by experiencemica | Mar 16, 2024
.The visual art exhibit at BOMBYX is featured in the Peacock Gallery. Art reception on 5/25. Art can be seen during events at Bombyx and by appointment.
If you would like to see the art outside of events and meeting times, please contact the artist or hello@experiencemica.org and we will arrange with BOMBYX for a private showing. Private showings are by appointment only and must be arranged several days before.
The exhibit runs from May 2, 2024 -May 29, 2024
Open hours will be updated soon!
Wednesday, May 22, from 11:00 am-5:00 pm
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity
is located at 130 Pine Street, Florence, MA.
Artist Reception May 25th from 2:00- 4:00.
Help celebrate the artists on May 25th. Artist receptions are free, but we encourage you to RSVP so we can plan accordingly. With poetry by Roxanne Neiman.
Special treats are available to purchase from Wake the Dead Donuts!
Visual artists exhibiting at BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity
Elena Allee | Christina Balch | S.T. Gately | Robin Griffith | Barbara Hageman Sarvis | Amy Kotel | Lyza Fennell | Sarah Marquesen | Matthew Mattingly | Ellen Pollock | Alyona Skripka | Michelle Vigeant |
Ellen Pollock, Untitled
34 x 34, Tempera paint on paper.
ST Gately, Wound Care
2023, 24″ x 30″, Hardened Ace Bandages and Acrylic on Canvas.
Michelle Vigeant, Maternal Instinct
11 x 14, Digital Art (Photoshop).
Barbara Hageman Sarvis, Goddess with Birds Beyond Barbed Wire
24X36, Oil on Canvas.
Alyona Skripka, What am I leaving behind
48×24, collage, mixed media.
Elena Allee, They Felt They Had Been There Before
48” x 48”, Oil paint and alkyd resin on canvas. 2022.
The art exhibit and reception are free events. Please contact us or the artist if you would like to view the art outside of public hours.
M/others Institute for Collaboration and Art (MICA) is a mother-led, Western Massachusetts organization strictly dedicated to supporting m/other artists. Your contributions as a paying ticket member are a ticket to saying, yes, I support artist m/others. As a small organization, we appreciate the support of people like you. We thank you for making a tax-deductible donation to MICA to support m/other artists.
This festival is a truly unique celebration. If you know of anywhere else doing a month-long festival supporting, spotlighting, and bringing into the conversation 80 m/other artists, please let us know! Seriously.
by experiencemica | Mar 15, 2024
Celebrate the artists at BOMBYX.
Saturday, May 25th from 2:00-4:00 pm.
Immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of artistic talent! Join us at the BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity for the MICA Unveiled art reception with our featured artists. Mingle with fellow art enthusiasts, indulge in delicious crudite and wine, and experience MICA artists’ captivating new works.
Embark on a transformative journey where the human spirit’s resilience confronts life’s complexities. Witness bandages metamorphose into a testament to caregiving, and vibrant colors erupt in protest against injustice. As part of the MICAfest exhibition, this powerful exhibit celebrates women’s strength through the multifaceted lens of m/otherhood. Explore a range of artistic mediums, from mixed-media assemblages that breathe new life into everyday materials to evocative paintings that capture the depth of human emotion. Be prepared to have your perceptions challenged and your empathy ignited as these talented female artists share their intimate experiences, universal themes, and unwavering calls for social change.
Wake the Dead Donuts
Mobile mini donut makers popping up at fairs, festivals, and private events around Western Massachusetts with our hot, fresh, funky minis. Yum!
Roxanne Neiman
Immerse yourself in the evocative prose poetry of Roxanne Neiman. Her poem “Glass Eyes” captures the visceral emotions of a mother when her daughter is lost, offering a poignant reflection on motherhood. Accompanied by Andrew Van Assche on guitar.
Visual artists exhibiting at BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity
Elena Allee | Christina Balch | Lyza Fennell | S.T. Gately | Robin Griffith | Barbara Hageman Sarvis | | Sarah Marquesen | Matthew Mattingly | Ellen Pollock | | Alyona Skripka | Michelle Vigeant |
Matthew Mattingly, Three Women –
40” x 46”, Oil on linen.
Sarah Marquesen Title: I am not broken 3
ST Gately, Wound Care
2023, 24″ x 30″, Hardened Ace Bandages and Acrylic on Canvas.
