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Non-profit Art Gallery, Studio, & Performance Venue in Newport, NH
12/23/2025
Gallery of Gifts is opening EARLY today ⏰! ❄️ Today is the final day to shop at Gallery of Gifts, and since we are contending with the incoming snow, we are opening up early today with hot apple cider and donuts at 9:00am and will stay open until 2:00pm, unless the road conditions indicate that we need to close sooner.
We have thousands of gifts available for your last-minute shopping needs! Thank you for shopping locally handmade this holiday season!
12/22/2025
We’re opening EARLY! ❄️ This Tuesday is the final day to shop at Gallery of Gifts, and since we are contending with the incoming snowy forecast, we plan to open up early with hot apple cider and donuts at 9:00am and will stay open until 2:00pm, unless the road conditions indicate that we need to close sooner.
We have thousands of gifts available for your last-minute shopping needs! Thank you for shopping locally handmade this holiday season!
12/20/2025
Just a few days left to shop at Gallery of Gifts!
We still have hundreds of locally handmade gifts for everyone on your list!
The countdown is on! ⏰ Just a few days left to shop at Gallery of Gifts 2025! The gallery is still brimming with thousands of locally handmade gifts to help you check off the rest of that list! We’ve got tons of stocking stuffers that hit just the right note! 🎵
This year’s show features unique pottery, jewelry, woodworking, fiber art, local soaps, jams, maple syrup, honey and so much more from over 140 local artisans.
Gallery of Gifts is open Tues.-Fri. 11:00am-4:00pm and Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm through Dec. 23rd.
12/17/2025
The Library Arts Center was pleased to enter a tree into the Festival of Trees display at Newport’s ‘Twas Just Before Christmas event on Saturday. 🎄 The colorful decorations for the tree were created by students in the Library Arts Center’s art class for differently abled adults. We absolutely loved seeing all of their beautiful creations on display! ✨🌈🎨
12/13/2025
We absolutely love consumable artisan gifts, and these hyper local meats from in Croydon, NH are delicious! Just restocked at Gallery of Gifts. 🎁
This year’s show features unique pottery, jewelry, woodworking, fiber art, local soaps, jams, maple syrup, honey and so much more from over 140 local artisans.
Gallery of Gifts is open Tues.-Fri. 11:00am-4:00pm and Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm through Dec. 23rd.
12/13/2025
Today is the day! ✍️ We are thrilled to welcome artist Heidi Pauer to Gallery of Gifts today on Saturday, December 13th. Heidi will be creating ‘Intuitive Poetry’ in the gallery with her typewriter from 10am-2pm! Poetry creation is offered by donation, and all proceeds will benefit the Library Arts Center’s art programs.
Drawing by: Stacey Lucas
12/13/2025
It’s Cider Saturday! 🍎 Saturdays are just a little more special at Gallery of Gifts thanks to complimentary hot mulled cider with all of the lovely smells of the season. What could be more wonderful than shopping around the gallery with a cup of warm and cozy cup of cider?
The gallery is open today 10:00am to 2:00pm, and artisans are restocking daily! We have hundreds of locally handmade gifts to choose from. 🎁 See you soon!
12/11/2025
Gifts can be both beautiful and practical! We love these beeswax wraps by Sewohva (that happen to be a great alternative to plastic wrap!) Just restocked at Gallery of Gifts! 🎁
This year’s show features unique pottery, jewelry, woodworking, fiber art, local soaps, jams, maple syrup, honey and so much more from over 140 local artisans.
Gallery of Gifts is open Tues.-Fri. 11:00am-4:00pm and Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm through Dec. 23rd.
12/11/2025
It's MEMBERSHIP time! Help us meet our MATCH!
All memberships will be matched (and new memberships will be double-matched) up to $15,000 thanks to a generous match gift from the Roy M. Malool Family Foundation Fund.
With rapid-fire changes going on at the state and national level to arts funding, our funding landscape has quickly and drastically changed over the past year. With your help, we can maintain our exceptional arts programming by bridging the gap as we continue to seek additional long-term funding to fill the loss of what used to be dependable state and federal funding sources.
Thanks to an incredible matching donation from the Roy M. Malool Family Foundation Fund, you can double your impact with this year’s membership contribution (or triple it, if you are a new member) for any memberships given through 12/31/25.
Our members truly make the difference! Thank you for your support of the Library Arts Center.
Do you have a little one in your life with a wonderful imagination? Gallery of Gifts has fabulous gifts to encourage their imaginative play! Local artisan Kim Kapetyn has created handmade dragon wings 🐉 and fishing/adventure vests. 🎣⛰️🐻 Beautifully crafted, and so much fun!
This year’s show features unique pottery, jewelry, woodworking, fiber art, local soaps, jams, maple syrup, honey and so much more from over 140 local artisans.
Gallery of Gifts is open Tues.-Fri. 11:00am-4:00pm and Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm through Dec. 23rd.
12/11/2025
CARDS! We’ve got hundreds of beautiful cards featuring artwork by local artists—to use for holiday cards, or any occasion! Pro Tip: Gallery of Gifts is the perfect place to stock up on a variety of cards to use the whole year through! ✍️
This year’s show features unique pottery, jewelry, woodworking, fiber art, local soaps, jams, maple syrup, honey and so much more from over 140 local artisans.
Gallery of Gifts is open Tues.-Fri. 11:00am-4:00pm and Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm through Dec. 23rd.
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Community Arts Center | Newport, New Hampshire - Non-profit Art Gallery, Studio, & Performance Venue
The Library Arts Center is a creative gathering space where friends, family, neighbors and visitors can connect and share in a celebration of artistic inspiration, creative vision, and community spirit—in the true sense of “community arts.” Founded in 1967, the LAC is a non-profit arts center, gallery and studio located in the heart of downtown Newport, NH.
In the past 50 years, the Center has grown from a small gallery space in a former rustic carriage house to a thriving center in the region that offers a tremendous number of exhibitions, performances, classes and workshops annually. It attracts artists from both inside and outside the region—and features artwork that is both beautiful & accessible, as well as art that pushes creative boundaries.
The Center enriches the cultural, economic and social vitality of the greater region. The Library Arts Center is an important part of the growing “creative economy” in Newport and surrounding communities. The Center provides a place of excellence for local artists to present their work, and, through creative collaborations with cultural organizations and regional art networks, the Library Arts Center has launched programs that help to drive residents and visitors to Newport’s historic downtown throughout the year.
More than 5,000 residents from the greater region, including children, families, and seniors enjoy Library Arts Center exhibits, performances, and classes. All of the Library Arts Center’s programs are provided at little or no cost. The Library Arts Center currently serves as a presenting venue for approximately 325 artists annually and provides arts education and access for more than 2,500 school-age children in and around Newport.
Find out more about Library Arts Center programs, exhibits, classes and performances at www.libraryartscenter.org.
