Peterborough, NH -- The Sharon Arts Center is pleased to announce a recent $6,200 grant from the Samuel P. Hunt Foundation for upgrades to their digital lab.

Created in 1951 for general charitable purposes, the Samuel P. Hunt Foundation has focused its grant making on New Hampshire-based nonprofit charitable entities.

Because of the grant, Sharon Arts' School of Art & Craft, located in Sharon, NH, will be able to obtain drawing tablets for each computer workstation in the digital lab, upgrade software to the newest Adobe creative suite, and perform necessary hardware upgrades for the computers to run more smoothly.

"The grant will open up student opportunities for animation and digital illustration," said School Director Alexandra Wall, "in addition to improving resources for our current classes in image editing, graphic design/self-publishing, and digital photography."

The mission of Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization, is to engage the community in the artistic process, to support and serve artists and craftspeople, and to foster the relationship between artists and the community through education, exhibitions, and the promotion and sale of arts and crafts as well as through special programs and events.

Sharon Arts center offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH, as well as a Fine Craft Gallery, a Juried Artist Member Gallery, and an Exhibition Gallery at Depot Square in Peterborough, NH. For more information call (603) 924-7256 and see www.sharonarts.org.

The Sharon Arts Fine Crafts Exhibition Gallery is accessed through Depot Square and 30 Grove St. in downtown Peterborough. The Craft Gallery is located in Depot Square in Downtown Peterborough. Store and Exhibition Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday 11 am to 5 pm.

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