S A M A R I T A N C A R V E R S

Foster Barn and Garden Tour
September 11th, 2010 | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Foster, RI

Sponsored and organized by the Foster Preservation Society, come see some beautiful New England barns and gardens, experience a piece of living history. Tracy Mahaffey will be demonstrating stone carving all day and have some finished stone carvings on display at the "Paine-Bennett" farm, owned by Dick and Cathy Walls.

Paradise City Arts Festival
October 9th, 2010 to October 11th, 2010

Saturday and Sunday: 10:00am - 6:00pm; Monday 10:00 am - 4:00pm
Northampton, MA
"One of the most celebrated art fairs in the country... Paradise City strives to assemble a collection of fine and functional art that is dynamic, vibrant, and points to the cusp of what is new and fresh." There will be artists and designers from around the country showing clothing, jewelry, sculpture, fine furniture and more.

Admission is $12.00, for more info click on the link to the right.

Odyssey 2010 International Calligraphy Conference Stonehill College
July 25th, 2010 to July 31st, 2010

Grafton, MA

We will be participating at the conference as "Artist in Residence." All week we will be on sight carving a slate bench.

There's entirely too much to mention about this international calligraphy conference. Check out their website for details, sign up, and come enjoy!!

"Take an Arts Break" North Kingstown Art Council
May 15th, 2010 | 9am-3pm
North Kingstown, RI
This is a one day stone carving class that Tracy will be leading in conjunction with the North Kingstown Arts Council's "Take an Arts Break" program. More information and registration to be found on the art council's website wwwNKArtsCouncil.org. So sign up and come on out for "An Art's Break!"

Fuller Craft Museum
May 5th, 2010 | 6 pm- 8 pm
Brockton, MA
Samaritan Carvers will be set up and demonstrating in a workshop room during the Museum's "Free Wednesday Night" open house. Come out to meet and greet the artist, as well as see work in progress and finished carvings.

Art in the Making, a self guided open studio tour - free admission
November 7th, 2009 | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Scenic Northwest Rhode Island
This will be the 9th annual Fostering Arts Open Studio Tour. Our studio, as well as 11 other artists' studios, will be participating and open to the public for the day. A small map will be available to direct you to participating studios and, as much as possible, routes will be well marked with signs.

Visit each artist's unique studio, from old barns to newly built spaces. Experience art in the making and learn more about the processes involved in stone carving, wheel thrown pottery, high fire porcelain, printmaking, oil painting and more.

Coggeshall Farm Harvest Fair
September 19th, 2009 to September 20th, 2009

Saturday and Sunday
Bristol, RI
Set on 48 acres, Coggeshall Farm Museum is an historic 18th century farm house with a working farm featuring rare breed livestock, heirloom gardens, fruit trees, and costumed live interpreters ready to share more about rural life in Bristol during the Federal period.

This will be Coggeshall Farm Museum's 36th annual Harvest Fair. At the heart of the Fair are live demonstrations of historic and traditional crafts and skills represented by artisans from across the Northeast. The fair will also offer traditional competitions, quality vendors, and unique entertainment.

Tracy will be at the Harvest Fair demonstrating stone carving as well as showing some of our recent work.

"Lost Arts Show" Updike Park (corner of Brown St. and Main St.)
August 15th, 2009 | 1:00-4:00pm
Wickford, RI
Come out for the afternoon in beautiful Wickford R.I. for an event to showcase 'unusual and esoteric art forms.' Artist will be demonstrating their crafts throughout the afternoon.

Foster Old Home Days
July 26th, 2009 | to be announced
Foster, RI
Foster Old Home Days is a much anticipated home town event: a lively and friendly small town Fair. There will be the traditional horse pulls, pie tasting and many local vendors. On Sunday we will be demonstrating the art of hand carving stone (when we are not tasting the fresh baked goods that are available throughout the fair weekend)!

Westerly Reflections - The Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
July 1st, 2009 | 5:00 to 8:00pm
Westerly, RI
We are now members of The Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly and will have at least two pieces showing there each month.

Every month two artists are featured at the gallery. In July it will be the late Bruce N. Goodsell, a founder of the Artists' Cooperative Gallery. Also featured will be artist Sandi Gold. This month's show will be up from June 25th - July 25th.

