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AIR’s Spring 2024 Programs

AIR’s Spring 2024 Programs

Explore a spring filled with creativity through visual arts, performance, and sustainable fashion programs in Portsmouth, NH! Keep checking our...

Humans of AIR: Olivia Moore

Humans of AIR: Olivia Moore

Olivia Moore (she/her), AIR's Mental Health Support Person from Seacoast Mental Health Center, shares about her role at programs, her favorite AIR...

Humans of AIR: Liliana Mangan

Humans of AIR: Liliana Mangan

AIR's Program Coordinator Liliana Mangan (she/her) shares about her musical and theatrical background, how working at AIR has impacted her personal...

Humans of AIR: Gemma Soldati

Humans of AIR: Gemma Soldati

AIR Teaching Artist Gemma Soldati (she/her) shares about her favorite AIR memory, how working with teens has impacted her creative practice, and...

February Fun!

February Fun!

We offered a Saturday workshop and two weeks of February Vacation programs! Read on to learn more about all of the fun that was had this past...

Storytelling In Nature

Storytelling In Nature

For our final program of the summer, we gathered in Nottingham for five days and played with different aspects of storytelling by experimenting with...

Humans of AIR: Cassie Brazeau

Humans of AIR: Cassie Brazeau

AIR's Assistant Program Director Cassie Brazeau (she/her) discusses what Arts In Reach means to her and the importance of being open to trying new...

Funny Camp! 😂

Funny Camp! 😂

We spent the second week of summer making each other laugh at Funny Camp! Performing and teaching artist Gemma Soldati graced us with her hilarity,...

Humans of AIR: Ember Nevins

Humans of AIR: Ember Nevins

AIR's Summer Intern Ember Nevins (she/they) shares about their AIR summer experiences, their artistic inspirations, and what they will be doing...

FUNctional Clay! 🌟

FUNctional Clay! 🌟

We kicked off the summer with some ceramic art at MudCity Clay in Gonic, NH! For seven days, ceramic artist -and AIR’s Assistant Program Director-...

Watch The Best Show Ever!

Watch The Best Show Ever!

One might ask, how does one create the best show ever? A simple question asked by the curious few, but achieved by a humble ensemble of ten teens at...

Humans of AIR: caitlin little

Humans of AIR: caitlin little

AIR's AmeriCorps VISTA caitlin little (she/they) talks about their move from Nebraska to New Hampshire, their favorite AIR memory, and saying "yes!"...

Walk, Walk, Fashion, Fashion!

Walk, Walk, Fashion, Fashion!

For nine weeks, AIR teens met at Wrong Brain in Dover to create wearable art! Led by teaching artist Raven, the designers explored multiple...

Mixed Media with Raven! 🎨

Mixed Media with Raven! 🎨

October ‘21 through Jan ‘22, AIR teamed up with local artist extraordinaire RAVEN to bring mixed media to AIR artists! AIR teens explored a variety...

February Vacation 2022 🎭

February Vacation 2022 🎭

February Vacation was a blast! The young actors entered Garrison Players Arts Center each day excited to connect with each other, learn about...

Humans of AIR: Raven

Humans of AIR: Raven

AIR Teaching Artist Raven (they/he) talks about teaching art for the first time, his otherworldly inspirations, and that more people should tell...

Humans of AIR: Meghan Samson

Humans of AIR: Meghan Samson

AIR Teaching Artist Meghan Samson (she/her) shares her inspirations, her path to working at AIR, and the importance of reconnecting with her true...

Songwriting 2021

Songwriting 2021

Above: Teaching Musician Amanda McCarthy Performs for AIR TeensHello everyone! My name is Alex Buinicky and I am an AIR alum. I started...

Get Muddy with Arts in Reach

Get Muddy with Arts in Reach

This spring, AIR had our first recurring in person program since the start of the pandemic! Six Somersworth middle schoolers met once a week for...