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Last Weekend of the Wrap Around Sale

Dec. 12th, 2013 11:58 pm
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com

Each year, the Nave Gallery hosts Wrap Around, a sale of handmade goods to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition. This weekend is the very last weekend of the sale. Stop by, get some warm prettiness for yourself or to give as a gift, and help a truly fantastic organization.

Bonus: If you come by Sunday from 3-5, there will be an artists reception to close out Reliquary, a really fantastic exhibition held in concert with the sale. There is a HUGE yurt with rubber duckies and a floor covered with cocoa shells from Taza.

LOCATION:
Nave Gallery (Teele Square), 155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville, MA

SALE HOURS:
Saturdays & Sundays, 1-5 pm

MORE INFO:
www.navegallery.org
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Creative Economy Survey

Nov. 20th, 2013 05:32 pm
[identity profile] francescadavis.livejournal.com

The Somerville Arts Council is conducting a survey on the city's creative community and they could use your help.  They're even sweetening the deal - complete the survey and you'll be entered to win one of four $50 Amazon gift cards.

From the Somerville Arts Council:

Much of our success at the Somerville Arts Council is contingent on our listening to the creative community in Somerville. Our programming seeks to reflect the rich cultural diversity of the City and the artists, designers, and performers who have made it home. Similarly the policies we push at the City level attempt to be responsive to the needs of local artists.

As Somerville approaches a crossroads in terms of the type of change and development it expects, we need to develop surveys and reports to understand the needs of the creative community and identify points of leverage for policy intervention. Toward that goal, we are launching an asset survey and analysis with UMass Center for Policy Analysis.

Although there is no clear definition of the creative economy, it essentially encompasses those businesses, organizations, and individuals who produce and distribute cultural goods, services, and intellectual property - from art, film, photography, and music to architecture, advertising, and jewelry design.

Somerville is well-known for attracting and supporting artists; this report will make legible to others in the State how to serve the creative community. While economic impacts are an inherently crude measure of artistic expression, they are an important part of the larger narrative of how creative activity increases cultural and economic well-being.

Please take the survey now. It is only 12 questions.

All information, whether personal or financial, collected in the survey will be kept in strict confidence before being aggregated for the report.

Thanks for your support.

Take the survey.
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Wrap Around Cupcake Reception

Oct. 31st, 2013 09:36 pm
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com

Each November, the Nave Gallery hosts the Wrap Around Sale, a sale of handmade knitted/crocheted/sewn goods to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition.

We kick off the sale with a Cupcake Reception. Details on the reception and sale are below. Hope you can make it!

CUPCAKE RECEPTION:
Saturday, November 16
1-5 pm
Call for Cupcakes

LOCATION:
Nave Gallery (Teele Square), 155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville, MA

SALE HOURS:
Saturday & Sundays, 1-5 pm
Closed Thanksgiving weekend

We are also accepting donations for the sale, which can be dropped off from now through Nov 8 at:

Nave Gallery, 155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville
Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester St, Somerville
Blue Cloud Gallery, 713 Broadway Ave, Somerville
Magpie, 416 Highland Ave, Somerville
SCATV, 90 Union Square, Somerville

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Circles and Squares: Yarnstorming Ball Square this Saturday

Sep. 22nd, 2013 07:14 pm
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com
DATE & TIME:
Saturday, Sept 27, 10:00 am-2:00 pm

LOCATION:
Ball Square, Somerville, MA (Right in front of Blue Cloud Gallery)

WHAT’S HAPPENING:
Somerville by Yarnstorm is a public art project that combines art, craft, and activism to support and promote the work of the Somerville Homeless Coalition.

From April through October, one special tree a Somerville neighborhood will receive a warm and fuzzy makeover.

October’s tree will be themed Circles and Squares, and will take place in right outside Blue Cloud Gallery in Ball Square.

Somerville by Yarnstorm is part of The Wrap Around Project, and is supported in part by the Somerville Arts Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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Fall 2013 Programs at Parts and Crafts!

