WSA September Board Meeting
2024-09-23 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The WSA Board meeting is September 23, 9:30-10:30am at the Wellesley Free Library in the Common Room. All members are welcome to attend.

Howard Street Studio Artists Presents: Views of Framingham
2024-10-01 08:00 - 2024-12-31 17:00 | MA
Howard Street Studio Artists presents: Views of Framingham
In this show, the eight visual artists of Howard Street Studios find their own expressions of sights in Framingham, and we hope you too will see your surroundings in a new way.
Participating Artists:
Kristin Conant Andrea Rex
Cathy Gruetzke-Blais Laura Scheuerell
Mai Mai Pietrowski Judy Schneider
Michael Murphy Felicia Tuttle
Proceeds from the sale of artwork will be donated to the Pearl Street Cupboard and Cafe at Park.
For information about pricing and how to contact the artists for purchase, please go to the Howard Street Studios website: https://howardstreetstudios.com
This project is supported by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council.
Framingham Memorial Building
October 1 – 31, 2024
Reception: October 23, 2024 6pm – 8pm

https://www.framinghamma.gov/
Framingham History Center
November 4 – 9, 2024
Reception: Saturday Nov. 9, 2024 10am – 4pm
https://framinghamhistory.org/

Framingham State University, Center for Inclusive Excellence, O’Connor Hall, 120
November 10 – 30, 2024
Reception: November 20, 2024 6pm – 8pm
https://www.framingham.edu/about-fsu/centers-institutes/center-inclusive-excellence

Framingham Public Library
December 1 – 31, 2024
Reception: TBD
https://framinghamlibrary.org/

Joan Onofrey Collage Show at the Wellesley Free Library
2024-10-01 09:00 - 2024-10-31 21:00 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
WSA Member Joan Onofrey’s collages are on exhibit at the Wellesley Free Library in the James E. Mahoney Foyer for the month of October. Joan’s award winning collages should not be missed!

Training Eyes, Minds and Hearts: Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and the Art of Healthcare
2024-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
This is the second “Art and Wellness” program presented by the Wellesley Society of Artists in partnership with the Wellesley Free Library and supported in part by a grant from the Wellesley Cultural Council. The arts are increasingly playing an integral role in both health and healthcare. Integrating the arts into our lives and communities can enrich cultural life and support well being. Join us to learn more on Wednesday, October 2nd 7:00-8:30pm at the Wellesley Free Library. This program is free and open to the public.
Training Eyes, Minds and Hearts: Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and the Art of Healthcare
with Corinne Zimermann
There is a growing call for better integration of the arts and humanities with medicine. According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, the arts and humanities have a “unique and unrealized role in preparing and equipping physicians for 21st-century challenges.” And for over a decade, the number of partnerships between art museums and healthcare organizations, including medical schools, hospitals, and clinics–has been growing. In this interactive presentation, museum educator Corinne Zimmermann will share how the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and museum-based practices are being used in medical schools and healthcare organizations to hone observation and critical thinking skills, improve team dynamics, cultivate empathy, and support well-being.
Corinne is the co-author of Activating the Art Museum: Designing Experiences for the Health Professions (Rowman & Littlefield). She co-founded the Harvard Macy Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship, a pioneering professional development program that introduces innovative ways to use the arts to advance health professions educational goals, skills and attitudes. She is a co-founder of VTS@Work and is currently co-teaching Training Our Eyes, Minds, and Hearts: VTS for Health Care Professionals through Harvard Medical School’s Continuing Education Program.

WSA Annual Library Show Artwork Registration
2024-10-11 08:00 - 2024-10-25 23:00 | Online
For WSA Exhibiting Members ONLY

