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Artworks! Hosts Ernestina

The Schooner Ernestina is the special focus for a new opening and exhibit at Artworks! at 384 Acushnet Avenue in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in the Historic Waterfront Area in New Bedford. Also showing is New Land, Land of Cod Fish - Ilhavo: The Sea by Tradition, a photo documentary of the history of fishing in Ilhavo, Portugal. For more information you can call Program/Exhibits Coordinator Pat Kellogg at 508-984-1588.

Artworks! is a non-profit contemporary arts center with two floors of galleries, artist studios and classes for all ages.

 

 

 A large gathering came to the Ernestina Exhibit Opening on June 10th on AHA! Night at Artworks!

Marty Casey talks about his fancy knotwork displays.

 

'Rev' Gomes has his model of Ernestina on display.

 

Jan Zaremba demonstrates his art

 

A crowd gathered at Artworks!

 

Portuguese musicians play, Viriato Ferreira on classical guitar and Jose Silva on Portuguese guitar.  A Fado singer came later on in the evening.

Ernestina Commissioner Bettina Borders speaks with Artworks director, Irene Buck with Ernestina Mendes and Effie M. Morrissey portraits and a quilt showing several of Bob Bartlett's voyages in the background

Rex Stewart had several wonderful wood sculptures displayed


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Schooner Ernestina
89 North Water Street, P.O. Box 2010, New Bedford, MA 02741-2010
phone 508.992.4900 -- fax 508.984.7719
www.ernestina.org

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