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GRAFFIC/TRAFFIC/STREET ART/GRAFFITI/GRAPHIC ART

Art Crimes - The Writing on the Wall
graffiti art - street art - fine art

What do you have to say about this exhibit?
Put it on the Wall....


Come meet some of your local artists who have something to say.....
Come contribute to the street art mural.....
Come hear some beats......
Move your body.......ARTSFEST DANCE COMPANY
STREET ART ARTISTS RECEPTION

FRIDAY, JAN 29TH, 8-11PM
BELKNAP MILL, DOWNTOWN, LACONIA, NH
ALL AGES, ALL WELCOME
HIP HOP DANCE PARTY featuring DJ TOOK
PERFORMANCES by ARTSFEST DANCE COMPANY
GRAFFIC ARTISTS RECEPTION - STREET ART EXHIBIT
$10 AT THE DOOR (free to members of the mill)
Arrive early for a HIP HOP FREESTYLE DANCE CLASS
with the ARTSFEST COMPANY at 6:45PM $10

Click here to go to Facebook listing

Art Can Change the World Fundraiser in Derry, Saturday

The New Hampshire Teen Institute and Art Can Change the World are coming together to help raise money for the family of Janelle James, a freshman at Pinkerton Academy who is battling leukemia. 100% of the proceeds from this event are going straight to the James family.

Many talented artists from all over the east coast are coming together to play music, raffle off art, and give support.
Artists include:

• AmbeR Rubarth
• Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
• Jaggery
• Liz Longley
• Christopher Barnes/Gem Club

& many other special guests!

Saturday, 23 January 2010 from 7pm to midnight

Stockbridge Theatre
44 N. Main St.
Derry, NH

February Schedule of Events at Manchester's Currier Museum of Art

Okay, this is a L-O-N-G entry, but it just goes to show how much is going on at the Currier. (There are even a couple events listed here organized by the Currier that happen elsewhere, such as Auburn...and Italy and Greece!) Take your time and wade through...and see some of the many reasons New Hampshire is so lucky to have the Currier here!

Visit the Currier Museum this winter to enjoy European masterworks, contemporary paintings, American furniture and landscapes, and our extensive glass and paperweight collection. Stop by the Community Gallery during your visit to see the Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition, on view through March 1. All work from this exhibition will be for sale and a percentage of profits will go towards the Art Center’s scholarship fund. Opening March 6, Homer to Hopper: American Watercolor Masterworks from the Currier Museum of Art features extraordinary works by some of America’s most beloved and renowned artists such as Winslow Homer, Maurice Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Rockwell Kent, Edward Hopper and more.

The museum’s entrance is located at 150 Ash Street and parking is available in the on-site lot. Museum hours are Sunday, Monday, Wednesday - Friday 11 am–5 pm, Saturday 10 am–5 pm, open the first Thursday of each month 11 am–8 pm, and closed Tuesday. Admission to the museum is always free for children 17 and under, and every Saturday from 10 am–noon admission is free to everyone.

The Currier Art Center offers art classes and vacation camps for all ages.

For more information about any of the below items, or to purchase tickets, visit www.currier.org, call 603.669.6144 x108 or visit the Currier Museum Art Center, 180 Pearl Street, Manchester, NH 03104.

FEBRUARY

Public Guided Tours
Tours are offered daily, and highlight either the museum’s collection or the current special exhibition or both. Public tours are free with museum admission. Highlights of the Collection Tour runs through March 14. Tour times: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:30 pm, Saturdays at 11:30 am, and Sundays at 1 pm.

70th Anniversary Art Center Faculty Exhibition
On view through March 1
Join us in the Currier Museum’s Community Gallery as we close this year’s 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Currier Art Center with a full faculty art exhibition. This special exhibition showcases the vast range of art and crafts that our faculty create and exhibit throughout our region. A percentage of sales from this exhibition will support the scholarship fund of the Art Center.

Art Digest
Monday, February 15 from 12:30-2 pm - Reservations required by Feb. 4
Lunch and learn about collection highlights from the last 40 years with Director of Public Programs Leah Fox. Register for this program and then vote for the artwork that you are most interested in learning about! The works with the most votes will be featured in the lecture. $11 for members, $21 for non-members. Reservations required by February 4. Price includes museum admission, buffet lunch, and the lecture. Voting instructions will be offered upon registration.

First Thursday: Chocolate is the New Wine
Thursday, February 4 from 5:30-7:30 pm
Did you know that chocolate is recognized as the world’s favorite food? Bring a friend and enjoy the delicacy of locally-made fine chocolates. Learn about the origins of South American cacao and how it is transformed into the chocolate treats we love today. Couple your favorite chocolate selection with a glass of wine or espresso from the Winter Garden Café. Leave with some recipes to treat yourself or impress your valentine. Join us for a 15-minute gallery talk “Still Life with Chocolates by James Aponovich”. $10 for members, $15 for non-members.
Currier Museum Art Center Workshop: Thinking Outside the Box - Assemblage
Saturday, February 6 from 10 am-4 pm
Explore the Assemblage! With a recycled box as your base, you will construct an artwork using collage and paint as well as found and natural objects. Students will consider the inside and outside of the form, as well as adhering techniques and scale, to result in a coherent assemblage. Emphasis is on personal expression with guided technique. $80/student. For more information about the Art Center, or to find the complete brochure and registration form, go to www.currier.orghttp://www.currier.org> or call 603.669.6144 x122.
Currier Museum Art Center Child & Parent Workshop: Jewelry for Kids!
Saturday, February 6 from 2-4 pm
Bring your child (ages 8-11) to this fun collaborative workshop where you will both learn the basics of making handmade jewelry. Create earrings, a necklace and a pin from found objects. Explore and experiment as you learn simple jewelry techniques. $25/student. For more information about the Art Center, or to find the complete brochure and registration form, go to www.currier.org.
Currier Museum Art Center Workshop: Earrings in a Day!
Saturday, February 13 from 10 am-3 pm
Using wire and some sheet metal, you will bend, twist, wrap, coil and hammer delightful earrings that you can wear. Using a variety of wire, mostly copper, brass and silver, use hand tools to shape the wire into curlicues, squiggles, and hoops. Incorporate some beads to add a little color! No prior jewelry experience needed. Teens and adults are invited to participate. $70/student.

