Two Plainfield artists, Christopher Rollins and Jenny Sprague, show work in “Mending the Boom, Musicians & Local Color,” at the Philip Read Memorial Library in Plainfield.
Rollins is primarily a painter who works with acrylic, oil and watercolor. Some of his pieces in “Mending the Boom” touch upon his experiences working on a Kennebec River log drive in Maine in the 1960s. Sprague’s works, both on paper and scratchboard, blend elements of nature with the artist’s imagination.
The show is up through January. For more information, contact the library at 603-675-6866.
Call for Student Artists
The Claremont Opera House and Rural Outright, the LGBTQ support program of Claremont-based nonprofit TLC Family Resource Center, are seeking submissions for a student art exhibit in the John D. Bennett Atrium Gallery. Upper Valley students in grades K-12 can submit up to five pieces in any medium, which must address the exhibit’s theme of #KindnessInAction. The exhibit will open on Jan. 15 to coincide with National No Name-Calling Week, and will run through Feb. 17.
The deadline is Jan. 12. Send submissions and questions to ruralnhoutright@gmail.com.
Ongoing
AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon. “Seasons,” a show of encaustic nature paintings by the Thetford Center artist William N. Peabody, runs through Jan. 26.
BigTown Gallery, Rochester, Vt. A retrospective exhibition by painter Nancy Taplin, of Warren, Vt., is on view until March 31.
Center for the Arts, New London. The Juried Regional Exhibition, which features work by 20 New Hampshire artists, runs through Jan. 27.
Chelsea Public Library. “Illustrations” by Joan Waltermire, the Vershire nature artist and former curator of exhibits at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, runs through Sunday.
Chew & Co. Design, Hanover. The egg tempera and gold leaf paintings of Windsor artist Gary Milek are on view through February.
Howe Library, Hanover. “One Mother’s Journey,” by Strafford painter Jennifer Brown, is on view in the Ledyard Gallery through Wednesday.
Kilton Public Library, West Lebanon. East Randolph artist Marcia Hammond exhibits oil portraits through Jan. 31.
Scavenger Gallery, White River Junction. “The Art of Place,” a show of encaustic paintings by Quechee artist Helen Shulman, is on display, in addition to work by Margaret Jacobs, Rich Fedorchack and owner Stacy Hopkins.
Tunbridge Public Library. David Fisk’s show, “Challenge and Happiness in Abstract Painting,” is on view through Jan. 19.
Royalton Memorial Library, South Royalton. Fairlee painter Robert Rae’s work is included in the exhibition “Wonderland Forever,” a show inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Ends on Sunday.
White River Gallery, South Royalton. Sculptural assemblages by John F. Parker, of Chelsea, are on view through Sunday.
Nicola Smith can be reached at mail@nicolasmith.org.