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Avery Marr is this year Shirley Lavoie Memorial Art Scholarship Winner.  She is a graduate of Chelmsford High School Class of 2022 and will be attending Champlain College. She will be going into their Communications and Creative Media Division Undecided, however the main areas she will be looking at are Graphic Design, Filmmaking and related majors. She loves art because of its versatility. She feels art can be a way to cope, a way of self expression, a way to educate others, a way to get to someone when words aren’t good enough, a way to fuel a movement, or simply, a way to have fun.

At the Chelmsford High School Senior Award ceremony, she was awarded both the CHSTv Above and Beyond Award and the Visual Arts Department Award. Beyond that, she has participated in many different exhibits in different mediums, such as the MAEA Youth Art Month for my Graphic Design “Self/Portrait” and acrylic painting “Night Light”, MAEA Emerging Artist Exhibit for her photography with “Winter Sun,” Taking Flight: Juried Youth Bird Art Exhibition with her colored pencil “Coming in For a Landing,” Hello There! 4th Annual Greater Lowell Regional Art Show for her colored pencil and eye-shadow piece “Shattered” as well as her short film “Reflection” accepted into both the Chelmsford Film Festival and the Middlesex Film Festival, which was screened at the Chelmsford Center of the Arts.

The Chelmsford Art Society’s Summer Exhibit is on display at the Chelmsford Adams Library, from July 6, 2022 to August 7, 2022

This presentation of the Chelmsford Art Society is supported in part by grants from the Chelmsford and Billerica Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

The 4th of July Arts Festival is a tradition we missed the last two years. We are so pleased it has been reinstated, this will be the 52nd 4th of July Arts Festival Show held in Chelmsford. Our Adult Show is one of the most anticipated and best attended art events in the area, plus each year our Student exhibit is always so enjoyable. For the festival to be successful  it needs YOU, the Artists!  The show is open to Members, Non-Members, and Students, and there is a fee for submitting your art.  
This presentation of the Chelmsford Art Society is supported in part by a grant from the Chelmsford Cultural Council, local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Deadline for Online Entry: Sunday June 26th at 11:00 pm

Drop Off: Chelmsford Center for the Arts
Thursday June 30th  10 – noon and 5 pm-7 pm

Volunteers who can stay and help hang the show will be greatly appreciated!

End of Show – Art Pick Up
Monday  July 4th Right after the parade 

*If you are entering the CAS Members Show at the Chelmsford Library, art can be picked up on Tuesday and brought directly to the Library for hanging. The show will run through the month of July. 
Tuesday July 5th  10 – noon and 5 pm-7 pm

Submission Information: 
Online entry required

• Artwork submissions are limited to 2 artworks per artist in the following media: Oil/acrylic, Water Media under Glass / Alcohol Ink, Pastel/Drawing, Mixed Media, Photography/Digital Arts, 3D (Sculpture, Metal, Glass)
• Artwork must have been completed in the past 4 years
• Artwork not exhibited in previous CAS shows
• Maximum dimension 44″ in any direction
• Subject matter suitable for general patrons & children
• Works on paper must be framed and covered with glass or Plexiglas. Frames must be in good condition. 
• Entries must be dry, properly prepared for exhibition and properly wired for hanging. The wire and eye screws must not show when the artwork is hung. 
• Gallery wrapped canvas does not require framing

CAS receives a 25% commission on all sales.

CAS will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any art work from any cause. Submitting work will imply agreement on the part of the artist with this condition.

1. Check your membership status:

Chelmsford Art Society Active Membership 2022-2023

To Renew or Join Us! https://chelmsfordartsociety.com/membership

2. Enter Painting Information

Please enter your information in the on-line application form below and click the SUBMIT button. A box should appear on your screen that says: “Thank you for taking the time to fill out this online form. Your response has been recorded.”

If you click “submit” and you have missed any REQUIRED info, a colored box will appear on your screen highlighting the information you need to fill in. Complete those fields and click the submit button again.

*Please proofread your information carefully*
Labels will be printed exactly (including upper/lower case) from this entry form. All communication will be done via e-mail, so make sure to provide an e-mail address that you check frequently.

For more information, or to volunteer to help with the show, email us at chelmsfordartsociety@gmail.com with the Subject Line: 4th of July Show 2022.

