RON FORTIER OUR NEXT CHAPTER WILL SOON BEGIN! Thank You New Bedford Creative and the ARTnet Grant May 04 2023 When Jeff Wotton and I began to talk about creating a community digital archive back in 2012, little did we know what it would turn out to be. At this writing...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Dream Out Loud Center – Making Huge Impressions
Scott Bishop Tracy Furtado-Chagas DREAM OUT LOUD Making Huge Impressions on the South Coast's Youth May 03, 2023 Going to the Dream Out Loud Center as a student made a huge impression on Kris Motta. Of course, opening for Eddie Money will do that to you. You read that...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Jessica Howard & The Heron Center
Scott Bishop Jessica Howard The Heron Center Spirituality and the Philosophy of the Eight Guided Paths April 25, 2023 It’s not unusual for the arts and spirituality to meet—the Rothko Chapel and the works of Van Morrison are two examples that come to mind—but there’s...
IN-FOCUS ARTICLE: Justina Perry’s Buy Black NB
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...