Art

The New Bedford Cultural Council (NBCC) is now accepting grant proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences programs. Grant applications are due Wednesday, October 15, 2014. New Bedford Cultural Council (NBCC) funds programs that promote excellence, access, education, and diversity in the Arts, Humanities and Interpretive Sciences to improve the …

By Jeff Costa Carabiner’s Climbing + Fitness in New Bedford is holding an open call for local artists.  Inspired by the downtown New Bedford art scene, Carabiner’s, New Bedford’s nationally-ranked climbing gym and newly renovated fitness center, is holding its first ever art competition:  ART ROCKS!  One first place winner …

The Landing Gift Shop & Chandlery is one of the newest establishments to open in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. One of the first things the shop’s owner Laurie “Elby” Botelho noticed before she decided to open the district’s newest retail shop was that most of the souvenirs …

New Bedford is known for a lot of things. It’s known as the Whaling City and at one time it was known as the City of Light. Now it could easily be called the City of Art. When it comes to the percentage of population of artists Massachusetts is well …

The Working Waterfront Festival is pleased to announce a design contest. Artists 16 years and older are invited to submit a creative design for the 2014 Festival. Designs will be used for the Festival t-shirt, poster and program guide. Designs should convey festival’s emphasis on the commercial fishing industry, the …

The newest art studio to open in the city is having an ‘Open Studio Night’ to show off world class talent, right here in New Bedford and as a way to introduce themselves to the community. Located at 127 Rodney French Blvd, above the Furniture City building where the COLO …

Some ideas come out of the blue. Others take a bit more time. The concept behind the South Coast Artist Profiles took several years to percolate and, to extend the metaphor, is still brewing. It all started around 1980 with an article in the Standard-Times stating, “Researcher seeks clues about …

Artist and author, David Blanchette, will talk about his new illustrated children’s book, “Xico” on Thursday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The artist will read from his book and give an illustrated talk about its creation and his art, part of AHA! New Bedford’s …

This September, Gallery X will explore two opposing views of society in an exhibition of visual art and writing titled “Utopia/Dystopia.” The exhibition will have interactive components and encourage viewers to ask the questions: How do you view the world? Is it a dystopian Orwellian nightmare peopled by corporate/government plutocrats …

Graffiti is the lexicon of the street. As far back as the stone age, the element of leaving one’s mark, has been communicated through the walls of our environment. Indie184’s trans-formative approach to graffiti awakens the spirit of the contemporary art world. Los Angeles, Paris, and New York have been …