Development Latest News
This Mother’s Day, please consider honoring the mother in your life by making a charitable donation in any amount to AVA’s Scholarship Fund. 100% of your fully tax-deductible donation will help us provide a child with an enriching art experience.
Education Latest News
AVA is delighted to announce that we will have nine weeks of summer camps for ages 5-8, 9-12, and teens in 2014.
The first week of camp begins June 23-27. The final week of camp will be August 18-22.
Click here to see all the camps sorted by date!
Registration is now open to AVA members!
Mudroom
The Mudroom
Thursday, December 5, 6:30pm

The Mudroom, an initiative modeled after NPR’s “The Moth Radio Hour,” is where adults in the Upper Valley come together to share real-life stories. Enjoy the story telling, good food and engaging company.
Please save the date for our next gathering of The Mudroom: Thursday, March 13, 7-9pm. The theme will be “Spring Fling!”
Public Art Projects
Hidden Spooky Sculptures Made for Free Halloween Treats!

Participants in this fall’s Sculpture Modeling, Plaster Casting, and A Public Art Project, an AVA class taught by Ernest Montenegro, had a great time working with clay to produce original sculptures in clay. Once the final designs were completed, participants made molds from which they created a series of plaster-cast multiples. The plaster sculptures were then hidden throughout the PowerHouse Mall on Halloween-where children and families could find these surprise gifts of art during the mall’s annual trick-or-treating celebrations.
AVA wishes to thank the PowerHouse Mall, the sponsor of this Public Art Project.