See the faces of 19th-century America in a new special exhibition opening Jan. 16, 2026. "Look Pleasant, Please: Early Portrait Photography in New Bedford," explores portrait photography in a growing and diverse coastal city. Images highlight the changing relationship between photographer and sitter in a complex urban economy. Featured works include one of the last […]
March 12 to May 31, 2026$10 adults. $7 seniors and students. This exhibition features contemporary Mexican artists exploring freedom of expression, history, and social justice. Work spans sculpture, installation, performance documentation, textiles, and printmaking. Artists reflect on Indigenous knowledge, collective memory, and present-day social issues. Jacobo and María Ángeles, master wood carvers from Oaxaca, present […]
An opening reception for the Dartmouth High School Advanced Placement Students’ Art Show is scheduled for Friday, March 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dartmouth Cultural Center. Admission is free and open to the public. The exhibition features work by Dartmouth High School AP art students. The show runs through Saturday, March 28. […]
Evoking the pull of ocean tides, the new exhibition "Common Waters: Once Removed, Always Returning" opens March 21 at the Marion Art Center. The show features paintings by Lou Schellenberg and Susan Darwin and runs through April 17. An opening reception is scheduled Saturday, March 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. Admission is free and […]
Westport Art Group Emerging Artists Exhibition features artwork by students from Westport and Dartmouth high schools. Paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and mixed media will be on display. Gallery hours run from March 13 to March 22, Friday through Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. A closing reception with the student artists and faculty is on Sunday, March […]
Tracing Light: Cameraless Photography runs Jan. 30 through March 31, at the UMass Dartmouth CVPA Campus Gallery. An opening reception is on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. An artist talk follows at 5:30 p.m. A snow date is set for Feb. 4. The closing reception is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, from […]
The Alternative Photography Exhibition opens Friday, April 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dartmouth Cultural Center. Admission is free and open to the public. Featuring 43 images by 14 local artists from the Central Village Alternative Photography Society in Westport, the show highlights a range of photographic processes, many with historic roots. This […]
New Bedford Community Health hosts the Casting A Wider Net exhibit on Wednesday, April 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibit presents stories from immigrant workers in the city’s fishing industry through photos, audio, and video. View it now at 874 Purchase St., where it highlights connections to labor, family, and community. The exhibit […]
Embark on a creative adventure at Westport Art Group’s spring show, “Journeys,” launching April 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at its gallery, 1740 Main Road, Westport Point. The exhibit runs through May 10, Thursdays through Sundays. Artists interpret the theme in a range of media. Admission is free and open to the public. Visitors […]
“Found Wax,” a free exhibition on sculpture, ecology, and material process, opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. May 1 at the Dartmouth Cultural Center. It is the first joint show in 35 years for married artists Susan Medyn and David Formanek. Medyn works with honeybee colonies. She places frameworks in active hives. […]
Artist Susanne D. Carey will show her exhibit, “Circles and Space,” at the Westport Free Public Library. The opening reception is on May 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibition looks at the hidden rhythms of nature through paintings and drawings. You can visit the show from May 2 to May 30.
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