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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Group Debuts on Craigslist
Allison, Sarah, Greg, and Leslie have worked tirelessly to promote their gallery debut at Eastworks. Their exhibit titled "Inward and Upward: A study on memory and growth" has been in the "works" for several months now. Each person has taken initiative to contact local news resources. Sarah stated, "A majority of the media that we are contacting are paperless. It is our intent to utilize as many green resources as possible to inform our communities about this amazing project." You can check them out at:
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Easthampton Art Walk
Please come and help us celebrate our opening with Easthampton's Art Walk.
December 11, 2010 from 5-8PM
Read more about Art Walk directly from their site:
Looking for something fun? Come to Art Walk Easthampton on the "Second Saturday" of the month from 5-8 pm. Locations all over Easthampton host free visual, music and performance art events in an energetic sampling of local, regional and national talent. Just look for large, yellow Art Walk banners outside each participating venue.
There's lots of free parking all over town and many locations are in easy walking distance of others. So grab a friend and come explore Easthampton's best galleries, shops, restaurants, pubs and music venues during the Art Walk.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The Venue
Photograph Taken By The Daily Hampshire Gazette (Photographer Unknown)
Eastworks is committed to fostering the growth of an interconnected community by offering affordable space in a context that is friendly and secure, with a variety of support and service elements that benefit the operation of tenants’ day-to-day business. You can view their site at:
Shubie's Marketplace Providing Refreshments
Shubie's Marketplace will be providing refreshments (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) for the Gallery Opening December 11, 2010 from 5-8 PM at Eastworks in Easthampton, Massachusetts.
Shubies is located at 16 Atlantic Avenue in Marblehead, Massachusetts. They specialize in wine, cheese, and prepared foods. You can follow them at http://shubiescorksandforks.blogspot.com/
Press Release Created By Mike Murphy
‘Inward and Upward’ to Debut in December
A local arts group displays its study on memory and growth.
EASTHAMPTON, October 18th, 2010: A group of local artists in an effort to promote individual artistic rebirth will be displaying their work in Easthampton during the month of December. The exhibit, which is titled “Inward And Upward: A Study on Memory and Growth,” will include such mediums as photography, mixed media, drawing and painting.
The four participants -- Greg Konkol, Allison Biggs, Sarah Mohajery, and Leslie Stasko -- met over a year ago with the goal of greater artistic output and progress in mind. "The purpose of the group was to seek other creative individuals to share ideas, discuss roadblocks, and encourage all creative endeavors,” said Greg Konkol. “Each member dedicated time to their creativity, allowing it to grow and transform. The show is to recognize and acknowledge our creative selves through memory and growth."
Beginning December 5th, the group will be displaying their art in Eastworks at 116 Pleasant Street on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm. An Artist Reception and Gallery Opening will be held on Saturday, December 11 from 5 to 8 pm, during which catered food and wine will be served. The exhibit closes on December 19th.
Postcard Designed and Created by Allison Biggs
Sarah Mohajery
Greg Konkol
Greg Konkol was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was here he discovered his creative side and a passion for community service. He was very active in various clubs and organizations throughout high school. It was here by chance that he was encouraged to take an introductory art class. After this first year, he won an award to display his artwork in a gallery for a month with select other classmates. Through the process of creation, a passion for creativity grew. In his senior year, his art portfolio of various self-portraits had won a silver scholastic art award and moved on to compete for a gold award in New York City.
In pursuit of his creative passion, he chose to enroll at Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio. He moved to Ohio and began an intense study of art and design foundation courses his freshman year, incorporating all fields of art. It was his sophomore year; he chose to pursue a fine arts background. Through out his creative endeavors, he was always inspired by nature. He began to paint, draw and print make with themes of nature. Printmaking became the main medium for communicating and expressing nature. The process and steps involved to create a print created a love/hate relationship to the creation process which only excelled the creative passion. In March of 2007, he created and installed his senior exhibition. Prints of various techniques, size and shape were displayed. Nature in abstract form with emphasis to texture were key points to his artwork and exhibition.
