Fluid States: New England Wax/New England Waters exhibition at the New Bedford Art Museum
CONTACT: Julia Zimmerman, jzimmerman@newbedfordart.org
The New Bedford Art Museum will be showing the work of members from the New England Wax (N.E.W.) organization in an exhibition titled Fluid States: New England Wax/New England Waters from January 21 through March 14, 2021. Fluid States will look at the importance of water, both salt and fresh, and its essential contributions to life in New England; its coast and ports, fishing grounds, and leisure areas. Fluid States will also explore the ecological richness – and fragility – of New England’s watery ecosystem.
Jurors Jamie Uretsky, Curator at New Bedford Art Museum, and Julia Zimmerman, Curatorial Assistant, will be choosing artwork for this exhibit from the work of N.E.W. members who reside throughout New England. New England Wax is a professional organization founded in 2006 and dedicated to promoting excellence in fine art made with encaustic and cold wax mediums, to raising awareness of the wax mediums for artistic expression, and to challenging its members to continue to grow as artists. Wax, utilized as an art material with a long history, shares many properties with water itself: fluidity, translucency, malleability, delicacy and fragility, all themes that will be explored in depth in the exhibition.
The New Bedford Museum of Art is dedicated to engaging a diverse audience in relevant exhibitions and exemplary education and creative experiences as a vital and innovative center for the arts. The museum is located at 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740. For additional information about the Fluid States exhibition or current information about visiting the museum, please check the museum’s website www.newbedfordart.org, email info@newbedfordart.org, or call 508.961.3072.
For additional information about New England Wax, visit their website www.newenglandwax.com, or contact Nancy Whitcomb at nswhitcomb5@gmail.com.
