Arts

UMass Dartmouth exhibit showcases work by Ives

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at UMass Dartmouth will present “Norman Ives: Constructions & Reconstructions,’’ in the CVPA Campus Gallery from Sept. 7 through Oct. 23. This major exhibition of Ives's work as artist and...

Trombone ensemble to perform

Music on the Lawn, a performance by the Tri-County Symphonic Band Trombone Ensemble, will be presented from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Dartmouth Council on Aging, 628 Dartmouth St. The trombone ensemble is one of several smaller chamber...
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Summer exhibition highlights homegrown works

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For the next three weeks, the Dartmouth Cultural center is hosting 49 paintings, prints, and portraits from 18 area artists as part of its inaugural member-guest summer exhibition. The exhibition includes a variety of artistic styles such as acrylic...

Grab a brew, listen to tunes to support the Cultural Center

Brews & Tunes will host its final show of the season Friday, Aug. 27 at the South Wharf Yacht Yard and Marina at 218 Elm St. Live music will be performed by the Northern Fried Band. There will be food and brews, Truly Seltzer from Sam Adams also...

Photographic travel journey to be presented

The Dartmouth Cultural Center will present travel photographer Richard Van Inwegen for a talk and slide show at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13 at the center, 404 Elm St. Travel photographer Van Inwegen will take visitors on a photographic journey from...

Art Drive brings sales, socialization back to Dartmouth studios

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The streets of Dartmouth became a trail to crafts and talent this weekend as local artists opened their studio doors to the community as the annual Art Drive returned following its Covid cancelation in 2020. Art Drive co-founder and ceramist Beverly...

Flooding cancels summer concert show

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Those hoping to hear the classic rock covers of Whiskey Affair at the Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Concert Series will have get their concert fix elsewhere. Due to flooding at Apponagansett Park following the heavy rain Wednesday and...

Art Drive returns this weekend

The annual Art Drive Open Studio Tour returns this weekend. On Aug. 6, 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 32 artists will share their work in an open studio tour event throughout Dartmouth and Westport. This event, free and open to the public, is...

Histories past and present on display at the Cultural Center

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Exhibitions at the Dartmouth Cultural Center typically feature local landscapes . This month, the center’s Reading Room Gallery will instead feature more works that will have patrons reflect more on the histories past and present this country has...

Magician to perform on library lawn

Magician Scott Jameson will perform at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 20 at Southworth Library, 732 Dartmouth St. The free performance will be held on the lawn so children attending may want to bring a towel to sit on. Registration is required; to register,...

Art exhibit opens July 16

The opening reception for “Reckoning: Uncomfortable Realities from Our Collective Past and Recent Experiences,’’ an exhibition featuring the works of Ron Fortier and Stephen Remick, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 16 at the Dartmouth...

Patriotism outshines the rain at July 4 concert

Despite a brief appearance by the rain, enthusiasm, patriotism and the joy of reunion reigned throughout the traditional July 4 celebration Sunday evening at the Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society on Russells Mills Road. Attending under...

Community band ready for summer of shows

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After a silent 2020, the Dartmouth Community Band is more than ready to make its return to a summer of sound at Apponagansett Park starting July 6. “People are eager to get on with their lives again,” percussionist Neil Sylvia said. “It’s been so...

Seniors show artistic talents at Council on Aging paint party

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Those stopping by the Council on Aging Wednesday afternoon would be forgiven if they mistook the center for an art studio, as a small group of students took part in an “art party” the COA hosted amid its return to in-person programming. During the...

Rehearse with the Dartmouth Community Band

Dartmouth Community Band invites musicians of all ages and skill levels to come to the first band rehearsal of the year on Tuesday, June 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Dartmouth Middle School auditorium. Those who used to play, want to try to play...

