Friday, December 25, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
New Photography and Design Work
I designed this flyer from photos I took at the last show....this one is of Attar aka Whitney Suter a dancer who also organizes these events.
Monday, December 14, 2009
North Star Bellydance Show: Alicia Hunsicker Photography
Working within the Belly dance community reflects my desire to capture a moment of feminine beauty, elegance, and sensuality.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Vermont Studio Center, Partial Fellowship Residency & Artists Grant Award Recipient, July 2010
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Located in the northern Vermont mill village of Johnson, (pop. 3,450), the Vermont Studio Center resides in the heart of the Green Mountains, a beautiful and pastoral region in the northeastern United States.
The Center’s 30 historic buildings (studios, housing, lecture hall, dining hall, meditation house, yoga studio, studio store and gardens) are all situated along the banks of the Gihon River. VSC buildings are within walking distance of each other and the center of the village.
Founders Blog
http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2009/07/30/vermont-studio-center/
Friday, November 27, 2009
Bellydance Graphics for Whitney Suter aka Attar
I had the idea for the flyer before the shoot so I had her pose specifically for this.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Bellydance Photography
I did a mini-shoot with Whitney Suter (Attar) yesterday to come up with ideas for a flyer I am designing for her new dancing venue. Where, I too, will be set up to photograph the dancers and the performance.
Here are the details for the first date..........
Featuring Belly(Balady) Dances of the Pioneer Valley and beyond.
Marishka, Almasa Durriyah, Donna Mejia and her dance company from Smith College, Attar, Mahasti Dance Company, Tegan, Crystal, Shandra, Asia, and Elise
Door open at 6:30 pm
Belly Dance Venue at North Star
135 Russel St (rt 9), Hadley MA
Contact Whitney Suter 413-367-2036
www.attarbellydance.yolasite.com
email zhagareeter@yahoo.com
Saturday, November 14, 2009
H1N1 is in the House
My son, then me, and now his daddy have all had the flu.........Its been a long 2 weeks!
Feeling sad that I had to cancel so many plans, I had some studio visits planned last weekend, and this weekend I was going to the Call and Response Show to meet artist, Diana Simard and NY Curator, David Gibson.......Also happening was Print Far North where I was looking forward to seeing the work of print maker's Lillianna Pereira and Anita Hunt ........The Pine Street Open Studios in Florence, The North Star Belly dance show with dancer, Whitney Suter, and finally my monthly crit group!...........That is a lot to miss!
I do have some important news that I will share soon! I just need to figure out some of the details still....stay tuned.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
New Painting In Pink!
There are two artist's of late who use pink in a way that I love painters Ali Williams and Hazel Dooney.
Catalogue arrived : The Canvas Project V2 Encyclopedia
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Out with the Old in with the New
In the summer I like to be near my sliding glass doors for the sunlight but in the winter it can get too cold to paint in that spot. So I must move the work tables and easels etc..away from the glass and closer to the wall that my wood stove heat can reach.
I also noticed that my resident orchids are not at all happy next to the window anymore so they will also be moved to a warmer location for the winter.
I am going through all the old clutter and special things that needed dusting… getting rid of the dust bunnies & cobwebs. I am putting away paintings I have been looking at for too long and left their spaces empty to be replaced with new or work in progress…. I have another day or two of cleaning, organizing, and moving but when it’s done...it will also feel like a brand new place to work. Renewed!
(Photo taken outside my studio)
My goal is that when it is finished it will support the new person I have grown into this last year and the new work that I am creating. Out with the old….In with the new!
Winter’s To Dos…….
*Website needs to go back online….will now be set up as an on-line portfolio
*Continue to work on Inherent Divinity series on paper and Start the oil on canvas works that could be shown with them.
* Next Solo-Show needs to be scheduled
*Catalog of New Works by Alicia Hunsicker…Published by Hampden Gallery needs to be started & finished!!
* Finish figurative commission.
Looks like I am going to continue to be very busy!!
Monday, October 19, 2009
The 2nd Hillside Salon @ - The Chancellor's House
and am looking forward to meeting both Sally Curcio and Jeff Derose and the other featured artists as well.
I was recently contacted by Jeff, who admired my work at the Hosmer Gallery and at Gallery in the Woods, with a link to his site. His work is amazing!! and I am inspired by the light he brings into his work. Here is just a sample respectfully borrowed from his site.
