City Arts Nashua

Happy New Year! Well, it’s almost 2024 and time for us to say goodbye. After twenty years of service to the greater Nashua community, we are closing our virtual doors. On Monday December 18 the Board of Directors adopted a resolution to dissolve the nonprofit corporation. We are now in the process of completing required paperwork for the State of New Hampshire and the IRS. Our website will soon be archived and Facebook and Instagram accounts will become dormant.

To the hundreds of artists and many arts organizations we have worked with and supported in the greater Nashua region, you are the reason City Arts Nashua was founded and we are grateful beyond measure for your creativity, participation, and support.

To all who have served on the Board, volunteered, and donated to support our work, thank you. Without you, we would not have been able to serve our community and help make Nashua the arts destination it is today.

As we close our doors, we encourage you to continue to support Nashua’s incredible arts community in every way you can. We look forward to all that is to come for .

With deepest appreciation and love,
City Arts Nashua

In 2018, the Nashua International Sculpture Symposium Committee welcomed Carina Fabaro of Argentina, Tony Jiminez of Costa Rica, and Tom Allen of Scotland to work in granite and steel, reflecting the theme “Harmony”. Learn more about the artists at this link: http://nashuasculpturesymposium.org/2018-2/.

Have you visited the 2018 sculptures recently? Tell us about it in the comments!

Photos: Nashua International Sculpture Symposium

In 2010, the Nashua International Sculpture Symposium Committee invited New England artists to participate. The call for artists resulted in three artists/artist teams selected by a panel: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein, of Jamaica Plain, MA and Bow, NH; Joseph Montroy of Newington, NH; and Roberta Woitkowski, Margaret Woitkowski, David St. Onge, and Danny Tomolonis, of Nashua. Learn more about the artists at this link: http://nashuasculpturesymposium.org/2010-2/.

Have you visited the 2010 sculptures recently? Tell us about it in the comments!

Photos: Nashua International Sculpture Symposium

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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! This week we’re looking back at the Nashua International Sculpture Symposium. City Arts Nashua served as the Symposium’s fiscal sponsor until 2019, when the group became an independent nonprofit.

The Nashua International Sculpture Symposium is an annual community event designed to elevate the awareness and appreciation of public art in Nashua. Nashua is the only city in the U.S. which hosts an annual international sculpture symposium. Artists are invited from around the world to spend three weeks in Nashua creating public art. Residents host the artists in their homes, bring meals as they work, provide transportation, and interact with the artists as they create. The completed sculptures are then placed in public places.

As well as bringing public art to the community, the Nashua International Sculpture Symposium also educates the artists about creating large-scale sculpture pieces, exposes the public to different cultures and sculpture techniques and creates sustainable art in the City.

Sculptors are chosen for their ability to contribute positively to the artistic and cultural development of Nashua. The goal is that the Nashua International Sculpture Symposium will help improve the quality of life for both visitors and residents alike.

The first Symposium was held in 2008 and hosted sculptors from the Czech Republic, Cuba, Ireland, Vietnam, and the United States: Vaclav Fiala; Tomas Oliva; James Gannon; Mai Thi Thu Van; and John Wiedman, the Symposium’s Artistic Director.

Have you visited the 2008 sculptures recently? Tell us about it in the comments!

Photos: Nashua International Sculpture Symposium

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This will come in handy this weekend! Save it! Many towns represented!

In which we toot the horn of TubaChristmas, celebrating its 50th brassy birthday Every year, musicians across the country gather for what has become known as TubaChristmas — concerts range from just a few tubas to hundreds of them. (The record is 835.)

October 15 and 16, 2016 marked the 12th Annual ArtWalk Weekend. Over 150 local artists performed, showed and sold work during the weekend, including at Area Artists Association ArtHub, League of NH Craftsmen - Nashua Gallery, Hollis Arts Society, Riverwalk Bakery & Cafe, de l'Art, and WineNot Boutique.

Musicians kept visitors entertained and Eric Escobar created his live banner at ArtWalk headquarters. Our 2016 partners included theNashua Public Library, MakeIt Labs, Nashua Community Music School, Beck's Arts Express, YMCA of Greater Nashua, Teresa Moler, iUGO Nashua, and Nashua High School South honor students. Take a look below at the program, and photos from Jill Ketchen!

Did you attend the 2016 ArtWalk? Share your memories – and photos – in the comments!

Wonderful article.

A town fell on hard times. Hundreds of giant nutcrackers revived it. “The second year, we had 75 nutcrackers and we just kept going from there,” Mark Nelson said about the Ohio town.

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Give them the gift of Naming a Seat at the Nashua Center for the Arts! Each gift will be celebrated with a personalized nameplate with the text of your choice. Become part of the new theater in a meaningful way with the Name-A-Seat Gift.

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The 2019 ArtWalk was amazing! 24 indoor artist venues (and LOTS of artists!), four outdoor venues, two food trucks, a mini psychic fair, and KidsWalk, an exhibit of artwork made by kids ages 5-18.

Take a look at the program and enjoy photos by our own Allegra Boverman Photography and share your memories of the 2019 event in the comments!

Photographer Captures Majestic Portraits of Hens and Roosters This photographer exclusively takes portraits of chickens.

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Big dog helps Massachusetts sculptor gain global fame From a joyful pup, to an inquisitive grisly and an animated Peter Pan inspired gator, Dale Rogers has been able to capture hearts and imagination through works of metal art.

We’re back to ArtWalk this week! Many thanks to Paul Shea of Great American Downtown for directing us to a treasure trove of photos from 2015, taken by former New Hampshire State Council on the Arts director Ginnie Lupi, who kicked off the event on September 12! The photo of Paul with the banners was taken by his lovely wife, Julie Shea.

Did you attend the 2015 ArtWalk? Share your memories – and photos – in the comments!

The last Psychic Fair – 2020 – was held Sunday March 8, days before the COVID-19 lockdown. Eleven readers participated in the event, including Lyrion ApTower, Dina Bock, Irinie Chiu, Colleen Costello, Angie D'Anjou, Lori Haynes, Jacki Joy, Robert Menard, Tolan Oakenshield, Stacey Smith, Katy Swallow, and Michelle Trahan. It was a relaxing and fun day with them and five of our most beloved local artisans: Lisa Lanfair (Lisa's Wire Creations); Tangled Roots Herbal; Michael Longrider; JJ Sawicki; and Cod.

Did you attend the 2020 Psychic Fair? Share your memories and photos in the comments!

Photos by Allegra Boverman Photography

A great letter to the editor in today's The Concord Monitor about saving Hatbox Theatre. Let's make some noise!

The 2016 Psychic Fair was held on Sunday, March 6 at the historic Hunt Memorial Building. Did you get a reading at the 2016 Fair? Tell us about it in the comments!

Photos by Allegra Boverman Photography

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