Register Your Artwork

3. Fees: Pay here, there will be no payment accepted at receiving. 

Submit payment for entries

Non-member $15.00 USD Non-member (2 entries) $30.00 USD Member $10.00 USD Member (2 entries) $20.00 USD Student $5.00 USD Student (2 entries) $10.00 USD

The Chelmsford Art Society is inviting Art Lovers and Artists to see Jimmy Le demonstration. This meeting is open to the public so come to the CCA on May 25th at 7 PM.
Jimmy Le, is a self taught illustrator, web designer, or craftsman, but essentially, he just like making things look good. Aside from digital work, he enjoy working with wood. He will be demonstration how he combines digital art with coping saw art.

The process begins digitally, where he draws an image with a few layers to depict his subject. The image then gets separated into its pieces and traced onto plywood. The lines are inked and hand-cut using a coping saw that’s been passed down to Jimmy from an artisan in his community. Each piece is then layered and framed in a shadow box.

The presentation will be open to the public plus be Live Streamed by the Chelmsford Art Society on May 25th, 2022 at 7:00 PM. Here is the basic link for Jimmy Le: https://youtu.be/NG0UmET4Xa0

Jimmy Le can be found at Western Ave in studio 404 on the 4th floor. He is a Creative Director at Draft Studios. You can contact him at the following:
jimmy@draftstudios.com
www.draftstudios.com

This presentation of the Chelmsford Art Society is supported in part by grants from the Chelmsford and Billerica Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

The Chelmsford Art Society is inviting Art Lovers and Artists to see Gwendolyn Lanier demonstration. This meeting is open to the public so come to the CCA on April 27th at 7 PM.
Gwendolyn Lanier, a figurative artist who creates both sculptures and drawings that depict the female experience and form through her visual narratives. Her knowledge of the 3 dimensional form enables her to bring a Trompe L’oeil technique to her drawings and paintings and has been displayed in galleries in Chicago, Philadelphia, and along the east/west coasts.

In 2009, Lanier received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of the Fine Arts/ Tufts University in Boston. Lanier was the recipient of the 2009 Albert Pratt Travelling Grant which enabled her to study ceramic figurative Art in Florence, Italy. Subsequent to graduating from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts’ Post Baccalaureate program in 2012, Lanier’s work shifted to include two-dimensional mediums.  Gwendolyn Lanier’s work has been on display at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts during the 2008 NCECA Conference, the Painted Bride in Philadelphia, and other venues throughout the east and west coast. She is currently a studio artist at the Brush Gallery and Studios in Lowell and an artist member at the Attleboro Arts Museum.
The presentation will be open to the public plus be Live Streamed by the Chelmsford Art Society on April 27th, 2022 at 7:00 PM. Here is the link to the livestream for April 27, 2022:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogIGpx3-O6g

You can see Gwendolyn Lanier at the Brush Art Gallery and Studios, 256 Market Street, Lowell MA 01852
or access the following:
www.gwendolynlanier.com
IG:@gwendolyn_lanier
FB:@GLanierArtist
Glanier_Artist@yahoo.com

This presentation of the Chelmsford Art Society is supported in part by grants from the Chelmsford and Billerica Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

The Chelmsford Art Society is inviting Writers and Artists to hear Mary Dumas, a successful graphic artist, explain the complex world of independent publishing. This meeting is open to the public so come to the CCA on March 30 at 7 PM.

Mary’s small shop in Western Avenue Studios is in Lowell, Massachusetts, it is called Pop Culture Place.  However, under the name Studio Book Works, she consult with self-publishing authors about getting their works into the world.  Covers of books are a growing market, and artists need to know how to navigate in that world.  What their Intellectual Property means, and how to retain their ownership of a painting, while still selling it to someone for their living room display.

Do you want to learn the Art of Self-Publishing? Would you like to see your artwork in books? Mary’s presentation to the artists would be a conversation about the following:

1) Selling their art online and in person with the right contracts,
2) Why get a professional photographer to take a good digital picture of their art,
3) How to rent an art piece for a book cover.

To see reviews on her most recently published 240 page graphic novel see JustYaoi.com. To see her website for her store and consulting visit popcultureplace.com

This presentation will also be Live Streamed by the Chelmsford Art Society on March 30, 2022 at 7:00 PM.
Here is the link for Mary Dumas livestream: https://youtu.be/6ndFU204FA8

This presentation of the Chelmsford Art Society is supported in part by grants from the Chelmsford and Billerica Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.