The Annual Library Show runs November 1- 30 at the Wellesley Free Library in the James E. Mahoney Foyer and the Wakelin Room.
All WSA exhibiting members are invited to register for this show. The online registration form is available on the WSA website on the Member Home Page. Online registration is encouraged by clicking the “Online Registration Form”.
Artists are allowed one registration each and the fee is $20.
Size limitation for this library show is 900 square inches which includes the frame.
PLEASE read the WSA juried exhibition policies .
Artwork that is not properly framed will not be accepted.
The library commission for show sales is 10% . The WSA does not take a commission.
It is important to take a good picture of your artwork in case you win an award and for show publicity. Please label the jpeg file, last name_ title_ dimension.jpg. Send jpegs to Nancy Treves ntreves@mac.com.
The judge for this show is artist/educator Julie Beck. There will be cash awards for first, second, and third place, up to four honorable mentions (non cash) and two additional cash awards the Margaret Fitzwilliam Award for Excellence in Watercolor and the Yale Nicolls Award for Best Interpretation of the Natural World will also be given.
Artwork drop off is on November 1 from 9:30am -10:30am at the Wellesley Free Library located at 530 Washington Street. If you are not able to drop off during this time, please contact another WSA member, ask a friend, or contact one of the show chairs in advance to make arrangements. There will be a brief Annual Member’s Meeting at 9am, so we hope you can come early.
The awards reception is on Saturday, November 23, 1:30-3:30pm . Awards will be announced and there will be an artist demonstration/talk, “ Changing Your Scale: Re-Vision in Landscape Painting” with Hilary Osborn.
Artwork pick up is Saturday November 30, 9:30-10:30am
Contact Mark Richards and Bobbie Suratt the show chairs, for any show related questions.

Encaustic Demo with Hilary Bruel
2024-10-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
In this demo, Hilary Hanson Bruel will provide an introduction to encaustic — a mixture of beeswax, damar resin, and pigment that is applied in layers and fused with heat. She will share a bit of the history of the medium, and will show us the tools and materials needed to work safely with it. Hilary will then demonstrate some of the techniques she uses to achieve transparency and texture in her own work. The program is at the Center in the Heights in Needham on October 17, 6:30-7:45pm, and is limited to 15. Sign up is required, Email Nancy Treves if you are interested.

Hilary Hanson Bruel has a B.A. in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University, where she completed a thesis in painting while also studying photography, sculpture, and design. Following a career in graphic design, she resumed painting in 2013 and began exhibiting and selling her art in 2018. Her work has been exhibited in regional galleries and museums including Gallery Twist, Galatea Fine Art, Truro Center for the Arts, The Art Complex Museum, and The Danforth Art Museum. Hilary works out of her home in Needham, serves on the boards of both the Needham and Newton Art Associations, and is a member of New England Wax. You can learn more about Hilary and her work on her website: hansonbruel.com.

WSA Annual Library Show
2024-11-01 08:00 - 2024-11-30 17:00 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The Wellesley Society of Artists Annual Library Show is on exhibit at the Wellesley Free Library in the Wakelin Room and the James E. Mahoney Foyer, November 1-30. This show features the artwork of over 40 members, reflecting eclectic display of genres and mediums. This show is judged by artist educator Julie Beck. Awards for first, second, and third place, along with honorable mentions and the Margaret Fitzwilliam Award for Excellence in watercolor and the Yale Nicolls Award for Best Interpretation of the Natural World will be announced on Saturday, November 23, 1:30pm at the Awards Reception. Immediately following the announcement of the awards, there will be an artist demonstration with Hilary Osborn, Changing Your Scale: Re-Vision in Landscape Painting will give an idea of how one can change a smaller oil study into a larger format. What are the considerations at play? Audience questions will be welcome. All attendees of the artist demo are invited to bring an item to donate to the Wellesley Food Pantry.

WSA Board Meeting
2024-11-22 09:30 - 10:30 | Wellesley Police Department, 485 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The WSA board of directors meets monthly and all WSA members are invited to attend. The November meeting is on Friday, November 22 at 9:30am at the Wellesley Police Station.

DEMO with Artist Hillary Osborn - "Changing Your Scale: Re-Vision in Landscape Painting"
2024-11-23 13:30 - 15:30 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
Summer Bog 11×14

Early Spring Homestead 14×11

Twilight on Mill Pond 24×30

Join us for the WSA Annual Library Show awards reception and artist demo with Hillary Osborn on Saturday, November 23, 2024, 1:30-3:30pm at the Wellesley Free Library in the Wakelin Room. The talk and demo, titled Changing Your Scale: Re-Vision in Landscape Painting will give an idea of how one can change a smaller oil study into a larger format. What are the considerations at play? Audience questions will be welcome.

