NEW HAMPSHIRE ART ASSOCIATION INC

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSEXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC PROGRAMSIN ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ART ASSOCIATION (NHAA) PRESENTED A FULL CALENDAR OF EXHIBITIONS SHOWCASING THE WORK OF MEMBERS AND REGIONAL ARTISTS. NHAA MOUNTED MORE THAN 50 EXHIBITIONS ACROSS ITS NETWORK OF GALLERIES IN PORTSMOUTH AND BEYOND, FEATURING PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, INSTALLATION, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK. THESE SHOWS ATTRACTED AN ESTIMATED 12,000 VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SUPPORTING BOTH EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS AND STRENGTHENING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE VISUAL ARTS.ARTIST SUPPORT & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTNHAA PROVIDED A RANGE OF ARTIST DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO HELP CREATORS ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. THIS INCLUDED MONTHLY CRITIQUE GROUPS, WORKSHOPS, AND PROFESSIONAL ARTIST TALKS. MORE THAN 200 ARTISTS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS. NHAA ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER JURIED EXHIBITIONSSUCH AS FLEDGLING: ARTISTS UNDER 30 AND MEMBER-WIDE THEMED SHOWSTHAT PROVIDE TANGIBLE BENCHMARKS AND VISIBILITY FOR ARTISTS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS.BIENNIAL EXHIBITION INITIATIVENHAA CONTINUED PLANNING EFFORTS FOR BIENNIAL TWO, AN EXPANDED REGIONAL EXHIBITION DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GALLERY AT JIMMY'S. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF ARTISTS EXHIBITED COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS BIENNIAL AND TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER-SCALE AND INSTALLATION WORKS. THIS YEAR'S PROGRESS INCLUDED CURATORIAL PLANNING, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND OUTREACH TO NEW ENGLAND ARTISTS, STRENGTHENING NHAA'S REGIONAL IMPACT AND ELEVATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTEMPORARY ART ENGAGEMENT.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PUBLIC ACCESSNHAA REMAINED COMMITTED TO MAKING THE ARTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. ALL GALLERY EXHIBITIONS WERE FREE AND OPEN TO VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING ART 'ROUND TOWN, MONTHLY PUBLIC RECEPTIONS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS. NHAA SERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH IN-PERSON VISITS, EVENTS, CLASSES, AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES.YOUTH & EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAMSNHAA CONTINUED BUILDING PATHWAYS FOR YOUNG ARTISTS THROUGH THE ARTISTS UNDER 30 PROGRAM AND ITS ANNUAL FLEDGLING EXHIBITION. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT EARLY-CAREER CREATIVES WITH EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE, NETWORKING, MENTORSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES. IN ITS LATEST CYCLE, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED OVER 80 YOUNG ARTISTS AND WELCOMED HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES TO PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.MEMBERSHIP SERVICESWITH A MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 400 ARTISTS, NHAA PROVIDED YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, VISIBILITY, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. MEMBER ARTISTS COLLECTIVELY EXHIBITED HUNDREDS OF ARTWORKS ACROSS NHAA VENUES, AND MANY EXPANDED THEIR CAREERS THROUGH SALES, COMMISSIONS, AND RECOGNITION FACILITATED BY NHAA'S PLATFORMS.