Fellow Printmakers,

I am building and refining a blog entitled BIG INK.  My hope is this site will become a meeting place and resource for artists who create large scale prints at least 3ft x 4ft in dimension.  If you would like to contribute process photos, pictures of completed work, or links please use the Submissions tab on the blog site.  Thank you for looking!

Lyell Castonguay…

Local photographer Norm Vexler specializes in nature photography, in particular in underwater marine life. This exhibit will consist of a body of work of underwater images as well as a featured body of work from the Galapagos Islands. The opening reception will be on June 7th, from 5-8pm during the Amherst Arts Walk and the show will be up from…

This article from Liberty Squared by Jill Turner was printed out of order in the original version. It is now corrected in the version you can download here at VAS and here it is in it's entirety below.

An Occupy Wall Street Blog Post 

by Jill Turner

January…

We have just launched our new website for the Amherst Biennial

a href="http://www.amherstbiennial.com%3E">www.amherstbiennial.com>;

Fantastic submissions coming in for the next Biennial (opening Saturday, Oct. 6 - Nov. 30) and lining up some wonderful new sites at the colleges, museum and maybe an empty storefront in Downtown Amherst.

Stay tuned. 

Pioneer Valley Soundscapes is a project that explores the connection between sound and place by documenting the musical communities and acoustic terrain of the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts.

The films, recordings, and images here are produced by students at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of…