Sep. 2nd, 2013 09:37 am
[identity profile] kgradow1.livejournal.com
Starting in September, we’ll be running regular afterschool + workshop programs five days a week. Topics range from bookmaking to computer programming, and are all based out of our shop space at 577 Somerville Ave. We also have some great classes scheduled for fall semester - we hope you'll check them out!

For details or to register, visit www.partsandcrafts.org!

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Yarnstorm Union Square on Sat, Sept 7

Sep. 1st, 2013 12:48 pm
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com
DATE & TIME:
Saturday, Sept 7, 10:00 am-2:00 pm

LOCATION:
Union Square Plaza, Somerville, MA

WHAT’S HAPPENING:
Somerville by Yarnstorm is a public art project that combines art, craft, and activism to support and promote the work of the Somerville Homeless Coalition.

From April through October, one special tree a Somerville neighborhood will receive a warm and fuzzy makeover.

September’s tree will be themed Doilies of Fluff, and will take place in the center of Union Square.

Learn more

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Knitted, Crocheted and Sewn Donations Wanted

Sep. 1st, 2013 12:37 pm
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com

Attention all Knitters, Crocheters, and Stitch-makers!

The Nave Gallery is seeking knitted, crocheted, and sewn donati

ons of gloves, hats, bags, blankets, decorative pieces, etc., for the 6th annual Wrap Around, our sale of affordable handmade goods to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition (SHC). Last year we raised almost $3,000 for SHC. Can we hit $5,000 this year?

Learn more

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Open House Moving Sale - Monday 7/29 & Tuesday 7/30 - 5:30pm-9pm

Jul. 6th, 2013 12:47 pm
[identity profile] pennylane291.livejournal.com
Moving on Wednesday, so I will be have an apartment "estate sale"
while doing my last minute packing after work Monday and Tuesday.
Prescott Street - just outside of Union Sq going towards Davis.
Please email me for the address - don't feel comfortable posting it.

Everything is in good condition. Some items are unused, some are still in their original packaging.
If you have any questions about the items - feel free to ask - have photos of everything too.

Handcrafted Indian Embroidered Fabric - $80
1960s Metal Slide Case - perfect for holding little things - $10
1950s atomic coffee carafe - $8
1960s black velvet cape-like jacket - $10
modern black table top or desk lamp - $15

15 gallery quality - concrete & pipe modular pedestals - $75 each
vcr dvd combo player - $35
hand hammered wok - $10
5 black mesh desk organizer accessories - $10 all
( More items listed after the cut... )
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Hacker Junk Mosaics! (this weekend at Parts and Crafts)

Jun. 6th, 2013 11:27 pm
[identity profile] kgradow1.livejournal.com
Open Shop & Hacker Junk Mosaics
Two workshops, Sat. June 8th 1 pm -3 pm & Weds. June 12th 3pm-5 pm
$15-25/workshop, sliding scale

Parts and Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02144
Details at: http://www.partsandcrafts.org 410-967-5207 /contact@partsandcrafts.org

In Hacker Junk Mosaics, kids use cast-off computer parts to make design choices, experiment with shapes, colors and patterns and explore the interaction of 3D and 2D materials while making an abstract work of art to hang on the wall. As adults, making art from computer parts is not only fun, but we get the extra satisfaction of knowing we are transforming outdated technology and putting valuable materials to use – rather than just sending them to the landfill.

We'll be taking apart computers this Saturday from 12-1 pm -- and from 1-3, putting them back together in awesome compositions! If you're interested in checking out open shop or getting your hands dirty taking apart junk computers and learning a little bit about composition, mixed media and design, this is the workshop for you! Open to kids, families, and curious adults who want to take things apart, see how they work, and make new and interesting things out of them.

We like this workshop so much we're offering it twice in one week! We are also accepting donations of used computer parts -- to drop stuff off or learn more about this event, email contact@partsandcrafts.org

Hope you can make it out!
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Yarnstorming East Somerville this Saturday

May. 20th, 2013 02:10 pm
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com

DATE & TIME:
Saturday, May 25, 10:00 am-1:00 pm

LOCATION:
81 Broadway, Somerville, MA

WHAT’S HAPPENING:
Somerville by Yarnstorm is a public art project that combines art, craft, and activism to support and promote the work of the Somerville Homeless Coalition.

