Snapshots: 15 Takes on An Exhibition is opening May 6

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How many stories can an object tell? That’s the question fifteen students in the Tufts University Museums Studies Program explore in Snapshots: 15 Takes on an Exhibition, opening Tuesday, May 6th in the Koppelman Gallery at Tufts University. On view until Sunday, May 18th, experience a sampling of the stories they have uncovered.

The opening is from 5:30-8 pm in the Koppelman gallery on Tuesday, May 6 -- that's three weeks from today,  (I'll post one last plug the weekend before). The gallery is inside the Aidekman Arts Center, essentially the nearest part of the Tufts campus to Powderhouse Square that isn't a field, a twelve-minute walk from Davis Square. Admission to all public events in the Koppelman gallery is free, with a suggested donation of $3.

( Event photo and map below the cut. )

Fiber Swap at the Nave Gallery

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On Saturday, May 17, from 10 am – 1 pm, The Wrap Around Project will host the 3rd Annual Fiber Swap, an open exchange of all things related to craft and fiber at the Nave Gallery, 155 Powerhouse BLVD, Somerville, MA. Bring items for donation, browse through great finds, and swap with your neighbors!

We welcome yarn, knitting needles, fabric, nooks, thread, buttons, ribbon, and so much more. Items may be new or vintage, but must be clean and usable. Items can be brought directly to the swap on Saturday, May 17, OR, if you wish to donate but not swap, items can be dropped off in advance at either the Nave Gallery in Teele Square or the Nave Gallery Annex in Davis Square. If you have a large quantity to donate, please contactinfo@navegallery.org so that we may make appropriate arrangements.

Drop off dates and times:

Nave Gallery, Teele Square (155 Powderhouse Blvd)
• Wednesday, May 7, 6 pm-8 pm
• Friday, May 9, 3 pm-7 pm

Nave Annex, Davis Square (53 Chester St, Somerville, MA):

• Sunday, May 11, 2 pm-6-pm
• Wednesday. May 14, 6 pm-8 pm
• Thursday, May 15, 6 pm-8 pm

Admission to the event is free, but please bring a donation of canned goods or toiletries to support Somerville Homeless Coalition’s (SHC) Project SOUP, the local food pantry that provides weekly community dinners and delivers groceries to individuals, families, elderly, disabled and homebound people in our neighborhood. A full list of needs can be found here: http://www.somervillehomelesscoalition.org/how-you-can-he...

Anything left behind after the swap will be used to create items for the annual Wrap Around sale of handmade goods to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition, or used in upcoming public art installations throughout the Somerville.

Learn more about The Wrap Around Project
at: http://navegallery.org/wp/programs/the-wrap-around-project/

Come take a MAKECATION camp at the Armory

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Still looking for something crafty for your children during spring vacation? Not free for the whole week? Come join MAKECATION at the Somerville Arts for the Armory.
In response to your requests, we have opened up MAKECATION for the individual days of your choice. We also invite younger children ages 7+ to take part.
We are booking individual days at $65 per day with a $10 materials fee (total $20 materials fee if they attend more than 2 days.) The full four days, Monday - Thursday, is $250 with a $20 materials fee. Please make requests for siblings if younger than 7 and for sibling discounts.

monday - dying yarn with kool aid and stamping on fabric and felt
tuesday - make your own sewing kit,sew your own needle case
wednesday - learn to crochet with the dyed wool
thursday - continue crochet and hand sewing, finish up project


Makecation April Vacation Camp, Monday- Thursday 9am - 1pm
Tuition: $250 for week, $65 per day

*$20 kit fee for materials will be due to the instructors on first class*
*A bag lunch can be purchased daily from the Armory Cafe for $5*
*Organic snacks will be provided*


CONTACT: Makecation@gmail.com or 347.866.1123
Click link for forms and info: amyloustein.com