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Tricia Gibbs, Associate Professor of Art and Design, joins the board after serving as an awards juror for six years.

Tricia Gibbs at the Institute of Art and Design (IAD) at New England College (NEC) was recently appointed to the board of directors. Gibbs has served as an awards juror for six years. As a board member, she will assist in organizing student work, displaying art for the annual awards ceremony, and adjudicating the award entries.

鈥淎fter being a juror and volunteer at the annual awards ceremony for years, I am honored to join the SAANH Board of Directors,鈥� Gibbs said. 鈥淭his opportunity perfectly blends my personal and professional commitments to art education and nurturing young artists.鈥�

Gibbs joined New England College in 2012. She serves as Associate Professor of Art and Design and director of IAD鈥檚 pre-college art program for students 14鈥�18 years old who want to study visual arts and creative writing while earning college credit. Gibbs is a fine art oil and mixed media painter.

鈥淭ricia is a talented artist in her own right and shares that talent and passion for the arts with the next generation here at 逼哩逼哩and in the community,鈥� stated Dr. Wayne F. Lesperance, Jr., President of New England College. 鈥淎s a member of SAANH鈥檚 board of directors, she will continue to invest in and inspire young artists to find their own creative voices.鈥�

IAD at 逼哩逼哩offers nine undergraduate degree programs focused on art and design, as well as low-cost community education programs and workshops and free exhibitions and art education classes for high-school students. Learn more at www.nec.edu/iad.

SAANH is a regional visual arts affiliate of the prestigious national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Each fall, SAANH invites art educators throughout New Hampshire to submit outstanding student work for inclusion in its annual awards. Learn more at www.artawardsnh.com.

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