Annual Members Exhibition on display at New Bedford Art Museum
NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! is exhibiting the annual Member's Exhibition through May 8. The 2021 show's jury, Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, has selected artworks for cash and other prizes.
Nancy Whitcomb's Dog Eat Dog World was awarded Best in Show. Susan Gilmore's Blustery was the first runner up, and Dora Atwater Millikin's Nantucket Light Ship was the second runner up. The staff pick was Elizabeth Stanton's Waiting On Citrus To Ripen.
Each year, New Bedford Art Museum puts out a call to members inviting them to submit their artworks to be considered for the show, and each year the museum is excited to see what its community has been making.
This year's members who were selected by juries include Adrian Tio, Allen Constant, Barbara McDowell, Bill Popik, Brittany Grimes, Carol Scavotto, Carole Constant, Chip Davenport, Corinna Raznikov, Danya Bichsel, Deb Smook, Denn Santoro, Dora, Atwater Millikin, Elizabeth Stanton, Emmett Barnacle, Eric Lintala, Helen Bryant, Iwona Lapczyk, JP Powel, Jane Bregoli, Jane O'Hara, Jill Law, Jim Sears, Judith Klein, Keith M. Francis, Kendra J. Conn, Kim Barry, Kristina N. Occhino, Lelia Stokes, Weinstein, Lynne Byers, Marty Keating, Mary N. Hurwitz, Mia Pelletier, Milton H. Brightman, Morgan Spaulding, Nancy Whitcomb, Ray Genereux, Robert Dunn, Ron Fortier, Roy Rossow, Skip Treglia, Susan Costa, and Susan Gilmore.
About The Juror
Stephanie Haboush Plunkett serves as Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Norman Rockwell Museum. Plunkett began her professional career in the field of museum education and has previously held positions at the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Children's Museum, and the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, New York. Lately, she has curated many exhibitions exploring the art of Norman Rockwell and the field of illustration.
About New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!
New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! (NBAM) is located in the beautiful Seaport Cultural District in historic downtown New Bedford at 608 Pleasant St. NBAM presents a rotating schedule of exhibitions, workshops, and digital experiences as a local cultural institution and is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Advanced booking is required, and timed tickets are available through newbedfordart.org/visit or by phone (508) 961-3072. You can connect with NBAM on Facebook and on Instagram @nbam_aw.
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: New Bedford Art Museum holding annual members exhibition
