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We hope that this email finds you keeping creatively cool in this hot, summer heat.
In this brief missive from the Carter-Kelsey building, we have four announcements to share about upcoming exhibitions and events.
Yours in art,
~the Board and Staff of AVA Gallery and Art Center
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Remembering Cornelia: Photographs by Cornelia M. Rahmelow (1943-2012)
July 20 - August 24
Opening Reception: Friday, July 20, 5-7pm
Please join us in the Johnson Sisters Library, on the second floor, to see an exhibition of photographs by Cornelia M. Rahmelow.
Cornelia M. Rahmelow was born on January 20, 1943 in Mannheim, Germany. She received her schooling at the Rudolf-Steiner-Schule Hamburg, a Waldorf school. She was trained as a photographer in Hamburg and London, obtaining formal certification as a journeyman. She was especially noted for her portrait photography and credited her Waldorf education with influencing her strong sense of color, light and form. These influences were enhanced during a three-year photographer's apprenticeship served in her native Germany, during which she mastered the discipline necessary to manipulate light in order to give a surface texture, shape and depth.
Rahmelow, who immigrated to the United States in 1968, moved to Hanover, NH, in 1974. Closely connected with AVA Gallery and Art Center, her photos were frequently exhibited in group shows, and she was a loyal and active volunteer. When AVA moved from Hanover to Lebanon in 1990, Rahmelow was one of the first artists to rent a studio in the 11 Bank Street building.
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AVA Gallery and Art Center
11 Bank Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
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AVA's 19th Annual Juried Summer Exhibition
On Display through August 3
Juror Janie Cohen, Director of the Fleming Museum of Art at the University of Vermont, Burlington, gave three awards and three honorable mentions as part of this year's Juried Summer Exhibition.
The Juror's Recognition Awards were given to Duncan Johnson of Hartford, VT for his work in reclaimed wood and mixed-media, "Nightshade"; to Phil Lonergan of Campton, NH for his steel sculpture, "Kitchen Triptych"; and to Laurie Sverdlove of Randolph, VT for her oil painting, "Quick Now, Here Now, Always." The three award winners received cash prizes made possible by Ledyard National Bank's sponsorship of this exhibition.
Cohen also gave Honorable Mention awards to three artists "working figuratively in vastly different ways." These awards were given to Harry Bernard of Walpole, NH for his mixed-media painting, "Was Here 12.2"; to Lisa Rae Spahl of Henniker, NH for her stitching on fabric, "Stumped in Thought"; and to Seano Whitecloud of Fairlee, VT for his video, "The Shape of Being: Universal Body."
This year's inaugural recipient of the Annual Cornelia M. Rahmelow Photography Prize was M.L. Gitchel of Piermont, NH for her black and white photograph, "The Captain and Marion."
Click here to download Janie Cohen's jurors statement, with descriptions of the award winner's work.
Sponsored by Ledyard National Bank
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AVA at HOPFest
July 20 & 21 on the Hanover Green
HOPFest, the two-day event that kicks off the Hopkins Center's 50-Year Anniversary celebration, will take place on the Hanover Green on Friday, July 20, from 3:30-6pm, and on Saturday, July 21, from 12:00noon-6pm.
AVA will be hosting a booth with art activities for individuals of all ages. Please join us for a creative good time!
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An Introduction to The Living Building Challenge
Thursday, July 26, 7pm at AVA
Free and Open to the Public
What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?
The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, advocacy tool and certification program that addresses development at all scales. It is comprised of seven performance areas: Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity and Beauty.
The learning objectives for this session will be:- Understand the basic philosophy of the Living Building Challenge
- Describe the key components of the program
- Discuss the rationale for restorative design principles
- Identify and locate the resources provided by the International Living Future Institute for deeper engagement
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