Juried Regional Exhibit 2025
Library Arts Center 2025
Juried Regional Exhibit
Library Arts Center Gallery | May 9 – June 27, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 8th, 5:00-7:00pm
The Library Arts Center is pleased to present the annual favorite Juried Regional Exhibition. This exhibit highlights the diverse and creative talent from regional artists residing in New Hampshire and Vermont. Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography and mixed media are all featured.
201 works were entered into the Juried Regional from 110 artists, and jurors selected 84 pieces from 62 artists to hang in the show.
2025 JURORS: Shari Boraz & Meg McLean
Congratulations to our 2026 Selections Winners
When entering their work for the Juried Regional, artists also had the opportunity to compete for the Selections Competition. The following artists were awarded, by the jurors, the opportunity to present a larger body of their work in a group exhibit in the Library Arts Center Gallery in 2026.
Selections 2026 Winners (listed in alphabetical order:)
Peter Anderson
Christine Andrews
Jean Chase Farnum
Shawne Morrill Randlett
Elizabeth Pieroni Schulte
Cheryl Shanahan
Robin Williams
Exhibiting Artists of the Juried Regional 2025:
Listed in alphabetical order:
Lisa Almeida 1) Just Keep Swimming, 2) Curves and Cups
Peter Anderson 1) The Road to Graveyard Creek, 2) It Looks Like Rain in Stanley
Christine Andrews 1) Heading Down, 2) Junction
Steven Arcone 1) Shouting His Worth, 2) Entangled
Ana Maria Ash 1) Yumm, 2) Farmstand
Deborah Bacon 1) Mountain Ride
Shannon Bender 1) American Loon
Rachel Benoit 1) Sunkissed, and Bathed in Beauty
Loretta Blackwell 1) Active Transport
Mary Bourdon 1) Tried an True
Sarah Breisch 1) Golden Afternoon, 2) Small Rain
Donna Catanzaro 1) Rooted, 2) Early Morning
Jean Chase Farnum 1) Sabbathday Lake Barns
Don Collins 1) Bicknell, Winter Break, 2) Under the Hemlocks
Gillian Cook 1) Sunrise over Aoraki, New Zealand, 2) Through the Mist
Jan Coville 1) Angel of Tears
Thia Daniels 1) Through the Wood
Paula Dorr 1) A Whole is Four Beats, 2) The House at the Sea
Leigh English 1) Remnants
Jude Fitz-Stone 2) The Log Pile
Jessica Fligg 1) Nesting, 2) Rhythm of Leaves
Mary Gerakaris 1) Through the Looking Glass
Roger Goldenberg 1) Light Dance Borealis
Richard Gombar 1) Mountain Light
Brenda Goodearl 1) Arctic Wolf, 2) Paint Draft in Tack
Lindsay Holmes 1) Submerged Cathedral 2) Hallowed Forest
Betsy Holmes 1) And With the Sun Comes Green #2
Emalie Johnson 1) Washed Ashore
Mike Johnson 1) The Light of Day
Paula Johnson 1) Edison
Sher Kamman 1) Skin Deep II
Rod Keller 1) Pond
Jim Lantz 1) Reflections of the Past
Mary Lazar 1) Revisiting David
Susan Lirakis 1) Shelter, 2) Spirit Guides
Anni Lorenzini 1) Sienna Woods
Thomas McHugh 1) Path IV
Claire McMenaman 1) Pink & Green & Blue
Janet Moore 1) Still Life in Motion I, 2) Still Life in Motion II
Shawne Morrill Randlett 1) Morning Ebb & Tide at Wells, 2) Dune Path, Plum Island II
Matthew Mossey 1) The Fall
Lucy Mueller 1) Gentle Inflection Point
Lexy Parsons-Price 1) The Between
Christine Pellerin 1) Respite
Elizabeth Pieroni-Schulte 1) Wading in Water, 2) Euphoric Echoes
Brianna Renner 1) Sleeping Swan, 2) Red Rocks
Mary Ellen Russell 1) The Long View
Carrie Salsberg 1) Just for Fun
Martha Sawyer 1) Among the Geraniums, 2) Roaming Waters
Susan Sawyer 1) View from the Covered Bridge, Contoocook River
Chris Scott 1) Love Monkey
Cheryl Shanahan 1) Roberts Cove Road
Yvonne Shukovsky 1) Melancholy I, 2) Melancholy II
Jennifer Stark 1) Anna Maria Vibes
Heather Stearns 1) New Beginnings
Ann Stout 1) Coral Tulip, Sprinkled with Raindrops
Carol Sullivan 1) At the End of the Day
Pamela Tarbell 1) Garden Maze #4, 2) Changing Seasons
Susan Tuttle 1) Connecticut River
Patti Warren 1) Along the Trellis
Robin Williams 1) Untitled I, 2) Untitled II
Celina Wojnar 1) Fog at the Flats
Special thanks to our sponsors for the 2025 Juried Regional Exhibit:
The Old Courthouse Restaurant
Newport, New Hampshire
DROP OFF DATES: April 25, 26 and 29. Please schedule a brief drop-off appointment below.
Accepted work should be delivered to the gallery
Friday, Apr. 25, by appointment between 11am-3pm
Saturday, April 26, by appointment between 9am-11am
OR Tuesday, Apr. 29, by appointment between 11am-3pm
Pieces may also be shipped to the Gallery to arrive prior to April 29th. We are asking artists to schedule a brief, specific drop-off time at the link here, but please know it is ok to arrive slightly before or after your appointment:
Please note that you may arrive a little before or after your scheduled time.
If you are unable to bring your work on these dates, and you are unable to arrange to have someone else bring your work on these dates, please call or email the gallery to arrange an early drop off. Be sure to arrange to have your accepted work dropped off by these dates, as we will need all work present to arrange the layout of the exhibit. Shipping – The Library Arts Center *does* accept entry by mail. Please email or call to inform the office if you are planning on mailing your submissions.
**Please make sure your work comes to the gallery exhibition ready, and also be labeled with the artist’s name, piece title, and sale price. ** Unsure of what ‘exhibition ready’ means? Please see this LINK on our website.
The Library Arts Center will use the information you provided to us for your entry within the Entrythingy platform for your Name, Piece Title(s), medium, year, and price, unless you let us know otherwise. You will be asked to confirm this information with your initials when dropping off your work, and sign the loan agreement stated here:
* Each piece displayed in the gallery is insured by the LAC for 70% of its sale value up to $2,500. Pieces that exceed this value will only be insured up to $2,500 in value.
* All pieces in this exhibit are expected to remain on display for the duration of the exhibit, per Library Arts Center policy, artwork is not to be taken out of the gallery early by the artist, or by a purchaser.
* Pick up of work will be on dates AFTER the close of the exhibit on June 27th. (Pick-up dates on July 1 and 2.)
* Artwork prices set by artists should include the 30% commission to the Library Arts Center. Artists will be paid for sold works at the end of the exhibit.
We hope you will join us for the opening reception on Thursday, May 8th, 5-7pm in celebration of all our chosen artists. This is a great time to interact with the public and other artists. Hors d’oeuvres by the Old Courthouse Restaurant will be served.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Library Arts Center office at info@libraryartscenter.org or 603-863-3040.