Family Saturday: Valentine’s Day
Saturday, February 13 from 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Spend some quality family time at the Currier the second Saturday of every month. Participate in hands-on art activities, go on a guided family gallery walk (11:30 am), visit the Discovery Gallery, or use a family gallery guide. Museum admission is free from 10 am to 12 pm.

Currier Museum Art Center Child & Parent Workshop: A Day to Play in Clay – Piggy Banks
Saturday, February 13 from 1:30-3:30 pm
Bring your child (ages 5+) to this fun collaborative workshop where you will both learn how to construct your own clay bank combining pinch pots and coils of clay. Projects will be glazed and fired. $40 for 1 parent/child, $55 for 2 children.

Currier Museum Art Center Workshop: All About Animals – Nature Art Class for Families
Sunday, February 14 from 1-3 pm at the Massabesic Audubon Center, Auburn, NH
Children (6+) and adults are invited to join us at the Massabesic Audubon Center where we will play with clay and learn how to do printmaking. Projects will be inspired by the live animals at the center and their winter tracking patterns. $85 per adult/child pair, $25 for each additional child. Register through the Massabesic Audubon Center at: 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH 03032, 603.668.2045 or online at www.newhampshireaudubon.org/center_masa.php.
Focus Tour – The Love Tour
Sunday, February 14 at 1 and 3:30 pm
These special tours offer visitors in-depth gallery discussions on a particular theme, work of art, or artist, and this winter there are many great tours to choose from! Today’s tour will be led by Docents Pat Howard and Jane Bentas. Free with museum admission.

A Musical Romance: Music of Brahms and Rachmaninoff
Sunday, February 14, Concert at 2 pm, Tour at 1 and 3:30 pm
Treat your special someone to a day of romance at the museum. Come for Valentine’s Day specials at the café featuring stuffed French toast, mimosas, and Chocolate Lover’s Dessert for two. Take “The Love Tour” of the museum at 1 or 3:30 pm, and enjoy the music of Brahms and Rachmaninoff by pianist Paul Dykstra and Cellist Beth Phearson at 2 pm. $10 for members, $20 for non-members. Price includes museum admission, “The Love Tour,” and concert. Lunch not included. (Support is provided by the Waldo and Alice Ayer Foundation.)

New Parent Gallery Talk: Provocative Portraits – Personalities in the Galleries
Thursday, February 18 from 11 am-noon
Has your new baby reduced your vocabulary to “coos” and other nonsensical words? These gallery talks are designed for parents (with baby in tow) to get a personalized tour of the museum. So pack up the baby stroller and stop by for some much needed adult conversation. Free with museum admission.

Focus Tour – Provocative Portraits: Personalities in the Galleries
Friday, February 19 at noon
These special tours offer visitors in-depth gallery discussions on a particular theme, work of art, or artist, and this winter there are many great tours to choose from! Today’s tour will be led by Docent Carolyn Hollman. Free with museum admission.

Currier Museum Art Center Master Workshop: Acrylic Medium with Jimmy Leslie
Saturday, February 20 from 10 am-4 pm
Learn the language of acrylic mediums with Liquitex’s artist-in-residence Jimmy Leslie. In this one-day workshop you will discover over 20 different acrylic mediums offered by Liquitex that change the consistency of acrylic paint, impacting on the flow, the texture, the drying rate, and the sheen of paintings. Jimmy will introduce the history of acrylic paints and mediums, explaining what acrylic mediums can do and how they can be effectively used. Jimmy will present a variety of traditional applications, as well as non-traditional/abstract concepts. A significant amount of this workshop will be hands-on so that people can feel for themselves what acrylics and acrylic mediums are capable of doing. Jimmy will also discuss the virtues of varnishing with acrylics, studio safety, and field questions and answers throughout. Students will be given a free sample bag of Liquitex paints and mediums valued at $40 to take home at the end of the workshop! Teens and adults are invited to participate. This workshop is generously sponsored by Liquitex and the Art Center. All proceeds will support the scholarship fund of the Art Center. $95/student.
Focus Tour – Provocative Portraits: Personalities in the Galleries
Friday, February 21 at 3 pm
These special tours offer visitors in-depth gallery discussions on a particular theme, work of art, or artist, and this winter there are many great tours to choose from! Today’s tour will be led by Docent Carolyn Hollman. Free with museum admission.