Awards will be announced at 1:30pm immediately followed by Hillary’s talk/demo. Join us for light refreshments beginning at 1:15pm and meet local artists. This program is in partnership with the Wellesley Free Library and is FREE and Open to the Public. The WSA will be collecting non perishable food items for the Wellesley Food Pantry.

More about Hillary Osborn…

In addition to actively painting outdoors and accepting commissions, Hillary Osborn teaches and lectures on art. She holds a master’s degree in fine arts from UNCG in North Carolina and attended the New York Studio School, studying under Graham Nickson and John Dubrow. Influenced by Fairfield Porter and Richard Diebenkorn she is primarily a plein air landscape and still life painter. She is an artist member of the Copley Society in Boston.
Childhood summer vacations were spent either on Cape Cod where her family history is traced back to the whaling trade on Martha’s Vineyard or up in Muskoka Canada visiting family and her great Uncle Lowrie Warrener’s studio and cottage. Warrener was a well- known Canadian abstract modernist painter (1900-1983).
After ten years of painting in Provincetown and exhibiting her work in New York City, Hillary Osborn and her husband Doug Rugh, also an oil painter, moved to studio/gallery space in 2008 at the historic Queen’s Buyway building on Palmer Avenue in Falmouth Massachusetts.

"Curating Vermeer" with Tracy Rubin
2024-12-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The Wellesley Society of Artists in partnership with the Wellesley Free Library (WFL) present “Curating Vermeer” a talk with MFA gallery instructor Tracy Rubin on December 5 at 7:00pm in the Wakelin Room. The exhibition, “Vermeer” which opened at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in spring 2023 was more than a box office success. It was sold out within days, if not hours, and people scrambled to somehow gain access.
The exhibition lived up to all the hype because it was expertly curated. It was an absolute delight to the eye and food for the soul. The hanging of paintings, the wall text, the wall color palette all related artfully to the works and enhanced the experience. Tracy will “deconstruct” how the exhibition was conceived and presented, paying attention to what anyone who is hanging a show should consider. Tracy said “Hanging Vermeer” seemed like a better title for this talk, but alas, sounded rather threatening. Hence, “Curating Vermeer”.
About Tracy Rubin
Tracy Rubin has been a gallery instructor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1986. Over that time she has led tours for both student and adult groups, as well as given talks as a guest lecturer. Her MFA training was provided by museum curators and college professors from such institutions as Boston University, Wellesley College, Mt. Holyoke College, and Tufts University. Guides are only allowed to give tours in a museum collection upon completion of a year-long course in that subject area. It takes seven years to complete all the courses. She also helped with research for the MFA exhibition and companion catalog, “The Art That is Life”, that was open in 1987. Tracy has presented at various conferences in the United States such as the National Docent Symposium and the American Academy of Religion. She holds a B.A. from Smith College and a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School with a concentration in the intersection of art and religion.

Johan S. Ellefsen Exhibition - Brush Strokes of Water and Clouds
2025-01-03 09:00 - 2025-01-31 21:00 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
Johan S. Ellefsen Exhibition
Brush Strokes of Water and Clouds
at the Wellesley Free Library in the James E. Mahoney Foyer
January 3-31, 2025

Johan’s art exhibit opened at the Wellesley Free Library on Friday, January 3rd, 2025 and runs through January 31. The exhibit displays sixteen oil paintings offering a selection of the artist’s journey and his long-standing interest in the impressionist style.
Johan S. Ellefsen is a self-taught artist, a writer and, by day, an attorney. He left behind his native country of Bolivia to live in Wellesley, MA. He is an Exhibiting Member of the Wellesley Society of Artists since 2023. His first exhibition was in 2006 in the library of the Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, where he showed a series of drawings from sculptures from the Louvre Museum. In 2021, he exhibited his oil paintings in the Nemacolin Resort in Pennsylvania. More recently, in December 2024, he obtained the Yale Nicolls Award for Best Interpretation of the Natural World with his painting “Canadaway Creek.” He is inspired by the temperamental nature of water and the physical texture of oil paints. His current work focuses on landscapes in an impressionist style.

