Due to the Winter Vacation Camps held this week (Feb 20-24), the following sessions are postponed and will resume Feb 27-Mar 2:
Tues: ART STOP!
Wed & Thurs: Art Lab
Fri: CAOS for Toddlers
Best of the
Upper Valley High School Exhibition
February 17 – March 9,
2012
Opening Reception
and Award Ceremony:
Friday, February
17, 5 - 7pm
The Best of the Upper Valley
High School Exhibition is an exciting opportunity to view,
collectively, the best artworks created by Upper Valley teens.
The 2012 Best of the Upper Valley
High School Invitational Exhibition is made possible by the generous
contributions of the following local businesses, business people, and
organizations that support the arts in our community: Advance Transit; Citizens Bank; Defiance Electric & Crossover, Inc.; The Doris
Mollica Fund of the Lebanon Rotary Club; Goss Logan Insurance Agency; Jennifer Snyder, Coldwell Banker-Redpath
& Co.; Mascoma Savings Bank; Schuster, Buttrey, & Wing, P.A.; andTrumbull-Nelson Construction Company.
 
 
Announcing:
The First Annual Greg Hemberger
Sustainable Architecture Workshop for Teens
July 30—August 3, 2012
AVA is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for The First Annual Greg
Hemberger Sustainable Architecture Workshops for Teens, which will take place
from July 30-August 3, 2012. This workshop was created in memory of the
architect Greg Hemberger, with the support of the Greg Hemberger Memorial Fund
of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, established by Hemberger’s family
and friends.
Structured for young people with an
interest in sustainable design and construction, this five-day workshop will
consist of hands-on morning sessions at AVA, led by local professionals, and
afternoon visits to local architecture offices, construction companies, and
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings. The
workshop will incorporate architectural design principles, free-hand drawing,
model-building, sustainability standards, and other pertinent topics. It will
also provide students with new design skills, personal portfolio material, and
an idea of whether sustainable architecture and construction is of potential
career interest to them.
Participation is limited to 12
students from grades 10-12. Tuition for this five-day (9am-5pm), 40-hour
workshop is $350. Scholarships are available to those who need assistance with
all or part of the tuition. Application forms are available by clicking here, as well as in guidance
counselors’ offices at area high schools. Application forms must be received by
May 1, and students will be notified of their acceptance status by May 30.
Eliza McLellan, a senior majoring in
Sustainable Architecture in Connecticut College’s Architectural Studies
program, will be running the workshop; local professionals will be guest
instructors.
Greg Hemberger’s commitment to
architecture started at age 15 with his model-building business, which served
architects in the New Haven, CT area. Before his sudden death in 2006, Hemberger,
as a partner at Banwell Architects, worked on many buildings in the region,
Including the Norwich Elementary School, Hanover’s Middle School and High
School, Crossroads Academy, Thetford Academy, Proctor Academy, Kimball Union
Academy, and Cardigan Mountain School.
AVA wishes to thank the many
individuals who have worked to make possible this new program: Brian Walsh, Stu
White, Jack Wilson, Bill and Betsy Peabody, Eliza McLellan, Ingrid Nichols, and
especially June, Ben and Gretchen Hemberger. The Hemberger’s commitment to
making this program a part of AVA’s multi-faceted offerings takes on a special
significance, given that the architectural firm responsible for the renovation
design of AVA’s LEED Gold-certified building is Banwell Architects.
CAOS (Community Arts Open Studio) for Toddlers and Caregivers
AVA Gallery and Art Center is pleased
to announce that, as of January 2012, CAOS for Toddlers (CAT) will take place on
Friday mornings, from 9:30-11:30, in the Children’s Studio. This new program is made possible thanks to a
grant from The Pauline Davenport Children’s Fund of the Vermont Community.
This program is an extension of AVA’s
popular Saturday Community Arts Open Studio (CAOS) and exemplifies AVA’s
commitment to making the arts available and accessible to all ages and
abilities.
Unlike the Saturday CAOS,
which costs $5 per child, CAOS for Toddlers is free of charge. (Donations are
always appreciated.)
Participants may use any of the art
supplies available in AVA’s Children’s Studio. Since AVA does not provide
studio monitors for this new program, as we do for Saturday CAOS, caregivers must
remain with their toddlers.
CAOS for Toddlers follows the same
calendar schedule as our Saturday CAOS; thus, the program for Winter and Spring
2012 is offered through May 18, then starts again in September.
Bring your toddlers and join the fun at AVA’s Community Arts Open Studio for
Toddlers!
