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COOS COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE
COOS COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE
Our Vanguard Art Gallery
In an effort to create a variety of opportunities for local artists, the MVCAF/Granite Guild established the Vanguard Art Gallery in August 2012. The Vanguard represented over 80 artists from the region, both emerging and established of all genres. MVCAF purpose is to provide an effective showcase for the artists and to build an effective network between artists and the local community. The Vanguard closed in April 2019, when the shopping center management brought in a UPS Store.
In an effort to create a variety of opportunities for local artists, the MVCAF/Granite Guild established the Vanguard Art Gallery in August 2012. The Vanguard represented over 80 artists from the region, both emerging and established of all genres. MVCAF purpose is to provide an effective showcase for the artists and to build an effective network between artists and the local community. The Vanguard closed in April 2019, when the shopping center management brought in a UPS Store.
Public Service
The MVCAF's Vanguard Art Gallery distinguished itself from most art galleries in that it had a very active public service component. The MVCAF regularly hosted clothing, food, and toy drives. We had a charity art auction in May 2013 and 100% of the proceeds went to the OneFund for the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing. We have participated in Project Rudolph (based in Idaho). MVCAF made and collected over 400 hand-made ornaments, 200 cards and letters, and several pounds of candy. These items were sent to Project Rudolph that then shipped them to Ramstein Airbase in Germany and from there was distributed to our troops stationed in outposts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and other locations. We received a grant from the Community Foundation in January 2014 for our Empty Bowl Project. The Empty Bowl Project raised funds to provide temporary safe-shelter for local homeless families through the auction of wooden bowl artwork created by local artists. We partnered with the Salvation Army, Path of Life Ministries, and the Moreno Valley Unified School District. The fundraising auctions were held on 2014 & 2015 and raised over $3000 for the Salvation Army. In 2016, we presented an American Sign Language Cabaret and followed up as a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant to redefine disabilities. In 2018, partnering with TRUEVOLUTION to commemorate World AIDS Day and to become the City's first and only LGBTQ safe-space. After a hiatus from 2019 to 2022, MVCAF moved to Groveton, New Hampshire where it became a DBA, Granite Guild. In August 2023, MVCAF/Granite Guild raised funds to purchase backpacks and school supplies for every SAU58 student from Kindergarten to 4th Grade. MVCAF/Granite Guild is currently poised to establish a Community & Arts Center in Groveton where it will provide both arts programming and a variety of public services.
The MVCAF's Vanguard Art Gallery distinguished itself from most art galleries in that it had a very active public service component. The MVCAF regularly hosted clothing, food, and toy drives. We had a charity art auction in May 2013 and 100% of the proceeds went to the OneFund for the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing. We have participated in Project Rudolph (based in Idaho). MVCAF made and collected over 400 hand-made ornaments, 200 cards and letters, and several pounds of candy. These items were sent to Project Rudolph that then shipped them to Ramstein Airbase in Germany and from there was distributed to our troops stationed in outposts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and other locations. We received a grant from the Community Foundation in January 2014 for our Empty Bowl Project. The Empty Bowl Project raised funds to provide temporary safe-shelter for local homeless families through the auction of wooden bowl artwork created by local artists. We partnered with the Salvation Army, Path of Life Ministries, and the Moreno Valley Unified School District. The fundraising auctions were held on 2014 & 2015 and raised over $3000 for the Salvation Army. In 2016, we presented an American Sign Language Cabaret and followed up as a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant to redefine disabilities. In 2018, partnering with TRUEVOLUTION to commemorate World AIDS Day and to become the City's first and only LGBTQ safe-space. After a hiatus from 2019 to 2022, MVCAF moved to Groveton, New Hampshire where it became a DBA, Granite Guild. In August 2023, MVCAF/Granite Guild raised funds to purchase backpacks and school supplies for every SAU58 student from Kindergarten to 4th Grade. MVCAF/Granite Guild is currently poised to establish a Community & Arts Center in Groveton where it will provide both arts programming and a variety of public services.