The New Hampshire Art Association

Levy Gallery
Lassonde Homestead
Staff
Volunteers
Board of Directors

Our History & Mission

The NHAA was founded in 1940. It is a non-profit, educational, and professional association formed for the following purposes:

To promote the arts and the profession of those artists who create art.
To stimulate interest and participation of its members in exhibitions and professional endeavors.
To exhibit and sell members' works (paintings, sculpture, graphic arts, mixed media, and drawings) in a variety of juried and non-juried exhibitions.
To advance the public understanding and appreciation of the arts.

The Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, NH

The NHAA's Levy Gallery, located at 136 State Street, is one of the largest retail galleries in Portsmouth. It is divided into three spaces.

The Main Gallery regularly exhibits the work of members and, for open exhibits, non-members.

The East Gallery is available, on a rental basis, for NHAA members who want to present a focused or more extensive body of work. The East Gallery also includes a large window display area. For larger exhibitions, the East Gallery area becomes an extension of the Main Gallery. It's not available for rental use during those events.

The Gerry Frazier Small Works Gallery displays smaller examples of recent member work. The artwork in the Small Works Gallery is rotated regularly, to help ensure that members' most recent work is always on display.

Current exhibits | Directions to Levy Gallery

The NHAA's Lassonde Homestead in Boscawen, NH

The NHAA's Lassonde Homestead is where we do the new member jurying. We also hold occasional meetings & other events there, and we take full advantage of the property's barn to store the panels and extra print bins that we use in our exhibit at the League of NH Craftsmen's annual Sunapee Craft Fair.

We also have some artist studio space available for rent at the Lassonde Homestead. Contact the Levy Gallery at 603-431-4230 if you're interested.

Directions to Lassonde Homestead

NHAA Staff

Tara Lima, Interim Director

NHAA Volunteers

Angus Locke, former Levy Gallery Administrator

Jane Kaufman & setup volunteers, Sunapee 2006

Helping with unloading, Sunapee 2006

Break time during setup, Sunapee 2006

Hanging artwork, Sunapee 2006

Volunteer Opportunities

Wondering how you can help? Here are some suggestions:

Help a program. Many of our Artist Forum and Photo Group programs require volunteers to keep them going. Can you volunteer a day or so per month? It's a great way to help keep our programs going.
Gallery-sit. Sign up to staff the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery. It's open Wed–Sun. Greet visitors and discuss the artwork with them, answer the phones, sell artwork and stuff an envelope or two while you're there.
Share your ideas. Attend the annual meeting each June, the monthly artist forum or photo group meetings, or a monthly board meeting to share your suggestions and ideas.
Join a committee. Interested in membership? Communications? Fund raising? Finance? If it needs to be done, there's probably a committee for it, and they can likely use your help.
Spiff up the joint. Both our facilities are housed in lovely old buildings, with all the maintenance requirements that accompany the charm. Like to do yard work? The Lassonde Homestead in Boscawen is calling you! Like to paint? Organize? File? Both locations could use your help.
Communication. Do you like to write? Do you have graphic design or web design skills? Do you have suggestions for other ways to promote our events, members and programs? We can use you.
Feed us. There's always an occasion that requires food: a meeting, a gallery opening, a work session... Wherever there's an artist, there's a food requirement. If you have cooking skills, you will be endlessly loved and appreciated.

Do any of these activities appeal to you? Call the Levy Gallery at 603-431-4230!

Updated: 5/9/08

Employment

Executive Director

The New Hampshire Art Association is accepting applications for a dynamic professional to lead the NHAA into the future. The Executive Director, reporting to the Board of Directors, will supervise a small part time staff, and coordinate a large group of volunteers. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university is strongly preferred with two years of progressively responsible experience. A strong history of active interest in the visual arts is required. A full job description and application instructions is available:

Executive Director Job Description (.pdf)

Deadline for applications: June 3, 2008 at 5 PM.

Membership

The New Hampshire Art Association has over 400 juried members. Most of our members come from NH and our neighboring states, but we do have a few members from outside the region.

Membership dues are $70/yr — an investment that provides significant benefits for artists:

The opportunity to participate in members-only exhibits: These include the annual Currier Museum exhibition in Manchester (an annual tradition since 1945) and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Annual Fair at the Mount Sunapee Resort, which draws thousands of art lovers from all over the country.
The ability to exhibit at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, NH, a popular tourist destination (subject to Board approval and rental/exhibit scheduling).
A chance to offer instruction, teach a class, start a discussion group, network with your peers and participate in art-related programs. Do you have a talent to share with fellow artists? We're all ears!
The opportunity to learn more about the business of art: volunteer to gallery-sit, help hang a show (or clean up after one!), design/produce promotional materials, help with fundraising efforts or stewardship of sponsors, or serve on any of the active committees who recommend changes to the Board.
A reduced entry fee for all of the juried exhibitions open to regional artists. These exhibitions include: The Omer T. Lassonde Memorial Exhibition; Prescott Park Arts Festival; The Jack Parfitt Memorial Exhibition; and the Joan L. Dunfey Memorial Exhibition.
The opportunity to help support the Arts. Even if you're not a practicing artist, as a Patron Member, your financial contribution (we suggest $50 or more) is vital to the NHAA's ongoing fiscal health. In addition to financial support, though, there are many ways you can donate your time and talents to help keep our organization thriving.
Networking opportunities: meet a wide range of artists, right in your backyard! People with similar dreams, struggles, quirks, talents, and ideas. And then there are those artists with entirely different dreams, struggles, quirks, talents, and ideas... Those folks are even more interesting!
Awards. Some of the NHAA's exhibitions offer monetary and other awards. Wouldn't you like to win a little price money and be able to call yourself an "award-winning artist"?

New Member Jurying

NHAA membership is determined by a semi-annual jury process, which takes place in March and September. The specific membership jurying dates are on the Members page.

Interested in becoming a member? Download our membership application (.pdf) to get started.

Donations & Sponsorships

Don't have time to help out? Live too far from the galleries? Tax-deductible monetary donations are especially welcome, and we appreciate donations of equipment and needed supplies.

We also have an ongoing need for sponsors. If you're a business, you should should consider sponsoring a show or an award. We'll publicize your business on our resources page and in the event's promotional materials.

Considering becoming a sponsor or donor? Please contact Bob Thoresen at the Levy Gallery (603-431-4230).

Board of Directors

The date is the year in which the term expires.

Bob Thoresen, President (2008)
Ann Trainor Domingue, Vice President (2008)
Jane Fithian, Secretary (2008)
Doug Jones, Treasurer (2010)
Ed Blake (2008)
Mark Bodi (2008)
Marty Cannata (2008)
Janet Carlson (2008)
Marcia Christensen (2008)
Terry Donsker (2009)
Mark Esterly (2009)
Harold French (2008)
Stephen Gianotti (2008)

Copyright notice

All images on this site are the copyrighted property of their artist or creator, and they are used with the creator's permission.

Privacy policy

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