Happy October to all.

We hope you like our new eNewsletter design -- its responsive format should provide you with easier reading on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Please read on to learn about the many exhibitions, art classes, special programs and enduring offerings, such as Community Arts Open Studio, that we have planned in the coming weeks.

We look forward to seeing you soon,
~The Board and Staff of AVA Gallery and Art Center
Vermont Glass Guild: 2015 Art Glass Invitational Exhibition
Featuring Works by 22 Artists
October 16 through November 13
Rebecca Lawrence Gallery Entry, Clifford B. West Gallery, E.N. Wennberg Gallery
Click here to download the press release for the Vermont Glass Guild exhibition.



AVA wishes to thank Caldwell Law, the generous sponsor of this exhibition.

 
John McNally: Recent Work
October 16 through November 13
Elizabeth Rowland Mayor Gallery
Click here to download the press release for the John McNally exhibition.



AVA wishes to thank Caldwell Law, the generous sponsor of this exhibition.
 
AVA Wins 2014-2015 Owl Award for Best Art Exhibition
Thank you to The Complete Hoot and the many readers who voted to give AVA Gallery and Art Center the Best Art Exhibition Award at this year's Owl Awards.
Welcome New AVA Board Members
At AVA's Annual Meeting on September 22, four new Board Members joined our nonprofit organization and two had their terms come to their conclusion. We'd like to welcome our four new additions--William P. Dunn, Andrew Garthwaite, Whit Kelley, and Michael D. Kraatz--and extend our thanks to outgoing Board Members Jennifer Snyder and Sheryl Trainor.

AVA's Board of Directors for 2015-2016:

Chair
H. Sloane Mayor, AIA
Architect
 
Vice Chair
Geraldine DeLuca
Artist, Writer
 
Treasurer
Dale Cunningham, CPA
Norwich Partners
 
Secretary
Jill M. Mortali
Director of the Office of Sponsored Projects, Dartmouth College

 
Members
William Dunn
Commercial Loan Officer
Mascoma Savings Bank
 
Andrew Garthwaite, AIA
Architect
 
Whit Kelley
Founder and CEO
SignalQuest LLC
 
Michael D. Kraatz
Artist
 
Jonathan D. Masland
Director, Career Development
Tuck School of Business,
 
Ruthie Murray
Artist
 
Emily Ridgway, MD
Plastic Surgeon, DHMC
 
Nancy Serrell
Director, Science & Technology Outreach, Dartmouth College
 
Geoffrey J. Vitt
Attorney
Vitt & Associates, PLC
 
Fred Wainwright
Senior Vice President and Senior Investment Strategist,
Ledyard Financial Advisors
 
Paulette Werger
Artist, Teacher
 
C. Stuart White, Jr., AIA
Architect
Jeanne Heifetz--Geometry of Hope 
On Display through October 9
 
Amy Morel--Relationscape 
On Display through October 9 
Clifford B. West Gallery 
Slow Literature: The Narrative Tapestries of Sarah Swett 
On Display through October 9 
E.N. Wennberg Gallery 


Remembering John Joline (1948-2015): Paintings and Drawings
On Display through October 16
Johnson Sisters Library, Second Floor
Click here to download the press release for Remembering John Joline (1948-2015): Paintings and Drawings
 
    Adult Classes Starting Soon

 
Kyudo Free Demonstration and First Shot Program
Friday, October 16 & Saturday, October 17
 
Kyudo means "the way of the bow" and is an ancient form of Japanese archery. It is also a meditation practice, often referred to as "Zen Archery." Practicing kyudo involves focusing one's attention and calming one's mind for the precise drawing of the bow and release of the arrow. It is a path to opening one's heart and mind to the natural dignity of being human, beyond the obstacles of ambition, doubt, and loneliness. Hitting the target is not considered important.

"You do not practice kyudo to polish your form. You practice kyudo to polish your heart."

