Saturday Nov. 3rd 10-5 and Sunday Nov. 4th 10- 4

Not only will our gallery walls be bursting with the beautiful art created by our local artists, the Shop artisans will be offering a wide variety of new, hand made gift able items, The Featured Artist wall will display the bold oil paintings of Bob Richardson and Debra Woodward, the ‘Big Gifts in Small packages” show features small affordable original pieces by even more local artists, and in the Historic Exeter Town Hall Gallery adjacent to ours will be our Annual Members Awards Show showcasing the best of all our members!

All of that just covers our shows. To add to the excitement in the SAA Gallery, on Saturday from 10 – 1 long time member and award-winning artist, Annick Bouvron Gromek will be offering a Multiplate Pochoirs Monotype Demo. Using Mother Nature for stencils (pochoirs) and Yupo paper for plates, the results are stunning and magical.

Following this from 2-4 Denise Brown, author, illustrator and painter, will be holding a demo on watercolor painting, with lighthouses as a focus.

In the adjacent Town Hall Gallery from 12-4, multi-talented water-colorist and fabric artist, Gerry Bresnahan, will offer a demo on turning silk into works of art to hang on the wall, wear as a scarf, or decorate with as pillows, through her use of vibrant colors and fabric paints.

Sunday, it’s hands-on fun time in the SAA Gallery from 11-3. Water-colorist and all around crafty person, Mary Jane Solomon, will show how to turn pressed leaves into fabulous miniature artworks, using paints and markers on a leaf canvas.

You will also be treated to yummy snacks and beverages to keep you going through both days of artistic journeys and adventures.

For more art events throughout the state, see New Hampshire Open Doors.

Also see the NH Open Doors SAA Gallery activity poster and NH Open Doors Exeter Area Fine Art Sugar Tour.

Birds eye View by G. Bresnahan

• October Featured Artist is Gerry Bresnahan – her exhibit of watercolor paintings opens Oct 1st – reception is Sun Oct 7th 2-4 pm.
• SAA theme show Mystery Kits is on display in October; reception is Fri Oct 5th 4-7 pm.
• The annual SAA Awards show will be open Nov 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th from 12–4 PM in the Exeter Town Hall Gallery – reception is Nov 2nd 4-7PM – SAA members: email your titles Oct 26th, drop art on Oct 31st – see the event listing for details
• Y’Art Sale, a scholarship fundraiser, is Oct 13th & 14th weekend at the SAA gallery
• Second Sunday Demo: Natalie Rotman Cote on “Tips for Taking Better Photographs“, Sun Oct 14th, 2-3:30 pm
• The SAA gallery is participating in the annual New Hampshire Open Doors event on Nov 3rd-4th
• SAA members Natalie Rotman Cote and Wo Schiffman are also hosting their own New Hampshire Open Doors events at their studios on Nov 3rd-4th – see the NH Open Doors Fine Arts participants for details
• SAA members are exhibiting works at the Blue Moon Evolution restaurant in Exeter, NH  Aug 29th – Nov 27th
• Revelle Taillon is offering classes in acrylic painting and colored pencil drawing starting Oct 2nd – see classes for details
• Bob Richardson is offering an oil painting class starting Oct 20th – see classes for details
• Pat E. Nickerson is offering art classes in “Basic Drawing”, “Drawing For the Painter” and “Beginner and Intermediate Oil Painting” at her Deerfield, N.H. art studio and in Exeter both day and evening classes.
• Bob Richardson has an exhibition of his Quebec and Monhegan Island paintings on view at the Durham Public Library starting Sun Oct 21st; Bob is also giving a talk “The Making of a Painting” there on Thu Nov 1st 6-7:30 pm
• Latest newsletter for October/November is available.
• Call for art – next theme show is Big Gifts Come in Small Packages – drop off is Sat Oct 27th – 2018 Theme Shows and 2019 Theme Shows lists (PDF) are now available.
• Christmas is just around the corner – attend Wo Schiffman‘s  decorating workshop Nov 18th 2-4 pm for the 2018 Exeter Festival of Trees
• Our new Scholarship page provides details on how the SAA supports young artists in furthering their education and makes it easy to donate to this worthy cause!

Rue du Cul de Sac by Dave Thompsen

• September Featured Artist is Dave Thompsen – his exhibit Quebec! opens Sept 1st- reception is Fri Sept 7th 4-7 pm.
• Second Sunday Demo: artist Revelle Taillon – Creating Greeting Cards and Giclees from your artwork – Sun Sep 9th 1:30 pm
• SAA theme show Abstract is on display in September; reception is Fri Sep 7th 4-7 pm.
• SAA members are exhibiting works at the Blue Moon Evolution restaurant in Exeter, NH  Aug 29th – Nov 27th
• Revelle Taillon is offering classes in acrylic painting and colored pencil drawing starting Oct 2nd – see classes for details
• Pat E. Nickerson is offering art classes in “Basic Drawing”, “Drawing For the Painter” and “Beginner and Intermediate Oil Painting” at her Deerfield, N.H. art studio and in Exeter both day and evening classes.
• Latest newsletter for October/November is available.
• Call for art – next theme show is Mystery Kits – drop off is Sat Sep 29th – 2018 Theme Shows list (PDF) is now available.
• Our new Scholarship page provides details on how the SAA supports young artists in furthering their education and makes it easy to donate to this worthy cause!

Along the Shore by Brenda Slattery

• August Featured Artist is Brenda Slattery – her exhibit The Shore and More opens July 28th – reception is Fri Aug 3rd 4-7 pm.
• Second Sunday Demo: artist Bob Goudreau – Scratchboard Art – Sun Aug 12th 1:30 pm
• SAA theme show Along the Coast is on display in August; reception is Fri Aug 3rd 4-7 pm.
• SAA members are exhibiting works at the Blue Moon Evolution restaurant in Exeter, NH May 31st – Aug 29th
• Latest newsletter for August/September is available.
• Call for art – next theme show is Abstract – drop off is Sat Sep 1st – 2018 Theme Shows list (PDF) is now available.
• Our new Scholarship page provides details on how the SAA supports young artists in furthering their education and makes it easy to donate to this worth cause!