ADVENTURES in Painting with Pixie Yates (Youth): Wednesday, 7/10/24- TWO CLASSES
Pixie will guide children using watercolor painting in a mat frame that they can paint on. This is an expressive art project using, tape, watercolor paints, printing, and salt. Unlock the adventure in your children’s imagination by signing them up for this class. Please be mindful of the age grouping. Kimball Library cardholders will have priority.
4 PM– Register kids entering grades K-5
6 PM– Register kids ages 10 and… Read more
The Library is hosting an exciting exhibit of Ron Watson’s photography during April 2024. He calls this exhibit “For the Birds”.
An Atkinson resident, Watson is an outdoors-man who has spent his life exploring the natural world. As a longtime photographer/ videographer most of his work over 60 years has revolved around the ocean both on and below. His videos and photography has appeared in scientific journals, on PBS’s NOVA… 
Pixie Yates is a designer, illustrator, and educator. Inspired by urban life, everyday objects, and the natural world reaching back to childhood summers in Cape May Point, N.J. Pixie is known for her dreamy, effervescent, color-drenched style. Pixie’s eponymous late 90’s fashion label, featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, and more was carried in upscale boutiques around the world. Today, Pixie’s original watercolor and acrylic work features color-drenched flowers, seagrass,… 
The Road Not Taken, a fine art exhibit inspired by the poetry of Robert Frost, comes to the Kimball Library in Atkinson during January and February.
The presentation, designed by three Derry artists, Ingeborg V. Seaboyer, Judy Krassowski and Corinne Dodge, features approximately 30 works that reflect a variety of personal interpretations of the most famous as well as some of the “less traveled” works of one of America’s most… 
We are excited to announce that Joanne Consentino’s artwork will be on display in the library’s Meeting Room during the month of November. Her interest in art began in high school. Joanne then attended the Massachusetts College of Art and immersed herself in museums and different artistic techniques and styles. Over nearly seventy years, Joanne developed a unique style with both oil and pastels. Her works reflect her relentless pursuit… 
*This class is currently full.
Come join us for a creative evening and learn to make a fused glass suncatcher or ornament The suncatcher/ornament you create will need to be taken back to the studio to be fired in a kiln. You will receive a scheduled date to pick up it up at the Library. Bring your enthusiasm as you will be guided through the process.
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Are you interested in expanding your photography skills? Sign up for this four-week program designed to help you build confidence in creating and capturing great photographic images using a DSLR or advanced mirrorless camera.
The class will be hands-on so come join us and bring an adventurous heart, creative spirit and your camera. Registration is limited. We will be meeting inside and sometimes outside,weather permitting.
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For the month of August, the Library will be hosting an exciting exhibit of Judy Durkin’s oil and acrylic paintings.
“Art is for the soul, and it is very personal. I paint what I love, and I am happiest when I see an expression of awe, joy, surprise and even sometimes sadness on the face of someone viewing my paintings. Art is not what the viewer looks at but what… 
My love for photography began when I purchased a Pentax 35mm film camera in my early 20’s to photograph my growing family and adventures while hiking, birding, sailing and traveling. Studying photography led to my building a home darkroom and purchasing medium and large format cameras. The majority of my darkroom efforts was in creating black and white and Cibachrome prints.
My first digital camera allowed me to view my…