The Dog Art Gallery.
The Dog Art Gallery is a unique space dedicated to displaying the artwork of Kimberly Sarah.
Featuring forty works of art, The Dog Art Gallery is over 2,500 square feet of space in the historic Customs House in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. The art shows dogs, cats, and other pets and their relationship to their families. All of the work on display are duplicates of client commissions, and the work created for local rescue and shelter organizations.
The gallery is open to the public most weekends and by client appointment.
Our Gallery
Directions
40 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801
Our Entrance is located at the exact corner of Pleasant and State Streets. Enter through the wrought iron gate, down the short brick path, down the outside staircase heading down. ‘Kimberly Sarah’ is above the door.
Note: You cannot reach us from inside the main building at 40 Pleasant Street. You must use the outside stairs.
While it is true that Portsmouth is an amazing New England city to walk around, most of us arrive by car. The best public parking is at the Hanover Street Parking Garage. The Foundry Garage is a bit further, but costs less. A full map of Portsmouth Parking can be found here.
If you want the absolute closest parking to The Dog Art Gallery, the M&T Bank parking lot has a pay kiosk (325 State Street).
Street parking is always an option, and every spot downtown is metered, either using a kiosk or individual meter.
Note that all private lots in Portsmouth are more expensive than City-owned options.
Dates and Hours of Operation
April 2023
1st & 2nd - Noon to 5pm
7th - 5pm to 8pm
8th & 9th - Noon to 5pm
15th & 16th - Noon to 5pm
22nd & 23rd - CLOSED
29th & 30th - Noon to 5pm
May 2023
5th - 5pm to 8pm
6th & 7th - Noon to 5pm
13th & 14th - Noon to 5pm
20th & 21st - CLOSED
27th & 28th - Noon to 5pm
June 2023
2nd - 5pm to 8pm
3rd & 4th - Noon to 5pm
10th & 11th - Noon to 5pm
17th & 18th - Noon to 5pm
24th & 25th - CLOSED
July 2023
1st & 2nd - Noon to 5pm
7th - 5pm to 8pm
8th & 9th - Noon to 5pm
15th & 16th - Noon to 5pm
22nd & 23rd - CLOSED
29th & 30th - Noon to 5pm
August 2023
4th - 5pm to 8pm
5th & 6th - Noon to 5pm
12th & 13th - Noon to 5pm
19th & 20th - Noon to 5pm
26th & 27th - CLOSED
September 2023
1st - 5pm to 8pm
2nd & 3rd - Noon to 5pm
9th & 10th - Noon to 5pm
16th & 17th - Noon to 5pm
23rd & 24th - CLOSED
30th - Noon to 5pm
October 2023
1st - Noon to 5pm
6th - 5pm to 8pm
7th & 8th - Noon to 5pm
14th & 15th - Noon to 5pm
21st & 22nd - CLOSED
28th & 29th - Noon to 5pm
November 2023
3rd - 5pm to 8pm
4th & 5th - Noon to 5pm
11th & 12th - Noon to 5pm
18th & 19th - CLOSED
25th & 26th - Noon to 5pm
December 2023
1st - 5pm to 8pm
2nd & 3rd - Noon to 5pm
9th & 10th - Noon to 5pm
16th & 17th - Noon to 5pm
23rd - Noon to 5pm
24th - CLOSED
30th & 31st - Noon to 5pm
The Customs House
The Dog Art Gallery is located in the historic Customs House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. Found at the intersection of Pleasant and State Streets, this amazing granite edifice was originally built around 1850 as the home of the Federal government in the port of Portsmouth. Holding the Customs House, the Post Office, the US Marshal, and many other offices, the building is now in private hands and holds two restaurants and many other business.
The gallery is located in the basement of the Customs House, which was originally built with its arched brick ceilings to hold taxable goods awaiting judgement on tariffs. The other half of the basement was for the building's previous massive coal burner, and giant coal cribs.
Kimberly Sarah Photography, LLC was formed by Kimberly Buccheri and Bud Thorpe, two fine artists specializing in creating artwork that shows the depth and dogs and their amazing relationship they have with their humans. Their artwork is created to immortalize the dog, their humans, and the relationship they enjoy.
