September 13th, 2011 | by seth | published in featured, Featured Events
One Night Only!! C3 collective member Seth Lepore will performing his award-winning show Losing My Religion: Confessions of a New Age Refugee at Northampton Center for the Arts on Friday September 16hth at 8:00 PM. The show is a hysterical romp through America’s spiritual enterprise […]
September 3rd, 2011 | by Kathy | published in featured, featured artists
![one [of many] ways in: an interview with 'mapping sites' artists Aimée Xenou and Nora Rabins](http://c3artscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dRfJ8p-150x150.jpg)
LAST WEEK, I had the opportunity to sit down with artists Aimée Xenou and Nora Rabins to learn a bit more about their project mapping sites. While both artists identify themselves as sculptors, this project moves well beyond classical notions of studio art. The central aspect of this fascinating and complex project will be a […]
September 1st, 2011 | by Haley | published in C3 picks, featured
Papergirl Northampton rides again! NOW.FOR.ART is getting geared up for the third round of Papergirl Northampton, and needs your original artwork on paper to show and distribute to the masses! The deadline had just been extended and submissions are due by October 5th. For complete guideline, rules, regulations, and helpful information, check out NOW.FOR.ART’s website! […]
August 30th, 2011 | by Javiera | published in featured, Featured Events
L/A/N/D, a new community project space and learning site at Montview Neighborhood Farm, created and built through the collaborative efforts of Montview Farm, C3, and Artists in Context is pleased to sponsor a community workshop by Montview neighborhood resident Sigrid Schmalzer. This workshop will take place on Thursday, September 8 from 5:30-7 PM at the […]
August 30th, 2011 | by Javiera | published in featured, Featured Events
On Sunday, September 18th Montview Neighborhood Farm, in collaboration with C3, will be hosting two workshops on Health & Healing for Community Resilience as part of the L/A/N/D Project.  The workshops are $25-60 each and $40-100 for both, sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Space is limited. Please register at […]
August 27th, 2011 | by Haley | published in featured, featured artists, Uncategorized
If Julia Handchuh was an element, I think she’d be water. First of all, she’s cool as ice. Her presence is deep and refreshing, and her quality of movement and language is calm, quick, and flows freely. She’s always changing forms. Like a spring, Julia feeds her community with fresh and insightful work, enhancing our […]
August 19th, 2011 | by Haley | published in C3 picks, featured, Uncategorized
Get paid to draw with chalk! The Center for the Arts is seeking artists to participate in the second annual Northampton Chalk Art Festival scheduled for Friday, September 9, 2011. This year’s festival is scheduled from 8 am until 8 pm and is a part of Northampton’s Arts Night Out. Selected artists will be invited […]
August 15th, 2011 | by Perry | published in featured, featured artists
C3 has been working in the Montview neighborhood of Northampton this summer as part of our L/A/N/D and SEE/SAW community mapping and storytelling projects. We are walking around, talking to neighbors, drawing, and generally getting to know this diverse Ward 3 neighborhood. Â So, it seems geographically fitting for C3 to interview an artist showing at […]
August 12th, 2011 | by Javiera | published in featured, Featured Events
Tuesday 8/16 at 7 PM Whoo Space, 11 Market Street, Northampton Three Northampton neighbors decided to take their fences down and combine their yards to create a larger space for shared recreation and food production. The Umass Permaculture Design course, taught by C3 collaborator Lisa DePiano of Montview Neighborhood Farm, was tasked with coming up […]
August 1st, 2011 | by Perry | published in C3 news, featured
On July 6, C3 & L/A/N/D made our biggest accomplishment yet: we raised the reciprocal roof of the Gaz-arbor, the gazebo-arbor hybrid that will serve as a community gathering space used, among other things, for potlucks, artist residencies, and as an outdoor classroom. In addition to the “raising”, C3 set up participatory stations for the […]