News of the Women's Caucus for Art New Hampshire Chapter
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Dear Artists,
It’s Time for Fairs and Craft Festivals
It sounds almost unbelievable, but summer is here and we don’t have the same COVID restrictions as in the past two years. We can actually go to public gatherings without the fear of contracting COVID (but I would wear a mask anyway). With that, I looked up what fairs were taking place around New Hampshire during the month of June and found this website: https://www.fairsandfestivals.net/states/NH/. It’s a varied assortment of fairs and craft shows to attend all around the state.
Here are a couple:
Greely Park Art Show, 100 Concord Street, Nashua, NH August 20 and August 21, 10 to 4pm. For photos and more info go to :
nashaarts.org/greelypartartshow
Adele Sanborn will have work in the Shop at the Fair at the League of NH Craftsmen’s Annual Fair which opens Saturday August 6 and runs through Sunday 14. This gigantic show has crafts and art, too.
Valery Long
Co-President
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Exhibitions
Essentially Colors
June 11 - July 23 at Jaffery Civic
Center Center, Jaffery NH.
Reception 18, 12-2pm
This show is for members of the Monadnock Pod and WCA Central Massachusetts Chapter.
Stay tuned, watch your email for more information.
This one is going to be fun!
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Plein Air with a Flair
Join us for a paint day for artists and photographers is scheduled for Saturday, July 16 (rain date July 17). Actors from Project Shakespeare will be in costume on the grounds of The Harris Center for Conservation in Hancock. The public is invited to observe and to enjoy the day! A show opening for the art works that will be on display in their hall will take place on Friday, August 12 from 5 to 7 pm. Kim Olmstead is the featured speaker: "Women in Art: a history of plein air painting and conservation."
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Turning Point
This new show will open on Friday, September 9 and go until October 13 at the Newport Library Arts Center. WCA/NH is connecting with Turning Points Network, an organization that helps victims of domestic abuse. This is an opportunity for artists to portray or interpret this important issue. Opening will be Friday, Spenter 9 from 5 to 7 pm.
WCANH Art Cruise
Save the Date!
You are invited to join fellow artists to cruise the picturesque Lake Sunapee from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 17, 2022! Unique opportunity for you and your artist guests to meet and chat about your art. Specific details to come later.
Linda Greenwood,
Exhibitions Chair
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PULSE
The first of every month our national affiliate sends out a newsletter with opportunities for participation on a national scale. If you are a member, you should be getting them. Last month a zoom panel discussion was highlighted. This month, be sure you don't miss the t-shirt design contest. The theme is Evocative Visions and you can submit until June 30. Can you imagine all of us wearing a t-shirt of your design? Check Pulse for entry information.
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Sisters, Maundy Mitchell, tintype
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Several WCANH members have artwork on display in the Juried Regional Exhibit at the Library Art Center in Newport, NH including Donna Catanzaro, Lucy Muller, Maundy Mitchell, and others. June 11 - August 26. They put on a great Opening Reception! Hope you'll come. Friday, June 10, 5-7pm.
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Sea Struggle VII,Kate Higley, monoprint
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Kate Higley's print Sea Struggle VII was accepted to The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s 8th Biennial FOOTPRINT International Exhibition which includes 84 prints by 78 artists representing 13 countries as selected by invited juror, Jeff Bergman.
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Overtake, Marcia Santore
Cast Your Net
solo exhibition of fish paintings by Marcia Santore
May 29 - July 10, 2022
M-Th 10-4, F 9-12, Su 10:30-11:30
Closing reception: 10:30 a.m., Sunday, July 10
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
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Annette Mitchell is teaching several classes at Artistic Roots. She frequently teaches by zoom making her classes accessible. Contact Artistic Roots to find out about her Summer classes.
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Spring Longing #2 Ann Saunderson |
Ann Saunderson's work above will be in the AVA Gallery show We Tilt Towards the Sun 6-17 to 7-13.
She is also involved with the NH Furniture Masters and will be responding to the work/process/studio of David Lamb who has pieces collected by the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH. Ann writes, "Yikes! I am so humbled…and excited. The exhibit will be held in August at the Kimball Jenkins Estate in Concord, NH."
