On Exhibit:

In the Main Gallery - X Country
June 7 - July 19

Two professional artists combine their artwork in an exhibition of sculptural pieces on display in ArtWorks! Main Gallery. Derek Harding of Fall River, MA and Gerald Weckesser of Southern California met over ten years ago while living in New Bedford and working in separate areas of study at UMASS Dartmouth's College of Visual and Performing Arts. This exhibition is called "Cross Country" because each of the collaborative works were started in one artist's studio and then shipped across the country for the other artist to complete.

In the Sarah Louise Cousins Gallery - A New Perspective On Politics

This juried exhibition features the work of 16 artists from 6 states. The work highlights artists' renderings of a wide array of political figures including Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and many more. The work was submitted by the artists for selection in the exhibit and selected solely on its artistic merit.

In the Community Gallery - Seeing Into the Future

ArtWorks! brought local artist Annie Hayes together with students at the New Bedford Global Charter School. The eight girls, ages 10-12 are members of the YWCA's "Teen Talk" after school program.

Annie Hayes introduced the students to many aspects of this year's presidential election and how a national election affects our lives. She led the students through a hands-on workshop where the students used their own fingerprints to create representations of how each girl feels the U.S. will change with the election of a new president. The works on exhibit are abstractions of the fingerprints, with personal messages intertwined for the new president.

Gallery Hours

ArtWorks! galleries are open to the public free of charge, Tuesday through Saturday, 12 - 5 pm.
Our galleries are open late on AHA! nights, (the second Thursday of every month), from 5 - 9 pm.

We also welcome you to stop by and meet the people behind ArtWorks!
Our Administrative Offices are open Monday through Friday, 10 - 5 pm

Address & Directions

We are located at 384 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02740, and our phone number is 508-984-1588.

From I-195 take exit 15 for Downtown New Bedford. Follow Route 18 S to the first traffic light (Elm Street). Make a right onto Elm Street. Proceed up the hill and make a left onto Acushnet Avenue, which is the cobblestone cross street just past the Elm Street garage.