Looky Here

Figure Drawing 12/5/24
2024-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Figure drawing at Looky Here is an uninstructed drawing session with a nude model.
Easels and drawing horses are provided but please bring your own materials.

Greenfield Holiday Market Pop-Up at The Pushkin
2024-12-06 11:00 - 2024-12-08 20:00 | Pushkin Building
Come celebrate the holiday season with a collection of some of the best makers, craftspeople, and artists in The Valley! Greenfield’s yearly Holiday Pop Up Market returns for a weekend of local shopping, small business support, and holiday fun!
Looky Here will be tabling all 3 days and will be joined by Mrs Claus!
Friday December 6th, 4:00 – 8:00 PM
Saturday December 7th, 11:00 – 6:00 PM
Sunday December 8th, 11:00 – 3:00 PM
In The Pushkin Gallery

Closing reception for “when you are here” paintings by Clare Churchill Seder
2024-12-06 17:00 - 20:00

Looky Here Magazine Release and Reading. Winter/Spring 2024
2024-12-07 12:00 - 15:00 | Looky Here, 28 chapman street, greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Join us in celebrating the release of the 3rd edition of Looky Here Magazine! This Winter/ Spring 2024 issue is printed in a limited palate of teal, yellow and black and features the first ever winner or our Short Story Contest! Winner, Sierra Dickey, as well as other contributing writers will read their piece in the magazine, and we will toast to the completion of another juicy release from Looky Here Press, and to all of the artists who made it possible.

Expressive Arts Shindig! 12/10 6:30-9:00 All materials included!
2024-12-10 18:30 - 21:00
A workshop for people to engage playfully with different art forms, individually and as a group. We will focus on process more than product to create community that will allow for spontaneity, creativity without judgement, individual expression and….FUN! No experience necessary. Just bring an open mind, yer rebellious spirit and your willingness to say yes or no to the offerings.
Tuesday, December 10th 6:30-9:00p.m.
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED!

Looky Here's 3rd Annual Gala! Piano Bar Karaoke, Raffles, Auction Closing!
2024-12-14 21:00 - 23:30 | The People’s Pint, 24 Federal St, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This year’s annual fundraising gala will be a Victorian Saloon at The People’s Pint! A selection of donated art will hang for 2 months and will be auctioned to help us reach our goal of $50,000 by the end of 2024. Many of the donated items will not be on view at The Pint, but will be up for auction online only. Be sure to browse the whole collection! The online auction will open on October 16th at 4pm. At the same time and date, we will host a celebration of our new “Looky Beer” collaboration with the People’s Pint at the restaurant. We will hold a trivia contest with prizes, drink our “Looky Beer”, which earns Looky Here $1 per pour, and will begin bidding on the displayed and online works! The auction will close at 10:30pm on the night of our Victorian Saloon Gala at the People’s Pint, December 14th, 2024. The event will have Piano Bar Karaoke, raffles, and special in-person live auctions. You won’t want to miss it, but need not be present to win!

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This year, our fundraising goal is $50,000. Looky Here is a non-profit art space founded by artists in Greenfield, MA in 2017. We provide the community with affordable used art supplies, art workshops, exhibition space and access to our Risograph printer, which we use to produce an ever-growing collection of cards, books and prints from local artists. Our funding comes in the form of donations, ticket sales, printing revenue, merchandise sales and the occasional local grant.
Since opening in 2017, we have: hosted over 1,250 workshops, curated over 40 gallery shows, trained over 100 people in Riso printing, organized over 10 community festivals, and rehomed countless boxes of art supplies. Looky Here has been largely volunteer-run since it’s inception. The funding needed to sustain the space would ideally come from large grants, however, we need at least $50,000 to become applicable for these larger capacity grants. With more funding, we would be able to pay our managing directors a minimum wage, hire a larger team, provide more robust scholarships for workshops, offer more free events, upgrade out facilities, host visiting artists and sustain our mission of affordable arts for all!

