Lamont Gallery Events

Exeter Fall Arts Tour

November 2-3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Have you been wanting an excuse to visit Exeter for the day? Now you have it – 2 days, 14 local galleries, artist studios, and shops will open their doors! Lamont Gallery will be open both days with special hours on Sunday and no reservations are necessary this weekend.

With a spotlight on fine art and fine craft, you can see Exeter’s vibrant local galleries, studio collectives, and individual artist studios. Pick up a self-guided Exeter Fall Art Tour map at any of the locations on the tour. The “tour map” lists all participating locations and all are within a 1.5 mile stretch from end to end.

Learn more at www.exeterfallarttour.com and visit some of our participating neighbors.

The Story of Installation with Katherine Mitchell DiRico and Lynne Harlow

November 7, 6–7 p.m.
Lamont Gallery

Join us for an evening of art, conversation, and beverages. Artists Katherine Mitchell DiRico and Lynne Harlow will discuss the stories behind each their installations in our current exhibition THROUGH LINE. Guests will gain behind the scenes insight into the challenges and creative problem solving needed to bring site-specific installations to life. Come with questions and enjoy a night out at the gallery with drinks and hors d’oeuvres!

Katherine Mitchell DiRico uses drawing, sculpture, light, and sound elements to create multimedia installations that investigate how we negotiate connectivity and sense perception in today’s networked world. In THROUGH LINE, Mitchell DiRico continues to explore the ways in which drawing can be illustrated as a physical object, and a digital experience. The artist is engaging with Lamont Gallery’s architecture to create a site-specific installation by layering a projected video with tangible material elements such as thread and mylar.

Interdisciplinary artist Lynne Harlow uses her practice to explore the question, “How little is enough?” Her minimal work walks a delicate line between ridged, geometric abstraction and playful, amusing sculpture that practically begs to be touched. Working primarily in a monochromic, neon color palette, Harlow embodies the core spirit of the phrase, less is more. THROUGH LINE features three works by Harlow including a brand-new site-specific vinyl curtain suspended from the skylights just outside Lamont Gallery.

Beverages will be made by H4 (Health’s Angels) a peer education group committed to raising awareness on a myriad of health issues that impact not just our community but the world. Light hors d’oeuvres will also be served.

This event is free and open to all. RSVP required. Please register using this online form.

Lines in the Sand

November 13, 1:30-3 p.m.
Lamont Gallery Classroom

Create your own personal, portable, sand sculptures! Layer colored sand in glass bottles to create mini sandpainting’s. Inspired by the packed, dirt lines found in Patricia Rangel’s sculptures and Carly Glovinski’s Canning the Sunset series, explore the ways in which two of the artists exhibiting in THROUGH LINE use untraditional mediums as symbols for preserving a memory, place, and time.

All materials provided; space is limited. RSVP required. Please register using this online form.

Chalk-a-thon

September 18, 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Mural kick-off
September 19, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. – Open chalk mural drawing
Lamont Gallery Main Entrance (Weather permitting)

Lines, lines, and more lines! Help us create a collaborative chalk drawing on the stairs and walkways leading to the Lamont Gallery in celebration of our current exhibition, THROUGH LINE! Inspired by the chalk line mural created by exhibiting artist August Ventimiglia, participants are invited to use similar materials to get creative and transform our entrance into a work of art!

We’ll kick off this event on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 1:30 with the help of Mr. Jake Josef, Technical Director in the Theater and Dance department. Work with Jake and Lamont Gallery staff to use chalk line tools to create the framework lines for the mural on pathways around the Lamont Gallery.

THROUGH LINE Reception

September 19, 5-7 p.m.
Lamont Gallery

Join us as we celebrate the opening of THROUGH LINE!  Each of the six artists on view in this exhibition explores line through the lens of their distinct practices and mediums, ranging from marker to string, chalk, and even dirt. Engage with several of the artists on view, enjoy light refreshments, and add your own lines to the ongoing chalk mural leading to the Lamont Gallery’s main entrance during the event!

Neuro Doodle

October 2, 1:20-2:30 p.m.
Lamont Gallery Classroom

This simple, meditative drawing project is inspired by Neurography- A creative drawing process that can help to reduce stress and create an overall sense of well-being. The Neuro Doodle starts by drawing one long, loopy line and varying its weight and thickness. Draw inspiration from the artists in our current exhibition, THROUGH LINE, whose works explore the versatility of line. Once the lines are drawn in your Neuro Doodle, there will be time to experiment with a variety of other art materials such as watercolor, marker, pastel, and colored pencils.

Lunch and Learn with Carly Glovinski and August Ventimiglia

October 25, 12:45-1:45 p.m.
Lamont Gallery

Lunch and Learn is a collaborative, casual talk with exhibiting artists Carly Glovinski, Rachel Perry, and August Ventimiglia. Grab a bite to eat and learn more about each of their art-making processes as we collectively explore our current exhibition, THROUGH LINE.

New Hampshire-based artist Carly Glovinski creates work that explores the make-do, resourceful attitudes associated with domestic craft and a reverence for nature and the great outdoors. The elements of time and place are embedded in her work, marked by labor and repetitive processes.

August Ventimiglia creates abstract drawings inspired by forms and processes in nature such as horizons, waves, tides, patterns, noises, and sounds. For THROUGH LINE Ventimiglia created a custom chalk wall drawing spanning more than 20 feet, directly on the Lamont Gallery’s newly renovated walls.