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SUMMARY:Inside view of "The Geometry of Spacetime" installation by Taylor Hickey
DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 12th\, all-day\, for a walk-thru of a new installation by Taylor Hickey at The Star Store called\, “The Geometry of Spacetime.”\n  \nAll day: 715 Purchase Street\, New Bedford\, MA 02740 \nOn view from June 3 – November 13\, 2026\, “The Geometry of Spacetime” is a sculptural installation featuring artist\, Taylor Hickey’s hand-built forms created from linocut\, paper sculpture\, and LEDs. \nHickey says the following about her new work\, “My work can be found at a crossroad where the cosmological and mathematical intertwine with the sublime and beautiful – where philosophic questions meet scientific inquiry. With this work\, I seek to remind viewers of their place within the vastness of the cosmos. Elements of light and geometry enmeshed with organic\, celestial relief prints call to mind the profound mysteries of our existence – those grand questions of purpose and meaning\, of beginnings and ends\, of infinity – and pay homage to humankind’s endeavor to understand it all.” \nAbout the artist: \nTaylor Hickey is a printmaker\, bookmaker\, and sculptor working out of New Bedford\, Massachusetts. Born in Southeast Texas\, Taylor earned her BA in Drawing and Printmaking from McNeese State University in Louisiana. She went on to earn an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2021\, developing a body of work which pays homage to the human endeavor to understand the universe at large. \nPost-graduation\, she has held various positions as a gallerist and arts educator. She served as the Assistant Curator at the New Bedford Art Museum from 2022-2023\, taught Printmaking courses at the MFA Boston\, and continues to teach Drawing Foundations for RISD’s Pre-College program in the summer. In 2023 she was an Artist in Residence at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park\, and in April 2024 she curated an exhibition\, “Look\, But Look With Love” at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn\, NY. \n 
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SUMMARY:The Creative Sector Summit
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Mass Creative\, The Creative Sector Summit is an annual convening of cultural thought leaders\, artists\, creatives\, policy advocates\, educators\, culture bearers\, arts administrators\, teaching artists\, and public officials. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, June 12\, 2026 at the Zeiterion in New Bedford\, MA \n\n \n\nThe Summit features insightful cross-sector panels\, workshops\, and policy conversations to promote statewide coalition building of arts and culture advocates and inspire further community organizing within Massachusetts’ creative community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Creative Sector Summit is coming to the Zeiterion in New Bedford\, MA on Friday\, June 12\, 2026. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Art\, Culture and Creativity as Civic Infrastructure.” The Summit will include four tracks of workshops and sessions to choose from: Creative Placekeeping and Public Art; Creative Economy and Workforce Development; Arts\, Humanities\, and Civic Health; and Cross-Sector Integration. We are excited to work with local partners such as Explore New Bedford\, New Bedford Creative\, SouthCoast Community Foundation\, and the Zeiterion to invite advocates across the state to enjoy the rich arts and cultural scene along the South Coast. Extend your visit by joining us on Thursday for AHA! Night\, which celebrates the vibrant creativity that’s local to New Bedford. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the event on the Mass Creative website.
URL:https://datma.org/event/the-creative-sector-summit/
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SUMMARY:"Wind & Water" opening celebration at NB Free Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Wind and Water: Life Above and Below is a new sculptural mobile created by New Bedford sculptor\, Chuck Hauck. We invite the public to join us on June 17th to welcome this new work to the second floor of the library for its two-year exhibition term.\n  \nDetails: \nDate: Wednesday\, June 17\, 2026 \nTime: 5:00 – 7:00pm \nLocation: Floor 2 & 3 of the Free Public Library\, 613 Pleasant St\, New Bedford\, MA 02740 \nMeet the Artist and Library Curator and help us welcome this new artwork to the city. \n  \nAbout the artwork: \nWind and Water: Life Above and Below simulates an ocean-side scene from over a million years ago\, consisting of now-extinct dragonflies\, mantises\, grasshoppers\, and other creatures\, with now-extinct sea predators circling below. Through this mobile installation\, the artist wishes to draw attention to earlier life on earth that now ceases to exist. The mobile will hang in the Library’s Rotunda. \n  \n \nAbout the artist: \nCharles “Chuck” A. Hauck was born in Toledo\, Ohio in December 1958. He graduated from the former Swain School of Design of New Bedford in 1981\, majoring in sculpture\, which continues to guide his lifelong practice. \n  \nAfter college\, Hauck became involved in the Second Street Art Exchange\, a cohort of galleries primarily operated by Swain alumni out of a brick building by Custom House Square throughout the 1980s. Since then\, Hauck has led and supported several of New Bedford’s cultural planning efforts\, including the 1990 Heritage Street Festival and Schooner Race\, and other local initiatives. This particular partnership with the city and the American Schooner Society led to the establishment of Gallery X (currently located in the former First Universalist Church on William Street)\, a venerable and pioneering cultural space in New Bedford’s downtown art scene. Hauck also served as a founding member and the first President of Orpheum Rising Project Helpers\, Incorporated\, a non-profit committed to the preservation and restoration of the historic New Bedford Orpheum Theater. \nIn addition to his support for hundreds of New Bedford-area exhibitions and public programs over the years\, Hauck has been consistently recognized by the Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE) for his professional restoration of the city’s many historical churches and mansions. His sculptures and prints are part of a number of public and private collections\, including the New Bedford Free Public Library and New Bedford Economic Development Council.
URL:https://datma.org/event/wind-water-opening/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:DATMA Design Days: Eco Art!
DESCRIPTION:DATMA Design Days: Eco Art!\n4:00 – 6pm \nEco-Friendly Art is an all-ages art project activity where kids and families can explore the importance of recycling and waste reduction\, all while transforming discarded plastics and other materials into eco-friendly masterpieces. This free interactive event is for families and kids all ages\, and presented during AHA! Night in New Bedford. \nOur 2026 series of DATMA Design Days are made possible thanks to the BankFive Charitable Foundation. \nActivities will take place at Custom House Square located on 169 William Street. Street parking is free after 5pm. Garage parking located nearby at the Elm Street Garage. \nADDITIONAL RESOURCES \nExplore even more August AHA! Night happenings: https://ahanewbedford.org/. \nNew to the city? Explore New Bedford’s attractions\, shops\, and restaurants too: https://explorenewbedford.org/.
URL:https://datma.org/event/datma-design-days-eco-art-2/
LOCATION:Custom House Square\, 21 Barkers Lane\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
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SUMMARY:Public Art Curator's Tour
DESCRIPTION:Public Art Curator’s Tour\n4:30 – 5:15pm \nTake a walk through the culturally rich historic downtown New Bedford to view contemporary public art sculptures and indoor sculptural installations\, including a new mobile by local sculptor\, Chuck Hauck. This public art trail led by Executive Director\, Lindsay Mis will cover approximately 1 mile of walking. We end the tour near an ice cream parlor and a wine bar and it’s up to you to chose your adventure in that regard. \nTour will meet at DATMA’s big blue door in Custom House Square at 21 Barkers Ln. All DATMA programs are 100% free to the public. \n  \nADDITIONAL RESOURCES \nStreet parking is free after 5pm. Garage parking located nearby at the Elm Street Garage. \nExplore even more AHA! Night happenings: https://ahanewbedford.org/. \nNew to the city? Explore New Bedford’s attractions\, shops\, and restaurants too: https://explorenewbedford.org/.
URL:https://datma.org/event/public-art-curators-tour/
LOCATION:Custom House Square\, 21 Barkers Lane\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks & Workshops
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