QVCAH
Newsletter August 2015
111 Main Street, Southbridge, MA 01550
www.qvcah.org 508-764-3341
Gallery hours: Th 4-8 p.m. Fri 2-6 p.m. Sat & Sun 12-4 p.m.
Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities is dedicated to
fostering the role of the arts & humanities in the lives of local citizens.
Serving 25 Communities in
South Central Massachusetts: Brimfield, Brookfield, Charlton, Dudley, East
Brookfield, East Douglas, Holland, Leicester, Monson, North Brookfield,
Oxford, Palmer, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Wales, Warren, Webster,
and West Brookfield. Northeast Connecticut: North Grosvenordale, Pomfret,
Putnam, Quinebaug, Thompson, and Woodstock.
Message from Julie Prohaska, President of the Board
of Directors:
We at the Arts Center (QVCAH) are delighted to start
the new Fiscal Year of 2015/16 off with three wonderful
exhibits in our beautiful Galleries, as well as a very
successful children’s art program, the Autumn Artfest in
September, and our Annual Art and Craft Holiday Sale
in November. We have already shared the excitement of
having Audrey Helen Weber, the recipient of our new
Artist Residency Program, in one of our studios and a
weekend of Open Studios, showcasing her work and the
work of our Resident Artist, Charles Gaulin. We are in
the process of planning programs for the next calendar
year, starting with an exhibit to help celebrate
Southbridge’s Bicentennial.
We are full of enthusiasm for what lies ahead and for the
impact we can make on our community and the whole
region. We do hope you will take the time to stop by our
galleries and have fun at our upcoming events! And don't
forget to bring the kids! All is open to the public without
charge and we welcome you.
If you would like to be a part of this exciting time at the
Arts Center, you might consider becoming a member. For
a very small fee you can help us bring to the Center much
needed programs for children and adults. Please go to
www.qvcah.org for details and to download an
application form or call me: Julie at 203-733-6859. I’ll be
happy to help!
With best wishes for a beautiful Fall Season,
Julie
Calendar of Events:
August 2nd - 30th – “Collected Impressions by the Good Press
Printmakers.”
September 13th – October 4th – Opening Sunday September
13th 4-6 p.m. – “Hyper-Realistic Pastel Art of Diane Haynes.”
September 26th 10:a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the lawn of the Art
Center - “Autumn Artfest” featuring live panel painting,
pumpkin painting, & face-painting.
October 10th – 30th - Opening Saturday October 10th 4-6 p.m.
– Netherlands artist, Winnie Waalwijk, will display her
artwork in oil and acrylic.
November 13th – 22nd – Holiday Art & Craft Sale – Hours:
Monday–Wednesday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday & Friday 10
a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
December 4th & 5th – Garden Club Greens Sale - Friday 12 to
5 p.m. & Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Announcements:
Audrey Helen Weber was selected as the first
artist for the new QVCAH Artist Residency
Program. As a QVCAH Resident Artist she
receives free studio space for three months at
the Art Center, a small stipend, opportunities to present her
work to the public, and all the resources we can access to push
her art making further. The Center hosted an Open Studio for
Audrey and Charlie Gaulin, who also has a studio at the Art
Center, on the 15th & 16th of August. The public was invited
to meet the artists in their studios to see their work space and
artwork. Audrey will be conducting a fall workshop in the
Southbridge public schools and will have a final gallery show
at the close of her residency period. Look for those dates
soon. We look forward to seeing you there!
Fundraising Scratch Ticket Raffle Basket – drawing was on
July 19th & the winner was Kate Berry of Charlton.
Congratulations!
QVCAH Board of Directors
Bonnie Bastien
Racial Fernandez
Charles Gaulin
Simone Germain
Richard Harwood
Demetri Kasperson
Kathy Murray
Eddi Phillips
Jeremy Rines
Executive Committee:
Julie Prohaska, President
Maureen Prokos, Vice-President
Kristen Auclair, Treasurer
Karen Pickarski, Secretary
Rachel Young, Member-at-Large
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a
child.” Pablo Picasso