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Meet Our New Bedford Gallery Director: Mark Gleicher

Groundwork art gallery director, Mark Gleicher

“My favorite thing at Groundwork is whatever is coming next. It’s the curse of a curator.  You maybe dread the amount of work ahead but there is something within you that drives you to keep moving forward.  I have a love of art and people coupled with a strong desire to find what’s fresh in the world.  I enjoy every part of the process, even the dread.”

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Meet the Artist: Izzy Rodriguez

“My current body of work is motivated by my constant intrigue and curiosity with the world around me. These photographs show the little slices of everyday life that we often take for granted. Fleeting moments that would otherwise be completely insignificant, if not photographed.”

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Outsourced: Globalization, Textiles, and The South Coast [Pt.1]

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This blog is part one of a series covering the history of the South Coast’s textile industry and the downstream impacts on labor, social capital, and community cohesion. Always home to dynamism, innovation, grit, and resilience, the South Coast continues to push forward. From whaling and textiles to fishing and now offshore wind, we have seen booms and busts, we may get knocked down, but we always get back up.

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Meet the Artist: Mark Phelan

“As a teacher, community is everything. And the international community in which I teach provides me insight to a lot of different perspectives. In my practice, I rely on the community of fellow artists for friendship and feedback.”

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