Currier Museum Art Center Winter Vacation Art Camp for Kids: It’s a Jungle Out There!
Monday, February 22 – Friday, February 26
The Art Center hosts a week-long Vacation Art Camp for children during the winter school vacation holiday. Students will explore the themes of the jungle – the animals, habitat, and more – in this exciting week of mixed media art-making. Campers will escape from their wintery surroundings as their artistic imaginations take them from the canopy of the rainforest to the rush of the Amazon. Students will be inspired by artists such as Henri Rousseau, Georgia O’Keeffe, Antoine-Louis Barye, and Franz Marc. Your jungle adventure will include a special performance by storyteller and folksinger Tim Van Egmond. Full day tuition: $250. Half day tuition: $140. After camp care is available from 3-4 pm for an additional $25.

Currier Museum Art Center Winter Vacation Art Intensive for Teens: Portfolio Prep! Drawing Big
Monday, February 22 – Friday, February 26
Teens, ages 14 to 18, are invited to immerse themselves in art during their winter vacation week. Working from still-life, interior, and figurative subject matter, students in this class will be challenged to draw “big” incorporating issues of space, form, texture and light into the framework of large drawings. This class is designed for high school aged students who want to produce work for their college portfolio, and want to know what a college level class feels like.

Winter School Vacation Week
Monday, February 22 – Friday, February 26
Museum admission is FREE during Winter School Vacation Week. The museum is closed on Tuesdays.

Winter School Vacation Week - Storytime in the Gallery
MUSEUM ADMISSION IS FREE FEB 22 – 26
Monday, February 22 at 11:30 am
Looking for a way to introduce your preschooler to art? Come to the Currier for an art-related story read by a children’s librarian from Manchester City, followed by a gallery talk about the “Artwork of the Day”. Recommended for ages 3 to 5, but all are welcome. Today, listen to the story Georgia’s Bones, by Jen Bryant and look at Cross by the Sea by Georgia O’Keeffe.

Winter School Vacation Week – Family Performance: Jungle Stories with Storyteller Tim Van Egmond
MUSEUM ADMISSION IS FREE FEB 22 – 26
Wednesday, February 24 at 1 pm
Visitors will be entertained by talented storyteller Tim Van Egmond as he uplifts, delights and tickles your funny bones in this special performance in the museum’s auditorium. No reservations required but the performance is first come, first served, so come early to ensure a spot in the audience.

Winter School Vacation Week – Family Drawing in the Galleries
MUSEUM ADMISSION IS FREE FEB 22 – 26
Thursday, February 25 from 1-3 pm
Visit our galleries to get inspired and draw your own masterworks! Bring a sketchbook or use one that we provide. Art Center instructor John O’Shaughnessy will be available throughout the galleries to offer guidance and encouragement.
Winter School Vacation Week – Family Studio: Art Up Close
MUSEUM ADMISSION IS FREE FEB 22 - 26
Friday, February 26 from 2:30-4:30 pm
Adults and children can drop by one of the museum’s studios to participate in an art-related activity.
Currier Art Center & Worcester Art Museum: Travel and Learn
Drawing and Painting in Italy with Nan Hass Feldman
April 18 - 25
The Currier is partnering with the Worcester Art Museum on exciting travel abroad programs for students of the visual arts. This program showcases exceptional teaching artists from WAM in the setting of exciting cultural centers around the world. Students of this program can take these courses for undergraduate credit from Worcester State College for an additional fee. Currier members receive WAM member pricing. On this trip to Italy, get inspired by the artistic, historic, and aesthetic experience of drawing and painting under the Tuscan sun with accomplished painter and mixed media artist Nan Hass Feldman. Work in your favorite medium – oil paints (traditional or water-based), acrylics, watercolors, pastels, or mixed media – for eight days in the beautiful landscapes in and around Cortona, Italy. Bathe your creative vision in the unique light that has inspired artists for generations. Capture small vistas of the countryside and lakes, as well as the picturesque buildings and dramatic sculptures of Italy’s past and present. Based in Cortona and within easy reach of some of the most beautiful Tuscan and Umbrian cities, our students will work in a variety of settings including Lago Trasimeno and Isola Maggiore, Florence and Assisi. Artists of all levels are welcome. Sponsored by the Worcester Art Museum with Toscana Americana in Cortona, Italy. For more information about this Travel and Learn partnership program with WAM, to call with questions, or to register call Elizabeth Buck at 508.799.4406 x3148 or visit www.worcesterart.org/education.

Currier Art Center & Worcester Art Museum: Travel and Learn
Painting on the Greek Island of Skopelos with Sue Swinand
May 18-28
The Currier is partnering with the Worcester Art Museum on exciting travel abroad programs for students of the visual arts. This program showcases exceptional teaching artists from WAM in the setting of exciting cultural centers around the world. Students of this program can take these courses for undergraduate credit from Worcester State College for an additional fee. Currier members receive WAM member pricing. On this trip, join Sue Swinand, accomplished teacher and painter, for an art adventure that takes you to one of the most beautiful place on earth, the Aegean island of Skopelos. The famed light of Greece and ideal weather make Skopelos an artist’s dream. Rising like an amphitheater over the harbor, the village is crowned with Byzantine churches and the ruins of Venetian fortress. With its traditional architecture, charming village lanes lined with dazzling white houses, brightly colored window shutters and flower-adorned balconies, Skopelos town is recognized by the Greek Government as a “National Treasure.” Sponsored by the Worcester Art Museum with the Island Center for the Arts. For more information about this Travel and Learn partnership program with WAM, to call with questions, or to register call Elizabeth Buck at 508.799.4406 x3148 or visit www.worcesterart.org/education.