All work shown in the gallery are duplicates of client-commissioned pieces, or a duplicates of images created to support local pet shelters and rescue charities.
Our hours do vary, and if you are ever unsure, you can call. Generally, we are open most weekends, Saturday and Sunday, from Noon to 5pm. We are also open during the Portsmouth’s First Friday Art Walks. Our hours for every weekend are listed here. But do understand that the needs of our portraiture clients can cause us to alter these hours. If you are in Portsmouth, just take a peek at our sign. If it says we are opening back up in a short bit, why not take a quick walkabout Portsmouth? Get a libation upstairs at Book and Bar! Hungry? Portsmouth is a premier dining location - and Five Thai Bistro is located in our building! Either way, swing back around, and we will likely reopen soon.
The Dog Art Gallery is located at 40 Pleasant Street, Lower Level, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Our gallery is in the basement of the Customs House. This historic edifice is the only enormous four-story granite building in town - we are hard to miss! You will find the building at the corner of Pleasant and State Street.If you are local to Portsmouth, you might better understand our location as underneath Book and Bar!You enter our gallery using the outdoor gate/path adjacent to Book and Bar's outdoor patio. Here is a google map link that might help!
It happens. If you are standing at Pleasant and State Streets, and you are facing the giant gray granite building (the Customs House), look for the wrought iron fence. See that awesome curved gate? We are there! Just walk down the short cobblestone path and step down one flight of stairs - we are underneath the Customs House! Note that you CANNOT reach our gallery by entering the main doors of the Custom House (near Five Thai). You can only enter through our outside staircase that goes DOWN. If you took any steps UP - you aren't in the right place
The Dog Art Gallery features the work of Kimberly Buccheri and Bud Thorpe who specialize in the art of dog, pets, and their families. While our medium is typically photography, we also paint. All the works you will see in the gallery are duplicates of client commissioned work. There are 40 works on display over 2500 square feet of gallery space.
While it is true that Portsmouth is an amazing New England city to walk around, most of us arrive by car. The best public parking is at the Hanover Street Parking Garage (34 Hanover Street, but we recommend entering the lot from High Street for the best access). Street parking is always an option if a bit tricky to find. Most public parking is about $2 per hour, but the downtown street parking cost goes up sharply after two hours - which is why we recommend that garage. If you want the absolute closest parking to The Dog Art Gallery, the M&T Bank parking lot, located at 325 State Street has a pay kiosk. All private lots in Portsmouth are more expensive than public spaces, so take note!
Our gallery is a display space for examples of the works clients commission from us. It is not for sale. If you would like to commission us to create art of your pet, or your family, please inquire. If your pet has passed, we can also create artwork from images you already have in the form of a painting, again, just ask.
Yes, you certainly can bring your well-behaved pet to the Dog Art Gallery! We encourage you to do so! Because others will be present in the gallery when you visit, we ask you to keep your pet on a leash and under positive control for their safety and the safety of those around you. Note that Portsmouth is an EXTREMELY pet-friendly city, and many shops allow pets. We do hold gala gallery night openings - typically by invitation - and during those limited events, we ask you to leave your pets safely at home because of the number of people present in the gallery. If you are ever in doubt if a visit to our gallery is right for your pet, please give us a call and we can see what is best in your situation. As always assistance dogs are always welcome.
Really only two: please do not touch the artwork, and please don't bring in open food containers of any type (i.e. finish your ice cream and THEN come in and visit!)
You are always welcome to visit the gallery, but if you know you would like to commission Kimberly Sarah to create meaningful artwork of your pet (perhaps your family?), we recommend calling to set an appointment. We typically set such appointments outside of open gallery hours so you can get our full attention, so we may learn about you and your pet family, and how we might best work together to create lasting artwork for your home, vacation home, or office. Simply give us a call, or use the form on this website to start the process.
Kimberly Sarah created this humorous video a few years ago that describes who they are and what they do, through the fictional story of Fifi.
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