Artists at Washington Street Mills - Spring Gala

Join the artists and businesses Washington Street Mills as they come together on June 9^th, 2012, from 10am – 6pm, to celebrate their annual Spring Gala at One Washington Street, Dover, New Hampshire. 

Come celebrate with the artists and businesses from Washington Street Mills as they hold their annual Spring Gala – an event for the entire seacoast area! 

The focus of the Gala is to build community by supporting local businesses from fine artists, non-profits, food artisans, musicians and more from New Hampshire to Maine. The Seacoast area is home to a vast array of incredibly gifted and talented artist, performer and crafts-people. This annual event is an opportunity everyone in the community to come together, celebrate, build new relationships, and re-kindle existing ones. The very good chance is that you’ve met some of the mill artists or business owners – the Gala is your opportunity to discover what’s new!

Vendors and businesses will be set up on the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd floors throughout the mill.  You can expect to find a wide variety of photographers, hand blown-glass, jewelry, hand-bags, knit wear, kinetic art to live performances from Theatre Unmasked, a non-profit theatre group, to live animal demonstrations from the Center For Wildlife. 

When you’ve explored the shops and vendors inside the mill, it’s time to step outside to find local food vendors, waiting to tease your palettes with tasty morsels of all kinds - from Jams and dressings to Belgian Waffle Lollies.

Washington Street Mills Spring Gala

The Washington Street Mills comes alive on Saturday, June 9th, 2012, from 10-6pm with local artists, crafters, live performers, writers, non-profits, musicians, and other businesses that create their own local products.  Participate in our very own outside Farmers Market with live music, food, artisans and more!

 Event:  2012 WSM Spring Gala

Dates/Times:  Saturday, June 9th, from 10-6pm

Location:     Washington Street Mills
                   Business & Cultural Center
                   One Washington Street
                   Dover, NH

Fee:   $ 5.00 for WSM Tenant/$10.00 for Outside Vendors

Booth:  Inside – Room for a 6ft table and 2 chairs/spaces located on 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors
                          (Elevators available)
             Outside – 10x10 space must have tent
                             (Reserved for Farmers Market & Food Vendors.  Limited spaces
                              available for other vendors upon request)
                 Check if you need electricity (Available but not guaranteed)
                                                                                                     
Application Deadline:  Friday, May 18th, 2012

Discover the Mills: Dover Mill Host Business Block Party & Trade Show

Discover the businesses and shops of the Washington Street Mills Business & Cultural Center in Dover, NH at the Mill Business Block Party & Trade Show on March 29, 2012 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. Admission is free, and refreshments will be provided by mill eateries. The event provides a casual opportunity to shop the Mill’s many artists and craftsmen, network with mill businesses, and learn more about their services and products. Also on tap, a raffle to win a grand prize featuring specialty items from mill businesses.

The Washington Street Mills Business & Cultural Center is located at One Washington Street in Dover. The event will be held in the COG (Collaborative Office Group) on the 4th Floor, suite 457. COG is an umbrella organization and incubator space for four organizations: Think Local First (is this Seacoast Local?), ReRootEd, Community Capital, and Local Economy Communities.

Proceeds from the Mill Business Block Party & Trade Show raffle go toward Dover Womenaid. Donations will also be accepted that night.

To learn more about the Mill Business Block Party & Trade Show, visit www.washingtonstreetmillls.com or call (603) 749-3355.

The Gallery at the Washington Street Mills is pleased to present the Mill’s Artists first exclusive group exhibit

Featuring the works of Laura Utley, Ann Larkey, Aaron Stanley, Ron St. Jean, Diane St. Jean, Malori Forrestall, Joe Forrestall, Linda Wood Feldman, this exhibit brings together the various styles and sought-after works of some of the Seacoast region's most talented artists.

Entering our gallery, the visitor is moved, transported – from the world of the mundane to realms of mystery and whimsy, from the cares of yesterday and today, to the fantastic realms and the dreams of yesteryear. Every-day objects and commonplace structures, coaxed by the artist's imaginings and trained hands are reborn to take on a new life all their own. Moving sculptures and images captured in light, canvas, glass and paper lift the spirit just as surely as the Sun moves us from winter to springtime.

The public is invited to meet the artists at the reception on Friday, March 16th, from 6pm-9pm. Light refreshments will be served. The show runs through March and closes on April 27th, 2012.

The Gallery is located at the Washington Street Mills Business & Cultural Center, One Washington Street, 3rd floor West (in the Picker Building), Dover, NH. Parking Available.

The Gallery At Washington Street Mills

The work Nettie Fiorini and Doug Vaughan will be on display at the Gallery at Washington Street Mills through Saturday, February 4th, 2012.

Nettie's work takes on many forms, including paintings on canvases, walls and furniture. She also works in clay, metal and photography. Nettie's work utilizes the real and the abstract, invoking symbol and archetype, transporting the viewer from the here and now, to there and then, and back again.

Doug's passions come to life on canvas with every stroke of his brushes. He has won numerous juried awards with his landscapes, seasonal, abstract, marine and floral paintings. Doug relates that many viewing his paintings are saddened when they learn that some of the places portrayed exist only in the imagination of the painter.

The public is invited to meet the artists at the reception on Friday, January 20th, from 6pm to 9pm. Light refreshments will be served. The show runs through February 4th.

The Gallery is located at the Washington Street Mills Business & Cultural Center, One Washington Street, 3rd floor West (in the Picker Building), Dover, NH. Parking Available.