by Debra Claffey | Feb 2, 2018 | Call for Art, Exhibition, WCANH
In partnership with the New Hampshire chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art, 3S Artspace announces an open call to artists from Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire for a juried exhibition. The exhibition, titled Glass Ceiling: Limitless View will be shown at the...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 16, 2018 | Call for Art, Exhibition, WCANH
Here is a unique opportunity to express your own passion regarding the importance of water as a life sustaining necessity on a global, national, personal, or environmental level through your art. It is not accidental that this exhibit will be taking place during the...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 9, 2018 | Exhibition, Interviews, Member News, WCANH
Have A Bright New Year is a WCA/NH members’ exhibition on view at Dos Amigos in Concord, NH, until January 31, 2018. I wanted to know more about how the idea for the show came together, so I asked Coordinator Heather Lord a few questions. What gave you the theme...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 7, 2018 | Interviews, Member News, WCANH
Mindi Holland is one of two artists who were awarded a 2017 WCA/NH Scholarship. She is a senior at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester. I met her at the Fall Members’ Meeting when she gave us all a small presentation about her work. We look forward...
by Marcia Santore | Aug 31, 2017 | Interviews, Member News, Studio visit, WCANH
Liz D’Amico calls her studio “a glorious MESS!” Primarily an assemblage artist, she is working on three different pieces at the same time. “Ring of Fire” (nearing completion) has presented many challenging problems to solve, Liz says, “including how to mount the very...
by Kimberly J. B. Smith | Mar 27, 2017 | Tips and Techniques, WCANH
It is a mistaken idea that collecting art is only for the super-rich. It is true that there are wealthy individuals who attend high end auctions to spend millions for art. That is only one scenario. There are many more individuals who buy art that they love and fill...
by Kimberly J. B. Smith | Mar 9, 2017 | Tips and Techniques, WCANH
You find a work of art that you love and make the purchase – an inspired investment. But then what? What does it take to keep your art in tip top shape? There are some basic tenets for keeping your art safe. Here are some tips for you: Sunlight First and...
by Kimberly J. B. Smith | Feb 6, 2017 | Exhibition, Member News, WCANH
A spectacular show of large artworks is on display at the Gateway Gallery at Great Bay Community College at the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth now through March 26. The gallery serves as the entryway to the college complex. This is a juried show and 16...
by Elizabeth D'Amico | Jan 24, 2017 | Interviews, Member News, WCANH
Author’s Note: Gail Smuda and I had planned to meet at Gibson’s bookstore in Concord for this interview, but as luck would have it, we met up unexpectedly at Twiggs in Boscawen, sat down in the comfortable Student Corner, and enjoyed chatting for well over an hour in...
by Kate Higley | Jan 11, 2017 | Interviews, Member News, Tips and Techniques, WCANH
What are your aims in your work right now? My primary aim is to keep exploring—I think exploration and discovery are at the heart of the art-making process. I’m interested in color contrast and relationships—how colors respond to each other in the painting. My...
