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Registration is Now Open for

Spring and Summer 2012

Art Classes and Workshops

for Children, Teens, and Adults 

at AVA Gallery and Art Center

AVA Gallery and Art Center (AVA / Alliance for the Visual Arts), located at 11 Bank Street in Lebanon, NH, is pleased to announce that registration has begun for Spring and Summer 2012 Art Camps, Classes, and Workshops for Children, Teens, and Adults.

AVA’s Spring and Summer 2012 educational offerings build on our core programs in drawing, painting, and sculpture and expand into new creative disciplines.  Class formats include one-day workshops, weekend workshops, weeklong art camps, and weekly sessions that meet during daytime or evening hours.  AVA’s member-supported Scholarship Fund provides opportunities for deserving individuals of all ages, abilities, and creative inclinations to participate in our programming.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the scope of AVA’s upcoming arts offerings:

• The Spring 2012 program includes 44 offerings, including art camps, classes, and workshops.
• The Summer 2012 program includes 58 offerings, including art camps, classes, and workshops.
• The AVA Faculty is comprised of 48 regional artists.
• A Public Art Printmaking Project will produce artworks destined to hang inside Advance Transit buses this spring and a Teen Public Art Mural Project will appear in Lebanon this summer!
• Partnerships with The Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, the Vermont Institute for Natural Science, the Upper Valley Land Trust, Tiltfactor Laboratories, and the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead will provide rich experiences for art enthusiasts of all ages.

Among the Spring 2012 offerings for children and teens are Lego Mindstorm Robotics, Comics for Kids, and Electronic Instruments.  Spring Vacation Art Camps will be held for children aged 5-8, 9-12, and teens during the week of April 16-20, and include offerings like Earth Day Art, Architectural Design, and Stop-Motion Animation.

The Spring 2012 classes and workshops for adults include: Sculpting the Living Landscape: Perfect Perennials for the Upper Valley Garden, Daytime Beginning Drawing, Basics of Photography, The Dancing Pen, and Evening Beginning Watercolor.

Weeklong Summer 2012 CAOS (Community Arts Open Studio) and Art Camps for Children and Teens begin June 25 and run through August 24.  A selection of the art camps for children aged 5-8 are Seuss-tastic!, Circus Art, Art in the Wild, Miniature Fairy World, and Doll Making.  Some of the art camps for children aged 9-12 are Polymer Clay Sculpture, Digital Photography for Kids, Painting – Seeing and Imagination, Gamecrafting, and Playing with Printmaking. A number of summer art camps for teens are also offered, including Graphic Novels, Oil Painting, and Public Art Murals – A Two-Week Camp.

Summer 2012 classes and workshops for Adults include: Evening Beginning Drawing, Photoshop Elements Basics, Contemporary Realism in Pastel, and Artist Books: Flexagons and Pop-Ups.

               As space in our classes is limited, early registration is recommended for all AVA’s courses and workshops. For a copy of our brochure, membership or scholarship information, or to register for a class: call (603) 448-3117; stop by AVA’s offices; or send a fax to

(603) 448-4827.  To view our complete class listings or to enroll online, please visit our website: www.avagallery.org.

AVA Gallery and Art Center/Alliance for the Visual Arts is a non-profit organization representing Vermont and New Hampshire artists.  Located at 11 Bank Street right off Colburn Park in Lebanon, NH, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11AM to 5PM and by appointment; closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Admission is free, and the gallery is accessible to the handicapped. 

AVA is supported in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Adam Blue

Education Director

AVA Gallery and Art Center

11 Bank Street

Lebanon, NH 03766

(603) 448-3117

www.avagallery.org

Make art a part of everyday life!

RAIN DATE FOR THE 20TH ANNUAL WECHSLER MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IS JUNE 7TH SAME TIME SAME PLACE.

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Spring Speaker Series

Wednesday, May 23rd, 4:45 – 7:00pm

 Join us for food, fun and an array of speakers, all focused on health and wellness.

Join us for just one speaker, or stay for more, as we cover topics from head to toe.

 Speaker Mini-Series:

 4:45 – 5:10      Got Headaches? The PT Cure Explored

Marsha Wykes, PT, OCS, Cert. MDT

Clinical Director at Cioffredi & Associates

 5:20 – 5:50      Chronic Pain Management for Back Pain

Mindy Wallace, CRNA, MSN, ARNP, FAAPM

Alice Peck Day Pain Management Clinic

 6:00 – 6:30      ACL ~ Injury Prevention Techniques for Athletes

Michael Sparks, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon at DHMC Sports Medicine

 6:40 – 7:05      Plantar Fasciitis: The Pain That Won’t Go Away?

William Cioffredi, PT

Founder & CEO of Cioffredi & Associates

 All attendees can enter to win:

• Posture & Flexibility Evaluation – Value $120

This evaluation with one of our Physical Therapists examines how your body functions as a whole, and gives you tips on

how you can correct your body’s biomechanics to help keep you on the path of optimum health. A full description of this

evaluation is available on our website.

 Schedule and topics subject to change. See website www.cioffredi.com prior to event for exact schedule.

 The event is free, but advanced registration is requested.

Please call 603-643-7788 or email scheduling@cioffredi.com