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SUMMARY:"Circles and Space" exhibit at the Westport Library
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe exhibition looks at the hidden rhythms of nature through paintings and drawings. You can visit the show from May 2 to May 30.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/circles-and-space-exhibit-at-the-westport-library/
LOCATION:Westport Library\, 408 Old County Road\, Westport\, MA\, 02790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture Calendar,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T190000
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SUMMARY:Found Wax Exhibit Opening at Dartmouth Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:“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.\n\nMedyn works with honeybee colonies. She places frameworks in active hives. Bees build\, reshape\, or dismantle them.\nFormanek focuses on wax. He uses a process rooted in lost wax casting. He creates swirling forms. He adds small sculpted figures. The works become wall-mounted reliefs.\n\nBoth are beekeepers. The exhibition explores transformation\, structure\, and the line between intention and emergence.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/found-wax-exhibit-opening-at-dartmouth-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Dartmouth Cultural Center\, 404 Elm Street\, Dartmouth\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture Calendar,Exhibition,Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T000607Z
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SUMMARY:Westport Art Group's Spring Show
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public. Visitors can meet participating artists. Refreshments will be served.\n\nThis judged show features awards from David Barnes\, visual art professor at Bristol Community College and UMass Dartmouth\, whose work centers on landscapes and spaces in transition. Additional sponsor prizes come from Jeffrey of Westport and Manchester Interiors.\n\nThe exhibit is part of ArtWeek SouthCoast.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/westport-art-groups-spring-show/
LOCATION:Westport Art Group\, 1740 Main Road\, Westport\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,ArtWeek Southcoast,Culture Calendar,Exhibition,Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T190719Z
CREATED:20260408T184517Z
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SUMMARY:Casting A Wider Net Exhibit Opening
DESCRIPTION:New Bedford Community Health hosts the Casting A Wider Net exhibit on Wednesday\, April 15\, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. \nThe exhibit presents stories from immigrant workers in the city’s fishing industry through photos\, audio\, and video. \nView it now at 874 Purchase St.\, where it highlights connections to labor\, family\, and community. The exhibit continues through mid-May. \nThe opening includes food\, a net-mending demonstration\, and hands-on activities. Free and family-friendly.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/casting-a-wider-net-exhibit-opening/
LOCATION:New Bedford Community Health\, 384 Acushnet ave\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Civic Life,Exhibition,Fishing,Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T190000
DTSTAMP:20260330T154930Z
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SUMMARY:The Alternative Photography Exhibition at DCC
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFeaturing 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. \nThis exhibit runs from Friday\, April 3\, 2026\, through Saturday\, April 25. Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday\, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. \nMeet the artists at the opening reception.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/the-alternative-photography-exhibition-at-dcc/
LOCATION:Dartmouth Cultural Center\, 404 Elm Street\, Dartmouth\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture Calendar,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T190000
DTSTAMP:20260129T191749Z
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SUMMARY:Tracing Light; Cameraless Photography by Anne Arden McDonald
DESCRIPTION:Tracing Light: Cameraless Photography runs Jan. 30 through March 31\, at the UMass Dartmouth CVPA Campus Gallery. \nAn 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. \nThe closing reception is scheduled for Tuesday\, March 31\, from 5 to 7 p.m. The artist will be present. All events are free and open to the public. \nAnne Arden McDonald creates images without a camera or a negative. She works directly on photographic paper using light\, chemistry\, and experimental materials. Processes draw on historical methods such as photograms while pushing into new territory. \nThe exhibition explores circles and spheres as symbols of atoms\, planets\, growth\, and wholeness. Works include large-scale cameraless scrolls\, rust-and-bubble experiments\, ceramic glazes\, and a video offering a behind-the-scenes look at her process. \nGallery hours are Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays stay open until 7 p.m. Saturday hours are noon to 4 p.m. The gallery is closed Feb. 16 and March 14 through 21.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/tracing-light-cameraless-photography-by-anne-arden-mcdonald/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:UMass Dartmouth CVPA Art & Design Studio (ADS)\, 458 State Road\, Dartmouth\, 02747\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture Calendar,Exhibition,Open House,Photography,UMass Dartmouth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T153000
