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BY ALYSSA DANDREA Monadnock Ledger-Transcript A rt takes on many forms, and here in the Monad- nock region this sum- mer, it’ll be everything from a watercolor landscape, to a perfectly baked dessert to the chair used to take it all in. Artists, crafters, furniture makers and bakers alike will present their works at various venues across the region. Some are inspired by home, while others take you worlds away. These are just some of the places you can go in a region increasingly defined by artists and their works. Sharon Arts Center “An Artists’ Circle” exhibi- tion, which features painters James Aponovich, Elizabeth Johansson and 12 of their artist friends, will be showing from July 9 through Aug. 28 in the Sharon Arts Exhibition Gallery in Peterborough. Many of the artists are from New Hampshire and have ex- hibited nationally as well as in- ternationally. “What’s unique about this is that although some of these artists have exhibited togeth- er before, this is the first time this group of artists has exhib- ited together. Also, we are go- ing to have the present New Hampshire artist laureate and two past New Hampshire artist laureates,” said Camel- lia Sousa, exhibition gallery manager. Aponovich is known for his idealized still life paintings, something that he began do- ing in the early 1980s after studying Chinese landscape painting. Inspired by Italy, his work also features landscaped backgrounds. Johansson, Aponovich’s wife, works pri- marily in graphite drawing and oil painting, and for 20 years taught drawing at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Both artists have works in the permanent collections at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Currier Museum of Art. In addition to Johansson and Aponovich, the exhibition will include work from painters Sean Beavers, Jamie LaFleur and Sydney Sparrow. Additionally, it features natu- ralist and illustrator David Carroll, sculptor and furniture maker Jon Brooks, watercol- orist Bob Larsen, furniture masters David and Janet Lamb, sculptor Gary Haven Smith, glass artist Susan Pratt Smith, printmaker Peter Mil- ton, potter Gerry Williams and collagist Elaine Swenson. As a part of the exhibition, the Sharon Arts Center will be holding a raffle drawing and closing reception on Friday, Aug. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. “Over the course of this ex- hibition James Aponovich has made available to Sharon Arts an original painting worth about $25,000, and we are sell- ing copies, which are also the raffle ticket, for $200 each,” said Sousa. Beginning on July 1, there will be 250 copies of the print available for pur- chase through the Sharon Arts Fine Craft Gallery. At the closing reception, Aponovich’s original oil paint- ing will be raffled off to one lucky purchaser of a print. “With all of our exhibits we also try to incorporate an edu- cational aspect so we are going to have a series of free events open to the public,including an artists’ roundtable and a gallery walk,” said Sousa. The Artists’ Round Table: “A Field Guide to Surviving (or Flourishing) as an Artist” will be held on Thursday, July 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A “Gallery Walk” with Aponovich and Johansson will be held on Friday, Aug. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. and will offer the artists an opportunity to re- flect on their own work as well as the work of other artists in the exhibition. Jaffrey Civic Center There’s always a lot going on at this venue, from photo shows to art exhibits. But the sweetest of their shows is undeniably “The Night of 1,000 Cupcakes.” If you’re one to think that cupcakes don’t qualify as art, then you’d probably like to pay this benefit event a visit. There’s music from the Temple Band and a painting auction. But the true stars are the 1,000 or so cupcakes (truth be told, it has probably be- come closer to 5,000 as the event continues to gain in pop- ularity.) Local bakers — some pro- fessional, others just plain tal- ented — use their skill, cre- ativity and love of sweets to make all kinds of wild exhibits. Last year featured a cupcake replica of Fenway Park in Boston, which was reduced to crumbs by the end of the evening. Add to that some cupcake sushi (hold the sushi), a put- ting green and even van Gogh’s “Starry Night.” Now in it’s fifth year, the fes- tivities begin on the front lawn of the Civic Center at 6 p.m. on July 22. Mariposa Museum According to Administra- tor Mose Olenik, the Mari- posa Museum’s “Peoples of the North” exhibit, which runs through July 15, high- lights those cultures that make up the background of the majority of New