Past Events
Open House and Holiday Exhibition Party
Open House and Holiday Exhibition Party
Date December 7, 2024Time 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
2024 AVA Members Holiday Exhibition and Sale
2024 AVA Members Holiday Exhibition and Sale
Date Nov 29 - Dec 26, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Opening Reception: Wanderings, UnNatural Light, & Resonant Visions
Opening Reception: Wanderings, UnNatural Light, & Resonant Visions
Date October 18, 2024Time 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmSponsor: Caldwell Law
Resonant Visions | Rich Fedorchak and Peter Thomashow
Resonant Visions | Rich Fedorchak and Peter Thomashow
Date Oct 18 - Nov 16, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Caldwell Law
UnNatural Light | Dominique Gustin
UnNatural Light | Dominique Gustin
Date Oct 18 - Nov 16, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Caldwell Law
Wanderings | Arista Alanis and James Secor
Wanderings | Arista Alanis and James Secor
Date Oct 18 - Nov 16, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Caldwell Law
Conversations: Janie Cohen and Cameron Davis
Conversations: Janie Cohen and Cameron Davis
Date September 26, 2024Time 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Contemporary Allegory: Christel Wolfaardt
Contemporary Allegory: Christel Wolfaardt
Date Sep 14 - Nov 1, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Mudroom: Holding On/Hanging Up
The Mudroom: Holding On/Hanging Up
Date September 12, 2024Time 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Upper Valley Photographers Third Floor Open Call 2024
Upper Valley Photographers Third Floor Open Call 2024
Date Sep 6 - 29, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cameron Davis | Magnolia’s Desire
Cameron Davis | Magnolia’s Desire
Date Sep 6 - Oct 5, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jennifer McCandless | Life Among the Animals
Jennifer McCandless | Life Among the Animals
Date Sep 6 - Oct 5, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Janie Cohen | Clothwork Assemblage
Janie Cohen | Clothwork Assemblage
Date Sep 6 - Oct 5, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
between water and sun | group exhibition
between water and sun | group exhibition
Date Aug 24 - Oct 5, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Samuel Neustadt: Special Event with DH Children’s Guests
Samuel Neustadt: Special Event with DH Children's Guests
Date August 16, 2024Time 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmSponsor: White Mountains Insurance Group, LTD
10X10=AVA Bidding Party
10X10=AVA Bidding Party
Date August 10, 2024Time 4:00 pm - 6:30 pmSponsor: Trumbull-Nelson
Conversation with the Artists: Forces of Nature
Conversation with the Artists: Forces of Nature
Date July 27, 2024Time 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmSponsor: White Mountains Insurance Group, LTD
Reflections On Nature: Ann Semprebon
Reflections On Nature: Ann Semprebon
Date Jul 26 - Sep 13, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Axel Stohlberg | The Architecture of Dreams
Axel Stohlberg | The Architecture of Dreams
Date Jul 26 - Aug 24, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: White Mountains Insurance Group, LTD
Erika Lawlor Schmidt | Of Earth and Astral Plane
Erika Lawlor Schmidt | Of Earth and Astral Plane
Date Jul 26 - Aug 24, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: White Mountains Insurance Group, LTD
Samuel Neustadt | Across the Road
Samuel Neustadt | Across the Road
Date Jul 26 - Aug 24, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: White Mountains Insurance Group, LTD
Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature
Date Jul 26 - Aug 24, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: White Mountains Insurance Group, LTD
10X10=AVA Silent Auction Exhibition
10X10=AVA Silent Auction Exhibition
Date Jul 12 - Aug 10, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Trumbull-Nelson
2024 Juried Exhibition Awardees
2024 Juried Exhibition Awardees
Date Jun 21 - Jul 13, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Goss Logan Insurance, Mayor + Kennedy Architects
2024 Juried Exhibition
2024 Juried Exhibition
Date Jun 21 - Jul 13, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Goss Logan Insurance, Mayor + Kennedy Architects
Climate Retrospective: Elizabeth D’Amico
Climate Retrospective: Elizabeth D'Amico
Date May 31 - Jul 19, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Peter Anderson, Caleb Brown, and Joan Hanley
Panel Discussion: Peter Anderson, Caleb Brown, and Joan Hanley
Date May 16, 2024Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSponsor: Geokon
Opening Reception: Peter Anderson | Caleb Brown | Joan Hanley | Denis Versweyveld
Opening Reception: Peter Anderson | Caleb Brown | Joan Hanley | Denis Versweyveld
Date May 10, 2024Time 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmSponsor: Geokon
Denis Versweyveld | Stilleven
Denis Versweyveld | Stilleven