Garden tour, art fair with the St. Julie's Ladies Guild

St. Julie's Ladies Guild will host a garden tour and art fair on July 10. The tour, which starts at St. Julie’s Church located at 494 Slocum Rd, will include six private gardens and two community gardens within Dartmouth and New Bedford's historic...

Endless summer: Annual concert series returns after Covid cancellation

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The sounds and rhythms of summer have officially returned to Apponagansett Park. After a year of silence, the Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Concert Series made its return with a ska-filled set from the NB Rude Boys to kick off the season...

Art Drive Open Studio Tour returns this summer

After a year off due to the pandemic, the annual Art Drive Open Studio Tour is back on this August. The juried studio tour will take place Aug. 6-8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as a group of more than 30 artists from Dartmouth and Westport will open their...

Dartmouth High theater returns to the stage with the music of Queen

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The Dartmouth High Theater Company is back on the stage for the first time in nearly two years with a Queen-filled production of their spring musical “We Will Rock You” — a streamable performance Freddie Mercury might describe as “ guaranteed to...

Dartmouth High Theater Company to perform ‘We Will Rock You’

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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? This month, the Dartmouth High Theater Company returns to the stage with a Queen-filled production of the musical “We Will Rock You.” The show tells the of story of young Bohemians who struggle against...

Local landscapes on display at Dartmouth Cultural Center

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Westport resident Karen Melanson has always had a love for art. She noted one of her dreams when she was young was to go to art school and some day see her work on local scenery hung in galleries. “I actually wanted to go to art school, but was told...

Artisans learn Nantucket weaving at Spring Arts festival

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A small group of students gathered at the Olde Southworth Library on Saturday were there to learn a functional art practiced more than a century ago by sailors around Nantucket: basket-weaving. The class, taught by Weaver Trisha Brown-Medeiros of D...

Pouring paint: Acrylic workshop kicks off Spring Arts festival at Dartmouth Cultural Center

Artists spray, drizzle, splash, and painstakingly apply paint to surfaces in a multitude of ways. But in the Dartmouth Cultural Center’s basement studio on May 7, ten artists and art enthusiasts learned something new. Painting instructor Jill Law...

UMass Dartmouth exhibition receives $45,000 grant

UMass Dartmouth and the College of Visual and Performing Arts announced a $45,000 award from the Henry Luce Foundation’s American Art Program for the exhibition “Nancy Holt: Massachusetts.” The exhibition, which officially opens Nov. 11, celebrates...

South Coast Spring Arts festival comes to Dartmouth

The statewide ArtWeek festival won’t be happening this year, but that hasn’t stopped South Coast stalwarts like the Dartmouth Cultural Center from bringing artsy activities to the region. The Padanaram-based cultural center is collaborating with...

Cultural Center announces top paintings from acrylics exhibition

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This is the past week marked the end of the Abstract Acrylic exhibition at the Dartmouth Cultural Center and jurors William and Jeanne Kendall have announced their selections on the top displays. The exhibition’s first place honor goes to Lisa...

Area artisans show off their crafts outdoors

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In a normal year, artists and crafters from around the region would showcase their work inside the Dartmouth Grange or the Quaker Meeting House in Westport for their local artisan shows. With gathering limits reduced for the typical venues, shows...

Unique decor lands resident a magazine spread

Visitors to Joy Campbell’s house may be forgiven for thinking they’ve stepped into a museum. With antique wooden objects everywhere, the Padanaram home’s interior is so striking that it will soon be gracing the pages of Country Sampler Magazine, a...

Abstract acrylics on display at Dartmouth Cultural Center

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For the past three years, Dartmouth Cultural Center president Jill Law has taught acrylic art to emerging artists from around the South Coast. To kick off spring at the Old Southworth Library, dozens of abstract works are up at the Center as part of...

Color guard lets its flags fly

Audiences are back inside Dartmouth High School’s gym, as a limited number of guests gathered to watch the color guard perform in the New England Scholastic Band Association’s spring show on March 31. Although the season has been held virtually thus...