The Currier Museum of Art is hosting the 61st exhibition of the New Hampshire Art Association (NHAA) from January 17 through February 16, 2009 in the museum's new special exhibition gallery. The NHAA is a juried artist organization with members from New Hampshire, Vermont, northern Massachusetts, and southern Maine. This long-standing tradition is one of the Art Association's most popular events.
Featuring work by New Hampshire's most accomplished artists as well as an exciting roster of emerging artists, the annual exhibition provides New Hampshire artists with an opportunity to exhibit at the Currier Museum of Art. Over 250 works were submitted for consideration.
Each year a different juror is invited from among New England's art professionals to select works for the exhibition. This year's juror is Trevor Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, MA. A native of British Columbia, Smith has worked in museums in Australia and served as curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York. Smith selected 50 works in a variety of media, including painting, watercolor, photography, and sculpture for the exhibition. He awarded prizes in eight different categories, including the Currier Prize to the "Best of Show." Prizes will be announced at the Member's reception on January 16.
The NHAA annual exhibition is sponsored by Centrix Bank with additional support from Nancy B. Tieken.
About the Currier
The Currier Museum of Art (www.currier.org) is home to an internationally respected collection of European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. New galleries showcase the collection of over 11,000 objects, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, and Warhol. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the engaging traveling exhibitions, a series of dynamic programs ranging from music to lectures to hands-on art-making, an expanded gift shop and an airy café filled with light and equipped with WiFi. The associated Art Center offers studio classes, art camps and intensive workshops for all ages.
The Currier is located at 150 Ash Street, Manchester, New Hampshire and is wheelchair accessible. Museum hours are: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, 11-5; Saturday, 10-5. Closed Tuesdays. Open 11-8 the first Thursday of each month. Admission to the NH Art Association Exhibition is free to Currier members. Nonmember admission: adults $10; seniors $9; students $8; children under 18 free. Free to all on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. To get more information, visit www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144, ext. 108.
About the NHAA
The New Hampshire Art Association is a statewide non-profit professional affiliation of visual artists whose objective is to stimulate the public's awareness and appreciation of the visual arts and to provide member artists with opportunities for their professional advancement and exhibitions of their creative output. The Association also promotes through outreach educational programming for its membership and the general public. The NHAA is located at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery at 136 State Street in Portsmouth and they can be reached at nhartassociation@comcast.net or 603.431.4230.