Art in the Park 2018: LOOK

Wellesley Women Artisans is pleased to announce the 6th annual Art in the Park community art event to be held in Simons Park (directly adjacent to the Wellesley Free Library) on Saturday May 19, 2018 from 1-4pm. This community event, organized in collaboration with Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend, is designed to promote creativity and is accessible to all ages, featuring different mediums and materials each year.

Our project this year is called LOOK – intentionally encouraging participants to look up, look around, and look to the future. Artists of all ages will observe, photograph, and draw the eyes of other participants. The drawings will be done on recycled yard signs from this year’s town elections, and then will be assembled into a larger yard sign of sorts, mirroring and looking back at the richness and diversity of our community. We hope that everyone is inspired to express themselves, have fun, and leave their imprint on this community-made art installation.

Holiday Stroll and Art Walk 2017

Please join us again for our annual Art Walk in Wellesley Center.
Below find the map with this year's participating artists and their locations.
We are so excited to bring more and more art to our community. Please stop by and say hi!

Art in the Park

The Art of Nature!

The Wellesley Women Artisans is presenting an exhibition of paintings and photography at the Wellesley Free Library with the theme of "The Art of Nature".  The exhibit will begin on Wednesday, May 3, in the Wakelin Room and run for the month of May.  The public is invited for refreshments and to meet the artists at a reception in the Wakelin Room on Saturday, May 6 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.   

The show was inspired by the upcoming "Landscapes for Living" forum (Saturday, May 13) sponsored by the town's Natural Resources Commission, Sustainable Wellesley and the Wellesley Free Library.  

The Wellesley Women Artisans is dedicated to promoting and encouraging art in the community through a variety of programs including Art in the Park, Art Walk and Open Studios.  For more information about the WWA please visit also our new website: http://www.wellesleywomenart.com/

ART WALK 2016

Please join us for our annual Art Walk on December 4th. 

It's a fun time to be out and about in Wellesely and a great opportunity for 

you to connect with us, your local artists. 

We love to connect with you!

Please stop by at the many stores where we are showing our work 

and greet new and longtime members!

Check out the map below for details.

2016 Wellesley Studio Tour

2016 Wellesley Studio Tour

Please mark your calendar for our largest studio tour yet - 

16 artists in 6 locations.

All are welcome to attend the opening reception on Saturday, October 22nd from 5:30-8:00pm at 161 Oakland Street, Wellesley. Guests will see a sampling of all participating artist’s work and get a chance to meet the artists and chat about their inspirations and process.

On Sunday, October 23rd, from 12-5pm all 6 home studio locations are open to all. We encourage you to find a friend or two and make a day of exploring each studio. All participating artists are part of the Wellesley Women Artisans, and are dedicated to bringing more art to our beautiful town.

Art in the Park 2016

Thank you so much for joining us this year for Art in the Park.

It was our biggest event ever. So many people from our community came out to share the joys of making art together. The result was a big and beautiful installation of individual collages that now sways in the wind like a wind chime.
The installation will be up for a few more days until we move the collages to the adjacent Wellesley Free Library.

Art in the Park

Art in the Park

join us for the forth time to create and make art together as a community!

Art in the Park inspires people of all ages to make art including drawings, paintings, weavings and more. Wellesley Women Artisans started the free annual event with the idea of building community while tapping into Wellesley’s creative side. At last year’s “Neighbors Drawing Neighbors” event some participants said that they hadn’t taken time out to draw in decades! All materials are provided at the event and the community’s finished art piece remains on view for weeks. This year’s project will take place during Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend on Saturday, May 21 in Simons Park next to the Wellesley Free Library from 1 to 4pm. Using leftover industrial materials and donated paper scraps; participants will make a large-scale community collage. The goal is to simply make art together, and evoke emotion through color, shape and movement. The event is made possible with the generous support of Wellesley’s Natural Resources Commission, Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club and Wellesley Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Art Walk 2015

Wellesley Women Artisans (WWA) will sponsor the third annual Art Walk in conjunction with the Holiday Stroll in Wellesley Square on Sunday, December 6 from 12 to 6.

