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AMHERST – Lorraine Alice Hamilton of Amherst, New Hampshire, Beach Haven, New Jersey and Rancho Mirage, California died June 14, 2020 from pancreatic cancer at her home in California. She was 73 years old and a participant in the trial of a new cancer drug at NYU Langone in New York City since April 2019. She hoped that results from the trial would improve care for other patients who develop this cancer. She was with her family when she died and was
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WARHOL SCREEN TESTS
Evocative Short Films to be Shown at The Currier Museum
Warhol’s work predicts the selfie and social media
Manchester – The exhibition Warhol Screen Tests will present twenty short films by Andy Warhol (1928–1987) that epitomize the artist’s fascination with celebrity and performance.
In the mid-1960s, Andy Warhol made hundreds of short films (Screen Tests) of friends and acquaintances who visited his New York studio known as the Factory. These silent, black-and-white films have a hypnotic quality because they are unscripted and are played in slow motion.
“The Currier Museum of Art is proud to present these fascinating films by one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. We are thrilled to offer our visitors a chance to experience these rarely exhibited works,” says museum director Alan Chong.
The exhibition is on view March 31 through July 3, 2022.
Warhol predicted that in the future “everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Warhol described these works as film portraits or playfully referred to them as “stillies,” in contrast to movies.
Warhol’s studio, called the Factory was a popular gathering space for artists, musicians, and celebrities of all types, from drag queens to socialites and public figures. Many of these visitors had their Screen Tests made including well-known personalities like Bob Dylan, Salvador Dali, and Dennis Hopper. Like all his art, the Screen Tests comment on media and celebrity. Fittingly, these films anticipate our ongoing fascination with social media, selfies, and video-based forms of communication. “Though made nearly sixty years ago, these films feel more relevant than ever. Warhol exploited our ever-growing obsession with media and celebrity to great effect,” says Samantha Cataldo, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art.
Warhol shot nearly 500 Screen Tests between 1964 and 1966, each made on a 100-foot roll of film. The Currier Museum of Art’s exhibition features 20 films shown across four largescale projections each looping five Screen Tests. The digital transfers have been provided by The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
![Salvador Dali [ST67], 1966 (c)AWM_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/efcff3_f267c29d5679470b9552482ea8b9a471~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_465,h_344,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/Salvador%20Dali%20%5BST67%5D%2C%201966%20(c)AWM_edited.jpg)
Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali [ST67], 1966
16mm, black-and-white film, silent, 3.7 minutes at 16 frames per second
© The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.
Art & Poetry Challenge 2022
Art & Poetry Challenge Open for Submissions
A living, breathing proof of the power of the arts. This annual challenge sponsored by the Racial Unity Team is the largest of its kind in the area. We will award up to a total of $6,000 in prize money to artists of all ages (elementary, middle school, high school, and adult). The challenge is designed to infuse into communities new energy, creativity, growth and understanding as to the true meaning of racial Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice as seen by our youth and experienced by our adults. Submission end date April 15, 2022
Challenge Rules
The Racial Unity Team is hosting its fourth annual Art & Poetry Challengein 2022. New Hampshire residents are invited to submit a poem or visual work of art inspired by this year’s theme of “equity,” which means giving people what they need to reach their full potential.
What would equity look like in New Hampshire? Write a poem or create visual art to express your vision.
Eligibility and Rules
The Challenge is open to all residents of New Hampshire. Submissions are welcomed in the following five categories:
• Elementary School (Grades K-2)
• Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
• Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• High School (Grades 9-12)
• Adult
Each participant may submit only one poem or artwork for review.
Poems may be no more than 1 to 2 pages and 50 lines. Poems should be submitted in Times New Roman font, size 12; line spacing 1.5
Visual artwork may not exceed 16x20 inches.
3-D submissions may be no larger than 12x12x12 and weigh no more than 10 pounds.
Collaborative submissions are allowed for both poetry and visual art.
Elementary school students may enter a joint project that includes a poster-sized submission up to 36x48 inches.
Participants must submit their poem or photo of their artwork by April 15, 2022. The Submission Form, which includes an “artist statement,” must be completed online. There is a sample artist statement on the Submission Form.
Where to submit your entry
Complete the Submission Form online and then email a copy of your poem or photo of your artwork to racialunityteam1@gmail.com.
Awards
A total of $6,000 in prize money will be shared among first-, second-, and third-place winners in both poetry and visual arts for all five categories. The awards will include a minimum of $300 for first place, $200 for second, and $100 for third.
In addition, a Racial Unity Team President’s Award will recognize collaborative submissions and a positive impact on those around them.
