Pawtucket Arts Collaborative is dedicated to supporting, promoting and developing the highest level of the arts for the community and its artists. We do this by creating awareness, education and involvement through its members.

Everyone has talent at 25. The difficulty is to have it at 50

::: Edgar Degas:::

“Leap into the Visual Arts! ” – Friday, February 29 – 5-8pm & Saturday,

March 1 – 10-4pm

….Chabot Studio & Fine Art Gallery, 595 Mineral Spring Ave., Suite 11,

Pawtucket, RI. (behind Lorraine Fabric). An exhibit featuring the students and

teachers of Pawtucket. Exhibit open Saturdays through March 29 – 10-4pm.

Invitational Exhibit – Michele Provost and Bradley Fesmire – through March

1

…..Pawtucket Arts Collaborative Gallery, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket. Open

7 days a week – 9-5pm daily. For more info, call #401-724-2200.

The “Soup’s Cookin” in Pawtucket!

…..Saturday, March 1 – 8pm. – Garnet Rogers –”one of the major talents of

our time”, and hailed as a “charismatic performer and singer”, with opening

act Kym Tuvim. $15.00; March 8 – 8pm. – Cliff Eberhardt, ‘one of the most

respected songwriters on the club scene’, with opening act Ellis – $15.00;

Stone Soup Coffeehouse, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 50 Park Place, Pawtucket.

For more info, call #401-921-5115 or visit _www.stonesoupcoffeehouse.com_

(http://www.stonesoupcoffeehouse.com/) .

Don’t miss _ECAS Theater’s_

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….. magnificant work, Doña Rosita la Soltera, featuring José Alemán in an

exciting role. The cast also includes the well-known actresses Maritza Martell,

Marisol Camilo y Cristina Betancur, among others. Two shows only:

Saturday, March 1 at 7pm; Sunday, March 2 at 3pm. Performance is in Spanish. Watch

the ad on Youtube! _http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=RqIgVaJT7ws_

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172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI.

Girls’ Night Out – Women’s Voice in Story & Song – Sunday, March 2 – 7pm

…..MILBRE BURCH RETURNS to GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT 23 Years of Celebrating Women’s

Voices in Story and Song. Milbre Burch, storyteller and spoken word artist

and one of the founding members of the Spellbinders, was part of the first

Girls’ Night Out 23 years ago. This year she returns to weave her storytelling

magic. Milbre’s 13th solo, spoken word album, Making the Heart Whole Again:

Stories for a Wounded World, was recently nominated for a Grammy Award for

Best Spoken Word Album for Children. Recipient of the National Storytelling

Network’s Circle of Excellence Award, Milbre is known for the elegance and

eloquence of her performances. Milbre is joined by storytellers Valerie Tutson,

Carolyn Martino, Diane Postoian and Marilyn Murphy Meardon, plus the musical

voices of WomanSpiritRising: A Feminist Chorus. Join the fun, the excitement and

the celebration! Tickets: $10 general admission/$6 seniors/students; RISD

Auditorium, 17 Canal Street, Providence, RI.

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Announces Workshops

…..RISCA will hold a series of workshops in Providence and Newport for

individual artists, non- profit organizations and schools interested in submitting

grant applications for the Council’s Tuesday, April 1 application deadline.

Grant workshops are free and open to the public. Arts Council staff will be

present to review current grant guidelines, and will be available to provide

information and assistance to those interested in applying for support.

Workshops in Providence and Newport. The Providence workshop will be held on

Monday, March 3, 2008 from 5:45pm to 7:45pm at the new location of _Providence

CityArts for Youth_

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the _Redwood Library_

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Newport, located at 50 Bellevue Avenue in Newport.

The Arts Council’s April 1 deadline offers opportunities for the support of

individual artists, arts organizations, educational and non-profit

organizations under the “Project Grants” category, which supports arts projects and

arts in education projects. April 1 is also the deadline for grants to

individuals in our Fellowship Program. At this deadline applications will be accepted

from individual creative artists working in the disciplines of: Crafts,

Film & Video, Folk Arts, Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting/Screenwriting,

Photography, Three Dimensional Art. Workshops are free and accessible. There is no

charge for this workshop. Grant guidelines, application forms, and further

information may be obtained online on the Council’s website

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All workshops are accessible for people with disabilities. If you need

special accommodations, please contact the State Arts Council at least 48 hours in

advance. About the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts: The Rhode Island

