A beloved art gallery will close at the end of the year after a 10-year run in Boscawen.

Twiggs Gallery at Cornerstone Design opened in 2014 and came to serve as a hub of the capital region’s arts community, featuring both exhibits and classes in art forms from painting to basket weaving.

The gallery will close on Dec. 14, owner Adele Sanborn wrote to supporters on Sunday.

“This was not an easy decision, but one that has been on my thoughts for the last year as my husband Roger’s health worsened with Parkinson’s,” Sanborn wrote in the message. “He recently passed away in August and it has become clear that I must move along and downsize my life.”

Sanborn, a mixed media artist whose work often involves photography and calligraphy, bought Boscawen’s former town office building for $1 in fall 2014. She then transported the modular building to its current location at the intersection of Routes 3 and 4, before transforming it into a studio.

“I am all goosebumps. I am so excited because this is a whole new chapter for me,” Sanborn told a Monitor reporter at the time.

Exhibits and classes will continue through the end of the year. Visitors can view the exhibit “Wide Open Spaces: En Plein Air”, which features the work of eight area painters who explore the environment in their work.

The gallery is open Thursday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The gallery also features a shop of various art and other items.

Jeremy Margolis can be contated at jmargolis@cmonitor.com