Jaelyn “Flow” Caron is the 2023 winner of the Shirley Lavoie Memorial Art Society. Flow was a student at Lowell High School and she will be studying art at Massachusetts College of Art and Design for the Fall 2023 semester.
During Flow’s time at Lowell High School she joined an after school art club to draw and make friends. This year her school started the National Art Honor Society and she volunteered over 60 hours of her time for this club during the school year. She also took an early college course in Graphic Design to better prepare herself of art school.
Her dream is to one day be able to run her own animated show with her own characters. Art has always had such an amazing impact of her life and she has found it can tell stories without words. The Chelmsford Art Society wishes her the best in the pursuit of her art dream.
The 4th July Art Festival Reception will be occur on July 1, 2023. It will be held at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts in the auditorium on the 2nd floor. The CCA building is fully accessible with an elevator to carry guests to all levels, parking can be found in the rear of the building.
4:00 PM doors will open for viewing of the art
5:00 PM reception with light snack food
6:00 PM Awards
Arts Festival & Independence Day Schedule
Saturday July 1st
Awards Ceremony & Reception
4 – 6pm ~ Student Show
6 – 8pm ~ Adult Show
Sunday July 2nd
5pm – 8pm Art Shows Open to the Public
Chelmsford Center for the Arts
6 – 8pm Free Concert “Xtine and the Intents” & Food Trucks
Monday July 3rd
4 – 9pm Art Shows Open to the Public
Chelmsford Center for the Arts
5 – 8pm Kiddie Train Rides
5 – 9pm Country Fair
7 – 8:30pm Chelmsford Community Band Concert
Tuesday July 4th ~ Independence Day!
8:30am Flag Raising
8am – noon Country Fair
8:30am ~ 1pm Art Shows Open to the Public
Chelmsford Center for the Arts
9:30am John Carson Road Race
10am Independence Day Parade
11:30am ~ Best in Show Award & Raffle Winners announced!
Nan Quintin and Esther Donlon each have paintings accepted into two upcoming Exhibits!
Annual Academic Artists Association Exhibit
To be held in Vernon, CT May 21 – June 18, 2023 (Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike).
Nan Quintin, “Falling Apart” (watercolor)
Esther Donlon, “White Stargazer” (watercolor)
Opening Reception will be on May 21, 1-4:00.
This organization was started in 1949 in response to the developing trend in the art world away from representational work. Each year, the association sponsors an exhibit “representing the finest of realism in art.” This year, out of 130 artists, two entries each, only 74 pieces of artwork were chosen. https://academicartistsassociation.org/
Rhode Island Watercolor Society’s Annual National Watermedia Show
To be held in Pawtucket RI, May 13 (Opening 1-3:00) to June 23, 2023 (831 Armistice Blvd).
Nan Quintin, “Shelved” (watercolor) This painting, “Shelved”, depicts one of Nan’s father’s old Jeep pickup trucks (a 1953 model) – it’s in storage and is being used as shelving for all sorts of things. It won an Honorable Mention at this show.
Esther Donlon, “Tropical Hibiscus” (watercolor)
Out of 214 submissions, only 71 paintings were accepted.
Helen Moriarty, a longtime member of the Chelmsford Art Society passed away peacefully on Mother’s Day May 14, 2023. She will be remembered for her many contributions to the CAS. Helen held the following positions on the CAS Board of Directors: President, Programs Coordinator, and / Publicity Coordinator. During her years of service she was twice winner of the Founder’s Award (1995-1996 and 2013-2014).
Helen was a graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Education. She continued her education attaining a Master’s in Art from Boston University and from Northeastern University. Prior to her retirement, Helen was an Elementary School Teacher for the City of Lowell Public Schools for over 40 years.
You can see Helen’s love of art and her desire to inform others about it in her role of Program Coordinator. Helen brought professional artist demonstrators to the CAS monthly meetings to provide our members and guests with valuable information on a variety of painting and other artwork techniques. Helen also introduced the community to numerous artists and their various talents as she filmed the Chelmsford Art Society’s demonstrations, and they were then viewed by many on Chelmsford local television stations.
Helen’s wisdom and creative output were a large part of our July 4th events as she organized its many aspects, and was always happy to contribute wherever needed – from decorating for the event to selling tickets for our fundraising raffles.
We are grateful for her many years of service to the Chelmsford Art Society. Thank you Helen!
The Chelmsford Art Society is pleased to present photographer Mark Elson, at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts on April 12, 2023 at 7 PM. Mark Elson is a Boston based fine art photographer who works in the wet plate collodion process, in addition to digital and film-based photography. The collodion process involves making tintypes and glass plates negatives exactly the way photographs were made in the Civil War.
What most people overlook is what Mark captures in his photography. A fleeting moment becomes a small-scale drama, a vignette that takes on deeper meaning as that moment is isolated and elevated. Suddenly the discounted scene becomes a story that evokes curiosity and wonder. The camera is used to strip away the veneer to see the beauty in every day. Mark tells stories of misfits, dreamers, romantics, and the forgotten.
Mark is the photographer/author of the book “Battlefields of Honor, American Civil War Reenactors” (Merrill Publishers). His work has appeared in print and on-line publications in View Camera, Black & White: For Collectors of Fine Photography, Huffington Post and Hallowed Ground.
Here’s the link: https://youtube.com/
Contact Mark at the following:
mark@markelsonpictures.com
www.markelsonpictures.com
Visit Mark at Western Avenue Studios – Studio 508
122 Western Ave., Lowell MA 01851
323-240-4913
The Chelmsford Art Society is pleased to present Brooke Lambert, an outstanding printmaker and artist who will be demonstrating her medium of collagraph printing at the CCA on March 15th at 7pm. She will explain her unique process of creating embossed paper prints from low relief inked plates, that invoke the textures of the sea and other natural environments. Brooke currently works out of Studios 447 at Western Avenue in Lowell, teaches classes and workshops in MA, NH, and ME, and exhibits.
Here is the link to access remotely: https://youtube.com/live/bEP1Wpnq5Uc
For more information please see:
https://www.brookelambertartist.com/
The Chelmsford Art Society is presenting a unique program, “Making Films on a Micro Budget” on Saturday January 21 at 2pm at the Chelmsford Public Library. Jim Higgins’ presentation “Making Films on a Micro Budget” is aimed at indie filmmakers with an alternative vision of the world. Because these films are out of mainstream, they are often difficult to finance. But don’t let that stand in your way. We’ll talk about inventive ways to make your vision become reality. Jim’s background began in photography and graphic design and later with in Ireland (www.higginsross.com). Then in 1983, with design partner
Joan Ross, he was commissioned to document the influx of Southeast Asian refugees in Massachusetts. This resulted in two books, Southeast Asians: A New Beginning in Lowell and Fractured Identites: Cambodia’s Children of War. It also resulted in a life long friendship with Tim Thou, founder of the Angkor Dance Troupe. In 2006, members of the Troupe joined Jim in a new endeavor, Flying Orb Productions, and we began producing alternative films and theater performances.
For your viewing pleasure a video produced by T.C. Christiano. Where he discussed the Annual Winter Members Show with the co-presidents of the CAS Barbara Ludinsky and Elaine M Seidel. It describes every one of the 54 pieces in the new Chelmsford Art Society (CAS) Show at the Chelmsford Library. This show will be up at the Library until January 27th. The link for this video is set forth below:
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.