Branching Out-Deepening Roots Campaign
The Branching Out Deepening Roots campaign was launched, and the 4,000-square-foot sculptural studies building was built and opened with studios for welding, woodworking, ceramics, and stone carving.
Carter-Kelsey Building Awarded LEED Certification
AVA’s renovation project received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold rating, with 47 points, just shy of the Platinum LEED rating. AVA’s renovation of its 140-year-old building in downtown Lebanon resulted in many transformations: an important piece of historic Lebanon was preserved; a previously inaccessible building now welcomed people of all ages and abilities; and a building riddled with safety violations and structural deficiencies was thoroughly upgraded to comply with 21st-century international building codes.
AVA Celebrates 50 Years
AVA celebrates 50 years of supporting and nurturing the creative spirit through its exhibition, community, and educational programming in the Upper Valley.
From Seed to Bloom Campaign
AVA launched the From Seed to Bloom Comprehensive Campaign to raise $2.7 million.
Sculptural Studies Building Opens
AVA opened its newly constructed Bente Torjusen West Sculptural Studies Building at 9 Bank Street, funded by the Branching Out-Deepening Roots Campaign.