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By awall ( July 26, 2011 at 8:23 am) · Filed under Press Releases, Uncategorized, art and yoga, nh art class, nh art event, nh art school, nh yoga class, sharon arts, sharonarts.org
Contact: Alexandra Wall
alex@sharonarts.org
(603) 924-7256, ext. 3
Hari Kirin, author of “Art & Yoga: Kundalini Awakening in Everyday Life,” will present a program on art and yoga as complementary practices at the Sharon Arts Center School of Art & Craft, 457 NH Rt. 123, on Sunday, July 31 from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Participants will learn step-by-step guidelines for their personal practice and, according to Kirin, “hopefully gain inspiration to work with groups and in the community.” Simple breathing, movement, and meditation exercises for relaxation and creativity will be demonstrated. No prior yoga experience is necessary, but Kirin encourages those attending to wear loose or stretchy clothing and to eat lightly before the program.
From 1:30 to 2 p.m. there will be an introduction on caring for body, soul and spirit; from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Kirin will demonstrate how to put art and yoga into practice; and from 3:30 to 4 p.m. there will be a question and answer period.
An artist and yoga instructor, Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa teaches at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, the Antrim Girls Shelter, Omega Institute for Holistic Health, and the Union Mill in Peterborough. Her work may be seen at www.artandyoga.com. There is a $25 fee for the workshop. The author’s book, newly published this summer, will also be available for purchase.
For further information and to register, call (603) 924-7256 or email register@sharonarts.org.
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By awall ( June 7, 2011 at 2:17 pm) · Filed under Press Releases, Uncategorized, keri wiederspahn, nh art gallery, nh art school, nh artists, sharon arts, sharonarts.org
The nonprofit organization Sharon Arts Center is pleased to announce the selection of Keri Wiederspahn as Executive Director, effective June 1, 2011! Wiederspahn will replace interim Director Bob Pettegrew who joined Sharon Arts in January 2010.
 Keri Wiederspahn (Photo courtesy of Justin Schwartz) “I have known Keri for several years, and am fully aware of her extensive background and experience. She is accomplished as a leader, an artist, and a businesswoman and her knowledge of how to run a gallery, school, and retail store will serve Sharon Arts well,” Commented outgoing Director Bob Pettegrew. “Keri simply bubbles with creative ideas and plans for Sharon Arts Center’s future and I can’t imagine a better choice to take over the helm as I step down.”
For nearly twenty years, Keri Wiederspahn’s life and career have centered around art and community, from her BFA in Sculpture at Parsons School of Design in New York, to her life-long career in both for and non-profit art education and community enrichment, to her role as the newly appointed Executive Director of Sharon Arts Center. Wiederspahn, a resident of Nelson, NH, is proud to call the Monadnock Region home and is very focused on the growth and development of the area as an arts destination.
“We are very excited to have Keri join the Sharon Arts family,” expressed Board Chair Carolyn Howard. “Finding someone with a love of art and a strong business mind posed an exciting challenge. Keri brings so much to the table and we are thrilled to work with her to lead Sharon Arts into a creatively brilliant and sustainable future.”
Previously, Ms. Wiederspahn was founder, director, and teacher of Creative Hands Art Studio and Atelier Gallery in Madison, NJ, for fifteen years where she applied her dedication and commitment to artists of all ages and abilities through a dynamic visual arts program and professional gallery. This for-profit art venture involved the development of a successful school and gallery model which propelled the business into great success with expansion to three locations and a student body of nearly 2,000 annually. In 2008, as an initial founder of The Starving Artist, a Keene, NH, volunteer-run nonprofit, she worked closely with husband filmmaker Aaron Wiederspahn and musician Laina Barakat to create an artist collaborative group focused on connecting and serving artists and art aficionados through performance, lecture, workshop, and exhibits.
Wiederspahn, an artist in her own right, has received two recent NH State Arts Council Grants (2008 and 2010) to pursue study of Russian-Byzantine Iconography with Ksenia Pokrovsky of Boston, learning the traditional egg-tempera methods of mixing egg yolk with natural organic pigments. She resides in Nelson, NH, with her husband Aaron Wiederspahn, and her five children. Having summered in New Hampshire since her teen years, she developed a fondness for the Sharon Arts Center early on and recalls having her first professional exhibit of her artwork at the Center upon graduating from Parsons.
“I am honored and privileged to partner with the board and staff to steer Sharon Arts into its next phase of growth as a creative art community,” expressed Wiederspahn. “I am eager to begin the process of defining and amplifying a clearer voice for Sharon Arts through decisive leadership, inspiration, creative programming and innovation.”
