Supply Sale

This August Lowell Fiber Studio joins the artists of Western Avenue Studios for a building-wide 

ARTISTS' DE-STASH SALE

Imagine: Five floors of artists, 

letting go of supplies. 

Paints, trim, paper, yarn, fabric. 

You name it, it will probably be here  on August 6. 

Come to Studio 512 to grab thermofax screens at bargain prices

Gently used and brand new. Text, florals, images, and texture. 

Jump start a new project. 

Share ideas.

The Great Artists' De-Stash is part of  

Western Avenue Studios Open Studios 

August 6, 2016

122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA

Noon-5

Free parking

Food Truck 

 Start on the fifth floor!

Studio Space to Share

Studio 512

Lowell Fiber Studio has openings for  new members.  We are artists who work with fiber in a wide variety of techniques and styles.  Our studio - #512 - is one of the largest studios in Western Avenue Studios, a restored mill complex at 122 Western Avenue, Lowell. Western Avenue Studios houses over 250 artists  and as well as meeting spaces and the Loading Dock Gallery , an artist-run gallery.

art quilt, detail, Cathy Granese, Lowell Fiber Studio member

 As a member, your monthly fees will not exceed $200/month. 

Membership entitles you to:

Studio access 24/7

Shared use of 860 sq.ft. studio

16-foot canvas covered table

Sewing machine

 Ironing and cutting center

Use of dye and printing equipment

Access to Thermofax machine

 2 -  12-foot design walls

Close proximity to utility sinks

Huge windows for natural light

Individual shelves and ample shared storage

Optional private work station 

Weekly gathering for crit and company

Monthly opportunities to display and sell your work

Working on the print table

 Our space is uniquely adaptable to a variety of fiber-related processes. 

If you work with fiber, play well with others, and are interested in a  shared studio,  

we would be happy to meet you.

Interested?  

Contact Cathy Granese at cag721 (at ) verizon (dot) net 

or call  781-662-0349 for further information.

Banner, Linda Dunn

Local art

With the economy in the tank,the arts get cut. Not just to the bone, but now full amputation.

Brandesis University wants to close the Rose Art Museum and sell it's art collection to make up for lost income. Boston Latin may cut all its art and music programs. And of course people who want to slow the stimuls package complain that money for arts programs don't create jobs. (O, I would like to talk to those people.)

So this week I opened my checkbook and opened memberships at three museums. I figure, if I want them to be there when I'm ready to visit, I need to send them money now. Makes sense.

I began with the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham. I've never been there, in the 20-odd years I've lived here. Now my colleague Jeanne Williamson has a show she's curated there. One of the pieces on display is by my good friend Merill Commeau. This Saturday my Lowell Fiber Studio group will go to see the exhibit and attend Jeanne's gallery talk.

The TV and VCR will still be around next year. But maybe not your local art museum. Now's the time to support the resources you just assumed would always be there.