Your support makes our good work possible!

Dear friends,

Please join us in celebrating WREN’s successes this year, and in preparing for our future. 

This summer, your generous contributions helped us reach our fundraising goal of $30,000, and secured $30,000 in matching funds. Thank you! We are humbled by the generosity of the WREN community, and inspired to set our sights even higher: our new goal is $100,000 by the end of the year. Will you consider donating to help us reach this ambitious goal? Your generous donations help WREN enrich our community by strengthening our rural economy, bolstering community partnerships, and increasing access to cultural experiences in the North Country. 

We are proud of what we’ve accomplished this year!

  • Our Drawing Outside the Lines workshop series and corresponding Gallery exhibit featured 8 local and regional artists as instructors and exhibitors, and drew over 75 attendees
  • Our Small Biz Empowerment Summit, offered in partnership with the NH Small Business Administration, provided entrepreneurial resources to 50 local and regional business owners
  • Our partnership with the White Mountain School provided their Advanced Art seniors the experience of designing and hanging their own gallery show, and provided a diverse group of workshop instructors and a beautiful setting for our Wings winter workshop series. The Wings program provides enriching and empowering creative activities for North Country youth.

We accomplished it all while providing market access to over 120 local and regional artists and makers via our Store and Gallery, offering entrepreneurial support to our Community Development Block Grant recipients, and hosting eight Gallery shows!

We need your support to help us continue our good work! In 2025, we’re looking forward to:

  • Completing Store and Gallery renovations with grant funds from the Northern Border Regional Commission: our improved Gallery space will make it possible to improve the quality and variety of our exhibitions, and will increase our capacity to host classes and workshops
  • Collaborating with our community partners to offer a more robust slate of entrepreneurial programming
  • Collaborating on a variety of creative arts programming for Wings kids and adults alike

…all while hosting gallery shows, artist talks, and participating in community events like Summerfest and Christmas in Bethlehem. Your support makes our good work possible, and helps increase our capacity to offer creative, cultural, and entrepreneurial opportunities to our North Country community (and beyond). Thank you!

Warmly,

Julia B. Webb, Executive Director                    Julie A. Weisman, Board Chair

P.S. With your support, great things are ahead for WREN! Please make a year-end gift to ensure that we are able to continue our 30-year legacy of community enrichment for years to come. 

WREN’s Executive Director Julia B. Webb chats with Ann Steuernagel, director of the Abbie Greenleaf Library, about an upcoming collaboration on Wings programming.

Daniel Strahler with his stained glass creations made during the Wings winter workshop series at the White Mountain School.

Julia B. Webb, WREN’s Executive Director, and Julie A. Weisman, WREN Board Chair