Art Show-Off 2023
Opening Reception: October 14 & 15
10-2
Town Hall, Goffstown NH
Berg Ink, LLC
Tiffany's Cafe & Catering
With our thanks
Beginning in September, the town's art teachers, kindergarten and daycare directors were contacted about this year's show, as well as Goffstown citizens via social media. The response, though not as enormous as last year, was still excellent. The quality of the artwork submitted was amazing, making voting very difficult for a lot of people. This much loved art tradition remained on display until the first week of December in Town Hall.
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First off, our gratitude goes to our sponsor for this year's show: Berg Ink. It really makes it much easier to host a nice opening reception and have a Best In Show award! Thank you SO MUCH!
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A big thanks also goes to our hanging crew: Caitlyn Day, Joann Olson, & Nina Duval. It is the first year of the new hanging guidelines, and while (unfortunately) we couldn't take as many pieces as in previous years, after a bit of prep work, it was much easier to display the art. You ladies did a wonderful job presenting all the great artwork! And to our Reception Hosts: Caitlyn Day, Michelle Duval, Nina Duval, Nicki French, and Tina Dalton - thanks a million for helping things run smoothly with voting, keeping the refreshments stocked up and cheerfully greeting our guests and answering questions. Thank you also to Tiffany's Cafe & Catering for baking the delicious cookies for our reception.
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Finally, to the participating teachers and parents - THANK YOU for sharing your young artists' talent with our community. It was really happily received. And especially to the kids who submitted their work - you are all so richly talented. Here's hoping that you will keep creating and sharing your fantastic art with all of us!
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Here is the roster of all our young artists and participating schools:
Preschool - Kindergarten
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Gage Farm Schoolhouse
Merri-Loo Community Preschool: Nursery & Pre-K
Congratulations everyone!
Grades 1 - 4
Namaste Montessori
Bartlett Elementary
Adelyn Gay
Lilly Michalides
Samson H.
Alexis G.
Brayden Stairs
Nia Obando
Adaline Ferguson
Brayden C.
Lexi E.
Carter L.
Myah Johnson
Charlotte B.
Nickayla Obando
Benjamin B.
Evie Lavoie
Nayellie Obando
Haley Dubois
Crystal Wei
Maple Avenue Elementary
Kinsley Moody
Everly B.
Hadley Lang
Adeline Croteau
Cannon Lehoullier
Lucy
Maeve Fredericks
Robert Napoli
Elliot Birchmeier
Avery Barrett
Lily Williams
Mallory Twomey
Nevan Sanders
Stella Lathrop
Brian Baxter
Ayslin Franco
Charlotte Soucy
Demetrius Santos
Blake Austin
Grades 5 - 8
Mountain View Middle School
Mira Fox
Lilly Douglas
Sophie Bram
Aria Myers
Kiana Paradis
Ryleigh Duncan
Josh Cook
Annalise Pugh
Cassius Brooks
Avery Boisvert
Ava Moore
Ethan Brown
Natalie Small (Grade 5)
Grayson Lavoie
Emma Ingalls
Natalie Small (Grade 7)
Owen Pugh
Joseph Rush
Emmaline Benson
Ella Snowden
Linnea R.
Addie Selleck
Sumaya Kulshreshtha
Sophia Mackenzie
Gavin Marton
Giselle Barrera
High School
Goffstown High School
Julie Stanley
Lillian Ruby
Addisyn Hogan
Dilana Schoenfeld
Nathaniel Charest
Felicite Veach
Kiana Belanger
Penny Annis
Stella Belanger
Io Phillips
Ellie Bradley
Abby Dexter
Grace Eaton
Without further ado, here are the winners of the 2023 Art Show-Off:
​Preschool - Kindergarten
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1st Place: Gage Farm Schoolhouse (School Effort) "Kind Hands, Growing Minds"
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2nd Place: Merri-Loo Community Preschool (Nursery) "Tree"
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3rd Place: Merri-Loo Community Preschool (Pre-K) "Merri-Loo"
​Grades 1 - 4
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1st Place: Lilly Michalides "Pumpkins"
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2nd Place: Kinsley Moody "Loving Llama"
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3rd Place: Nayellie Obando "Owl On a Fall Night"
​Grades 5 - 8
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1st Place: Emma Ingalls "Octopus"
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2nd Place: Mira Fox "Four Seasons, Beautiful Changes"
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3rd Place: Sophia Mackenzie "Best of Both Worlds"
​High School
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1st Place: Stella Belanger "Old Oak"
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2nd Place: Julie Stanley "Last Light"
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3rd Place: Kiana Belanger "Sunflower In Mind"
Gage Farm School House
2nd Place: Merri-Loo (Nursery) 3rd Place: Merri-Loo (Pre-K)
1st Place: Stella Belanger
Gage Farm School House
The Best of Show