Meet this Month’s Artists
Kitt & Kris Shaffer - Reception, January 18th 5pm
January 2026
Kitt Shaffer
Kitt Shaffer has painted in oils since high school, with an interest in ceramics beginning in the 1990's in Cambridge and at the Harvard Ceramics Program in Brighton. She has spent time in Grenada in the Caribbean, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, China, and Calabria in the South of Italy, with many drawings (pastel and watercolor) and paintings of these beautiful places. Recently her work has focused on the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and now includes figure drawing and painting, white line prints, collage and painted furniture. Her work is displayed on her website: www.shafferarts.com
Kris Shaffer
I grew up in Kansas and moved to New England during my time at Kansas State University. I transferred to Massachusetts College of Art to study painting. It is interesting to compare the two experiences. K-State was great with space to work and high standards for practical hands-on information like learning to build stretcher bars, stretch canvases and prime them. I was a drawing major there and Mass Art did not offer drawing as a major so I switched to painting. While the art history classes at Mass Art were much better, surprisingly some of the studio classes at K-State were as good and even excelled in certain areas. A lot of my landscapes now are from Kansas. The beauty is stunning. Beauty can be found everywhere, but for me, the grace of the Flint Hills is consistently breathtaking. Recently I have been exploring watercolors. I am enjoying the quickness, portability and benign nature of the paint, even if it is the most unforgiving of all the mediums! Switching up mediums challenges me to respond to things in a new light. I also went through a brief oil pastel phase that brought me to portraits which I am really enjoying. Figure drawing might be my first love and I haven't been doing enough of it lately!
Visiting Artist
Details at a Glance
Each month, our dining room features a new artist. Stop in during our normal business hours to support our local artists by viewing or purchasing their work.
Call for Artists
If you are interested in joining our Visiting Artist Program, please submit the following form. Artists are encouraged to visit us during our normal business hours to view our available hanging space.
Submissions
10–15 larger works (approximately 20x24") or 15–20 smaller works (approximately 8x10") may be submitted.
Schedule
Artists may hang and pickup their works on Tuesdays or Thursdays only.
Hanging
The Community Center uses a damage-free rail hanging system and provides the needed supplies including cords and hooks. We encourage artists to include labels with their works.
