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ART IN TUNE
A Live Performance, ArtTALK and Opening Reception

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Thursday, October 10
5:00 - 7:30pm
Free For All

Musical Performance:
Butler Flats Chantey And Chowdah Society

Performance 5:30 - 6:30pm

The performance takes the AHA! Night theme, “Art in Tune” to heart and was inspired by the Museum’s exhibition of works by local sculptor and former mariner, Alex Buchanan closing on October 27. Buchanan’s sculptures feature elaborate knots and forms using materials he describes as “. . . all headed for an end of life disposal."

Butler Flats will sing songs about knots, lines, nets, repurposed materials, and “end of life” encounters of workers, boats, and ways of life in the maritime trades.

Alex Buchanan Echos From Far Away

ArtTALK
Alex Buchanan

Talk: 6:30 - 7:30pm
Alex Buchanan provides an overview of his artistic career thus far and speaks about the work featured in Aberration, his solo exhibition currently on view at the Art Museum. 

Exhibition
LifeStream Artists | Living Your Best Life in Art

5:00 - 7:00pm

The New Bedford Art Museum in partnership with LifeStream presents the third annual art exhibition: Living Your Best Life in Art. The exhibition features the work of participants in LifeStream's day programs.

LifeStream, a social services agency based in New Bedford, provides community-based services that support individuals in attaining greater independence, promising opportunities, and lives that are meaningful and fulfilling on their own terms.

White Cane Awareness Day
5:00 - 7:00pm

In observance of National White Cane Awareness Month, the Art Museum will support members of the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually  Impaired and regional board members of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind by hosting an informational table in the Art Museum's lobby to spread awareness about this useful tool.
White Cane Awareness Day is a national holiday in October that aims to emphasize the critical role that the white cane plays in the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired, informing the public about its true significance. The white cane is a common symbol of blindness and visual impairment. It is a long white stick with a diameter of about one inch and is held in the hand. Used by many blind and visually impaired people to navigate walkways. The white cane aids independence and safety.