Happy New Year!

Let AVA help you keep your New Year's resolution to make art a part of daily life with our many January programs.

Join us for the Opening Reception of Ellison, Morgan, Webber, Field and Lennon on Friday, January 8 and consider attending one of the many gallery talks to hear the artists speak about what inspires their work. Or come to one of the many free film screenings we are offering as part of our January Film Series. And with our Winter classes beginning for the season, you can get your hands dirty making your own art, guided by AVA's fine faculty, each of whom is ready to share their expertise with you.

We look forward to seeing you soon,
~The Board and Staff of AVA Gallery and Art Center

Ellison, Morgan, Webber, Field, Lennon
January 8-February 5
Opening Reception: Friday, January 8, 5-7pm

Ingrid Ellison-Adrift
Rebecca Lawrence Gallery Entry
Gallery Talk: Friday, February 5, 4:30pm
Click here to download the press release for Ingrid Ellison-Adrift 
 
Robert Morgan-Large Watercolors
Clifford B. West Gallery
Gallery Talk: Saturday, January 9, 2pm
Click here to download the press release for Robert Morgan-Large Watercolors

Everett Webber-The Anatomy of a Series: Hiding in Plain Sight
 
Sabra Field-Recent Work
Elizabeth Rowland Mayor Gallery
Film Showing: Thursday, January 28, 6pm. Free /AVA members; $10 /non-members
Click here to download the press release for Sabra Field-Recent Work 
 
Mark Lennon-Abstract Color
Johnson Sisters Library
Gallery Talk: Saturday, January 23, 2pm 
Click here to download the press release for Mark Lennon-Abstract Color 
 
 

 

Winter 2016 Classes Starting in January
The New Year is a wonderful opportunity to try a new artistic adventure or pull out the supplies you have and get energized to use them in a new way. Check out the variety of classes and workshops being offered this winter!


Adults    
1/11 The Still Life: Exploring Form in Charcoal
1/14 Scanning Your 35mm Slides
1/16 Drawing the Figure
1/16 Woodblock Printing
1/18 Fiber Mondays: Sewing, Knitting, Embroidery and More!
1/20 Daytime Open Studio
1/20 Evening Open Studio
1/21 Evening Beginning Drawing
1/22 Long-Pose Figure Sculpture
1/23 Introduction to Digital Photography
1/25 Watercolor Painting
1/26 The Richness of Oil Pastels
1/27 Drypoint Etching for All
1/30 A Few of Your Favorite Things: Still Life in Watercolor

Children and Teens   
1/11 World of Art  AVA member / non-member
1/13 The Wonders of Winter   AVA member / non-member
1/13 Lego Robotics Club   AVA member / non-member
1/14 Arctic Animals   AVA member / non-member
1/15 Homeschool Studio   AVA member / non-member
1/15 Teen Oil Painting Studio   AVA member / non-member 
 
Click here to see AVA's complete Winter 2016 Adult education program.
Click here to see AVA's complete Winter 2016 Children and Teens education program, including FEBRUARY VACATION CAMPS. 
 

January Film Series: Focus on Film--As Art, On Art
Sundays, January 10, 17, 24 at 4:30pm
Thursday, January 28, 6:00pm
 
With a focus on artists and the creative process, experimental filmmaker and AVA artist Rich Fedorchak--the curator of this series--introduces us to a wide range of imaginative ways of seeing the world with an intriguing film each Sunday, January 10, 17 and 24. On Thursday, January 28, filmmaker and Dartmouth Professor Bill Phillips will offer his personal reflections on two films which he created and will share with us on Sabra Field in conjunction with her exhibition at AVA from January 8 to February 5. Please join us for some or all! Sunday's programs are free, Thursday's program is free for AVA members, $10 for non-members.

Sunday, January 10, 4:30pm
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present

Sunday, January 17, 4:30pm
River and Tides: A Film on Andy Goldsworthy 

Sunday, January 24, 4:30pm
The Artist as Filmmaker-A Program of Short Experimental Films

Thursday, January 28, 6:00-9:00pm
Sabra: the Life and Work of Printmaker Sabra Field
Bonus Materials
   
Click here to download the press release for the entire January Film Series.
Winter Schedule for AVA's Special Programs
CAOS for Toddlers begins again on Friday, January 8

CAOS begins again on Saturday, January 2

ART STOP! begins again on Tuesday, January 12

Art Lab begins again on Wednesday, January 6

Senior Art begins again on Thursday, January 7
Become an AVA Member Today

As membership support is so important to the continued vitality of AVA's many offerings, we have recently expanded our annual membership benefits. If you renew your membership or join as a new member on an Individual ($55) or Family ($75) level, or if you join at a higher level, we are pleased to make the following benefits available to you:
  • Discounts on all AVA classes, camps and workshops
  • Punch card for six free admissions (value $30) to Saturday CAOS (Community Arts Open Studio) or Friday morning CAOS for Toddlers (mid-September to mid-May) for members at the Family level or above
  • 10% discount on custom framing at Duke's in Lebanon and Bean's in Hanover; discounts on framing materials at the Junction Frame Shop in White River Junction, VT
  • 10% discount on art supplies at Bean's, Duke's, and Valley Art Suppliers in West Lebanon
  • Discounts on special events for which admission is charged (Silent Auction, bus tours, etc.)
  • Eligibility to submit artwork to AVA's Holiday Exhibition
  • Discounted submission fee to be considered for participation in AVA's bi-annual Summer Juried Exhibition
  • Invitations to AVA's exhibition openings and special events
  • Discount on AVA birthday parties*
  • Participation in North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Program**
  • Discount on Gallery and Teaching Studio rentals***
  • Private tour of the gallery and our LEED Gold-certified Carter-Kelsey building for up to ten people****
An intangible, but equally important membership benefit is the pleasure you will receive in knowing that you are contributing to the enrichment of peoples' lives through your support of AVA and the arts!

*Contributing membership level ($100-$249)
**Patron membership level ($250-$499)
***Sponsor membership level ($500-$999)
****Benefactor and above ($1,000 and above)

Call for Artists: 2016 Glacier National Park Artist-in-Residence Program
Deadline: January 31
 
The Artist-in-Residence Program at Glacier National Park offers professional artists four weeks of uninterrupted time to pursue their artistic discipline while being surrounded by the park's inspiring landscape. The artist will also present several public programs in the park during their residency to share their experience and their art with park visitors. In celebration of the 2016 National Park Service Centennial the Glacier Artist-in-Residence program is seeking professional artists whose work reflects upon the past 100 years and/or looks forward to the future of our national parks.

Click here for complete information.
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