Portsmouth Herald: South Meeting House lease for PMAC visual arts center approved

The City Council voted to authorize City Manager Karen Conard to approve the lease of the city’s historic South Meeting House to the Schleyer Foundation. The foundation will restore the building and create a nonprofit visual arts center to be run by Portsmouth Music and Arts Center.
The Vision for a New Visual Arts Center at the Historic South Meeting House in Portsmouth

At the Portsmouth City Council meeting on November 17, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) shared our vision for transforming the historic South Meeting House into a vibrant new home for visual arts. We’re grateful for the Council’s support, and I want to share with the community what we’re doing, and why it matters. Since…