2024 Art and Poetry Exhibits

Open May 25 through October 14, 2024

2024 Artists Weekend

• Deborah Bacon

• Phil Bean

• Debbie Campbell

• Nancy C. Christopher

• Sherie Dowsett

• Jessica Fligg

• Paula Fraser

• Betsy Holmes

• Mary Iselin

• John Kessler

• Penny Koburger

• Susanne Larkham

• Corbett B. Leith

• Molly Leith

• Jen McCalmont

• Gil Perry

• Lisa Regopoulos

• Chris Reid

• Ken Thompson

• Liane Whittum

Natural Beauty on Lake Sunapee

The Fells Exhibit in the Main Floor Gallery is “Natural Beauty on Lake Sunapee.” In the Lake Sunapee Region, nature is all around us and this select group of talented artists have captured the wonder and beauty of the Lake Sunapee area in their artwork. From the lake to the woods, to the flora and the mountains, nature never ceases to amaze us.

1st floor gallery of the Main House. These works may be purchased through The Shop at The Fells.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Perennial Border

The theme for the Second Floor Art Exhibit is our perennial garden. The perennial garden was developed and installed by Clarence and Alice Hay beginning in 1924.  The backing wall provided support for creating the upper lawn terrace; the yew hedge and its retaining wall were added in 1933.  The addition of the yew hedge formed a sharp boundary, or border, between the cultivated and the wild and helped to reinforce this juxtaposition across the entire estate's landscape.  Clarence and Alice’s son, John Hay, described it as “tensions”; others have noted that the beauty of the site is in its edges."

2nd floor gallery of the Main House. These works are available to purchase.

Poetry Walk at The John Hay Estate at the Fells

The Poetry Walk is a collaboration between the Newbury Public Library and the John Hay Estate at The Fells. Our mission is to promote a love of poetry and a deeper connection to our natural world, through the installation of 16 poems throughout the landscape of The Fells. To follow the Poetry Walk during your visit to the John Hay Estate at The Fells, find a map at the Visitor’s Kiosk in the upper parking lot. You then follow the map during your walk around the trails and gardens to enjoy the poems.

This poetry installation is rotated annually to reflect the changing times and we welcome your suggestions for future poems. You may contact us at info@thefells.org.

Poem selection and poem placement is done by a committee made up of Lea McBain of The Newbury Public Library, Nancy Marashio, Newbury’s Poet Laureate Dianalee Velie, and Simon Parsons of The Fells.

We thank this year’s sponsors: