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MASSACHUSETTS SIDE OF THE Blackstone Valley

An  Unexpected Jewel in the Valley - Spaightwood Galleries, Inc., 120 Main St., PO Box 1193, Upton MA 01568. 800-809-3343
www.spaightwoodgalleries.com. Visiting Hours: Saturday and Sunday noon to 6 pm; other times by arrangement. 

An amazing treasure of art  is tucked away in the historic industrialist straw hat-maker  Knowlton's former church in West Upton. Many of us drive by this church often but inside is a magnificent art gallery filled with masterpieces from the late 15th century to the 21st, including Chagall, Miro and many other renown artists from around the globe. 

 
This lovely gallery is striking with its varied artists' works that you'd be surprised to hear are being exhibited in the little town of Upton, MA. It is the culmination of art works gathered over decades by two retired professors, the Weiners,  who moved to the area to be close to their grandchildren.
 
Other Galleries:

The Spaulding Aldrich Heritage Art Gallery, Alternatives' Whitin Mill Complex, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, MA 01588.
Open M - F, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with exhibits changing every month-6 weeks. 508-234-6232.

Also: At Whitin Mill Complex: Art Classes, workshops and shops at the historic Whitin Mill. Beautiful Sigh theatre and performances. Valley CAST, an umbrella for the arts, culture and science in the Blackstone Valley, also centered at Alternatives' historic Whitin Mill.

Call to Make Sure these Galleries or annual art shows are still operating/open:

The Blackstone Valley Arts Association: bvaa.org has Annual Art Show. Contact: Lori Grady ( 401 333-2293/lori@gradydesign.com).
Blast from the Past: May 2003 BVAA Show Photos

Alternatives Unlimited on South Main Street, Uxbridge  - holds monthly exhibits

ARTworks, 261 Park Avenue Worcester, MA 01609 Phone (508) 755-7808 Fax (508) 756-7384 Email info@shopatartworks.com

Park Hill Gallery387 Park Avenue, Worcester, MA 01610 774-696-0909. E-mail: parkhill@worcesterweb.com
Hours: Closed Sunday, 10 AM-4 PM Monday - Friday

Prints and the Potter Gallery, 142 Highland St, Worcester, MA 01609 (508) 752-2170/ www.printsandpotter.com

Saori Worcester Weaving Gallery & Studio,
131 Highland St, Worcester, MA 01609 (508) 757-4646 saoriworcester.com

George and Anna Krikorian Gallery at the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Rd, Worcester, MA 508-753-8183 FAX 508-797-5626 · wcc@worcestercraftcenter.org

Village Art Gallery, 1 Ekman Street, Quinsigamond Village, Worcester Ma, 508-756-7200

Westboro Gallery, 8 West Main Street, Westboro Ma, 508-870-0110. Wood crafts, marble sculptures, ceramics, and paintings of all types of media created by professional artists.

College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery. 1 College Street, O'Kane Hall, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA, 508-793-3356 Closed Sun, Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Highland Artist Group, 48 Water Street, Worcester, MA 508-754-1794. Founded in April, 2000, The Highland Artist Group is a diverse group of artists from the New England area with the common focus of bringing high quality fine art to Worcester County.

Artistic License Framery and Gallery, 26 Juniper Drive, Millbury, MA 01527 508-865-8633

A2z Modern Gallery, 40 Harlow St, Worcester, MA (508) 795-1999

Ivy Corset Art Gallery, 40 Jackson Street, Worcester, MA  01608. 508.756.2400

Art & Antique Gallery, 4 Old English Rd, Worcester, MA (508) 753-7332

LeCouture Design Art Gallery - Manchaug, MA

Atlantis Picture Framing, 198 PARK AVE, WORCESTER, MA (508) 752-9023

Dzian Art Gallery, 65 Water St, Worcester, MA (508) 831-1106

Lightsong Fine Art, 70 Webster St, Worcester, MA (508) 756-5217

Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St., Worcester, Mass., easily accessible from the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90), Route 290 and Route 9.  Free parking is available near entrances on Salisbury, Lancaster and Tuckerman streets. For more information, call (508) 799-4406 or visit the Museum web site at www.worcesterart.org.

The Worcester Art Museum, which opened to the public in 1898, is world-renowned for its 35,000-piece collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, drawings and new media. The works span 5,000 years of art and culture, ranging from ancient Roman mosaics to Colonial silver, Impressionist paintings and contemporary art.  Dedicated to the promotion of art and art education, the Museum offers a year-round studio art and art appreciation program that enrolls over 6,000 adult and youth students each year. Public tours are offered Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m., September through May. Audio tours are also available in English and Spanish. Museum hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (evening hours sponsored by Commerce Bank), and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.  Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and full-time college students with current ID, and FREE for Members and all youth 17 and under.  Admission is also FREE for everyone on some Saturday mornings, 10 a.m.-noon

 

 

RHODE ISLAND SIDE OF THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY

Pawtucket Arts - Pawtucket Arts Collaborative - St Ann's "Lil Sistine Chapel"  -  Rhode School of Design Collection

Rhode Island Water Color Society, Slater Memorial Park Armistice Boulevard  Pawtucket, RI 02861401-726-1876

AnnMary Brown Memorial Library, 21 Brown St, Providence M-F 1-5  863-1994 

AS220, 115 Empire St., Providence M-Sat 12-5   401-831-9327

BankRI Galleries - One Turks Head, Prov 456-5152, Pitman St Branch, 137 Pitman St, Prov

Belleau Gallery - 540 South Water St, Prov T-Fri 11-5, Sat 12-4  401-456-0011

Bert Gallery - 540 South Water St, Prov 401-751-2628

Blackstone Art Gallery - 68 South Main St,  Market Square, Woonsocket, RI 356-0902

Blackstone River Theatre - 549 Broad St, Cumberland 725-9272  Foyer Exhibits

David Winton Bell Gallery - Brown University's List art center, 64 College St., Prov M-F 11-4, S-S 1-4, 401-863-2932

Gallery Agniel - 409 Pine St., 2nd fl., Prov 401-272-1522 Daily 12-6

Gallery Insane - 7 Dike St, Prov 401-490-7202 Sat 10-4 and by Appt. 

Gallery at City Hall, Kennedy Plaza, Prov 401-751-2628

Gallery 401 - 401 Elmgrove Ave, Prov M-F 9-5, 401-861-8800

Gallery Z - 17 Amherst St, Prov, 4-1-454-8844 T-Fri 12-5 

Get the Picture Gallery - 147 Resevoir Ave, Lincoln M-F 9-6, Sat 10-5

Hegeman & Co Gallery - 361 South Main St, Prov 401-831-6812

International Gallery for Heritage & Culture, 645 Elmwood, Prov  401-784-4620

JH Rowbottom Fine Art, 1590 Mendon Rd, Cumberland 401-333-1109 Th-S

John Hay Library, 20 College St, Prov M-F 9-5  401-863-2146 Football Exhibit

JRS Fine Art, 218 Wickenden St., Prov 401-331-4380

Krause Gallery, Jencks Ctr, 250 Lloyd Ave, Prov

Lenore Gray Gallery, Meeting St, Prov

Martina & Co., 120 North Main St., Prov 401-351-0968 T,W, Fri 11-6 Th 12-7