Artists West Association

As raw space was transformed in October 1980, the first ten artists of the newly developed Artists West Association presented their work to the public during Art Week in Waltham, Massachusetts. After a year of searching for effective working space and community, the second floor of a historic mill building beside the Charles River was given new direction and purpose. Where once workers and machines processed textiles from raw materials, sculptors, fiber artists, painters, printmakers and photographers found space and time to create works of art.

Today, the fifteen studios of Artists West Association continue to be a place for possibilities. Surrounded and part of the artists of the Waltham Mills Artists Association, AWA is a community-- a diverse, creative hive, where long stretches of solitude and focus encounter bursts of inspiration and lively exchange. A sanctuary, with good light and great vibes. The space itself is a historic medium which supports our dreams, our work, and the productive continuum of making in this place.

May 31, 2017

natura morta

Reception, this Friday, June 2nd, at the Lincoln Arts Project, in Waltham, Massachusetts. A two woman show featuring work by jeweler Kelly Conroy and AWA's Tanya Harsch. Reception is 6-9pm, 289 Moody Street, don't miss it!

May 29, 2017

Alumni news

Happy to share news of previous AWA members: AWA alumna Elli Crocker has work at the Rocky Neck Art Colony in Gloucester, MA.

And AWA alumnus Terry Rose has an upcoming exhibition at NAGA Gallery in Boston, MA,

TERRY ROSE
USA>CHINA>MEXICO
2007 – 2016
JUNE 2 – JULY 14

RECEPTION
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
6 – 8 PM

May 20, 2017

The Creative Process

Don't miss AWA's own Michael Wilson and Tanya Harsch at the New Art Center's annual student and faculty exhibition, The Creative Process. Reception this afternoon, 1-4pm in Newton, MA, look for their work in the faculty gallery. Exhibition runs through June 17th.