Happy June to all.

This month at AVA, we have three new exhibition openings, our summer art camps begin, live music,  storytelling and more. Please join us, we're excited to share these inspiring art experiences with you.

All best wishes,

~The Board and Staff of AVA Gallery and Art Center

 

 

 

Gruhler, Wrend, Hawkins, Karol
June 5 -- July 10
Opening Reception: Friday, June 5, 5-7pm

   
Paul Gruhler and Judith Wrend -- Harmonics
Rebecca Lawrence Gallery Entry and Clifford B. West Gallery
Gallery Talk: Wednesday, June 10, 5:30pm
Christine Hawkins -- Recent Work 
E.N. Wennberg Gallery
Gallery Talk: Thursday, June 25, 5:30pm
Fitzhugh Karol -- Recent Work  
Elizabeth Rowland Mayor Gallery
Gallery Talk: Friday, July 10, 6pm

    
In This Issue
* Gruhler, Wrend, Hawkins, Karol
* Kira's Garden Sculpture Exhibition
* New York Botanical Garden & Frida Kahlo Exhibition
* Music in the Gallery
* Osher @ AVA - The Fearsome Foursome
* Classes Starting Soon
* AVA's 2015 Summer Art Camps
* Summer Camps for Adults
* Summer Programs for Teens
* Call to Storytellers: The Mudroom
* Call for Artists: AVA's 2015 Juried Summer Exhibition
* Beautiful Studio Available
* Artist of the Capitol: Constantino Brumidi
* Call to Artists: Strange Figuration
 
Follow-up Links
 
AVA Gallery and Art Center

11 Bank Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
(603) 448-3117
 

Kira's Garden Sculpture Exhibition
Opening Reception: Friday, June 5, 5-7pm

   

Featuring works by:

Bill Martin of Grantham, NH
Liz Sibley Fletcher of Mason, NH
Scott Gordon of Norwich, VT 
Fitzhugh Karol of Brooklyn, NY
Michael Kraatz and Susan Russell of Canaan, NH 
John Kemp Lee of White River Junction, VT 
Phil Lonergan of Campton, NH
Lynn Newcomb of Worcester, VT
Teresa Taylor of Barnstead, NH
Jamie Townsend of Springfield, VT

Click here to download the press release for Kira's Garden. 

    

 

Wednesday, June 17
$95 /AVA-members; $125 /non-members

The trip is now full -- please call (603) 448-3117 to be put on the waitlist.

 

  

AVA is pleased to announce a one-day bus trip to the New York Botanical Garden on Wednesday, June 17 in conjunction with the exhibition Frida Kahlo: Art - Garden - Life. The cost is $95 for AVA members; $125 for non-members. Membership is open to all. 

 

Click here for complete information about this exceptional opportunity. 

    

 
The New London Barn Playhouse and AVA Present:
Music in the Gallery
Tuesday, June 9, 5:30-7pm

 


 

Join us at AVA for an informal reception celebrating a summer of great art in the Upper Valley.

 

Get a sneak peek of the New London Barn Playhouse's 83rd Summer Season and take a closer look at AVA's current exhibitions of works by painters Paul Gruhler and Christine Hawkins and sculptors Judith Wrend and Fitzhugh Karol.

 

Wine and light refreshments will be served.

 

There will be a brief performance by members of the New London Barn Acting Intern Company at 6:00pm.

 

SPACE IS LIMITED!   

 

Click here to RSVP by email or call 802-299-5825.

    

 
Osher @ AVA - The Fearsome Foursome: Kelsey, Reininger, Semprebon, Tate
June 19 - July 18
In AVA's Stone Carving Studio on the 1st Floor
Opening Reception: Friday, June 19. 5-7pm
 
 
AVA's 2015 Summer Art Camps!
AVA Camps Are Filling Fast, Enroll Now 
 

AVA members receive significant discounts on tuition. Membership is open to all. 

  

A limited number of scholarships are available.      

