Southcoast Artists Index

Welcome, Toni Delgado-Green, the Arts & Culture Editor for The New Bedford Light , one of our community partners. Toni has loved to sketch since a very young age.  She especially liked pencils or charcoal. As she says, "Whether through visual art, music, writing, spoken word, or modeling, creative expression is my thing." Toni Delgado-Green started as an art student. Writing, however, eventually f...

Welcome, Manuela Laurenco Da Costa! Manuela DaCosta is a fiction writer and the author of the Hawk Island series. Acores is the Portuguese word for hawk. It is spelled Azores in English. The series, according to Google Books , "...stands in the middle of the Atlantic, small and defiant, like its people. Two Brooks is the most isolated village in Hawk Island, surrounded by high cliffs and flanked a...

This is the August AHA! episode of our continuing series of podcasts from Play Arcade , co-hosted by our podcast partner and friend, Adam Katz. Our guests included Max Wickemeyer , The Artists Index's new volunteer development director, and Kat Knutsen ( Episode 73 , Episode 131 , and Episode 180 ), as well as painter Mason Terra . The topic was about connections and networks, and community. Our g...

Welcome, Adrian R. Tió , a former Professor of Fine Arts in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth . He was also a former dean at the College. Tió received his fine arts training from Temple University (BA '74), the University of Cincinnati (MFA '79), and his post-baccalaureate study at the Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy ('75-76). He resides in M...

Welcome, Zarla Ludin, a design strategist, product enthusiast, and sometime artist. Her career has focused on helping businesses—such as Sonos , Amazon , and iRobot —connect their creative teams with clear narratives and organizational goals. Zarla has also partnered with municipalities, including the City of Boston , to shape service innovations and reflect on design practice. She is now channeli...

In  Episode Seven , Jazz Podcast Host, Dave Reis speaks with drummer  Chris Poudrier, Sr. , about his talent, passion, and dedication. Chris's career has not been limited to a specific genre. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, Cum Laude. He is a drum set professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth , where he is the musi...

Welcome, Lara Lourenco Harrington, AKA Lara Harrington , a re-emerging artist and supporter of the arts in the South Coast. She is the daughter of immigrants from Terceira and Faial , "two of the most beautiful islands in the Azores ." Her journey to connect more deeply with her heritage took a significant turn in 2011 when she became involved with the Azorean Whaleboats in New Bedford, Massachuse...

This is the July AHA! episode - our eleventh - in our continuing series of livestream podcasts from Play Arcade co-hosted by our podcast partner and friend Adam Katz. We invited Max Wickemeyer The Artists Index's new volunteer development director, and Kat Knutsen ( Episode 73 , Episode 131 , and Episode 180 ). Elyse Laurelle Dermarest joined us later. The topics ranged as they usually do. Our gue...

Welcome, Jimi Blacksheep, AKA James A. Bourne , musical artist. His mantra: sounding good and looking good. His alter ego, his stage persona, is Jimi Blacksheep, and his life has been a musical journey. Now in his 60s, this transplanted New Bedford, Massachusetts , resident is most at home busking on the streets, entertaining pedestrians with his vast catalog of covers and original songs. Jimi Bla...

Welcome, Jeff 'Pixel' Palmer , a block and screen printing artist with deep New England roots, is currently based in Marion, Massachusetts . His artistic style is heavily supported by his years in the field of graphic design production. Jeff or Pixel  has extensive credentials in video and film production.  His subject matter includes historic icons, famous actors, musicians, animals, pop art, hum...

In  Episode Seven , our  Gallery X Documentation Project  podcast host  Sean FitzGerald  speaks with  Matthew Ryckebusch , musician and ESOL instructor at UMass Dartmouth Workers' Education Program for over 20 years.  Matt, AKA Gaston Jethro , is the vocalist and bass player in the popular South Coast musical group, The Jethros ! He is an associate member and an important part of the evolution of ...

In Episode Six , our Gallery X Documentation Project podcast host Sean FitzGerald speaks with Don Wilkinson , painter/art writer. Don is an important part of Gallery X and contributes his memories to the Gallery X Documentation Project ! He's one of the earliest Gallery X members and an integral part of the gallery's formation and growth into a New Bedford and overall South Coast creative communit...

In Episode Five , our Gallery X Documentation Project podcast host Sean FitzGerald speaks with John Neiman , AKA Screamin' Johnny Neiman. John is an important part of Gallery X and the Gallery X Documentation Project ! He's one of the founding members of Gallery X. John has served in many capacities as an active member, an integral part of the everyday operations, and in all aspects and projects,...

