Artists of the Seacoast Calendar Artists Announced

Artist Ann Copley’s front cover of this year’s 2016 Artists of the Seacoast calendar, entitled “Piscataqua River Lobster Boats,” illustrates the essence of the Seacoast. Local artists have once again donated their artwork to be featured in this calendar, which is Families First Health & Support Center’s largest fundraiser of the year.

Other calendar artists, representing January through December, are Maddi Alana, Jodi Edwards, Mati Rose McDonough, Kim Ferreira, Cecilia Oh, Pamela duLong Williams, Marie Benton, Deborah Seavey Howard, Mike L’Antigua, Jeannette Steele Esposito, John LeCours, and Carolyn Vibbert.

To view the chosen works visit FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org/artists.html.

Calendars can be purchased - with 100 percent of the proceeds returning to Families First - in Portsmouth at Discover Portsmouth Center, Families First, G.Willikers Toyshop, Piscataqua Savings Bank, Portsmouth Regional Hospital’s Gift Shop, and RiverRun Bookstore; in Hampton at Hampton Cleaners; in North Hampton at The Cranberry Bog and Nature’s Outpost; and in Rye at Summer House Furnishings, according to a press statement.

Thanks to sponsorships and donated services from local businesses, all proceeds from calendar sales go to support the health and family services provided by Families First. For a second year, Nikki Savramis of Good Idea Design donated graphic design services. Image Arts Etc. provided discounted photography services.

The 2016 calendar sponsors are Portsmouth Regional Hospital; Atlantic Plastic Surgery and Skin Wellness Center; Exeter Hospital; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Louis F. Clarizio Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center; New Hampshire Healthy Families; Northeast Delta Dental Foundation; Allergy Associates of NH; Boynton, Waldron, Doleac, Woodman & Scott, P.A.; Carolyn C. Chase, DMD, & Associates; CBRE | Portsmouth; CGI Employee Benefits Group; Harbour Women’s Health; Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Cafe; Piscataqua Savings Bank; PixelMEDIA, Inc.; Reliable Restoration and Recovery; Southport Printing Company; and Tobey & Merrill Insurance.

Families First Health and Support Center provides primary, prenatal and oral health care; parenting and family programs; one-on-one family support; and mobile health care. Learn more at 603-422-8208 or FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org.

Caption: “Piscataqua River Lobster Boats,” a watercolor by Ann Copley, won the cover spot on the 2016 “Artists of the Seacoast” calendar, a fundraiser for Families First Health and Support Center. To view all the calendar artwork and learn how to purchase the calendar, visit FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org/artists.html.