Art in the Park 2024
- August 28, 2024
Art in the Park, bringing beauty to our community since 1958
Art in the Park draws the community together, winding down summer and welcoming September year after year. The 66th Annual Art in the Park, sponsored by the Monadnock Area Artists Association, will be held at Ashuelot River Park, West Street, Keene, NH, Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1, 10am – 4pm both days. This year the show features 74 artists from around the New England area representing a wide variety of styles and media. Highlights include an art raffle to support the MAAA scholarship fund, frozen treats by Frisky Cow Gelato, and live music by Joe Peavy from 11am – 12:30pm on Saturday. Admission and parking are free and the park is handicap accessible.
Several local businesses have come forward to sponsor this year’s Art in the Park, which is presented by Monadnock Area Artists Association (MAAA). Sponsor generosity helps MAAA provide scholarships to area high school students pursuing art studies and helps underwrite other MAAA offerings including workshops and demonstrations. Art in the Park 2024 lead sponsors are: Hannah Grimes Marketplace, Indian King Framery, Jenna’s Market and the Putnam Foundation.
The Monadnock Area Artists Association, formerly known as the Keene Art Association, began in 1958 when a loose knit group of artists displayed their artwork on Central Square in Keene. The City provided snow fencing upon which the paintings were hung. That humble seed blossomed into the annual “Art in the Park” event, now held in Ashuelot River Park since 1993 with sixty to eighty artists displaying their work. Many of the artists have returned year after year to participate in this long-running outdoor art exhibition and sale. Guests at Art in the Park on Saturday and Sunday have the opportunity to win an artwork of their choice; raffle tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10 and winners do not have to be present.
Thank you to artist Liz Winchester-Larsen for preparing the content of this news release. Image provided by watercolorist Jeanne Maguire Thieme.
Thank you to artist Liz Winchester-Larsen for preparing the content of this news release. Image provided by watercolorist Jeanne Maguire Thieme.