EXETER FINE CRAFTS INC
61 WATER STREET, EXETER, NH 03833 exeterfinecrafts.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HANDCRAFTED ARTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE IN NEW ENGLAND SO THEY CONTINUE TO BE A VISIBLE, VITAL AND CHERISHED PART OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE. BY PROVIDING BOTH AN EDUCATIONAL AND A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT, WE EXPAND PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CRAFT TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS, AND INCREASE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR FINE CRAFTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE.

BY PROVIDING CLASSES, EXHIBITS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, EXETER FINE CRAFTS EXPANDS PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL ARTISAN TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS, SO THEY CONTINUE TO BE VISABLE, VITAL AND CHERISHED PART OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE.

DURING 2019-2020 THERE WERE 49 REGULAR STUDIO CLASSES CONDUCTED SERVING A TOTAL OF 312 STUDENTS. THESE INCLUDED WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES IN JEWELRY, CLAY, FELTING FIBER, DRAWING, AND GLASS MEDIUMS. SPRING WORKSHOPS APRIL- JUNE 2019JEWELRY OPEN STUDIO - 2 SESSIONS - 5 HOURS EACHLEARN TO THROW - 4 HOUR SESSIONSOAP MAKING - 32 HOUR SESSIONNEEDLE FELTING THINGS WITH WINGS - 5 HOUR SESSIONBLOCK PRINTING ON FABRIC- 5 HOUR SESSIONNEEDLE FELTING FLORA AND FAUNA- 5 HOUR SESSIONSPRING CLASSES APRIL - JUNE 2019JEWELRY I - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSJEWELRY II- 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSWHEEL THROWING BASICS - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSHANDBUILDING AND THE WHEEL - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSHAND/WHEEL CLASY BASICS - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSSUMMER WORKSHOPS JULY 2019INTRO TO NEEDLE FELTING - 5 HOUR SESSIONONE DAY JEWELRY MAKING - 6 HOUR SESSIONSUMMER CLASSES JULY/AUGUST 2019HAND/WHEEL PARENT&CHILD - 4 WEEKS, 4 HOUR SESSIONSHANDBUILDING & THE WHEEL - 6 WEEKS, 4 HOUR SESSIONS FALL CLASSES SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2019JEWELRY I - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSJEWELRY II - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSWHEEL THROWING BASICS - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSWHEEL AND HANDBUILDING - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSWHEEL/ HANDBULDING BASICS - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSHANDBUILDING AND WHEEL, 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSSTAINED GLASS WORKSHOP - 5 WEEKS - 5 HOURS SESSIONSFALL WORKSHOPS SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2019NEEDLE FELTED HEDGEHOGS - 4 HOUR SESSIONBLOCK PRINTING ON FABRIC - 5 HOUR SESSIONBASICS OF WOOL PAINTING - 4 HOUR SESSIONSHIBORI SCARF WORKSHOP - 5 HOUR SESSIONA TASTE OF METAL - 6 HOUR SESSIONINTRO TO NEEDLE FELTING - 5 HOUR SESSIONLEARN TO THROW IN A DAY - 4 HOUR SESSIONSPIN RING WORKSHOP - 5 HOUR SESSION FELTED FALL CORNUCOPIA - 4 HOUR SESSIONNUNO FELTING A SCARF - 5 HOUR SESSION WINTER CLASSES JANUARY - MARCH 2020WHEEL THROWING EXTENSION CLASS - 4 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSWHEEL THROWING BASICS (TUESDAYS) - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSWHEEL & HANDBUILDING (WEDNESDAYS) 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSWHEEL & HANDBUILDING (THURSDAYS) - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSPOTTERY FOR KIDS (SATURDAYS) 8 WEEKS, 2 HOUR SESSIONSWHEEL & HANDBUIDING (SATURDAY AFTERNOON) 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSJEWELRY I - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSJEWELRY II - 8 WEEKS, 3 HOUR SESSIONSWINTER WORKSHOPS JANUARY - MARCH 2020RESIN WORKSHOP - 4 HOUR SESSIONPRECIOUS METAL CLAY I - 5 HOUR SESSIONPRECIOUS