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The summer is going by so quickly, it's hard to believe that August is here! We hope you are enjoying your time in the sun.
This month's eNewsletter features announcements about two upcoming exhibitions, teen murals installed in Colburn Park, August classes, and more -- so please read on.
Looking forward to seeing you soon,
~The Board and Staff of AVA Gallery and Art Center
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August Exhibitions
August 10 - September 7
Opening Reception: Friday, August 10, 5-7pm
Capturing the Unseen World: Abstract Paintings
Axel Stohlberg and John David O'Shaughnessy
Rebecca Lawrence Gallery Entry and Clifford B. West Gallery
12-A
Nicholas Gaffney
E.N. Wenberg Gallery
The Space Beyond
Carmelo Midili
Gallery 3
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AVA Gallery and Art Center
11 Bank Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
(603) 448-3117
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Upcoming Gallery Talks
Facilitating personal interaction between artists and community members is one of the many valuable opportunities that AVA provides. Gallery talks, in particular, provide the chance to engage artists in conversation, ranging from the philosophy that informs artwork to the materials they use.
Carmelo Midili will discuss his exhibition The Space Beyond
Thursday, August 16, 5:30pm
Nicholas Gaffney will discuss his exhibition 12-A
Thursday, August 23, 5:30pm
Free and open to the public. Please join us.
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AVA and Pompanoosuc Mills
A Celebration of Upper Valley Artists
August 3 - September 3
Opening Reception: Friday, August 3, 4-7pm
Pompanoosuc Mills, in partnership with AVA, is proud to feature the work of 14 local artists from the Upper Valley region during the month of August. 3184 Route 5 East Thetford, VT 05043 (800) 841-6671 Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided at the opening, and many of the featured artists will be available to talk about their work. |
Last Chance to See AVA's 19th Annual Juried Summer Exhibition
Show Closes Friday, August 3
On July 26, under the headline "Uncommon Creativity at AVA," the Valley News' Alex Hanson described the exhibition as "a show that places an unusual emphasis on uncommon materials."
Come see for yourself!
(And remember, we are open until 7pm on Thursdays!)
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Teen Public Art Mural
Currently Installed in Colburn Park in Lebanon, NH
Through its many public art projects, AVA strives to offer opportunities for artistic expression intended to reach out to the community in as broad and inclusive a way as possible. In this spirit, AVA is pleased to announce our recently installed Teen Public Art Mural.
On Friday, July 20, 2012, seven emerging young artists, who had just completed AVA's Teen Mural Art Camp camp with instructor Julie Puttgen, hung seven 3 x 6-foot original paintings on the east fence of Lebanon's Colburn Park. The paintings, which make an installation of 3 x 60 feet when hung together, illustrate impressions of community, agriculture, and contemporary American eating practices.
The seven began their research with a trip to Cedar Circle Farm in East Thetford, VT, where they learned about organic farming. Returning to AVA's teaching studios, they integrated their experiences and newfound knowledge into their artwork.
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Featured August Arts Education Opportunities at AVA
For adults:
Robert Carsten
August 4 & 5
Saturday & Sunday, 9:30am-4:30pm
Two-day intensive
Materials list provided.
Tuition: $190 /members; $215 /non-members
Learn skills and techniques to achieve stunningly realistic imagery in your choice of landscape or still life. Designed to challenge and improve your observation and pastel painting skills, this class will show you how to create strong compositions with dramatic light effects and substantive content. Work from your sketches, photos, or still-life arrangements. There will be an overview, demonstrations, visual exercises, critique and lots of painting time. All levels welcome.
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For children:
This month's Summer Art Camps are filling up fast. With camps focusing on drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic novels, and aboriginal art and the didgeridoo, there's something for every child or teen's creative inclination.
Please click here for complete information about AVA's Summer Art Camps.
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AVA's Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 Brochure Publication
Releasing Mid-August!
AVA is excited to announce that our Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 will be released soon!
The brochure is scheduled to be inserted in the Valley News on Saturday, August 18 and our classes will be listed on the AVA website that same week.
If you are on our mailing list, please look for your copy in your mailbox.
If you would like to have a copy sent directly to you, please email us to let us know.
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Construction on Bank Street
Finishing soon...
With sidewalks poured and paved transitions scheduled for the first weeks of August, the construction on Bank Street is getting closer to finished everyday.
Thanks for your patience everyone. We're almost there...
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