Name: Street Beat Salon
Start: 2024-10-02T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Interwoven

Artist Rhonda M. Fazio will open the makerspace and gallery at Interwoven, 634 Pleasant Street, New Bedford to collaborate with Peer-to-Peer, ARTnet, and studio artists that are established “Makers” of the community in New Bedford. Rhonda M. Fazio will present creative skill building, putting to practice the words to create conversations that hold the potential to be put into a grant proposal.

Peer-to-Peer Sessions is a free and accessible (mostly) online series geared to enrich, educate, and connect creatives through a series of workshops and training sessions. New Bedford is the home of artists, creatives, change makers, designers, entrepreneurs and community enthusiasts and the Peer-to-Peer Sessions embraces the pulse that makes New Bedford so unique while expanding our knowledge and connections.Funding for this initiative is provided by the City of New Bedford, through American Rescue Plan awards, and its Arts, Culture and Tourism Fund. Additional support comes from the Barr Foundation and Bristol County Savings Bank. Peer-to-Peer Sessions is one component of a larger initiative to support arts-based economic development.

More about Rhonda M. Fazio:
Environmental Alchemist, Rhonda M. Fazio is an artist, writer, and owner of Dyer Maker Studio. A traveling textile lab specializing in the sustainable art and history of textile design, Rhonda teaches a series of experiential workshops – “Dyeing to Wear It” and “Teaching through Textiles”. In addition to her work with fabric, Ms. Fazio teaches the “Art and Language of Food” and “SNAP to the MAX” a series of cooking and food preservation classes in the South Coast of Massachusetts.

More about New Bedford Creative:
New Bedford Creative is housed at the New Bedford Economic Development Council and tasked with implementing the city’s first-ever strategic arts and culture plan. The vision of the plan is that “In New Bedford, the creative community is an engaged and powerful partner, inspiring social, economic, and cultural growth. In this authentic seaport city, each and every person enjoys an opportunity to experience a diversity of cultures. Art is everywhere, encouraging fun, provoking thought, and nurturing the soul.” To learn more, visit newbedfordcreative.org.