ConVal Student Poets Pair Up with ConVal Student Artists for Innovative Exhibit, December 15th
ConVal Students Participate in Innovative Poetry Reading and Art Review at Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries, December 15th, 5pm
Peterborough, NH :// Student poets and student artists from ConVal will join forces and participate in an interactive exhibit at Sharon Arts Center on Wednesday, December 15th, at 5pm.
Working under the supervision of ConVal teachers Jason Lambert (English) and Ben Putnam (Visual Art), the student poets will have viewed the work of exhibiting artists from the Left Bank and Three Squared counterparts and create chap books of five to seven poems including one inspired by the work their counterpart artist is presenting for the show. The student artists that are participating have created original works of visual art based on a poem provided by one of the student writers and will have their creations available for viewing in the Launch Art Gallery during the reception on Dec. 15th. This “call and response” format is just one of many ways that Sharon Arts Center partners with area schools and community groups to enhance the reach of our exhibitions.
The Poetry Reading and Art Review is being conducted in conjunction with the Art Center’s current exhibit, “2D or Not 2D”, featuring work of two local art groups, The Left Bank and Three Squared. Participating students have agreed to a series of commitments in connection with the project which is part of Sharon Arts’ own commitment to greater outreach and interaction with people in the Monadnock community including artists, art appreciators and others.
Further information about 2D or Not 2D: Art Inspired by Poetry can be obtained here. For more information about this collaboration, contact Gallery & Store Director Camellia Sousa at (603)924-7676 or camellia@sharonarts.org.
ConVal HS Senior Student Writer and Artist Kenneth Martel of Bennington NH at a potters wheel at Sharon Arts School
PLEASE NOTE -The Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries’ hours will be extended during the holiday season.
Thanksgiving Day (November 25): Closed
November 26 to December 10 | Monday -Saturday: 10-6, Sunday 12-6
December 11 through December 23 | Every Day: 10-7
Christmas Eve (December 24): 9-3
Christmas Day (December 25): Closed
We will return to regular schedule of hours on December 26. Regular hours are Monday through Saturday 10-6, Sunday, 12-6.
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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 in the Depot Square facility.
The Sharon Arts Fine Crafts Gallery is located in Depot Square in Downtown Peterborough. Store hours are: Monday – Wednesday 10am to 6pm, Thursday and Friday 10am to 7pm, and Sunday 11 – 4 PM.
Sharon Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, The Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.