Photography by Jeff Derose
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 • 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hillside - The Chancellor's House, UMass Amherst Campus
Contact: Peg Wilson,
hillside@umass.edu,
(413) 545-4336
The second in a series of monthly Hillside Salons at the campus home of Sabine and Robert Holub, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The salon’s usual format allows each artist 20 seconds per slide to show 20 views of his or her work, for a total of only about six and a half minutes per person. After these, the gathering is open to discussion. But as Holub explains, “We will already challenge this format with the October Salon, as we have invited a dancer who will be holding 20 dance positions for 20 seconds each, accompanied by a pianist.” Hillside Salons are held on the third Tuesday of each month.
Space is limited; for more information or to request a reservation, call (413) 545-4336, or e-mail Hillside@umass.edu.
The four artists to be featured at the October Hillside Salon are:
• Sally Curcio of Florence. Her recent body of work, “Bubble” uses such materials as pins, beads, shuttlecocks, false eyelashes and makeup pads to create miniature worlds in 10-inch-square glass bubbles. Though whimsical and fragile, Curcio’s bubbles also revive the cultural critique of the Dadaist tradition. She studied at Williams College and the American College in London, earning a BFA in painting at UMass Amherst.
• Ethel Poindexter of Northampton. The process of making art is important to Poindexter, who respects the uniqueness and character of images and materials she collects, mostly from construction sites. Through her work she explores questions of how we see things, what we think and experience. She earned a BFA in Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA in Sculpture at The University of Miami.
• Jeff Derose of Easthampton. With formal training in art history and photography plus 18 years as a biomedical researcher, multi-media artist Derose now creates short films for museums and universities. Polarity is the underlying theme that unifies the work. His video, “Drifting” is currently showing as part of the “H20 Film on Water” exhibition at Spheris Gallery in Hanover, New Hampshire.
* Christina Svane of The Blue Guitar, Easthampton. Svane, the dancer who will hold 20 positions at this month’s salon, is interested in art’s power to affect our experience of time and open areas of awareness we usually move too fast to feel. Artists have time-stopping tools, she notes. She studied contact improv and was a member of the David Gordon Dance Company. At the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam she created “IDEA,” a monthly performance that includes audience response.
Organized in cooperation with the University Gallery.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Hampden Crit Group
Lately I have been reaching out more and trying harder to honor my intuition about making connections with others. A follow your bliss kinda thing...or something like that....so after lunch I went to meet an artist for coffee who's work I love but had never met in person before. She was a lovely woman and I enjoyed our conversation. Thanks Lilly :-)
(but tired and ready for bed at the end of the day.. Ha!)
Friday, October 16, 2009
A few new sidebar additions: Eye Portrats & Poll
However, I did get out some very important applications, one to the Vermont Studio Center for a residency fellowship and two for the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Fellowship awards in painting and drawing. (that felt good!)
Right now, I am feeling a little bound up from not being in the studio for 2 weeks.....and when that happens as some of you may know taking the first step back into it can be daunting. I usually start with getting into the physical space...cleaning up a bit....re-arranging the tables....cleaning my palette....then something will grab me and I'm off.....If you think about it too much it is harder to get into the flow.
News: I have two new additions to my side bar.
First I am now officially offering Eye Portrait Commissions.
The paintings are done in Acrylic on 4" x 4" gallery wrap canvas
and are offered at $125. each (shipping included).
If you order 5 or more I offer a discount of $100. each ( shipping included)
They can be hung on a wall or put on a shelf.
I will need a digital photo of your eye to work from or
if you are local I can take the photos for you.
email for details or questions mahunsicker@netzero.net
The second addition to this blog is a poll. I recently came across a 3D virtual gallery space on the web and I am curious about what artists think of this concept. Would you use it? What do you think about it. I've only seen the site for GalleryCentric but there very well might be others. Check it out...do the poll....or respond here. I would love to know what you think about this new kind of venue.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Reception Tonight for Landscape: Scene and Unseen
Friday, October 9 from 5:00pm-7:00pm.
Show runs through October 31, 2009
The juried exhibition was open to artists living in Western Massachusetts and the response was impressive, with over 80 entries received, making the jury process a challenge.
