Sharon Arts Fundraiser “Artini II: Art with a Twist” April 23rd features Silent Auction Celebrating the Art of Cocktail Culture
Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization, is excited to invite the public to “Artini II: Art with a Twist” on Saturday, April 23rd from 6-8pm at the downtown Peterborough Exhibition Gallery. In response to the success of a similar event in the spring of 2008, Sharon Arts Center’s board, staff, and volunteers have assembled some of the best artists and crafters in the Monadnock region for an evening of live music (by Bob Pettegrew), cocktails (martinis, wine & beer), delicious hors d’oeuvres, and handmade and embellished items celebrating cocktail culture. As a community-based nonprofit, Sharon Arts Center relies on donations and fundraising events that combine a passion for art with excellent opportunities to socialize and celebrate artists in our community.
Tickets to the event are $25/ per person and are available at any Sharon Arts Center location and by phone during business hours School in Sharon- (602)924-7256: M-F 8:30-4:30
Downtown Peterborough Galleries- (603)924-2787: M-Sat. 11-6, Sun. 11-5
The event will feature music, delicious food, specialty cocktails, beer, wine, and a silent auction at which attendees can bid on one-of-a-kind, handmade and embellished items. The auction will include wine glasses, pitchers, olive picks, paintings, and all things cocktail by some of the most talented artists in the Monadnock region!
Attendees at Sharon Arts Center's 2008 Artini fundraiser admire the diverse array of handmade and embellished items at the silent auction.
To date, the following artists are participating:
Mizzy Boyle-Wilton, NH
Alex Cahoon-Peterborough, NH
Carole Anne Centre-Langdon, NH
Chad Creighton-Portland, ME
Michael Cucurullo-Brookline, MA
Ellen Friel Amherst, NH
Linda Harris-Jaffrey, NH
Cecilia Howard-Bedford, NH
Carolyn Howard – Jaffrey, NH
Katrina Ingraham-Peterborough, NH
Amelia + Ramona Johnson-Jaffrey, NH
Kate Lenahan-Peterborough, NH
Amy McGregor-Radin-Newton Centre, MA
Cynthia Niederhelman-Hancock, NH
Ella Rank-Marlborough, NH
Cynthia Geary (Francestown, NH) at the 2008 Artini fundraiser admires silent auction items.
Joy Raskin-Bedford, NH
Robert Seaman – Keene, NH
Anne Sobel-Milford, NH
Camellia Sousa-Milford, NH
Erin Sweeney-Peterborough, NH
Andrea Swiechowicz-Wilton, NH
Joan Tierney-Wilton, NH
Alexandra Wall, Sharon, NH
Marc Winnat, Nashua, NH
Dana Wood, Peterborough, NH
And More!!!
Additional auction donations from regional artists are welcome; please contact Camellia Sousa by email- camellia@sharonarts.org or by phone(603)924-7676) to make arrangements. Many thanks to Artini’s media sponsors The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Savron Graphics of Jaffrey, NH. Sharon Arts is also looking for additional in-kind and financial sponsorships from area restaurants and businesses in the form of flowers, food, and beverages- contact Camellia Sousa at (603)924-7676 or via email at Camellia@sharonarts.org. For tickets or additional information call the Sharon Arts Center Downtown Galleries at (603)924-2787.
This event is sponsored in part by: 
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About Sharon Arts
The mission of Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization, 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, the promotion and sale of art and craft, as well as through special programs and events.
Sharon Arts Center offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH, a Fine Craft Gallery, a Juried Artist Member Gallery, and an Exhibition Gallery at Depot Square.
The Sharon Arts Fine Crafts Exhibition Gallery is accessed through Depot Square and 30 Grove St. in downtown Peterborough. The Craft Gallery is located in Depot Square in Downtown Peterborough. Store & Exhibition Gallery hours are: Monday – Saturday 11am to 6pm, Sunday 11 – 4 PM.
Sharon Arts is sponsored in part by: The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, The Susan A. & Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation, The Bean Foundation, The Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, The Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation, The Kingsbury Foundation, and art lovers like you!