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AVA is where the visual arts and creative community gather in the Upper Valley

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Breathtaking colors of our planet
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Portraits of people from around the globe
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Stark beauty of desolate dunes
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RESOURCES

Visual odyssey across continents
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Welcome to AVA Gallery and Art Center, a vibrant campus for the arts in beautiful downtown Lebanon

AVA Gallery and Art Center is where you come to make things — weld steel, throw clay, print your own art, or find something you didn't know you were looking for. We're a 40,000-square-foot creative playground in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and everyone's welcome.

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Latest News

Cooperatives, Marketing, and More Fall Workshops

By Lars Hasselblad Torres • August 7, 2026
Assets for Artists — Free and Open Workshops

AVA Gallery Announces Visit By A Man Who Is Technically Just Passing Through

By Lars Hasselblad Torres • July 29, 2026
MONOCHROM's Grenzfurthner May Be Welcomed
late sun on grain fields

Young Artists of the Upper Valley featured in new "Primary Sources" Exhibition at Enfield Shaker Museum

By Claire Geno • July 1, 2026
Young and emerging artists from AVA Gallery create a new exhibition together to be shown at the Enfield Shaker Museum in Enfield, NH. AVA is located in Lebanon, NH, near Hanover and Dartmouth College.

Upcoming Exhibitions & Events

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Community Arts Open Studio (CAOS)

A weekly workshop where children and their caregivers create their own self-guided art projects, using a range of available tools and art materials.

Photography

Upper Valley Photographers at AVA is a community-based camera group meeting monthly at AVA.

Senior Art Program

Senior Art is a free weekly program for seniors looking for encouragement and camaraderie as they find their inner artist! Beginners and experienced artists are welcome.

Fiber Arts

Discover stitchery, needle felting, art quilts, garment construction, and repair. Bring a project or start something new—no experience needed, and everyone is welcome!

Art Stop

Art Stop is a free after-school visual arts program designed for students in grades 5 through 8.

Art Lab

Art Lab is an imaginative visual art program serving adults with special needs

Thank You to Our Community Champions