Open Calls for Artists

Working With Paper celebrates one of the most familiar materials in daily life. Even in an age of screens and digital tools, paper endures as the surface for our lists, notes, and letters, a humble object we handle almost without thinking. This exhibition invites visitors to look again at that simplicity and discover how much possibility it holds. The works on view treat paper as both material and subject, taking shape as drawings, paintings, origami, papier mâché, and combinations of these practices. Some are flat and some sculptural, but each is made with actual paper, offering a tactile, handmade look at a medium that is as ordinary as it is endlessly inventive.

Manchester has spent 180 years becoming itself. From the mills along the Merrimack to the neighborhoods, industries, and people who have reshaped the city again and again, its history is not one fixed moment but, like the river, a continuous act of change. Reflections 180 Years of Manchester NH invites visitors to look closely at what came before, recognize what remains, and notice what is still unfolding. Presented by Mosaic Art Collective, this exhibition explores Manchester's history, identity, and evolution, including the city as it exists today. Works on view reference the city's industrial past, its people, its neighborhoods, and its present moment of ongoing transformation, spanning documentary and interpretive approaches across a range of media. Together the works offer a layered portrait of Manchester, tracing 180 years of change through the eyes of those who have looked closely at the city they call home.

Into the Woods welcomes visitors into the enchantment of autumn, when crisp air and bright foliage draw us toward the wilderness and all the possibilities the season holds. This exhibition gathers artwork celebrating fall in its many forms — the changing landscape, the people who move through it, the activities and holidays that mark the season, and the emotions it stirs. Expect a wide range of interpretations, each offering its own path into the beauty and mystery of this time of year. Spanning a variety of media, the exhibition invites viewers to wander, linger, and rediscover the quiet magic of the season through the eyes of the artists who found their way into the woods.