Sharon Arts Fine Craft Gallery and Store
30 Grove Street Peterborough, NH 03458
Sharon Arts Center Gallery Presents:
Support Local: Give the Gift of Art this Holiday Season
Over 100 new pieces of fine art and craft available for viewing and purchasing at Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries all affordably priced under $500
December 5, 2008 - Januaary 10, 2009
Preview Reception Friday December 5, 5-7 PM, Public invited
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Peterborough, NH - Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries, a non-profit arts organization, presents a special holiday exhibition: The Gift of Art, in their Exhibition Gallery in downtown Peterborough from December 5th, 2008 through January 10th, 2009. A preview reception with the artists will begin the holiday festivities on Friday, December 5th, from 5-7 p.m.
This exhibit presents a unique opportunity to affordably invest in original fine art - all of the high-quality pieces are priced under $500. The exhibit includes more than 100 new pieces of fine art and craft representing over fifty Sharon Arts juried artists and artisans, in a range of mediums from painting, pottery, woodwork, drawing and prints. Patrons who purchase art will be able to take it home that day, perfect for gift giving during this holiday season, and each purchase supports the local artist community and Sharon Arts Center.
Original artworks by distinguished juried artists include: Colored pencil drawings by Gary Ruuska and Nicole Caulfield; oil paintings by Mary Iselin, Vinoy Laughner, Robert Seaman and David Rusch; photographs by Jeffrey Newcomber, Fred Martin and Stephen Ghelbach; acrylic paintings by Rosemary Conroy and Tamara Kartheiser; pottery by Rooted in Clay; and many more artists working with a variety of other mediums.
The Opening Reception, held Friday, December 5th from 5-7 p.m., is open to the public. Admission is free. Refreshments will be provided, and there is ample parking in Depot Square.
Gallery hours are Tues-Thurs 10-6; Fri 10-7; Sat 10-6; Sun 11-4. Closed Mondays. The Gallery is located at 30 Grove Street in Peterborough.
NOTE Gallery hours will be extended during the holiday season beginning December 14th through December 23rd: Open 7 days a week 10 am - 7 pm, Wednesday, December 24th (Christmas Eve) 10 am - 3 pm.
The mission of Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization, is to support and serve artists and craftspeople, to engage the community in the artistic process, and to foster the relationship between artists and the community through education, exhibitions, the promotion and sale of art and craft, as well as through special programs and events.
Sharon Arts offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH, and has an Artists' Resource Center (selling art supplies), a Fine Craft Gallery, a Juried Member Artist Gallery, and an Exhibition gallery in the Depot Square facility. For more information on Sharon Arts, and current exhibitions and events, please visit www.sharonarts.org.
Sharon Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.
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