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New Hampshire Art Association consists of over 400 members of local artists. Visit www.nhartassociation.org to learn more.
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The New Hampshire Art Association is a non-profit art association founded in 1940, and as such is one of the oldest statewide art associations in the country. Currently there are over 250 juried members of painters, photographers,printmakers, sculptors, and other fine artists living and working primarily in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont. NHAA

Twenty-five thousand people per yea

r engage with the NHAA Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery as well as their off-site exhibitions. Although visitors are primarily from New England, the NHAA has a significant international audience. The Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery hosts local artists shows throughout the year, opening their new shows in conjunction with the monthly Art 'Round Town gallery art walks in downtown Portsmouth. NHAA artists exhibit their work at the Prescott Park Arts Festival, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, the Smile Building in Concord, NH as well as Pop-Up Galleries around the state. Many events are linked to activities in local schools.

08/28/2026

It’s the last weekend of Cheers! NHAA’s first Cup Show 🙌🏼 Stop by before 4pm Sunday Aug 30 to scoop one up ☕️

08/27/2026

Coming Soon ✨

Nostalgia, September's Member show, encouraged artists to reflect on personal histories, shared experiences, places once known, cherished objects, cultural touchstones, and moments that continue to resonate as they pass on.

Join us for the opening reception on September 4th from 5-8:00pm at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery!

08/26/2026

Coming Soon 🎉

The opening reception for September's Artist Curated Exhibitions is Friday, September 4th from 5:00-8:00pm. These collections feature a wide range of media interpreting themes of nature, environmental stewardship and rebirth. Join us to celebrate!

We're thrilled to extend the beautiful work of the Three Sisters for another month, featuring each sisters' interpretation of the New England landscape through watercolor and oil paintings.

Ty Meier's exhibition will have you mesmerized by the details in his nature-themed works, featuring his signature pen & ink line work over watercolor and acrylics.

NHAA's Earth Tones group gives new life to locally collected marine debris in their environmentally-focused installation, featuring the work of 13 different artists.

08/25/2026

Color of the week: Orange 🍊

It’s the last week to view August exhibitions at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery! Stop by to see these pieces and more by August 30.

Slide 1: Robin Cornwell
Slide 2: Ken Schuster, Nico Amato
Slide 3: Karen Romagna
Slide 4: Nick Sevigny
Slide 5: Lilian Kohl

08/21/2026

Great News | Our professional development program is expanding statewide! 🎉

Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, NHAA's Professional Development programming is expanding statewide. Compared to neighboring states, NH has no institutions offering graduate-level studio art education or professional development training for working artists.

We're changing that.

The program will offer free and low-cost workshops, artist talks, panel discussions, and networking opportunities led by experienced artists and arts professionals. Sessions focus on practical topics such as exhibition preparation, marketing, taxes, wholesale opportunities, grant writing, and career development.

✨ Stay tuned for updates✨ Now that we've secured funding, we're developing workshops, coordinating with partnering organizations and planning logistics.

This project was funded by a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Bronia Dibble Fund and Christos Papoutsy Art Ventures Fund.

Thank you New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

08/19/2026

It's the last week to visit the Gallery at Sheafe! 🎉

Stop by the Gallery at Sheafe in the heart of Prescott Park until 8pm tonight (Wednesday 8/19) to shop locally made artwork, prints, ceramics and more created by dozens of NHAA members.

Sheafe closes for the season on August 23 - get your final visits in!

08/18/2026

Color of the week: RED 🔴

Here’s a snapshot of how red is featured in each of our August exhibitions ✨ Come see them in person through Aug 30 at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery!

1: Abundance by Lilian Kohl
2: Claw Cup 1 by Lauren Clark
3 Fernando Portrait #1 by Robert Ortiz
4. The Apples are Ready by Maryclare Heffernan
5. Bouquet by Robin Cornwell

08/16/2026

NHAA Members: New Call for Art 🎉

We invite artist members to reflect on travel, movement, and how places shape us. We encourage interpretations that range beyond photo documentation of where you have been, but creatively reflect on how travel impacts one's sense of self and belonging, home, interpersonal relationships, beliefs, cultural awareness, and outlook. Abstract and literal interpretations are both welcome.

This exhibition is members only, and will be on view in NHAA's South and Frazier galleries alongside Thor Art: A Retrospective, by longtime artist member Bob Thoresen. Submissions are limited to 1 entry per artist and will be lightly juried due to space limitations.

📆 Submissions due: Sept 22, 11:59pm
📍Exhibition dates: Sept 30-Nov 1

08/15/2026

Get to know Lotte Jacobi, the namesake behind our annual photography exhibition 📸

Lotte Jacobi ran her family's photography studio before fleeing Nazi-occupied Berlin for New York City in 1935, eventually settled in Deering, NH. Jacobi was one of the founders of NHAA, helping put photography as fine art on the map in New Hampshire.

In 1985, she donated her papers and over 40,000 negatives to the University of New Hampshire, forming the Lotte Jacobi Collection, with the help of longtime NHAA member Gary Samson. The UNH Library has recently completed the digitization of thousands of photographs taken by Jacobi during a 1932-1933 trip to the Soviet Union and Central Asia. These photographs, along with Jacobi’s travel journal, are now available through the library’s Digital Collections.

08/14/2026

Upcoming Member Show | Apply by Aug 25

Nostalgia centers on works that explore memory, nostalgia, and the act of looking back. Member Artists are invited to reflect on personal histories, shared experiences, places once known, cherished objects, cultural touchstones, and moments that continue to resonate as they pass on.

Open to NHAA members, $12 for one entry, $22 for two entries. This is not a juried show; all pieces are accepted. If we receive an overwhelming response, we may need to limit accepted works based on size and available wall space.

📆 Entry Deadline: Aug 25, 11:59pm
🎨 On view: Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
📍 Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery | 136 State St, Portsmouth, NH

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136 State St
Portsmouth, NH
03801

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 6pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Website

http://www.nhartassociation.org/

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