About the Currier

The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH is home to an internationally respected collection of European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. New galleries showcase the collection of over 11,000 objects, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, and Warhol. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the engaging traveling exhibitions, a series of dynamic programs ranging from music to lectures to hands-on art-making, an expanded gift shop and an airy new café filled with light and equipped with WiFi.

The associated Art Center offers studio classes, art camps and intensive workshops for all ages. The museum also owns the Zimmerman House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, complete with the original furnishings and the owners' fine art collection. The Zimmerman House is the only Wright-designed house in New England open for public tours which are offered April – December. To book a tour or get more information, visit www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144, x108.

Artist-to-artist networking event in Concord, 2/16/10

"Across the Disciplines"

Join your fellow Capital area creative professionals at this Chamber sponsored quarterly informal peer-to-peer networking opportunity, hosted by the Creative Concord Committee of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce.

When: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Red River Theatres, 11 South Main Street, Concord
Registration: Payment by credit card, check or cash; $5.
RSVP: Register online or call the Chamber at (603)224-2508

River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth offers storytelling for grown-ups

"A Winter's Tale" at The Red Door: A benefit for Seacoast Local's (H)EAT campaign

Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Storytelling for grownups comes to the Seacoast with the new true-story, spoken-word series, "A Winter's Tale." The three-part series, featuring autobiographical tales on a chosen theme, told without notes before a live audience, finds its home in the intimate setting of The Red Door Lounge and Martini Bar, 107 State Street. The event takes place on Sunday evenings once each month during the winter, January 24, February 21, and March 14, 7 - 9 PM each night. A $5 admission fee will be charged, and all proceeds from the event will be donated to Seacoast Local's (H)EAT campaign, an effort to provide food and heating fuel to local residents in need this winter. The event is co-sponsored by RiverRun Bookstore and The Wire.

Learn more here.

Fire in New Boston destroyed woodworker Jon Brooks' workshop, life work

ArtSpider member Paul Bellefeuille just alerted us to this tragic story:

From WMUR's website:

A fast-moving fire early Monday morning in New Boston destroyed Jonathan Brooks' workshop and much of his life's work, but an outpouring of support may help the artist move on.

Brooks has turned wood into art for more than 40 years until a fire reduced his work to ashes. The fire destroyed his studio located up Pine Road from his home in New Boston.

"It's like a piece of my soul that's gone," Brooks said.

Here's a link to the Union Leader story.

As it says on Brooks' site:

All of Jon's tools, his 40 year collection of special wood, his entire studio and its contents were destroyed. It is every artist's fear and worst nightmare to have this kind of disaster happen.

In this hour of need, any contribution will be helpful for the reconstruction of a new studio. We are sending this personal plea to all who may be able to help out. Jon will rebuild and carry on; it is his life's mission to do so. But in this hard economy he will need all the support he can receive.

Contributions may be sent to:
Jon Brook's New Studio Project
Pine Road
New Boston, NH 03070

Please: Share this story around!

Sick of winter? PleinAir trip to Florida planned! And also, a watercolor class in No. Hampton

This in from ArtSpider member
Doris Rice of North Hampton:

Painting Adventure with Doris Rice
Plein Air, Outdoor Painting Workshop in Naples, Florida
Four Days: January 21-24, 2010
Thursday through Sunday
$280 four day workshop or $75/per day
Class hours: 10 am to 4pm

Have you ever painted outside amidst the waving palm trees? Nature is all around, offering so many points of view! Each day, we will set up and work in a local spot. Doris will do a demo to start the ball rolling and then all will paint together with guidance on materials, subject selection, composition, values….. Day one location to be announced. Accommodation info available Materials list will be sent upon registration….(deposit $75.00)

Mail deposit to: Doris Rice - 155 Atlantic Avenue - North Hampton, NH 03862

E: DorisRice@comcast.net
603-964-9254 or c/603-724-7779

Upcoming Workshop:
TECHNICS IN WATERCOLOR - Doris Rice
Explore the possibilities of watercolor. Give yourself a day of experimentation……
Saturday, February 13, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

WHERE: Exeter Old Town Hall, Second Floor, Elevator Available.
WHAT TO BRING: Watercolor paints, brushes, container for water, watercolor paper, paper towels, Masking fluid (or use mine), salt, masking tape, and pictures to spark your imagination.
LUNCH: Bring a snack or order for pick-up at one of the local deli's, lunch spots, bakery .
REGISTRATION: Cost $50 - payable in advance to secure your spot.

Contact Doris Rice at DorisRice@comcast.net
Enrollment limited/ 5 places left in the class.

Share your work on Nashua radio...even visual arts!

This in from
ArtSpider member
Rahel Limor:

ISRAEL IS REAL is a weekly community supported radio program that focuses on everything Israel. We broadcast every Friday from 9-10am on WSMN 1590. We also have a wonderful website where anyone can listen to our archived shows, hear the music we play and now, visit YOUR ART exhibition!We would like to offer you another venue and opportunity to exhibit your work.

Click here to view our new online venue. If you would like to exhibit, please read the details below and contact us!

HOW TO EXHIBIT YOUR WORK ON ISRAEL IS REAL!
(HOW DO YOU DISPLAY WORKS OF ART ON THE AIR?)

