This will be a very special showcase of local artists and artisans
The show will begin with an Opening Reception on Friday evening, August 2, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., which will offer a chance to meet the artists. Thereafter, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home will be open Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with all art available for viewing and sale.
The three-day event is FREE, with donations for the continuing maintenance of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home gratefully accepted.
“We’re excited to have the opportunity to open up the newly restored Hawthorne House and give local, emerging artists an opportunity to show and sell their work there,” said Sylvia Sullivan, a long-time member of the Hawthorne Community Association who is coordinating the event. “We’re especially pleased to be showcasing such a wide range of local artistic talent, including painters, photographers, sculptors, and more.”
Among the artists showing their work at the event will be:
Diane Dunton (landscape painting);
Kathleen Gerdes (nature watercolors);
Kalee Charette (landscapes and creatures in pen-and-ink);
Cole Phillips (wet-plate photography);
Bruce Small (landscape and wildlife photography);
Elizabeth Lachance (paper mache sculptures);
Trish Kohler (bird watercolors);
Cathy Dodge (acrylics, watercolors, and mixed media);
Steve Hobson (photography);
Kelly Zinckgraf (showing her late father’s work);
Mel Mowry (landscape watercolors); and
Linda Kranich (pastels).
A portion of some of the artists’ sales will be donated for the preservation of the boyhood home of the great American author.
