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SUMMARY:'Bill Childs at 90: A Retrospective' at the Seacoast Artist Association
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, September 6th\, 5-7PM\, at the Town Hall in Exeter\, there will be an Opening Reception for “Bill Childs at 90: A Retrospective\,” a show of over 40 paintings by Exeter artist Bill Childs\, to celebrate his 90th birthday and many years of creating and teaching art. Most of the paintings will be for sale.  Music will be provided by jazz musicians Cinnamon Blomquist on flute and guitarist Gary Smith.  This is presented by the Seacoast Artist Association\, and a portion of Bill’s sales will go to their scholarship fund.  The show will run for two weekends Saturday and Sunday\, September 7-8 and September 14-15\, from noon-5.  Bill’s exhibit will also be open on September 13th\, 4-6PM.  The Seacoast Artist Association’s gallery on Water Street will be hosting their regular Second Friday reception that night from 5-7\, with refreshments and as well as music by Carol Coronis on cittern and vocals.  This way patrons who miss the Opening Reception can stop in early on the Second Friday at 4 and then head down to the gallery for a glass of wine while viewing more local artwork.\nBill attended Barnstable High School in Hyannis\, and his art teacher was the accomplished mural painter\, Vernon Herbert Coleman\, who painted more than 100 murals for the WPA.  Bill had a chance to apprentice with him at several jobs such as a mural in a furniture store about maple furniture\, showing a New Hampshire landscape. “After high school I used to come home weekends from Boston and in my spare time work with him on murals all around Cape Cod. He used to let me do a lot of the underpainting before he did the finish work. There is a mural of the Exeter Falls across from the Seacoast Artist Association gallery in the Edward Jones office that he did for them that is of the type that I worked on with him.”   \nGrowing up on Cape Cod\, he developed a feel for the ocean and dunes at its beaches. After moving here to Seacoast NH\, he added marshes and the nearby islands to his repertoire.  Bill graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art\, and then accepted an art teaching position in Southern NH with a break in the US Army.  He then taught at Oyster River High School in Durham for 30 years.  While there\, he enjoyed fifteen years as one of a three-member faculty team teaching a multi-disciplined humanities course\, American Studies\, with Alex Herlihy and the late Elizabeth Whaley.  During and after 40 years of teaching\, he never stopped painting. \nThis from his daughter Lisa Childs Wilson: “What really sticks out when we remember growing up in our home is Mom and Dad nourishing and encouraging our sense of curiosity and creativity from a very early age. Now it’s such a joy for us to see Dad\, all these decades later\, still so passionate about his art – and other folks’ artwork. At 90\, he still gets up every day\, albeit a bit more slowly\, eager to get into the studio\, bring some paintings to the gallery to set-up for an exhibit\, and of course connect with\, walk the beach with\, and have breakfast with his friends and fellow artists. What we’ve learned about Dad\, beyond his obvious love for his family\, is he is never finished; there’s always something next to do or to look forward to.” \nBill has mentored many local artists and art teachers.  He is currently an exhibiting member of the Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter and has been a member of the NH Art Association in Portsmouth where he was on their hanging committee for many years.  \nView more of his work at the Seacoast Artist Association and at A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words\, both on Water Street in downtown Exeter.   The SAA is open Wed-Sat\, 10-5\, and Sunday 1-4.  See more at seacoastartist.org and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.  Email them at gallery@seacoastartist.org for more information.
URL:https://www.portsmouthnh.com/event/bill-childs-at-90-a-retrospective-at-the-seacoast-artist-association/2024-09-06/
LOCATION:Seacoast Artist Association\, 130 Water St.\, Exeter\, NH\, 03833\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Art Events
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