Easy! When vending, artists usually buy a "booth" or "table".
To exhibit on the air, you become an ISRAEL IS REAL sponsor!
Here's how:

BASIC: Purchase a show for $55:
We create a separate "EXHIBITION" or "GALLERY" page on our website featuring YOUR ART for a full month. We also include a LINK to your website (and you create a link to us from your website). The LINK to your site will remain on our site even after the exhibition ends.

BASIC PLUS: Purchase a show PLUS an ADVERTISEMENT
For an additional $20 you can purchase a 30-second spoken ad which will be read by us during ONE WEEKLY broadcast.
You must provide us with the text! Feel free to purchase as many 30-second ads as you wish.

BASIC PLUS BONUS: Purchase a show PLUS FOUR (4) ADS
When you purchase a show and four 30-second ads (for a total of $135), we will interview you "LIVE" on the air where together we will promote your art!

The artists, and their work, do not necessarily have to be related to the show theme; however; we hope that the art would be "kosher" - meaning that it should not include anything lewd, so to speak. If you are interested in exhibiting your art work on ISRAEL IS REAL, please contact us by email or by phone at: (603) 672-3682. We can then work out details from there.

Learn to make books in Peterborough

In these doldrums of the New England winter season, what better way to keep one's spirits up than to take a class?

Specifically,
Book School '10 at
Lovely In The Home Press.

There are two options this season, starting January 20th:

Wednesdays from 6-9pm
Thursdays from 4-7pm

both at 30 Main Street in lovely downtown Peterborough.

Participants will make a different structure each week, learning many folded and sewn structures including: Hedi Kyle's Spider Book, Chinese Sewing Box Book, and Mongolian Board Book; the Secret Belgian binding, simple folded structures that have hundreds of possiblilities, and books that are three dimensional: the Hinged Box Book (or Kumi-Korf box).

Please see www.erinsweeney.net for more information, and check out their new fan page on Facebook--there are lots of great photos of recent student work and workshop activity!

Woodfired ceramics exhibit in Braintree, MA

ArtSpider member John Baymore, Adjunct Professor of Ceramics at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, has a solo exhibition of his woodfired work running right now in the Boston area:

Thayer Academy Gallery
Southworth Library Building
745 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184

The exhibition is running now through January 29th, 2010.

There will be an Artist's Reception on Thursday, January 21st from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

If you have a Facebook account, you can see the main event listing here.

NH Media Makers - Best networking event?

We just received
this email from
John Herman:

Cool! Someone just said they voted for the NH Media Makers meet-up for for a NH Business Review's Best of Business Award in the Best Networking Event category (#54). I thought I would pass on the link to everyone else. Apparently you must vote in 20 categories for any one vote to count, but perhaps you could vote for your fellow fantastic NH Media Makers in the categories for photographers, web developers, real estate companies, and more!

Here's the link: http://www.bobawardsnh.com

Justine and I have been to several of the NHMM meetings, and have found them to be interesting, enjoyable, and a great place to make new connections. We encourage creative people to check out a meet-up sometime soon. And if you've been to one of their meetings, we urge you to vote as John suggests!

'ROUND THE SQUARE, Portsmouth-based webseries, about to debut

The first original webseries from America's favorite little port city launches this Friday, January 15th!
The premiere will be a "Live Launch" on The Uncle Phil Show (WSCA), 106.1 FM. Tune in at 10am for on air Q&A with series creator / Director Michael R. Berry, Director of Photography C. Daniel Freund, and stars Laurel Wiley, Pietro D'Alessio, and Brian Paul.
'Round the Square will premiere at 10:45 on January 15th. Click on the link to watch it: http://shortstream.tv/premiere

We of course realize many of you will be working during that time and may not be able to watch at 10:45. Click over to shortstream.tv/premiere at your leisure...we air content at your convenience with no extra cost to you.

OUR PERMANENT FACEBOOK PAGE IS UP!
Click on http://www.facebook.com/RoundTheSquare to check it out. Please pass the link on to your friends.

A few benefits of being a fan of the permanent page:

• Individual folders for each performer. See pictures of our wonderful cast on set as well as on other projects, or just them going 'round as they are.
• Videos will be uploaded. These may include reels of our members in other projects or snippets of videos not seen anywhere else.
• All news and events regarding the cast and the series will eventually come from the permanent page. Don't be left out!

'ROUND THE CAST:

Michael Robert Berry (writer/ Director)
January 29th "LOVE" opens at The Player's Ring in Portsmouth. Love, a collection of works by local playwrights, features 2 of my pieces.
http://www.playersring.org/slot15.html

C. Daniel Freund (Director of Photography)
Is working hard to ensure clients are getting their messages heard online. Go to Kinneyhill.com and learn how he can help you create rich media communication.
http://kinneyhill.com

Pietro D'Alessio (Evan)
Pietro's production company, Alexius Omnimedia, along with Kinney Hill, is currently developing a websoap. The soap, "Proper Manors", will premiere on http://shortstream.tv later this year. Check back for updates and casting info!

