May 17 – June 1
Opening Reception May 17th, 5-7pm

This exhibition is the first of what will be an annual presentation of artwork being created by students in 9th through 12th grade in the state of NH. This exhibition will be juried, and it is our hope that students who participate will strengthen their artistic development by experiencing the preparation, jurying, and submission processes.

Exhibition Opening Reception
Friday, June 7th, 5-7pm
Sharon Arts Exhibition Gallery
30 Grove Street
Peterborough, NH 03458

Exclusive Meet and Greet Preview
Thursday, June 6th, 5-7pm.
Tickets $25/pp, contact Camellia Sousa to purchase tickets.
Exhibition Gallery
30 Grove Street
Peterborough, NH 03458

Artists represented in this exhibit include: Kim Bernard, Jesse Cloutier, Jennifer Ellwood, Sarah Hutt, Greg Kitterle, Sarah Ann Loreth, Michael J. Palladino, Stacy Latt Savage, Joyce Silverstone, Erin Sweeney, Joann Tarlin, and Adelaide Tyrol.

Exhibition Statement:

“In some form or another, many artists find themselves inspired by the peculiarity of dreams and dreaming. From one artist’s desire to visually emulate the imagery of a vivid dream, to another’s dreamlike moment of inspiration in which they place the perfect brushstroke, dreams can affect art in minuscule to significant ways.

When people dream they are in a strange, uncontrolled state of mind. Many artists seek out a similar, semi-unconscious state within themselves while working. A dream-like state is a unique mindset that artists often find themselves in during artistic creation and many may deliberately enter this state to feature or highlight the individualistic intuitive process itself.

This exhibition attempts to showcase the various and peculiar ways in which artwork so often correlates to that strange process we call dreaming.”

About the NH Institute of Art and Sharon Arts Center: In 2012 the NH Institute of Art of Manchester, NH and Sharon Arts Center of Peterborough, NH merged to provide strong visual arts programming to students and to broaden learning opportunities in the visual arts by offering joint continuing education courses, degree-granting classes, public programs, and resources as well as low residency MFA degrees in Visual Arts, Photography, Creative Writing and Writing for Stage and Screen. All NHIA degrees are accredited by both the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Contact Information: Gallery Director: Camellia Sousa, Sharon Arts Center Gallery, 30 Grove St., Peterborough, NH. (603) 924-7676. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and Sunday 11 am – 5 pm. For more information on programs go to: sharonarts.org and nhia.edu.

Art Attack is an annual teen fundraiser held in support of the Sharon Arts Center’s Art Access teen program.

Friday, April 19, 7-11 pm
At the Sharon Arts Center School
457 NH Rt 123, Sharon, NH 03458
(603) 924-7256

This event is an art experience you don’t want to miss!

Each year the activities and programming change but there’s always a wild assortment of art making fun. This year we will offer clay olympics, glass working, a t-shirt transformation contest, melon carving, large scale sculpture, glow in the dark painting, “the happening room”, and of course a bon fire with roasted marshmallows!
This is a public art happening that requires the purchase of a $10.00 admission ticket. Tickets can be purchased from an art access student or at the door. Anyone under the age of 18 must have a signed permission form to attend this event. Anyone under the age of 13 must have an adult attend the event with them.

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THIS YEAR WE’LL HAVE….

The Monadnock International Film Festival

April 4 – 6  in Keene, NH

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In an Art Lab for ages 6 to 12 taught by artist Laura Edwards,students will explore the chemistry of creativity through a wide range of projects exploring various mediums and processes. Campers will learn how to make artwork with disappearing/reappearing ink, use magnets to make moving sculptures, create paint and paper from scratch, and paint what they see in a microscope among other projects. For this class there’s an option of a full-day session from 9 am to 4 pm or a half-day session from 9 am to 12:30 pm.

Edwards earned her BA in Art with a focus in Art History from Plymouth State University and a MAT in Museum Education from The George Washington University.  She had an internship in education with The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD, an internship with AFTA (Arts For The Aging), in Washington D.C., and has worked on a few projects with the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. She has also been an AmeriCorps Vista and an after-school arts instructor, and is a mixed media artist interested in Eco Art.

Teen camp week programs are open to students between the ages of 13 and 18 who desire a concentrated program that focuses on a specific medium. From Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, 10 am to 3 pm, “Creative Clay for Teens” will be offered, taught by artist Shana Brautigam. In this intensive ceramics program, teens will have the opportunity to produce creative clay works of their own design from hand-built creatures and vessels to functional plates and mugs with the intent of developing sculptural ceramic skills and even pieces for a portfolio. The week will end with a group raku firing.

Brautigam owns Rooted in Clay pottery studio in Rindge, NH, where she creates hand-built wood-fired pottery, instruments, and sculptures.  A state juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen, she sells her work throughout New England. She is also on the NH State Council on the Arts artist roster, and teaches classes, workshops, and school residencies.

“Our youth camp programs are designed to provide a group setting with individualized attention,” said School Director Alexandra Wall. “Our camp instructors and assistants are active local educators and community-enthusiasts who specialize in working with children in the arts, focusing on freedom of expression, safety, and fun, and stimulating lesson plans. Through programs that encompass a range of media, children gain exposure and skills that span 2-D and 3-D design, collaborative/community projects, material management, creative problem-solving and exploration. Children leave having accomplished several creative projects, and having obtained new, memorable relationships with other local young artists.”

Wall added that generous scholarships are available for all programs. For information on tuition and to register, see www.sharonarts.org, email register@sharonarts.org, or call (603) 924-7256,

The mission of Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization now partnering with the New Hampshire Institute of Art, is to engage the community in the artistic process, to support and serve artists and craftspeople, and to foster the relationship between artists and the community through education, exhibitions, and the promotion and sale of arts and crafts as well as through special programs and events.

Sharon Arts Center is non-profit 501(c)3 Organization supported in part by:The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, The Arthur L, Getz Charitable Trust, The Bean Family Foundation, The Gilbert Verney Foundation, The Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation, The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation, The Kingsbury Fund, The Lizzie Cheney Charitable Trust, The Samuel P. Hunt Foundation, The Susan A. & Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation, The Parker Nelson Foundation, The Putnam Foundation, Sequoya Technologies Group LLC & art lovers like YOU!