CONCORD, NH – The League of NH Craftsmen presents Celebrating 85 – The Stevens Collection, a fine craft exhibition to honor Norman Stevens’ 85th birthday and the League’s 85th Annual Craftsmen’s Fair.
This exhibition opened to the public on June 29 and will be open thru September 21 in the Exhibition Gallery at the League of NH Craftsmen Headquarters, 49 South Main Street, Concord, NH. The Gallery is open Monday – Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM during exhibitions.
Norman and his wife Nora are longtime League supporters and have been donating work to the League’s Permanent Collection since 1973. Celebrating 85 will feature 94 pieces of fine craft donated by the Stevens’ in the following media: jewelry, dolls, metal, baskets, ceramic, wood, fiber, glass, prints, and calligraphy.
“We have had a strong attraction to many of the items in this exhibit,” Nora and Norman Stevens explained. “Above all, we have had strong memories not just of the work we have donated, but also of our personal relationships with so many of the League’s past and present members and staff.”



An opening reception for Celebrating 85 – The Stevens Collection was held on Friday, June 29. This reception was held in conjunction with the New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association and their exhibition On the Street – Works from the NH & Maine Prison Outreach Program, which is on display across the lobby from the League Exhibition Gallery.
The 85th Annual Craftsmen’s Fair takes place August 4 – 12 at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, NH. Tickets are available online at nhcrafts.org/fair.
About the League of NH Craftsmen

The League of NH Craftsmen is a non-profit, craft education organization. Its mission is to encourage, nurture and promote the creation, use and preservation of fine contemporary and traditional craft through the inspiration and education of artists and the broader community. The League represents the signature of excellence in fine craft, through the work of its juried members, and its rigorous standards for self-expression, vision, and quality craftsmanship. The League of NH Craftsmen is supported in part by grants from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the NH Charitable Foundation. The Exhibition Gallery has been made possible through the generosity of Concord Orthopaedics. For information about the Exhibition Gallery, or the League of NH Craftsmen, call 224-3375, email nhleague@nullnhcrafts.org, or visit www.nhcrafts.org.