Youth & Adult Classes | Connecticut River Artisan Group

CRAG sponsors a summer art camp for young people. The art classes will be instructed by Tammy Jeralds, and held at the
elementary school in Pittsburg, New Hampshire starting Monday, July 1, 2024 to July12, 2024 and will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please note there will not be a class on July 4th.

Ms. Jeralds offers fun and exciting instruction and introduces students to the inspiring world of art and art history. Students will explore different mediums of art such as fiber art, painting, drawing and 3D design. The class size is limited so students should register ASAP by contacting Ms. Jeralds at 603-237-2256 or [email protected].

Classes for adults are held in various locations throughout the region. For more information, please see our press releases in the Colebrook News and Sentinel and Colebrook Chronicle, visit our Facebook page, call 603-237-9302 or contact Deb Sargent at [email protected].

Photo of Pat Klinefelter and some “budding” artists during the sip and paint event during the Moose Festival in Canaan. Over 15 participants created a painting that they took home with them. The event was sponsored by the Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG) and the Time Out Tavern in Canaan.

Photo of from left to right Marie Gorman, Tom Jackson, Hazel Meyers and standing Beverly Cameron and Gerry Britt with the baskets they created during a class at the Coos County Nursing Hospital that was instructed by Linda Lomasney. The class was sponsored by the Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG) and funded by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.

A New Workshop – Intro to Relief Printing

Printing is an artwork that allows an artist to make multiples of a created image. There are many ways to create prints. In this workshop participants will learn how to make a print by carving into a material called Soft Kut. The resulting image is much like one you’d get by using linoleum, wood or other type of printing block but is achieved with much more ease. You will learn about the various tools and methods for creating a single color print. The workshop will take place at the GNWCA (Great North Woods Center for the Arts) Art Space on Saturday, February 3, from 10:00 – 1:00 pm. This workshop is sponsored by CRAG (Connecticut River Artisan Group). Class fee is $20

For more information and to register please email Michele Johnsen at [email protected]

Art Day With Your Young Friend (K-6)

Saturday, February 10, 2024, 10 am – 12 noon, Pittsburg School Cafeteria

Come enjoy an open studio with various stations of art to create.

To register call Tammy Jeralds @ 603-237-2256 or email [email protected]

Connecticut River Art Group is sponsoring this event.

Funded by a grant through NH State Council on the Arts.

A new class, Sacred Geometry: Sacred Art for Stress Reduction Instructed by Carol Ellis, will be held at the Great North Woods Center for the Arts (GNWCA) on Saturday, March 23rd from 10 am to 2 pm. The class is sponsored by the Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG) and Deb Sargent.

In this workshop we will be exploring some of the Sacred Geometry found in our world, its purpose, history, and how it can be incorporated into your own meditation practices. We will be examining grid designs, physical, spiritual and emotional aspects of the grid, crystal arrangements, and how people can utilize this tool for their mental health and well-being. Changing the pattern of a person’s environment and energy field can have the power to transform stress and create an opening for new beginnings, transformation, and inspirations. We will discover a variety of crystal grid patterns to utilize in our meditations/intentions allowing for a frequency and energetic vibration that can be sewn into the energetic matrix and absorbed.

All Grid materials will be supplied as well as some crystals. The class fee of $35.00 must be paid in advance at Fiddleheads in Colebrook (Store hours: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10 am to 3 pm and Saturday 9 am to 3 pm). Class size is limited so please sign up early.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Tillotson North Country Foundation, the Connecticut River Artisan Group CRAG) was able to offer a summer art camp to 12 students at the Pittsburg elementary school from 9 a.m. to noon from July 1, 2024 to July 12, 2024. Tammy Jeralds, the art teacher in Pittsburg, did a superb job of exposing the students to different art forms (drawing, painting, sculptures, etc.) and the scheduling of the class during early July was appreciated by everyone.Based on feedback from the students who attended the class, it was highly successful. They were very positive about the quality of instruction they received and expressed a desire for more classes next summer. This photo says it all.

Photo of people who took a mixed media class on July 27, 2024 at the Great North Woods Center for the Arts. The instructor, Anne Dickenson, did a super job exposing individuals to various forms of mixed media. The class was funded by a grant from the New Hampshire Electric Coop Foundation.

Pictured below are the students who participated in Michele Johnsen’s Neurographic Art Workshop at the Great North Woods Center for the Arts. The workshop was sponsored by the Connecticut River Artisan’s Group.

Front row: Niki Starr, Joanne Bille, Evie Moder
Back row: Deb Sargent, Martha Barksdale, Becky Bunnell, Carol Reynolds, Barbara Nedd, Pam Choquette, Janet Hart and Kris Lank