SELECTIONS 2025: Winners from the Juried Regional
Feb. 8 -Apr. 3, 2025
Gallery Hours: Tues.-Fri. 11:00-4:00 | Sat. 10:00-2:00
Selections Artists (Listed Alphabetically)
SHARI BORAZ
ELISABETH MALLOY
MAUNDY MITCHELL
SUSAN PARMENTER
ANN SAUNDERSON
CHRIS SCOTT
LYN SWETT MILLER
Show Jurors: ROBERT K. CARSTEN + ADELE V. SANBORN
Sponsored by: SUGAR RIVER BANK
Let’s Paint the South of England!
with Artist and Guide Heidi Lorenz
April 30 – May 8, 2025
Paint the South of England with Artist Tour Guide, and Dorset Native, Heidi Lorenz. Paint in Heidi’s favorite painting spots in this picturesque region and lodge at a gorgeous British inn which will provide beautiful English breakfasts and dinners. Visit local museums and castles; paint and walk the South of England, carrying the simplest of tools. Leave with a full expressive sketchbook, and an incredible travel experience.
See extensive information about this exciting trip, including the robust itinerary, accommodations, and so much more at the link below.
Enter the Library Arts Center’s Peeps Diorama Contest!
Entry Deadline: April 10th
Dioramas on Display April 12-24
The 14th Annual – New Hampshire’s Original Peeps Competition!
The Library Arts Center Gallery is hosting this fun, springtime tradition using the iconic Easter Candies: PEEPS! This annual favorite contest welcomes community members of all ages. Make an original shoebox-sized diorama with the iconic Easter candies—PEEPS!—as the main characters. Community members of all ages, businesses, school classrooms, groups & organizations are all encouraged to enter. Take cues from current events, pop culture, or clever “peeps” puns—just get creative! Find out more, find contest rules, entry forms and more at the link below.
Music with Friends
for infants, toddlers & preschoolers
Wednesday Mornings, 9:30am
Library Arts Center Gallery
with instructor Julie Love | $12 per family, per week (or special early-bird rate of $8 when you register in advance!)
Experience making music together in this class designed for babies through five year-olds and their caregivers. Music will come to life as everyone sings, dances, drums and claps, experimenting with voices, instruments and movement. *Pre–registration is required. Sign up online for specific weeks, or the whole series.
Yoga Classes with Brianna
Friday Mornings| 8:30am All-Levels + Chair yoga 10:00am in the Library Ballroom (during Gallery of Gifts)
Classes are designed for any student looking to practice yoga. Movement will be linked with breath (as offered by the Hatha and Kripalu traditions of yoga), as well as focus on alignment, and attention paid to honoring your own organic movement. Students can expect to practice both seated and standing poses as well as focus on balance and breath. Please bring your own mat and any props you would like.
Open Studio Art Group
Wednesday mornings,
9:30am-12:30pm
Returning to the studio on Wed. October 2nd
$8 for LAC members/$12 non-members.
Bring your own art supplies and paint alongside a delightful and supportive group of artists. Facilitator Heidi Lorenz will paint alongside all, but is available for light guidance and instruction if desired. This welcoming and friendly drop-in style group is available to artists of all styles and abilities!
Drop in–No pre-registration necessary.
Basket-Making Workshops with Ray Lagasse
The Library Arts Center is proud to offer these exceptional artisan basket-making workshops with artisan Ray Lagasse. Students will spend a day in the studio learning this traditional craft and will leave with a fabulous heirloom-quality basket to keep or give as a phenomenal gift. Workshops are typically offered monthly in the Arts Center studio.
Arts and Economic Prosperity Survey (AEP6)
The results are in for Sullivan County!
The arts have a tremendous economic impact in our region, and we’d love for you to find out more. Explore the data for our local region at the link below.
It's Membership Time! Join or renew your membership today.
Our annual membership drive is one of the simplest and most impactful ways you can support and be part of this organization. Please consider becoming a member or renewing your membership so that together we can keep making so much possible in the year ahead. Together, we will continue to build community through the Arts.
Preserving Newport's Heritage Mural
We are beyond excited that the Library Arts Center is helping to spearhead the heritage mural reproduction in downtown Newport.
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