The Artist Reception will be featuring an Art Show to celebrate the week of plein air painting in the timeless Hayford Barn at The Preserve at Chocorua on May 2nd from 5:00-7:30pm. At the reception you will find artists, art lovers, collectors and some of the finest plein air art you will find. This event is free and open to the public.
During the Artist Reception will be Painters & Pizza, an opportunity to enjoy some delicious pizza from White Gates Farm, salad, and refreshments from the Preserve. If you are interested in food during the reception, it is $25pp and tickets can be purchased HERE.
To kick-off Wet Paint Tamworth 2024, a spaghetti dinnner prepared by The Farmstand B+B will be held to welcome this year’s plein air painters in the Mock Manor at The Preserve at Chocorua. From 6:30pm - 8:30pm, enjoy a delicious dinner of spaghetti, side salad, and fun conversations. By donation at the door, limited availability. RSVP at HERE
Wet Paint Tamworth is easing back into existence post-pandemic this spring. 17 plein air artists will be coming back to Tamworth to paint on April 13th. There will be a welcoming reception at The Preserve on the 13th, the paintings will be on display in the barn at The Preserve, and there will be a fund-raising dinner with the artists on Saturday April 15th. Get your tickets for the dinner here
Learn what mushrooms we grow and how we grow them. See our facility and meet some of our staff. Have mushrooms you’d like to identify? Bring them by! Mushrooms for sale following the tour. NH Mushroom Co, 153 Gardner Hill Road, Tamworth, NH 03886
Phone: (603) 323-0097 / http://www.nhmushrooms.com/
Last Look, Tailgate Party and Pancake Breakfast 8 to 10. Gather as the artists pack up for a last look at the wonderful art they have created of the beautiful place we call home.
New to the event this year! Guests will savor a four course dinner featuring locally sourced foods prepared by The Preserve Cooks and paired with boutiques wines and artisanal spirits. The ARTISTS TABLE will celebrate the art of food and create an intimate setting for artists to share their craft during the age old art of breaking bread. By reservation only; limited number of tickets available at $100 per person. A portion of the proceeds go to supporting “Crayons Matter.”
The closing Gala will take place in the new event tent at The Preserve at Chocorua.
Join the artists, art lovers, collectors under the beautiful Sperry Tent at the Preserve to celebrate the week of plein air painting! Gala attendees will enjoy complimentary locally prepared hors d’ oeuvres and wine from Tamworth’s Whippletree Winery all while listening to the lively sounds of local musicians, The Bongolians.
The Gala will be a chance to view the entire collection of artwork created during the week and an opportunity support artists, local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Gallery walls will feature masterpieces from the week, including a fundraising wall of donated works to benefit the “Crayons Matter” Marcia C. Abbott Scholarship Fund. All proceeds from the “Crayons Matter” artwork sales directly benefit Art Works in Chocorua for children’s art education and each painting can be purchased for a minimum of $100 on Saturday evening.
The Gala wraps up with the presentation of awards presented to artists for Best in Show, 2nd Place, People’s Choice and Most Improved.
Through slides, discussion, a garden visit, and tasting, we will get to know the planting needs and uses of 17 beautiful medicinal plants. We will address details like: Will the Bee balm overshadow the Lemon balm? And just how wide will the Elecampane reach? Which are the favorites of pollinators? Share teas and apply salves made from some of our plant subjects and take home a booklet of their planting and harvesting guidelines and some seed to get you started. We plan to have potted herbs for sale, too.
Cost: $35 for members | $45 for non-members, includes Museum admission
Call 603-323-7591 to register. Registration closes Monday, April 29/when filled. For ages 18 and up; 16 and up, with a parent. This class takes place indoors and out (weather permitting); the outdoor garden terrain is sloped and irregular. Dress for the weather, including outdoor shoes; bring an umbrella if it is raining.
Stroll the village, Tamworth History Center, The Other Store, Tamworth Distillery. and the Town Office. Each will open their doors to the public and will showcase a sampling of the wet paint artists’ week long collection of paintings.
This event will be the culmination of the week's worth of Wet Paint plein air painting. Bring a picnic blanket, grab snacks and refreshments throughout the town and take in all of the history, art and beauty.
