MosaicArt Collective
Mosaic Art Collective, Manchester, NH • mosaicartcollective.com • Through June 27, 2025
Liz Pieroni moved back to southern New Hampshire during the pandemic. As she struggled to find studio space and a gallery that suited her needs, she realized others must be having the same problem. Pieroni began to reach out to fellow artists and makers in the community, and in 2022, Mosaic Art Collective was founded.
Mosaic consists of studio spaces for four artists and one gallerist, Amy Regan. Regan runs her boutique gallery See Saw Art out of the Collective. Mosaic runs their own storefront gallery space where they show monthly exhibitions around centralized themes. Most of these shows are open call. “I’d say the majority of the experience is based on building community around art,” said Pieroni. “There’s a lot of people that need to be in and around communities that make art.”
On view this spring, Impressions is themed around the concept of printmaking. The Collective’s first genre show, this exhibition seeks to expand the boundaries of what we call printmaking. Traditional methods such as lithograph, monoprint and screen printing will be on display as well as non-traditional methods including photography and 3D printed art as a form of sculptural printmaking. There will be an opening reception for this show on May 10. “You can expect lots of people that are wanting to talk to you, wanting to learn more about what you’re making, your process, it’s just a really great way of meeting new people.”
Community building is at the center of what the Mosaic Art Collective does. And never has this been more important. With federal funding cuts affecting the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, many artists in the region will be feeling the loss of grants and support. “As culture keepers and history record keepers, which is what all artists are, I think it’s really important for our society to have this understanding of how important it is to show up for these events and show up for your friends who make art, even if it’s their first show or it’s their 70th show, to show up at these openings and take a chance and find local art galleries.”
— Autumn Duke