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Hyde Park Open Studios 2010Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 12:00 PM - Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 5:00 PM (ET)Boston, MA |
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Hyde Park Open Studios invites artists to participate in
Hyde Park Open Studios December 4 & 5, 2010, 12-5PM
If you are a member of a group, your name will be listed under your group heading.
In order to participate you must individually pay a fee of $25.00 and volunteer to do a task.
You can use the secure payment system through Event Brite or print the registration form and send it with a check toP:
Hyde Park Open Studios
Hyde Park Artists, Studio 10
65 Sprague Street East, 2nd Fl.
Hyde Park, MA 02136
Task options and descriptions follow at the end of this form.
Your participation in Hyde Park Open Studios 2010 includes a listing on the event brochure and
the HPOS website (www.hydeparkopenstudios.org)
Send images of your work to Andrew Maydoney andrew@andrewmaydoney.com
Images should be .jpg files approximately 3"x3" at 72 ppi.
Who’s working on Open Studios now?
- Coordinator: Fay Grajower faygrajower@aol.com
- Website: Andrew Maydoney andrew@andrewmaydoney.com
- Flyer Coordinator: Andrew Maydoney andrew@andrewmaydoney.com
- Publicity Team: Peter McDonald pmart131@netzero.net
- PayPal accountant Peter Flowers pete@actinica.com
- Volunteeer Coordinator: Helga Butzer Felleisen hfelleisen@gmail.com
- Westinghouse Building Coordinator: karenobrienre@gmail.com
- 65 Sprague St. Group Venue Coordinator:
- MAC Coordinator: Sharon Amour sharon@salamanderarrts.com
- Distribution Coordinators: Sasja Lucas sasjalucas@hotmail.com
Task Descriptions
Team Coordinators
Contact team members to work on assignments.
The volunteer coordinator will send you contact information for team members.
Publicity Team
Identify more free and paid advertising including newspaper, TV, radio, magazine and social media contacts and deadlines. Create and send out press releases to new and existing contacts.
Party Team
Organize artists’ party including date, location, refreshments and clean-up.
Distribution Team
Be responsible for an area of Greater Boston. Distribute HPOS posters and brochures during the month of November.
Directional Sign Coordinator
Place existing directional signs in strategic areas around Hyde Park.
Building Coordinator
Make sure your building is set up for Open Studios. Communicate with Group Venue Coordinators in your building. Pick up banners and balloons and hang at your site.
Sprague St. Building Coordinator
Work with First Highland to make sure building is set up for Open Studios.
Sprague St. Sign Maker
Make signs for studios at 65 Sprague.
Volunteer Coordinators
Review and revise volunteer list.
Provide contact and other information to volunteer teams.
Website Proofreader/tester
Work with Webmaster to make sure content is correct and working properly.
Balloon Team
Buy balloons, tank and ribbons. Inflate balloons and distribute to building coordinators.
Information Team
Recruit people who are not exhibiting during HPOS to help visitors with directions and hand out flyers during Open Studios. Set up tables at 65 Sprague, The Menino Building and One Westinghouse for volunteers to work in 2-hour shifts.
65 Sprague St. Group Venue Coordinator
Be the contact person for the group show.
Work with building coordinator to identify space for group show.
Identify artists and work with them to hang show.
Menino Center Group Venue Coordinator
Be the contact person for the group show.
Work with building coordinator to identify space for group show.
Identify artists and work with them to hang show.
One Westinghouse Group Venue Coordinator
Be the contact person for the group show.
Work with building coordinator to identify space for group show.
Identify artists and work with them to hang show.
Banner Placement
Place existing banners in strategic areas around Hyde Park.
Check with Cheryl Murphy for permissions
Event Coordinator
Be the contact person for scheduling workshops and performances. Send information to flyer coordinator.
When & Where
Hyde Park / Boston
Boston,
MA 02136
Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 12:00 PM - Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 5:00 PM (ET)
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Hyde Park Open Studios
The 8th Annual Hyde Park Open Studios is scheduled for December 4th and 5th from noon to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout Hyde Park. The inspiration to host an Open Studios event in Hyde Park started with three artists who all had work space at the Sprague Street Studios. Realizing that there were a growing number of artists in Hyde Park, the three decided to plan the event, even if they ended up being the only exhibitors! In the end, over 40 artists throughout the community participated. Since then, the event has grown with 80 plus artists expected to display their works this year. Hundreds of people attend Hyde Park Open Studios annually, and the organizers hope to increase attendance this year as well.
With its affordability and accessibility, Hyde Park is fast becoming the place for artists to live and work. The benefits of an event like Hyde Park Open Studios are many, to the artists and community alike. According to Fay Grajower, a painter and one of the original organizers, Open Studios is like a big networking event. “Artists get to interact with the public, their work is seen, and they get to meet other artists as well. Many artists sell their work, receive invitations to place their work in galleries or participate in other art shows, and everyone makes a lot of valuable contacts.” Fay also points out the benefit to local merchants, with an increase in foot traffic in the downtown area meaning local businesses also see an increase in their sales and exposure during the weekend.
With so many artists participating, the public is sure to see some wonderful and interesting work including photography, painting, sculpting, etchings, glass work, stained glass, textiles, mixed media, jewelry, drawing and many others. While part of the fun for attendees is to see the artists in their own work environment such as the Sprague Street Studios, local businesses like No Sweats located at 1415 Hyde Park Avenue, as well as the Hyde Park Library will also be hosting art exhibits during both days of the weekend. Attendees should plan on spending time in both the Fairmount Avenue area (where parking is available at the Hyde Park Cooperative Bank, Hyde Park Savings Bank, and across from the Hyde Park Branch Library) as well as the studios on Sprague St. and the new Menino Arts Center (The MAC) at 26 Central Avenue.
Be sure to come back to this website for up to the minute information, maps and directions. The Hyde Park Open Studios is organized by a dedicated group of volunteers, and underwritten through the generosity of First Highland Management, with additional support from the Hyde Park Arts Initiative, Franklin Studios, and Friends of the Hyde Park Library.