Art & Culture
Bookfest Author Courtney Morgan on Creativity and Sexuality
“I see the creative process as very connected to the body, and particularly to sexuality—the drive to procreate, create, make—I see and experience the creative and the sexual impulse(s) as very interconnected.”
Read MoreMeet Mark Phelan: Artist behind “Mental Mapping”
Can you describe “Mental Mapping (is heavy lifting)” to us? Mental Mapping is a group of paintings and drawings that I have been working on since I finished grad school…
Read MoreThe Write Moves in New Bedford
“I was chatting with Alison Wells about putting a poetry event on in April and I had an idea of maybe trying to get one going on the Saturday evening…
Read MoreSocial Media: A college student’s perspective
Thank goodness social media, and the way we use it, has been evolving as quickly as we do. Looking back at my old posts, that Facebook and Timehop love to…
Read MoreFrom New Bedford to Philadelphia
It’s been over seven months since I began blogging for Groundwork! here on the groundwork.space website – and I am loving it! Before I returned to New Bedford, I was…
Read MoreTaking New Bedford Bookfest into 2017
One of the most gratifying experiences (among many) I’ve had here at Groundwork! is co-founding the New Bedford Bookfest with Sarah Athanas and Dena Haden. When we launched the first…
Read MoreUMassD Teach-in: Bridging Differences and Creating Change
As a senior in college with graduation only three months away, not only am I sad to be leaving my UMass community and wondering how to “adult”, I am also…
Read MoreGreece + New Bedford = Artist Ken Richards
As winter looms, many of us may be thinking about escaping New England for warmer climes. Artist Ken Richards doesn’t have to put a lot of thought into his exit…
Read MoreThis Woman is Wanted for Murder & Mayhem in New Bedford
Let’s call it the spin-off effect. When one of us or a group or organization does a thing, something else gets triggered, awakens the imagination and another thing happens. One…
Read MoreSetting the stage for TEDx New Bedford
Many of you may already know that Friday, Nov. 4 is TEDx New Bedford day. From 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the Zeiterion Theatre stage, 16 regional and national speakers…
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