2009-2010 Program Book Sponsors
We would like to thank all the local businesses who supported our efforts in the 2009-2010 season to bring our second annual program book to our schools and community.
2010 – 2011 Arts Education Program Guide
Sponsored in part by grants from the NH State Council on the Arts and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
Download our 2010-2011 Art Education Program Brochure 
2010 – 2011 School Programs At a Glance....
- October 14th
Still Life with Iris, Bus-in Program - Feb. 6th
31st High School Juried Art Exhibit - February and March
Fridays at the Drerup Art Gallery - Artist in Residency Programs.
— Eco Art Programs
— Arts Around the World.
Artist in Residency Programs
Eco-Art Programs
Friends of the Arts is offering in-school Artist in Residency programs throughout the year, including Eco-Artist Cynthia Robinson, who will be offering programs for grade K through 8, which include:
- Nature Shelters (for grades pre K-1)Creating spaces for animal and insect neighbors. This workshop is designed for an introduction to collaboration in art making. We begin with a storybook identifying many animal characters, and we discuss the kinds of homes local animals need. Proceeding outside, we then work in pairs or small groups to construct homes from natural materials.
- Art Trailworks! (for grades 2-8) Create a walk though Art Trail, with individual or group sculptures. Using an existing path (or an indoor space), this project engages students in the process of planning an experience of their landscape. Students will plan and build sculptures, made of local natural materials, which could include features for resident creatures.
Arts Around the World – Fine Art Activities from around the World…
The Friends of the Arts are pleased to announce our newest Artist in Residency program, ‘Arts Around the World’, focusing on the fine arts and exciting multicultural explorations. Offered as a ninety-minute program, and starting this fall, the Arts Around the World program highlights three distinct program areas or activities from around the globe…
- from Mexico…Huichol Yarn Painting
- from Australia…Aboriginal Skeleton Art
- from Asia…Mandala Making
The cost for this program is offered as either a half-day or full-day rate, with the half-day rate at $150 and the fullday rate at $285. We can accommodate groups of up to 25 students and can tailor our curriculum to meet your group or schools present needs. We have a wonderful team of educators, and can work directly with your staff to offer the best program we can provide.
Still Life with Iris Theater Bus-in Program
When: October 14, 2010 at 9:30am.
Where: Silver Center for the Arts.
Written by: Steven Dietz
STILL LIFE WITH IRIS is the fantastic quest of a young girl trying to get home. Home is the magical world of Nocturno, where the things we see by day are made by night, and memories are kept in one’s coat, not in one’s mind.
Directed by PSU’s Elizabeth Cox, working with Robin Marcotte, Managing-Director of the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, and PSU Alumnus. Award-winning Chicago designer Brian Bembridge joins the PSU design team for this project. Movement, magic, and stunning visuals crown this show for all audiences. STILL LIFE WITH IRIS was originally commissioned and produced by Seattle Children’s Theatre. Playwright Steven Dietz was inspired by the Image Influenced Illusions of Steffan Soule and Cooper Edens from their book, Dreams, Magic, and Miracles.
This wonderful theatrical program is being offered to grades 3 through 8, at a cost of $5.95 per student.
31st Juried High School Art Exhibit
The Friends of the Arts and the PSU Art Department are pleased to announce the 31st Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit, being held in February 2010, with the Opening Reception occurring on February 6th, from 4pm to 6pm at the Silver Arts Center, on the PSU Campus.
Fridays at the Gallery, Paintings of the White Mountains
The PSU Art Education Program and PSU Art Department’s Karl Drerup Gallery invite you to our Spring Exhibition: ‘Paintings of the White Mountains’ for a morning or afternoon gallery tour and discussion, followed by studio activities with Art Education faculty and students.
When: Feb. 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18 & April 1.
Mornings: 10:00am to 11:30am.
Afternoons: 12:30pm to 2:00pm.
Where: Karl Drerup Art Gallery.
This opportunity is offered to grades K though 8, at a cost of $2.95 per student.
For further information or to register for any of our programs, please call (603) 536-1182, or email: friends@friends-of-the-arts.org.
And our annual events include:
- 26th Annual Fall Art Show
- 31st Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit
- 24th Annual Art Auction & Dinner
- 3rd annual Spring Event at the Amphitheater