England residents, whose ancestors migrated from the northern countries of France, Canada, Scotland, Finland and Scandi- navia. “This exhibit is predomi- nately loaned objects,” Olenik said, “which has made it real- ly a community exhibition.” Additional summer events at the Mariposa include col- laboration with Monadnock Music on July 21, featuring Indian classical musicians Samir and Sanghamitra Chat- terjee. On July 24, the Maine Kanteles, a performance fea- turing Finnish music, will be held, and on Aug. 6 the Mari- posa will offer Argentine tan- go. The Mariposa also has a summer camp entitled “Wan- der the World,” which is held in three one-week sessions starting from July 26 through Aug. 20. “Our new exhibition ‘South East Asia’ will open on Sept. 3,” said Olenik. “We will have Angkor Dance and other per- formances from the Balinese, Philippine and Vietnamese cultures as well.” Tuesday, June 29, 2010 MONADNOCK LEDGER-TRANSCRIPT PAGE 15 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 10 Hale Hill Road (603) 899-3300 For more information please visit our website: www.cathedralofthepines.org 100395 Tuesday July 6 – Tuesday August 3 7:00 pm Line Dancing with David & Betsy Trimble Thursday July 8 7:00 pm The Three Dimensions of Sustainability: Equity, Economy, and Environment By Catherine Owen Koning, Franklin Pierce University Wednesday July 14 7:30 pm Brooks Williams in Concert Co-Hosted by Monadnock Music Festival ............. Tickets are $10 Thursday August 12 7:00 pm A Short Course on Islam for Non-Muslims by Charles Kennedy Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities Council Friday August 20 5:30 pm Sharon Arts Center Paint Out Reception and Wet Sale Friday August 27 7:30 pm Monadnock Music Celebration Concert Thursday September 9 7:00 pm Gandhi: The Man and His Teaching by Donald Johnson Co-Hosted by the Meeting School Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities Council Thursday September 16 7:00 pm Italian Gardens: Then and Now by James Atkinson Co-Hosted by Monadnock Garden Club Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities Council Thursday October 14 7:00 pm Monadnock Tales by Edie Clark Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities Council SUMMER SUNSET SERIES FREE ADMISSION (Except When Noted) 100399 100397 100383 ARTS SAVORING ARTISTRY EXHIBITS: Group of 12 artists highlight summer filled with viewing, and eating, pleasure AT THE LIBRARY: Sometimes the best shows are where you wouldn’t expect them. Many of the region’s libraries, such as the ones in Hancock, Peterborough and Wilton, are always hosting new works from local artists. In Francestown, a celebration of handmade crafts Craftspeople from across the region will once again descend on Francestown this Labor Day as part of the 93rd annual Labor Day festival on Sept. 6. The Labor Day Juried Arts & Crafts Exhibit & Sale — part of a daylong celebration put on by the Francestown Improvement & Historical Society — brings together 30 high-quality craftspeople from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Francestown Improvement & Historical Society Park and in front of the red town office building on Main Street. Shoppers can choose from many selections of original handmade items such as silver, gold, cop- per, glass or paper jewelry; gourmet wooden spoons; weathered wood sculptures; hand-blown glass; stenciled floor cloths; quilts; pottery; paper mache folk art; fabulous puppets; and primitive hooked rugs, just to name a few. You will see many local artisans as well as others who have traveled from as far away as Maine, Vermont and Massachu- setts for this one-day show. This year there are seven new artisans joining the juried arts family. There will also be demonstra- tions of spinning, woodcarving, blacksmithing, rug- hooking, leather-making, basket-making, and more. There is something for everyone and every size pocketbook. The money that is raised on Labor Day weekend helps support the Francestown Improvement & Historical Society, the operation of the historical rooms and numerous community projects. “As we celebrate the creative process that is so very important in our lives, please join us by sup- porting and purchasing crafts that are made by hand,” said FIHS board member Carol Prest Barr, also chairman of the juried arts and crafts. COURTESY PHOTOS The Labor Day Juried Arts and Crafts Exhibit in Francestown will include work from 30 crafts people from across New England. Pieces above are from Nina Zotcavage of Mont Vernon, Suzan Scribner-Reed of Westport, Maine, and Carol Brock of Francestown. CUPCAKE PHOTOS COURTESY JAFFREY CIVIC CENTER
Transcript of Tuesday, June 29, 2010 MONADNOCK LEDGER-TRANSCRIPT...
