Registration for the 32nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest and Exhibition closes 11/18
Gingerbread is back for 2022! Once again, we’re filling our galleries and downtown shop windows with sweet holiday goodness!
The 2022 theme is: fictional places and characters. We are inviting the gingerbreadologisits of Portsmouth and beyond to craft your favorite fictional places and characters —edible materials only, of course!
Upcoming “Show + Tell” Workshop, Lecture, and Curator Tours
Read, Discover, and Draw
Sunday, November 13, 10-11 am
Join us for a fun morning with children’s book illustrator, Gina Perry! Ages 5+
Curator Tours November 16 & December 7, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Get behind-the-scenes insights from “Show + Tell” curator, Tess Feltes.
Book Illustration Process Thursday, November 17, 6:30-7:30 pm
Join two of the artists featured in “Show + Tell,” Jill Weber and Ryan O’Rourke, for a lively discussion about the process of illustrating a book.
Ongoing ExhibitionS
It’s Pastel!, the 14th annual national juried exhibition of the Pastel Society of New Hampshire, opened Saturday, October 22!
Upcoming Events
John Paul Jones House open Veterans Day.
The JPJ House will be open 11am-3pm on November 11, and admission is FREE!
Vintage Christmas Kickoff Party
Join us on Friday, December 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 to celebrate the season!Gift Shop Spotlight
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