A NH Artist/Educator Exhibition, Gallery Walkthrough & Panel Discussion

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A NH Artist/Educator Exhibition, Gallery Walkthrough & Panel Discussion

In Person

April 14, 2023

4:45 pm EDT - 7:00 pm EDT

Location: Living-Learning Commons (LLC)

The Department of Fine Arts & Office of Residential Life and Education present: "A NH Artist/Educator Exhibition" Featuring Ceramics & Mixed Media Works by: Ben Putnam, Chris Archer, and Rachel Montroy

Location: LLC Galleries, Living Learning Commons

Schedule:

GALLERY TALKS: 4:45pm, beginning on LLC 3rd floor

PANEL DISCUSSION & RECEPTION: 5:30-7:00pm, LLC Meeting Room "The Role of Ceramics in Education"

About the artists and panelists:

Curator and coordinator of the exhibition and panel is Prof. Kimberly Kersey-Asbury of Fine Arts Dept., a mixed media artist who incorporates ceramics into her studio work and teaching. Prof. Kersey-Asbury has worked alongside community members in the Monadnock Region, the MAxT Makerspace, as well as with accomplished artist/educators, such as these, to help found the new MAxT Ceramic Center in Dublin, NH, after the sudden loss of a decades-old community arts center. Thanks to a groundswell of volunteers, interest, donations and a NH Art Council Grant, the new center offers both introductory and master-class level experiences in clay, and highlights the continued relevance of an age-old medium.

Rachel Montroy teaches ceramics here at Saint Anselm and works with the New Hampshire League of Craftsmen, is exhibiting examples of her whimsical felt and ceramic mixed media sculpture on the 3rd floor of LLC.

Chris Archer teaches ceramics at New England College and leads workshops up and down the East Coast. He is a dynamic ceramic artist with a stunning display on the 2nd floor of LLC.

Ben Putnam teaches art at Conval high school in Peterborough NH, is a gifted educator, speaker and outside-the-box ceramic/mixed media artist. His unexpected mixed media and clay work can be seen on the 1st floor of LLC.

Prof. Kelly Demers, chair of education at Saint Anselm College, teaches courses on multicultural education and the integration of arts and creativity in the elementary classroom. Her research interests include the role that the arts play in teacher thinking and pedagogical practice. She received her doctorate from Boston College, masters from Lesley University and a Bachelors of Music from New England Conservatory. She was also a public school teacher for seven years.