From April through October, one special tree a Somerville neighborhood will receive a warm and fuzzy makeover.

May’s tree will be themed Flores y Mariposas (Flowers and Butterflies), and will take place right outside Mudflat Studios in East Somerville.

We’ll be heading to a local Portuguese restaurant afterwards for lunch and celebration. Please email Margaret Ryan at margaret(at)rcn.com to join us.

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Mind's Eye Yarns will survive!

May. 7th, 2013 03:55 pm
[personal profile] ron_newman
An email from John Howard on the Porter Square Neighbors mailing list:

"I just talked with Lucy at Minds Eye Yarns. She has found a buyer. Lucy and her mom will continue to live upstairs and rent the store to the new owner. It's nice to see a local business survive."

[Earlier post here]
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Mini-mitten making workshop this Saturday from 10 am -2 pm

Apr. 25th, 2013 11:38 pm
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com
As part of The Wrap Around Project, the Nave Gallery is creating mini-mittens that can be sold through local Somerville/Cambridge/Arlington businesses to raise awareness and money for the Somerville Homeless Coalition. The mini-mittens can be used as holiday tree ornaments, package gift decorations, to hold gift cards or cash, to decorate the neck of a wine bottle, to string together as a mantle decoration and more. 100 mini- mittens have been created and we need help to decorate and create more. Our goal is to make 500.

We will be hosting at mini-mitten workshop from 10-2 at The Nave Gallery (Teele Square) this Sat from 10-2.  Hope you can make it!

Full details here: http://navegallery.org/wp/mini-mitten-workshop/
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Parts and Crafts is open for business

Apr. 20th, 2013 08:56 pm
[identity profile] kgradow1.livejournal.com
Well, not quite. But we *are* running summer camp.

It was touch and go for awhile, but we have officially signed a lease and will be staying in Somerville at least through September 15.

If you know of kids want to spend their summer taking apart bicycles, learning to program, making boffer swords, and motorizing everything in sight, look no further! We'll be doing all this and more at 577 Somerville Ave, July 1 through August 31. Registration and details at www.partsandcrafts.org.

In the meantime, if you want to help sweep, donate furniture, or head over to Conway Park for ad hoc games of capture the flag, email us at contact@partsandcrafts.org. We'll be in the space full-time-ish starting May 1. Hope to see you all there!
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Items Needed for Gigantic Flea Market

Mar. 30th, 2013 04:50 am
[identity profile] navegallery.livejournal.com

photo (2)The Nave’s semi-annual Flea Market will be held on Saturday, April 27th from 10-2. This is a fundraiser for the gallery’s space and programming, and we are gladly accepting donations. Do some spring cleaning, discover some wonderful finds, and help support the Nave!

Plus, as part of The Wrap Around Project (the Nave’s yearlong campaign to raise awareness and funds for the Somerville Homeless Coalition), we will be hosting a mitten-making workshop upstairs in the Gallery. These knitted mittens will be sold in businesses throughout Somerville in November and December, with all proceeds to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition.

Items for the Flea Market (just in time for spring cleaning!) can be dropped off at:

The Nave Gallery (Teele Square) on:
Tuesday, April 2, 6:30-8:00
       (Also--last chance for yarn and fabric from The Great Fiber Swap)
Monday, April 15, 6:30-8:00
Saturday, April 20, 12-2
Friday, April 26, 3-7 pm

The Annex (Davis Square) on:
Thursday, April 4, 6:00-8:00

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Anyone want to buy Mind's Eye Yarns in Porter Square? Otherwise it will close soon.

Mar. 29th, 2013 01:19 am
[personal profile] ron_newman
from http://www.mindseyeyarns.com/2013/03/28/shop-for-sale/ , posted 3/29/13:

Shop For Sale

Dear friends,

Today, I have some bad news. After a great deal of thought, I have decided that the time has come for me to get out of the yarn business. ( Why... )

Therefore, rather than try to keep the shop going at great cost to myself and for little return, I have decided to move on. Rather than close immediately, I would like to take the month of April to offer the shop for sale to anyone who would like to purchase it and keep it going. I am happy to discuss the details with anyone who is interested. Please email me or give the shop a call. Just to warn you, running a business like this is a huge job and you have to be good at many, many things. I would recommend that a group of people with a variety of skills and interests would be the best bet for turning this place around and making it successful again. I, of course, would help you in any way I can.

