Date – 15 April 2025
6:00 PM Open Doors: Free and open to the Public: Beverages and refreshments served
6:15 PM Pledge of Allegiance
There will be a short business meeting including the Vice-President’s Address by Chuck Mower and the VP’s Tidbit by Chuck Mower.
The business portion of the evening will conclude by 6:45 PM and after a short break our evening program will start.
7:00 PM Guest Speaker: Jane Oneail, “Norman Rockwell: Inclusion, Exclusion & Representing America“
Program: “Norman Rockwell: Inclusion, Exclusion & Representing America“
Norman Rockwell is heralded for depicting and defining middle-class American life in the 20th century. In addition to painting funny and uplifting scenes, he often captured bittersweet images of people experiencing universal and relatable feelings of being left out or left behind. As an artist with this particular skill set, why are his works devoid of America’s rich cultural and racial diversity? Toward the end of his career, however, Rockwell painted several poignant works about race in America that can be seen as an extension of his earlier sense of the power of inclusion and exclusion. This enlightening program tracks Rockwell’s commitment to painting a more diverse America.
BIO: Jane Oneail (pronounced OH-neel) is the founder of Culturally Curious, an arts education consulting firm specializing in art appreciation programs. She curates and delivers programs throughout New England and beyond. Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from Harvard University. Born and raised in NH, she has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as executive director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she was senior educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University.
She’s been telling stories in New England, especially New Hampshire, for many years. She hasn’t visited every town in the Granite State, but has found her way to most of them — speaking at libraries, schools, historical societies, church groups, and charitable organizations. She likes collecting stories because “they’re free and you don’t have to dust them.” Our stories are our identity. They hold our history, our culture, our heart.
Her books include N is for New Hampshire, an ABC book with photographs by Scott Snyder; The Iciest Diciest Scariest Sled Ride Ever!, a picture book illustrated by Jennifer Thermes; Headin’ for the Rhubarb, A NH Dictionary (well, kinda); and That Reminds Me of a Funny Story. Her new book, NH Trivia, will be available in the spring of 2024
https://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/teacher/58/jane-oneail