“As an artist myself, I know of the beautiful community that develops from a well-nurtured love and commitment for the arts and artists in general,” explained Wiederspahn. “The sincere and driven collective voices of Sharon Arts employees, volunteers, students and benefactors will drive the organization into its next renewed phase of development—a wonderful mix of opportunity and challenge that intersects with and allows for bigger dreams to be born and fulfilled.
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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 10am to 6pm, Sunday 11 – 5 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 Putnam Foundation, The Kingsbury Foundation, & art lovers like you!
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By awall ( May 20, 2011 at 11:06 am) · Filed under Press Releases, Uncategorized, blue star museums, nh art gallery, nh art school, sharon arts, sharonarts.org
Sharon Arts Center One of More Than 1300 Organizations in U.S. to Offer Free Benefits and Discounts to Military Personnel and Their Families Summer 2011
Today Sharon Arts Center announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across  America to offer free admission and special discounts to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011. Sharon Arts is pleased to offer member benefits including discounts at Sharon Arts Fine Craft Gallery and discounted tuition at the Sharon Arts School of Art and Craft.
“Sharon Arts Center is proud to participate in Blue Star Museums,” explained Melanie McDonald- Director of Community Outreach & Communications. “Extending a special welcome and benefits to military personnel and their families is a wonderful way we can honor servicemen and woman with the beauty and warmth that art conveys.”
This year, more than 1,324 (and counting) museums in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa are taking part in the initiative. This year’s Blue Star Museums represent not just fine arts museums, but also science museums, history museums, nature centers, and 70 children’s museums.
“Blue Star Museums may be the program at the NEA of which I am proudest,” said National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman. “Blue Star Museums recognizes and thanks our military families for all they are doing for our country, and simultaneously begins young people on a path to becoming life-long museum goers.”
New Hampshire participants include: The Mariposa Museum (Peterborough, NH), Cathedral of the Pines (Rindge, NH), Currier Museum of Art (Manchester, NH) Manchester Artists Association Art Gallery (Manchester, NH), Canterbury Shaker Village (Canterbury, NH), and Strawberry Banke Museum(Portsmouth, NH). The Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston are among many Massachusetts participants, as well as Brattleboro Museum & Art Center in Vermont. An extensive list of New England participants can be found at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families.
“Last year the success of the inaugural year of the Blue Star Museums program showed that partnerships between the nation’s museum and military communities are a natural,” said Blue Star Families Chairman Kathy Roth-Douquet. “We are thrilled that 300,000 military family members visited our partner museums [and organizations] in the summer of 2010. We hope to exceed that number this year as the military community takes advantage of the rich cultural heritage they defend and protect every day. We appreciate the NEA and the nation’s museums who chose to partner with us. We also are grateful to our friends at the MetLife Foundation, the lead supporter of the Blue Star Museums outreach initiative, whose generous donation helps make our work possible.”
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About Sharon Arts Center
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 School is located at 457 Route 123 in Sharon, NH. Classes take place Monday-Thursday from 10am-9pm, Fridays from 10am-4pm, and on select weekend days. The Student Shop is open during school office hours, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm.
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!
About Blue Star Museums
Blue Star Museums runs from Memorial Day, May 30, 2011 through to Labor Day, September 5, 2011. The free admission program is available to active-duty military and their immediate family members (military ID holder and five immediate family members). Active duty military include Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and active duty National Guard and active duty Reserve members. Some special or limited-time museum exhibits may not be included in this free admission program. For questions on particular exhibits or museums, please contact the museum directly. To find out which museums are participating, visit www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. The site includes a list of participating museums and a map to help with visit planning. Museums that wish to participate in Blue Star Museums may contact bluestarmuseums@arts.gov or Wendy Clark at 202-682-5451.
About Blue Star Families
Blue Star Families is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit network of military families from all ranks and services, including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and empower military families. In addition to morale and empowerment programs, Blue Star Families raises awareness of the challenges and strengths of military family life and works to make military life more sustainable. Membership includes military spouses, children and parents as well as service members, veterans and civilians.To learn more about Blue Star Families, visit www.bluestarfam.org.
About the National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector. To join the discussion on how art works, visit the NEA at arts.gov.
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By awall ( May 14, 2011 at 1:37 pm) · Filed under Press Releases, Uncategorized, nh art gallery, nh art school, nh art show, nh arts for teens, sharon arts, sharonarts.org
Sharon Arts Center’s Teen ArtAccess Exhibiton Celebrates Young Artists, and the Art of Local Artists Who Inspire Them!
May 19th from 4-7pm.
Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit community art organization, announces a special exhibit featuring the works of 8 local teen artists who are involved in Sharon Arts Center’s ArtAccess portfolio
 Sculpture by Liz Conlin development program. The exhibit entitled, “Terminal A: A Point of Departure for Local Young Art Talent” opens Thursday, May 19th from 4-7pm at Launch Art Gallery (above Nonie’s) on Grove Street in Peterborough, NH. The exhibition features highlights from ArtAccess student’s portfolios showcasing each teen’s personal artwork as well as collaborative pieces the class worked on throughout the year. This show will offer visitors a look at the year’s achievements of these young and talented artists, celebrating the exciting transition of the graduating seniors as they exit the ArtAccess program, and begin careers or college studies in the arts.
In addition to the work of emerging teen artists, Terminal A will also feature the works of collaborating local artists who support the ArtAccess program through their instruction and example. The ArtAccess class visits the studios of professional artists throughout the Monadnock Region as a part of their curriculum. These seasoned artists and their artworks inspire a younger generation, and exhibit viewers will be able to experience the established alongside the new, and see how one generation of artists influences the next. Participating professional artists from the community include: wood artist Craig Altobello and painter Sue Callihan (both of Peterborough), fiber artist Miriam Carter (Dublin), and potter Genevieve Groesbeck (Peterborough).
 Sculpture by Shannon Robertson
“ArtAccess is an invaluable resource for regional art-hungry teens who want to explore the many possibilities of careers in art, giving them hands-on experience in all mediums, while working with a variety of professional and/or local artists. Terminal A will showcase the success of their explorations as they expanded their artistic horizons, and it will be a wonderful way to celebrate the end this year’s program,” explained SAC’s School Director Alexandra Wall.
Participating ArtAccess students are:
ConVal High School: Anna Welch, Soph. (Hancock); Ameera Sylvian, Junior (Temple); Haley Easton, Senior (Greenfield); Kenneth Martel, Senior (Peterborough); Annie Trowbridge, Senior (Peterborough)
Mascenic High School: Elizabeth Conlin, Junior (New Ipswich); Sandy McCarthy, Senior (New Ipswich).
Homeschooler: Sadie Rose Zavgren (Wilton)
 Hats created with Miriam Carter
Exhibit attendees will be treated to a feast for the eyes and mind, as well as their taste buds on opening night, May 19, 2011, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., when the teen artists will be offering samples of delicious painted chocolate masterpieces. Visitors can view Terminal A during these select times: Thursday the 19th, 4-7pm; Saturday the 21’st, 11am-12noon and 1-3pm.
About ArtAccess:
ArtAccess is an intensive program at Sharon Arts for High School sophomores, juniors, and seniors from throughout the Monadnock region who are interested in increased exposure to and experience in the visual arts. Students meet weekly at the SAC school throughout the school year to explore technical and theoretical aspects of art, career paths, and to investigate their creative potential as they strengthen their portfolios.
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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 School is located at 457 Route 123 in Sharon, NH. Classes take place Monday-Thursday from 10am-9pm, Fridays from 10am-4pm, and on select weekend days. The Student Shop is open during school office hours, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm.
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!
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By awall ( May 3, 2011 at 9:17 am) · Filed under Press Releases, Uncategorized, new hampshire business committee, nh art event, nh art gallery, nh art school, nh artists, sharon arts, sharonarts.org
Sharon Arts Center Selected as Non-Profit Partner by New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts for Annual Awards Gala May 16, 2011 in Manchester, NH
The Sharon Arts Center is pleased to announce their selection by the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts as their showcase partner for the 27th Annual Business in the Arts Award Gala to be held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH on Monday, May 16th at 5:30 pm. As the event’s showcase partner, Sharon Arts will select and display a different work of art by a juried New Hampshire artist at each table as a reminder to attendees of the beauty and diversity of New Hampshire’s artists and crafters.
 Porcelain Teapot by SAC juried crafter Sibylle Tornow of Merrimack, NH ($30) “At a time in our state where support for the arts is threatened, Sharon Arts Center is proud to participate as the featured organization in the 2011 Business in the Arts Awards gala,” said Melanie McDonald- Sharon Arts Center’s Director of Community Outreach and Communications. “So many businesses across the state provide strong financial and in-kind support to needy non-profits and it’s exciting to be such an integral part of an event that trumpets that message.”
The gala will also honor the thirty New Hampshire businesses nominated for this year’s awards. The evening highlights a celebration of business support for the arts and entertains with a performance showcase of drama, literature and music. The grand finale is the announcement of the award winners. For a list of this year’s nominated businesses, please visit the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts website at http://www.nhbca.com.
“As we promote the role of arts and culture in sustaining vibrant communities we look to include those organizations who work in one region is a model for statewide focus. We chose the Sharon Arts Center as our featured organization to display centerpieces for the 2011 Business in the Arts Awards because of their excellent impact in the Monadnock region and leadership as such for the state,” stated Joan Goshgarian, director of the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts.
For more information, or to reserve tickets for the May 16 gala, contact the NHBCA at 603 224-8300 or arts@nhbca.com. Tickets are $75 each; tables for 10 are $750.