I cannot keep the shop on the market forever. If I do not receive a very serious offer for the place by April 30, I will begin the process of selling off everything and closing up.( Read more... )
All my best,

Lucy
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Looking for items to include in a yarn art installation

Mar. 3rd, 2013 01:06 am
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com

The Knit Art House in Crochetville


The Nave Gallery Annex
April 13 - May 5, 2013
Curated by Tori Costa
tori.costa@gmail.com

The Annex, the Nave Gallery's new special project space in Davis Square,Somerville, is seeking knitted and crocheted items for an apartment-style installation. Additionally, yarn-based visual artists working in all 2-D and 3-D media  are invited to submit work to display on the walls of the Knit Art House in Crochetville.

Open houses: March 6 and March 12 from 6:00 to 8:00: 53 Chester St, Somerville, MA. Stop by, meet the curator, see the space, and sign up for a project. There will be wine.

The following list is meant to inspire, and is not exhaustive! If you would like to make/yarnstorm any of these items, please contact Tori Costa at tori.costa@gmail.com asap.

Hallway: coat rack, clock   

Pantry/Kitchen: dish soap, dish cloth, dish rack, spoons, dishes, knives, glasses, forks, mugs, plates, coffee pot, canned goods, food, wine glasses, canister set, bottles of wine   

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The Great Fiber Swap: March 23, 1-5 pm, Nave Gallery, Teele Square

Mar. 1st, 2013 10:54 pm
[identity profile] toricosta.livejournal.com

Yarn. Fabric. Felt. Thread. Maybe you can have too much of a good thing? Time to refresh your stashyarn and fabric and bring unwanted items to

the Nave Gallery’s Great Fiber Swap on Saturday, March 23rd,where you can donate items, swap with the community, and learn more about how you can get involved in the Wrap Around Project --a yearlong campaign to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness in our area.

Event Page: http://on.fb.me/YvkHiQ

What we need: We welcome yarn, fabric, thread, buttons, ribbon, knitting needles, and more. Items may be new or vintage, but must be usable. 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. Items can be brought directly to the swap on Saturday, March 23, or dropped off at the Nave Gallery Annex in Davis Square on:

Tuesday, March 12, 6-8pm
Sunday, March 17, 2-5pm
Wednesday, March 20, 6-8pm
Thursday, March 21, 6-8pm

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In Search of: Shrinky Dinks

Jan. 31st, 2013 07:24 pm
[identity profile] witchdogtor.livejournal.com
It's not what you're thinking.

I am determined to find shrinky dink paper (in a brick & mortar store). I thought Michael's would have it, but the woman was completely baffled by my request. Any ideas?
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Totally long shot -- I want to learn to make an earth oven

Jan. 29th, 2013 12:06 pm
[identity profile] genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com
I have this desire to learn to make an earth oven. (Like the ones described in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-Own-Earth-Oven/dp/096798467X) I have no space to do it myself, sadly. But, if you happen to have the space and are planning to make one and want some help, I'm a reasonably competent manual laborer and happy to help you out! If you happne to know a public organization that wants to have one, I'd be happy to help out.

(I know this is zero percent chance of being useful today but figure someone may want to make one in the next five years and may find this.....)

Email me at genevra.mcneil [at] gmail [dot] com if you want free labor!
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Recommendations for small sewing jobs?

Jan. 1st, 2013 02:11 pm
[identity profile] chairmanmeowmom.livejournal.com
Does anyone have recommendations for folks in the area who sew at reasonable prices? I have a dress that has a tear in the side and I need someone who can sew it shut. The dress was only a few dollars, so I'd prefer not to take it somewhere expensive. If I were handy I could do this myself, but I am blessed with the gift of clumsiness. :)

Thanks and Happy New Year!!
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