Looking for a place to show your art? Check out these local galleries. Call to artists listings Arts Hub Western Mass: Opportunities Valley Arts Newsletter Northampton Arts Council Community lists…ton, 529-2635 Pulp https://www.pulpholyoke.com/ 80 Race Street, Holyoke 413-362-6368 Small Works Gallery https://www.gatewaycityarts.com/small-works-gallery 92 Race Street, Holyoke Artery https://www.holyokeart.com/ 289 High Street, Holyoke, 413-324-4402 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gallery https://www.fws.gov/office/northeast-region-headquarters 300 Westgate Drive, Hadley, 253-8321 Gallery A3 http://www.gallerya3.com/ 28 Amity Street, 1D, Amher…
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Display/Exhibit Policy
The Forbes Library welcomes the opportunity to allow community groups and individuals to use the various display and exhibit areas in the building, as part of its mission to provide…ng the exhibit on the agreed upon date. The exhibitor shall remove the exhibit promptly on the agreed upon date. All displays/exhibits must be set up and removed with as little interference as possible to the daily operations of the Library. Once the exhibit is installed, changes may be made only with Library approval. The library has the right to remove exhibit materials if they aren’t picked up by the agreed upon date. Exhibit materials may be d…
Social Services
General Resources Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Community Resources & Advocacy program https://www.communityaction.us/ 413-582-4230 or 1-800-339-7779 For information about programs throughout Hampshire County, such as fuel assistance, food stamps, health needs, employment,…VA) https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-office-for-victim-assistance A state agency devoted to upholding and advancing the rights of crime victims in Massachusetts. Seniors Northampton Council On Aging https://www.northamptonma.gov/716/Council-on-Aging Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the city’s elder population, aged 60 and over. Northampton Senior Center http://northamptonma.gov/2055/Senior-Services 413-587-1228 Programming for…
Meeting Facilities in the Northampton Area
Here is a selection of places in Northampton & nearby where it is possible to reserve space for meetings. (Forbes Library also has meeting rooms which may be reserved.) Meeting…on 413-584-7327, NCFA@NOHOARTS.ORG https://www.nohoarts.org/rentals-managed-by-the-center Space is available, for a fee, for events of all kinds, including rehearsals and performances, community and private events, meetings, conferences, and classrooms. Northampton Community Music Center 139 South Street, Northampton Recital Hall A seats 75; $140 first two hours, $60 each additional hour Recital Hall B seats 35-40; $80 first two hours, $30 each ad…
Forbes Library, Historic Northampton and Wistariahurst host States of Incarceration, a traveling exhibition
March 1, 2017 — STATES OF INCARCERATION A NATIONAL DIALOGUE OF LOCAL HISTORIES March 13-30, Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton, MA and Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge St., Northampton, MA Opening reception: March 13,…on on March 1 from 6-8 PM. Website: http://pv-soi.org / Programs and events: https://pv-soi.org/programs/ States of Incarceration was created by the New School’s Humanities Action Lab, a coalition of 500 university students and formerly incarcerated individuals from 20 cities, including students and faculty from UMass Amherst Public History Program and several local community organizers. It explores the history of incarceration by focusing on huma…
Law/Legal Resources for the Northampton Area
Massachusetts Access to Justice The Massachusetts Access to Justice initiative works to provide equal access to the court system for the public, including self-represented litigants, those with limited or no…gal Research Hampshire Law Library https://www.mass.gov/locations/hampshire-law-library 99 Main St., Courthouse, Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586-2297 The law library is open to everyone. The Hampshire Law Library is on the ground level 1st floor of the old historic courthouse. The doors are locked; please check in at the Hampshire Superior/Northampton District Court located 15 Gothic Street and you will be escorted over to the library after being…
Forbes Seeks Status Quo
June 1, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Trustees of Forbes Library value a productive relationship with Northampton’s City government. The current unfortunate dispute resulted from the Trustees’ receipt of a January 28, 2016…rbeslibrary.org / 413-587-1016 https://www.gazettenet.com/Northampton-mayor-s-quest-for-agreement-with-Forbes-Library-not-unprecedented-2421255 ATTACHMENTS Complaint for Declaratory Relief Exhibit A: Last Will and Testament of Charles Edward Forbes Exhibit B: Opinion of the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, October 2, 2007 Exhibit C: Opinion of the Supervisor of Records, Public Records Division, February 13, 2008 From the Daily Hampshire Ga…
Regional News and Media
Local Newspapers Daily Hampshire Gazette https://www.gazettenet.com/ News and Information for Northampton by the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Forbes Library patrons can find articles from 1994 to the present in NewsBank. For index and archive of Gazette articles, please contact the Reference Librarian. MassLive.com https://www.masslive.com/ Current news and Classifieds from Western Massachusetts newspaper, The Springfield Republican. Index and archiv…
Home : 2022 virtual exhibit of visual and performing arts and writing
January 11, 2022 — Submissions Closed: February 11, 2022 at 6 PM Online Virtual Exhibit: March 1 – April 30, 2022 Forbes Library invites western Mass. creatives to submit recent work for a Virtual…minutes limit 2D image files : 1 to 4MB Curated by Faith Kaufmann, Pamela Acosta, and Art Middleton (writing) ENTRY FORM FOR SUBMISSIONS: https://forbeslibrary.org/virtualexhibit2022…
Hosmer Gallery
In Memory of Jean Elizabeth Hosmer (1954-1999) Upcoming Exhibits 2024-25 | Exhibit History | Information for Artists | Información para Artistas | Hours | Mailing List Virtual Hosmer Gallery Community Art Exhibit New Monotypes by Arch MacInnes We All Matter – We Are All Matter by Amy Dawn Kotel Pastel Landscapes by Donna M. Roy April 2-29, 2024 Reception: April 6, 3-5 PM DONNA M. ROY “The energy of the local landscape” My current work explores ex…
Summer Exhibit in Plymouth Notch
June 4, 2008 — Check out the Summer Exhibit at Plymouth Notch, Vermont!CCPLM has loaned a Northampton ballot box, 3 badges and 1 ticket from the 1924 convention and some reproduction photographs to this…ilia and images from private and public collections including the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum. For more information see https://historicsites.vermont.gov/calvin-coolidge…
Food Assistance
Information on free meals and food subsidies in the Northampton area. Information as listed on organization websites and subject to change. Free meals in Northampton Manna Soup Kitchen Manna Soup…pal Church Tuesday: 11:30 – 1:30pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church Wednesday: 6:00 – 7:00pm at Edwards Church Thursday: 11:30 – 1:30pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church Saturday: 11:30 – 1:30pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church http://www.mannanorthampton.com/ Edwards Church 297 Main Street, Northampton 413-584-5500 St. John’s Episcopal Church 48 Elm Street, Northampton 413-584-1757 Free Meals in Amherst Amherst Survival Center All meals provided to go….
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