"Best in Show: How to Photograph Your Artwork for Winning Results" with photographer Lynne Damianos
2025-01-07 18:45 - 20:15 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The Wellesley Society of Artists in partnership with the Wellesley Free Library present “Best in Show: How to Photograph Your Artwork for Winning Results” with photographer Lynne Damianos

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Looking to photograph your own artwork, artwork at a museum, or artwork at a gallery? Capturing artwork may seem simple, but it’s hard to do well. Good photography provides professional results, but there is more to creating a good photograph than simply “pointing and shooting”. This talk with photographer Lynn Damianos will discuss how to deal with issues such as uneven lighting, incorrect colors, glares, and shadows can which can distort the view of the art work and diminish its beauty and clarity. Learn the tricks of the trade to create accurate photographs of your 2-dimensional artwork from a seasoned professional who regularly works with artists to create images used for gallery portfolios, giclée print reproduction, and museum dioramas. A live demonstration and clear, step-by-step instructions will guide you toward success in making glare, poor color, and key-stoned images a thing of the past.

Award-winning photographer Lynne Damianos earned her BS in Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. She specializes in photography of artwork, people for business, and architecture (from the ground or via drone aerial). Her fine art images have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout New England. Lynne is a former national board member of the American Society of Media Photographers and past president of the Commercial Industrial Photographs of New England. She has published two of her own books about historic mill buildings in Framingham and over 100 books for others.

More about Lynn Damianos

Artwork Registration for WSA TCAN Show "Do You See What I See?"
2025-01-10 00:00 - 2025-01-24 23:00 | Online
Join us in celebration of abstract art! Artist Mark Rothko once described the relationship between the observer and the painting as “a consummated experience between the picture and the viewer. Nothing should stand in the way between the painting and the viewer.” With that in mind, participants are invited to submit artwork that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality, but instead uses shapes, colors, forms, and marks to achieve effect and meaning. This definition may include the realm of surrealism that seeks to challenge accepted norms. In showcasing abstract art, this call encourages artists to create paintings that express insights and explore ideas without the anchor of representational symbols. Paintings that have some representational elements can be viewed as abstract, as long as the artist has made an attempt to stretch the bounds of what we view as realism.

The Center for Arts Natick (TCAN)
14 Summer Street, Natick
Show opens January 31 – Closes February 28
Do You See What I See?
Abstract Show
Not Judged
Registration: January 10-24 (no early birds)
Show is limited to the first 30 artists
Registration Fee is $20.00 – One Entry Per Member
No size limitations
Send jpegs of your artwork for publicity to Nancy Treves
REGISTER HERE
TCAN manages all sales
If the artist is a member of TCAN, the commission is 25% of the sale price plus the sales tax
If the artist is NOT a TCAN member, the commission is 30% of the sale price plus the sales tax
WSA does not take a commission from sales
Please read the WSA exhibition policies with special attention to framing/hanging requirements
Artwork Drop off: January 31, 10:00am-11:00am
Artwork Pick Up: February 28, 10:00am – Noon
Show Chairs: Nancy Levin and Mick Watson
Contact Mike Murphy for show related questions

TCAN Show "Do You See What I See?" Artwork Drop Off
2025-01-31 10:00 - 11:00 | The Center for Arts Natick, 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Artwork drop is January 31st at TCAN -The Center for Arts Natick, 10:00-11:00am. Please make sure your artwork is ready for hanging. If you are not able to drop off your artwork during this time, please contact the show chairs Nancy Levin or Mick Watson to make other arrangements in advance.

TCAN Show - "Do You See What I See?"
2025-01-31 12:00 - 2025-02-28 16:00 | The Center for Arts Natick, 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Come join us in celebration of abstract art! The Wellesley Society Of Artists presents “Do You See What I See?” at The Center for Arts Natick February 1-28. The show features artwork of over 25 member artists. Even if you are not going to a TCAN event, you can see the show during box office hours.
Artist Mark Rothko once described the relationship between the observer and the painting as “a consummated experience between the picture and the viewer. Nothing should stand in the way between the painting and the viewer.” With that in mind, participants submitted artwork that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality, but instead uses shapes, colors, forms, and marks to achieve effect and meaning. This definition may include the realm of surrealism that seeks to challenge accepted norms. In showcasing abstract art, artists have sought to express insights and explore ideas without the anchor of representational symbols.

