MUSEUM OF ART, PAUL CREATIVE ARTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Benjamin Cariens, A Dream For Ophelia, 2009
mixed media, 53" x 29" x 23"
On view September 11 - October 17, 2010
during The Artists Revealed:
2010 Studio Faculty Exhibition.
The Museum of Art is the New Hampshire Seacoast's premier art museum -- a center for the visual arts where visitors gather to enjoy changing exhibitions, music, lectures, poetry readings, and receptions. Its permanent collection includes over 1,600 historical and modern works by American, European, and other artists from diverse cultures.
Located in the Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus of the University of New Hampshire, the museum welcomes visitors throughout the academic year and is open to students, faculty, members, and the general public free of charge. Our exhibitions and programs are supported in part by the Friends of the Museum of Art.
For hours and directions, click here.
For a complete look at all of the visual and performing art events taking place in the Paul Creative Arts Center, click here.
Arts for Life: Embracing the Past, Enhancing the Future
This academic year, the Museum of Art joins with the Department of Art and Art History, Celebrity Series, Department of Music, and the Department of Theatre and Dance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the building of the Paul Creative Arts Center. The celebration, Arts for Life: Embracing the Past, Enhancing the Future, will feature of a variety of exhibitions, programs, concerts, performances, and special events. Join us as we recognize the alumni, donors, faculty, staff, students, and supporters who have made the Paul Creative Arts Center a thriving fine and performing arts center where creativity thrives and dreams are realized.
Be sure to visit Upcoming Exhibitions for a complete list of all upcoming exhibitions and Events for a complete list of all upcoming events and programs. For events occuring throughout the Paul Creative Arts Center during this important anniversary year, click here.
RECENTLY AT THE MUSEUM OF ART...
The Museum of Art’s fundraising event, Raising the Bar: A Fine Art Auction, held on June 19, 2010 was a huge success!
We would like to thank the Board of Advisors, the Raising the Bar auction committee, donors, sponsors, artists, collectors, art enthusiasts, and volunteers who “bid high and bid often” to make this event so special.
With all the support we received, we can proceed to Raise the Bar. As a result of financial support garnered, we will be able to work more strongly toward our mission: to broaden the Museum's audience with high-quality exhibitions and educational programs; acquire new works for the permanent collection and conserve works in the collection; and upgrade the Museum's storage and lighting infrastructure.
Thank you all!
Wes LaFountain
Interim Director
To read the recent article in the Campus Journal about the success of the Raising the Bar auction, click here.
Guest auctioneer for Raising the Bar was Devin Moisan of Devin Moisan Auctioneers, Inc., Dover, NH (NH Lic. # 2922).
Raising the Bar: A Fine Art Auction was a "No Buyer's Premium" fundraising event. All funds secured from this special event will be used by the Museum of Art to: broaden the Museum's audience with high-quality exhibitions and educational programs; acquire new works for the permanent collection and conserve works in the collection; and upgrade the Museum's storage and lighting infrastructure.
Raising the Bar: A Fine Art Auction was made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Museum of Art, and a grant from the Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, UNH.
The Museum of Art, UNH, would also like to thank the following sponsors for their valuable support of this art auction: Premier Aviation at Portsmouth; Charter Oak Capital Management; Sam and Paula Reid; Debra Holloway and Scott Marion; and Anna Grace and Paul Holloway.