Homeschool Day: Using Your Voice
Art Advocacy Panel
This program is generously sponsored as a part of our William and Arlene Brewster Lecture Series.
About the Panelists
Maria Oakley
My work explores elements of Culture, Womanhood, Armament, and Place. I seek a discourse with the contrasts I travel within. To have beauty there must be death.
Jim Wolcott
My current work has become quite complex in technique, texture, and color. I have expanded my techniques and materials through constant experimenta- tion and revision. Grids, both formal and informal, play an important role for me compositionally and emotionally. Making art is an anxiety-inducing activity. Grids calm me and my paintings. I believe they ground my artistic instincts and allow me to more fluidly explore my visual interests.
Michael Rodriguez Torrent
My hope is that this discussion encourages reflection and dialogue about whose stories are valued and remembered in our city, and why. While acknowledging the painful events that have shaped Portsmouth, I also aim to highlight the ongoing efforts to uncover and elevate BIPOC narratives. History—as we present it today—is not set in stone; it changes and grows as the result of choices we make collectively.
Emily Cady
Emily Cady, an illustrator and screen printer based in southern Maine, expresses her deep love for growing, cooking, and sharing food through her artwork. Rooted in themes of domesticity and nostalgia, her work often reflects the inti- mate moments tied to generational traditions and everyday acts of sustenance.
“Contemporary Currents” Closing Reception
“Contemporary Currents” Closing Reception
Friday, October 3, 5:30–7:30 pm
Join Portsmouth Historical Society and the New Hampshire Art Association for the Closing Reception and People’s Choice Award reveal for “Contemporary Currents” during Art Round Town on Friday, October 3, from 5:30–7:30 PM. This dynamic exhibition explores themes of advocacy and experimentation in art, offering a contemporary response to Seacoast artist Cabot Lyford’s works on view in the adjoining gallery.
Enjoy an evening of art, conversation, and community. All works are available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting local artists, Portsmouth Historical Society, and the New Hampshire Art Association. Don’t miss this inspiring celebration of artistic innovation!
This event is free and open to the public.
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Homeschool Day: Using Your Voice
How have people used their voices to change the world around them? Find out at our homeschool programs.
“Winds of Change” Curator Tour
A behind-the-scenes look at our current exhibition
Walk through “Winds of Change,” a retrospective of the work of Cabot Lyford (1925–2016), with Guest Curator Rachel Walls. Learn how Lyford’s experimental approach to different materials and his advocacy of environmental and political issues through his art can resonate with viewers as much now as it did in the 20th century.
Finish your tour with a visit to the complementary, contemporary exhibition upstairs featuring a juried selection of NHAA artists.
Tours happen at 12:00 and 5:30 pm.
This is a free tour, no registration required.
Learn more about the exhibition