BY ALYSSA DANDREAMonadnock Ledger-Transcript
Art takes on many forms,and here in the Monad-nock region this sum-
mer, it’ll be everything from awatercolor landscape, to aperfectly baked dessert to thechair used to take it all in.
Artists, crafters, furnituremakers and bakers alike willpresent their works at variousvenues across the region.Some are inspired by home,while others take you worldsaway.
These are just some of theplaces you can go in a regionincreasingly defined by artistsand their works.
Sharon Arts Center“An Artists’ Circle” exhibi-
tion, which features paintersJames Aponovich, ElizabethJohansson and 12 of theirartist friends, will be showingfrom July 9 through Aug. 28 inthe Sharon Arts ExhibitionGallery in Peterborough.Many of the artists are fromNew Hampshire and have ex-hibited nationally as well as in-ternationally.
“What’s unique about thisis that although some of theseartists have exhibited togeth-er before, this is the first timethis group of artists has exhib-ited together. Also, we are go-ing to have the present NewHampshire artist laureate andtwo past New Hampshireartist laureates,” said Camel-lia Sousa, exhibition gallerymanager.
Aponovich is known for his
idealized still life paintings,something that he began do-ing in the early 1980s afterstudying Chinese landscapepainting. Inspired by Italy, hiswork also features landscapedbackgrounds. Johansson,Aponovich’s wife, works pri-marily in graphite drawingand oil painting, and for 20years taught drawing at theNew Hampshire Institute ofArt. Both artists have works inthe permanent collections atthe Boston Museum of FineArts and the Currier Museumof Art.
In addition to Johanssonand Aponovich, the exhibitionwill include work frompainters Sean Beavers, JamieLaFleur and Sydney Sparrow.Additionally, it features natu-ralist and illustrator DavidCarroll, sculptor and furnituremaker Jon Brooks, watercol-orist Bob Larsen, furnituremasters David and JanetLamb, sculptor Gary HavenSmith, glass artist Susan PrattSmith, printmaker Peter Mil-ton, potter Gerry Williams andcollagist Elaine Swenson.
As a part of the exhibition,the Sharon Arts Center will beholding a raffle drawing andclosing reception on Friday,Aug. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m.
“Over the course of this ex-hibition James Aponovich hasmade available to Sharon Artsan original painting worthabout $25,000, and we are sell-ing copies, which are also theraffle ticket, for $200 each,”said Sousa. Beginning on July1, there will be 250 copies ofthe print available for pur-chase through the SharonArts Fine Craft Gallery. At theclosing reception,Aponovich’s original oil paint-ing will be raffled off to onelucky purchaser of a print.
“With all of our exhibits wealso try to incorporate an edu-cational aspect so we are goingto have a series of free eventsopen to the public,including anartists’ roundtable and agallery walk,” said Sousa.
The Artists’ Round Table:“A Field Guide to Surviving (orFlourishing) as an Artist” willbe held on Thursday, July 15,from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A
“Gallery Walk” withAponovich and Johansson willbe held on Friday, Aug. 6, from5 to 7 p.m. and will offer theartists an opportunity to re-flect on their own work as wellas the work of other artists inthe exhibition.
Jaffrey Civic CenterThere’s always a lot going
on at this venue, from photoshows to art exhibits.
But the sweetest of theirshows is undeniably “TheNight of 1,000 Cupcakes.”
If you’re one to think thatcupcakes don’t qualify as art,then you’d probably like to paythis benefit event a visit.
There’s music from theTemple Band and a paintingauction. But the true stars arethe 1,000 or so cupcakes (truthbe told, it has probably be-
come closer to 5,000 as theevent continues to gain in pop-ularity.)
Local bakers — some pro-fessional, others just plain tal-ented — use their skill, cre-ativity and love of sweets tomake all kinds of wild exhibits.Last year featured a cupcakereplica of Fenway Park inBoston, which was reduced tocrumbs by the end of theevening.
Add to that some cupcakesushi (hold the sushi), a put-ting green and even vanGogh’s “Starry Night.”
Now in it’s fifth year, the fes-tivities begin on the front lawnof the Civic Center at 6 p.m. onJuly 22.
