New Bedford Art Museum

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New Bedford, MA 02740 United States Get Directions
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  • SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions

    SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions
    New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

    SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions is a hands-on introductory photography course designed for teens and adults interested in building confidence with photography, creative storytelling, and visual composition. Through guided instruction, collaborative studio sessions, and real-world photo walks, participants will explore the foundations of digital photography while developing their own artistic perspective. Each session combines technical learning with creative experimentation, covering topics such as composition, lighting, editing, and image selection in an approachable and supportive environment. Participants will apply new skills through guided photo walks throughout New Bedford before returning to the Museum for collaborative critique, editing, and discussion. The program also includes a free introductory community photo walk on July 11, offering participants and newcomers an opportunity to explore photography in a relaxed, social setting before the full course begins. SnapLab is designed not only to teach photography skills, but also to foster a growing creative community where emerging photographers can connect, collaborate, and build confidence together. What to Bring Any camera participants are comfortable using — DSLR, mirrorless, or smartphone. Free Introductory Photo Walk Join Philip on Saturday, July 11 for a free introductory community photo walk! All are welcome and no preregistration is needed. Just meet us at The […]

    $180 – $200

  • Creative Canvas Club

    Creative Canvas Club
    New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

    Join us for Creative Canvas Club, a fun and welcoming series designed for young artists who are new to painting or looking to build their skills. Led by artist Devin McLaughlin, this beginner-focused class encourages creativity, exploration, and confidence through paint. Each session offers a guided painting experience for those who enjoy step-by-step instruction, while also giving students the freedom to experiment and create their own original work. Whether following along or free painting, students will develop foundational techniques while exploring their own artistic voice in a supportive, low-pressure environment. *All materials are included.*

    $50 – $55

  • 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

  • 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

  • KidZone

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

    Join us every Sunday in the Art Museum for family-friendly activities for kids ages 4-12 and their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends. Learn about our exhibitions and make art, get creative, and have fun! Drop in anytime. (Children must be accompanied by an adult.)

    $5

  • SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions

    SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions
    New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

    SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions is a hands-on introductory photography course designed for teens and adults interested in building confidence with photography, creative storytelling, and visual composition. Through guided instruction, collaborative studio sessions, and real-world photo walks, participants will explore the foundations of digital photography while developing their own artistic perspective. Each session combines technical learning with creative experimentation, covering topics such as composition, lighting, editing, and image selection in an approachable and supportive environment. Participants will apply new skills through guided photo walks throughout New Bedford before returning to the Museum for collaborative critique, editing, and discussion. The program also includes a free introductory community photo walk on July 11, offering participants and newcomers an opportunity to explore photography in a relaxed, social setting before the full course begins. SnapLab is designed not only to teach photography skills, but also to foster a growing creative community where emerging photographers can connect, collaborate, and build confidence together. What to Bring Any camera participants are comfortable using — DSLR, mirrorless, or smartphone. Free Introductory Photo Walk Join Philip on Saturday, July 11 for a free introductory community photo walk! All are welcome and no preregistration is needed. Just meet us at The […]

    $180 – $200

  • Creative Canvas Club

    Creative Canvas Club
    New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

    Join us for Creative Canvas Club, a fun and welcoming series designed for young artists who are new to painting or looking to build their skills. Led by artist Devin McLaughlin, this beginner-focused class encourages creativity, exploration, and confidence through paint. Each session offers a guided painting experience for those who enjoy step-by-step instruction, while also giving students the freedom to experiment and create their own original work. Whether following along or free painting, students will develop foundational techniques while exploring their own artistic voice in a supportive, low-pressure environment. *All materials are included.*

    $50 – $55

  • ReelTALK: FILM CLASS Stories and Their Humans: Tales of an Anthropocenic World

    ReelTALK: FILM CLASS Stories and Their Humans: Tales of an Anthropocenic World
    New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

    As scientists (and politicians) debate the veracity of the Anthropocene, an age of human centered activity that, if declared a new epoch, will forever alter the chemical composition of the rocks and fossils beneath our feet, the climate changes, animals disappear, and shorelines advance. Regardless of nomenclature, the planet is shifting. Smart money says it’s the humans with their cars and coal mines. The films of this series present vivid, imaginative, nature centered imagery to explore a human centered world that is harrowing, but also surprising; Maybe just maybe even hopeful…. JUNE 18 WILDING (David Allen, 2023; 75 min) “We can save our world if we want to” is not just a platitude in WILDING (David Allen, 2024). The film documents the true transformation of an English country estate allowed to run wild, entrusting the farmland’s future to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. The “avant garden” conservation project is no less than miraculous, returning fauna and flora to a land once drenched in chemicals and sadness. JULY 9 FLOW (Gints Zilbalodis, 2024; 85 min) A wondrous journey through realms natural and mystical, FLOW follows a courageous cat who teams up with a capybara, a lemur, and […]

    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

  • 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

  • KidZone

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

    Join us every Sunday in the Art Museum for family-friendly activities for kids ages 4-12 and their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends. Learn about our exhibitions and make art, get creative, and have fun! Drop in anytime. (Children must be accompanied by an adult.)

    $5

  • SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions

    SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions
    New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

    SnapLab: Photography Studio Sessions is a hands-on introductory photography course designed for teens and adults interested in building confidence with photography, creative storytelling, and visual composition. Through guided instruction, collaborative studio sessions, and real-world photo walks, participants will explore the foundations of digital photography while developing their own artistic perspective. Each session combines technical learning with creative experimentation, covering topics such as composition, lighting, editing, and image selection in an approachable and supportive environment. Participants will apply new skills through guided photo walks throughout New Bedford before returning to the Museum for collaborative critique, editing, and discussion. The program also includes a free introductory community photo walk on July 11, offering participants and newcomers an opportunity to explore photography in a relaxed, social setting before the full course begins. SnapLab is designed not only to teach photography skills, but also to foster a growing creative community where emerging photographers can connect, collaborate, and build confidence together. What to Bring Any camera participants are comfortable using — DSLR, mirrorless, or smartphone. Free Introductory Photo Walk Join Philip on Saturday, July 11 for a free introductory community photo walk! All are welcome and no preregistration is needed. Just meet us at The […]

    $180 – $200