These exhibits and cultural events had plenty to say. And we should listen.
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Mystery and hope: Ferrer exhibit delivers a sense of wonder
“The Unicorn, and Other Creatures of Hope” is featured in the current exhibition at UMass Dartmouth’s CVPA Campus Gallery.
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‘The Shape of Who We Are’: A rebuttal or coincidence?
Either way, the Art Museum exhibit explores who we are with 17 artists within a wide range of disciplines.
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It’s a season of change for two revered South Coast artists
Two bittersweet moments in the arts will occur on Nov. 1: Alison Wells will close her gallery and a celebration of life will honor Wanda Medina.
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Anthony Barboza’s retrospective is powerful, moving and nostalgic
The exhibit at the New Bedford Art Museum looks at Black culture, history and society through the lens of a master photographer.
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‘Salad Days’ greater than the sum of its parts
The 63-piece exhibit inside old greenhouses at Haskell Public Gardens is unique, thoughtful … and problematic in a kind of perfect way.
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‘I See Myself in You’ is a touching, passionate exhibit
William Collin’s art and story is seen through the unique filter of Black experience. But for those with their eyes, minds and heart wide open enough, the emotions are universal.
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Jim Charette’s art imitates his life
“The Art of Jim Charette: Four Decades of Chaos and Creation” is on display at GroundWork through Sept. 27.
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New Bedford Festival Theatre’s ‘Spelling Bee’ funny, memorable, acrobatic
In this amusing performance, the judges of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” are as delightfully ridiculous as the contestants.
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‘Best of SouthCoast’ a love letter to local artists
The New Bedford Art Museum’s exhibit embraces painters, sculptors, printmakers, ceramicists, photographers and other artists from the 1800s to the present.