G. Matthew Gaskell (Nate)
G. is currently performing in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" at the Player's Ring. This performance is incredible. The Player's Ring is the home of the most talented performers on the seacoast. They never disappoint. The performance runs until Jan. 24th.
http://www.playersring.org/slot14.html

SeraRose Roth (Warden)
GAN-e-meed Theatre Project (www.ganemeed.org) is a non-profit mission driven company founded to advance the role of women in theatre. We have a fundraiser on February 23rd at Boston Playwrights Theatre. Hamlet, featuring an all female cast, opens May 7 at Gallery 119 in Lowell. If you can't wait that long, we run a monthly Happy Hour for Women in Theatre (and their supporters) on the first Monday of every month in Boston. For more info go to www.GANemeed.org

Don't forget to come 'Round The Square this Friday!

http://shortstream.tv
http://kinneyhill.com/

Artistic Roots' Art Show reception this Friday 5-7pm, Plymouth

Ring in the New Year with
New Artists, New Work

"New Year/New Works Art Show"
&
New Members Reception

Have you seen the new art show currently going on at Artistic Roots Co-operative Gallery in Plymouth? From now until Jan. 30th some of Artistic Roots 40 artisans are displaying new pieces of their art never seen before. The works are located in the "Event Space" room adjacent to the main gallery rooms.

Join us on Jan 15th from 5-7pm for a reception to welcome three new artists who recently joined the gallery: Susan Wei, Penny Burke, and Fred Nold. We will be serving light refreshments of cheese, crackers and beverages. Come join us and meet the new artists.

Susan Wei

Susan Wei lives in Ashland, with her cat and her husband and helpmate, Philip. She has been sewing and drawing and painting since her childhood. In the last few years this has come together for her in the combining of these skills to create unique textile art. She loves to try new things and challenge herself in untried techniques and combinations. Her work is most often filled with textiles she has dyed and painted herself and embellished with beads, feathers, yarns and threads, buttons and found objects.

Susan has exhibited her work locally and in many other states, including New Mexico, Ohio, Arizona, and most recently at the Whistler museum in Lowell, MA.

Penny Burke

Penny Burke lives in New Hampton on Lake Winona with husband Ray. She is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, class of 1973, with a BA in Art. Among her favorite studies were 3 semesters of figure drawing with Prof Sigmund Abeles.

Penny is a two dimentional artist working with oil or graphite medium. Oil paintings are created on stretched and gallery wrap canvas or genuine Vermont Slate. Prints and notecards are available from most of her work.

Many of the oil paintings depict areas of New England including the seacoast, lakes region and mountains. Warm fall colors, rolling fog from the hills and lakes, a lighthouse, boathouse, someone's home or a sugar shack are amoung her subjects. Her passion for dogs can be found in graphite portraits. Commissioned work is always welcomed.

Fred Nold

With his work displayed in numerous private and museum collections worldwide, artist Fred Nold brings a whimsical vibrancy to his work. After graduation from Parsons School of Design and New York University with a degree in fine art, Fred honed his skills and style with the surrounds of the Hudson River. While in New York, he hosted the "State of the Art" television show, a series dedicated to supporting artists and their endeavors. The New York Times stated that Nold's brush strokes are both bold in color and flair, yet gently evoke the true ambience of his subjects. The artist presents shows and paints in Naples, Florida and New Hampshire.

Opportunities for Painters and Crafters in Plymouth

Artistic Roots—An Artisans’ Co-op
75 Main Street
PO Box 211
Plymouth, NH 03264
603-536-2750

Many Upcoming Opportunities for Painters and Crafters at Artistic Roots

Artistic Roots co-operative gallery and teaching center on Main St., Plymouth will be offering a number of classes and workshops in the coming months for painters of all levels. Stained glass, pottery and jewelry making classes are also scheduled. New Hampshire winters are long and often dreary; sign up for a class or attend some workshops and it will be spring before you know it!

Starting at the end of January artist and illustrator, Carol Phenix of Chocorua, N.H. will be teaching an 8 week course in basic oil painting. Carol specializes in fantasy illustration and many of her illustrations of J.R.R. Tolkein's works have been published. The class is open to participants of all levels.

Robert J. OBrien, NWS, AWS, nationally-known Vermont watercolorist, will be returning for two all day workshops: "Painting the Winter Landscape" in January, and "Painting Florals In Watercolor" in April.

Beginning watercolorists are invited to join Campton artist, Cheryl Johnson, VWS, Campton for a series of 3-hour classes on Thursday mornings in February and March. She will also offer classes for intermediates on Monday evenings. In addition, painters of all levels will be interested in her all-day Tips, Tricks and Techniques Workshop in February.

Cheryl Johnson will also be teaching an 8-week Beginners Pencil Drawing Course running from the end of January through March, and Ruth Ann Blair of Thornton, will offer a 3 week course on Introduction to Soft Pastels.
For those interested in silk painting, Susan Wei of Holderness will be teaching a Fabric Painting class in March.

Drawing enthusiasts may be interested in learning the art of Zentangle, with certified instructor Bette Abdu. This relaxing technique of making beautiful images with repetitive patterns will be offered several times this winter.

Learn how to create Stained Glass Mosaics and Foiled Glass Sun Catchers with stained-glass expert, Kathy Roos of Holderness.

Lynn Haust of Ashland, kiln-fired glass artisan and Plymouth Elementary School K-8 Visual Arts Educator, will continue her series of making Fused Glass Jewelry.
In January, make a beautiful bracelet in Bette Abdu's all-day Getting Started with Polymer Clay.

Join Joyce Bouley in February at her studio in Campton to learn Hand-building with Slabs of Clay in a four-week course.

