FREE | Every Friday: May 29 - August 28 | 5 PM - 6 PM
Join us throughout the residency season for our free public series of short and informal artist talks, readings, and presentations. We’ll learn about works-in-progress from our artists and scholars-in-residence with informative and inspiring presentations in all disciplines. This is a wonderful way to kick off your weekend! Bring a friend, all are welcome.
Location: Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Event sign at the end of Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link
Samantha McLelland
Samantha McLelland is a Massachusetts-based visual artist and educator, whose current focus is primarily ceramics. She has a Master’s degree in Art Education and has taught public school at the elementary and middle school level, and currently teaches pottery to adults. Her ceramics have been published in Pottery Making Illustrated magazine; she has participated in several New England-area art shows; and she sells her work privately. In addition, she is an accomplished illustrator, and published Rosie’s Garden, written by Olivia Coates, in 2025 with EK Kids Publishing.
Her current body of work is inspired by Abstract Expressionism. Her pieces explore the expressive and emotive potential within ceramics by decentralizing form as the focus and instead showcasing color, texture, and balance, inviting the viewer to look deeply and find an emotional resonance within the work. The final result is fully abstract, yet warm and grounded.