Westport Now – Westport Arts, Culture and Sustainability

Nature/Personalities/Sustainability

Hurricane!

August 19, 2024August 20, 2024
Nature/Sustainability

The Search for Something Different

August 18, 2024August 18, 2024
Art/Sustainability

An Interview With 2023 Artist in Residence Ian Silvia

September 8, 2023September 9, 2023
Art/Events/Politics

Echoes of a Rebellion: Meysam Azarzad’s Visual Chronicle of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Uprising

August 29, 2023September 12, 2023

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Art

2024 Summer WARP Artist Rob Greene at Westport Woods

I first came upon the energetic wooden sculpture of an exploding man at my friends yoga studio in New Bedford when I was using it as a set for a photo shoot I was doing for South Coast Magazine. As curator of

August 18, 2024August 18, 2024

Art/Fashion/Sustainability

Cat Walk

Filmed by Mark Walker

September 7, 2023September 8, 2023

Art/Events/Politics

Pamela Karimi Discusses Meysam Azarzad’s Visual Chronicle of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Uprising in Iran.

A Collection of Meysam’s work will be opening at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery on September 22nd at 6pm. Professor Karimi will speak at 6:30. Gallery will be open September 23, 24, 30 and 31 from 12-5pm. Please RSVP on Facebook or Eventbrite.

August 30, 2023September 12, 2023

Art/Events/Politics

Echoes of a Rebellion: Meysam Azarzad’s Visual Chronicle of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Uprising

Exhibition at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, opening September 22 at 6pm, author talk by Pamela Karimi at 6:30.

August 29, 2023September 12, 2023

Art/Film/Music

Bach to Calm

In her new collaborative project cellist Stephanie Winters creates an original soundtrack of cello music that excerpts the Sarabande dance movement from each of the Six Cello Suites by J.S. Bach, and contextualizes these iconic solo-cello works with original compositions where she

August 26, 2022October 5, 2022

Art/Culture

Westport Artist Resident Hanna Vogel Helps Celebrate 2nd Year of Art at Westport Woods

The Westport Artist in Residence Program is a unique collaboration between the Westport Land Conservation (WLCT) and the Westport Cultural Council, and is made possible by the generous support of the Helen Ellis Charitable Trust administered by Bank of America. Each artist

August 25, 2022October 5, 2022

Community/Culture/Nature/Sustainability

The Wampanoag Experience

The Wampanoag Experience provides opportunities to participate in Wampanoag traditions and lifeways to highlight Native wisdom and build bridges amongst diverse peoples. Native approaches to environmental sustainability, community & governance, history, arts & crafts, and other topics are featured, the kick-off project

August 25, 2022September 28, 2022

Events/Film

2022 Summer Documentary Film Series at Weatherlow Farms

The 2022 Westport Film Series will be the tenth year of the screenings. Sponsored by Westport Cultural Council through a grant from the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust, the films are free to the public as part of the Trust’s mission to

July 5, 2022September 6, 2022

Nature/Personalities/Sustainability

Hurricane!

An exhibition of three historic Westport hurricanes Climate extremes have been a daily topic in recent years. This exhibition will look back at the impact of the Hurricane of 1938, Hurricane Bob 1991, and offers a second chance to see the Hurricane

August 19, 2024August 20, 2024

Nature/Sustainability

The Search for Something Different

Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) Horse Conch picctured with a Busycon perversum (Linnaeus, 1758) [Lightning Whelk]

August 18, 2024August 18, 2024

Art/Sustainability

An Interview With 2023 Artist in Residence Ian Silvia

A Little Compton resident, Ian Silvia brings a lifetime of familiarity with the local ecosystems to his installations. Below, he responds to questions posed by Merri Cyr of the Westport Cultural Council. Merri: You are a glass blower and you also use

September 8, 2023September 9, 2023

Music

Sizzling Summer Nights

Bayside Restaurant hosted a lively evening of music and dance to close out the summer season when they welcomed Capoeira artists and Bossa Nova musicians for a free outdoor performance on September 11th. The evening was supported by a grant from the

November 20, 2022November 21, 2022

Art/History/Personalities/Point of view

In Search of a New Land

Interview and portraits by Merri Cyr Edited and written by Paula Gauthier Award-winning playwright Samuel Harps presented a public reading of his new work-in-progress, Paul Cuffe: In Search of a New Land, to a packed house at the

September 19, 2022August 29, 2023