Date May 10 - Jun 8, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Geokon
Joan Hanley | The Vegetative Soul
Joan Hanley | The Vegetative Soul
Date May 10 - Jun 8, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Geokon
Mapping Memories of Place and Space: Peter Anderson and Caleb Brown
Mapping Memories of Place and Space: Peter Anderson and Caleb Brown
Date May 10 - Jun 8, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Geokon
the lift of blue | an exhibition supporting mental health awareness
the lift of blue | an exhibition supporting mental health awareness
Date May 3 - Jun 29, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: West Central Behavioral Health, Anonymous, The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Mt. Roeschmore Foundation, The Richardson Group, The Williamson Group Sotheby’s International Realty
Illumination: Exhibition and Auction Event
Illumination: Exhibition and Auction Event
Date April 27, 2024Time 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmSponsor: Copeland Furniture Factory Outlet, Von Bargen’s, Dutille’s Jewelry Design Studio
Illumination: Annual Exhibition and Silent Auction
Illumination: Annual Exhibition and Silent Auction
Date Apr 12 - 27, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Copeland Furniture Factory Outlet, Dutille’s Jewelry Design Studio, Von Bargen’s
Conversation with the Artists: Alternative Processes in Contemporary Photography
Conversation with the Artists: Alternative Processes in Contemporary Photography
Date March 2, 2024Time 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Opening Reception: Three Exhibitions
Opening Reception: Three Exhibitions
Date February 23, 2024Time 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Two Exhibitions | Louise Hamlin and Justin O’Rourke
Two Exhibitions | Louise Hamlin and Justin O'Rourke
Date Feb 23 - Mar 30, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Alternative Processes in Contemporary Photography
Alternative Processes in Contemporary Photography
Date Feb 23 - Mar 30, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kelley Hersey | Artist Talk
Kelley Hersey | Artist Talk
Date February 9, 2024Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSponsor: Blackberry Hill Art Center, Orford, NH
High School Exhibition
High School Exhibition
Date Jan 19 - Feb 10, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Mascoma Bank, Blackberry Hill Art Center, Orford, NH
Kelley Hersey | Reflections: Destruction, Regeneration
Kelley Hersey | Reflections: Destruction, Regeneration
Date Jan 12 - Feb 24, 2024Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Blackberry Hill Art Center, Orford, NH
Holiday Exhibition Artist Reception
Holiday Exhibition Artist Reception
Date December 2, 2023Time 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmSponsor: Trumbull-Nelson, Mascoma Bank
AVA Studio Artists Holiday Show
AVA Studio Artists Holiday Show
Date Nov 25 - Dec 30, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
AVA’s Holiday Exhibition
AVA's Holiday Exhibition
Date Nov 24 - Dec 30, 2023Time All Day EventSponsor: Trumbull-Nelson, Mascoma Bank
Panel discussion: Cheryl Betz, Rachel Gross, Mary Mead
Panel discussion: Cheryl Betz, Rachel Gross, Mary Mead
Date October 20, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Jihye Han, Yeonsoo Kim, Jenny Swanson
Jihye Han, Yeonsoo Kim, Jenny Swanson
Date Oct 13 - Nov 11, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cheryl Betz, Rachel Gross, Mary Mead
Cheryl Betz, Rachel Gross, Mary Mead
Date Oct 13 - Nov 11, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Panel: Conversation with Elliott Katz, Gaal Shepherd, Roger Wells
Panel: Conversation with Elliott Katz, Gaal Shepherd, Roger Wells
Date September 15, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Elliott Katz, Gaal Shepherd, Roger Wells
Elliott Katz, Gaal Shepherd, Roger Wells
Date Sep 8 - Oct 6, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Members Gallery Featured Wall: John Douglas
Members Gallery Featured Wall: John Douglas
Date Sep 8 - Oct 20, 2023Time All Day Event
AVA Third Floor Open Call 2023
AVA Third Floor Open Call 2023
Date Sep 5 - Oct 1, 2023Time 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
AVA’s 50th Anniversary Birthday Party
AVA's 50th Anniversary Birthday Party
Date August 26, 2023Time 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Linda Roesch | A Lifetime of Unfinished Discovery
Linda Roesch | A Lifetime of Unfinished Discovery
Date Aug 18 - Sep 23, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Artist Talk | Coralea Wennberg
Artist Talk | Coralea Wennberg
Date August 4, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSponsor: Blackberry Hill Art Center, Orford, NH
Artist Talks | Charlet Davenport and Sabrina B. Fadial
Artist Talks | Charlet Davenport and Sabrina B. Fadial
Date July 28, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmSponsor: Blackberry Hill Art Center, Orford, NH
AVA and Opera North Pop-Up Dinner & A Show!
AVA and Opera North Pop-Up Dinner & A Show!