New England Watercolor Society Signature Members Show
2025-02-04 10:00 - 2025-03-02 17:00 | Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, United States
New England Watercolor Society Signature Members Show: Open February 4 – March 2 at the Guild of Boston Artists on Newbury Street in Boston, which features paintings of over 80 signature members showcasing some of the best examples of watercolors in the region. Look for paintings by WSA members Jill Crossman Anderson, Nelson Hammer, Yale Nicolls, Yvonne Posa and Nan Rumpf. The WSA would like to congratulate Yale Nicolls who was awarded the Framers Workshop award for her painting “King of the Lake”.

Awards Reception – Saturday, February 8, 2-4pm.

Painting Demonstrations:
Jean-Francois Arnaud (Juror) – Thursday, January 30, 5-7pm
Robert O’Brien – Sunday, February 16, 2pm
Dylan McKnight – Sunday, February 23, 2pm
Carolyn Latanision – Sunday, March 2, 2pm

"Art Sparks: Finding and Harnessing Inspiration in Your Art" with Carol Bershad and Nan Rumpf
2025-02-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
Join the WSA, in partnership with the Wellesley Free Library for an evening of inspiration for artists, art lovers and anyone looking to spark their creativity. Every artist has experienced the dreaded “creative block” when inspiration and ideas are hard to find, or maybe you feel your subject matter has become overdone and you need to explore a new direction? WSA members Carol Bershad and Nan Rumpf created “Art Sparks” a deck of cards with unique prompts to help artists ignite the creative process. Join us for an introduction to “Art Sparks” with its creators Carol and Nan on February 4, 7:00-8:00pm at the Wellesley Free Library. Free and open to the public. All attendees will be entered for a chance to win an “Art Sparks” deck.

Kelly Carmody In Studio Demo - Figure in the Environment
2025-02-26 10:30 - 12:30 | MA
WSA members are invited to sign up for this unique opportunity for a live in studio demo with Kelly Carmody on February 26, 10:30am-12:30pm. Contact Nancy Treves if you would like to attend, location information will be provided after sign up.

Kelly Carmody will demonstrate how she tackles a figure in the environment with limited time, She will paint directly using value and color relationships to create an image. She will also briefly discuss, with examples, her exploration in painting- beginning with classical painting to the more direct approach she is painting with currently and how they relate to one another. The event will take place in her north lit painting studio.

More about Kelly Carmody…

“Carmody’s virtuosic handling of paint is quietly gestural,” says curator Katherine French. “Her paintings are not only intelligently composed, but also filled with an exquisite sensitivity to light. In them, she manages to successfully re-interpret 19th century realism for contemporary audiences in a way that is fresh, original and absolutely sincere.” – Katherine French, Curator Available works can be seen at Kelly Carmody’s studio by appointment, the Sloane Merrill Gallery, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the Grenning Gallery. Kelly Carmody has exhibited at venues including the Portrait Society of America and the Art Students League. Most recently, she was selected for the 2015 BP Portrait Award Show at the National Portrait Gallery in London and the 2016 Outwin Boochever Award at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. In addition, the historic Guild of Boston Artists elected her to become a member in 2015, she won the Edmund C. Tarbell Award in her first juried members show. The winning portrait is on the cover of July/August edition of Fine Art Connoisseur. She was awarded the Charles Movali Excellence in Painting Award in 2018. In June of 2015 she received the Blanche E. Colman Award. She was invited to exhibit in the 2016 American Masters show at the Salmagundi Club. In 2019 She won the Newcomb Award for Traditional Painting at the Rockport Art Association. In 2022 Carmody won the North Shore Arts Award from the Guild of Boston Artists. She currently has work at the Sloane Merrill Gallery in Boston, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, Long Island. Publications that have featured her work include American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Today, Southwest Art, Studio Visit Magazine, Boston Magazine, and The Boston Globe. Carmody has won grants from the Ludwig Foundation, Turkey Land Cove Foundation, and Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as receiving an Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant and the Walter Feldman Grant. In 2014 she won 3rd place in the Portrait Society’s International Portrait Competition. Carmody attended Massachusetts College of Art and furthered her studies at the Art Students League and in the studio of Numael Pulido. She paints and teaches with her husband, Viktor Butko, in and around their Waltham, MA studio.

