Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - noon to 4 p.m.
Paul Creative Arts Center Museum of Art
Impact will be on view at the Museum of Art, UNH August 31 –
November 20, 2020. The Museum will be open to faculty, students, and the public
from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 12:00–4:00 p.m. Thursday, 12-6:00
p.m., and by appointment for class visits before noon Monday- Friday. The in-person
capacity of the museum is limited to 28 people. All visitors are expected to
comply with safety and security measures listed in the University’s modes of operation.
Impact presents works of art by Victoria Elbroch, the 2019
award recipient, and Shaina Gates and Mary O’Malley, finalists of the
prestigious Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant from the New
Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The exhibition, originally scheduled for
the spring of 2020, was postponed when the University transitioned in March to
remote learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The grant recognizes the contributions of working artists to
the cultural life of the region by providing an annual financial award of
$25,000 to support the artistic growth of artists and craftspeople. It is
designed to help in the development of an artist’s career, providing
unrestricted financial assistance to meet the needs of artists to advance their
studio practice. The award is also intended to inspire philanthropy by
encouraging others to support artists living and working in our community as
well as the many local arts organizations who present the visual arts to the
public.
Victoria Elbrochis
a long-standing member of the Boston Printmakers and the League of New
Hampshire Craftsmen. Her mixed- media drawings of landscape are sometimes made
into photo-polymer intaglios. The grant has allowed her to express her passion
for ancient trees by making much larger and more detailed drawings. Gifted in
both drawing and a variety of printmaking techniques, Elbroch continues
to expand her knowledge, skills, and talents by enrolling in classes, artist workshops,
and intensives with enthusiasm and her love for learning. Her work is included
in numerous public and private collections.
Shaina Gates’
graphite drawings of pieces of paper seemingly crumpled and folded randomly
explore and illustrate complex mathematical concepts pulled from the field of
computational origami. Mary O’Malley’s stylized works on paper
merge her interest in garden design and flora and fauna with ordered,
symmetrical compositions and ornamentation to create romantic designs of
unabashedly bold patterns and embellishments
While all three artists represented in Impact create works
on paper, their widely divergent approaches and techniques speaks to the
breadth of creativity, talent, and independence of artists working locally and
whose artistic contributions enrich the cultural life of the community.
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is New Hampshire’s statewide community foundation, founded in 1962 by and for the people of New Hampshire. The Foundation manages a growing collection of more than 2,000 funds created by generous individuals, families, and businesses, and award nearly $47 million in grants and scholarships every year. Working with generous and visionary citizens to maximize the power of their giving, support great work happening in our communities, and lead and collaborate on high-impact initiatives.
