LRAA announces May Artists of the Month and upcoming show

LACONIA — During the last Lakes Region Art Association meeting, a group of 11 artists were selected as the association’s Artists of the Month for May. The artists and the locations at which the art will featured is as follows: Gerard Paquette, showing at the Northway Bank, Belknap Mall, Belmont; Betty Mitchell, showing at the Northway Bank, Meredith; Joanne Reynolds, at the Franklin Savings Bank, Gilford; Shela Cunningham, at VynArt Gallery and Supplies, Meredith; Kim JB Smith, at Laconia Library, Laconia; Marlene Witham, at the Northway Bank in Tilton; Tom Hitchcock, at the Northway Bank in Laconia; Mona Smith, at the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce in Laconia; Sally Hibberd, at the Bank of New Hampshire in Gilford; Gerri Harvey, at the Meredith Village Savings Bank in Meredith, and Phyllis Meinke, at the Franklin Savings Bank in Franklin.

The Lakes Art Association wishes to extend its thanks and appreciation to the many businesses who support Lakes Region Art Association and its mission to further art appreciation and education in the Lakes Region by providing locations through the region for the display of artwork by its members.

LRAA Artists of the Month for May: First row, from left, are Gerard Paquette, Northway Bank, Belknap Mall, Belmont; Betty Mitchell, Northway Bank, Meredith; Joanne Reynolds, Franklin Savings Bank, Gilford; Shela Cunningham, VynArt Gallery and Supplies, Meredith; Kim JB Smith, Laconia Library. Second row: Marlene Witham, Northway Bank, Tilton; Tom Hitchcock, Northway Bank, Laconia; Mona Smith, Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce; Sally Hibberd, Bank of New Hampshire, Gilford; Gerri Harvey, Meredith Village Savings Bank, Meredith; Phyllis Meinke, Franklin Savings Bank, Franklin. (Courtesy photo)