Art & Culture
It’s Market Season: SouthCoast Open Air Market comes to New Bedford
The SouthCoast Open Air Market comes to New Bedford this summer! Dan Moriarty sat down with Allison Faunce, the market’s founder, to talk about how the market came to be, and what patrons can look forward to finding there. (Spoiler: There’s Alpacas!) Tell us a bit about yourself. My husband and I are originally from…
Read MoreMeet the Artist: Joe Banda
“Community is everything to me as an artist. I’ve gained so much more in my career by reaching out and being friendly with my peers rather than pushing them away and trying to outdo them.”
Read MoreIrish Soda Bread: A Novice vs. Professional Approach
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we reached out to Brandon Roderick of The Baker for his thoughts on Irish Soda bread and cultural recipes that stay in the family.
Read MoreUmberto Crenca on Building AS220: Be persistent in selling your vision
It’s amazing how the right encounter at the right time can set off a whole chain of events. We need each other’s stories to inspire us and to remind us what we care about. And that’s why we sat down with Umberto Crenca, the founder of AS220 in Providence, to talk about building community.
Read MoreMeet our Gallery Director: Jessica Bregoli
Jessica Bregoli has steadily developed a bold and ambitious curatorial style since taking over the Groundwork Gallery last spring. Read about what inspires her in this interview.
Read MoreAnnouncing our Fall Film Series
We’re excited to announce our 2018 fall film series. These free, public screenings will take place on AHA! Nights in New Bedford from September through November.
Read MoreMelding Wood and Color: Meet Artist Mary Jane Andreozzi
“I search for a sense of balance and harmony that brings order to natural elements. I am interested in expressing an inner energy that leans toward symbolism and abstraction.”
Read MoreA Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World
A nice perk of being a writer and journalist is the opportunity to check things out before they are headlines. That happened last week when I got a preview of the Whaling Museum’s restored 1,275 foot long “Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World.” Originally painted around 1850, it was lost in an…
Read MoreMeet Tracy Barbosa – Artist
When contemplating a blog post about Tracy Barbosa, it’s easy to recall all her work as what I call a Creative Activist in the City of New Bedford. Throughout the city and beyond, Barbosa is well-known for her dedication to using art as a tool of civic engagement and urban renewal. But to do that…
Read MoreHappy birthday to a New Bedford icon
April 18 is Timothy Ellis Cole’s birthday. We here at Groundwork! wish him an especially “Happy Birthday” – because his roots run so deep with us we consider the artist a New Bedford icon. Why? Because Tim’s very first mural was especially created for Groundwork! It runs along our kitchen wall. In a bit of…
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