THE ARTISTS INDEX
In-focus PODCASTS
Offering followers and listeners up close and personal conversations with the makers, performers, supporters, and cultural impresarios of this remarkable creative community.
Listen to the creative community’s visual, performing, literary, and culinary artists talk about their art, backgrounds, passions, dreams, and accomplishments.
Also featured are the art professionals who work in or manage the creative community’s economy, promotion, and cultural agenda.
Podcast Episode 166: Seth Rainville
Welcome, Seth Rainville, who was once an aspiring painter and printmaker turned ceramicist. Seth John Rainville came from a family of creatives. His...
Podcast Episode 165: Donna Dodson
Welcome, Donna Dodson, a sculptor and a Resident Scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. But wait, there's more!...
Podcast Episode 164: Marina Dawn Wells
Welcome, Marina Wells, who joined the New Bedford Whaling Museum for a two-year Photography Fellowship in the Fall of 2022. She holds a B.A. in...
Podcast Episode 163: Sarah Mulvey
Welcome, Sarah Jane Mulvey, a poet, writer, and editor working a full-time job in the non-profit arts world. She received a Bachelor of Arts in...
Podcast Episode 162: Sheila Oliveira
Welcome, Sheila Oliveira who earned her Bachelor's & Master's in Studio Art from the Department of Graphic Design at the University of...
Podcast Episode 161: Albertus van Beest
Welcome, Kyle DeCicco-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 161! Kyle is the Library Director at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and...
Podcast Episode 160: Immuter
Welcome, Immuter, an American indie band from South Coast Massachusetts that fuses elements of classic rock with the sound of influential modern...
Podcast Episode 159: Roger Kizik
Welcome, Roger Kizik, to In-Focus Podcast Number 159. Painter Roger Kizik was born in Boston and raised in Medford, Massachusetts. He was in the US...
Podcast Episode 158: Taylor Hickey
Welcome, Taylor Hickey, to In-Focus Podcast Number 158. Taylor is an interdisciplinary visual artist. She is primarily a printmaker, bookmaker, and...
Podcast Episode 157: Mark Furtado
Welcome, Mark Furtado who was born and raised in New Bedford and, "surrounded by art". Mark went to Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational...
Podcast Episode 156: Stephen D. Rogers
Welcome, Stephen D. Rogers, to In-Focus Podcast Number 156. Stephen is our first published mystery writer! His current book is Shot to Death. His...
Podcast Episode 155: William C. Kennedy
Welcome, William Collin Kennedy, to In-Focus Podcast Number 155. We first spoke with him on In-Focus Podcast Number 119. Since then, William has...
Podcast Episode 154: David Reis
Welcome, Mr. David Domingo Reis, AKA - Dave Reis who, among other his accomplishments, spent nearly 26 years as a Jazz radio show host. That's...
Podcast Episode 153: Kayla Conner
Welcome, Kayla Conner, AKA Kayla Conchinha Conner (the Little Seer Shell). She is a watercolor artist, tarot reader, and lifelong resident of New...
Podcast Episode 152: Charles Henry Gifford
Welcome, Kyle DeCicco-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 152! Kyle is the Library Director at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and...
Podcast Episode 151: Wendy Hall
Welcome, Wendy Ann Hall, AKA Wendy Hall, the Executive Producer for New Bedford Festival Theatre and who has also produced The Best of Times, The...
Podcast Episode 150: Lindsay Compton
Welcome, Lindsay Compton, Supervisory Park Ranger and Visitor Experience & Community Engagement Volunteer Coordinator at the New Bedford Whaling...
Podcast Episode 149: Neenah Cruz
Welcome, Neenah Cruz, AKA Miss Neenah. She is a dancer, choreographer, and the founder/director of the New Bedford Performing Arts Center. Miss...
Podcast Episode 148: Mercy Bell
Welcome, Mercedes Bell, a queer Filipino American folk singer-songwriter better known as Mercy Bell. Her writing and experience span multiple...
Podcast Episode 147: Kate Frazer Rego – LGBTQ+
Welcome, Kate Frazer Rego, an artist, and educator living in the South Coast of Massachusetts. She attended the University of Massachusetts,...
Podcast Episode 146: Robert Swain Gifford
Welcome, Kyle DeCicco-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 146! Kyle is the Library Director at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and...
Podcast Episode 145: Chloe Costa
Welcome, Chloe Costa, a South Coast Massachusetts 13-year-old artist who just recently displayed her work for the very first time in public at The...
Podcast Episode 144: Naomi Slipp
Welcome, Dr. Naomi Slipp, the Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Chair for the Chief Curator and Director of Museum Learning at the New Bedford...
Podcast Episode 143: Carl Simmons
Welcome, artist Carl Simmons to In-Focus Podcast Number 143. He finds inspiration in local history, folklore, and preservation. Carl was a previous...
Podcast Episode 142: Sam Babineau
Welcome, Sam Babineau a songwriter and fiddle player. She hails from the South Coast of Massachusetts. Sam enjoys engaging with personal narratives...
Podcast Episode 141: Jason Smith
Welcome, Jason Smith, AKA Jazzbo Smitty. He's a drummer, songwriter, and guitarist. Jason lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He says he was...
Podcast Episode 140: Brian Cass
In Focus Podcast Episode 140 ...Brian spends most of his time teaching Electronic Production and Music Technology...BRIAN CASS Welcome, Brian Cass,...
Podcast Episode 139: Dana Smith
In Focus Podcast Episode 139 ...affiliated with the legendary Black Star agency for 15 years...DANA SMITH Welcome, Dana Smith, a national and...
Podcast Episode 138: Chris Donovan
In Focus Podcast Episode 138 ...Chris has had a passion for shoe design since high school...CHRIS DONOVAN Welcome, Chris Donovan, a shoe designer!...
Podcast Episode 137: Dana Morris
In Focus Podcast Episode 137 ...glass cutter and engraver working for Pairpoint Crystal...DANA MORRIS Welcome, Dana Morris, a Jack of many visual...
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