Date July 28, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 9:00 pmSponsor: Opera North
Charlet Davenport, Sabrina B. Fadial, Coralea Wennberg
Charlet Davenport, Sabrina B. Fadial, Coralea Wennberg
Date Jul 21 - Aug 26, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Blackberry Hill Art Center, Orford, NH
Maggie mayfly Kundtz Joseph: Now? Next?-Looking Back to Create Forward
Maggie mayfly Kundtz Joseph: Now? Next?-Looking Back to Create Forward
Date Jul 15 - 31, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Opening Reception: ice cream castles in the air
Opening Reception: ice cream castles in the air
Date July 7, 2023Time 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Members Gallery Featured Wall: Stephanie Reininger-Porches
Members Gallery Featured Wall: Stephanie Reininger-Porches
Date Jul 7 - Aug 26, 2023Time All Day Event
ice cream castles in the air | group exhibition
ice cream castles in the air | group exhibition
Date Jun 30 - Aug 5, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Artist Group Discussion: Travis Paige, Anne Cogbill Rose, Ann Saunderson
Artist Group Discussion: Travis Paige, Anne Cogbill Rose, Ann Saunderson
Date June 23, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSponsor: Caldwell Law
Members Gallery Closing Reception
Members Gallery Closing Reception
Date June 23, 2023Time 4:00 am - 6:00 pm
June 16-July 14 | Bess French | 2022 Juried Winners: Travis Paige, Anne Cogbill Rose, Ann Saunderson
June 16-July 14 | Bess French | 2022 Juried Winners: Travis Paige, Anne Cogbill Rose, Ann Saunderson
Date Jun 16 - Jul 14, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Caldwell Law
Pop-up Exhibition | Dartmouth Computer Science Graduate Students
Pop-up Exhibition | Dartmouth Computer Science Graduate Students
Date Jun 6 - 9, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Live Performance | Los Lorcas: Art, Music, Poetry, and Breath!
Live Performance | Los Lorcas: Art, Music, Poetry, and Breath!
Date May 20, 2023Time 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmSponsor: West Central Behavioral Health
Artist Reception and Event – An Assemblage of Breaths
Artist Reception and Event - An Assemblage of Breaths
Date May 20, 2023Time 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Artist Talk Series | Kathy Black and Susan Calza
Artist Talk Series | Kathy Black and Susan Calza
Date May 18, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmSponsor: Downs Rachlin Martin, Geokon
An Assemblage of Breaths | May 12— June 17
An Assemblage of Breaths | May 12— June 17
Date May 12 - Jun 17, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Artist Talk Series | Michael Heffernan
Artist Talk Series | Michael Heffernan
Date May 11, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSponsor: Downs Rachlin Martin, Geokon
May 5-June 3 | Kathy Black & Michael Heffernan, Susan Calza, Harrison Halaska
May 5-June 3 | Kathy Black & Michael Heffernan, Susan Calza, Harrison Halaska
Date May 5 - Jun 3, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Geokon, Downs Rachlin Martin
AVA’s 50th Anniversary Benefit: Bloom! Exhibition, Live and Silent Auction
AVA's 50th Anniversary Benefit: Bloom! Exhibition, Live and Silent Auction
Date Apr 14 - 28, 2023Time All Day EventSponsor: Bill Dunn & Tommy Reidy, Three Tomatoes
Dance Performance | Vulture Sister Song
Dance Performance | Vulture Sister Song
Date April 7, 2023Time 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Art New England Magazine Party!
Art New England Magazine Party!
Date March 30, 2023Time 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
A Conversation with Tom Fels, Hosted by John R. Stomberg
A Conversation with Tom Fels, Hosted by John R. Stomberg
Date March 11, 2023Time 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmSponsor: Mt. Roeschmore Foundation
Panel Discussion Hosted By John R. Stomberg: Sachiko Akiyama, Chris Chou, Kayla Mohammadi
Panel Discussion Hosted By John R. Stomberg: Sachiko Akiyama, Chris Chou, Kayla Mohammadi
Date February 24, 2023Time 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmSponsor: Mt. Roeschmore Foundation
Two Exhibitions Curated by John R. Stomberg: February 24-March 31, 2023
Two Exhibitions Curated by John R. Stomberg: February 24-March 31, 2023
Date Feb 24 - Mar 31, 2023Time 8:00 am - 5:00 pmSponsor: Mt. Roeschmore Foundation, Hilton Garden Inn
Chiaroscuro | Carter-Kelsey Lobby Gallery Exhibition
Chiaroscuro | Carter-Kelsey Lobby Gallery Exhibition
Date Feb 17 - Apr 1, 2023Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Film Screening: The Quarry Project
Film Screening: The Quarry Project
Date February 3, 2023Time 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmSponsor: Cradle to Grave Arts
While our exhibitions are free, we directly rely on member and donor support.