 

    

 

Summer Camps for Adults

Why Should Kids Have All the Fun?  

Enroll In Either of These Programs and Bring a Friend for Free! 



Painting Intensive with Murray Ngoima

June 29 - July 2    Painting Intensive 
Intermediate and advanced painters seeking an extended, dedicated painting experience are invited to join this intensive program. AVA's beautiful South Studio will transition into your personal workspace, allowing you to develop your individual projects over multiple days with ongoing guidance from the instructor. Click here for complete information.



Plein Air Art Adventure with Althea Goundrey 
 

July 20-23  Plein Air Art Adventure
Join fellow artists on a four day, three night art adventure at the limited-access Dartmouth Second College Grant in scenic northern New Hampshire. Tour the Grant and learn about the many options available to painters, photographers and sculptors. Go on daily outings of walking, hiking, boating and/or driving to discover the many locations suitable for creating art, and participate in evening group critiques. Enjoy meals, conversations, and games in the well-equipped rustic cabins. This program offered in association with the Dartmouth Outing Club. Click here for complete information.

 

 
 

Call to Storytellers: The Mudroom at AVA      

The June 18th Mudroom Will Be on the Theme "All in the Family."

 

 

 

In the spirit of "This American Life," "The Moth", "Arctic Entries" and other storytelling events, The Mudroom brings Upper Valley residents to the stage to share their personal stories, be they adventurous, mysterious, funny, sad or sweet. At each performance, five selected speakers tell a seven-minute long story relating to the show's theme. Live music is featured before the storytelling, at the intermission, and at the conclusion of the event.

If you are interested in telling your story at the June 18th Mudroom, please click here to email for complete information.

   

Click here to pre-purchase your $5 admission. 

 

Call for Artists: AVA's 2015 Juried Summer Exhibition
Work Drop-Off: July 11, 13, 14



Juror:  Susan Strickler, Director, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH


 

A Beautiful Studio Available at AVA  

 

A spacious, beautiful studio is available for rent in AVA Gallery and Art Center's 11 Bank Street building, beginning August 1, 2015.

 

Studio 207, located on the second floor, is 783 square feet, and rents for $739/month. It has wooden floors, and five large windows with blinds, 2 facing east, with a beautiful view of AVA's sculpture garden, and three facing south. Electricity and heat are included, and there is a sink in the studio. AVA's Carter-Kelsey building is ADA compliant, has ample, free parking, and tenants have access 24/7.

 

If you have ever wanted to have a studio at AVA, the opportunity to get involved is now available.

 

Please contact AVA: 603-448-3117 or AVA's property manager: 603-448-1855 for further information, if you would like to set up a time to see the studio.

 

 

Artist of the Capitol: Constantino Brumidi  

Justin Morrill Homestead, Barrett Memorial Hall, South Strafford, VT  

June 7, 1:00-2:30pm -- Free!   

 

Dr. Barbara Wolanin, Curator of the Architect of the U.S. Capitol and author of Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol, presents a visual feast of images of the paintings by the artist deemed "America's Michelangelo" by Vermont Senator Justin Morrill.

 

Brumidi was a visionary artist inspired by the painters of the Italian Renaissance and the Baroque works from the early 19th century. His landmark works in the U.S. Capitol include the Frieze of American History, the Brumidi Corridors and the famous fresco "The Apotheosis of Washington," which adorns the arched ceiling of the dome of the US Capitol.  

 

This presentation, as well as the complementary exhibit "America's Michelangelo," (July 22-October 12) celebrate the restoration of the U.S. Capitol dome, to be completed in late 2015.

 

 

Call to Artists: Strange Figuration  

Deadline: June 30  


Strange Figurations is a thematic exhibition open to all interpretations of the concept, Strange Figurations. Open to all media, techniques and styles from the realist to the surreal and visionary. 72" maximum dimension. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, September 10 - October 3, 2015. $2200 in Direct Art magazine publication awards.

Click here for complete entry information.