The Valley Arts Newsletter is a weekly newsletter published on Tuesdays with listings for art shows & events, craft fairs & pop-ups, calls for artists, art classes, studio space, and art/ist crowdfunding. Listings are submitted by our readers and are focused on the visual arts in the Pioneer Valley area of western Massachusetts (Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties). See the Submissions page for details about submitting your listing. Listings are free!

Featured Listings:

Beginning Stained Glass Workshop at Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio

Date & Time: May 10, 1-5:30pm
Fee: $125
Location: Dragonfly Stained Glass Studio
Address: Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street, suite 229
City/Town: Easthampton
Website: DragonflyStainedGlassStudio.com

Create a beautiful sun catcher or 2-4 ornaments to grace your home or give as gifts. In this class we will cover all of the skills and techniques to build a unique piece(s) of stained glass art using the copper foil technique. This is a perfect class for students with no experience as well as intermediate students with some experience who may want a refresher course. All levels welcome. All glass and supplies included in the tuition as is use of all tools. More dates for same class: May 17 & 31.

Contact: Heather McLean
[email protected]
413-559-1010

PLAYMAKERS

Artists: Whitney Robbins, Bobby Brown, Joan Green
Start Date: April 4, 2025
End Date: April 27, 2025
Location: Leverett Crafts and Arts Center
Hours: Fri-Sun 1-5pm
Address: 13 Montague Road
City/Town: Leverett
Website: greenbrownart.com

Robbins, Brown and Green share a playful, spontaneous, and improvisatory aesthetic. Robbins will show paintings and assemblages from their Brown Series. The color brown conjures warm interiors that crack open to the outside world. Brown will show a group of masks, fetishes and sculptures that are simultaneously profound and playful. He uses repurposed and natural materials. Green will display oil paintings and mixed media collages that hum with rhythm and movement, and connection.

Contact: Joan Green
[email protected]
617-955-4947

Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail

Date: Saturday & Sunday, April 26 & 27, 10am-5pm each day
Location: multiple locations / see website for map
City/Town: Florence, Greenfield, Hadley, Shelburne Falls
Website: asparagusvalleypotterytrail.com

The Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail is celebrating their 21st annual studio tour. Tour the "Asparagus Valley" in-person, visiting 28 ceramic artists at 8 studio locations. This year will include 28 potters with guest artists joining us from all corners of Massachusetts, as well as from Minnesota, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont. See map on website for details.

Contact: Tiffany A Hilton
[email protected]
413-824-6506

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