Color & Texture with Rose Bryant

Capturing Color & Texture in Acrylics with Rose Bryant
Tuesday March 16, 6:30-8:30 at ECCA, 30 Linden Street, Exeter

Bryant’s work has been described as color-rich, emotional and uplifting. In this demonstration Bryant shares tips about how she approaches her processes. She will discuss the use of photography, the absence of color as an “inhibition buster”, as well as her techniques for layering colors and handling (or not handling) visual details. Free and open to all. For more information or to register (requested but not required) call ECCA at 778-8441 or email ecca@rcn.com

An Evening with Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord

An Artist's Journey: From Calligraphy to Book Arts and Beyond
An illustrated talk with Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord.


Susan subscribes to the belief that the only work you can do better than any one else is that which is truly your own. Her journey as an artist, thirty years and counting, has been an exercise in patience as she has striven to do work that is a true expression of herself and her place in the world. In her ten years of calligraphy, she progressed from traditional work to expressive gestures. When she began to use her own texts, she sought a more intimate format and discovered the artist's book. Her early books with text evolved into wordless and image-less sculptural works using natural materials, textures, stitching, and beads. Since completing The Spirit Book Series in 2005, she has brought lettering and words back into her two-dimensional work along with imagery created in Photoshop and created installations both indoors and out.

February 16, 6:30-8:30 pm
Exeter Center for Creative Arts, 30 Linden St, Exeter, NH (in the Tuck Learning Campus, formerly the Exeter Area High School)

This event is free and open to the public. Registration requested, 603.778-8441, but not required, or email ecca@rcn.com

ECCA Teams Up with Passport To Peace

ECCA is thrilled to announce that we are working on a new project with Passport to Peace. The mission of Passport to Peace—a Three Cups of Tea project—is to promote cultural understanding and raise global awareness, support education for girls worldwide and encourage our children to be active participants in global peace.

ECCA will facilitate the creation of tea cups throughout the community. These tea cups will then be available to purchase, with proceeds going to support Passport to Peace and ECCA.

If you would like to learn more about Passport to Peace, visit their website at www.passport2peace.org

ECCA will be hosting a Family Tea Cup day on Saturday February 13th, 1-4pm. This event will be open to the community. Come in and make tea cups, some to take home and some to donate to this worthy project. The fee is $5 per person, $20 maximum per family. Representatives from both organizations will be available to share information.


For more information please contact ECCA at (603) 778-8441 or by email at ecca@rcn.com

Sculptor Joe Montroy Presentation

Sculptor and ECCA Teacher Joseph Montroy will be giving a slide presentation and discussion about his work, process, and inspiration as a part of ECCA's Community Arts Series.

Joe works with a wide range of materials and techniques to create his work, including metal, plaster, wood, casting, and welding.

Join us for this fascinating look at and inspiring discussion of 3D mediums.

Tuesday January 19th, 6:30-8:30pm, at the Exeter Center for Creative Arts, 30 Linden Street, Exeter, in the Tuck Learning Campus. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call ECCA at 778-8441 or email ecca@rcn.com

Rebecca Rule is Coming!

Join us for a fun, laughter-filled evening with acclaimed story teller, writer, and Yankee humorist Rebecca Rule. Tuesday December 15th, 6-8pm, at the Exeter Town Hall, downtown Exeter, across from the bandstand. This event is a part of ECCA's Community Arts Series, it is free and open to the publice. For more information please contact ECCA at (603) 778-8441 or ecca@rcn.com

Susan Spellman Demonstration

Oil painter Susan Spellman will be demonstrating how she captures the human figure in dance, while discussing her techniques and inspiration, as part of ECCA's Community Arts Series. Tuesday October 20th, 6-8 pm, at ECCA, 30 Linden Street, in the Tuck Learning Campus (the old Exeter High School). View Susan Spellman's work at www.suespellmanstudio.com. This event is free and open to all. For more information or to let us know you'll be coming, cal 778-8441 or email ecca@rcn.com.

Oil and pastel demonstration

Don't miss an oil painting and pastel demonstration by Robin Thornhill on Tuesday September 15th, 6-8pm, at ECCA, 30 Linden Street, Exeter.

This event is free and open to everyone, and is part of ECCA's new Community Arts Series.
For more information or to let us know you're coming, call (603) 778-8441 or email ecca@rcn.com

Announcing the Community Arts Series

ECCA announces a new Community Arts Series, featuring accomplished local and regional artists. The focus for the 2009-2010 series is creativity, inspiration, and the creative process. Demonstrations, presentations, and discussions will cover a wide range of arts topics and mediums, from visual arts to performing and literary arts.

The series will kick off on Tuesday September 15^th with an oil painting and pastel demonstration by Robin Thornhill. Other artists in the series will include painters Rose Bryant and Heather Karp, story tellers Vandy Duffy and Andrea Lovett, sculptor Joe Montroy, and humorist, writer, and story teller Rebecca Rule.

All of the events in the Community Arts Series are open to the public and free of charge. They will run on the third Tuesday of every month, 6-8pm, and most will take place at ECCA, 30 Linden Street, Exeter, in the Tuck Learning Campus. A complete schedule of events can be found in ECCA’s brochure. Registration is requested.