LANDSCAPE: SCENE AND UNSEEN features Sarah Adam, Tom Adams, Simone Alter-Muri, Matt Anderson, Pat Bega, Peter Dellert, Rita Edelman, Rachel Folsom, Rebecca Porter Fricke, Alicia Adams Hunsicker, Anita S. Hunt, Elizabeth Keyes, Brian M. Kiernan, Bernie Kubiak, Elizabeth M. Lehman, Linda Mahoney, Robin Marlowe, David Marshall, Howard M. Meister, Barbara Milot, Kerry O'Grady, Greg Saulmon, Mary Witt and Kristin Zottoli.
The Northampton Arts Council presents this exhibition with support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the City of Northampton. To learn more about the Arts Council, please visit northamptonartscouncil.org.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Canvas Project and A Million Little Pictures Reception photos at Art House Gallery
click on the link to see more!
The Canvas Project
The Million Little Pictures Project
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Marcia Wise: Close Up, at Hampden Studio Gallery
You are cordially invited to:
MARCIA R. WISE : CLOSE UP Hampden Studio Gallery
University of Massachusetts Amherst Opening Reception: 5 - 7 PM, Thursday, October 15, 2009 Exhibition Dates: October 15 - November 12, 2009
Deerfield, Massachusetts-based artist, Marcia R. Wise crops the face closely with little or no background, often excluding the top of the head, hair, parts of chins, ears. Her focus is on the language of the eyes. Sometimes the eyes pose a question or cause one to wonder what is being seen, thought, felt, or said. More....
Friday, September 25, 2009
Portrait Commission in Progress
I realized this week that my blog is officially 1 year old....and somehow I feel like I am just getting started with it. I am finishing up my application for Vermont Studio Center today and am hoping for a slot this spring. This is my first time applying for a residency with a month duration and it is a very competitive so either way ~ I know that I will attend when the time is right for it. I have been working on my portrait commission this week and feel that it is half way done at this point. Here it is in progression......Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Canvas Project Exhibition: Friday, September 25th at Art House Gallery in Atlanta, GA
Reception for The Canvas Project Exhibition: Friday, September 25th at Art House Gallery in Atlanta, GA
The final exhibition for The Canvas Project will be on display at Art House Gallery in Atlanta, Ga on Friday. Art House is very excited to display it and hope that everyone can make it out. As always, we'll be sure to post plenty of pictures of the show!
This reception will also feature another Art House project: A Million Little Pictures: DocumentaryWhere hundreds of artists from all over the world documented their lives using a simple disposable camera. Thousands of photos will tiled across the gallery walls on display.
This will be a fun opening! I wish I could make it. If any of you are in Atlanta stop in and let me know how my work looked :-)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Project Day Photos from PaperGirl, Northampton
PaperGirl Project Flicker site where you can see more.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Finding the balance between making art and marketing it.
This year has been a different kind of year for me. I have done a lot of project specific work that needed immediate marketing so I am finding that I am doing small chunks of time marketing then making then marketing...etc.... As well as marketing and producing at the same time. A whirlwind of activity!
The optimal balance still eludes me!! But I am happily trying new ways and seeing what is possible.
Filling out paperwork and applications for a Vermont Studio Residency, MCC fellowships....and a few shows that may work for me at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago and with the Woman's Caucus of Art.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Arts Night Out, Northampton
And finally the WM. Baczek Gallery who had a black and white show with really beautifully rendered graphite work. They all deserve a look if your planning to go to Northampton. We topped off the evening with a wonderful meal at an Argentine restaurant. A notable night out!
Friday, September 11, 2009
New ‘Hillside Salon’ Arts Gatherings To Be Held at UMass Amherst Chancellor’s Home
Contact: Loretta Yarlow413/545-1152
AMHERST, Mass. – In introducing a new monthly arts event, the Hillside Salon, to the area on Tuesday evening, Sept. 15, Sabine Holub, wife of University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Robert Holub, says she hopes to strengthen the local arts community and create a space where artists and friends of the arts can connect. The salon, organized in cooperation with the University Gallery, will be held at Hillside, the chancellor’s residence on the UMass campus, from 6 to 8 p.m. The evening’s format will follow a new concept called Pecha Kucha (“pe-chak-cha”), the Japanese phrase for “chit chat.” It allows each artist 20 seconds per slide to show 20 views of his or her work, a total of only about six and a half minutes per person. After all presentations are made, the salon is open to conversation and discussion. Pecha Kucha Nights are now observed in 230 cities worldwide, according to organizers.