The opening for the gallery takes place during the Westerly/Pawcatuck Art Stroll, on the first Wednesday of each month, 5:00pm - 8:00pm. Come out for a pleasant evening in beautiful Westerly.

Old Deerfield Craft Fair
June 20th, 2009 to June 21st, 2009

Saturday, 6/20, from 10 AM to 5 PM; Sunday, 6/21, from 10 AM to 4 PM, Rain or Shine!
Old Deerfield, MA
We will be demonstrating the art of hand carving stone as well as selling our original work at the Old Deerfield Craft Fair. Come and see this ancient craft come to life!

Art in the Park Festival, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
June 14th, 2009 | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773-2600,

24th Annual Art in the Park Festival and Art Sale. 112 Artists will be exhibiting and selling fine art in the Museums Sculpture Park.

Come and enjoy a day out! We will be demonstrating carving and showing work.

Grand Opening of the newly renovated gallery space at the Warwick Museum of Art
April 24th, 2009 to May 29th, 2009

Opening reception - May 1st from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Warwick, RI,
We will have five pieces featured in this spring show celebrating the beautiful newly renovated main gallery at the Warwick Museum of Art.

Paradise City Arts Festival
March 20th, 2009 to March 22nd, 2009

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
Royal Plaza Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Road West, RT. 20 West; Marlborough, MA 01752
"One of the most celebrated art fairs in the country... Paradise City strives to assemble a collection of fine and functional art that is dynamic, vibrant, and points to the cusp of what is new and fresh." There will be artists and designers from around the country showing clothing, jewelry, sculpture, fine furniture and more.

As well as showcasing new work we will be carving stone on site, look for us in booth #220.
For more info click on the link to the right.

Letter Arts Review 23:1
February 1st, 2009 | February

Letter Arts Review is journal dedicated to showcasing the Lettering Arts in all media and from all times and cultures. See "Briefly noted" for a short article and photo essay on the creative evolution of Samaritan Carvers, pages 6 & 7.

Ice House Gallery
January 16th, 2009 to March 1st, 2009

Opening reception - Friday, January 16th
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
"Duets: Celebrating Collaboration in Craft" - curated by Anne Larsen. Opening in January, this exciting show will feature pieces produced by artists working together. It will showcase the way we have combined different relationships, skills, and mediums to create art.

Warwick Museum of Art
November 7th, 2008 to December 5th, 2008

Wed&Thurs: 2p-7p . Fri&Sat: 11a-4p. Call the museum for more info.
Warwick, RI

Join us Friday, November 7th from 7pm-9pm for the opening of the "Rhode Island Open 22" show at the Warwick Museum of Art. In this years juried show, the sculptural carving of "Buddha" was chosen. We'll look forward to seeing you there.

Paradise City Arts Festival
October 11th, 2008 to October 13th, 2008

Columbus Day Weekend
Northampton, MA
"One of the most celebrated art fairs in the country... Paradise City strives to assemble a collection of fine and functional art that is dynamic, vibrant, and points to the cusp of what is new and fresh." There will be artists and designers from around the country showing clothing, jewelry, sculpture, fine furniture and more.

Admission is $12.00, for more info click on the link to the right.

Providence Public Library
August 21st, 2008 | August
As part of Providence's Gallery Night, the Providence Public Library has begun to support an artist series of presentations. We will giving a slide show and presentation of our work.

Public welcome - no admission fee.
Providence Public Library,Washington Park Branch, 150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903

Letter Arts Review, Review 2007
May 1st, 2008 | May

The "All Life is One" piece will be published in the "Review 2007" edition of the international publication Letter Arts Review.

Letter Arts Review is journal dedicated to showcasing the Lettering Arts in all media and from all times and cultures. The Review issue is dedicated to pieces made within the last three years

Plattsburgh - State University of New York - Spring Craft Show
April 26th, 2008 | April
Come and see some of our new work and meet other great artisans from around the Northeast. The event will take place at the College field house and is one day only, Saturday April 26th. Show hours are from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Warwick Museum of Art - Rhode Island Open 21
October 12th, 2007 to November 3rd, 2007

October
The "Can Opener Piece", a limestone carving viewable on our home page's slide show and in the gallery, has been selected to be part of Warwick Museum's Open 21, a juried art show open to Rhode Island artists.

warwickmuseum.org

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