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I Return With a Feeling of Us: The Photography of Anthony Barboza

I Return With a Feeling of Us: The Photography of Anthony Barboza

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

This is the first retrospective exhibition of renowned photographer Anthony Barboza (b. 1944). A New Bedford native of Cape Verdean descent, Anthony Barboza has, throughout his influential career, demonstrated a deep compassion for and interest in telling the stories of Black American life and communities of color worldwide. Barboza’s photographs resonate with beauty and grace. I Return With a Feeling of Us brings together a wide range of his personal and commercial work—including deeply felt observations of racial injustice and economic inequities, innovative fashion photography that helped redefine African-American aesthetics and representation, and masterful, revelatory portraits of celebrities and fellow creatives for which he is best known.

$7 – $10
The Shape of Who We Are: Exploring Identity

The Shape of Who We Are: Exploring Identity

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

The New Bedford Art Museum presents the Shape of Who We Are: Exploring Identity, a juried showcase curated by Marcelle Joseph, an independent curator and collector. Identity can connect us to our origins or inspire transformation. In Shape of Who We Are, artists from across the globe explore how identity is formed, expressed, and reimagined through race, gender, class, culture, and personal history. These works invite us to reflect on what we choose to carry forward, what we leave behind, and the infinite ways we might become. Juror Statement: "In this climate of geopolitical chaos, environmental crises, trade wars and populist post-woke political agendas that are stripping people of their rights, in particular, those folks marginalized by their gender choices, this open call exhibition could not have come at a better time. For this exhibition that explores identity, I selected works that tell a story about each artist and their unique origins, whether it be a Korean boy who was adopted at birth by an American family, a Black Irish woman grappling with her double diaspora or a person who was born in the wrong body. The viewer will be treated to a panoply of narratives that both celebrate the […]

$7 – $10
Call for Artists- Synergies: Hybrid Art

Call for Artists- Synergies: Hybrid Art

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

The New Bedford Art Museum presents Synergies: Hybrid Art, a juried exhibition inviting submissions from artists working in all media. This call seeks works that merge artistic disciplines, materials, and technologies to create innovative forms of expression. Synergies: Hybrid Art is open to artists internationally. The exhibition is juried by Amy Lemaire & Nicolas Touron, an artist duo based in Brooklyn, NY, whose collaborative practice explores materiality, form, and the intersection of natural and constructed environments. Working across diverse media, their work bridges the disciplines of sculpture, glass, and installation, creating immersive visual narratives that challenge perception and engage the senses.

$5 – $40

Wainer Woods Opening Reception

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Westport, Massachusetts, natives Merri Cyr and Chief Nij-Pajikwat-Mo`z (Chief Two Running Elk), also known as Robert Cox, are collaborating on a groundbreaking project: the first sculptural representation of an Eastern Woodlands Indian in Westport, to be installed at Wainer Woods Farm. This exhibition offers a preview of the forthcoming monument and a behind-the-scenes look at the artists’ creative process. On view are photographic portraits—jointly styled by Cyr and Chief Two Running Elk—that shaped the monument’s stance and mood. The final work will take form as a larger-than-life, 3D-printed bronze sculpture based on a scanned portrait of the Chief. Contemporary reproductions of ritual objects and accessories, researched and designed by the Chief from historical sources, are also on display. Chief Two Running Elk, a descendant of the Wainer and Cuffe families whose ownership of the farm spans more than 200 years, envisions Wainer Woods as a community gathering space and an Eastern Woodlands Indian educational center. Plans include artist residencies, a food forest, a seed saver farm, and an orchard—cultivating both cultural and ecological renewal.

Free

Film Class: Crooked Finger

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

More than a movie night, enjoy a pre and post film discussion with New Bedford's favorite film professor, Dr. Mocha J. Herrup. Dr. Mocha J. Herrup (aka Mocha,) is a film historian, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the New Bedford Film Society. About the Film: Crooked Finger After the sudden deaths of her aging parents, Maria Gallucci returns to her childhood home on Cape Cod (Massachusetts). When Maria's estranged brother Nico (and his older girlfriend Sigrid) show up to help sort out the estate, tensions soon rise about how to best sell the decrepit house. While Maria and Sigrid forge an unexpected friendship, Nico's emotional volatility becomes increasingly unstable. Is it the effects of an old brain injury, the toll of revisiting past family traumas, or something related to the strange vibrating hum that only Maria seems to hear? About the Directors Julia Halperin - Julia Halperin received a Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Director for NOW FORAGER (2012), which premiered at IFF Rotterdam and New Directors/New Films. Her follow-up feature BARRACUDA premiered in competition at SXSW and Cairo IFF in 2017 and was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn/Orion/MGM. Her work has been supported by Venice Biennale College, The Gotham, Austin […]

Free

Figure Drawing Open Studio

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Drawing from a live model has been an important part of many formal artistic practices since the Renaissance. Our open figure drawing studio is intended to provide artists of all levels a relaxed environment and a dedicated space where they are able to continue the tradition of working from a live nude model. Sessions are three hours long, and will start with a series of short gestures and ranging from 5-10 minutes before moving into longer 30 minute poses. Each class typically concludes with an hour long pose. There will be no formal instruction during the class; artists are encouraged to work from the model independently, in any medium they wish to bring.

