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.
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Exhibition at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, opening September 22 at 6pm, author talk by Pamela Karimi at 6:30.
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
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
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
I was very excited to see the first two hexagrams of the I Ching tattooed on Bill Brauns arms when we first met. The hexagrams are from the I Ching (Book of Changes), an ancient Chinese classic text used for divination, wisdom, and
Westport, Massachusetts natives Merri Cyr and Chief Nij-Pajikwat-Mo`z (Chief Two Running Elk), also known as Robert Cox, are collaborating on a groundbreaking project: the first sculptural representation of an Eastern Woodlands Indian in Westport, to be installed at Wainer Woods Farm. An
This summer, artists Merri Cyr and Tina Tryforos created a 17th-century perennial garden at the Handy House, inspired by New-England’s Rarities Discovered in Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, and Plants of that Country (1671) by early colonial visitor John Josselyn. Guided by Josselyn’s vivid descriptions, we focused on plants used
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
Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) Horse Conch picctured with a Busycon perversum (Linnaeus, 1758) [Lightning Whelk]
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
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
Filmed by Mark Walker