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Mt. Chocorua Orange, Betty Flournoy Brown, Oil
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Betty Flournoy Brown's painting Mt. Chocorua Orange will be shown at
Watching the Seasons Change
Museum of the White Mountains
Silver Center for the Arts
Plymouth State University, Plymouth NH
open T - F, 10 - 4
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Palette, Lucy Mueller
Now showing at the Connelly Gallery
New London Playhouse
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From the PODS
Want to learn more about PODS? Heather Lord wrote about them in Pulse.If you missed her article, Click Here
The Lakes Region Group
Pod Meeting information:
The Lakes Region Group Monthly meeting will be on Saturday, June 11th at 10am-12 at the Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Dr, Meredith, NH. We meet the second Saturday of each month at the community center. We welcome WCA members and non-members to attend our meeting and we do enjoy a good show and tell, techniques, art books and anything related to art that the group will enjoy! If you would like to join or know of someone who might be interested please contact Anne McMillan at 2amcmillan@gmail.com for more information.
Our July meeting will be on July 9th at the Meredith Community Center at 10am.
Artist's Meeting Point (AMP)
AMP, the just north of Concord Pod, will be meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 13th. We'll be sharing our art work and ideas, so bring some work to show, supplies you want to get rid of, or a great book on art that you’ve been reading. Also if you want to stay for lunch (12-1), bring that as well for catch up. This all happens at TWIGGS Gallery in Boscawen, exit 17 off of I93. Questions? Email adele.sanborn@gmail.com
Monadnock Pod (ModPod)
The Monadnock Pod is Thursday, May 19 for a Bring-Your-Own Supper gathering at The Jaffrey Civic Center. Everyone is welcome at 7 pm. Please contact Linda Greenwood (linda@greenwoodbiz.com) for specifics. All are welcome!
The Monadnock Pod and the Central Massachusetts WCA Chapter is planning a joint show at the Jaffrey Civic Center for June. “Essentially Colors” will focus on how artists can produce various reactions and especially meaningful emotions from viewers through presentation of a variety of colors. Contact Linda Greenwood (linda@greenwoodbiz.com) for details.
Plymouth Pod
Plymouth POD is taking the summer off. Meetings will resume in September.
All artists welcome. You do not have to be a WCANH member. We enjoy each other's company when we can, and zoom when we feel it is dangerous. If you want to join in, please email Paulette to put you on the list for notifications and information.
Also, watch your emails as sometimes there are last minute changes.
WCA/NH Zoom POD
This state wide POD meets the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting
will July 5 at 6:30. Everyone invited! Email info@wcanh.org for codes.
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June 1 deadline for Artist Trading Cards (ATC’s) was based on the style of Elizabeth Catlett’s art. During her lifetime, Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) achieved international fame for her powerful explorations of race, class, and her own African American female identity.
When the Civil Rights and Black Power movements erupted in the United States during the 1960s, Catlett gained recognition for her socially conscious work. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Feminist movement in art and society brought her even more widespread fame.
~Valery Long
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Artist Trading Card’s for 2022
In 2022 we are changing up our Artist Trading Card Swap bit, to bring fresh inspiration to our (increasingly popular!) swap. Participation was amazing in 2021 and I hope it will continue to grow next year. In 2022, we will use two inspirations each month – the first, a female artist and two, a medium which was not their primary creative technique. My suggestion would be to familiarize yourself with the artist's work, then use the suggested medium to create your cards. But, of course, “rules” were made to be broken so realistically, anything goes, with the only exception being the size of the card that you create. I will also be asking participants to make eight cards this year, two more than before, because participation has been so high that I want to share as much art as possible with all of our members.
If you are unfamiliar with Artist Trading Cards, they are little pieces of art that we trade, much like kids used to trade baseball cards back in the day. We ask that each participating artist make eight cards, based on the inspirational jumping off points listed below, every other month. Mail them to me at the address below with a self-addressed stamped envelope included. I will then assemble a random collection of cards for each participant, and one complete set for the archives. Your surprise collection of ATC’s will arrive in the mail a couple of weeks after the deadline! I challenge you to give it a try, especially if you never have made ATC’s before – it might provide a creative spark you weren’t expecting.
If you are making an ATC, there is really only one necessary guideline.
They measure 2 ½” x 3 ½”.
After that, it’s all up to you! ATC’s can be made of any material you think of. Many people cut watercolor paper to size and base their work on that, but we have ATC’s in our archives made entirely of fiber, glass and acetate, to name a few. Be creative! Polymer clay, metal, thin sheets of wood, quilting - what is your specialty? ATC’s can be dimensional or flat, painted or collaged, have moving pieces, tags, folds, embellishments or anything you can dream up. They just must stay within the 2 ½” x 3 ½” format. Bring your skill set to the practice and see what happens.