$20
Wheel Throwing For Everyone

Wheel Throwing For Everyone

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

10:00AM - 1:00PM Saturdays, October 11 - November 1 Whether you are an enthusiastic beginner or an experienced pro with the wheel, you are welcome in this class, which will cover all aspects of the ceramics process. You'll learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel and you will practice new throwing techniques and hone specific skills. The instructor will help students increase the amount of clay they can handle successfully, throw thinner and taller, and throw new shapes. We will practice attachments such as handles, as well as pulling handles directly from the side of the cup. The class will focus primarily on tableware shapes – mugs, cups, bowls plates, etc, but all ideas and forms of expression through clay are encouraged! Classes meet 1 day a week for 4 weeks. (Oct. 11, 18, 25, & Nov. 1) All necessary materials are provided for this hands-on experience.

$189.00 – $210.00

UNIVERSAL PARTICIPATION: WELCOME TO YOGA

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Every Tuesday 6:00pm Join a yoga class designed to welcome individuals of all abilities, ages, and body types. Discover the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of yoga in a weekly class led by Audra Andrade, a yogini who lives with low-vision.This class is suitable for those living with low vision or blindness. Audra creates a welcoming, supportive environment where everyone can thrive. Bring a yoga mat, water bottle, and hand towel   *Pre-registration is required; walk-ins will not be accepted.

$10
Wheel Throwing For Everyone

Wheel Throwing For Everyone

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

6:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesdays, October 8 - October 29 Whether you are an enthusiastic beginner or an experienced pro with the wheel, you are welcome in this class, which will cover all aspects of the ceramics process. You'll learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel and you will practice new throwing techniques and hone specific skills. An Instructor will help students increase the amount of clay they can handle successfully, throw thinner and taller, and throw new shapes. We will practice attachments such as handles, as well as pulling handles directly from the side of the cup. The class will focus primarily on tableware shapes – mugs, cups, bowls plates, etc, but all ideas and forms of expression through clay are encouraged! Classes meet 1 day a week for 4 weeks. (October 8, 15, 22, & 29) All necessary materials are provided for this hands-on experience.

$189.00 – $210.00

Sketchbook Club

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Every Other Friday | 6:00–8:00 PM Upcoming: June 13 Tickets: $10 Whether you use your sketchbook to creatively brainstorm a work project, capture daily observations, imagine a fantasy world, or just mindfully doodle, it can be a unique record of your day or your life. Join other sketchers at our informal gathering, led by local artist and illustrator Isiah Botelho. Each session will kick off with a prompt to inspire discussion and drawing, and participants will be able to share their work comfortably. Bring your sketchbook and preferred materials; we will have some basic supplies available. No pressure, no judgment, no guilt -- just community.

$10
Wheel Throwing For Everyone

Wheel Throwing For Everyone

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

10:00AM - 1:00PM Saturdays, October 11 - November 1 Whether you are an enthusiastic beginner or an experienced pro with the wheel, you are welcome in this class, which will cover all aspects of the ceramics process. You'll learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel and you will practice new throwing techniques and hone specific skills. The instructor will help students increase the amount of clay they can handle successfully, throw thinner and taller, and throw new shapes. We will practice attachments such as handles, as well as pulling handles directly from the side of the cup. The class will focus primarily on tableware shapes – mugs, cups, bowls plates, etc, but all ideas and forms of expression through clay are encouraged! Classes meet 1 day a week for 4 weeks. (Oct. 11, 18, 25, & Nov. 1) All necessary materials are provided for this hands-on experience.

$189.00 – $210.00

UNIVERSAL PARTICIPATION: WELCOME TO YOGA

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Every Tuesday 6:00pm Join a yoga class designed to welcome individuals of all abilities, ages, and body types. Discover the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of yoga in a weekly class led by Audra Andrade, a yogini who lives with low-vision.This class is suitable for those living with low vision or blindness. Audra creates a welcoming, supportive environment where everyone can thrive. Bring a yoga mat, water bottle, and hand towel   *Pre-registration is required; walk-ins will not be accepted.

$10

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