Saint-Gaudens Memorial

We are thrilled to announce that Jackie Schalk will begin as the Saint-Gaudens Memorial's first-full time Executive Director on January 2, 2025! Her career began in New York City at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, a nonprofit organization that augments National Park Service operations at the iconic site. For fifteen years, she served as Director of the American Family Immigration History Center, a department of the Foundation that has long been at the core of the Ellis Island experience and helps about 100,000 people per year research their family histories. Jackie subsequently held senior development positions with the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, American Ancestors, and most recently, the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston. She will increase our connection with the Upper Valley community and deepen our ability to engage audiences through our exhibitions, concerts, and programs, as well as augment support to the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. Welcome, Jackie!

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Want to check out an exhibition about an exploration of remembrance?  Don't miss Christina Pitsch's upcoming exhibition, "the ways we remember," starting this Saturday, August 17. Join us for an opening reception at 4:00 pm, followed by an Artist's Talk at 4:30 pm. Explore the intriguing ways we hold onto memories through Christina's captivating artwork. The exhibition will run through October 31, giving you plenty of time to dive deep into this fascinating exploration of remembrance. We can't wait to see you there! #cornish #newhampshire #local #saintgaudens #augustussaintgaudens #cornishNH #travel #myparkstory # #ArtExhibition #MemoryAndArt #ArtistTalk #ArtReception #ArtEvent #ContemporaryArt #ExhibitionOpening 

On August 3rd, we honor the legacy of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who passed away on this day in 1907. Starting in 1885, the Saint-Gaudens family turned their summer trips to Cornish, New Hampshire, into a creative haven, sparking the Cornish Art Colony. Saint-Gaudens transformed a simple barn into his workspace, eventually building multiple studios for his sculptural production. After a cancer diagnosis in 1900, he made 'Aspet' his permanent home, where he continued his work until his death. Today, the Saint-Gaudens Memorial and Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park collaborate to preserve his legacy, interpreting his home, artwork, properties, and life. #cornish #newhampshire #local #saintgaudens #augustussaintgaudens #cornishNH

Don't Miss Your Last Chance! Experience the captivating exhibition "LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE" by Athena LaTocha before it closes on August 7th. Created during LaTocha's residency with Dartmouth's Studio Art Department in spring 2024, two massive works on paper in the Picture Gallery respond to the natural and human-made histories of the Upper Valley. This installation immerses viewers in a visual experience that incorporates the region's colors, textures, history, and materials. Athena LaTocha's art invites you to feel and sense the essence of a place and its history, creating a profound experience that you won't want to miss. Visit before it's gone!

This week's Sunday concert series proudly features the Villalobos Brothers! Join us on Sunday, July 14th at 2 PM to experience the groundbreaking, Grammy-winning Mexican fiddling trio and their band. This concert is included with your park admission, so take the opportunity to explore the park and enjoy this phenomenal performance. We can't wait to see you here! Can't make it this weekend? Concerts are every Sunday all season long, check out the other dates in the link below! https://lnkd.in/ezXuUp6N

Happy Father's Day! In this ca. 1884 photo, you can see Bernard Saint-Gaudens, father of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Augustus himself, and his son Homer Saint-Gaudens. How are you celebrating Father’s Day? #cornish #newhampshire #local #saintgaudens #augustussaintgaudens #cornishNH #travel #myparkstory #walk #sculpture #reels #reeloftheday #photograph #threegenerations #fathersday 

Athena LaTocha’s exhibition, ‘Lightning Strikes Twice,’ is on view in the Picture Gallery now! LaTocha , 2023 Saint-Gaudens Fellow, commented, “I’ve always been interested in art that is rooted in our world, and the times in which we live, because that is the terrain where the stakes are greatest. In this world, nothing is quite as it seems. There is a sense of disquiet that permeates the land. My drawings are created for spaces where a person can go into another world and have an experience.” See this exhibition during your next visit to Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park through August 7. #cornish #newhampshire #local #saintgaudens #augustussaintgaudens #cornishNH #travel #myparkstory #athenalatocha #uppervalley

Thrilled to announce that “Monuments and Myths: The America of Sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French,” the catalogue accompanying the traveling exhibition of the same title, has been honored with a Victorian Society in America Book Award. In the Victorian Society award letter, it recognizes the publication for "scholarship that contributes to the understanding of art and architecture in America during the Victorian Era," and adds that the book award committee was "most impressed by the quality of the scholarship." Get your copy now!