Finally, Alma Grand, retired Campton Elementary School teacher, will present and Introduction to Multi-plate Printing in a two-session workshop in February.

Artistic Roots, located at 75 Main Street in Plymouth, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, cooperative arts center that bridges the gap between artistic expression and community. Artistic Roots brings the local community and artists together in a celebration of creativity, through workshops, classes, community events, gallery receptions, outreach and collaborative projects. The gallery also provides peer mentoring, workshops, and direct support to artists to help them improve their artistic and business skills while providing an outlet for their work. Artistic Roots encourages personal artistic growth as well as professionalism in presentation. It is a venue for increasing awareness of the creative process and educating the community about the generational value of art. The gallery, featuring the works of 40 local artisans, is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Call for information at 536-2750 or visit us online at www.artisticroots.com.

Classes at the Brush and Palette in North Hampton, NH

This information made it to us via NHPleinAir-- Painting Landscapes Everywhere In NH And In the Region -- an active, dynamic group, regularly planning outings. Active NH-area painters of outdoors scenes should check them out!
 

Brush and Palette Art Classes
105 Post Road, North Hampton, NH 03862
PO Box 914 North Hampton, NH 03862
Classes@brushandpalet.com

(603) 778-0685

JANUARY 2010

• WATERCOLORS - ROBERT STEEDMAN - 4 WEEK CLASS STARTS TUESDAYS, JANUARY 26, 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. - $70.
• WATERCOLOR WORKSHOPS - DUSTAN KNIGHT - 5 WEEK CONSECUTIVE CLASSES START JANUARY 12, 2:30 - 5:30 P.M. - $30 EACH CLASS OR $130 TO TAKE ALL 5.
• REALLY LEARN TO DRAW 1 - DUSTAN KNIGHT - 5 WEEK CLASS STARTS JANUARY 14, 3 - 5 P.M. - $120
• EXPLORATION OF PEN & INK AND COLOR MEDIUMS - LIBBY CHASE - 5 WEEK CLASS STARTS MONDAYS, JANUARY 18, 3:30 - 6:30 P.M. - $100
• PASTELS - HELEN HAZEN - 1 DAY WORKSHOP, SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 10 A.M. - 3 P.M. - $50
• OILS - ON GOING - MARY VERMEERSCH - WEDNESDAYS ANY 3 HR SESSION BETWEEN 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. $20 FOR EACH 3 HR SESSION.
• OILS - EVENINGS - MARY VERMEERSCH - THURSDAYS, RESUMES JANUARY 7, 6 - 9 P.M. - $20
• ACRYLICS AND PALETTE KNIFE PAINTING - TOM GEORGON - SATURDAYS 10 A.M. - 3 P.M. DATE TO BE DETERMINED BY SIGN-UPS. $50.
• FEBRUARY 2010
• ART FOR KIDS 9 - 12 YR. OILS - DUSTAN KNIGHT - 5 WEEK CLASS STARTS SATURDAYS FEBRUARY 6, 10A.M. - 12 NOON. $100
• WATERCOLOR - ROBERT STEEDMAN - 4 WEEK CLASS STARTS TUESDAYS FEBRUARY 23, 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. - $70.
• REALLY LEARN TO PAINT WITH COLOR - ACRYLICS - DUSTAN KNIGHT - 5 WEEK CLASS STARTS TUESDAYS FEBRUARY 23, 3 - 5 P.M. - $120.
• MORE REALLY LEARN TO DRAW - DUSTAN KNIGHT - 5 WEEK CLASS STARTS THURSDAYS FEBRUARY 25, 3 - 5 P.M. - $120.
• OILS - ON GOING - MARY VERMEERSCH - WEDNESDAYS ANY 3 HOUR SESSION BETWEEN 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. $20 FOR EACH 3 HR. SESSION.
• OILS - EVENINGS - MARY VERMEERSCH - THURSDAYS, ON GOING 6 - 9 P.M. $20..
• ACRYLICS AND PALETTE KNIFE PAINTING - TOM GEORGON - SATURDAYS 10 A.M. - 3 P.M. DATE TO BE DETERMINED BY SIGN-UPS. $50

*There are other classes in the works and they will be posted on Brush & Palette's website when they are firmed up. Watch the web site for up-dates.

Sculptors: A call to enter from Concord's Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden

Call to Enter

“13^th Annual Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”

Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden

236 Hopkinton Road, Concord, NH 03001

603-226-2046

www.themillbrookgallery.com

Dates: May 30-October 17, 2010

Opening: Sunday, May 30^th 

Please contact the gallery by email: artsculpt@mindspring.com

or call 603-226-2046.

Entry information:

Please send images (reduced size) to the email address with the following information: name_title_ medium_size

No entry fee

Entry deadline: April 15, 2010

Please pass this information onto other sculptors

Contact person: Pam Tarbell

Mill Brook Gallery seeks work by artists of Native American descent

Call for Submissions

Second Annual:

 “Walking with Us:

Honoring our Northeast Native American Heritage II”

Dates: June 4^th-September 12^th

Opening Celebration: Sunday, June 27^th, 11-3 pm

The gallery is seeking Contemporary Fine Art (Paintings and Sculpture)

and Contemporary and Traditional Crafts who have Native American

and Mixed Blood Lines

Deadline: March 1^st (earlier is better, as space is limited)

Email reduced-size jpeg images to: artsculpt@mindspring.com

No entry fee

Or mail slides, photos to: Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden

236 Hopkinton Road, Concord, NH  03301

603-226-2046

Please share this information with organizations

 and individuals who would be interested

During the opening celebration, the gallery would like volunteers to play drums, read poetry, and demonstrate basket making, flute making, and more.

