LCA, Past and Present 2009 - ends June 30th
An Exhibition of our Resident Artists

Reception Sun. June 14th, 4-6pm

This group show includes current resident artists,
as well as, current and past Board Members and Directors. 
The installation room will be transformed by Jennifer Surprise,
a multi-media artist and member of Mudpie Potters.

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Mudpie classes for adults and older teens
Between July 20 - 8/23
Limited to 8 students, so register soon!
Information: www.mudpiepotters.org/class.html

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“SING WITH YOUR BABY!” presented by: Happy Dan the Music Man
Music, Movement, Instruments, and Fun for 0-2 year olds
 
LEVERETT – Wednesdays: 10-11 am (starts May 13th) (at Leverett Crafts and Arts

BELCHERTOWN – Mondays: 10-11 am (WITH THE SENIORS! at The Belchertown Senior Center, 60 State St.)

 Happy Dan the Music Man (AKA Dagen Julty) has been entertaining very young children and their caregivers ever since he started the “Sing with your Baby!” program at the Jones Library in 1996. Since then he has performed for many libraries and family centers all around the North East USA.  He brings a charisma as well as a gentleness to his love of music and children.
Call 259-1808 for more information

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Please contact us for more info and for dates of upcoming events.
413-548-9070, info@leverettcrafts.org

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About Leverett Crafts and Arts Center

Originally called Leverett Craftsmen and Artists, LCA first came into being in the 1960's. The 19th century building was a steam powered factory which used native timber to make wooden boxes. After the factory closed in the 1940's, the building housed poultry and sank into decrepitude. In the 1960's Joseph and Lois Barnes came to Leverett with a visionary idea: to create a center for the training of crafters and the production and marketing of crafts and artworks. After Joe's premature death, Lois mobilized a grass roots group of artists and community members who made the dream a reality. This was an all volunteer effort, hard to imagine in today's world. The reconstruction of the building, led by Llan Starkweather, was heroic-from chicken coop to art center with no budget.

Since then, almost 40 years ago, LCA has survived and flourished. Where other arts organizations have succumbed to the pressures of changing times, LCA has continually reinvented itself. Hundreds of resident artists have passed through, leaving their stamp on a unique and always evolving creative community. The LCA artists in residence for 2005 form yet another creative and vital group which also helps shape the artistic life of our area.

Beaman & Marvel Box Factory and Workers, 1926, now Leverett Crafts and Arts.

LCA Programs

• LCA provides low cost space for creative work in a beautiful setting.

• LCA resident artists give such classes and workshops as figure drawing, printmaking, ceramics, art for children, creativity training, flute making and more.

• The Barnes Gallery offers a full schedule of exhibitions, giving artists a chance to connect with the community.

The Barnes Gallery

• Opportunities for school, college and adult art students to learn by displaying their work to the public. Each May the gallery is opened to UMass art students for their thesis shows.

• Shows by individual artists

• Craft sales, such as Mudfest, Mudpie Potter’s annual show and pottery sale.

• Music and other performance events

• Group shows supporting local organizations such as the Peace Pagoda and the Dakin Animal Shelter.

Dance and Music Performance at the Barnes Gallery, with metal sculpture by LCA founder Joseph Barnes.