to see the wonderful creativity of local artists and support our scholarship fund. 

The FAA is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Franklin Cultural Council, Franklin Cultural District and www.franklinart.org. And we can be viewed on Franklin Matters, Facebook and Instagram. 

Franklin Art Association: Sep 4 meeting to feature Kim Morin Weineck

The Franklin Art Association invites the public to our Wednesday, September 4, 2024 meeting. We will warmly greet Guest Demo-Artist, Kim Morin Weineck, our fine art painter for this month’s public demonstration. She will be giving a fine art gouache, step by step demonstration. The free to the public meetings are held at the Franklin Senior Center at 6:30 PM. 

Kim Weineck works in pastel, watercolor and gouache artist mediums. She belongs to local art associations and is a Signature Member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod. Kim’s work is widely collected and she has won numerous awards. She is a graduate with distinction from Massachusetts College of Art and Design; she enjoys teaching workshops around the country. Her work can be found at Gallery 9 in Norwood, Zullo Gallery in Medfield, the Design Center at Franklin Mill Store and other venues.

Franklin Art Association

She lives in Norfolk, MA. with her husband and two daughters and is often inspired by local landscapes.  For more examples of her work see www.kimweineck.com. 

FAA welcomes the public and it’s members to attend. Refreshments are served at the break.

Franklin Art Association will be participating in the Franklin Harvest Festival on Sept.28 in downtown Franklin Center. There will be a Clothesline Sale of art and members are requested to donate work. There will be an art raffle to raise money for our annual art scholarship which goes to a student choosing to continue their education in the study of the arts. Please stop by to see the wonderful creativity of local artists and support our scholarship fund. 

The FAA is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Franklin Cultural Council, Franklin Cultural District and www.franklinart.org. And we’re viewed on Facebook and Instagram. 

The Franklin Art Association's 2024 Season Begins on September 4, 2024

The Franklin Art Association invites all art lovers to join us at our first meeting of the 2024 season on Wednesday, September 4 meeting at 6:30 pm.  Refreshments will be served at the break.  Our meetings are held at the Franklin Senior Center and are always free to the public.

We will warmly greet Guest Demo-Artist, Kim Morin Weineck, our fine art painter for this month’s public demonstration. She will be giving a fine art gouache, step by step demonstration.  

The Franklin Art Association's 2024 Season Begins on September 4, 2024

Kim Weineck works in pastel, watercolor and gouache artist mediums. She belongs to local art associations and is a Signature Member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod. Kim’s work is widely collected and she has won numerous awards. She is a graduate with distinction from Massachusetts College of Art and Design; she enjoys teaching workshops around the country. Her work can be found at Gallery 9 in Norwood, Zullo Gallery in Medfield, the Design Center at Franklin Mill Store and other venues.  For more examples of her work see www.kimweineck.com. 

She lives in Norfolk, MA. with her husband and two daughters and is often inspired by local landscapes. 

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

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6th Art Exhibit of the Franklin Art Association Opens March 16, Reception scheduled for March 28

6th Art Exhibit of the Franklin Art Association

The Franklin Art Association invites all to visit the 6th Exhibit at the FAA Gallery in Escape into Fiction Bookstore in downtown Franklin.  

The Opening will be held Thursday, March 28th from 6-8 PM, come see the fresh work and fresh faces in the gallery through June!

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.

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."

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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. 

 

Reminder: Franklin Art Association meeting features Phil Pariseau - Feb 7, 2024

The Franklin Art Association's February meeting will take place on  Wednesday, February 7 at 6:30 PM at the Franklin (MA) Senior Center, when our Demo Artist will be painter Phil Pariseau.

Phil Pariseau is a self-taught glass artist working on Cape Cod and Franklin, MA.

Phil's early interest in glass began with a glass blowing class more than 25 years ago and developed into a passion for creating kiln-formed pieces of art and unique glass gifts. Combining various techniques of fusing, raking, temperature manipulation, slumping, his pieces often produce a flow that results in a unique designed to capture light and color beautifully. Phil's glass pieces are known for their distinctive and colorful qualities, including one-of-a-kind wall hangings, sculptures, plates, bowls, and seasonal artwork.

