The Sharon Arts Center Fine Craft Gallery, 20-40 Depot St., is currently featuring Jayelay Jewelers of Westmoreland, NH as their Craft Artist for the month of August. Jayelay Jewelers is run by husband and wife Jim and Andrea Lorette.

“Jayelay Jewelers uses semi-precious stones, fine metals, and whimsical designs to create jewelry with very broad appeal,”

says Gillian Dierauf, Sharon Art Center’s Craft Gallery Coordinator. “In just a few short months they have become one of our most popular jewelers.”

Hours at the Sharon Art Center Fine Craft Gallery are Monday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm.

For more information call (603) 924-2787.

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Celtic Knot Earrings by Jayelay Jewelers

Spiral Figure 8 by Jayelay Jewelers

Spiral Toggle Necklace by Jayelay Jewelers

Figure 8 Peridot Earrings by Jayelay Jewelers

Heart Bracelet by Jayelay Jewelers

Stacking Figure 8 earrings by Jayelay Jewelers

Chandelier Tourmaline Earrings by Jayelay Jewelers

Spiral Kyanite Necklace by Jayelay Jewelers

Grand Opening for NH Potters Guild Biennial at Sharon Arts,
Friday, July 1^st, 5-7pm

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Sharon Arts Center a non–profit art organization in Peterborough, NH is partnering with The New Hampshire Potters Guild for their upcoming biennial exhibition. The New Hampshire Potter’s

Reconstruction Book by James Mitschmyer

Guild is an inclusive clay organization devoted to the clay community of New Hampshire. Committed to education and community action, the Guild meets several times a year for organizational meetings, workshops, and discussions of methods, collaboration on projects and exhibitions, and more. The organization’s 2011 Biennial takes place at Sharon Arts Exhibition Gallery, in downtown Peterborough NH with an opening Friday July 1^st 5-7pm and continuing through August 27^th, 2011. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Sequoya Technologies Group, LLC of Peterborough, NH.

“Sharon Arts Center is thrilled to once again partner with the New Hampshire Potter’s Guild,” said Gallery and Store Director Camellia Sousa. Sharon Arts Center had previously hosted the 2007  biennial, Message of Mud. “Sharon Arts has a very strong clay program and a long history of  producing some of the region’s most accomplished clay artists- students who learn with us and potters who make a living selling their work at our non-profit gallery.”

New Hampshire Potter’s Guild Members participating in the 2011 Biennial include:
Susan Babine  (Goffstown, NH);  John Baymore (Wilton, NH); Patsy Belt (Wilton, NH); Shana Brautigam (Rindge, NH); Jeff Brown (Seagrove, NC); Loring Cheney (New Ipswich, NH); Jameson D. Copp (North Hampton, NH); Steve Cunliffe (Henniker, NH);  Janet Duchesneau (Temple, NH); Linda Fletcher (Candia, NH); Liz Fletcher (Mason, NH); Ellen Friel (Amherst, NH); Ursula Fries-Herfort (Meriden, NH), Andy Hampton (Chichester, NH);  Michélle Hastings (Seagrove, NC); Cheryl Haynes (Sanbornton, NH); Wendy Jackson (Newton, NH); Al Jaeger (Deerfield, NH); Jane Kaufman (Durham NH); Julie Lombard (Concord, NH); Maureen Mills (Portsmouth, NH); James Mitschmyer (Sharon, NH); Karrie Mitschmyer (Sharon, NH); Rachel Montroy (Auburn, NH); Deb Moran (Kingston, NH); Mary Myers (Hancock NH); Miranda Nelkin (Keene, NH); Sarah Nolan (Goffstown, NH); Corrine Null (Bedford, NH); Kari Olstad (Farmington, NH); Cyndi Payne (Bedford, NH); Letitia Pellerin, (Keene, NH); Robin Peringer (Nashua, NH); Sarah Petipas (Foxboro, MA); Sue Russell (Newbury, NH); Steve Russell (Newbury, NH); Jessica Seaten (North             Hampton, NH); Patricia Anderson Soule (Concord, NH); Alan Steinburg (Brattleboro, VT); Linda Sten (Madbury, NH); Theresa Taylor (Barnstead, NH); Sibylle Tornow (Merrimack, NH); Ron Tornow  (Merrimack, NH); and Gerry Williams (Dunbarton, NH).

Cup by Steve Cunliffe

A series of free clay artist demonstration are scheduled at the Downtown Gallery, located at 30 Grove St, in Peterborough, and are scheduled as follows:

Clay Artist Demonstrations at the Gallery
Saturdays, 7/9, 7/16, and 7/23 from noon-2pm
Free and Open to the Public
7/9- Shana Brautigam of Rooted in Clay: Hand building
7/16- James Mitschmyer : Printing in Clay
7/23- Liz Fletcher: Clay sculpture

Further information may be obtained by calling Sharon Arts at 603/924-2787.

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This exhibit generously sponsored 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 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 and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, The Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation, The Putnam Foundation, The Kingsbury Foundation, and art lovers like you!

About the New Hampshire Potter’s Guild

We are an inclusive organization for people working in clay. We have an address but no central location. We meet several times a year with organizational meetings, workshops, discussions and activities to share work and ideas. We have a commitment to education and community action. We’ve been in existence for several decades and are always looking towards the future.

The purpose of the NHPG is to get together in the interests of ceramics whenever necessary or desirable for fellowship and good times, exchange of ideas and methods, collaboration in work and exhibitions, encouragement to students, and promotion of standards of ethics, aesthetics and craftsmanship.

www.nhpottersguild.com

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 21^st 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 21^st 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 22^nd with an opening reception Thursday, May 19^th 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!

Sally Johnston’s Unique Designs in Handcrafted Jewelry at Sharon Arts Craft Gallery for May

Sally Johnston, owner and artist of Sallyrocks of Bow, NH, brings a unique collection rich in design using Austrian crystals, semi-precious stone, freshwater pearls and sterling silver to the

Sallyrocks Jewelry Designs

non-profit Sharon Arts’ Craft Store as the featured craft artisan for the month of May.

Ms. Johnston began designing jewelry in 2002. The lush necklaces, bracelets and pendants, many with coordinating earrings, are distinctively designed and crafted of turquoise, amethyst, silver, pearls and an array of semi-precious stones in dramatic colors. Her love for color and style inspires each handcrafted piece and has helped to expand her collections to discriminating shops and resorts across New England as well as throughout the United States and Caribbean islands.

“I discovered Sally’s work on a trip to Naples, Florida. I was excited to find out she was from New Hampshire, and happy to now be showing her work at Sharon Arts Center,” remarked Gallery and Store Director Camellia Sousa.

Ms. Johnston’s handcrafted jewelry, many pieces with exclusive custom designed beads, charms and toggles, ranges in price from $56-$436.  She also designs signature pieces exclusive to each shop or gallery, making the jewelry a treasured piece to be worn and remembered.

More information is available at 603-924-2787 or www.sallyrocks.com.

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Sallyrocks Jewelry Designs necklace

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 Craft Store is located in Depot Square, Peterborough, NH  and is open Monday through Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday 11am – 5pm.

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!