Happenings!
Saturdays at Syd’s, the FIRST Saturday of Each Month
Opening Reception 2026 “Lasting Beauty” Exhibit, SAT, MAY 2, 3-4:40PM
- 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.
An all-new exhibit opened May 2 at Gallery @ Syd’s. Thirty-five artists, 138 works of art. Beautiful pastels, oils, watercolors, acrylics, woodcuts, photographs and very unusal multi-media works. Gallery @ Syd’s, 43 St. James Street in Keene.
Public very welcome: the Gallery is open daily and all are invited to drop by and browse. Like a museum. It’s a destination. An art resource for everyone.
The Gallery @ Syd’s is delighted to welcome pastelist Maryann Mullett, whose “Foxglove Fantasia” is seen here.
Gallery @ Syd’s windows are part of Keene Art Walk!
Monadnock Area Artists Association members present their works as part of Art Walk. A grand reception Saturday, June 6, 3-4:30pm during the Taste of Keene Festival, the first Saturday of Art Walk.The Art in the Park Shop upstairs features note cards and reproductions.
Call to artists: Be part of Art Walk in the windows at the Gallery @ Syd’s.
MAAA members Bob King and Mary Iselin have launched an amazing program for the Gallery @ Syd’s and have been joined by committee members Jeanne Maguire Thieme, Jenny Pettis, Mary Kirk, Sue Cadmus, Wendi Hulslander and Ruth Sterling.
The Benefit Art Sale will take place Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, at the Gallery. Fifty member artists will register to donate an 8×10 artwork which will be displayed and sold for $150. All proceeds will benefit Cedarcrest, a home for children in Keene.
One of the first things the group determined was that we needed uniform 8×10 frames for the art. Thanks to Tyler Rogers, Indian King Framery has agreed to build the 50 frames at a discounted price. And JoAnn and Bill Fenton of Fenton Family Dealerships have offered to sponsor the cost of the frames. These are very welcome early developments in this ambitious project.
Registration will begin next month and is strictly capped at 50 artists, so artists, please register early if you would like to be part of this beautiful benefit.
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.
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 May 21, 10a-Noon.
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