Please include the following information on the back of your ATC (or include it with each card in some other way): Your name, the date, and website if you have one. It is also a nice idea to include the themes that inspired you. Send your EIGHT cards with a self-addressed, stamped envelope (VERY important, if you want to receive cards back!!) and get them to me around the 1st of the month. If you have any questions about the program, or want to let me know your cards are on their way, please e-mail me at WendyAyotte67@gmail.com.
The themes for 2022 are:
Swap 4: Due Aug. 1 - ink, inspired by the work of Elaine Sturtevant
Swap 5: Due Oct. 1 - paper piecing, inspired by the work of Judy Chicago
Swap 6: Due Dec. 1 - embroidery, inspired by the work of Alma Thomas
Mail your eight ATC’s and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Wendy Ayotte, 76 Christmas Tree Lane, Milford, NH 03055. Every month surprises me when I see the cards other artists come up with. We all start with the same inspiration, but end up with completely different products! Look for photos in future newsletters, and join us!
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Art After Hours!
Art & Live Music on June 23, 4 – 7 p.m.
You’re invited!
On Thursday, June 23, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., Maundy Mitchell Photography will hold “Art After Hours,” at the studio at 62 Main Street, Plymouth, NH.
The event is free, and it will be both indoors and out. Outside, we’ll have live music by Mark Flynn, sidewalk chalk, and more!
Inside, Jaylene Bengtson will show some of her paintings and drawings, and Maundy Mitchell will show new photography.
Stop by Maundy Mitchell Photography on 6/23. Enjoy art and live music. Have a glass of wine, eat chocolate, and chat with community artists!
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Calls for art at Aplomb Portrait Gallery
Solo Show Sep/Oct 2022 - deadline July 1 apply at Ablomb
Group exhibition "Each Other" -deadline Oct 15 apply at Aplomb
Courses at Aplomb
~ Gallery Owner Danielle Festa
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Oueen Crystal, Danielle Festa, Oil on Linen with pleather and gems
The Portrait Project tribute paintings by Danielle Festa
Exhibition opening June 25, 2022 from 4-7 PM
Aplomb Gallery 15 Mechanic St, Ste 117, Dover, NH 03820
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WOOL
A contemporary Fiber Art Exhibition
June 4 to September 2, 2022.
Laura Morrison is among the participants.
Twiggs Gallery owned by Adele Sanborn
254 Kings Street, Boscawen, NH.
Open Thursday - Saturday 11 - 4, Sunday 12 - 4 pm.
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From Your Editor
Imagine your art here. Want more art friends at your exhibitions? Find something fun or informative to share?
Contributions to the newsletter will be due by the fifth of each month.
send to
Please put "ArtGenda" in the subject line so I am sure to see it. Please send jpeg photos. If you include people, I like to print their names. While I send prompts, you don't need to wait for them
See you next month!
Paulette Brace, Editor
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Board Meeting
Third Thursday,
June 16, 2022
3:30 pm
On Zoom
Exhibition Meeting
Second Thursday
June 9, 2022
10 am
On Zoom
To be included, email Linda Greenwood
(linda@greenwoodbiz.com)
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The WCA/NH
Edith Weiler
Professional
Development
Grant
This grant is for WCA/NH members who wish to expand their expertise in the visual Arts through workshops, seminars, or classes
For more information, to apply or to donate
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Members Businesses
These are businesses owned by WCA/NH members. It only makes sense that we support each other every way we can. Please email me (paulettebrace00@gmail.com) if you would like your business listed. Please put ArtGenda in the subject line so I am sure to see it.
Aplomb
Contemporary Portrait Gallery
Mechanic Street
Dover, NH
Owner: Danielle Festa
Artist Services
Open for online workshops and one person in-studio workshops in Printing without a Press, Encaustic Mixed Media, and more. Check debraclaffey.com/workshops for details.
owner: Debra Claffey
Studio for Fine Art
22A Berkely St.
Nashua NH 03064
603/595-2485
Art Instruction by Arrangement
specializing in drawing, watercolor & etching
owner: Loretta CR Hubley
Maundy Mitchell Photography
Portrait Photography
Main Street
Plymouth, NH 03264
owner: Maundy Mitchell
Meredith Frame Shop
73 Main Street, Meredith, NH
owner: Davida Cook
Twiggs Gallery
254 King Street
Boscawen, NH 03303
owner: Adele Sanborn
Gallery now open!
MacDonald Fine Art
43 Gilford East Dr.
Gilford, NH
03249
(603) 527-8255
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The mission of the Women's Caucus for Art is to create community through
art, education, and social activism.
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