           -Kanjuro Sendai
 
Those interested in learning kyudo can sign up for the "First Shot" Workshop, a daylong practice to be held on Saturday, October 17, 9am-4pm. "First Shot" gives the beginner an opportunity to practice the Seven Coordinations (Shichido), the basic form of kyudo as meditation. A portion of the proceeds from the "First Shot" Workshop will go to the Aya Itagaki Scholarship Fund at AVA. Adults and older teenagers are welcome to participate.
 
A Kyudo demonstration to introduce the "First Shot" Workshop will be offered on Friday, October 16, from 6-7pm. The Kyudo demonstration is free and open to the public.
 
Instructor: Ray Chin is the instructor of a small group of kyudokas who practice regularly in Thetford, VT. He was a student of Kanjuro Shibata Sendai, a bow maker and kyudo master whose lineage spanned twenty generations of master bow makers. Shibata Sendai died in October 2013.
 
Click here to enroll in the October 17 Kyudo -- First Shot Program. 
 
    Children's and Teen Classes Starting Soon
  
 
Oil Painting Studio with Derek Bell 

10/19  World of Art    AVA Member / non-member 
10/21  Dragon Tales    AVA Member / non-member 
10/21  Lego Robotics Club     AVA Member / non-member 
10/22  Gesture, Sketch, Draw    AVA Member / non-member
10/23  Homeschool Studio    AVA Member / non-member 
10/23 Oil Painting Studio     AVA Member / non-member
Special Programs This Fall
Click the Program Title for Complete Information 
Art Lab--the imaginative art program for adults with special needs--began again on September 2 and is ongoing.

Senior Art--a program where seniors work on their own self-directed projects among a growing community of other enthusiastic seniors--began again on September 3 and is ongoing.

Art for Kids--the unique art program where children with chronic medical conditions make art with medical students from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College--began again on September 13 and is ongoing.

ART STOP!--a free afterschool program that encourages youths in grades 5-8 to take inspiration from AVA's ongoing exhibitions to create their own drawings, paintings, and sculptures on Tuesdays--began again on September 15 and is ongoing.

CAOS for Toddlers--a weekly program where children with caregivers make their own self-directed art projects using AVA's diverse assortment of art supplies--began again on September 18 and is ongoing.

CAOS (Community Arts Open Studio)--a weekly workshop where children of all ages with their caregivers make their own self-directed art projects using AVA's diverse assortment of art supplies on Saturdays--began again on September 19 and is ongoing.
Call for Artists: Norris Cotton Cancer Center 
Deadline: October 19 
The Norris Cotton Cancer Center is seeking paintings, collages, sculpture, clay work, photographs, prints, crafts done by people with cancer or those loved ones who are on the cancer journey with them.  If this description fits you, please consider submitting  a piece of original art for an upcoming annual event and celebration at Norris Cotton Cancer Center in Lebanon, NH: Telling our Stories through Word and Image.
 
Call for Artists: FreshPaintMagazine  
Deadline: November 1  
FreshPaintMagazine is pleased to announce an open call for the December international issue, celebrating the art scene in the US and UK. Both emerging and established artists are welcome to apply with works in any medium, with a focus on or reference to painting.

The December 2015 issue will be distributed in London, New York and Philadelphia in select galleries and art centers. Published artists will be promoted through our international digital and print distribution, as well as by extensive exposure through social media.

GUEST JUROR: Danielle Krysa - The Jealous Curator

Danielle Krysa has a BFA in Fine Arts, and a post-grad in graphic design. She is the writer/curator behind the contemporary art site, The Jealous Curator. Danielle has curated shows in Washington DC, Vancouver Canada, Chattanooga, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and is currently working on an upcoming exhibition in New York. In 2014 she published two books, both with Chronicle Books, titled Creative Block and Collage, and she is currently writing her third book which will be released Fall 2016. Danielle has also had the great pleasure of speaking at Creative Mornings, Alt Summit, PIXAR, and was interviewed for several video segments on oprah.com. The Jealous Curator has been featured by Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, Brain Pickings, Sunset Magazine, Frankie Magazine, InsideOut Magazine, Flow Magazine, The Vancouver Sun, Apartment Therapy, Glamour Paris, and more.

Click here to learn more. 
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