Photography Takes Center Stage for Children in the Arts Day at Sharon Arts’ Gallery- Saturday, May 21 10:30-2pm
Sharon Arts Invites the Public to Join us For a Day of
Children in the Arts Day Activities
May 21st, from 10:30am to 2:30pm
A day of fun and discovery behind the lens is on tap at Sharon Arts’ Downtown Galleries in celebration of Children in the Arts Day Saturday, May 21st from 10:30am-2pm. The activities for
Aaron (age 10) and mom Tara Potter of Temple, NH
children are designed to engage families with our current exhibition Click! focused on photographer at the Exhibition Galleries located on Grove St. in Peterborough, NH.
Free, family-friendly hands-on opportunities will include: how to make photocopy transfers, color tinting of black and white photos, plus an exhibit of student photographs will show attendees the “magic” of photography. The activities will be held on Saturday, May 21st at 10:30am to 2pm. Activities are free and open to the public and no reservations are required. More information may be obtained by calling the galleries at 603-924-7676.
“It is always a pleasure to welcome families into our gallery during Children and the Arts Day, and throughout the year,” commented Melanie McDonald- SAC’s Dir. of Community Outreach. “Engaging with and providing opportunities for budding artists in our community, is just one reason why we are honored to participate in this amazing annual festival!”
Visitors will also be treated to a delightful collection of student work from area elementary schools lead by local photographers Kimberly Peck and Diana Place. The project, arranged via the ConVal Arts Enrichment program will be on display through Sunday, May 22nd with an opening reception Thursday, May 19th from 6:30-7:30pm.
Sharon Arts Center’s activities during Children & the Arts are sponsored in part by C&S Wholesale Grocers of Keene, NH.
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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 downtown galleries are conveniently located with access points on Grove Street and in Depot Square in downtown Peterborough. The galleries are open: Monday – Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 11-5 PM.
Sharon Arts Center is sponsored in part by: The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts through the American Recovery and 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, The Putnam Foundation and art lovers like you!
