Arts Alliance of Northern NH

Our mission is to promote, support, & sustain culture, heritage & the arts in Northern New Hampshire

The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire is a not-for-profit consortium of organizations, schools, businesses, artists and individuals with a mission to promote, support and sustain the arts and culture in Northern New Hampshire.

The Arts Alliance is grateful for the operating support provided by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

and the National Endowment for the Arts.

AANNH is a regional resource, presenting partner programs in schools & communities; producing print and on-line cultural guides; and providing assistance and opportunities to artists, schools, organizations, and arts supporters throughout our region. To learn more about the Arts Alliance, click here.

Here at our website you can:

Find information about upcoming cultural events throughout the region

Read about the artists and performers who can bring our programs to your school or community

Browse our listing of Arts Alliance member organizations, businesses and artists

Connect to the arts through our many volunteer opportunities

Learn about the heritage sites you can visit in Northern New Hampshire

Become a member and support the efforts of the Arts Alliance

"Making the Invisible Visible" New England Conference for
Teaching Artists and Their Arts Partners July 14 in Hartford, CT

NECAP Scholarships are available for North Country artist-educators interested in the 7thh Annual Widening the Circle NECAP Conference for Teaching Artists and Their Arts Partners, "Making the Invisible Visible: Revealing the Essence of Learning In, Through and With the Arts" on Monday, July 14, 2008 from 10 am to 5 pm (with optional dinner & free evening concert in the park) at the Hilton Hartford, 315 Trumbull Street, Hartford, Connecticut. The Arts Alliance acts as coordinating partner for the New England Consortium of Artist-Educator Professionals. Download the conference brochure and registration information here.

IMAI's Northward Bound Series Includes Colebrook Concert
Chamber Music Programs July 15, 22 & 29

We're proud once again to be collaborating with the International Musical Arts Institute on their summer Northward Bound Concerts in Berlin (July 15, St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts), Lancaster (July 22, St. Paul's Episcopal Church) and Gorham (July 29, 7 pm, Gorham Congregational Church), with proceeds benefitting the presenting partners. We're especially pleased to announce the addition of the northernmost concert yet, in Colebrook, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Bridge St., at 7:30pm on July 29. The program, presented in cooperation with the Great North Woods Center for the Arts and the Grange Committee of the Colebrook Downtown Development Association, will feature seven musicians playing work by Bach, Martinu, Handel-Halvorsen and Smetana. Call us at 323-7302 for details.

Ways of the Woods Comes to Lincoln
Saturday, July 12, from 10 am to 4 pm

We invite you to visit to the Ways of the Woods: People and the Land mobile museum on Saturday, July 12, from 10am - 4pm in the Lincoln Village Shops Parking Lot on Main Street, Lincoln. We're working with the Upper Pemigewasset Historical Society as they present the Northern Forest Center's traveling exhibit with interactive displays, live performance and demonstration to showcase the history, culture and heritage of the Northern Forest. The day's program will include lumberjack demonstrations, traditional crafts with chainsaw carver Mark Fontaine and master basket maker Alice Ogden, live bluegrass music, and great local food. Call Carol Riley at (603)745-8159 or visit www.lincolnwoodstock.com/events/ways-of-the-woods.php

2008 Arts in Education Partnership Conference
Join Us for "Dreaming Mountains" September 26-28
Early-Bird Registrations Due July 4

Once again we are proud to be coordinating partners as the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts presents its annual Arts in Education conference, designed for educators, artists, and everyone else who is interested in making the arts basic to the education of all New Hampshire students. The theme for the conference is "Dreaming Mountains: Exploring the White Mountains through the Arts." This conference will focus on developing leadership skills for arts advocacy and quality arts learning. It will take place at The Highland Center at Crawford Notch. Download a one-page flyer and conference brochure, workshop descriptions and lodging information here. To be placed on mailing and e-mail distribution lists for more information, contact us at info@aannh.org, or call us at 323-7302.

Pilot Partnership Program Offers Professional Development
In the Humanities to North Country K-12 Educators

Silk Road We're pleased to announce a pilot regional partnership with the New Hampshire Humanities Council, aimed at bringing professional development in the humanities to North Country K-12 educators. The partnership will include year-round high-quality, content-rich workshops, seminars, discussions and institutes – funded by the Humanities Council and developed by the Arts Alliance – based on the needs and interests of local schools. Many of the programs will be connected to cultural programs presented by North Country libraries, historical societies, and arts and community organizations. All those interested in learning more about the program are invited to contact us at info@aannh.org or 323-7302.

Northern New Hampshire Visual Arts & Crafts Map & Guide Project
Help Us Identify North Country Artists!