Mariposa MuseumAccording to Administra-
tor Mose Olenik, the Mari-
posa Museum’s “Peoples ofthe North” exhibit, whichruns through July 15, high-lights those cultures thatmake up the background ofthe majority of New Englandresidents, whose ancestorsmigrated from the northerncountries of France, Canada,Scotland, Finland and Scandi-navia.
“This exhibit is predomi-nately loaned objects,” Oleniksaid, “which has made it real-ly a community exhibition.”
Additional summer eventsat the Mariposa include col-laboration with MonadnockMusic on July 21, featuringIndian classical musiciansSamir and Sanghamitra Chat-terjee. On July 24, the MaineKanteles, a performance fea-turing Finnish music, will beheld, and on Aug. 6 the Mari-posa will offer Argentine tan-go.
The Mariposa also has asummer camp entitled “Wan-der the World,” which is heldin three one-week sessionsstarting from July 26 throughAug. 20.
“Our new exhibition ‘SouthEast Asia’ will open on Sept.3,” said Olenik. “We will haveAngkor Dance and other per-formances from the Balinese,Philippine and Vietnamesecultures as well.”
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For more information please visit our website: www.cathedralofthepines.org
100395
Tuesday July 6 – Tuesday August 3 7:00 pm Line Dancing with David & Betsy Trimble Thursday July 8 7:00 pm The Three Dimensions of Sustainability: Equity, Economy, and Environment By Catherine Owen Koning, Franklin Pierce University Wednesday July 14 7:30 pm Brooks Williams in Concert Co-Hosted by Monadnock Music Festival ............. Tickets are $10 Thursday August 12 7:00 pm A Short Course on Islam for Non-Muslims by Charles Kennedy Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities Council Friday August 20 5:30 pm Sharon Arts Center Paint Out Reception and Wet Sale Friday August 27 7:30 pm Monadnock Music Celebration Concert
Thursday September 9 7:00 pm Gandhi: The Man and His Teaching by Donald Johnson Co-Hosted by the Meeting School Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities Council Thursday September 16 7:00 pm Italian Gardens: Then and Now by James Atkinson Co-Hosted by Monadnock Garden Club Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities Council Thursday October 14 7:00 pm Monadnock Tales by Edie Clark Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities Council
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SAVORING ARTISTRYEXHIBITS: Group of 12 artists highlight summer filled with viewing, and eating, pleasure
AT THE LIBRARY: Sometimes the best shows are where you wouldn’t expect them. Many of the region’s libraries, such as the ones in Hancock, Peterborough and Wilton, are always hosting new works from local artists.
In Francestown, a celebration of handmade craftsCraftspeople from across the region will once
again descend on Francestown this Labor Day aspart of the 93rd annual Labor Day festival on Sept. 6.
The Labor Day Juried Arts & Crafts Exhibit &Sale — part of a daylong celebration put on by theFrancestown Improvement & Historical Society —brings together 30 high-quality craftspeople from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at theFrancestown Improvement & Historical SocietyPark and in front of the red town office building onMain Street.
Shoppers can choose from many selections oforiginal handmade items such as silver, gold, cop-per, glass or paper jewelry; gourmet woodenspoons; weathered wood sculptures; hand-blownglass; stenciled floor cloths; quilts; pottery; papermache folk art; fabulous puppets; and primitivehooked rugs, just to name a few. You will see many
local artisans as well as others who have traveledfrom as far away as Maine, Vermont and Massachu-setts for this one-day show.
This year there are seven new artisans joiningthe juried arts family. There will also be demonstra-tions of spinning, woodcarving, blacksmithing, rug-hooking, leather-making, basket-making, andmore. There is something for everyone and everysize pocketbook.
The money that is raised on Labor Day weekendhelps support the Francestown Improvement &Historical Society, the operation of the historicalrooms and numerous community projects.
“As we celebrate the creative process that is sovery important in our lives, please join us by sup-porting and purchasing crafts that are made byhand,” said FIHS board member Carol Prest Barr,also chairman of the juried arts and crafts.
COURTESY PHOTOS
The Labor Day Juried Arts and Crafts Exhibit in Francestown will includework from 30 crafts people from across New England. Pieces above arefrom Nina Zotcavage of Mont Vernon, Suzan Scribner-Reed of Westport,Maine, and Carol Brock of Francestown.
CUPCAKE PHOTOS COURTESY JAFFREY CIVIC CENTER
