FEATURED ARTS Picker Artists Invite All To New Pine Street Home Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo After a year of uncertainty, Nashua’s Picker Building artists are back. Nowadays, they call themselves the Picker Collaborative Artists, which is the name of the LLC they put together in order to begin renting at … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Get Inspired At Art Fairs & Shows This Season Kelly Sennott(ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo It’s the most wonderful time of the year to check out locally made art. From art shows to craft fairs, New Hampshire has you covered. • The Portsmouth Crafts Show and Sale is Saturday, Nov. 26, from 9 … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Master Chorale’s “Eve, Absinthe, Alice” Celebrates Women Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo It’s all about women in the New Hampshire Master Chorale’s upcoming program, “Eve, Absinthe, Alice,” with events this weekend in Concord and Plymouth. The title comes from the concert’s centerpiece, a world premiere commissioned by the Master Chorale, with … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS NHIA Commemorates 100 Years of Emma Blood French Hall. Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo When the New Hampshire Institute of Art — formerly the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences — turned 100 in 1998, there was a lot going on. At the time, the school was gaining authorization to … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Self-Led NH Artisan Tour Returns Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Michelle Landry Courtesy Photo This upcoming weekend is one of the best for art lovers in New Hampshire. The League of NH Craftsmen presents the 11th annual Fall NH Open Doors Saturday, Nov. 5, through Sunday, Nov. 6. The statewide self-led tour takes … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Jewel Music Venue Emerges Written by Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Eric Gales, Courtesy Photo Though the sign on the building remains, the rest of Jewel Nightclub in Manchester is very different these days. The name will also change soon; for now, it’s Jewel Music Venue. New ownership at the Canal Street club brings … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Mount Washington’s Subject of New Currier Exhibition Written by Kelly Sennott Images: John Frederick Kensett For a pocket of time, Mount Washington was at the center of the art world. Artists traveled from afar to North Conway to capture the Northeast’s tallest mountain in pencil, ink or oil, and as a result, … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS New Ways to Experience ArtWalk Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Nashua’s 12th annual ArtWalk is Saturday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 16, from noon to 4 p.m., and as usual, visitors will find artists — over 100, more than ever before — exhibiting and selling … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Currier Director Alan Chong Talks Museums Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo The Currier Museum of Art’s new director and CEO, Alan Chong, started work Sept. 8 after a year-long international search by a committee composed of board members and the museum’s executive team, plus Opportunity Resources, New York. Chong comes … [Read more…]