Michele Johnsen We've launched a project to celebrate and support our region's arts and crafts. We are currently gathering and updating information about North Country galleries, working studios and artists/craftspeople (arts businesses and individual artists) with the goal of supporting these businesses and individuals and the region's cultural tourism industry by producing and distributing a regional map and developing a comprehensive web presence highlighting White Mountain Art history and today's arts businesses and artists/craftspeople. We want to generate awareness of the richness of our artistic past and of the contemporary talent in our region, and to support artists and arts businesses by steering both physical and internet travel their way. Click here for a Participation Form and Information Form to fill out or send to artists and arts businesses in your town. More...
Painting, Blue Moon, by Michele Johnsen

AANNH School and Community Programs
Download Our Brochure

If you work at a North Country school, or for an after-school program, child-care center or pre-school, senior center or nursing home, or any other organization or agency that might be interested in presenting arts or cultural programs, we're happy to work with you to develop customized programming, or to offer you a chance to be part of a block-booking program with other presenters. AANNH programs for schools and communities bring outstanding professional performers and traditional, visual and literary artists to towns throughout our region. They can present school residencies, assemblies, classroom programs, community workshops, public concerts, and professional development sessions. Programs range from World Music to Franco-American fiddling to authors' visits to hands-on art making of all kinds. AANNH will work with your school and/or community organization to customize programs and address your particular audience, goals and themes through cultural experiences. Download our 2007-2008 brochure on Programs for Schools and Communities here. You can also view AANNH's listing of artists who are interested in coming to schools and communities throughout Northern New Hampshire. Click here. More...

Northern New Hampshire History and Heritage: A Map & Guide

The Arts Alliance, in collaboration with partner organizations throughout our region, has produced a brochure that serves as a map and guide to historic sites throughout the North Country, from Plymouth to Pittsburg. It includes a brief history of our region, great vintage photographs, and a comprehensive listing of historical societies, museums, and heritage sites.
We are in the process of adding a new "History & Heritage" section to this site, with additional information and links to related websites. We invite you to visit it – and comment on it – now, by clicking here. Free copies of the History and Heritage Map & Guide are available. More...

HandMade in the Northern Forest:

A guide to fine art and craft traditions in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York showcases our region through 13 driving tours that traverse the beautiful landscape and inviting towns of northern New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont and New York's Adirondacks and Tug Hill region. The Arts Alliance is a proud partner in this regional endeavor.
HandMade in the Northern Forest's 365 listings – among them Arts Alliance members like the ARTS Gallery, Chapel Arts New England, Contreras Gallery of Fine Arts, League of NH Craftsmen (Littleton), and Old Mill Studio – showcase a wide variety of craftspeople, from basket weavers and potters to painters and stained glass artists, furniture makers, woodworkers, blacksmiths, sculptors and others inspired by the landscape. It features studios where visitors can watch artists in action, as well as galleries, restaurants, inns and special attractions such as museums, historical sites and working farms. Each chapter includes colorful maps, local lore and detailed contact information for each listing. More...

ArtsNorth Cultural Event Bulletin

The North Country – from Plymouth to Pittsburg – is brimming with a wealth of arts, culture and heritage offerings and events not only during the summer, but throughout the year. In an effort to increase awareness of the programs, places, and performances that highlight our cultural lives, the Arts Alliance has designed an ArtsNorth calendar bulletin for you, your friends and your guests. To see our most recent Events E–Bulletin – and to sign up to receive new ones, click here.

ArtsNorth Calendar

Check the ArtsNorth Calendar for upcoming arts and humanities events all around our region. You'll be amazed at the variety and quality of programs. And let us know about what's happening in your school and community so that we can help spread the word.

AANNH Events & Programs

Go to our AANNH Events & Programs page to learn about and find registration forms for current Alliance offerings and ongoing programs and partnerships. We'd also like to hear what cultural programs you'd like to see in your community, and to help you make them happen.

Email us if you'ld like to receive our Fall/Winter Roster of Programs for Schools & Communities. It will be available by email and in hard copy at the end of September.

Visit Our Online Arts Gallery!

Check out the AANNH Online Arts Gallery, providing a web presence and links for North Country artists, arts businesses, galleries, and cultural organizations of all kinds.
The gallery has been made possible through the generous support of the Northern NH Foundation and the NH State Council on the Arts and the invaluable partnership of TechLink NH.

Click here to enter and view our Gallery. Be sure to click on the artwork for a better view- And visit often as the gallery grows, to learn about our region's talented artists, dedicated organizations, and exciting arts businesses.

Join us in our online Gallery: If you are an artist in music, theater, literary arts, visual and media arts, interdisciplinary arts, or crafts--this is a great, low-cost way to show and share your work to potential presenters, purchasers, patrons, or publishers. If you run an arts business or organization, here's a chance to reach artists and arts lovers in our region and beyond, and to show your support for, and involvement in, northern New Hampshire's cultural future.
To download a gallery information sheet in MS Word format, click here. Download the individual artist gallery registration form here and the organizations & businesses gallery registration form here.

North Country Cultural Plan

The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and its partners have been working to develop a regional cultural plan for the North Country, with the goal of offering strategic and realistic recommendations for action that can be taken at the regional, sub-regional, local and agency levels to enrich cultural life, improve access to programming, and increase educational and participatory opportunities in the arts and culture throughout northern New Hampshire.

The process is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the NH State Council on the Arts and by generous donations from Public Service of NH and the Citizens Bank Foundation

Download a draft of the plan. Word or .PDF. Your suggestions, and ideas are most welcome – please call us at 323-7302 or email info@aannh.org-- with questions and comments.