Summer 2014 continues to be an exciting time at AVA.

We have exhibitions installed on all three floors of our Carter-Kelsey building as well as outdoors in Kira's Garden outside. AVA summer camps and classes have kept the teaching studios abuzz with creative energy. And all the while, AVA's Board and staff have been working hard to finalize our Fall 2014 and Winter 2015 programs.

Please join us soon to engage in the many activities that are in full swing, and look for our Fall / Winter publication shortly. It will feature details about the many things we have scheduled for the next six months.

 

We look forward to seeing you soon, 

~The Board and Staff of AVA Gallery and Art Center
 
2013 Juried Show Winners:
Toby Bartles, Leah Berry, Michael Heffernan, Joseph Saginor 
On Display through August 27



The 2013 Juried Show Winners Exhibition is generously sponsored by Ledyard National Bank.

 

In This Issue
* 2013 Juried Show Winners
* Horses and Hounds
* AVA's Fall 2014 / Winter 2015 Publication
* Kira's Garden
* Spring & Summer Classes
* Sayonara Aya Itagaki -- A Memorial Exhibition
* AVA's 2014 Annual Meeting
* Call for Storytellers: The Mudroom
* Call for Entries: The Center for the Arts
* Call for Proposals: The Theoretical Show
 
 
AVA Gallery and Art Center

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Lebanon, NH 03766
(603) 448-3117
 
Christine Orcutt Henderson and Derek Bell:
Horses and Hounds  
On Display through August 27
Gallery Talk: Wednesday, August 27, 6:30pm
 
Horses and Hounds is generously sponsored by:

Mimi Baird
Covered Bridge Real Estate, LLC
 
AVA's Fall 2014 / Winter 2015 Program Brochure Out Soon!
Look in the Valley News on August 16  

 

We are excited to announce that AVA's Fall 2014 / Winter 2015 program brochure will be available on August 16 in the Valley News and in mailboxes shortly thereafter.

The brochure features information about our upcoming exhibitions, classes, and special programs -- including free lectures, a film series, public art and much more!

 
Kira's Garden
June 2014 - May 2015



The 2014-2015 exhibition in Kira's Garden features works by:

 

Peggy Brightman of Woodstock VT

Elizabeth D'Amico of Springfield, NH

Liz Sibley Fletcher of Mason, NH

Dimitri Gerakaris of Canaan, NH

Scott Gordon of Norwich, VT 

Sue Katz of Meriden, NH 

Winkie Kelsey of Fairlee, VT and Hanover, NH 

Michael Kraatz and Susan Russell of Canaan, NH

John Kemp Lee of White River Junction, VT

Phil Lonergan of Campton, NH

Joe Montroy of Auburn, NH

Teresa Taylor of Barnstead, NH

 


 
Summer Camps and Classes

For Children and Teens:

 

Space Remains in a Few of AVA's Exceptional August Art Camps 

Enroll Now!      

 

AVA Members      Non-members   

 

 

Ages 5-8  

Funny Faces

Fairies

Turning Trash into Treasure

Cardboard Creations and a Public Art Project!

 

Ages 9-12  

Micro Macro 

 

Teens 

Portraiture 

Oil Painting

 

AVA Members     Non-members   

 

Scholarships Are Available  

 

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Sign Up Now for these Upcoming Adult Classes:
 

8/2 Reduction Relief Printmaking

8/8 Fine Art Digital Prints

8/9 Travel Photography

8/9 Jewelry Casting Techniques

8/16 Experimental Pastel Painting 

 

Scholarships Are Available    

 

 

 
Sayonara Aya Itagaki -- A Memorial Exhibition
The Aidron Duckworth Museum 
August 2 - September 14 
Opening Reception: August 2, 3-6pm



The memorial exhibition of works by Aya Itagaki will open at the Aidron Duckworth Museum on August 2.

Please save the date!

 

 
Come to AVA's 2014 Annual Meeting
Tuesday, September 16, 6:00-7:30pm

 

To better coincide with AVA's fiscal year, which runs from September 1 through August 31, our Annual Meeting will now be held in September rather than November.

 

All AVA members are cordially invited to our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 16, from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Election of new officers and Board members will take place, and the proposed budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 will be discussed and voted on. There will also be a presentation of our exciting plans for the future, and a progress report on recent accomplishments. Please join us for this very special opportunity to learn more about the organization you so generously support!  

 

Refreshments will be served.

 
Call for Storytellers: AVA's September 2014 Mudroom

 
The Mudroom, modeled after NPR's The Moth Radio Hour, continues to draw large crowds to AVA for lively evenings with talented storytellers and mesmerized audiences. 

The Mudroom is currently seeking storytellers with a tale to share on the theme, "Sparks," for the September 18 event.

Click here to email for more information about how to get involved. Come join the fun! 

 

 
Call for Entries: The Center for the Arts: Lake Sunapee Region's 2014 Regional Juried Show
Deadline: September 1
 
The Center for the Arts: Lake Sunapee Region is pleased to announce its second annual 2014 Regional Juried Show: November 7th, 2014 -- January 30, 2015 at the CFA Micro Gallery, at the New London Inn, New London, NH

This show is open to all 2-D artists in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine.

Click here for complete details.   
 
Call for Proposals: The Theoretical Show
Deadline: September 1
 
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts invites you to join them in creating The Theoretical Show.

All exhibitions start as proposals. In theory, they are all perfect-at least in the eyes of those writing them. But few, if any, are realized to the extent that their creator had originally hoped. What if there was a way to freeze that original moment, when an idea is still fresh and unhampered, pristine and pure?