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Makers Merge

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Makers Merge
Pop-Up Exhibition for AHA! Night

Thursday, November 13, 2025
5pm–7pm with a fashion show at 6:30pm

The Vault Performing Arts Center & Pub | 791 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740

Free and open to the public.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) are thrilled to present Makers Merge, a student exhibition celebrating the intersection of art, design, and technology at The Vault Performing Arts Center & Pub, 791 Purchase Street, New Bedford.

Featured courses include:

  • Dynamic Screen-Based Typography and Digital Fabrication, taught by Associate Teaching Professor Lara Henderson (UMass Dartmouth)
  • Fashion Design courses led by Professors Aleta Deyo and Sydney Hawes (UMass Dartmouth), showcased through a live fashion show at 6:30pm
  • Toy Design for Social Change, taught by Associate Professor Jessica Brown (Rhode Island School of Design)

For more information contact: Lara Henderson

The Vault Performing Arts Center & Pub, 791 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Lara Henderson
lhenderson@umassd.edu

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