Michelle Vigeant, Maternal Instinct
11 x 14, Digital Art (Photoshop).
Elena Allee, They Felt They Had Been There Before
48” x 48”, Oil paint and alkyd resin on canvas. 2022.
Ellen Pollock, Untitled
34 x 34, Tempera paint on paper.
Barbara Hageman Sarvis, Goddess with Birds Beyond Barbed Wire
24X36, Oil on Canvas.
Alyona Skripka, What am I leaving behind
48×24, collage, mixed media.
This is a free event. Let us know you’re coming by RSVPing below.
M/others Institute for Collaboration and Art (MICA) is a mother-led, Western Massachusetts organization strictly dedicated to supporting m/other artists. Your contributions as a paying ticket member are a ticket to saying, yes, I support artist m/others. As a small organization, we appreciate the support of people like you. We thank you for making a tax-deductible donation to MICA to support m/other artists.
This festival is a truly unique celebration. If you know of anywhere else doing a month-long festival supporting, spotlighting, and bringing into the conversation 80 m/other artists, please let us know! Seriously.
by experiencemica | Oct 14, 2023
MICAfest 2024 Art for Change The M/others View
Where M/otherhood and Artistry Unite
May 1-31st, 2024, all in Northampton, MA
It’s here! With 80 artists from all of New England and Beyond.
Expect powerful poetry, thought-provoking dance and theater, and visual art that challenges.
Live Ticketed Events
Single-event tickets are now available.
Dance, theatre, spoken word, music, multimedia, poetry, artist conversations.
Click on any of the descriptions to learn more and buy tickets to those shows.
Jasmine Errico, Mary Warren Foulk, Maggie “Sasha” Russell-Ciardi, KC Trommer.
Thank you for a wonderful evening launch of MICAfest 2024, 80 m/other artists strong.
Read more about it by clicking anywhere in this box.
Postponed!
We’ll provide an update soon.
Jen Jabaily-Blackburn, Roxanne Nieman, Toni Rose, A.H. Weatherman with The Lark Jazz Trio with Lynn Luvell.
Read more…
Vanessa Adel, Dorise Heller, Jackie Humphreys, Nancy Carolyn Kwant, Rythea Lee, Liz Reed, Arya Samuelson, Jessica Genia Simon, and Karolina Zapal.
Read more…
My Mother Had Two Faces: Reflections on Beauty, Aging, and Acceptance.
A one-woman show by Karin Trachtenberg continues its acclaimed theatrical journey from LA to Edinburgh.
With a staged reading by MICA founder Lyza Fennell.
Read more…
Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley
MICAfest: The M/otherlode Closing Celebration
May 31st, 7:00 pm
Celebrate the festival and all the artists at a unique closing celebration. We’ll have poetry and conversations. The evening will end with musical guest Christa Joy and the Honeybees.
Read more…
Mindful Creativity for M/Others and Allies By Laura Dickstein Thompson, Ed.D.
May 18th, 10 am – 12 pm, virtual.
A 2-hour meditation and art workshop for m/others and alliesAll levels
Join Breathing Space for a virtual 2-hour meditation and art workshop designed for m/others and allies to rejuvenate your self-care and compassion. Led by Laura Dickstein Thompson, Ed.D., an artist, Kripalu meditation teacher, Kundalini yogi, and founder of breathingspace.art.
Class size is limited to 20 participants.
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This program is being held in honor of the MICAfest Art for Change: The M/others’ View. Thompson has a three part painting in the month-long exhibition in Northampton. This program is also being offered as part of ArtsWeek Berkshires.
Visual artists exhibiting at NEVAmuseum at Anchor House of Artists
Lisa Andrews | Laura Dickstein Thompson | Jasmine Errico | Paulina Fuenzalida-Guzman | Reshma Gorde | Ruby Henry | Juli Kirk | Amy Kotel | Tony(a) Lemos | Gena Mavuli | Laura Moorehead | Amy Nolan | Elizabeth Menges | Terre Parker | Ellen Shattuck Pierce | Mollie Thonneson | Mary Warren Foulk | Ellen Wetmore | Sam Wilde |
Image: Lisa Andrews, A Mother’s Tears, 24” x 36”, Acrylic on Canvas.
