Exhibits, galleries, theater and more: Seacoast arts and culture news
Nature Beckons group exhibit opens Haley Art Gallery 2023 season
KITTERY, Maine — Nature Beckons group exhibit kicks off Kittery-based Haley Art Gallery’s 2023 season with an opening reception on Saturday, April 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibit will include works by seacoast artists: Barbara D’Antonio, Joe Flaherty, Lisa Lane, Maria Paz Lundin, and Chris Newcomb.
An Artists Talk will be held with all the artists on Saturday, May 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through Aug. 26.
Haley Art Gallery offers Tea-Time Art events on Thursday and Friday afternoons, by reservations only. The two-hour event is $35 per person and includes gourmet tea and locally sourced delicacies served in antique tea sets.
Haley Art Gallery’s gift shop showcases globally sourced social impact gifts hand-made by women. Special discounts are available for interior decorators and designers.
The gallery is open Thursdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit haleyartgallery.com.
Sculptural ceramics and textile collage shows at The Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
PORTSMOUTH — Two N.H. Art Association artists present solo shows at the Frazier Gallery. NHAA multi-disciplinary artist Amanda Kidd-Kester explores the themes of home and community in “Entanglement,” and NHAA textile artist Cheryl Miller explores the textures and hues of nature with fabric in Earth Elements.
The artistic practice of NHAA multi-disciplinary artist, Kidd-Kestler, encompasses ceramic and wire sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media paintings, offering a deep exploration of various themes. For this collection, she explores the theme of “entanglement.” What does it mean to be entangled in a community? Does every living thing find refuge in a home? Is a seed pod home to the seed, and a wasp's nest home to the insect colony? She explores these questions and more through sculpture and printmaking that incorporate gold leaf, ceramics, recycled plastic bags, metal wire, and acrylic.
The other show in the Frazier gallery is “Earth elements-exploring the textures and hues of nature,” by NHAA textile artist Miller. Miller, a textile artist based in New Hampshire, creates textile collages using batiks, vintage fabrics, scraps of water color painting, and pieces of cotton fabric that she dyes with plants from her garden and stitches together. Miller likes to incorporate an eclectic mix of old and new, traditional and contemporary elements.
The New Hampshire Art Association will display the shows in the Fraizer Gallery of the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery from May 3 to May 28. They are hosting a reception on Friday, May 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of the Art Around Town First Friday art walk in Portsmouth, N.H. The public is welcome. The Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery is at 136 State St., in Portsmouth. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. Visit www.nhartassociation.org or call 603-431-4230 for more information.
Order and Chaos: Two solo abstract expressionist exhibits explore this theme
PORTSMOUTH – On May 3, the New Hampshire Art Association will open two solo abstract expressionist shows in the South Gallery at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery at 136 State St., in Portsmouth, N.H. In one, Ree Hall Katrak explores making and breaking boundaries through a series of mixed-media paintings and collages. In the other, Hooksett artist, Elizabeth Pieroni Schulte, explores the connections between chaos, mindfulness, and the natural world in a series of paintings that combine charcoal, pastels, and marble dipped in ink.
The New Hampshire Art Association will display the works in the South Gallery of the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery from May 3 to May 28. They are hosting a reception on Friday, May 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of the Art Around Town First Friday art walk in Portsmouth. The public is welcome. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. Visit www.nhartassociation.org or call 603-431-4230 for more information.
Art and science collide. The Art Association presents 'Element'
PORTSMOUTH — Art and Science are seen as two opposite parts of life but can we find how they connect? Is it a close up photo of something under a microscope or maybe a painting of the human nervous system resembling a tree’s root system? This year the New Hampshire Art Association invited their members to submit their works showing how the elements of life connect. The show will feature artists in various mediums. We ask all artists to write a description on how your artwork relates to the theme.
The New Hampshire Art Association will display the works in the Main Gallery of the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery from May 3 to May 28. They are hosting a reception on Friday, May 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of the Art Around Town First Friday art walk in Portsmouth. The public is welcome. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m. Visit www.nhartassociation.org or call 603-431-4230 for more information.
Ball in the House coming to Garrison Players Arts Center
ROLLINSFORD — Ball in the House is an R&B/Soul/Pop A cappella group based out of Boston, Mass., whose high energy shows have audiences singing, dancing, even beatboxing along.
Ball in the House has performed everywhere - from theaters to performing arts centers, fairs and festivals, to opening for some of the biggest acts in the world, such as The Beach Boys, The Jonas Brothers, Gladys Knight, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, KC & The Sunshine Band, just to name a few.
Ball in the House has appeared on America’s Got Talent, The TODAY Show, The Daily Buzz, the Philadelphia 4th of July Parade, and SBS Culture Club and MBC News in Seoul, South Korea. Their schedule includes Outreach Programs at schools as well as Fundraising Events entitled, "Music for Cancer".
Ball in the House will be at the Garrison Players Arts Center, on Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 Adult/$15 Student. Visit www.garrisonplayers.org or https://ci.ovationtix.com/35934/production/1153118?performanceId=11241755.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Exhibits, galleries, theater and more: Seacoast arts and culture news