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About the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts
The New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts (NHBCA) was formed in 1985 to educate, motivate, and recognize business support of and participation in the arts. It has 60 dues paying members and operates a variety of programs and projects to encourage and involve businesses in the arts. http://www.nhbca.com/
About Sharon Arts Center
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 School is located at 457 Route 123 in Sharon, NH. Classes take place Monday-Thursday from 10am-9pm, Fridays from 10am-4pm, and on select weekend days. The Student Shop is open during school office hours, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm.
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!
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By awall ( May 3, 2011 at 8:01 am) · Filed under Press Releases, Uncategorized, nh art gallery, nh art school, nh volunteer, sharon arts, sharonarts.org
The nonprofit Sharon Arts Center is pleased to invite its volunteers to a special Volunteer Appreciation celebration on Wednesday, May 18th from 3-6 pm in the downtown Exhibition
 Volunteers Carol Laughner (Greenfield) and Jennifer Keeney-Bleeg (Dublin) greet guests at an opening reception. Gallery. The event will recognize and celebrate the dedication of the Center’s 125 active volunteers. It will feature tea, wine, and goodies as well as conversation and connection-emphasizing the ways that volunteer work leads to rewarding friendships and enhanced quality of life. Sharon Arts Center’s “Earn & Learn” volunteer program facilitates the matching of volunteers with diverse skills with the organization’s needs. Through “Earn & Learn” volunteers can earn credits which they can redeem for discounts on membership, tuition, and special offerings throughout the year. Volunteers are encouraged to attend the event in its entirety or to simply drop-in anytime between 3 and 6pm to enjoy the festivities.
The Center’s volunteers give of their time and talents in many ways. In 2010 volunteers accumulated over 2,000 hours of service- a testament to their generosity of spirit and passion for the work of Sharon Arts. “Sharon Arts is a small organization with a small staff- it’s our volunteers who provide vital support for all of the important work we do to carry out our mission. Volunteers are our ambassadors to the community we serve,” explained Volunteer Coordinator Laura Redmond. Volunteers work at the School, Gallery, and Store providing support in numerous ways: administrative help, gardening, research, publicity, event assistance, hanging exhibitions, painting, and so much more!
We are encouraging volunteers who have helped in any capacity over the past year to register for this wonderful event. To join in the celebration please contact Volunteer Coordinator Laura Redmond at (603)924-7256 ext. 310 or via volunteers@sharonarts.org.
For more information: Sharon Arts “Earn and Learn” Volunteer Program info: http://www.sharonarts.org/education/earn-learn
Sharon Arts Volunteer Celebration Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121237341288462#!/event.php?eid=121237341288462
 Volunteer Robert Seaman (Keene), paints a gallery wall in preparation for a new exhibit.
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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 in the Depot Square facility. The Sharon Arts Center School is located at 457 Route 123 in rural Sharon, NH. The Sharon Arts Craft Store is located in Depot Square in Downtown Peterborough. Store hours are: Monday – Saturday, 10am to 6pm, Sunday, 12 noon – 6pm.
Sharon Arts is sponsored in part by the Bean Foundation, the Kingsbury Foundation, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, The Putnam Foundation, The Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.
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By awall ( April 26, 2011 at 10:10 am) · Filed under Press Releases, Uncategorized, clay workshops, james mitschmyer, nh art school, nh ceramics classes, sharon arts, sharonarts.org
MaryAnn and Ken Sullivan of Temple, New Hampshire were the “highest bidders” on a one-of-a-kind handmade ceramic vase created by published ceramicist and Sharon Arts faculty member,
 Silent Auction winner Ken Sullivan (Temple, NH) with James Mitschmyer's Ceramic Vessel with brushwork! James Mitschmyer. The black and white vase, standing about 24” high and showcasing Mitschmyer’s accomplished Asian-inspired brushwork of trees and mountainous landscapes, was a popular item during a silent auction at the Spring Open House on April 16th, dedicated to raising money for the Sharon Arts School’s ceramics program. This was the first silent auction event at the School of Art and Craft in 3 years. The Open House event helped to raise funds towards studio upgrades for the Ceramics program at Sharon Arts, including a new slab-roller for students who specialize in handbuilding. Funds acquired will also support new kiln parts, and glaze purchases to expand the resources available in the Sharon Arts clay program.
“The excitement and enthusiasm that was generated from the spirit of the auction was exactly the kind of atmosphere that Sharon Arts is always nurturing- both the students and the patrons were pleased to see the auction support our cause, knowing that ceramics students will benefit from the fundraising for years to come,” said Alexandra Wall, School Director. “We hope to have future events entail the same level of participation and excitement. I look forward to having visitors to the School again, rallying to support our programs and facility.”
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