Visual artists exhibiting at BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity
Elena Allee | Christina Balch | Lyza Fennell | S.T. Gately | Robin Griffith | Barbara Hageman Sarvis | Sarah Marquesen | Matthew Mattingly | Ellen Pollock | Alyona Skripka | Michelle Vigeant
Image: Elena Allee, They Felt They Had Been There Before. 48” x 48”, Oil paint and alkyd resin on canvas. 2022.
Visual artists exhibiting at Northampton Center for the Arts
Myrrh Brooks | Nancy Bulma Fields | Mayté Castillo | Jill Danenberg | Helen Ellis | Laura Green | Jane Hesser | Lyn Horan| Jane Keddy | Catherine LeComte-Lecce | Lynn Lovell | Isabelle Marantz/IzzyLightScapes | Nilou Moochhala | Emily Mulder | April Powell | Eva Pushkova | Carla E. Reyes | Amber Scoon | Jamie Tara | Ellen Wetmore | Esther S. White | Cynthia Zeman |
Image: Painting by Cynthia Zeman, Woman on Couch, 52×58, Oil.
Artist Reception at NEVAmuseum at Anchor House of Artists
May 10th, 2024, 5:00-8:00 pm
Join us for a vibrant evening of art and performance by Stefani Weber, celebrating the creativity of MICA artists exhibiting at Anchor House of Artists. meet and celebrate the artists, and discover diverse and captivating works.
Read more…
Visual artists exhibiting at NEVAmuseum at Anchor House of Artists
Lisa Andrews | Laura Dickstein Thompson | Jasmine Errico | Paulina Fuenzalida-Guzman | Reshma Gorde | Ruby Henry | Juli Kirk | Amy Kotel | Tony(a) Lemos | Gena Mavuli | Laura Moorehead | Amy Nolan | Elizabeth Menges | Terre Parker | Amber Scoon | Ellen Shattuck Pierce | Mollie Thonneson | Mary Warren Foulk | Ellen Wetmore | Sam Wilde |
Image: Motherhood, Gena Muvaldi, 11″ x 5″, Stoneware, local wood-ash glaze.
Artist Reception at Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley
May 10th, 2024, 5:00-8:00 pm
Join us for a vibrant evening of art and performance by Elena Ciampa and Friends, celebrating the creativity of MICA artists exhibiting at Northampton Center for the Arts. Meet and celebrate the artists and discover diverse and captivating works.
Visual artists exhibiting at Northampton Center for the Arts
Myrrh Brooks | Nancy Bulma Fields | Mayté Castillo | Jill Danenberg | Helen Ellis | Laura Green | Jane Hesser | Lyn Horan| Jane Keddy | Catherine LeComte-Lecce | Lynn Lovell | Isabelle Marantz/IzzyLightScapes | Nilou Moochhala | Emily Mulder | April Powell | Eva Pushkova | Carla E. Reyes | Jamie Tara | Ellen Wetmore | Esther S. White | Cynthia Zeman |
Image: Painting by Lyn Horan, The Watchers and the Weepers, 35”w x 47″h – watercolor and ink on paper.
Artist Reception at BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity
May 25th, 2024, 2:00-4:00 pm
Immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of artistic talent! Join us at the BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity for the MICA Unveiled art reception with our featured artists. Mingle with fellow art enthusiasts, indulge in delicious crudite and wine, and experience MICA artists’ captivating works.
Visual artists exhibiting at BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity
Elena Allee | Christina Balch | Lyza Fennell | S.T. Gately | Robin Griffith | Barbara Hageman Sarvis | Sarah Marquesen | Matthew Mattingly | Ellen Pollock | | Alyona Skripka | Michelle Vigeant |
Image: Ellen Pollock, Untitled. 36” x 36,
tempura on paper.
Tickets Now Available
Thank you for buying tickets in advance!
This festival is a truly unique celebration. If you know of anywhere else doing a month-long festival supporting, spotlighting, and bringing into the conversation 80 m/other artists, please let us know! Seriously.
M/others Institute for Collaboration and Art (MICA) is a mother-led, Western Massachusetts organization strictly dedicated to supporting m/other artists. Your contributions as a paying ticket member are a ticket to saying, yes, I support artist m/others. As a small organization, we appreciate the support of people like you. We thank you for making a tax-deductible donation to MICA to support m/other artists.
For ticketing support, please email us at hello@experiencemica.org.
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