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‘Art of Great Bay’ at the Great Bay Discovery Center

Great Bay Discovery Center
89 Depot Road
Greenland, NH 03840 United States

The Great Bay Stewards are pleased to announce the upcoming Art of Great Bay fine art exhibit and sale, now in its 17th year. The event will begin with an opening reception with the artists for members and supporters of the Stewards on March 31 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The show will then be open to the public on Saturday, April 1, and Sunday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event takes place at the Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center on the campus of the Great Bay Discovery Center at 89 Depot Road, Greenland, N.H.

More than 50 local and well-known artist and makers of fine crafts will be represented at the art show, which is a fundraiser for the Great Bay Stewards, the friends group for the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. This year the show has an expanded theme of “New England from the Mountains to the Sea: The People and Places You’ll Find Along the Way.” 

“We were excited to receive submissions celebrating the region’s agricultural heritage, natural beauty, people. recreation, and more,” says Allison Knab, executive director of the Great Bay Stewards. “This is such a beloved event for our members, volunteers, participants, and all those who attend. We are so impressed by the quality of the work submitted, and are thrilled to have both long-time participants and new exhibitors this year.”

In addition to painting and photography, visitors will be able to view and purchase jewelry, sculpture, fabric art, and more. Many of the participating artists have also generously donated original works to be raffled off, from small paintings to jewelry to original weavings, with raffle tickets just $1 each.

Those interested in becoming members in order to attend the Friday night event can do so at the Stewards website, greatbaystewards.org, with memberships beginning at just $35.  Funds raised by the Stewards go toward new and updated exhibits indoors at the Discovery Center; work on the grounds and play areas of the grounds; as well as toward stewardship and research around the estuary.

A tea with live music is planned for 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1st, while on Sunday at 11 a.m., visitors will enjoy a casual brunch while they view the show. The entire weekend is free and open to the public. Thirty percent of the sales support the Steward’s mission of education and conservation in the Great Bay Estuary, and while at the exhibit, visitors can also walk the grounds of the Great Bay Discovery Center and enjoy the boardwalk that leads out to beautiful views of Great Bay.