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Arts bringing the community together

Posted by Stephanie Tickner on Thursday, June 14, 2012, In : Art Exhibits

One of the really fun parts of being an artist in the Monadnock region is when the community comes together around art. When I participate in art events, exhibits and fairs, I meet so many new people, connect with friends, and others I haven’t seen in awhile, and really feel I am part of an amazing place.

The annual Keene Art Walk is a great example of art bringing the community together. I was juried into the Art Walk and assigned a window in Clark Mortenson Insurance on Main Street. On...

A Spring of Art Exhibits

Posted by Stephanie Tickner on Monday, May 14, 2012, In : Art Exhibits

Spring has turned into a very busy time for me, as it always is. One of the greatest demands on my time is getting last fall’s leaves out of the perennial gardens that line the stone walls around my yard. It is a slow and tedious process that gives me little time for much else, including painting. However, even though I haven’t created new paintings in April and May, I have been showing my finished paintings in several exhibits.

On April 6 I hung an exhibit on the 3^rd floor of Keene City...

Leap Day 2012

Posted by Stephanie Tickner on Thursday, March 1, 2012, In : Ponderings of the Month

February has felt like a weird month. It hasn’t felt like February. It hasn’t really felt like winter. It has felt more like March with crusty old snow and ice and lots of mud on the dirt roads. It’s hard to believe we have already landed on Leap Day, but here we are.

I didn’t paint in February, but I did some art related things. On Friday, February 2 I hung some of my paintings in the cafeteria at Markem-Imaje in Keene. Markem is a manufacturer of product identification and trace...

Artist Spotlight: Stephanie Tickner - Antioch University New England Community Bulletin

Posted by Stephanie Tickner on Monday, November 28, 2011, In : Artist spotlight

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by the publications office where I work at Antioch University New England in Keene, New Hampshire. As part of the regular Community Bulletin, they are doing an occasional staff artist spotlights, and I was excited to have this chance to share my artistic side at work. The interview, from Issue #22, November 16, 2011 is below.