![]() “The exhibit itself is a, I like to think of it as a retrospective celebration looking back on 16 years of public investment in the preservation of traditional culture, arts, crafts, music and dance in our communities across the state.” While the content of the artwork may change with the times, the old-world methods through which these items are created, passed down from master to apprentice, are what’s really on display here. Hooked rugs hang on the western wall with compositions ranging from farm scenes to outer space. ![]() ![]() We’re looking at the handiwork of both masters and apprentices who have received apprenticeship grants from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. That’s project director and curator Lynn Martin Graton. We’ve got one that has some emblems of New Hampshire’s heritage that was woven by a woman who lives way up in Intervale…” “We’ve got a lovely rug here with New Hampshire birds. Every item on display, lining the perimeter walls and the center installations, is accompanied by photographs of the artists always in pairs. It pours in from the white laminate skylights of the arched coffered ceiling. The first thing you notice when you walk into the State Library’s map room is the natural light. The State Library in Concord has completed renovations in its second floor Map Room and, this summer the public will find an exhibit there called “Shaping our Heritage: Celebrating Traditional Arts Apprenticeships in New Hampshire.”
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