Announcing 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.
Art & Culture
Melding 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.”
A 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…
Meet 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…
Happy 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…
Tying a nautical cliche into knots
As a natural harbor, New Bedford is accustomed to having all sorts of things wash up on its shores. A few years back, Alex Buchanan beached in New Bedford – entirely appropriate owing to the fact that he is both a Merchant Marine as well as an artist. The combination of those two facets of…
Me & Joselyn – Live onstage!
I feel like a brave man this week. Because I’m sharing the stage with the one and only Joselyn Feliciano. Some folks reading this probably know of Joselyn from her often intense, frequently hilarious and slightly dangerous live poetry or story-telling readings. Joselyn is terrific in front of a live audience – but you sometimes…
The Arts & Culture Planning Project comes to Groundwork!
Some readers may already be aware that the City of New Bedford is in the process of creating what it hopes will be a comprehensive arts plan. In my other life as a Standard-Times columnist, I wrote about it recently for State of the Arts, and you can find those words here. For those of…
Relationships and the City 3: In the Raw
It’s February – and inspired by Valentine’s Day, Groundwork! is spotlighting meaningful relationships at the coworking facility and throughout the City of New Bedford. We’ll be looking at simple collaborations that are creating vignettes that are like digital Valentine’s. Cupid may or may not be involved – but community is definitely at the heart of…
Carl Simmons is Alive & Well & Living in New Bedford
When you live in a historic city like New Bedford, nostalgia can be a trap. While its storied history adds resonance to the place and creates a surfeit of invaluable emotional infrastructure, there’s also a danger that you can lose sight of the present – and more importantly, the future – if you are trapped…