Opposites

On view June - December, 2024

Opposites is a playful art exhibition featuring ten New England artists exhibiting pairs of works that are in some way opposites of each other. The art invites children and their caregivers to pause for a moment, look, debate, and discuss these many unique pairings. Artists in this show include: Rachel Benson, Deirdre Blair, Kate Brindley, Taintor Davis Child, Vanessa De Zorzi, Matt Gunn, Sarah Koff, Laura Mainella, Madison Ramirez, and Karina Taylor.

Gallery 6 is sponsored by The Fuller Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Abbie F. Moseley Charitable Trust, and the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Call for Artists

"All the Feels" will open in early January 2025 and run through early May 2025.

We are looking for each interested artist to submit a piece, or pieces (max of three per artist), that evoke emotion or feeling in some way. All styles of art are accepted for submissions (abstract art, illustration, photography, etc). The goal of this exhibition is to showcase pieces that encourage conversation between children and their caregivers about their own feelings and emotions, how they express them, and ways that art can be used as a tool to help families begin talking about their emotions.

• Deadline to submit artwork is Sunday, November 17

• Artwork must be family-friendly

• The Museum is interested in borrowing these pieces, not buying them

• Artwork can be originals or prints

• Pieces must be ready-to-hang

• There is limited space for 3D work, any 3D elements of items hung on walls must not be pointy or have sharp edges

• The Museum will create and provide all signage

• Pieces can be for sale in the gallery, but must stay for the duration of the show

  • A 10% commission/donation to CMNH is appreciated if pieces sell

There are some elements of the unknown when exhibiting in a Children's Museum due to the excitable nature of our small patrons, however in the 40+ years of Gallery 6's existence, there has never been any artwork damaged while on display.

To submit: Please email submissions to Meredith Brustlin, Gallery 6 Curator: meredith@childrens-museum.org

• Include high quality photos of artwork

• Include size of artwork

• Include brief statement about artwork, specifically how you think it relates to feelings and emotions

Depending on the number of submissions, all may not be able to be displayed in the Gallery. A decision will be emailed either way.

Thank you for your submission and supporting The Children's Museum of New Hampshire.

Gallery 6 Mission

Gallery 6 exhibitions celebrate and promote the arts in New Hampshire and beyond. The gallery space is designed to blend into the Children's museum of New Hampshire Studio space where children's artwork hangs, connecting the playful creativity of children to the serious investigations of artists. Our high-caliber exhibitions are often based on a theme that has relevance to other Children's Museum of New Hampshire exhibits, that promotes creativity or is of particular interest to families.

The Children's Museum of New Hampshire schedules 4-6 exhibits a year and has these exhibitions planned many months in advance.

Gallery 6 is open during regular Children's Museum of New Hampshire hours and there is no charge to view the exhibit. (Those wishing to visit the rest of the Children's Museum of New Hampshire as well must pay regular admission.)