The Watercolors of Harry Senger at the Wellesley Free Library
2025-03-08 08:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The family of Dr. Harry Senger has put together a wonderful show of his much loved watercolors, which are on display in the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library March 8-31. There is an opening reception on Sunday, March 9, 2:00 – 4:30pm.
Dr. Harry L. Senger, Wellesley resident died in September, 2022, at the age of 91. Dr. Senger was an avid outdoorsman and Eagle Scout who received his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Harry took his residency in psychiatry at Mass. Mental Health Center. Before entering into private practice he served on the staff of Harvard University Health Services. He was in private practice for over 50 years. He served on the executive committee of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society and was director of the Psychiatric Grand Rounds at Mt. Auburn Hospital for 15 years. He was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Society. Dr. Senger also pursued a lifelong interest in watercolor painting. He was elected a signature member of the American Watercolor Society in Manhattan and served as president of the Wellesley Society of Artists 1968-71. Over the years he won numerous awards from various organizations for his paintings, including the gold medal from the New England Watercolor Society for which he also served on the executive committee.

Artwork Registration for WSA Show "Gratitude"
2025-03-11 08:00 - 2025-03-25 17:00 | Online
“Gratitude”
April 1-30 Wellesley Free Library – Wakelin Room
Artwork Registration is Open March 11-25
The word “gratitude” has a number of different meanings, however, a practical definition is —gratitude is the appreciation of what is valuable and meaningful to oneself; it is a general state of thankfulness and/or appreciation. Research also confirms that there is an association between gratitude and a sense of overall well being. For this show, artists are invited to consider and explore the theme of “Gratitude” .

All WSA exhibiting members are invited to register for this show. “Register Here”.
Artists are allowed one registration each and the fee is $20.
Size limitation for the library show is 580 square inches which includes the frame.
PLEASE read the WSA juried exhibition policies .
It is important to take a good picture of your artwork in case you win an award and for show publicity. Please send jpegs to Nancy Treves ntreves@mac.com.
The judge for this show is artist Nancy Deveno. There will be cash awards for first, second, and third place, up to four honorable mentions (non cash). There will also award given in memory of WSA member Nancy Payne “Nancy Payne Memorial Award for the Best Watercolor”.
Artwork drop off is on Tuesday, April 1st 1:00-2:00pm at the Wellesley Free Library located at 530 Washington Street. If you are not able to drop off during this time, please contact another WSA member, ask a friend, or contact one of the show chairs in advance to make arrangements.
The awards will be announced Saturday, April 5 just before the annual joint WSA/NAA artist demo with Nancy Friese which begins at 1:30pm
Mi Herzog and Lucy Sur are the show chairs.
The show closes on April 30, artwork pick up is 9:00-10:00am.

WSA Show "Gratitude" at the Wellesley Free Library
2025-04-01 08:00 - 2025-04-30 17:00 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The Wellesley Society of Artists presents its spring show “Gratitude” April 1-30 at the Wellesley Free Library in the Wakelin Room. Member artists are asked to explore the theme of gratitude. The judge for this show is artist Nancy Deveno and awards will be given for first, second and third place and up to four honorable mentions. In addition the Nancy Payne Memorial award for the best watercolor will be given in memory of long time WSA member Nancy Payne. Viewers can expect to see a variety of genres and styles of art. Awards will be announced on April 5, at 1:30pm, just before the artist demonstration with Nancy Friese.

