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Updated 9/18/2024

New Bedford Seaport Cultural District

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Arts Service Organization

The Seaport Cultural District stands out for its wicked cool places and events, including AHA! (Art, History, Architecture), New Bedford’s free downtown Cultural Night with over 60 venue partners; DATMA, presenting contemporary public art with the convergence of design, art, and technology; Gallery X, the city’s pioneer art cooperative; New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! showcasing exhibitions of local and national talent plus arts education for all ages; New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center celebrating the history and culture of New Bedford’s commercial fishing industry; New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, the heart of the historical heritage of the city, featuring the Corson Makerspace and an artist-in-residence program; New Bedford Whaling Museum, the touchstone to the region’s past informing a sustainable future, home to the world’s largest library of whaling documents, collection of scrimshaw, Japanese whaling art, Dutch Old Master marine paintings; New Bedford Historical Society celebrating the history and legacy of African Americans, Cape Verdeans, Native Americans, and other people of color at the Nathan and Polly Johnson House and Abolition Row Park; and Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, presenting nationally and internationally acclaimed performing artists, and home to New Bedford Symphony OrchestraNew Bedford Festival TheatreNew Bedford Ballet, and Southcoast Children’s Theatre. Each summer, the annual Seaport Art Walk features temporary sculpture and murals along New Bedford’s working waterfront. 

Find Me

Margo Saulnier
Job Title: Director of Creative Strategies
Phone: 508-991-3122
Fax: 508-991-6200
Address:
1213 Purchase st
2nd Floor
New Bedford, MA 02740

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Service Organization

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural public agency

Parent Organization:

City of New Bedford

Year Founded:

2014

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Service Organization

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural public agency

Parent Organization:

City of New Bedford

Year Founded:

2014

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Artist Market
  • Exhibitions
  • Film Showings
  • Marketing Services
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Social Media Services
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 75

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • General Public

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Special Designations

Designated Arts Community:

  • Massachusetts Cultural District Member - Seaport Cultural District

Special Designations

Designated Arts Community:

  • Massachusetts Cultural District Member - Seaport Cultural District

Venues for Rent/Use

The Vault Music Hall & Pub at Greasy Luck
Venue Address: 791 Purchase St. New Bedford, MA 02740
Venue Phone: (774) 425-4600
Venue Type: Restaurant / Nightclub
Venue Accessibility: Facility is physically accessible (such as parking, entrances, accessible restrooms, seating, backstage). Accessible website and/or multimedia for people with sensory disabilities.
Stage Details: Proscenium Theater
Venue Seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Venue Features: Air Ventilation System, Climate Control, Dance Floor, Light System / Track Lighting, Sound System