NOW:

For the love of all things handmade. Give art this holiday season.

Encaustic collage by Jessica Burko
on view at Artists Crossing
505 Washington St. Downtown Crossing, Boston
November 15, 2011 - February 29, 2012
Gallery open every day from now through Christmas!
Sunday-Wednesday 11am-5pm, Thursday-Saturday 11am-7pm

Handknit accessories made from found yarn
by Jessica Burko and Reclaimed To You
available at Cristina Hurley Gallery
3 Rockland St. Canton MA 02021
November 15, 2011 - January 15, 2012
Wednesday - Saturday, 11am-6pm

Jessica Burko on Etsy.com
AVAILABLE NOW for sale - Collages and small works

UPCOMING:

The Focusing Series
Arts Marketing and Business classes for the creative professional.
For registration information and a full list of classes click HERE.
This series is co-sponsored by Boston Handmade, the Jamaica Plain Arts Council, and Alternate Currents.

Wyatt Art Studios
Solo Show, September 1 - October 5, 2012
87 North Main Street
Rochester, NH 03867

RECENT:

South End Open Studios, September 17 & 18, 11am-6pm
Visit Jessica Burko's studio and see encaustic and collage demos:
35 Wareham Street, 2nd fl., between Harrison and Albany

From Our House to Yours
Burko's work is included in an exhibition
at the Massachusetts State House
with the Jamaica Plain Artists Association.
24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA - Rm. 130
on view May 5 - July 8, 2011
EXHIBITION RECEPTION: Wednesday, May 18, 4:30-6:30pm
hosted by Representative Jeffrey Sanchez

Off The Wall
Danforth Museum of Art
123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA
on view June 12 - August 7, 2001  

4th Annual Boston Handmade Marketplace
Saturday, July 30th (rain date July 31), 3-7pm
Union Square Somerville, MA
For full event information visit: bostonhandmade.org

JP To Me: Defined By Light
on view through April 28, 2011
UFORGE Gallery
767 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Selling in the Worldwide Marketplace
In this workshop explore some of the many options available for showing and selling fine art and craft online. We’ll review e-commerce sites including ArtFire, Etsy, BigCartel and Trunkt as well as online arts communities like Ravelry, Craftster and Indiepublic. Limit 12 students.
Thursday, April 28, 6:30–9:30pm, $60
The Eliot School · 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617.524.3313 · www.eliotschool.org

PRESS:

Jessica Burko Heads Craft Collective, Jamaica Plain Patch, May 2011
The South End Patch, Art Walk Stays True to it's name, May 2011
A glimpse into an artist's day, by Alison Herlihy, February 2011
Design Boston, 'handmade Monday: Boston Handmade', March 2010
The Park Lane Post, 'Creating Community', February 2010
Etsy.com, Shop Local Feature, December 2008
The Boston Globe, Doing good for artists, November 2008
Jamaica Plain Gazette, Outside The Box, October 2008
The Organic Mechanic, Artist Spotlight, September 2008
Handmade...and how, Boston Globe, June 2008
Artists are coming to Union Square, Somerville Journal, June 2008
Whimsy On The Wall, West Roxbury Transcript, January 2008

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Boston Handmade
The Eliot School
Jamaica Plain Artists Association
The Photographic Resource Center
The Art Connection
Hyde Park Art Association