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May Highlights

by Cheryl Sager
by Stephen Emery Carr

Our gallery is open:
Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 4pm

  • Second Sunday demo by Bill Paarlberg May 12, 11:30am – 1pm.
  • Body of Work exhibits by Cheryl Sager and Stephen Emery Carr.
  • Theme show In Full Bloom. Theme shows are open to all artists – see our 
    SAA 2024 Theme Show Schedule and Form.
  • Annual All Member Exhibition at the Exeter Town Hall Gallery weekends of May 4-5, 11-12, & 18-19, noon to 4pm.
  • Exeter Art Walk May 4 & 5 noon-4pm.
  • Public reception Friday May 10, in two locations:
    – Exeter Town Hall Gallery for Annual All Members show 4-6pm
    – SAA Gallery for Body of Work and theme shows 5-7pm.
  • Three Plein Air events on May 14, 21, 28.
  • Read more about our events.
  • The  SAA Newsletter is available for reading.

The Seacoast Artist Association is an all-volunteer non-profit completely supported by donations, exhibition fees, and sales commissions. Consider becoming a member, or support the arts by mailing your donation check to: Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or by using this link to our secure Square payment site.

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April Highlights

Little Windy on the River by Ann Brown
Now It’s Spring by Christine Blomquist

Our gallery is open:
Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 4pm

  • Second Sunday demo by Tom Glover April 14, 11:30am – 1pm.
  • Body of Work exhibits by Ann Brown and Christine Blomquist.
  • Theme show Pure Poetry. Theme shows are open to all artists – see our 
    SAA 2024 Theme Show Schedule and Form.
  • Public reception Friday April 12, 5 – 7pm for our Body of Work and Theme Show exhibits. Music by Green Heron.
  • Read more about our events.
  • The  SAA Newsletter is available for reading.

The Seacoast Artist Association is an all-volunteer non-profit completely supported by donations, exhibition fees, and sales commissions. Consider becoming a member, or support the arts by mailing your donation check to: Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or by using this link to our secure Square payment site.

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Watercolor Shows by Teacher and Student Open in Exeter

Exeter, NH
February 18, 2024

An Interview with Artists Doris Rice and Sandy Hazelton

by Debra Woodward

Luminous watercolors glow at the Seacoast Artist Association from the two March Body of Work shows, “Meet Me in Boston” by Manchester artist and Bedford high school teacher Sandy Hazelton and “Point of View: Looking Outward” by artists and teacher Doris Rice of North Hampton, that open on Wednesday, Feb 28.  Doris teaches at the SAA and Sandy is a student of hers. We had the chance to interview them both together as they prepared for their shows.

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March Highlights

Window Harborview Christmas Cove by Doris Rice
Catchin a Game by Sandy Hazelton

Our gallery is open:
Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 4pm

  • Second Sunday demo by Sarah Shea Smith March 10, 11:30am – 1pm
  • Body of Work exhibits by Doris Rice and Sandy Hazelton – read the interview.
  • Theme show Shadows and Light. Theme shows are open to all artists – see our 
    SAA 2024 Theme Show Schedule and Form.
  • Public reception Friday March 8, 5 – 7pm for our Body of Work and Theme Show exhibits. Music by Carol Coronis.
  • Read more about our events.
  • The  SAA Newsletter is available for reading.

The Seacoast Artist Association is an all-volunteer non-profit completely supported by donations, exhibition fees, and sales commissions. Consider becoming a member, or support the arts by mailing your donation check to: Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or by using this link to our secure Square payment site.

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February Highlights

Limulus Polyphemus by Cleo Huggins
Machiasport Farmhouse by Dean Scott

Our gallery is open:
Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 4pm

  • Second Sunday demo by Bob Richardson on February 11, 1:00-2:30 pm.
  • Body of Work exhibits by Dean Scott and Cleo Huggins.
  • Theme show Let Me Show You What I Love. Theme shows are open to all artists – see our SAA 2024 Theme Show Schedule and Form.
  • Public reception Friday February 9th 5-7pm for our Body of Work and Theme Show exhibits.
  • Read more about our events.
  • The  SAA Newsletter is available for reading.

The Seacoast Artist Association is an all-volunteer non-profit completely supported by donations, exhibition fees, and sales commissions. Consider becoming a member, or support the arts by mailing your donation check to: Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or by using this link to our secure Square payment site.

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January Highlights

Spain This Way by Anita Freeman
Feminism – Fatal Dynamica by Erin Mack

Our gallery is open:
Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 4pm

  • Second Sunday demo by Todd Bonita on January 14 noon-1:30.
  • Body of Work exhibits by Anita Freeman and Erin Mack.
  • Theme show January Frost. Theme shows are open to all artists – see our SAA 2024 Theme Show Schedule and Form.
  • Public reception Friday  January 12th 5-7pm for our Body of Work and Theme Show exhibits.
  • Read more about our events.
  • The  SAA Newsletter is available for reading.

The Seacoast Artist Association is an all-volunteer non-profit completely supported by donations, exhibition fees, and sales commissions. Consider becoming a member, or support the arts by mailing your donation check to: Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or by using this link to our secure Square payment site.

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December Highlights

Big Bean by Debra Woodward
Vinalhaven by Gwen Morgan

Our gallery is open:
Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 4pm

  • Body of Work exhibits by Debra Woodward and Gwen Morgan.
  • Theme Show  Big Gifts Come in Small Packages features smaller works of art, all under $100 – on exhibit through the end of December.
  • Upcoming theme shows are open to all artists – see our SAA 2024 Theme Show Schedule and Form.
  • Our next reception is Friday  December 8th 5-7pm for our Body of Work and Theme Show exhibits.
  • The  SAA Newsletter is available for reading.

The Seacoast Artist Association is an all-volunteer non-profit completely supported by donations, exhibition fees, and sales commissions. Consider becoming a member, or support the arts by mailing your donation check to: Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or by using this link to our secure Square payment site.

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November Highlights

Barred Owl – Talbot

Sweet Shelter – Heffernan

  • Our gallery is open:
    Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm
    Sunday 1pm – 4pm

The Seacoast Artist Association is an all-volunteer non-profit completely supported by donations, exhibition fees, and sales commissions. Consider becoming a member, or support the arts by mailing your donation check to: Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or by using this link to our secure Square payment site.

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October Highlights

Turquoise Dory – Copp

Summer Hampton – Brown

  • Our gallery is open:
    Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm
    Sunday 1pm – 4pm

The Seacoast Artist Association is an all-volunteer non-profit completely supported by donations, exhibition fees, and sales commissions. Consider becoming a member, or support the arts by mailing your donation check to: Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833 or by using this link to our secure Square payment site.

SAA Scholarship Fund Donation

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