In 2020, there shall be light in the city whose motto is Lucem Diffundo- “I diffuse Light.”
~Steven Froias, March 2020 South Coast Insider

Sponsored by DATMA, “Silver Current” rightly drew much attention over the summer months…

DATMA is getting the pinwheels ready for the last hurrah of Summer Winds. As part of a city celebration called, Williams Street from Bow to Stern, we’ve invited the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra to play some wind-themed melodies and classics under the Silver Current sculpture that will fly above New Bedford until September 30th. Tune

Standard Times staff writer Steven Froias celebrates New Bedford’s “coming of age” summer arts programming.

On the latest episode of the NewTV series Museum Open House, producer Jay Sugarman talks with DATMA founder Roger Mandle about Summer Winds, and how ‘Silver Current’ has transformed New Bedford.

Much like Patrick Shearn’s ‘Silver Current,’ these sculptures, created by students at Tabor Academy, were designed with the wind in mind!

DATMA has made a huge splash in the growing New Bedford arts scene with Summer Winds – and we’re not stopping anytime soon! Boston Globe staff writer Cate McQuaid reflects on some of the incredible art that’s already captivated audiences this summer, and looks ahead to the future of DATMA—and the city as a whole.