Racial Unity Team — Community Dialogue & Reception, Saturday July 12

As part of its ongoing community engagement, the Racial Unity Team, in partnership with the Portsmouth Public Library, invites you to participate in a Community Dialogue and Reception on Saturday, July 12, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM for the current Racial Unity Team Exhibit.

The Art & Poetry Challenge, an annual Racial Unity Team event, showcases human connection through the arts. K-12 students and adults were invited to submit art or poetry based on the theme of “Belonging.” The exhibit examines the opposing concepts of belonging and exclusion as experienced in our world today. A broad diversity of NH residents presented their original works of art or poetry and competed for monetary awards given to the first, second, and third-place winners across five age categories. Winners have the distinction of having their work included in a year-long, statewide tour of libraries and other public spaces.

Join us for the Community Dialogue and Reception, and be sure to check out the exhibit in the Levenson Community Room, which features 63 works of art and poetry by residents across eight New Hampshire counties. It will be displayed at the Portsmouth Public Library from July 3-30, 2025.

Registration is not required to attend the reception and community dialogue or to view the exhibit.