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SUMMARY:Westport Art Group Emerging Artists Exhibition
DESCRIPTION: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. \nGallery hours run from March 13 to March 22\, Friday through Sunday\, 1 to 4 p.m. \nA closing reception with the student artists and faculty is on Sunday\, March 22\, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public at the Westport Art Group Gallery. \nWAG also awards two $3\,000 scholarships each year to high school seniors pursuing the visual arts. Applications are due April 15. \nDetails are available at westportartgroup.com.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/westport-art-group-emerging-artists-exhibition/
LOCATION:Westport Art Group\, 1740 Main Road\, Westport\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture Calendar,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260316T204827Z
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SUMMARY:Common Waters: Once Removed\, Always Returning Susan Darwin & Lou Schellenberg
DESCRIPTION: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 open to the public. \nEach artist occupies a floor of the gallery\, displaying colorful paintings inspired by places they know or visit. As cousins\, both share family ties to Buzzards Bay. \nDarwin’s 10 Year Location Series\, begun in 2020\, features 20 paintings annually\, each exploring a different place and its impact. \nSchellenberg’s landscapes capture decades along the Northeast coast\, blending observation and imagination in simple building views.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/common-waters-once-removed-always-returning-susan-darwin-lou-schellenberg/
LOCATION:Marion Art Center\, 80 Pleasant St.\, Marion\, MA\, 02738\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture Calendar,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T190000
DTSTAMP:20260316T203549Z
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SUMMARY:Dartmouth High School AP Students Art Show
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe exhibition features work by Dartmouth High School AP art students. The show runs through Saturday\, March 28. \nGallery hours are Thursday\, Friday\, and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/dartmouth-high-school-ap-students-art-show/
LOCATION:Dartmouth Cultural Center\, 404 Elm Street\, Dartmouth\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture Calendar,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260312
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTSTAMP:20260320T181025Z
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SUMMARY:Resistance: Cultural and Political Narratives in Mexican Art
DESCRIPTION:March 12 to May 31\, 2026$10 adults. $7 seniors and students. \nThis 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. \nJacobo and María Ángeles\, master wood carvers from Oaxaca\, present sculptural interpretations of tonas and nahuales. Their vivid works draw on Zapotec cosmology and assert cultural identity. \nAdela Goldbard examines memory and power\, often through symbolic acts of destruction. Prints by Mario Guzmán highlight community\, labor\, and political struggle\, alongside work from Subterráneos\, a collective he leads in Oaxaca. \nRenata Cassiano Alvarez shows pieces from Siempre Voy a Volver. Her sculptures explore memory\, migration\, and home through hand-built forms that suggest the body and domestic space. \n\nResistencia: Narrativas Políticas y Culturales en el Arte Mexicano12 de marzo al 31 de mayo de 2026 \nLa exposición presenta artistas mexicanos contemporáneos que exploran la libertad de expresión\, la historia y la justicia social. Incluye escultura\, instalación\, documentación performativa\, textiles y grabado. Las obras abordan el conocimiento indígena\, la memoria colectiva y el contexto actual. \nJacobo y María Ángeles presentan esculturas de tonas y nahuales inspiradas en la cosmología zapoteca. Sus obras afirman la identidad cultural. \nAdela Goldbard explora la memoria y el poder mediante acciones simbólicas. Mario Guzmán utiliza el grabado como herramienta social\, junto a Subterráneos\, colectivo que dirige en Oaxaca. \nRenata Cassiano Alvarez presenta obras de Siempre Voy a Volver. Sus esculturas abordan la memoria\, la migración y el hogar con formas hechas a mano que evocan el cuerpo y lo doméstico.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/resistance-cultural-and-political-narratives-in-mexican-art/
LOCATION:New Bedford Art Museum\, 608 Pleasant St.\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Ongoing
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260908
DTSTAMP:20260109T205534Z
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SUMMARY:Early Portrait Photography in New Bedford
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nImages highlight the changing relationship between photographer and sitter in a complex urban economy. Featured works include one of the last known portraits of Frederick Douglass\, taken by Black photographer James E. Reed\, along with images by immigrant and women photographers building careers in New Bedford.\n\nThe exhibition invites visitors to reflect on 19th-century society and consider how people choose to present themselves today.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/early-portrait-photography-in-new-bedford/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Ongoing,Whaling Museum
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