METAL CLAY II - 5 HOUR SESSIONGLAZING REVIEW - 6 HOUR SESSIONNEEDLE FELTED LOVEBIRDS - 5 HOUR SESSIONPAINTING W/WATERCOLOR - 4 HOUR SESSIONFELTING MYTHICAL CREATURES- 5 HOUR SESSIONFELTED TAPESTRY- 3 HOUR SESSIONLINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTING - 5 HOUR SESSIONACRYLIC POURING - 4 HOUR SESSIONSPECIAL DEMONSTRATIONS:STAFF ARTIST TIFFANY FARMAKIS GAVE A SPECIAL SIDEWALK DEMONSTRATION OF NEEDLE FELTING TECHNIQUES AS PART OF THE EXETER REVOLUTIONARY WAR FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2020 FROM 12-3PMARTIST DEB FAIRCHILD GAVE A SPECIAL BEADWEAVING DEMONSTRATION ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 21, 2020 FROM 1 TO 3PM MONTHLY, MEMBER ARTISTS AND INVITED ARTISTS DEMONSTRATE THEIRCRAFT AT THE RETAIL SHOP ALONG WITH A MONTH LONG EXHIBITION OF THEFEATURED WORK. THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT, WHERE MEMBERS OFTHE LOCAL COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO SEE FIRST HAND THE PROCESS THAT THE ARTIST USES IN CREATING THEIR WORK AND ARE ABLE TO VIEW A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF EACHARTIST'S SKILLED WORK.CHANGING FEATURED MONTHLY EXHIBITS:APRIL 2019CONNIE AND LARS TURIN - MONTH LONG EXHIBIT OF POTTERYARTIST DEMONSTRATION ON APRIL 13, 2019 FROM 12-3PMMAY 2019MEGAN STELZER - MONTH LONG EXHIBIT OF HAND FORGED JEWELRY ARTIST DEMONSTRATION ON MAY 11, 2019 FROM 12-3PMJUNE 2019DARYL JOHNSON - MONTH LONG EXIBIT OF OIL PAINTINGS AND PASTELSARTIST TALK ON JUNE 8, 2019 FROM 12-3PMJULY 2019CHERYL MILLER - MONTH LONG EXIBIT OF EMBELLISHED FIBER ARTARTIST TALK ON JULY 13, 2019 FROM 12-3PMAUGUST 2019GARY MCGRATH - MONTH LONG EXHIBIT OF WOODWORKARTIST TALK ON AUGUST 10, 2019 FROM 12-3PMSEPTEMBER 2019ROGER CRAMER - MONTH LONG EXHIBIT OFDECORATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL CERAMIC WORKARTIST DEMONSTRATION ON SEPTEMBER14, 2019 FROM 12-3PMOCTOBER 2019VICTORIA ELBROCH AND LAWRENCE ELBROCH - EXHIBIT: A PARTNERSHIP IN ARTETCHINGS, DRAWINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHSARTIST OPENING RECEPTION ON OCTOBER 11, 2019 FROM 6-8PMNOVEMBER 2019ANNE BEHRSING -EXHIBIT OF MULTI-METAL JEWELRYARTIST'S TALK ON NOVEMBER 9, 2019 FROM 12-3PMJANUARY 2020EDUCATION DEMONSTRATIONS - NEEDLE FELTING DEMO BY TIFFANY FARMAKIS, PMC DEMO, PAPER MARBLING DEMO AND ACRYLIC POUR DEMO BY MARY JO MCCAULEY, HANDBUILDING WITH CLAY DEMONSTRATION BY SHARON LEE - SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH FROM 10AM - 4 PMFEBRUARY 2020WENDY WETHERBEE- MONTH LONG EXHIBIT OF NATURE INSPIRED JEWELRYARTIST TALK/DEMO ON FEBRUARY 8, 2018 FROM 11-4PMMARCH 2020SMALL ART MAKES A BIG IMPACT -MULTI ARTIST FUNDRAISING SHOW - (EXHIBIT WAS UP FOR THE MONTH, EVENING FUNDRAISER WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF COVID-19)SPECIAL WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTHDURING THE WINTER OF 2020, EXETER FINE CRAFTS OFFERED A SERIES OF AFTER SCHOOL WORKSHOPS AT THE COOPERATIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAU #16, IN STRATHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE. THESE CLASSES WERE FUNDED BY THE COOPERATIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO.WINTER SESSION OFFERINGS FOR 2020 - AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FROM 2:15-3:45PM : FLEXAGONS!TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020TEACHER: DEB FAIRCHILD11 STUDENTSCLAY WORKSHOPS: CONSIDERING WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU NEED AND MAKING A CLAY PIECE ABOUT THAT IDEATHURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020TEACHER: SHARON LEE16-18 STUDENTSFUN AND FOLDS: ORIGAMI FLOWER WORKSHOPTUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020TEACHER: TIF FARMAKIS-DAY10 STUDENTSGET YOUR TANGLE ON: CREATE YOUR OWN ZENTANGLE COASTER SETTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020TEACHER: TIF FARMAKIS-DAY11 STUDENTS

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