Press Releases 2018
2018 Exhibition-Overlooked and Undervalued: Three Hundred Years of Women’s Art from the Seacoast (PDF)
John Paul Jones Birthday July 8, 2018 (PDF)
Overlooked and Undervalued Exhibition Images
John Paul Jones House Images
We Tell Portsmouth Stories
2018 Exhibition-Overlooked and Undervalued: Three Hundred Years of Women’s Art from the Seacoast (PDF)
John Paul Jones Birthday July 8, 2018 (PDF)
Your Dad called and he really doesn’t want another tie for Father’s Day. So instead bring Dad to Discover Portsmouth and he’ll receive free admission with any paid ticket to the Bold & Brash exhibit PLUS 10% off American Eagle: The Bold Art and Brash Life of John Haley Bellamy the new book by exhibit curator James A. Craig.
Know a Dad who loves history? Get him the gift that will keep on giving year ‘round: a membership to Portsmouth Historical Society. In addition to free admission to the John Paul Jones House, as well as discounted admission to programs, lectures and tours, you will receive a complimentary copy of Patriots Reward, by Steven Clarkson; a great gift by itself made even better!
Elinor W. Hooker (July 10, 1933 -January 27, 2012), a long time New Hampshire resident and activist, was born July 10, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA, daughter of the late Dr. Ulysses Williams and Louise G. Williams. The family’s Pittsburgh home was near Wylie Avenue an active community of black businesses, jazz music and churches, a location that would shape her lifelong interest in multicultural activities.
Mrs. Hooker was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University where she majored in French and English. She taught English in Junior and Senior High Schools in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, PA, Brockton and Quincy, MA and Concord, NH and served as a tutor in the English as a Second Language Program at Nashua’s Pennichuck Junior High.
As a community activist, she volunteered with several groups including the Nashua Multicultural Committee and served as scholarship chairperson and assistant treasurer for the New Hampshire Outreach for Black Unity. During her tenure she chaired art exhibits by black artists and black performing artists. Elinor was a strong advocate of cultural diversity and Teaching Tolerance in schools base on the programs developed by The Southern Poverty Law Center.
Elinor was the wife of Thomas L. Hooker, who served from 1966 to 1974 as Director of the New Hampshire Division of Welfare. Shortly after moving to New Hampshire in 1966, Elinor and husband Tom became aware of Valerie Cunningham’s research on the history of blacks in New Hampshire. Both became supporters of PBHT and were interested in its growth.
The 2013 Gingerbread House contest was a huge success! There were over 48 entries this year and many tough decisions for the all-star team of judges. The contest featured four catagories: Youth, Family, Adult and Business/Nonprofit. This year also featured the first annual People’s Choice Award. The winners will enjoy amazing prizes provided by Vida Cantina, Diversions Puzzles & Games and the Music Hall. Discover Portsmouth has extended hours for viewing this weekend from 10-8PM. There is still time to get one last look!
Rebecca and Payson Dunn
The Enchanted Caravan by Mary Dissette
Gilley’s by TMS Architects
Stocking-End Hobbit Hole by Emma Cross
Victorian Gingerbread by Michelle Maple
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Justin Kirchoff, a photographer in Eliot, Maine, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant. The grant is awarded annually by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
The Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant provides a $25,000 grant to an individual visual artist to promote his or her artistic growth. Since the program began in 2002, over $350,000 has been awarded to Seacoast-area artists.
“Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Foundation is able to award one of the country’s largest unrestricted grants to an individual artist so they can focus on what they do best, creating brilliant works of art for the community to enjoy,” said Richard Ober, president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. [Read more…]
Gallery Talks begin at 11AM & 2PM
Join Portsmouth Historical Society curator Sandra Rux as she discusses the evolution of children’s clothing and 19th century stories of children in Portsmouth.
Free for members/ $6 non-members
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