State Council on the Arts is a state agency, supported by appropriations from

the Rhode Island General Assembly and grants from the National Endowment for

the Arts, a federal agency. RISCA provides grants, technical assistance and

staff support to arts organizations and artists, schools, community centers,

social service organizations and local governments to bring the arts into the

lives of Rhode Islanders. Website: _http://www.arts.ri.gov/_

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Manchester from Machines With Magnets this past week in The Pawtucket Times…

..for the full article, visit

Exchange (Pawtucket Armory), 172 Exchange St. and Machines With Magnets, 400 Main

St., Pawtucket as well as AS220 and the Cable Car Cinema in Providence, RI

through March 29th. The aim of the exhibition is to give a human face to the

complex conflict in Iraq. Through the language of art, the exhibition seeks to

transcend the limitations of mainstream media coverage and engage the public

in a broad-based dialogue that promotes awareness, understanding, and

healing. The exhibition will include work from both soldiers and civilians that

utilizes video, audio, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, installation

and the written word. The exhibition is being organized by reconnectUS.org, an

ad hoc group of artists who have exhibited nationally and internationally and

are longtime residents of southern New England, and also volunteers from RI

and MA. Artists include: Leif Goldberg, Raphael Lyon, Jeff Carpenter,

(President of Arts United/Fall River), and Erin Rosenthal. Artists selected to

appear include: Wafaa Bilal, the Iraqi installation artist who was tortured under

Sadam Hussein’s rule and who teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago, Dahr

Jamail, the author of Beyond the Green Zone, Benton-C Bainbridge, the video

artist known for real-time performances at Lincoln Center, the Whitney Museum,

the Museum of Modern Art, and Kenny Carnes, the veteran who performs a solo

oral history in dramatic verse. A special preview will be held for patrons of

the exhibition on March 6th. Film screenings, presentations, and performance

will be scheduled throughout the duration of the show. The hope is to reach

thousands of people locally, perhaps tens of thousands by media exposure and

the project website, which will become an active archive. After the exhibition

closes in Rhode Island, it is set to travel to Fall River in April and Boston

in May. Log onto Reconnectus.org for more information about the exhibition.

Keep it Stompin’ in Pawtucket!

….. Saturday March 8 – 8pm; $12 – Beantown Swing Orchestra – We’re Kickin

off our Big Band Series with this exciting Boston-based 18-piece big band

playing classic Swing Era dance music. Featured band in the movie “MY BEST

FRIEND’S GIRL” starring Kate Hudson, Dane Cook, and Jason Biggs – Check out our Huge

Dance Floor at The German Club, 78 Carter Ave, Pawtucket, RI

_www.salsrbclub.com_ (http://www.salsrbclub.com/) or _www.myspace.com/salsrbclub_

(http://www.myspace.com/salsrbclub) .

Expressive Wisdom – March 9 – April 3, 2008

…..opening reception: Sunday, March 9 – 1-3pm; The Tsetse Gallery, 101

Orange Street, Providence, RI 02903. Join over 50 Rhode Island Seniors at an

art exhibit celebrating artistic abilities and expressive wisdom. Senior

artist, Ken Scott, will be exhibiting this painting titled ‘Cone Flowers,’ along

side over 50 other talented Rhode Island Seniors. Ken in a member of the

United Cerebral Palsy Adaptive Arts Program. He has exhibited at numerous

galleries, festivals and hospital art shows throughout the years. As a result, his

art is collected by hundreds of admiring Rhode Islanders. This exhibit is

sponsored by and is open and free to the public from March 9th through April 3rd

2008. For more info, call 401.453.3337.

Pawtucket Arts Collaborative – Artist Reception & Insights: A Lecture Series

– March 13

…..PAC Members Juried THEME Exhibit – March 9-May 3 – “The Free Hand” – An

exhibit of Drawings – Juror: Silvia Acosta, artists/architect. Reception:

5:30-7:00pm; Panel Presentation: 7:00pm – Tom Sgouros, Jr., artist; Jason

Thompson, Rag & Bone Book Bindery; Steve Easton, glass artist; Nichole Chesney,

painting on glass. Blackstone Valley Visitor Center Theatre, 175 Main Street,

Pawtucket, RI 02860. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be

served preceding each panel presentation. For more info, call #401-724-2200.

Keep it Rockin’ in Pawtucket!

