The Gift Shop at the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center

GALLERY SHOP

 

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Find that special gift for yourself or someone special. The Gallery Shop currently offers a variety of art works produced by regional artists. These range in media from textiles, ceramics, and glass to drawings, prints and paintings. Also offered are books for all ages, children’s toys and specialty items.

 

Featured Gift Shop Collections
Nancy Thomas

Nancy Thomas

Nancy Thomas is known across the country for her colorful, vibrant, and stylized pieces. Her work can be found in the White House, Colonial Williamsburg and are collected by people across the nation. Her paintings are reproduced in the form of figurines, ornaments, jewelry and plaques. Stop by the Museum Shop to discover or continue collecting Nancy Thomas’ whimsical artwork.

Book Portsmouth

Portsmouth: a pictorial history, expanded second edition Alf J. and Ramona H. Mapp

Through pictures and the written history that began some 400 years ago, this book is a beautiful exploration of the history of this port town. Featuring the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center on its cover, Portsmouth, is an expanded second edition.

Ric Roundtree

Ric Rountree

Ric, the eldest son of a craftsman, began working in wood at a young age. He strives to showcase the beauty of the wood in every piece he hand crafts at his home in Isle of Wight County. He considers his woodworking a way to reveal nature’s beauty. A prolific turner, Ric is always creating new pieces you can find here in the Museum Shop.

 
Hand Blown Glass

Hand Blown Glass

The Museum Shop features hand-blown glass by Portsmouth artists Ed Francis and Chad Clarke along with and Friendship balls by Virgil’s Art Glass. Featured glass offers a blend of tradition with the contemporary flair of the American studio glass movement.

Webkinz

Webkinz

Webkinz are plush animals that come with a secret code. Kids can register their Webkinz online! In Webkinz World you care for your virtual pet by earning KinzCash through answering trivia and playing educational games! Webkinz are now available at the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Museum Shop!

Jonathan’s Wild Cherry Utensils

Jonathan’s Wild Cherry Utensils

Wooden spoons are some of the simplest tools in the home. They serve an unlimited variety of uses and with designs pertinent to each. Jonathan’s collection of handcrafted cherry wood utensils evolved through over 30 years of experimentation in the woodshop and kitchen. They can serve anything, from soup to spaghetti, pudding to pie; they can spread, scoop, strain, whisk, ladle, grab, cut, peel, paddle, or pour. Use them at the stove or on the table. Enjoy the balance, function and quality built into every utensil.



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The Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center, housed in the 1846 Courthouse, is devoted to offering quality educational, cultural and aesthetic experiences in the arts through rotating visual art exhibits, lectures, classes and performances.
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