Gratitude Show Artwork Drop Off
2025-04-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
Drop off for the Gratitude Show is Tuesday, April 1st from 1:00-2:00pm at the Wellesley Free Library in the Wakelin Room. If you are unable to come during this time, please make other arrangements with another member, friend or family member. Make sure your piece is ready for hanging and your name, artwork title and contact information is on the back of the artwork

WSA Board Meeting
2025-04-04 09:30 - 10:30 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
WSA Board of Directors meeting is held monthly and all members are welcome to attend.
April 4, 9:30-10:30am at the Wellesley Free Library Conference Room 204.

WSA/NAA Annual Joint Artist Demo: Water Based Painting in View of Nature: Materials, Methods and Practice with Nancy Friese
2025-04-05 13:15 - 15:30 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
The Wellesley Society of Artists (WSA) and the Needham Art Association (NAA), in partnership with the Wellesley Free Library, is hosting their annual joint artist demonstration on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Wellesley Free Library, Wakelin Room with artist Nancy Friese.Please join us for light refreshments at 1:15pm followed by the WSA Gratitude show awards announcement and demo 1:30 – 3:30pm. This program is free and open to the public.
“Water Based Painting in View of Nature: Materials, Methods and Practice”
The afternoon workshop will be divided into three sections. First we will have an overview of the different basic qualities of watercolor, gouache and acrylic water media painting and drawing materials with suggestions from the guest artist and input from any experienced participants. Attendees may create small sampler sheets of each as takeaways. Then a short demonstration about the additive and subtractive methods of building a composition will be shared including working wet over dry, broad to detail, light to dark, and a whole surface touch. In closing, a few of the guest artist’s own finished paintings done from observation will be shown and explained with her tips for working in open-view of nature. Why is perceptual painting of value, how is observing the natural world rewarding, and what ways may water mediums animate an idea will be a focus from our artistic vantage. Participants may bring one small piece of their own to share as an ending.
More about Nancy Friese…
Nancy Friese is a painter-printmaker who works in open-air. Friese’s paintings and prints have been exhibited in over 30 solo shows and 170 group shows, nationally and internationally. Friese was elected as a National Academician in the National Academy of Design in New York and received two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and the Japan-US Friendship Commission Creative Artist Fellowship. Her paintings, prints and drawings are represented by Cade Tompkins Projects.
She was granted a Yale University Summer School of Music and Art at Norfolk Fellowship, Anne Bremer Award, Wilder Traveling Fellowship and Elizabeth Canfield Award during her artistic studies. She received a six- month Lila Acheson Wallace Giverny Fellowship, a Blanche E. Colman Award, Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award and a George Sugarman Foundation Grant for painting. Artist’s Resource Trust (ART) funded her exhibition and residency at Trustman Gallery. Her works are in 50 corporate and museum collections and over 100 private collections including the National Museum of Women in Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum UCLA, the Spencer Museum of Art, the Portland Art Museum, Fidelity Investments, Wellington Management, The Federal Reserve of Boston, Homeland Security Department, and Sloan Memorial Kettering Cancer Center. Wingate Studio, Tamarind Institute, Oehme Graphics, Mimosa Press and Sundog Press published her prints. She was an artist in residence at Andy Warhol’s Montauk Nature Preserve administered by The Nature Conservancy and is currently the inaugural artist in residence for The Garden Conservancy of America focusing on three garden members: Wethersfield Estate & Garden, The Mount, and Blithewood Garden.
In addition to earning a BS degree from University of North Dakota and an MFA degree from Yale University, Friese studied in the graduate painting program at the University of California, Berkeley, and studied painting and printmaking at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Friese is a full professor at Rhode Island School of Design.

WSA Board Meeting
2025-05-02 09:30 - 10:30 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
WSA Board of Directors meeting is held monthly and all members are welcome to attend.
May 2, 9:30-10:30am at the Wellesley Free Library Conference Room 204.