…..March 15 – $15 – Li’l Anne & the Hot Cayenne; April 12 – $15 – JJ

Caillier & the Zydeco Knockouts; April 19 – $20 – CJ Chenier & the Red Hot

Louisiana Band. The German Hall 78 Carter Ave, Pawtucket. _www.salsrbclub.com_

(http://www.salsrbclub.com/) . _http://www.myspace.com/salsrbclub_

(http://www.myspace.com/salsrbclub) – or all events. The German Club, 78 Carter Ave

Pawtucket RI – _www.salsrbclub.com_ (http://www.salsrbclub.com/) .

Abstract Paintings Of Ulick Mahoney – March 15-30th

…..twenty year veteran painter and Boston native, Ulick Mahoney, will be

showing at Knight Gallery March 15th-30th. MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION on Friday,

March 21st, 6 P.M.- 9 P.M. Food and drink served. For more info. call

(401)-654- 4747. Knight Gallery Wall Rental Open To PAC Members. This is a great

deal! $125- for a 10′ x 10′ side wall for a two week period. THIS WILL INCLUDE

AN EVENING ARTIST’S RECEPTION. Space is filling quickly. Call for details:

(401)-654-4747.

Cultural Tour of Japan

…..with well-known artist Hiroko Shikashio and Master watercolorist, Judi

Betts; October 23 – November 6, 2008. Itinerary: Tokyo: Imperial

Palace-Asakus/Nakamise shopping, Tokyo Bay Cruise, National Museum, or optional tour of

Hakone, Shizuoka. Kyoto: Bullet Train, Ginkakuji-Philosopher Walk, explore the

many attractions. Osaka: Osaka castle and optional tour to Nara. Saku City:

Judi Betts will give a watercolor workshop here. (This itinerary could be

subject to change). Cost: Estimated cost approx. $4,300 (includes airfare, hotels

and rail pass, all breakfasts plus fabulous Japanese banquet in Izu. The tour

is limited to 15-20 people. To reserve a space, send check for $425 by March

15, 2008 or contact Hiroko. Hiroko Shikashio #401-827-0645; or

…..includes PAC member, Hiroko Shikashio’s watercolor shown at the Art

Center at Fallbrook, California Her work is part of the Travel Exhibition with

Watercolor USA Honor Society . For more info, call Hiroko at 401-827-0645 or

_www.hirokoart.com_ (http://www.hirokoart.com/) .

The Spirit Warrior’s Dream – A Contemporary Musical – through March 16

…..Mixed Magic Threatre, 171 Main Street, Pawtucket. Book and lyrics by

Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, with Jonathan Pitts-Wiley; music by Robert Schleeter,

Directed by Jonathan Pitts-Wiley. Thursday-Saturday 7:30pm; Sunday 3:00pm.

Tickets: $20.00 general admission, $15.00 seniors/students. For more info,

call #401-305-7333 or visit _www.mixedmagictheatre.org_

(http://www.mixedmagictheatre.org/) .

Great sounds and great events at the LeFoyer Club – March 17 – 7-9pm

….. “Trouz Braz” performing at the Le Foyer Club – March 17 …..7:00-9pm,

the Celtic dance music of Brittany will be appearing at the Le Foyer on St.

Pat’s Day, in a special Benefit for the Le Foyer Education Loan Trust. Tickets

are $10 each and can be purchased at the door. For more information, call

#728-8328. The LeFoyer Club, Fountain Street, Pawtucket.

The 5th Annual Paul V. Sherlock Memorial Art Show – through March, 2008

…..artists reception: Thursday, March 20 – 1-2:30pm; The Atrium Gallery, 1

Capitol Hill, Providence, RI. VSA Arts of RI in collaboration with the RI

State Council on the Arts. Open Monday-Friday, 8-4:30pm. For more

information, call #401-725-0247 or visit: _www.VSARTSRI.ORG_ (http://www.vsartsri.org/)

.

“The Legacy of Corruption in the Ocean State” – March 28 – 7pm

…..part of Slater Mill’s “Twisted History” series, the evening explores

Rhode Island’s amazing and colorful history of corruption – from its founding

to its years as a haven for smugglers and slavers, from its ugly political

wars of the nineteenth century to the present day. What factors have

contributed to creating a “culture of corruption” in the Ocean State? Share your

ideas and opinions about this curious phenomenon. Featured guest: Edward

Achorn, an award-winning deputy editorial pages editor and columnist with The

Providence Journal and Pulitzer Prize finalist. His articles have appeared

nationally and he is currently working on a book about early baseball. Join us

Friday evening at 7:00pm as we unravel what we think we know about our

history. Programs are free to the public with a requested donation of $10.00 per

person. Presented with the help of RI Council for the Humanities. Blackstone

Valley Visitor Center Theatre, 175 Main St., Pawtucket, RI. For more info,

call #725-8638 or _www.slatermill.org_ (http://www.slatermill.org/)

