Spoken word launches the Shelter 2022 exhibition season. Read an original work by the City of New Bedford’s Poet Laureate, Sarah Jane Mulvey.

“There are literal shelters: places where people could live and the echoes of where someone has lived. And there are exhibits built more figuratively around the idea of shelter.” Public’s Radio Hosts Chuck Hinman and James Baumgartner Interview Lindsay Miś about DATMA’s 2022 Theme “Shelter.”

“For DATMA, it’s all about making art that is thought-provoking, relevant, urgent, and accessible to all.” –Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent

There is more and more emphasis on the arts in New Bedford, and one of the key organizations behind the push is DATMA, Design, Art, Technology Massachusetts.

NEW BEDFORD — For its fourth year, the Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) will launch three new, free public art exhibitions plus numerous programs and initiatives with partners in New Bedford this summer.

The vote came after months of wrangling between the council and Mayor Jon Mitchell over the spending plan. New Bedford City Council approves close to $65 million in ARPA funding allocations.

Art non-profit to launch free public art exhibitions, programs, and educational workshops

“when we made the decision to go beyond the summer season, everything fell into place…”

“That cultural sector draws a lot of folks in,” Mitchell said recently. “This is a set of sectors that we think could generate a pretty good return on investment.”

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