Nashua Today: Arts
and Culture
Imagine Nashua strongly
believes that a strengthened arts,
culture, and recreation sector
will provide many benefits to
Nashua beyond the pure economic
impact. Nashua is home to a rich
cultural ecosystem with many
venues, events, and public art
programming available throughout
the year for its residents, workers
and visitors to enjoy.The city
values its diverse communities,
with a shared vision of keeping
Nashua creative, inclusive and
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Part of the “Nostalgia” mural done a few years ago in Main St to celebrate the
100th anniversary of the Chase Building on which it was painted
vibrant .Building capacity for
the arts radiates out to cultural
institutions, artists, neighborhoods
and important partners to bring the
plan to fruition. The City is working
to integrate arts and culture into
planning and decision-making
across all City departments and
further develop arts programming
Nashua has made great
strides in its arts and cultural
programming since 2014. Nashua
has more public art than any other
city in New Hampshire. It is the
only City with an International
Sculpture Symposium in the United
States. It is home to the state’s
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Comprehensive Master Plan
Arts and Culture
Nashua Arts Commission
The Nashua Arts Commission
is the face of arts and culture
for the City of Nashua. The
purpose of the Nashua
Arts Commission is to
serve the community as
Nashua’s cultural resource
by Facilitating, Advocating,
Coordinating and Educating on
behalf of the arts and cultural
assets of the City of Nashua.
Nashua Arts and Culture Plan
The 2014 Nashua Arts and
Culture Plan, led by the
Nashua Arts Commision,
was updated in 2020. This
plan envisions vibrant arts
and culture offerings for
a diverse community, and
its main goals are: identity,
centralization, education,
marketing, commerce and
growth. This plan emphasizes
the importance of integrating
art into the improvement
of quality of life and the
attraction of businesses and
residents that will enhance the
City’s success.
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