Pawtucket Foundation 5th Annual Awards Celebration – April 1 Awards Ceremony

…..The Pawtucket Foundation is proud to announce the honorees for the 5th

Annual Pawtucket Foundation Awards celebration to be held April 1, 2008 at The

Pawtucket Armory. Each year The Pawtucket Foundation honors individuals who

in some way enhance the City of Pawtucket and make significant contributions

to Pawtucket’s development as a community. The award honorees represent

examples of civic leadership which the Foundation endeavors to encourage

throughout the community at large. This year’s award recipients are Lance J. Robbins

and Urban Smart Growth and Dr. Robert D. Billington and Blackstone Valley

Tourism Council. Lance J. Robbins and Urban Smart Growth acquired Hope Webbing

Mill on Main Street, Pawtucket, , providing over 600,000 square feet of space

for redevelopment. Hope Webbing is being transformed into Hope Artiste

Village: a mixed-use artisan village of light industrial, art and theatre spaces,

restaurants and live/work lofts on 12 acres. Dr. Robert D. Billington’s

efforts to create numerous public/private partnerships have been a key factor in

the success of tourism planning and development in the Blackstone Valley. He

founded the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council in 1985 and in 1992 wrote Rhode

Island’s first regional comprehensive tourism development plan for the

Blackstone Valley. The Pawtucket Foundation invites you on the evening of April

1, 2008 to recognize and celebrate the achievements of these individuals.

For more info, contact Heather at the Pawtucket Foundation at #401-725-4400.

New Paintings – Gretchen Dow Simpson

…..Axelle Fine Arts (at their new location), 547 West 20th Street, New York

City, NY. For more info: #212-226-2262 or visit GretchenDowSimpson.com or

Axelle.com.

Looking for Artists! ……Opportunities/Live-Work Space & more!

Call to All Senior Artists in Rhode Island !

…..Join over 50 Rhode Island Seniors at an art exhibit celebrating artistic

abilities and expressive wisdom. March 9th 2008 at 1PM “Expressive Wisdom”.

The TSETSE Gallery in is offering an exciting opportunity for seniors to

display works expressing feelings, thoughts and life views. An educational

component will also be included to increase audience understanding, sensitivity,

and willingness to take positive action regarding the needs of our Rhode

Island Senior Community. Where: The TSETSE Gallery, 101 Orange Street, Downtown

Providence. The TSETSE Gallery, whose mission is to “Build Community Through

Art,” has accomplished this goal for thirteen years. This non-profit Gallery

has successfully worked with diverse ethnic and cultural minorities, various

disabilities, as well as the youth of the city. Senior Community: You are

part of the Senior Community if you: • Are 65 or over • Have art work

celebrating the expressive wisdom of Seniors. Media • Visual • Prose • Poetry •

Installations • Music • etc… To Register: If you are interested in

participating please register by March 1, 2008. In addition, all art must be “ready to

hang.” This exhibit is open and free to the public from March 9th through

April 3rd 2008. Contact: Therese Lavallee, Executive Director of The TSETSE

March 9–May 3

…..Open to all members (new members are accepted during the time of

delivery). All dry media accepted including pencil, charcoal, pastel, chalk.

Submission dates: Friday, Feb. 29th & Saturday, March 1 – 11-2pm. Drop off location:

PAC Office, 260 Main St., Pawtucket. Submit actual artwork, no

reproductions, and no slides. This is a members’ show only – Entry fee: $10.00 each –

limited to 3 submissions. Size limitation no larger than 48″ in any direction.

Juror: Silvia Acosta, artist/ architect. For more info: contact Mimo Gordon

…..Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Blvd.,

Pawtucket, RI 02861. Open to all artists in New England. Work must have been

completed within the last three years and may not have been done in a class

or under a teacher’s supervision. Original work only. Watermedia only. Juror:

Carol Strause FitzSimonds – printmaker, book artist, instructor and Gallery

297 curator. First Prize: $100, Second Prize: $75, Third Prize: $50, plus

Honorable Mentions. All work must be for sale. All sales will be subject to RIWS

commission of 20% for members; 30% non-members. Please go to _www.riws.org_

(http://www.riws.org/) for more info.

