The Friends Program is excited to announce the Art Walk and auction preview on April 19, encompassing downtown Concord.
The walk kicks off at 4 p.m. at the Concord Food Co-op (24 S. Main St.) with a wine tasting for all patrons. The walk ends with an artist reception (beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres) at 6 p.m. at Merrimack County Savings Bank (89 N. Main St.). This is a free event for the community in hopes to get many engaged about the 14th annual charity auction on May 3 at the Grappone Conference Center..
The Friends Program is most thankful to Lincoln Financial Group for being the Art Walk sponsor again this year as well as to several Main Street businesses featuring the artists’ works: Capitol Craftsman and Romance Jewelers, Concord Food Co-op, Endicott Furniture, Gibson’s Bookstore, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, Hilltop Consignment Gallery, Mark Knipe Goldsmiths, Merrimack County Savings Bank and Rowland Studio.
The Friends Program signature piece this year is 10 exquisite, inpidually-decorated style mirrors with distinct Concord-area images or scenes painted in an inset frame above the mirror. We are fortunate to have the following 11 artists for these fine collectables:
∎ James Aponovich
∎ Colin Callahan
∎ Ellen Davis
∎ Dave Dodge
∎ Judy Dibble
∎ Sally Ladd Cole
∎ Melissa Miller
∎ Lisa Nelthropp
∎ Robert Larsen
∎ Charlotte Thibault
∎ James Wolcott
Designed by Friends Program trustee and president of the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers A. Robert Couch, these mirrors will be set in beautiful cherry wood. Visit our auction website to preview these and our many talented artists who are donating artist choice pieces: friendsprogram.org/events/auction-items
The Friends Program is a non-profit agency that recruits, trains and manages volunteers to meet community needs. Our mission is to strengthen communities by building relationships that empower people, encourage community service, and restore faith in the human spirit. We accomplish this mission by providing youth mentoring, emergency housing for families, and fulfilling the need of seniors and retired people to actively contribute to the community.
