Resources within the Five Colleges

Resource / Notes / Events/Programs for Teens
Amherst College
Amherst College Mead Art Museum
/ -Early American portraits
-American Impressionist paintings,
-European old master paintings
-Collections of Yoruba sculpture
-Russian pre-Revolutionary Modern art
-Mexican folk art
-Japanese prints. / -Evenings at the Mead: art, music, and food
Amherst Student Groups / ARTing Club

Much Ado About Knitting
/ ARTing Club: fundraiser events and workshops with YAC.
Knitting Club: possibility of arranging knitting workshops for YAC.
Hampshire College
Eric Carle Picture Book Museum at Hampshire College
/ -Exhibitions of picture book art from around the world
-Hands-on Art Studio
-Auditorium for performances, films, and lectures
-Library for reading and storytelling / -Tours
Hampshire College Art Gallery
/ -Environmental installations
-Dance and performance pieces, video presentations.
-Works by graduating students, fine arts faculty, and emerging regional artists, contemporary artists of national and international stature. / -Tours
Hampshire Student Groups / Barts Arm Art Collective

Blacksmiths’ Guild

Glass Collective

Guerilla Arts Brigade

Jewelry Collective
/ Barts Arm Art Collective:
-Supports all visual art mediums.
-Modeling sessions
-Screenings
-Artist talks
Blacksmiths:
-Help teach the basics of blacksmithing and to give tips on making the perfect piece.
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 PM
Glass:
-Train students to do lampworking, a method of blowing glass.
Guerilla:
-Use the arts as a means of building community at Hampshire, raising awareness around issues of social justice, and making our campus and college more beautiful and joyful.
-Every two weeks or so we gather to play music, dance, speak poetry, and make art together to celebrate the spontaneous creativity of the human spirit.
Jewelry Collective:
-Jewelry making
-Informational jewelry class/demonstration
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
/ Highlights:
-Dramatic 2nd c. Roman portrait of Faustina the Elder (wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius)
-Rare Greek bronze statuette of a youth
-Gem-like panel painting of an angel from Duccio’s celebrated Maestà altarpiece (ca. 1308-11)
-Stone sculpture of the god Ganesh from 11th-century India / -Workshops with tours for K-12
Mount Holyoke Student Groups / Society of Art Godesses

Student Art Board
/ Art Godesses:
-Works with the campus art museum to engage the Mount Holyoke College community with artworks, artists, and artistic ideas through student-centered museum events
-Trips to local arts organizations/artist studios, art career panels, networking, and more.
Art Board:
-Strives to foster campus-wide appreciation of the arts by organizing exhibits in The Blanchard Student Art Gallery.
-Trips to various art museums and exhibits in and beyond the Pioneer Valley.
Smith College
Smith College Museum of Art
/ -Contemporary paintings and sculpture
-17th and 18th c. European art with medieval and ancient
-Renaissance works
-19th c. American art
-Early 20th c. American and European art
-19th c. French art / -Themed gallery talks with hands-on artmaking activities
ex. 19th c. art
Smith Student Groups / Art Resources Committee

Ceramics Club

UMass Amherst
University Museum of Contemporary Art (Fine Arts Center at UMass)
/ -Asian Arts and culture program
-International performing arts series for dance, orchestra, chamber music, Broadway
-Student artwork, contemporary artwork
-Emphasis on works on paper 1960 / -Artist talks
-Musical, dance performances
UMass Craft Center
/ -Crafts supply store and instructional crafts programs / -Leather
-Sewing
-Beading
-Silk screening
-Silver
-Photo
-Stained glass
-Paper-Marbling
-Book making
UMass Student Groups / DIY UMass

Independent Film Production Club

Photography Club
/ DIY:
-Promote underground music and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture for the greater campus community.
Film Production:
-Film and video production club
-Recruit writers, directors, actors, editors, crew, etc.
Photography:
-Experiment with different kinds of photography, different types of cameras (point and shoot, SLR, film, camera phone)

Galleries in Northampton

List of art galleries in Northampton with information and contacts for each:

Arts Night Out (Monthly Gallery Walk)

Arts Night Out, the second Friday of every month,is an event hosted by Northampton art spaces to promote creative works and community. This monthly gallery walk offers the opportunity to enjoy a Friday night in town while experiencing diverse visual and performing arts.

Easthampton City Arts (ECA)

List of visual artists, fine craftspeople, theatre/film/video artists with background and contact information for all.

Easthampton Cultural Council has merged with Easthampton City Arts

Art Walks

Art Walk Easthampton on the "Second Saturday" of the month from 5-8 pm. Locations all over Easthampton host free visual, music and performance art events in an energetic sampling of local, regional and national talent. Just look for large, yellow Art Walk banners outside each participating venue.