Call for Art – All Kids Can CREATE

…..VSA arts of Rhode Island is working with CVS on a great new project we

hope you will participate in with us: All Kids Can CREATE, a Call for Art open

to ALL children, ages 5-15 years.

In addition to the artwork being submitted to the national program, via an

electronic submission process, VSA arts of RI will collect the artwork and

create a local exhibit of RI student work from this call. The deadline is March

14, 2008. To view the complete guidelines, see attached pdf and word

art supplies from your local CVS are encouraged. Two-dimensional art can

range in size from 3×5 inches to a maximum of 18×24 inches. Three-dimensional

art should not exceed 18x18x18 inches. Submissions to All Kids Can CREATE MUST

be done electronically to include one (1) digital JPEG image through the CaFÉ

website: _www.callforentry.org_ (http://www.callforentry.org/) Selected

artworks will be publicly displayed in Washington, D.C in May 2008. SEND

ORIGINAL ARTWORK to VSA ARTS OF RI, 500 Prospect Street, Pawtucket RI 02860 for

inclusion in our Rhode Island Statewide Student Exhibit. If assistance is

needed in the electronic submission process, or you do not have access to a

digital camera, please contact VSA arts of Rhode Island, and we will be happy to

help you. Over the course of this project, we encourage teachers to keep us

updated. If you are intending on submitting, please send us a quick note via

phone or email so that we may link up with you regarding our RI Student

Exhibition. Again, to view the complete guidelines for the All Kids Can CREATE, Call

for Art, please visit our website at _www.vsartsri.org_

(http://www.vsartsri.org/) . If you have any questions or to let us know you are planning on

arts.

Call For Proposals – Artists, Dancers & Musicians – 2008 Pawtucket Arts

Festival

…..The Pawtucket Arts Festival (PAF) Executive Committee seeks proposals

from artists, dancers and musicians. The City’s 2008 Arts Festival will be held

from September 5-14, 2008, at various locations such as the Visitor Center,

the State Pier, Slater Mill and at Slater Memorial Park. The deadline for

applications along with required supporting materials is March 15, 2008. PAF’s

Program Committee is seeking proposals for all artistic media, including

poetry, spoken-word, sculpture, dance, music (classical, rock, folk, blues, salsa,

reggae, jazz, etc.), theatre, and film. Proposals for education workshops

(glass, wood, ceramics, stone, polymer, fiber, painting and photography) will

be also considered. Proposals will be reviewed and juried by the PAF Program

Committee comprised of local artists. The proposals will be discussed and

reviewed for scope of work and funding requested. Specifics must include: cost,

scope of work, time-frame, installation requirements, stage requirements,

sound and lighting requested and finally, equipment needed. A completed

application with supporting materials such as CD’s, DVDs, newspaper clippings,

photographs or other marketing information is required. The PAF has the right to

refuse all proposals. A variety of methods are being used to find new artists.

For more information call Diane Agostini, Pawtucket Arts Festival Coordinator

at 401-724-5200. Please visit our website _www.pawtucketartsfestival.org_

(http://www.pawtucketartsfestival.org/) for a sample of last year’s events and

application form. Send application by March 15, 2008, to the Pawtucket Arts

Festival, c/o Pat Zacks, Program Chair, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.

Position Available: Executive Director – The Worcester Center for Crafts

….. is seeking a dynamic new Executive Director to lead this 150 year old

cultural organization in pursuing 21st century offerings of quality education

in a range of craft media for youth to adult learners, supporting the craft

artist through opportunities for professional development and community

interaction, and developing and supporting the market for craft through advocacy

and encouraging public appreciation for craft. This is a wonderful opportunity

for an experienced non-profit leader that is creative, resourceful and

decisive. The ideal candidate will have strong fundraising experience, exceptional

interpersonal and communication skills and will be a talented manager of

staff. We seek a strategic, creative collaborator and thinker with marketing and

resource development success, and experience working with an engaged,

volunteer Board. A full Position Profile is available at

_http://www.worcestercraftcenter.org/_ (http://www.worcestercraftcenter.org/) Send cover letter,

measures 60″w x 40″h (includes pencil tray). Foot pedal hydraulically raises top

within an 8″ range. Hand lever tilts top from 0-90 degrees. Asking $100. For

more info call Celeste: 401-724-4979.

Wanted: Your Unwanted Art Supplies, Fabrics, Beads – and such!

…..If you’re cleaning out your studio and sorting through art supplies you

no longer need – don’t throw them away! We’re always looking for donations

of items that can be used for arts and crafts by individuals with

intellectual and developmental disabilities. You may drop off your items at Flying

Shuttles at The Grant, 250 Main Street, Pawtucket or contact Linda Dvelis at

#724-7260 for more info.

Print it on Bamboo! At IO Labs!

…..Hahnemühle Bamboo is the first fine art inkjet paper on the market that

is made from the highly renewable fibers of bamboo. It’s more environmentally

friendly than tree-based papers, and with Hahnemühle donating a portion of

the revenues to supporting environmental projects, iolabs is proud to carry it.

This paper’s natural warm tone and smooth finish offers exceptional print

quality. We love Hahnemühle’s new bamboo paper and we’d love for you to try it!

Now through April, we’re offering up to 40% off our standard list prices on

the select print sizes below. Bamboo Printing Special: Archival Fine Art

Prints – 8 x 10″ – available at $10 per print; 9 x 12″ – available at $14 per

print; 11 x 14″ – available at $18 per print; 16 x 20″ – available at $32 per

print. Prices available for any quantity on your first order of Hahnemühle

Bamboo 290 g/m2 through April 2008. Call #365-1330 for more info or visit IO

Labs, 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860.

Call For Entries – Art League of Rhode Island 2nd Associate Members Juried

Exhibit

…..April 2 – 27, 2008 Opening and Awards Reception: Sunday, April 6th 1-3pm;

Gallery 297 , 297 Hope Street, Bristol, RI (located on second floor in Green

River Silver Co.), Bristol, RI. Over $750 in cash and merchandise awards.

Juried from actual work by painter, Gretchen Dow Simpson. Hand delivered only

March 28th 3-6pm and March 29th 10am-noon. Open to RI, CT, and MA artists

previously exhibited with ALRI. All art must be for sale. Only hand-delivered

work. All artwork must be properly framed, wired and ready to hang. No clip on

frames or sawtooth hangers accepted. Sculpture weight limit of 30 pounds.

Maximum Size including frame: 48� max in either direction. Limit of 2 entries per

artist. Entry Fee: No entry fee for ALRI Associate Members. Non-members

become members automatically at entry – $40 fee for 1-2 entries. ALRI Associate

Membership entitles the artist to all the league privileges – monthly email

newsletter, invitation to all league events, a yearly exhibition, and discounts

on league workshops. Commission on sales is 30 %. Call 401-253-5005 for more

info.

Looking for silent auction items – JMW School – Death By Chocolate

…..The Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts,

located at 172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket, RI is reaching out to the artist

community for donations of items for a silent auction during their Annual

Fundraising event, “Death By Chocolate” on April 28, 2008. Now in it’s third year,

the mission of JMW is “to provide an intensive, high quality conservatory

style high school education in and through the arts.” This unique Rhode Island

public school is the only one of its kind – with a vision to “fully challenge

and nurture high school students with exceptional talent in the arts who wish

to pursue careers in the visual and performing arts.” The Jacqueline M.

Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts values innovative leadership, an

active and diverse student body and faculty, a rigorous and joyful working

environment, and the involvement of parents and the larger community. The

Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts is also proud to

serve as a catalyst for Pawtucket’s economic revitalization in and through the

arts. The JMW School carries out its mission by focusing on both Pawtucket

students for whom tuition will be waived, and to all out of district

students from other communities on a tuition basis. Acceptance to the school is

based on an audition/portfolio process. Anyone wishing to donate or get involved

should contact School Principal, John Haidemenos at # 401-721-2148

For Sale – House in Pawtucket with studio and In-Law Apartment

…..It’s a great house for a great price!

…..2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, entrance foyer, stainless steel appliances,

maple cabinets, multiple walk-in closets, mini barroom, separate laundry room.

This loft is located in the Pawtucket Arts

District allowing the resident to produce art and realize specific tax

benefits: designated as an Artist Tax-Free Zone (sales & state income tax exempt).

Lower floor can also be used as an artist studio or gallery space. 2 deeded

parking spots. Seeing as how it is located within the Pawtucket Arts District

and comes with a lot of unique benefits: it is deeded with specific tax

benefits for artists (including exemption on all sales tax and income tax on

works created), and includes the ability to utilize the ground floor as artist

retail space (this is included as part of the condo deed). You could easily

work from home and sell right from your own gallery. Also, the property is taxed

at a lower residential rate, NOT a commercial tax rate as it is considered

work/live space (meaning that you would save even more). It’s a great u