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The MacDowell Colony presents A Short Evening: A Selection of Short Films by MacDowell FilmmakersVote for your favorite! Screening begins at 6:30 p.m., Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets $10 Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove Street, Peterborough Benefit Dinner at Colony Hall with artists-in-residence at 8 p.m. Screening & Dinner $150 The MacDowell Colony, 100 High Street, Peterborough To purchase advance tickets, visit: www.macdowellcolony.org/NHBenefit2010 For more information, please email: dklingler@macdowellcolony.org or call: 6039243886, Web site: www.macdowellcolony.org Saint-Gaudens National Historic SiteTHE PICTURE GALLERY 2010 EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM AT A GLANCE 1st EXHIBITION Curator Henry Duffy The Cornish Colony: Highlights from the Collection On view May 29 – July 6, 2010 Opening reception and curator’s talk June 19 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm This exhibition at The Picture Gallery at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, NH will highlight the collection of art by members of the Cornish Colony of artists. The Cornish Colony was an extraordinary group of artists, architects, writers, landscape designers, musicians and public figures who followed Augustus Saint-Gaudens to Cornish beginning in the 1880s. The public is invited to a Gallery Talk by Exhibition Curator, Dr. Henry Duffy at 5:00 pm, and an Opening Reception in The Picture Gallery from 4:30-6:30 pm., on Saturday, June 19, 2010. The reception and talk are free and open to the public. The 35 works exhibited, include paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, ceramics and sculpture by members of the Saint-Gaudens family, Thomas Dewing, George deForest Brush, Maxfield and Stephen Parrish, and others. The exhibition will be on view daily 9:00 am to 4:30 pm from May 29 though July 6, 2010. 2nd EXHIBITION Rachel B. Hayes, 2009 Saint-Gaudens Fellow Wild and Wary Ways On view July 10 – August 3, 2010 Opening reception and artist’s talk July 10 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm The season’s second exhibition in The Picture Gallery will feature the sculpture of 2009 Saint-Gaudens Fellow, Rachel Hayes., a New York City based visual artist. Using innocuous and readily available media such as fabric, Rachel creates spectacular environments of color and motion that are intended to be experienced both physically and psychologically. Utilizing hand-sewn, large scale components, these environments are populated with forms that share a dialogue with modernist painting, patchwork quilts, minimalist sculpture, land art and fashion design. In general, her work draws on a wide range of disparate references from Post-Painterly abstraction to traditional women’s textile work. Rachel’s Fellowship exhibition, Wild and Wary Ways, will include six new works created between 2009-2010. The public is invited to a Gallery Talk by the artist at 5:00 pm, and an Opening Reception in The Picture Gallery from 4:30-6:30 pm., on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The reception and talk are free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view daily 9:00 am to 4:30 pm from July 10 though August 3, 2010 3rd EXHIBITION Shona Mcdonald Two Northeast On view August 7 – September 1, 2010 Opening reception and artist’s talk August 7 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm 4th EXHIBITION Curators Judy Bookbinder and Sheila Gallagher Civil War Drawings from the Becker Collection On view September 4 – October 11, 2010 Opening reception and curator’s talk September 4 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm Exhibitions are included with paid admission to the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. Exhibitions are sponsored by the Trustees of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial in cooperation with the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. The Saint-Gaudens Memorial is a non-profit partner of the National Park Service, helping to support the mission of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. Saint Gaudens Summer Concert Series 2010In recognition of the 125th anniversary of the Cornish Arts Colony our 2010 concert programs will include work composed by or related to members of the Cornish Colony. All concerts begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Little Studio with the exception of the July 11th 125th Celebration of the Cornish colony. July 4 Rogers and Millican – flute, horn, piano perform music from Saint-Gaudens lifetime July 11 noon to 4:30 p.m. Heritage Brass Ensemble – Celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the Cornish Colony at the Blow-Me-Down Farm on route 12A across from the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site July 18 The 5th Annual Rosamond Edmondson Memorial Concert – Ceciliana Chamber Soloists program includes a Bach Cantata and Emily Dickinson Songs by Arthur Farwell July 25 House Blend and Cantoria – Vocal ensemble and a sister ensemble from France perform a wide variety of music August 1 New England Piano Quintet – performance of quintets by Amy Beach and Arthur Whiting August 8 Andrew and Gail Jennings – violin and piano August 15 The Fischer Duo – cello and piano August 22 North Country Chamber Players – “Amy Beach in Words and Music” with the New Hampshire Poet Marie Harris Artist Entrepreneurial GrantsQuarterly grants from the NH State Council on the Arts support professional development opportunities for NH artists, especially focusing on developing entrepreneurial skills (marketing, web site development, etc.) by working with consultants, attending conferences and workshops, and via mentorships between master level and early career artists. 40% of grant recipients in FY07 were visual artists. The grant range is $250 to $1000, with an average grant award of about $600. Upcoming application deadlines are April 1, July 1 and Oct. 1. For guidelines, see the Council's web site at www.nh.gov/nharts/grants/artists/artistentrepren.htm. The Park Theatre in JaffreyAs part of the re-opening of the Park Theatre, which was built in 1922 and has been dark for the past thirty years, Trustees are creating a Fifth Mural to clebrate the future of the theatre in the twenty-first century. The Fifth Mural, comprised of 288 individual panels, is being created by artists and students and depicts life in the Monadnock Region. When completed it will be displayed as part of the Theatre's permanent collection. Individuals, businesses, churches, and civic groups can be a part of this project by sponsoring a panel. Artists can help by donating their talent by painting a panel or two. Prepared panels are provided to artists by the Theatre. To help or get more information: Call: 603-532-5717 Email: info@theparktheatre.org Or visit the web site: www.theparktheatre.org |