A group of local artists approached Arts Alive! to host a community gathering about what is next for the makers and creatives losing the Sharon Arts Center, which has been their community hub, a place to learn and share new skills, and a place to access tools of their craft.

On Wednesday, September 25th at 6:30pm Arts Alive! and this group of passionate artists will host a community meeting at the Peterborough Town House to discuss the loss and possible next steps to make sure these valuable things that support art and creative economy in the Monadnock region don't just vanish.

The conversation will focus around three questions:

should the community save the Sharon Arts Center building where it is and resurrect or restructure programming for a sustainable and community-oriented future?
should the community find a way to accommodate displaced artists, teachers, resources, and programming within the already existing MAxT Makerspace?
should the community try to build something new to meet these needs, and possibly others?

Community members, artists, teachers, arts administrators, and partners of the former Sharon Arts Center are all welcome to attend!