That’s A Wrap! A last chance holiday pop-up at Looky Here
2024-12-18 12:00 - 2024-12-21 17:00
Come for custom Looky-scrap gift-wrapping and to shop local vendors for a 4 day pop up at Looky Here!
Vendors include: Hope Street Clay, Buckingham Rabbits, Eternal Spiral Project, Blu Angel Flame, Good Girl Pottery and more!
hours are 12-5 Wednesday-Saturday December 18-21

Carousel (4 week writing workshop with L. Scully - Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 $100)
2025-01-07 18:00 - 20:00
One month, four themes, and your new year’s writing commitment. Over the course of four weeks, gather to discuss and generate new work with writer L Scully. This workshop will occur Tuesday evenings in January in two hour, limited group sessions at LookyHere. Each week we will explore a different theme through literary and artistic references, group discussion, and generative writing prompts provided live and in session. The ultimate goal of this workshop is to jumpstart your writing practice for 2025 in a supportive and productive environment guided by a tapestry of subject matter. Let’s get weird!
4 Tuesdays 1/7-1/28
6:00-8:00pm
This class will end with an Open Mic Reading on Friday, January 31st at 7:00!

Riso Workshop: Botanical Posters (1/9)
2025-01-09 18:00 - 20:00
Learn to print and layer colors on Looky Here’s Risograph printer in this 2 hour workshop! Students will collaboratively make a series of 20 11×17 posters by scanning leaves and flowers. All materials provided, though feel free to bring your own plant matter.

Still Life Social Club (1/9/25)
2025-01-09 18:00 - 20:00
BYO materials, drinks and snacks! We Provide the still life and good vibes

Make Our Merch! A free up cycling workshop!
2025-01-10 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-07 15:00 - 17:00
Learn different methods of up-cycling clothing to creator line of Looky Looks! All items made will be sold as merchandise in our shop!

The Little Man Who Makes The Music: A Clown + Puppet Show
2025-01-10 19:30 - 22:00
A magical conflagration of storytelling, music, puppetry, and clowning featuring Content Clown, Ditch & Palisade, the Origin of the Whale shadow puppet show, Z the Clown, and the debut of The Little Man Who Makes the Music puppet show! BYON(ose).
Doors at 7:30
Show at 8:00!
$10-$20 sliding scale NOTAFLOF

Sweatshirt Weaving Workshop with Rae Heller (12:00-3:00 $55)
2025-01-11 12:00 - 15:00
Bring in some shabby sweats and make them shine with fabric weaving!

Salt, fat. Sweet! A body of work by Caroline James
2025-01-11 17:00 - 20:00
Salt, fat. Sweet!
A body of work by Caroline James
On view at Looky Here from 12/11-2/11

Opening Reception Saturday, 1/11 from 5:00-8:00pm!
Closing reception and artist Q&A on Saturday 2/8!

Make a Marionette with a British control! (January 15-February 19)
2025-01-15 18:00 - 20:00
Vermont based painter and puppet-maker, Julia Zanes will teach this marionette building class using skills and designs handed down from Mrs. Barbara Richards of “The Small World Theater” in Hopkinton NH. This “British Control” style of marionette is easier to make and control and leaves much elbow room for personal vision while still making a marionette that can “imitate life”. All materials will be included in the cost of this 6 week class which will run from 1/15-2/19 from 6-8pm on Wednesday evenings.

Figure Drawing (1/16/25)
2025-01-16 18:00 - 20:00
BYO materials! Easel and drawing horses provided. Figure Drawing at Looky Here is an uninstructed drawing session with a nude model. $15 per session, running 6-8pm every other Thursday evening.

Make our Merch!
2025-01-17 15:00 - 17:00
Learn different methods of up-cycling clothing to creator line of Looky Looks! All items made will be sold as merchandise in our shop!
FREE!

