All are invited to attend our reception at the Dublin Community Center - The DubHub, Friday, January 10 from 5-7pm at which the winners of the Smartphone Photo Contest will be announced in the North Room. We have 70 plus entries! Come support the contestants! On display in the South Room, we are delighted to display a visual and sound collaboration by Jaffrey-based artist Chris Reid and her daughter, Leah Reid — a composer, sound artist, and Guggenheim Fellow. The works on display include Sounding Landscapes—Bee Conservancy, Cloud Burst (recorded by the Neave Trio), and Dr. Reid’s award-winning piece Sk(etch), which was featured on NPR.

Chris Reid is an internationally respected New Hampshire artist known for her plein-air landscapes and still life paintings. Her work is noted for “its intense color and masterful use of light.” Art New England described Reid’s work as being “rich in color,” and her landscapes have been praised for their “powerful abstract elements.” Reid’s works frequently appear in juried and international shows. Her works have recently been featured throughout New England, New York, and Canada. She can often be seen working en-plein air capturing the rich fields, meadows and farmland of New Hampshire. Her work can be found in galleries across New England and in homes around the world.

Leah Reid is a composer, sound artist, researcher, and educator, whose works range from opera, chamber, and vocal music, to acousmatic, electroacoustic works, and interactive sound installations. Winner of a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, Reid has also won the American Prize, first prizes in the KLANG! International Electroacoustic Composition Competition, and Musicworks’ Electronic Music Competition, Sound of the Year’s Composed with Sound Award; second prizes in the Iannis Xenakis International Electronic Music Competition, and the International Destellos Competition the International “New Vision” Composition Competition Pauline Oliveros Award, and the International Alliance for Women in Music . Reid has worked with and received commissions from ensembles such as Accordant Commons, Blow Up Percussion, Concavo & Convesso, Ensemble Móbile, Guerilla Opera, the Jack Quartet, McGill’s Contemporary Music Ensemble, Neave Trio, Sound Gear, Talea, and Yarn/Wire. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Music Composition at the University of Virginia.