NOVEMBER 2023
Small Stones Festival of the Arts The 2023 Small Stones Festival of the Arts announces a new schedule for the sixth annual fine art and photography juried exhibition with run dates of Dec. 8 – 17 at the Grafton Public Library, 35 Grafton Common, Grafton. The Festival opens with a reception and awards ceremony on Dec. 8th, 7:00-8:00 p.m. The exhibit is free & open to the public. The Festival’s exhibit schedule has been changed to accommodate scheduled remediation work required in the Library’s community meeting room due to the unprecedented August flood. The exhibit is open daily from Noon to 4:00 p.m. with extended hours on Saturday, Dec. 9th; Friday, Dec. 15th and Saturday Dec. 16th until 6:00 p.m. The dates of the artist and juror talks will be announced. Artists will discuss their inspiration and the techniques used
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in their work. Jurors will explain their Awards are given for both fine art and Weineck, an artist who works in all fine fine art photographer who presents the thoughts and perspectives on the juried photography categories. Cash prizes of art mediums, is signature member of the unique in a setting, forcing the viewer to art exhibit & provide insights on why $500 for first; $250 for second; and Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod and step back to see the image clearer and is they liked their favorite artwork. $100 for third are awarded. Addition- whose artwork is widely collected and adjunct professor at New England The Blackstone Valley Art Assn. and ally, each of the jurors select a Juror’s exhibited. Institute of Technology. the Worcester County Camera Club Choice. The public votes for a Popular The photography jurors are comprised The Festival is under the aegis of fishave collaborated to create one cal sponsor, Grafton Arts, Inc., a of the region’s largest juried nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization. exhibitions to provide a venue to Small Stones Festival of the showcase artists’ work and to Arts has been awarded grants elevate the practice and apprecifrom the Mass Cultural Council ation of fine art. and the cultural councils of This year the festival received Grafton and Millbury and rea generous festival grant of ceived donations from HomeJURORS - (L to R) Fine Art Jurors: Michael Rose, Kim Morin Weineck, Glenn $2,500 from the Mass Cultural field Credit Union, The Town Council, a state agency as well Murray & Photography Jurors: Ron Rosenstock, Tom Nault, Shane Gutierrez House Tavern, One Grafton as additional grants provided by the Choice winner in each category. of accomplished photographers – ron Common and Yesod Foundation, Inc. towns of Grafton’s and Millbury’s culThis year’s masterful fine art jurors rosenstock, a consummate professional Financial support from community tural councils administered through the include Michael rose, gallery manager whose work is in the collections of the businesses includes: Art & Frame Emnonprofit organization. of the historic well-known Providence Fogg Art Museum, the Worcester Art porium, Gaudette Insurance Agency, A distinguished panel of six jurors Art Club since 2014, art historian, gal- Museum and the International Center of JCSI, Pepperoni Express, roney Fun(three for each category) have selected lerist and popular ‘Inside Art’ columnist; Photography as well as many private eral Home, Mathieu Newton Sotheby’s 144 works to appear in the exhibit and Glenn Murray, a traditionally trained, ones; Shane Gutierrez, a master working International realty – Sydney Padgett, printed catalog. The hardback exhibit award winning contemporary realist in portraiture, corporate, product and Theroux Dental Associates, Touchstone catalog is for sale online and at the fes- painter whose work is included in architectural photography for over 40 Crystal – Kathleen Schaker and the tival. All submissions meeting mini- numerous private collections and has years with a variety of film cameras, Uncommon Cow. FMI: visit https:// mum requirements are featured in the received many international and nation- plastic and digital cameras; and Tom smallstonesfestival.org. Festival’s web gallery. al competition awards; and Kim Morin Nault, a professional commercial and
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