*** This year, AVA's annual holiday extravaganza will have a new look. ***  

On Display Through November 16 

Gallery Talks on November 1 and 15 

Affinity: Cyndy Barbone, Deborah Frazee Carlson, Fuyuko Matsubara and Bhakti Ziek

Rebecca Lawrence Gallery Entry and Clifford B. West Gallery

Gallery Talk: Thursday, November 1, 5:30pm

Kiranada Sterling Benjamin -- Moon Ascending: Japanese Rozome Batik
E.N. Wennberg Gallery and Gallery 3

Barbara Bartlett -- The Art of Tea II
E.N. Wennberg Gallery and Gallery 3

Gallery Talk: Thursday, November 15, 5:30pm  

You can download the exhibition press releases by clicking on the artists' names.  

Click the class title to enroll online! 

Genevieve Cole 

November 3 & 10; Saturdays, 10:00am-4:00pm

Class limited to 6. $40 materials fee included.

Tuition: $230 /members; $255 /non-members  

This two-day workshop will give more experienced glass-fusing students the opportunity to take their projects further by incorporating visual effects made possible by a second firing.

--and-- 

Aline Ordman

November 10; Saturday, 10:00am-5:00pm; One-day intensive

Materials list provided. $30 model fee included.

Tuition: $125 /members; $150 /non-members

In this one-day charcoal drawing class, participants will learn techniques for rendering the human head. By focusing on the planes of the head as well as studying features individually, participants will leave with a foundation for future portrait drawing.

All AVA members are cordially invited to our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Election of new officers and board members will take place, and the proposed budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 will be discussed and voted on.  

With AVA's 40th anniversary year just around the corner, we will also talk about what the future holds for our organization, and how we're planning for the next 40 years (or at least the next 4 years).  

Refreshments will be served. Please join us!

The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources in partnership with the New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development will be helping Arts & Cultural organizations learn how they can:

• Use Travel & Tourism's newest promotional campaign, "Live Free and..." to promote cultural tourism
• Take advantage of Travel & Tourism's free and low-cost marketing tools, including brochures, website and grants
• Work with the NH Travel Council to strengthen partnerships with the visitor industry
• Benefit from attending the Governor's Conference on Tourism in May 2013
• Use information from the recent Arts & Economic Prosperity Report to tell your story to your community
• Connect with the NH State Council on the Arts as they develop their new strategic plan

Partners for this stop include:

Kilton Public Library

AVA Gallery

Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire

Lebanon Opera House

Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce

We look forward to seeing you then!

You can RSVP via email by clicking here.

Opera North's Young Artists will perform Mozart's The Impresario in AVA's Clifford B. West Gallery on Wednesday, November 14th from 10:30 - 11:15 am.  

Sung in English, this comic opera revolves around the classical conflict of the aging diva and the new ingénue. When two dueling sopranos audition for the same role, the opera director must make a challenging decision.

Concerts Coming Up on November 3 and November 4 

Our 2012-2013 Annual Fund campaign has begun, and your fully tax-deductible donation makes it possible for AVA to continue to thrive and, in turn, for your community to be nurtured and enriched by all that we offer.

We thank you for your generous support. Your contributions make a difference!

Please click here to securely donate to AVA's Annual Fund online.