Main Street Art News


Spring Into Art Classes!

Our Spring 2 schedule has been posted. 

Great new adult classes and workshops starting in May

Click Here for Descriptions!
New Art Show "Local Color"featuring the paintings of Alan Rushing at the MSA Gallery!

Main Street Art is pleased to present the paintings of Newmarket artist:

Alan Rushing

at an Opening Reception Friday, May 3RD from 5:30-7:30 PM

In this exciting and colorful display, Alan will be exhibiting a number of paintings that focus on urban and natural landscapes using oils, acrylic and gouache.

Gallery hours are Monday and Friday from 10:30-2:30PM, Wednesday 12:00-4:00PM and whenever the OPEN flag is out.
The show runs through June 8th.
BIG, BOLD, BRIGHT!

MSA is embracing Stem to Steam in our 2013 Spring Community Art project- Big, Bold and Bright. Artists, Kirsten Reynolds and Sam Paolini are offering
4 absolutely free workshops on:
Saturdays May 11th,18th, June 1st & 8th from 10-12 PM.
Please come and learn about installation art and help create a large, colorful sculpture to be enjoyed by the public throughout the summer.
Call ahead to let us know you are coming at 580-5835.
Drop ins are welcome too
Summer 2013 Camps Posted!
Take one or all of MSA's summer camps and create yourself a fun summer!
Check out what we have going on in our summer session here.
Thank you to the Masiello Group!  We are so grateful for your continued support!

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MSA Board and Committee Members Needed. .

  • Main Street Art is a non profit community organization committed to making art education accessible to children and adults and is currently seeking individuals who have a passion for art to serve on Marketing and Programming committees with an ambition to eventually participate on the Board of Directors. Main Street Art committee and board appointments are working positions which require enthusiasm, a personable nature and a flexible schedule. Conversely, volunteering at Main Street Art is very gratifying and loads of fun! If you are interested, please contact Kelley Corson at kacorson@yahoo.com or at 321-7305. 
Upcoming Art Events Calendar!


  • 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers can be viewed from Carnegie Hall in NY in a webcast on May 31st at 6:00pm.  Access the account at www.artandwriting.org/registration. All are encouraged to see the national winners for this prestigious award ceremony. Congratulations to Colby Fream a local highschool artist who received national recognition!


  • SMART: Sustainably Made ART
    Meet the Artists reception:
    Wednesday, May 8th, 7-8:30pm,
    Levinson Room and 1st floor
    Portsmouth Library, Parrott Avenue,
    Portsmouth NH


  • Mark your calendar Rose Bryant's, 8th annual SPRING ART ON UNION STREET, Friday 1pm-7pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, May 10th &11th, 2013, MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND... when the new buds of spring bring energy and fresh color.

  • Attention Newfields Residents - With funding from The Friends of the Newfields Library, the library now has an annual membership to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts! Stop in today to pick up your passes which give you a $15 discount on two adult tickets. Check out www.mfa.org for what's happening at the MFA.


  • Artists' Collaborative Theatre of New England presents Make Sure It's Me a play by Kate Wenner. Make Sure It's Me is a fictionalized account of five Iraq War Veterens coping with traumatic brain injury. It runs June 1-2, 7-9 and 21-23 at West End Studio Theatre in Portsmouth, NH. Visit www.actonenh.org for more details.
  • Be on the look out for more postings of great shows and events!
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The arts are an essential component for the development and well being of all people. Main Street Art is dedicated to providing a place of education where children, teens, adults and seniors can come together to experience, appreciate and participate in the arts in an environment where creative efforts are shared and made accessible to everyone.