Happenings!
Saturdays at Syd’s, the FIRST Saturday of Each Month
January 4 Pop-up Surprise Exhibit and Gallery Tours
MAAA Art Gallery at Syd’s
- The region’s largest local art gallery! 30+ artists, 3+ rooms, 125 works in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, pen & ink and mixed media. Originals and reproductions, notecards. Many favorite Art in the Park artists exhibit here year-round!
- New member artists are encouraged to join the ongoing exhibit as it changes every four to six months.
—Something Special!—
Gallery @ Syd’s Holiday Gift Shopping pARTy
Holiday Gift Shopping pARTy at the Art Gallery @ Syd’s, offering a free Mary Iselin holiday ornament with every purchase of art, fine art reproduction or furniture valued at over $100. Monadnock Area Artists Association’s “Comfort & Joy” exhibit, currently at the Gallery, features 125 pieces of local artists’ work—wonderful, meaningful holiday gifts. The Art in the Park Shop upstairs features note cards and reproductions. Syd’s furniture and fine art gallery, 43 St. James Street, Downtown Keene. Light refreshments, free and open to the public.
SAT, JAN 31-SAT MAR 14 (No class FEB 21) • 10am-12Noon
Mary Iselin’s Studio, Marlborough, NH
$90 MAAA member
$120 Non-member
At this time of year, we all need to spend time with our friends and with our art. It is a great time of year to get a lot done, but it is often hard to do it! In this six-week series of gatherings, we all think about those millions of ideas we’ve always wanted to explore but somehow never got around to. We’ll choose one of them; then we’ll make an agreement with ourselves to produce (hopefully) one painting per week. Then we’ll actually do it! Jump in and produce! We’ll get together at Mary’s studio, to kindly critique the work and discuss pertinent art topics, once a week.
Mary taught this class for ten years at the Sharon Arts Center. It was called Out of the Rut, Kick in the Butt and it got everyone juiced up and producing. All mediums and levels welcome. There will be some room to work but most of the work will be done at home. Class size limited to 10. Note: This class filled quickly in 2025, so if you plan to attend, please register early.
REGISTER
In the comfort of Jeanne Maguire Thieme’s warm and welcoming studio in Swanzey, NH, MAAA members can participate in monthly Critiques led by Jeanne herself.
- Artists in all visual media are invited
- Group size is limited to 7 each month
- Each participant brings 1-2 pieces for discussion
- Participants can expect encouragement, feedback, support and suggestions
- Attendees may contribute potluck snacks, tea provided
- No fee to attend but registration is required.
Next session December 18.
Spring and Fall Meetings
Twice a year the association gathers for meetings, often at Hannah Grimes Center on Roxbury Street in Keene. Programs include updates on association business, workshops, demonstrations and socializing with other members. Refreshments are provided and the get-togethers are free and open to the public.
