More than 60 artists are creating chairs for the Pink Arrow Pride Chair-A-Tee cancer fund raising event in Lowell. Mary Helmic, one of our new members, teamed up with Suzanne Butler-Lich to renovate a chair (see photo). The chairs will be on display in front of merchant venues July 5-Aug 18. During this time, many important, well attended, community events will be happening.

Joanne Swann has a solo print show at Clark Home on the Franklin Campus in the Donna Chase Gallery from June 20 to July 20th. A reception will be held on July 19th from 3 to 4:30 p m.

The LowellArts gallery is seeking applicants to show their work in their beautiful downtown Lowell space. If you would like to show your work or get together with others to propose to show your works as a group, here is the info you need. Deadline is JULY 1.

Wayne's photo was accepted into the LowellArts show, "FLIGHT: An Exhibition of Art of Things that Fly, Float or Soar" from June 17-Aug 12. His photo of a kite is titled, "What's Up?" Wayne is a new member of GVA. Congratulations, Wayne!

Sister Laurena Alfen is having a showing of her work from July 5-August 8 at First United Methodist Church at 227 E. Fulton. Summer Hours: M, T, Th: 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Wed 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–noon.

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