This year WWA collaborates with 17 members of the Wellesley Square Merchants Association who will sponsor the work of  local artists in their respective shops. The event is part of the WWA's mission to promote the arts in Wellesley. In addition to members of the WWA, artists from the community, including the Wellesley Society of Artists and students from Wellesley High School are also participating in the event. Get your Art Walk map here:

It is time for another Studio Tour in Wellesley

Please join us for another Studio Tour in Wellesley!

This year we are hosting an 

Opening Reception

 on Friday, October 16th from 7pm-9:30pm at 161 Oakland Street, Wellesley. 

Guests will see a sampling of all participating artist’s work and get a chance to meet the artists and chat about their inspirations and process. Light fare will be served!

So bring a friend and join us.

On Saturday, October 17th you will have the chance to visit our artists in their studios from 

10am-5pm.

You can print out the flyer below to plan your tour.

For more information check out our website with more information about each artist

www.wellesleystudiotour.wordpress.com

Photos from Art in the Park

Our event "neighbors drawing neighbors" was a huge success. Many people came out and had fun taking photos and drawing each other.

This week we have been busy organizing all the wonderful portraits.
They are now hanging at the Media Room at the Wellesley Free Library. The exhibit is up for a
 limited time only so make sure to go and  take a look. It's inspiring to see so many of them!

Last but not least, we have also created a flickr account where you can see your portrait created by someone else  and the work you created.
If you are curious click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133420429@N02/

Art in the Park

 Do you know what your neighbors look like? Do they know what you look like? Could you get to know your neighbors better if you drew their picture?

On Saturday, May 16, from 1-4pm at Simons Park (corner of Washington and Brook Streets) the Wellesley Women Artisans invite you to come and draw your neighbors. We’ll take your Polaroid picture, have you share three easy facts about yourself, and put them in an envelope. You’ll then receive a random envelope from someone you’ve never met and have the chance to sit down and draw the person’s picture. All ages and levels of art experience welcome. All materials will be provided. We’ll have a temporary gallery on site to share our pictures of each other. 

“Even in a small town like Wellesley, so few of us really get to know or even meet one another,” says event co-chair Laura Fragasso. “By drawing each other we see each other in a new light, perhaps for the first time, and experience art making together in a way that few people other than young children get a chance to do.”

The idea for Neighbors Drawing Neighbors originated with artist Ivan Cash’s event at the Sundance Film Festival this year, Strangers Drawing Strangers. Learn more about Ivan’s event here: http://www.cashstudios.co/strangers-drawing-strangers/

Neighbors Drawing Neighbors is part of Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend and is the third public participatory art experience hosted by the Wellesley Women Artisans. The mission of the Wellesley Women Artisans is to establish and promote an arts community within the Town of Wellesley by creating a strong alliance among women artists residing within the town, facilitating community-wide art experiences for town residents, and building connections among artists, town government, businesses, and other organizations in Wellesley.

Preparing for Art in the Park

One of the highlights for our group is our "Art in the Park" event. This will be the third time that we are presenting "Art in the Park" to the Wellesley Community and it's shaping up to be our best event ever.
Behind the scenes we have been buys preparing and having loads of fun. Stay tuned for more information!
Hint: this year's event involves drawing neighbors!

Valerie Gates at the Wellesley Bookstore

Mark your calendar for this fun event!

Happy New Year!

When artists celebrate Holidays....

...you can be sure it's special. One of our highlights each year is our holiday celebration, as we exchange our own art with eachother.
The pieces can be small and simple or pretty elaborate,  but it's always very special. Here are a few of this year's goodies.  Wishing you a beautiful and creative holiday season.

Article about WWA

The Wellesley/Weston Magazine has published a nice article about us. If you haven't received your copy in the mail you can read it online here!

Art Walk in Wellesley

We are so happy to announce our second annual Art Walk in Wellesley Square. This year we are not only collaborating with the  beautiful stores in our town but also with Wellesley High School Students! Please come by to chat with the artists and support local arts!

Wellesley Marketplace

The annual local craft market is this Saturday. Three of our artists will be there, representing our group. Look out for Julia Blake, Carolyn Mackin and Jenny Schneider (links to their website are on the left tab).
We hope to see you there!