The public is invited to attend the Hillside Salon in Amherst by making advance reservations. Following this month’s initial event, the Hillside Salon will be held on the third Tuesday of each month, featuring four or five artists each evening “to keep the selections fresh and varied,” Sabine Holub says.
Space is limited; for more information or to request a reservation, call 413/545-4336, or e-mail: Hillside@umass.edu.
Five artists with local connections will be featured at the first Hillside Salon:
• Amy “BannerQueen” Johnquest of Northampton. Her creations play with painted images and the language used in signage. Current BannerQueen projects include the window of the Big E grocery store in Easthampton, cover art for the Massachusetts Review and the window the Fresh Pasta Co. in Northampton. Johnquest also directs the Taber Art Gallery at Holyoke Community College.
• Silas Kopf of Easthampton, a custom furniture maker specializing in marquetry decoration, the traditional craft of piecing different woods together to form pictures or designs. His work is displayed at galleries in Santa Fe, Philadelphia and New York City.
• Chris Nelson, a site-specific installation artist based in western Massachusetts who has exhibited widely in the United States and Japan. His work uses the environment plus “the energy a space holds, including shape, size, structural materials, light, and location,” he says.
•Shona Macdonald, a painter born in Scotland now working in western Massachusetts, inspired by the “signs and myths inherent in maps.” She says the imagery in her work “resembles rough aerial topography. Up close, the small, clustered signs and symbols ‘come into focus’, revealing ‘place’ more literally. Snowflakes are likened to islands; mountains to shells.”
• Angela Zammarelli of Northampton is a 3-D artist who received her BFA from UMass Amherst in 2003. Her work plays with new settings for familiar domestic objects such as bags, dish scrubs and thread
http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/newsreleases/articles/92359.php
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Sticks & Bricks Gallery, Northampton
Sunday, September 6, 2009
My Painting has been Selected for The Northampton Arts Council's "Landscape: Scene and Unseen" Show
Landscape: Scene and Unseen at the Hosmer Gallery
October 3-31, 2009
Reception: Friday, October 9, 5-7 PM (Arts Night Out)
The Northampton Arts Council presents a biennial juried exhibition of two and three-dimensional work. The juried exhibition was open to artists living in Western Massachusetts and the response was impressive, with over 80 entries received, making the jury process a challenge.
The jurors: Stuart A. Chase/Executive Director of the Berkshire Museum,
Walter Cudnohufsky/ Landscape Architect and founder of the Conway School of Design and
Jo Ellen Harrison/founder of Harrison Gallery in Williamstown;
gave thoughtful consideration to all work. They were delighted with the quality, variety and integrity of the submissions and selected works from 24 artists for LANDSCAPE: SCENE AND UNSEEN.
While landscape is often restricted to habitat, this show celebrates what might be called “inscape”—a view into the artist’s interior environment.
LANDSCAPE: SCENE AND UNSEEN features Sarah Adam, Tom Adams, Simone Alter-Muri, Matt Anderson, Pat Bega, Peter Dellert, Rita Edelman, Rachel Folsom, Rebecca Porter Fricke, Alicia Adams Hunsicker, Anita S. Hunt, Elizabeth Keyes, Brian M. Kiernan, Bernie Kubiak, Elizabeth M. Lehman, Linda Mahoney, Robin Marlowe, David Marshall, Howard M. Meister, Barbara Milot, Kerry O'Grady, Greg Saulmon, Mary Witt and Kristin Zottoli.
Two and three-dimensional media including painting, mixed media, photography, sculpture, printmaking, digital imaging, and video arts are featured.
The Northampton Arts Council presents this exhibition with support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the City of Northampton. To learn more about the Arts Council, please visit northamptonartscouncil.org.
Gallery Hours
Monday 9-9 ; Tuesday 1-5 ; Wednesday 9-9 ; Thursday 1-5 ; Friday & Saturday 9-5 ; closed Sundays and holidays
Saturday, September 5, 2009
TransCultural Exchange Gala and Show at The French Library Alliance Francaise Gallery, Boston
Friday, September 4, 2009
Eye Painting Portrait Commissions
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Massachusetts Artist Fellowship Guidelines Now Available
Paper Girl Installation at Thornes, Northampton
David Aquino, Brattleboro Reformer