Art

“Here are the winners of the Sculpting Competition! A huge thank you to all of the competitors and staff who helped to make these beautiful sculptures possible, and to all of you for coming to see them. On the last day of the festival we gathered to celebrate all the …

“In Wednesday July 26, north end, New Bedford will welcome something entirely new to its landscape. Acushnet Avenue, the north end’s historic international commercial corridor, will soon be adorned at the Nye Street Pocket Park with a captivating contemporary artwork created by activist artist Keith M. Francis. This site-specific sculpture …

2023 marks the 10 year anniversary of New Bedford’s Seaport Art Walk! In celebration, artists were invited to submit artwork to fill “our city’s ever-changing artistic and cultural landscape, or commemorates the generations of creatives that have called New Bedford home.” as described on Newbedfordcreative.org. Let’s checkout some of the …

Over thirty cultural events, programs, and special projects, and forty individual artists will receive Wicked Cool Places, ARTnet, and Art is Everywhere funding to keep New Bedford Creative. In total, $419,520 will support arts, culture, and creative expression in New Bedford through these awards. The grant funding is part of …

“New Bedford’s Department of City Planning, in collaboration with New Bedford Creative, announces the selection of an artist team to receive a commission to create a temporary public art installation to be located at the entrance of the Cove Walk on Cove Road. A selection committee awarded the grant to …

“I was privileged to have the opportunity this afternoon to celebrate the unveiling of the new mural at The Ultra Marine Band Club, a spectacular tribute to contributions of Cape Verdeans to the City and America. Artists Eden Soares and Adrian Tio, along with the Cape Verdean Cultural Committee, created …

“The ‘Friends of Cape Verdean Culture Committee,’ of which Lt. Scott Carola is a member, is proud to reveal the end result of its “Band club” mural project this Friday, October 21st, at 3 pm, at 185 Acushnet Ave. Last year, the committee was formed with the intent of identifying …

“The City of New Bedford’s Department of City Planning, in collaboration with New Bedford Creative, announces a Call for Artists. The call is seeking artist proposals for temporary public artwork to be located at the entrance to the New Bedford Cove Walk (1087 Cove Road) in 2023. A $10,000 budget …

The City is accepting applications from privately owned, nonprofit cultural facilities that are seeking support for capital investments to revitalize their buildings, equipment, and outdoor spaces. Arts & Culture is a vital segment of New Bedford’s economy and community that has huge impacts on quality of life and job creation, …

This week New Bedford Creative will begin introducing the means by which an unprecedented amount of support and funding will be made available to the City of New Bedford’s arts and culture purveyors and producers. As announced by Mayor Jon A. Mitchell at Hatch Street Studios in May 2022, a …