It was during his time at Columbus College of Art and Design, where he continued his community service. He had become a leader in the peer group advisors, promoting educational decision making on topics such as sex, alcohol and drugs. The group promoted safe alternative events to participate in as well as provided individual peer counseling from topics dealing with school to depression. The desire to help others with his passion for art, lead Greg to pursue a career in Art Therapy.
He got accepted to Springfield College and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts in 2007 to start graduate school. During graduate school, he was able to extend his community service through being an AmeriCorps member. He did one year of service working as an intern with Health Care for the Homeless. Through this internship, he got a chance to experience the need of the homeless and was able to create art therapy groups in various shelters throughout Western Massachusetts. The second year of AmeriCorps service, he was placed as an art therapist and case manager at Brightside for Families and Children. It was here he was able to assist children with various mental/behavior issues and see the power of art therapy working with children from less then better backgrounds. His art therapy research showed his passion for the community when he and another art therapist did research on the use of art therapy in substance abuse treatment with the homeless population. Much experience and much passion came from the research process.
Through out the time in Springfield, Greg has made a commitment to give back and participate in the community. After the experience working with the homeless, his passion increased. He continues to help the homeless by being an active participant in Project Homeless Connect, a organizer for The Stories We Carry and still runs a bi-monthly art therapy group at a substance abuse house for previous homeless individuals. Since moving to Springfield, he has started to pursue another passionate area: Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society. He is a three year active participant and a two year committee member for Relay for Life of Greater Springfield. Starting this year, 2010/2011, he is the online coordinator for a new event: Bark for Life. Bark for Life will be held on April 16th, 2011 and will recognize the care giving value of dogs to those with cancer and cancer survivors.
Through the giving back and participating in community, Greg also made a decision to pursue his creative goals and redefine his creativity. Since moving to Springfield, his art had taken a step back and almost any excuse was a good excuse not to create. He wanted to change this and pursued the interest of other artists to encourage all creative endeavors. Through posts online, he was able to establish a group of other artists to explore, discuss, overcome, weep and triumph artistic possibility with.
Though he is not certain in what the future may bring, Greg will continue to pursue his creative passions and his ability to give back to the community.
Allison Biggs
Allison Biggs is a product of Springfield, MA. She received her Bachelors Degree in Communications with a concentration in Graphic Design along with a minor in Fine Art from Fitchburg State University, in Fitchburg, MA in 2003.
She began her career as a graphic designer as a full time intern with FirstLight Communication and Design in Feeding Hills, MA. Afterwards, Allison went on to design for companies such as Turley Publications and MassMutual.
In May of 2007, Allison began her own business, Allison Biggs Graphic Design (www.amdesignworks.com), in which she specializes creating branding and print design for local small business owners and entrepreneurs. In the fall of 2008, she became an adjunct professor at Westfield State University, sharing her graphic design knowledge and skill with undergraduate students.
Allison currently serves as the Communications Chairperson for the Women Business Owner Alliance of the Pioneer Valley. She has been an active member of the organization for three years, and in 2007 was named "Outstanding New Member." She was also a participating member of Business Networking International for three straight years.
As an active person, Allison is involved in many events and organizations in the community, such as the Northampton Area Young Professionals, the Do What You Love Group, and the Relay for Life. In her free time, she loves to do anything that engages her creativity- art, design, photography, cooking, reading, music, film, hiking- well, you get the idea.
She began her career as a graphic designer as a full time intern with FirstLight Communication and Design in Feeding Hills, MA. Afterwards, Allison went on to design for companies such as Turley Publications and MassMutual.
In May of 2007, Allison began her own business, Allison Biggs Graphic Design (www.amdesignworks.com), in which she specializes creating branding and print design for local small business owners and entrepreneurs. In the fall of 2008, she became an adjunct professor at Westfield State University, sharing her graphic design knowledge and skill with undergraduate students.
Allison currently serves as the Communications Chairperson for the Women Business Owner Alliance of the Pioneer Valley. She has been an active member of the organization for three years, and in 2007 was named "Outstanding New Member." She was also a participating member of Business Networking International for three straight years.
As an active person, Allison is involved in many events and organizations in the community, such as the Northampton Area Young Professionals, the Do What You Love Group, and the Relay for Life. In her free time, she loves to do anything that engages her creativity- art, design, photography, cooking, reading, music, film, hiking- well, you get the idea.
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