Phil will be demonstrating his approach to glass fusing and designing his sculpture pieces.

Meetings are held at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin, MA, with a business meeting starting at 6:45 PM, refreshments and socialization starts at 6:30 PM, the monthly demonstration/workshop starts at ~7 PM  and runs until ~9 PM. As always, our meetings are free and open to the public.

Franklin Art Association monthly meeting features Phil Pariseau - Feb 7, 2024

Franklin Art Association monthly meeting features Phil Pariseau - Feb 7, 2024

The Franklin Art Association's February meeting will take place on  Wednesday, February 7 at 6:30 PM at the Franklin (MA) Senior Center, when our Demo Artist will be painter Phil Pariseau.

Phil Pariseau is a self-taught glass artist working on Cape Cod and Franklin, MA.

Phil's early interest in glass began with a glass blowing class more than 25 years ago and developed into a passion for creating kiln-formed pieces of art and unique glass gifts. Combining various techniques of fusing, raking, temperature manipulation, slumping, his pieces often produce a flow that results in a unique designed to capture light and color beautifully. Phil's glass pieces are known for their distinctive and colorful qualities, including one-of-a-kind wall hangings, sculptures, plates, bowls, and seasonal artwork.

Phil will be demonstrating his approach to glass fusing and designing his sculpture pieces.

Meetings are held at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin, MA, with a business meeting starting at 6:45 PM, refreshments and socialization starts at 6:30 PM, the monthly demonstration/workshop starts at ~7 PM  and runs until ~9 PM. As always, our meetings are free and open to the public.

Franklin Art Association monthly meeting features Phil Pariseau - Feb 7, 2024

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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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event calendar   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:   https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

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!

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 Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event calendar   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:   https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

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!

Franklin Art Association schedules reception for Nov 9 from 6 to 8 PM

The Franklin Art Association will hold an opening reception of new artwork at the association gallery at Escape into Fiction Bookstore on November 9, 6-8 PM, 12 Main Street, Franklin.    

The event is free and open to the public.  

Please join us in support of local artists and their creative work!

This gallery will be up for viewing from October 16th 2023 to February 17th 2024

www.franklinart.org, Facebook and Instagram.

Franklin Art Association schedules reception for Nov 9 from 6 to 8 PM

Reminder: Franklin Art Association welcomes Brittany Haynes as featured artist for November 1 meeting

The Franklin Art Association welcomes Brittany Haynes to be the featured artist on November 1 at 6:30 PM, at the Franklin Senior Center. 

Brittany is home from an artist in residence position in Europe. “Inspired by Buddhism and theater and influenced by John Singer Sargent, Johannes Vermeer and Japanese Painting, she endeavors to develop a style that combines impressionistic handling of paint with the detail of Classical Realism.”

She will be demonstrating her approach to oil painting in this style and will be open to questions during her featured presentation. 

Meetings are free and open to the public at 6:30 PM. 

The Franklin Art Association is sponsored in part by the Franklin Cultural Council.

Brittany Haynes is the featured artist

Franklin Art Association welcomes Brittany Haynes as featured artist for November 1 meeting

The Franklin Art Association welcomes Brittany Haynes to be the featured artist on November 1 at 6:30 PM, at the Franklin Senior Center. Brittany is home from an artist in residence position in Europe. “Inspired by Buddhism and theater and influenced by John Singer Sargent, Johannes Vermeer and Japanese Painting, she endeavors to develop a style that combines impressionistic handling of paint with the detail of Classical Realism.”

She will be demonstrating her approach to oil painting in this style and will be open to questions during her featured presentation. 

Meetings are free and open to the public at 6:30 PM. 

The Franklin Art Association is sponsored in part by the Franklin Cultural Council.

Brittany Haynes is featured artist for November 1 meeting

Franklin Art Association schedule reception for Nov 9 from 6 to 8 PM

The Franklin Art Association will hold an opening reception of new artwork at the association gallery at Escape into Fiction Bookstore on November 9, 6-8 PM, 12 Main Street, Franklin.    

The event is free and open to the public.  

Please join us in support of local artists and their creative work!

www.franklinart.org, Facebook and Instagram.

Franklin Art Association gallery