In  Episode Six , Dave Reis speaks with internationally renowned, award-winning jazz musician and centenarian, Terry Gibbs, via Zoom from Australia! Terry Gibbs, was born Julius Gubenkon in 1924. The renowned American jazz vibraphonist and band leader is 101 years old! According to his Wikipedia page, Gibbs has performed or recorded with many of the greatest names in Jazz, including   Tommy Dorsey...

Welcome, John Irwin , a Tiverton, Rhode Island , artist. His studio is in The Handkerchief Factory , which is located in  Warren, Rhode Island . Tiverton, by the way, is a part of the South Coast .  John has been painting for almost 50 years. He is a Special Education teacher at East Providence High School and teaches art at his studio and several other venues. John Irwin paints landscapes and por...

Welcome, Mwalim (AKA Daphunkee Professor AKA Morgan James Peters), who has been studying music since he was ten years old. He is formally trained in classical, jazz, and is a fourth-generation musician on his mother's side. Mwalim's first instrument was the viola, and he performed at Carnegie Hall with an orchestra before he was 14. He also started studying piano and composition with his grandfath...

Welcome, South Coast newcomer and the owner-operator of an already local institution, Fairhaven Frets , Bryon Knight. One of our newest friends, supporters, and collaborators. He began his musical career at age 11 and wanted to know more about how instruments were built. Bryon began "hanging around" a shop where a master fiddle maker was producing hand-made violins, violas, cellos, and a few guita...

This is the May AHA! episode - our tenth - in our continuing series of livestream podcasts from Play Arcade co-hosted by our podcast partner and friend Adam Katz. We invited David Walega and guests from our earliest podcasts, Jill Law , and Michael Pietragalla to join us this month. In fact, Michael was our very first guest on Episode 2 . Jeff Wotton and Ron Fortier did the first or intro Episode...

Welcome, South Coast native, America's Master Mentalist, and our friend, Jon Stetson, to our 206th podcast! Jon was our guest during the height of the pandemic when we recorded his visit on Podcast Number 67 . A lot has happened in the World since we last spoke with him. In case you didn't know, Jon inspired the CBS hit television series "The Mentalist" . Stetson blends the art of Mystery with the...

This is the April AHA! episode - our ninth - in our continuing series of livestream podcasts from Play Arcade co-hosted by our podcast partner and friend Adam Katz. We opted for an open mic evening this month and our guests were Sarah Mulvey Ferreira , The Artists Index Podcast host Scott Bishop , Denn Santoro , and Max Wickemeyer . We covered a bunch of topics last Thursday, April 10th (from 6 to...

Welcome, Max Wickemeyer to our 205th podcast! Max is also known as Max Harris Wickemey er or, by his professional name Max H. Wickemeyer . We were introduced to Max by our friend and early podcast guest, Dan Cooney , the co-owner of Heavenly Spirits and our first sponsor. Max said that I described him as a polymath and that, "only time will tell" if, what I said was accurate. He started taking mus...

Welcome Andrew Tedesco , also known as Bad Andy Art .  He is a contemporary artist. Andrew was born and raised in Massachusetts. He focuses on the narrative of storytelling through the methods of portraiture and working with the figure and its interaction with space. Andy works primarily with traditional techniques in drawing and painting while "imbuing them with aspects of street art and non-conv...

Welcome Tammi Meehan LMHC , artist and clinical therapist. Tammi is originally from Boston and studied at Parsons School of Design in New York City. From there, she went on to the University of Paris at the Sorbonne in France and later received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art in 1993. Sixteen years later, Tammi returned to school and received a Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology...

Welcome Tracy Barbosa , a local glass artist. She is the owner-operator at Duende Studio and a Community Development TDI Fellow Attleboro at MassDevelopment . Tracy is a multi-media artist and community organizer. She has a bachelor's degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design . (AKA MassArt) Tracy was involved with organizing the Love the Ave initiative in New Bedford's North End. Her ar...

Welcome to the Lost Artists of Fairhaven Podcast Series hosted by Scott Bishop ! The series focuses on the artists who once lived, worked, or were born in  Fairhaven, Massachusetts . The town was and continues to be called home to many now-historical artists who were forgotten or unsung in their day. This focused series of podcast episodes presented by The Artists Index brings you informative conv...