Art Instructors

Revelle Tallion – SAA member offering classes in a variety of drawing mediums in the SAA gallery. For more information call Revelle 603-548-6694 or email rtaillon@comcast.net. Revelle is a hanging member of the Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter, NH. She holds a BFA from University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, and has won regional and national awards. Her blog has samples of her artwork and techniques.

Doris Rice – SAA member offering regularly scheduled watercolor painting classes at the SAA gallery and other venues, as well as special field trips to other regions of the US and countries throughout the world.

Bob Richardson – oil painting classes offered in Amesbury, MA and summer sessions at Monhegan Island in Maine. For a schedule, email Bob at BBR4@COMCAST.NET or call 267-614-6333(c) or 978-792-5734(h).

Dannielle Genovese – Wolf Spirit Art Studios in Hampstead, NH. Watercolor painting classes from beginner to advanced. Landscape, seascape, still life and plein air. Tues. & Wed. mornings, 10-12 and Wed. evenings, 6-8. For info, email dgeno44@gmail.com or call 603 770-1081.

Additional Learning Opportunities

Seacoast Photographers Group – this SAA-sponsored Meetup site group holds monthly meetings on technique, tools, photo critique, and anything else photography. Meetings are held on the third Thursday each month from 6:30pm-8:00pm in Exeter, NH.

Seacoast Camera Club – affiliated with the New England Council of Camera Clubs (NECCC) this club meets Sept-May on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth, NH. The club sponsors guest speakers on a variety of photography-related topics and holds photo competitions each month.

Lamont Gallery – the art museum for Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter holds exhibitions throughout the academic year.

UNH Art Museum – the art museum for the University of New Hampshire in Durham holds exhibitions throughout the academic year. The museum also sponsors Art Camp – a day camp for students grades 2-12.

Discover Portsmouth Galleries – operated by the Portsmouth Historical Society this facility (10 Middle St, Portsmouth, NH) holds exhibitions most of the year.

UNH – college-level art classes by the University of New Hampshire (Durham).

Great Bay Community College – college-level art classes at their facility in the Pease Tradeport in Portsmouth – see listings under the Fine Arts program.

Currier Art Museum – the state’s premier art museum, the Currier in Manchester has an extensive collection and holds exhibitions regularly,

Currier Art Center – offers a wide range of educational opportunities in the visual arts for children, teens and adults at the facility next to the Currier Art Museum in Manchester.

New England College – Institute of Art and Design offers classes and degree programs at their Manchester campus. On-campus galleries hold exhibitions throughout the academic year.

Adult Education Classes – towns in the area often provide art classes at local high schools, libraries, or community centers, generally under an “Enrichment” category – see Exeter, Dover

Boston area museums – Musem of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Institute of Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums, Peabody Essex Museum, deCordova

Also not too far – Portland Museum of Art (Maine)