The Ledyard Gallery is the Howe Library’s space for exhibiting original work by artists of the Upper Valley. In addition to exhibits by individual artists, we host annual group exhibits such as the Elden Murray contest, the Hanover High Art Show, and the 55+ Art Show.
To inquire about showing your work in the Ledyard Gallery, email Sam Milnes at sam.milnes@thehowe.org.
Current Exhibit
Finding Joy, paintings by Marjorie Rose
On display May 30th – July 29th, 2026
Marjorie Rose started her career as a professional economist, spending nearly a decade at the International Monetary Fund helping developing countries design economic policies. In 1997, she joined the faculty at Dartmouth College where she taught for the past three decades. She fed her “left brain” needs in Hanover directing children’s theatre, playing guitar in two country music groups, and taking up painting, mostly dogs, for the past 15 years. Rose has no formal art education, but describes herself as “classically trained” i.e., she learned to paint by mimicking works by the masters/professional artists to learn about color, value, light, perspective, etc.
Rose had a popular exhibit of her dog paintings at the Ledyard Gallery in 2023. “Finding Joy” is the theme of her new exhibit for June 2026 which aims at bringing light into the darkness in these uncertain times. The show includes paintings that attempt to capture the simple, joyful moments in peoples—and dogs—lives that she completed after her recent retirement. The show also includes a range of other subjects that have intrigued her over the years, including some economics art, colorful landscapes, and crazy, colorful abstracts. Rose, a Taylor Swift fan, describes it as her “Eras Exhibit” in her art journey.
Up Next: Experimentation paintings by Jeffrey Cohen