Summer workshops could be scheduled that would be free or have a cost.  Please contact the gallery with your ideas.

If you know of another gallery that would like to exhibit this show, please have them contact the gallery.

Contact person: Pam Tarbell

NHBCA seeks nominations

New Hampshire
Business Committee for the Arts

2010 Business in the Arts Awards

Nominations Deadline:
Friday, February 5, 2010

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Business in the Arts Awards, sponsored annually by the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts to publicly recognize and honor businesses and a business leader that have had significant impact on the state’s arts and cultural environment.

Anyone may make a nomination! Arts organizations and artists are encouraged to nominate their favorite businesses. Businesses are encouraged to self-nominate. Many businesses donate time and financial support to the arts community in relative anonymity. Nominating a deserving business and/or individual for a Business in the Arts Award is a simple act that demonstrates appreciation, generates good will, and helps bring attention to the exemplary partnerships formed between the arts and these businesses and individuals. The winners will be announced at the Awards banquet on May 17.

To nominate a business or business leader:

§ Go to http://www.nhbca.com

§ Click on “Our Programs / Business in the Arts Awards”

§ Click on the option of your choice: “Nominate Online Right Now” or “Printer-friendly Nomination Form”

OR

§ Print the Awards Criteria and Nomination forms from the attachment to this email and mail your nomination to the NHBCA, One Granite Place, Concord, NH 03301.

Support of the arts may take the form of sponsorships or cash donations, volunteer involvement, in-kind goods and/or professional services, and/or advertising, marketing, or public affairs campaigns, as well as other activities.

The awards are divided into categories of size — small (fewer than 50 NH employees) medium (50-500 employees) and large (more than 500 employees) — so a small business is not judged against a large one. Support doesn’t have to be fancy or unusual. Winning nominations often contain descriptive action such as “consistent” and “thankful.”

Complete information, including previous winners, is contained in the Awards Criteria.

If you need more information or assistance with downloading or submitting nominations, please don’t hesitate to contact the NHBCA at arts@nhbca.com or 603 224-8300.

Seacoast Artist Association opening new gallery in Exeter

Seacoast Artist Association will be opening its new gallery in Exeter with a reception on Saturday, January 16.  The hours for the grand reception have not been decided yet; check their website for updated info.

The Seacoast Artists Association is a community-active group of artists and people interested in art, based in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire, USA. Working to promote art appreciation and services, the Association encourages artists of all ages and mediums. Admission as a member is non-juried. A primary concern of the Association is a Scholarship Fund for the benefit of Seacoast area high school seniors interested in the further pursuit of art. Students present their portfolios for judging in April of each year.

The new gallery will open on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and the schedule is Tuesday-Saturday 10-5. 

The location is the first building to the left of the entrance to the Swasey Parkway.  The address is 225 Water Street, Exeter.  There is parking around the back of the building.  Check them out!

Mosaics lessons from Lizz Van Saun in Hopkinton

KAST HILL STUDIO

Winter 2010

MOSAIC WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Mosaic Hearts for Valentines

Sat. Feb. 6 & 13, 10 am - 4 pm & 10 am - 2 pm (Lunch 12 -1) Fee $125 includes materials.

Feeling loving? Using my pre-made 3-D heart-shaped armatures, you’ll learn how to prepare the surface, choose & cut or break your glass and/or china, adhere it to your heart and then finish your project, complete with a hanger. If you’ve never made a mosaic before, this is a great way to start. I’ll be there to help every step of the way! Class size 8 people.

Introduction to Mosaic, the Direct Method

Sat. Feb. 27, 10 am - 4 pm & Mar. 6, 10 am - 2 pm (Lunch 12 -1) Fee $125 includes materials.

In this fun and informative workshop you'll learn the basics of the ancient art of mosaic using modern recycled materials. You’ll work on either a lidded box or a frame with or without a mirror. We'll discuss design elements, how to select and prepare your surface, choices of adhesives or cements, grouting methods and finishing your work. If you have broken china, bits of glass or any other treasures you might want to include, feel free to bring them for your project. Come prepared to have a great time! Class size 8 people.

One Day Mosaic Anyone can Make

Sat. Mar. 20, 10 am - 3 pm (Lunch 12-1) Fee $40 includes materials.

In this exciting and spontaneous workshop, I'll show you a very simple method for making two small panel mosaics. This workshop is for all levels of experience. A great project for children (age 8 or older) or adults, and makes a unique gift. Class size 10 people.

(Make a Mosaic Piece of Furniture and Spring Garden Sculpture coming in April!)

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP

To sign up for a workshop, let me know by email or phone, and I’ll email you a registration form. A 50% deposit is required per workshop when you snail mail me the form. Please make your check payable to Lizz Van Saun. The balance is due before or at the first workshop. When the workshop is full, I’ll let you know by email and will cash your check at that time. There is a $50 cancellation fee. If the workshop is filled when I receive your registration, I will hold your check and ask you by email if you’d like to be waitlisted. If a spot becomes available, you’ll be enrolled in the order of requests received. Workshops with fewer than four participants will be canceled and checks returned in full.