Greater Haverhill Arts Association

Greater Haverhill Arts Association The GHAA was created in 1971 to provide artists and enthusiasts with a sense of community as well as opportunities to share their art.

Since 1971 the GHAA has provided artists and enthusiasts with a sense of community as well as opportunities to share their art. Our various artist members work in every medium: acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, photography, and printmaking. A number of them accept commissions for landscapes, still lifes, or portraits (people, pets, buildings). One of the ways we su

pport artists is to offer twice- monthly workshops for learners of all ages and skills. Another is to present painting demonstrations by esteemed professional artists. Both opportunities are open to the public. Our mission is to promote art and artists and to keep art integral to our lives and accessible and affordable for all.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the reception to celebrate our Annual Open Exhibit at the Buttonwoods Museum! Over 10...
06/04/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to the reception to celebrate our Annual Open Exhibit at the Buttonwoods Museum! Over 100 pieces are displayed from 48 local artists in a variety of different media. Flowers by Steve supplied a beautiful arrangement which was given in a door prize raffle and GHAA President Michael Rossi presented the awards.

A big thank you to Robin Thornhill for jurying the awards. Congratulations to all of the award winners!!

The award winners for the 2026 Annual Open Exhibit are :

Professional Division
Best of Show - Professional: Sherry Burnett
First Place - Professional: Ann Jones
Second Place - Professional: John Kessler
Third Place - Professional: Debbie Shirley
Honorable Mention - Professional: Christine Arruda
Honorable Mention - Professional: Melissa Casaletto
Honorable Mention - Professional: Judith Larmay
Honorable Mention - Professional: James McCarthy
Honorable Mention - Professional: Michael Rossi
Honorable Mention - Professional: Diane Smith

Amateur Division
Best of Show - Amateur: Debra Accardi
Honorable Mention - Amateur: Sharon Bignell
Honorable Mention - Amateur: Amina Casey
Honorable Mention - Amateur: Jeremy Greene
Honorable Mention - Amateur: Frankie Torres.

The show continues at the Buttonwoods Museum through June 7.

06/03/2026
Save the date! We are pleased to welcome artist Alan Bull for our next artist demo Sunday, June 21. His demonstration o...
06/02/2026

Save the date! We are pleased to welcome artist Alan Bull for our next artist demo Sunday, June 21. His demonstration on perspective will be held 2:00-4:00pm at the Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water Street, Haverhill.

All are welcome! Demos are free for GHAA members; $5 for non-members.

About Alan:
Alan Bull has been painting the New England landscape and teaching oil and watercolor workshops for over 30 years. Originally from Old Town, Maine, Alan received his BFA at the Philadelphia College of Art and he worked as a studio assistant to international glass artist Dan Dailey before embarking on a career as a painter, muralist, illustrator and art instructor. He has also enjoyed creating work in a wide variety of media including 3D photography and pastels, glass, pen and ink, ice sculpture, and printmaking.

Recent exhibitions include group shows at Reboli Art Center in Stony Brook, NY and Charles Fine Art in Gloucester, MA and solo shows at Portsmouth Book & Bar and the Massachusetts State House. Alan’s work is included in numerous private and public art collections, and has also appeared in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine and on CBS TV’s ‘New England Living’ as well as on album covers, chocolate bars and beer labels.

Alan’s work as a plein air painter has received wide recognition. He was one of thirty national artists competing in the Cape Ann Plein Air festival in 2016 and 2018, and in 2019 Alan received two awards at the Parrsboro (Nova Scotia) International Plein Air Painting Festival. In 2019 he was also the featured visiting artist and juror at the Bisbee Plein Air Festival in Arizona. Alan also is a regular contributor to annual benefit auctions for the Firehouse Center, Anna Jaques Hospital, and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

For more information please visit www.alanbull.com Instagram:

The GHAA Annual Open Art Exhibit at Buttonwoods held its reception and awards this afternoon.
05/31/2026

The GHAA Annual Open Art Exhibit at Buttonwoods held its reception and awards this afternoon.

05/28/2026

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