Free and open to the public
Join us in the beautifully restored 1800’s era barn at Whiteface Hollow Wedding Venue to meet the artists. The artwork will all be available for purchase, and there will be complimentary beverages and snacks. Free and open to the public
All week long, you will be able to view and purchase artwork at The Tamworth History Center. Stay tuned here for the hours of operation, we’ll update soon.
Join us for a spaghetti feed, and the first chance to see the artwork created during the day by our Wet Paint artists. The event is BYOB, and donations are welcome.
The Tamworth Visitors Council presents the first annual Great River Boat Race.
$39.95 entry fee includes a boat kit, and a captain's hat, and a chance to win cash prizes!
300.00 First Prize
200.00 Second Place
100.00 Third Place
Prizes for best looking boat, last place boat, and more.
More details coming soon!
Ages 18+ (16+ with parent or guardian) Cost: $30 members, $35 non-members Through slides, discussion, a garden visit, and tasting, get to know the planting needs and uses of 17 beautiful medicinal plants, share teas made from some of our subjects, and take home a booklet of their planting and harvesting guidelines. There will be potted herbs for sale. Registration closes Wednesday May 9th or earlier when full. (www.remickmuseum.org)
Wet Paint plein air painters perch from different perspectives at Tamworth's Renown Farmers Market. Multi-tasking food shopping and fun has never been so artful. Watch the paintings take shape before your eyes, pick up some groceries and stick around for the village stroll! There will be a speical "Quick Draw" competition among the artists, 2 hours to paint a scene from the market.
The first outdoor Farmers Market of the season. the artists will be painting scenes at the market, including a special two hour quick draw challenge.
Remick staff will gather around the campfire to share a few nuggets of information: it could be about animals, vegetables or minerals or something found along the road. This program is free but donations are always greatly appreciated. Calling ahead (323-7591) to RSVP is helpful but walk-ins are always welcome. (weather dependent).
Attention all fledging and local painters of all levels! Learn from one of our pros, Diane Dubreuil, during this workshop at 4:00pm in the selectmen's room at the Town Hall, sponsored by the Tamworth Economic Development Commission. Then at 5:00pm, stroll the village for receptions at The Other Store, Distillery, and The Lyceum featuring the day's plein air work from around the village of Tamworth.
Free and open to the public
Tamworth Village will be featured as the day's subject. Plein Air participants will bring their easel and paints and paint throughout the village, whatever scene inspires them! Free and open to the public, see the works take shape.
Stroll Chocorua village, The Farmstand, Scandinavian Bakery, Mari's Treasures, Art Works, and the Chocorua Public Library. Each will open their doors to the public and will showcase a sampling of the wet paint artists’ week long collection of paintings
Free and open to the public
Chocorua Village will be featured as the day's subject. Plein Air participants will bring their easel and paints and paint the damn, the post office or whatever scene inspires them! Free and open to the public, see the works take shape.
Beginner friendly presentation on the common edible and poisonous mushroom species in our area. Meet at New Hampshire Mushroom Company located at
Call 603-323-0097 $25 per person. Registration required.
Check out this gorgeous new wedding venue in town, and enjoy all of the art that was painted that day. Bring home a new painting, but be careful, it's still wet!
The artists will be painting in South Tamworth today, including Community School, Bemis Farm and other spots. Be on the lookout as you are traveling through the area, and feel free to stop and observe.
Take in the charming and beautiful coopers shed as you browse, still wet, paintings from the day's plein air event. Free and open to the public, refreshments provided.
The artists will be painting scenes all over town on Tuesday, including Cleveland Hill, Great Hill, Remick Farm, Locke Falls Farm, White Gates and up at the intervale in Wonalancet
Welcome our artists to town at this informal get together, with a spaghetti dinner prepared by Kimball Packard from The Farmstand B & B. You'll have an opportunity to meet all the artists. Donations are welcome for the dinner.
Our plein air artists will be out at Fox Run in Chocorua for their first day of painting, followed by a reception and spaghetti dinner at The Preserve at Chocorua. The reception/dinner is open to the public, and donations are welcome for the meal.
Tamworth Visitors Council / tamworthnh@gmail.com / 603-323-6169
