January 2021
The arts and support are here!
This new year began with a burst of activity at Arts Alive! In this summary of our past month, read about new board members, fun fundraisers, and the work of few local artists.
Learn more about the potentially healing effect of the arts on loneliness and take our important survey on Arts Accessibility. You can also help us by sharing the survey!
Check out upcoming Artist to Artist workshops through the winter and spring. Finally do a little dreaming of Keene's soring Art Walk or a space that might be right for your business!
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board leaders
announcing new members
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Arts Alive!, a nonprofit that works to support and connect a sustainable arts community, is excited to welcome five new members to its board of directors. We look forward to working with these innovative women - Georgia Cassimatis, Robin Cherof, April Claggett, Jennifer Paone, and Alison Wilder.
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double the impact:
one gift helps two organizations!
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A Gift to Arts Alive! is a
Gift to the Art Table
For every donation of $25 or more to Arts Alive! we will send $5 to support a project called The Art Table, run by Erin Sweeney. Our goal is to raise $1,000 for The Art Table to enable the project to expand beyond Peterborough to other tables across the region.
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discover monadnock
one stop shopping for regional events
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After a busy holiday season, January can be a sleepy time for activities in the Monadnock Region. As you or your organiztion resume an activity schedule, be sure to include the Discover Monadnock Calendar in your promotion plans!
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Our Discover Monadnock Calendar is the Region's centralized tool to spread the word about events and has an ever-growing audience. With your help, it's becoming the go to place to learn of arts and community events. Add your event to the calendar today!
The Discover Monadnock Happenings e-newsletter highlights live and virtual eventsfrom the Discover Monadnock Calendar. You want to subscribe to learn about the wealth of creative activity this region offers!
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pARTicipate:
let's all make arts accessible
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We have launched a survey! We need you and your local friends or customers to pARTicipate!
Anyone who completes the survey can elect to be entered in a drawing for a $100 gas card or $100 grocery card and participate in arts-centered focus groups. Any organization or business that shares this survey with their employees or mailing list will be listed on the Arts Alive! survey website. Will you participate in this worthy cause by doing the survey and then sending it to your community’s email list?
"There's been so much innovation, it's now time for reflection,... how will we emerge from the pandemic and reconnect with our communities? and how will the arts be valued?” Jessica Gelter, Arts Alive! Executive Director
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artist to artist:
artists helping artists
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Arts Alive! works in partnership with The Hannah Grimes Center to present Artist to Artist workshops. These workshops cover what artists need to know to run successful businesses and lead successful creative practices.
We had our first session in January - all about Instagram success with musician Nanette Perotte. One participant said, "Incredibly informative and helpful! A+ workshop!"
There are monthly workshops through June 2021 - Arts Alive! members attend at half price!
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We give a special thanks to C&S Wholesale Grocers for their generous sponsorship of this program. They help keep your registration fee low!
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greetings partnership:
business helping nonprofits
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For their pandemic pivot, Tree Free Greetings' now offers it's environmentally-conscious, artful, locally-produced cards, online. They've also begun a unique partnership with nonprofits that gives back to the community.
Through Cards for a Cause, Arts Alive! will receive $1 for every card sold if you choose us as a beneficiary of your purchase!
We hope you will send a card to someone you love or someone you're grateful for! And know we're grateful to you for supporting our local creative economy.
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We're excited about this partnership with a great local creative business that benefits both of us and inspires people to connect with these cool artsy cards! |
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Even better, now until February 13, you can save 10% on all but 'write and send' purchases. Buy a bundle of fun, environmentally friendly greeting cards, save some $, and help Arts Alive! Use the promo code: SAVE10
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2021 Art Walk
dream of warm outdoor days
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*photo credit: Shannon Arteta Perry
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Planning has begun on the 2021 ArtWalk in downtown Keene. Arts Alive! is honored to serve on the planning committee for this project.
During the annual artwalk, art in mediums such as oil, pastel, photography, watercolor, mixed media and more take over storefront windows to connect artists of all ages with the community of Keene and beyond. In past years, live painting, music events, and more have been available for the whole family during Art Walk.
Details will be forthcoming in coming weeks.
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sharon arts:
help write a new chapter!
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Photo credit: Lipofskyphoto.com |
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Will you be the one to turn the lights back on in this prime location in Downtown Peterborough?
The Depot Square Partnership is pleased to announce that it repurchased the Sharon Arts building in Peterborough! The Partnership felt that the space is important to the downtown's ongoing commercial revival. The Partnership does not yet have any specific plans for the space, and will discuss leasing options with any potential users for the 5440 sq. ft. Give a call to Pelagia Vincent at 603-203-4356 or email her!
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arts spotlights:
stories from the pandemic
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In this account, we hear from Katharina Rooney. She has been an art teacher at Keene State College since 1997, teaching Ceramics, Drawing, and Design Foundations. She studied art and design at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and ceramics at the Academy for Applied Arts in Vienna, completing graduate studies at the University of Illinois. Her ceramics, sculptures, and installations have been shown nationally and internationally and are in private collections and galleries. We first met her a few years ago, when she was selected for a Ewing Arts Award! We're proud to share this story from her.
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discover monadnock arts:
is your event on the calendar?
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Feed them and they come -
share the news of your event and nourish souls!
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Discover Monadnock's calendar is your promotion tool to spread the word about your event. With your help we are making it the go to place to see what great cultural events are happening around our region - the live events AND the virtual ones! Add your event to the calendar today so others may discover it and get nourished!
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actions you can take:
is your event on the calendar
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1.Give to Arts Alive!
Give what you can. Join with Arts Alive! and help us work to keep the arts and culture of this region strong. Support the Art Table at the same time!
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2.Sign up to be a member!
Already a member? Add to your profile so people can find you in the Artists and Creative Business listing on Arts Alive! webpage. Be sure to check your renewal date and renew!
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3.Sign up for coaching and connecting
Coaching is a helpful way to learn: about the resources Arts Alive! has and the connections we can help you make in the community. 45 minutes sessions are free and open to anyone!
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arts alive! is supported by:
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Hoffman Family Foundation
Eppes Jefferson Foundation
Savings Bank of Walpole
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Carl & Ruth Jacobs
The Keene Sentinel
The City of Keene, NH
Tom & Babs Putnam
The Arts Alive! Board of Directors
Arts Alive! Members & Creative Businesses
And our greater community of donors!
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