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The College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth has a long history of engagement with local communities. Since its inception the college’s art, design, and curatorial projects have brought together cutting-edge practices from students, faculty, and community partners and stakeholders in four areas of design & practice, curation & collaboration, social practice & community-engaged art, and heritage & history. These projects have cultivated responsible pedagogy and expanded learning for UMass Dartmouth students as well as our community partners. Samples of recent projects are featured below.
Design & Architecture
- Architecture and Urban Revitalization
- Animating the City
- Graphic Design in the Service of the Community
- Participatory Printmaking
- Social Justice and Fashion
Curation & Collaboration
- Art Residency at Labor Education Center
- Celebrating the Legacy of the New Bedford Historical Society
- Collaboration with MassDiGi
- Collaborative Exhibition with DATMA
- Engineering Majors at the CVPA
- Exhibiting Local Ecologies
- Public Performance during the Pandemic
Social Practice & Community-Engaged Art
- Ceramics in Public Service
- Colors of Pride
- Making Music with Local Communities
- Participatory Ceramics
- Seeking Justice Through Art Pedagogy
- The Art of Diversity and Equity