Ladysplain Reading Series #6
2025-01-17 19:00 - 21:00
Ladysplain Reading Series #6
Featuring….
Emily Pettit
Sarah Wisby
Kel Warren
Vanessa Brewster
January 17th, 7:00 $10 suggested donation

Make Your Own Stationary: Riso Workshop (1/18/25)
2025-01-18 12:00 - 15:00
Learn to layer colors on the Risograph while designing and printing your own edition of 20 notecards and envelopes. All Materials included. 1/18/25 12-3 pm

Still Life Social Club (1/23/25)
2025-01-23 18:00 - 20:00
BYO materials, drinks, snacks! We provide the still life and the good vibes!

Make Our Merch! A free up cycling workshop!
2025-01-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-31 15:00 - 17:00

Collage Club 1/25/25
2025-01-25 13:00 - 15:00
The Collage Club is where you can play, experiment, and learn the fundamentals of creating a collage! No experience is necessary to participate and open to all ages! All collage materials will be provided or you can bring your own. We will meet from 1-3 pm. Tickets for this event are $10 each class. Let’s cut things up, glue them down, and create something beautiful!

Quilting with Rae Heller Part 1: (3 week series with Rae Heller Saturdays, 3:30-6:30 $155)
2025-01-25 15:30 - 18:30
3 week Quilting with Rae (Part 1): Saturdays 3:30-6:30 1/25, 2/1, 2/15
Part 1: Creativity is held well through soft materials, creating something of nothing, and slow stitching. Part 1 of this foundational quilting course will be focused on traditional quilting techniques. Learn how to build a quilt block using checkers, half square triangles, strip piecing, chain piecing, nesting seams, improv quilting, and creating larger patterns to form your quilt top. This class is not project based. Students will have the space to follow their creative dreams!
Then, we will build on learned techniques and explore “sandwiching” your quilt, binding, and finishing your quilt. We will create using both hand-sewing techniques and using sewing machines. A few sewing machines will be provided but participants are encouraged to bring their own if they have one! Sewing skills are helpful but not a must. Come learn basic quilting techniques and deepen your artistic practice!
Most Materials included – you are encouraged to bring fabric that makes your heart sing. Head to Swanson’s Fabrics! Looky Here does have plenty of scraps as well. Batting/thread/scissors/everything else included.

Figure Drawing (1/30/25)
2025-01-30 18:00 - 20:00
BYO materials! Easel and drawing horses provided. Figure Drawing at Looky Here is an uninstructed drawing session with a nude model. $15 per session, running 6-8pm on over other Thursday evening.

Open Mic for Writers!
2025-01-31 19:00 - 21:00
7:00 – $10 suggested donation
Come in and read us what you’ve been working on!

Sweatshirt Weaving Workshop with Rae Heller (materials included 12:00-5:00 $100)
2025-02-02 12:00 - 17:00
Bring in some shabby sweats and make them shine with fabric weaving!
We ran a three hour version of this class, but it just wasn’t long enough. Come to this all day intensive to master the art of sweatshirt weaving.
Sewing machine experience not mandatory but extremely helpful!
Bring a sweatshirt to upcycle, all other materials included!
This class is 5 hours and will include a break. Pack a snack!

Unproductive Behaviors 3: bodies bodies bodies (6 week writing workshop on Mondays with Sierra Dickey - masks required)
2025-02-03 18:00 - 19:30
Unproductive Behaviors 3: bodies bodies bodies (Masks required)
Unproductive behaviors is a writing circle for queer-identified people. We use the 100s method to generate work in a shared document. The 100s creates a highly fertile place of non-productivity. The aim of our work is not to produce anything finished or final. Instead, the aim of our work is to be together in the process of generating fragments that could go anywhere or nowhere. The only requirements are to write a minimum of 100 words each week, and to read and engage with the other participants writing generously. This session is themed around bodies of humans & beyond. What changes when we start to see that plants, rocks, animals, and gullies all have bodies too? What weirdness happens when our bodies intersect with others? We will read short excerpts of embodied poetry & prose from a variety of authors. $120.00 per person for 6 weeks.

Still Life Social Club (Thursday 2/6 6:00-8:00)
2025-02-06 18:00 - 20:00
$10.00

BYO materials, drinks and snacks! We Provide the still life and good vibes
