Arts | Dartmouth

header_bg

Visit our partners:

Arts

UMass Dartmouth pulls in guests with 'Tug and Pull' art exhibit

Anna Kristina Goransson talks about her art. Photos by Kat Sheridan

UMass Dartmouth’s latest exhibit, “Tug and Pull,” is sure to pull in guests. The exhibit, created by Anna Kristina Goransson, shows her emotions about life…

Explore the coast with the new exhibit at the Cultural Center

Beth Barry with her art. Source: Beth Barry

The Dartmouth Cultural Center is welcoming Beth Barry and her latest exhibit The Interior Horizon. “It’s a cross section of works,” said Barry. “Some small, some very large…

Most Popular

Looking at 'A Lifetime of Looking' at the Dartmouth Cultural Center

Pamela Hoss poses with a couple of her pieces. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Pamela Hoss uses herself as a “vehicle for expression” in her art, painting self portraits that involve her dressing up, posing and performing. “These works have given me a voice to express myself as a woman and the roles I have played as a...

Artists embrace gray skies during eighth annual Wet Paint

paint

Scattered around Dartmouth, artists set up their easels, some using their car trunks as cover from rainy weather and others setting up umbrellas. On Saturday, Aug. 22, around 36 artists took part in the Dartmouth Cultural Center’s eighth annual Wet...

Greater New Bedford Choral Society looking for new members

The Greater New Bedford Choral Society is starting up its fall season on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and is now looking for new members. Open rehearsals will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 16 and 23. Auditions aren't necessary to be a member of the chorus,...

Eighth annual Wet Paint to return to Padanaram

On Saturday, Aug. 22, around 36 artists will be setting up easels throughout Padanaram to create original works inspired by the landscapes, waterfront, architecture and everyday scenes around them as part of the Dartmouth Cultural Center's eigth...

Artists open up their studios for annual Art Drive Open Studio Tour

art

The annual Art Drive, an open studio tour that showcases the work of Dartmouth and Westport residents, is returning for its 18th year this August. The Art Drive Open Studio Tour will take place from Aug. 7 through Aug. 9, when visitors will be able...

'A man for the people': Paul Cuffe movie filmed in Dartmouth

Cuffe

At 4 a.m. one mid-May morning when much of Dartmouth was asleep, a small group of filmmakers and actors were on the bank of the Slocums River, hoping to capture the perfect shot of the sunrise. They set up their cameras and props near the river...

Learn about the Loose Screws

The band playing at the Summer Concert Series. Photos by Kat Sheridan

While the band Loose Screws has been performing together since the 1990s, its members first started dabbling in music years before. “We’ve been playing since we were kids,” said singer Scott Avila, who is from Dartmouth and one of the founding...

Free printmaking workshops at UMass Dartmouth

The UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts will be offering three free beginner-friendly printmaking workshops this summer as part of the school's Summer Community Projects program. The workshops are designed to introduce community...

A gallery reimagined as a 'bridge'

The children's section. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Bridge Gallery is not a new gallery, but a transformation of the Sixth Street Gallery in Padanarm. Caroline Ballou has had the gallery for 12 years, and decided she wanted to make it a newer place, bridging the multiple generations involved in the...

New gallery features New Bedford artist

Deborah Macy poses with a couple of her paintings. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Deborah Macy has been painting her entire life, with a focus on women and diverse people of the Southcoast. Her art is now being shown in Dartmouth, at Gatlin Fine Framing, Fine Tea. “I love to paint a rainbow of people, and that’s what we have...

Women artists come together for picture perfect display of talent

NAWA

While many of the Dartmouth Cultural Center’s monthly art exhibits feature one or two artists, the current show features the work of 15 women artists. Opening on Friday, July 10, the exhibit, titled “Accidental Metamorphosis,” features the work of...

Cultural Center presents 'Accidental Metamorphosis' exhibition

The Dartmouth Cultural Center is holding an opening reception Friday, July 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for their next art exhibit featuring artist who are part of the National Association of Women Artists. Fifteen artists will have their work on...

Duo spends 20 years traversing the South Coast through song

band

Twenty years ago, friends Gene Beaudoin and Bob Blais were part of a band based in Marshfield, but after the group broke up, the pair formed a two-man group. Their first gig as a duo was at a Texas Instruments retirement organization, and ever...

Artists bring New World art to life in June exhibit

Art

The Dartmouth Cultural Center will be a place of discovery this June, with two artists displaying artwork that take inspiration from the New World, including petroglyphs and Mayan art and architecture. Bruce Bailey of Dartmouth creates prints and...

'Recovered Dreams and New Creations' at the Dartmouth Cultural Center

The Dartmouth Cultural Center is welcoming their next Exhibit, “Recovered Dreams and New Creations,” from Thursday, June 5 until Friday, June 27. This exhibit will feature artworks by Bruce Bailey and Eric Lintala. The opening reception will be on...

Register for the eighth annual Wet Paint Padanarm Plein Air

Registration is now open for the Dartmouth Cultural Center's 8th annual Wet Paint Padanaram Plein Air event. Held on Saturday, Aug. 22 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Artists will have the opportunity to paint Padanaram's harbor, coastline and quaint vistas...