Colrain and the Hilltowns on Canvas - Sept 23rd and 24th

 

The Colrain Historical Society will sponsor its fourth annual fundraising art show on Sept 23 and 24, 9 am - 4 pm,  at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, 53 Main Street in Shelburne Falls. Admission: $10.

There will be over 75 paintings by 48 different artists, all paintings not seen in previous years. Most are works on loan from private collections and homes in the hilltowns. The artists are contemporary or deceased, famous and not so famous, as well as self-taught. It is intentionally a non-curated show. The mixed media, skill of the artist, and their prospective is part of the magic.

Please join us again this year for this rare opportunity to see a slice of hill town art and history. Regionally famous painters will include George Gardner Symons, Steve Maniatty, Robert Strong Woodward, Edwin Lorenzo Elmer and A. Hale Johnson among others. A special feature will be paintings by Judith Russell, a longtime Shelburne Falls folk artist.

We will also have prints and reprints of some items in the Historical Society’s collection and reprints of old maps for sale as well.

The Historical Society will also have a new booklet for sale, based on the Industries and Occupations of Colrain done by Katherine Cram in the late 1930s.

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