Scott Bishop Justina Perry's Buy Black NB April 12, 2023 The NB in its name stands for New Bedford, but Justina Perry has made it Buy Black NB’s mission to support black-owned businesses all around the South Coast, with member businesses spanning Swansea in the west...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Where Artists Show & Sell
Ron Fortier WHERE ARTISTS SHOW & SELL! THE NEW BEDFORD LIGHT FINE ARTS CLUB March 20, 2023 My wife Paula is from Detroit. I like to call it the littlest big city in America. The community at large supports the creative community in a way that I've never...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: The New Bedford Whaling National Park Artist-In-Residence Program
Scott Bishop ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM NEW BEDFORD WHALING NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK March 24, 2023 It may be early in the year, but the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is already looking ahead to fill its 2024 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program. The...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: A Collection of Community Stories
Ron Fortier Common Ground A Collection of Community Stories February 20, 2023 Since just before the Pandemic, at the invitation of Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes, The Artists Index began working in collaboration with the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Common Ground Project....
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Chris Guaraldi – Happy to Share the Stage
SEAN McCarthy CHRIS GUARALDI Happy to Share the Stage February 24, 2023 Chris Evil & The Taints, Blood Moons, Sick Pills, and his current lineup, Blood Feeder...WRITTEN BY: Sean McCarthy With a perpetual evolution of inspirations and a swirling confluence of...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Heather Stivison – Seeds of Change
Ron Fortier HEATHER STIVISON Seeds of Change February 17, 2023 Seeds of Change - Paintings of Climate Change and Hope at the Pleiades Gallery in NYC...Climate change is the greatest threat to our existence in our short history on this planet. Nobody’s going to buy...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Where We Are and Where We’re Going
Ron Fortier WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE’RE GOING February 5, 2023 The Artists Index, and Miles to Go.....The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. ROBERT FROST While I'm...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Don Wilkinson’s Push & Pull Podcast
Southcoast Artists Index IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: DON WILKINSON'S PUSH & PULL PODCASTTo some, it’s completely gone. The heart was transplanted but the soul has been lost...Watch for the New Swain School of Design Podcast Series! BY RON FORTIER 08-20-2021 - Don Wilkinson...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: 2 Artists with Bold Strokes
Southcoast Artists Index IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: 2 Artists with Bold StrokesWilliam de Kooning and Robert Brodesky are amazing talentsIt always seems like we compare the artist we see locally to someone who is more well known. It happens to me as an artist. WRITTEN BY:...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Tombstones & Yellow Pages
Southcoast Artists Index IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Tombstones & Yellow Pages A Collective Digital Archive for All Artists... There is No End to "The List"! When people ask me what The Artists Index is all about, you would think I would have an easy answer. Well,...