"… When the ship tied up at the wharf at the foot of Union Street, I was over the edge and in the mist of an excited crowd… But a slave had little to fear in a New Bedford crowd in slavery days…they stood aside and let me pass."
New Bedford has a history of helping others and one of the most important parts of that history was its involvement in helping fugitive slaves seek refuge and freedom during slavery on The Underground Railroad. The labor seeking whaling industry, a large Quaker community and a growing free population of people of color made New Bedford very attractive to runaway slaves in the mid 1800's.
As a New Bedford resident for the past 8 years and a woman of color originally from the Caribbean I have been particularly intrigued and inspired by New Bedford's significant involvement in the Underground Railroad.
In my mixed media painting on canvas entitled "The Other Side of the Harbor" I have incorporated painting techniques along with paper collage, photo montage, and drawing techniques. My intention is to explore a contemporary approach to the Underground Railroad to raise awareness and encourage discussion about a history that is unknown to many but challenges and inspires our community today.
"New Bedford Harbor in a New Light" is a responsive exhibition of work by local contemporary artists. In an open call curators Kim Barry, Willoughby Elliott, and Lasse Antonsen invited artists to create work inspired by the New Bedford harbor, history and culture. This amazing exhibition is now on display concurrently at two venues:
The University Art Gallery at UMass Dartmouth Star Store May 21 - August 22
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 13th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Exhibiting Artists:
Donald Beal
Brooke Mullins Doherty
Severin Haines
Brenda Figuerido
Cynthia Guild
Peter Lipsitt, and Susan Israel
Beatriz Oliveira
David Ricci
David Richardson
Stacy Latt Savage, Yasmin Flefleh-Vincent, and Elizabeth Dooher
Carl Simmons
Alison Wells
Elizabeth Wilkinson
Kurt Wisneski
The New Bedford Art Museum May 9 - August 8,
Exhibiting Artists:
Anderson, Scott
Antonsen, Lasse
Azure, Anastasia
Barry, Kim
Bentz, Heather
Creighton, Richard
Elliott, Willoughby
Farnell, Cynthia
Fortier, Ron
Francis, Keith
Leonard, Yvonne
Lima, Elizabeth
Lintala, Eric
Martin, Peter Michael
Millstein, Mark
Popielarz, Holly
Potkay, Joan
Robson, John
Schireson, Suzy
Sladewski, John
Stoeva, Leni
Swann, Randy
White, Marguerite
Wilhelmsen, Erik
New Bedford has a history of helping others and one of the most important parts of that history was its involvement in helping fugitive slaves seek refuge and freedom during slavery on The Underground Railroad. The labor seeking whaling industry, a large Quaker community and a growing free population of people of color made New Bedford very attractive to runaway slaves in the mid 1800's.
As a New Bedford resident for the past 8 years and a woman of color originally from the Caribbean I have been particularly intrigued and inspired by New Bedford's significant involvement in the Underground Railroad.
In my mixed media painting on canvas entitled "The Other Side of the Harbor" I have incorporated painting techniques along with paper collage, photo montage, and drawing techniques. My intention is to explore a contemporary approach to the Underground Railroad to raise awareness and encourage discussion about a history that is unknown to many but challenges and inspires our community today.
"New Bedford Harbor in a New Light" is a responsive exhibition of work by local contemporary artists. In an open call curators Kim Barry, Willoughby Elliott, and Lasse Antonsen invited artists to create work inspired by the New Bedford harbor, history and culture. This amazing exhibition is now on display concurrently at two venues:
The University Art Gallery at UMass Dartmouth Star Store May 21 - August 22
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 13th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Exhibiting Artists:
Donald Beal
Brooke Mullins Doherty
Severin Haines
Brenda Figuerido
Cynthia Guild
Peter Lipsitt, and Susan Israel
Beatriz Oliveira
David Ricci
David Richardson
Stacy Latt Savage, Yasmin Flefleh-Vincent, and Elizabeth Dooher
Carl Simmons
Alison Wells
Elizabeth Wilkinson
Kurt Wisneski
The New Bedford Art Museum May 9 - August 8,
Exhibiting Artists:
Anderson, Scott
Antonsen, Lasse
Azure, Anastasia
Barry, Kim
Bentz, Heather
Creighton, Richard
Elliott, Willoughby
Farnell, Cynthia
Fortier, Ron
Francis, Keith
Leonard, Yvonne
Lima, Elizabeth
Lintala, Eric
Martin, Peter Michael
Millstein, Mark
Popielarz, Holly
Potkay, Joan
Robson, John
Schireson, Suzy
Sladewski, John
Stoeva, Leni
Swann, Randy
White, Marguerite
Wilhelmsen, Erik
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