AVA's 2012 Summer Art Camps
Now Available Online
AVA’s Summer Art Camps provide unique, formative, and creative experiences for Upper Valley youths.
Our 2012 program includes weekly morning and afternoon sessions for children ages 5-8, 9-12, and teens beginning June 25-29 and going through August 20-24.
This year's program features Robotics, Pirates, Puppets, Fairies, A Public Art Mural and more!!!
AVA Members click here for complete camp listings.
Nonmembers click here for complete camp listings.
Please click here for the overview of AVA's Summer Art Camps, including multiple camp enrollment discounts and AVA's early drop-off and late pick-up program.
Scholarships are available. Please click here to learn more about how to apply for a scholarship for your child's art camp experience.
Gift Certificates are available. Please call the AVA office at (603) 448-3117 to learn more.
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AVA's Silent Auction 2012
March 24-31
Great Exhibition!
Artwork generously donated by the region's finest artists, along with goods and gift certificates from area businesses will be on display in our galleries, March 24-31.
There is no charge to visit the exhibition.
Great Bidding!
The Early-Bird Bidding takes place between 11am and 5pm, March 24-31, including Sunday, March 25. The Final Bidding takes place during the Silent Auction Party on March 31. A bid sheet next to each item will provide the necessary information, including the minimum amount required to start the bidding.
Great Party!
Music, hors d'oeuvres and libations will add flavor and sparkle to the Silent Auction Party.
Great Cause!
Proceeds from the Silent Auction, AVA's primary annual fundraiser, help support every aspect of our art programming and mission, including art education for all ages and abilities, scholarships and internship opportunities and year-round exhibitions.
You can purchase your 2012 Silent Auction Party admission fee by clicking here.
Advance admission for AVA members may be purchased for $25.
The advance admission rate for non-members is $30.
Tickets purchased on the day of the event will be $35.
Thank you.
Artists — Enroll in the CCN Network
We want to make sure you have access to NH State Council on the
Arts’ listings of grants, jobs, professional development opportunities and
more, as well as news about the state of the arts in New Hampshire and NH
Creative Communities Network projects that benefit artists.
To help make this happen, the New Hampshire Creative Communities
Network, a statewide cross-sector consortium of which we are a member, is
collaborating with the NH State Council of the Arts to populate their database
of artists living and/or working in New Hampshire. It will only take a
few minutes to complete the subscription form. Your information will
not be shared with others.
If you have any questions about this form or database, please
don’t hesitate
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at the NH State
Council on the Arts. Also, please remember that the State Arts Council’s website has more
information regarding their artist services.
We hope that the information you gain from NH
State Council on the Arts and NH Creative Communities Network will add to your
success as an artist and entrepreneur in New Hampshire.
Summer 2012
Internship and Camp Assistant
Applications Now Available
AVA’s many programs benefit greatly
from the important participation of dedicated and capable high school and
college students. In turn, the individuals who become part of the AVA team as Summer
Camp Assistants and Interns acquire diverse skills and experiences as they work
towards careers in the arts.
Camp Assistants work directly with faculty members to create exciting and memorable Summer Art Camps for children and teens. Please click here to download the Camp Assistant application. The deadline is April 1.
Interns help in multiple ways with AVA's education, exhibition, and community arts programs. Internships are designed with the interests of the applicant in mind; individuals seeking experience in a fine art gallery, art education and community arts programming, or arts administration would be rewarded by their time at AVA. Please click here to download the Internship application. The deadline is April 15.
Download AVA's Green Building Tour App!
As of December 9, 2011, AVA Gallery and Art Center has what is
believed to be the very first application—or “app”— focusing on a “green”
building project, namely the initiatives that were taken in 2006-2007 to make
the renovation of AVA’s Carter-Kelsey Building a LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) Gold-Certified project.
We proudly invite you to click
here and download the Free AVA LEED App to your iTouch, iPhone or iPad.
Special thanks go to Barbara Jones and Eric Richardson for their
conceptual and technical development of this project; to Patrick Luteran, 2010
AVA intern and an architecture student, for developing part of the verbiage
used in this app; to C. Stuart White, Jr., AIA, for all his professional advice
and for the writing of specific segments; to Brandy Zarle and Tim Rush, New
York City-based actors who, while performing this fall at Shaker Bridge Theatre
in Enfield, New Hampshire, donated their time and expertise to record
voice-over for part of the app’s audio; and to the Highfield Foundation for
funding this project.
Thanks to the support of Systems Plus Computers, curious
visitors can also take the AVA LEED tour on iPods that are available, and can
be signed out for loan, from the AVA office.
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