The Artists Index Salon Series – There’s More!

by | Mar 10, 2026 | DANDELION MAGAZINE, In Focus Articles

Have You Attended A Salon Yet?

The Southcoast Artists Index Salon Series was conceived as a space where South Coast artists could step away from isolation and into conversation. Rather than traditional lectures, these salons emphasize dialogue, shared experience, and peer learning. They recognize that creative careers are sustained not only by inspiration, but by access to practical knowledge—often learned informally, passed along from one artist to another, or discovered through costly trial and error.

The Artists Index seeks to ensure that artists are not only visible, but supported—practically, professionally, and historically. By spotlighting local expertise and fostering shared learning, the Salon Series reinforces the idea that a strong creative community is built collectively.

For emerging artists, these workshops offer a foundation for making confident production decisions early in their careers. For established practitioners, it provides an opportunity to refine processes, ask deeper questions, and stay current in a rapidly evolving field. For all attendees, it is a reminder that behind every successful reproduction is a conversation—between artist and technician, vision and method, intention and execution.

Here’s what you’ve missed…

    • How to Ship Your Art – Kevin Ribeiro, the owner-operator of several UPS Stores in the South Coast and Rhode Island. Kevin’s presentation was on best practices for safely packing, insuring, and transporting artwork locally and internationally.
    • Artists’ Materials: New, Nearly New – Zarla Ludin, the owner-operator of The Spare Studio, a creative reuse and second-hand retail art supplier, who was featured on Podcast Episode 213, presented how she collects, redistributes, and sells new, nearly new, and still-usable artists’ materials gathered from artists’ estates and other sources.
    • The Ins & Outs of Fine Art Reproduction – Bob Lecomte, CEO of Riverside Art in Somerset, Massachusetts, presented the technical and artistic considerations involved in reproducing fine art, with a focus on the real-world needs of working creatives.

The Southcoast Artists Index Salon Series happens at Moby Dick Brewing Company from 6-7:30 and includes free appetizers and a cash bar. The Series is designed to inform, inspire, and connect local artists through a series of engaging workshops and conversations. The Salons offer valuable opportunities for networking, sharing experiences, and building connections across the South Coast’s creative community.

      • The next Salon Series presentation – March 18th – presents Dr. Richard Connor – Learn the Ins & Outs of Strategic Planning for Artists’ Legacies (before and after), including why every artist should get their work into an auction at our next Salon Series presentation featuring Richard Connor, an art collector.

The salons are free and open to the public. Artists, photographers, illustrators, and creatives are encouraged to attend. REGISTER and save your seat!

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE UPCOMING SALONS

      • April 8 – Midori Evans & Corey Nuff
      • May 13 – Jane Ferris Richardson

The Salon Series is funded in part by a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. 

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