Wellesley in Bloom
2025-05-03 08:00 - 2025-05-11 17:00 | Town of Wellesley
Iris GardenArtist Lynn Dennis
Finally, the warmer weather has arrived and along with it some long anticipated color! Wellesley in Bloom, May 3-11, celebrates the flora of the season and community. The WSA is participating in this town event with a display of artwork in Church Square and Central Street of flowers and inspired spring scenes and blooming landscapes. See some of the artwork on display on the WSA website, or even better take an art walk in Wellesley! Interested in this artwork: email wsaartists@gmail.com.
Many thanks to all of the participating artists who all helped to make this display possible Kristin Conant, Lynn Dennis, Claudia Doherty, Pilar Figueira, Laurie Hammer, Dottie Laughlin, Mena Levit, Leah Morris, Mike Murphy, Hannah Nersasian, Yale Nicolls, Joan Onofrey, Nancy Present Van Broekhoven, Judith Schneider, Chelsea Sebastian, John Sherffius, Bobbie Suratt, and Jodi Traub. We would also like to thank our community partners for making this opportunity available to us: Beth Sullivan Woods, Adrienne Davis-Brody, Lauren Rogers and Dennis DiSchino.

Artwork Registration for WSA Show "Splash" at Natick Library
2025-05-06 00:00 - 2025-05-20 22:00 | Online
SPLASH at the Natick Library May 31 – June 30
Artwork Registration is Open May 6-20
All WSA exhibiting members are invited to register for this show. “Register Here”.
Artists are allowed one registration each and the fee is $20.
There are no size limitations
PLEASE read the WSA juried exhibition policies
It is important to take a good picture of your artwork in case you win an award and for show publicity. Please send jpegs to Nancy Treves ntreves@mac.com.
The judge for this show is artist Kim Weineck. There will be cash awards for first, second, and third place, up to four honorable mentions (non cash).
Artwork drop off is on Saturday, May 31, 10:00-11:00am at the Natick Library . If you are not able to drop off during this time, please contact another WSA member, ask a friend, or contact one of the show chairs in advance to make arrangements.
The awards will be announced at the awards reception on June 12 at 7:00-8:00pm
Kristin Conant and Chryso Lawless are the show chairs
The show closes on June 30, artwork pick up is 10:00-11:00am

Mike Murphy Solo Show - Recent Works
2025-05-11 09:00 - 2025-06-20 17:00 | Norwood Space Center, 83 Morse St, Norwood, MA, 02062, United States
WSA Member, Mike Murphy is exhibiting 16 of his most recent paintings at the Norwood Space Center’s Main Gallery, 83 Morse Street, Building 6, from May 11 – June 20. The building is open from 9-5:00 pm each weekday and by appointment on weekends. The paintings range from representational to abstract expressionistic.

Plein Air 101
2025-05-15 18:45 - 20:30 | Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
Join us on Thursday, May 15 , 7:00-8:30pm for Plein Air 101 at the Wellesley Free Library

As the weather warms, and summer travel plans are in the works, many people are inspired to get back outside to observe, sketch and paint. For some, plein air painting can be challenging without the usual studio conveniences, but the benefits of painting from life can be quite surprising. Artist Dan Schultz shares some thoughts on how plein air can help your painting practice. So in hopes of inspiring people to venture out to paint from life, the WSA is having a program on May 15 at 7:00pm at the Wellesley Free Library to help simplify the plein air process. Come learn from fellow members and or share your experiences about the various artist kits for watercolor, oil, acrylic and pastel, and see how to tackle this practice. This evening is also a wonderful opportunity to come meet and chat with WSA members. Join us for light refreshments beginning at 6:45pm.
WSA Members: Mai Mai Pietrowski, Joanna Dole, Nancy Present Van Broekhoven and Mark Richards will share their experiences and address some of these questions:

How do you get organized for plein air painting?
What supplies do you put in your “box” and why?
How do you set up everything and how do you find a perfect spot?
What is the best time to paint outside for you and why?
What are tips and tricks you have learned?
Why do you love it so much?

WSA Show "Splash"
2025-05-31 09:00 - 2025-06-30 21:00 | Natick Morse Institute Libary, 14 East Central Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
The Wellesley Society of Artists is pleased to present Splash, a welcome to summer show May 31-June 30 at the Natick Morse Institute Library in the Lebowitz Meeting Hall. The show features over 30 pieces of artwork in a variety of mediums and styles, with something for everyone. This show is judged by Kim Weineck and the awards reception is June 12, 7:00-8pm and open to the public. Come join us in supporting local artists!
