The exhibition includes photographs of the construction of Emma B. Library Director, Betsy Holmes and Photography Chair Gary Samson have meticulously curated works that span the entire history of the school since it’s start as the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences in 1898. French Gallery will feature a survey of historical photographs, architectural renderings and a collection of NHIA artifacts from its long and rich history. Today the college owns or leases a total of ten buildings in downtown Manchester, none more important than Emma Blood French Hall, which remains to this day the heart and soul of our campus. In 1997, the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences became the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Now there would be a place for lectures, concerts, art exhibits, film presentations and most importantly, learning at affordable cost to virtually anyone who wanted to take advantage of the school’s offerings. She underwrote and built a permanent educational institution in the center of the city, The Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, and upon the building’s completion, gifted it to the organization and its members for the betterment of the community. This was the inspired vision of Emma Blood French: to bring culture to Manchester through direct instruction and lectures in the fine arts, music, literature, and the sciences. In the early 1900’s as Manchester became an industrial powerhouse, one element was missing: an institution where residents of Manchester could further their education and exposure to the wider world, a world that included painting, sculpture, music, botany, ornithology, and numerous other subjects. This exhibition is free and open to the public.

French Gallery and the Roger Williams Gallery on our Manchester campus, and be on view from November 4 – Decemwith an opening reception held on November 4, 5-7pm. The exhibition will take place in both the Emma B. MANCHESTER, NH – The New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) is pleased to present the Emma Blood French Hall 100 th Anniversary Exhibition, curated by Betsy Holmes, Gary Samson and Sam Trioli.

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