New England College Gallery
Hosts
NH Art Educators’ Association Region VII Exhibit
March 14-18, 2011
Artist Reception: March 14 from 5 to 6:30 PM
Henniker, NH, March 2, 2011—March is Youth Art Month and there’s plenty to celebrate as New England College and the NH Art Educators’ Association from Region VII team up to present K-12 student art to the public and bring area students a number of first time opportunities. This will be the first time this annual exhibit will be held in a gallery space; the first time students will have the opportunity to train in gallery practice, and the first time there will be at least $15,000 in New England College merit scholarship money awarded for art excellence.
Region VII of the NH Art Educators’ Association includes schools in Bow, Croydon, Deering, Dunbarton, Goffstown, Goshen, Henniker, Hillsborough, Hopkinton, Lempster, New Boston, Newport, Stoddard, Sunapee, Washington, Weare, and Windsor. This multi-media show will feature student works in painting, photography, printmaking, and ceramics.
The public is invited to a reception for all of the artists on Monday, March 14 from 5 to 6:30 PM in The Gallery at New England College. Admission to The Gallery is free and hours for this special exhibition will be from 11 to 6 PM Monday through Thursday, Friday from 11 to 3 PM. The Gallery is located on Main Street in Henniker, New Hampshire, adjacent to the College’s Administration Building. For more information, call The Gallery at 603-428-2329 or visit their website at: www.nec.edu
Ten top high school students have been selected to serve as exhibition curators by their teachers. Five students from John Stark Regional High School (Weare) and five students from the Hillsboro-Deering High School will work with Gallery Director Darryl Furtkamp, Associate Professor of Art History Inez McMermott and several NEC art students on the design and installation of their exhibition. Once the students have the layout of the exhibit completed, they will also have the opportunity to learn about professional gallery hanging, labeling, and lighting of artwork. “They’ll have hands-on experience in gallery installation, a rare opportunity for any art student at the high school level,” said Gallery Director Furtkamp. “Installing an exhibit is an art form in and of itself; it’s the perfect opportunity to enrich the level of learning for students of art so early in their careers.” Installation will take place on Wednesday, March 9 from 10 am to 1 PM.
Prior to the opening reception Monday evening, New England College art faculty will review all of the submitted high school work. At least $15,000 in scholarships will be awarded in recognition of art excellence shown by the participating students. New England College offers undergraduate programs in art and art history and students may choose to specialize in general studio art, graphic and communication design, painting/drawing, photography, or art history. Graduates of this program acquire a foundation for professional or graduate study or careers in teaching, museum work, and studio and commercial art.
UP NEXT in the Gallery: March 22-April 29, 2011. Photographer Polly Brown's "Rites of Man" and the Boston Printmakers Annual Group Exhibit "thINK."
The Gallery at New England College is funded in part by grants from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. New England College is also grateful to the following for their commitment and support of The Gallery: Capital Offset Company of Concord, NH, the Mary Louise Billings Trust, the Cogswell Benevolent Trust, the Arthur Getz Charitable Foundation, the Learning Institute at New England College, the Marion Cohen Trust of TD Bank Wealth Management Group, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
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