Mind Blowing Event

FEATURED ARTS Kirk on Readying for League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     For Denise Kirk, the League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair in Sunapee is kind of like Christmas. Kirk, a Queen City resident, is both a juried member specializing in felting and a member of the … [Read more…]

Summer Fun

FEATURED ARTS MAA Artist of the Year Keeps Busy with Art Shows and Antiquing Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     When you’re named Manchester Artists Association’s Artist of the Year, you get to display a painting at E.W. Poore for an entire year. But 2017 award-winner James O’Donnell has a busy … [Read more…]

Art History Lesson

FEATURED ARTS Learn About Impressionism Through Monet Paintings at the Currier Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     The latest Currier Museum of Art show features a quick art history lesson on impressionism, illustrated by the guy who started it all. “Monet: Pathways to Impressionism,” on view July 1 through Nov. 13, … [Read more…]

Another World

FEATURED ARTS VA Medical Center Offers Free Art Programs for Vets Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo     Every Monday afternoon, Amherst artist Elaine Farmer drives 30 minutes to the Manchester VA Medical Center to teach a free art class to New Hampshire veterans. When she arrives, they work on whatever they … [Read more…]

A Photographic Retirement

FEATURED ARTS New Hampshire Artist Laureate Relishes his New Role Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     New Hampshire native Gary Samson “just about fell out of his chair” when, this spring, he learned he’d been appointed to be the state’s next artist laureate — but then he realized there was no … [Read more…]

For The Love of Metal

FEATURED ARTS Jewelry artist Joy Raskin on Jewelry Making in NH Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo     For many artists, the decision to create professionally is a scary one, muddled with questions like, am I good enough? Will I be able to find work? Will my pieces sell? Joy Raskin made … [Read more…]

Play On

FEATURED ARTS Pianos Arrive in Downtown Manchester Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     Every morning at 7 a.m. last summer, passersby at Victory Park were treated to music, courtesy of the painted piano that Intown Manchester placed there in June. “There was a gentleman who went and played pretty religiously,” said … [Read more…]

Curious Magic

FEATURED ARTS Currier Hosts Exhibition Featuring NH Artist Varujan Boghosian Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     Hanover artist Varujan Boghosian is very pleased with the show Currier Museum of Art curator Kurt Sundstrom put together — “The Curious Magic of Varujan Boghosian,” on view June 10 through Sept. 4. “You’ve done … [Read more…]

Last Hurrah

FEATURED ARTS McGowan Says Goodbye with Bruce McColl Exhibition Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     Bruce McColl’s “The Color of Seasons” is the last art show for McGowan Fine Art as we know it today. Tucked away on Hills Avenue in the heart of downtown Concord, the 16-piece exhibition — bright … [Read more…]

Reunions & Togetherness

FEATURED ARTS 10th Nashua Sculpture Symposium Closes this Weekend Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     “Together” is the theme of the 10th Annual Nashua International Sculpture Symposium, an event that brings artists from all over the world to Nashua, where they stay with residents and create new pieces of art to … [Read more…]

Two Decades of Sculpture

FEATURED ARTS Mill Brook Gallery celebrates 20th Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     The Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden is not your everyday gallery. It sits alongside a rural road, at the end of a long, dirt driveway decorated with trees, flowers, wooden fences and sculptures. The … [Read more…]