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Join us May 13-23, 2027, for our annual festival celebrating creativity and culture in Southeastern Massachusetts.

09/04/2026

Lucky number 7! 🎉

The 7th edition of Fabric Arts Festival returns October 8–11, bringing artists, ideas, and creativity to Fall River, New Bedford, and Providence.

This year's festival explores how cultures are shaped through the movement of people, ideas, memories, and everyday traditions, creating meaningful connections between local and international artists through exhibitions, performances, collaborations, and new commissions.

Save the date and keep an eye on FABRIC Arts Festival for more details as October approaches. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.

Viva Fall River is proud to support this incredible celebration of arts and culture as a media sponsor. 💜

Fabric Arts Festival
Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston
The Arts Council of Tiverton RI
Motif Magazine
New Bedford Light - A community-news organization
New Bedford Creative
ArtWeek SouthCoast

09/01/2026

🎨 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟯–𝟮𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳!

Nonprofits interested in hosting ArtWeek 2027 programming can apply this fall for ArtWeek grants of up to $2,000 through the SouthCoast Community Foundation’s 2026 Fall Grant Cycle.

📅 Applications open September 4
📅 Deadline: September 28

Apply now for funding to bring your ArtWeek SouthCoast 2027 ideas to life!

Learn more + apply: artweeksouthcoast.org/grants

06/23/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀? 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀? 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱? 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀? 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰?

Fabric Arts Festival would love to hear from you.

As part of an 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗲-𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬𝘀, the festival is seeking community members willing to share stories, memories, and personal archives that help preserve this important chapter of our region's history.

The project is seeking:

📷 Family photographs
📼 VHS tapes and home movies
🎶 Bands and musical groups
💃 Festas, dances, and community celebrations
⛪ Espírito Santo feasts and religious festivals
🏛️ Portuguese clubs and community halls
📻 Portuguese radio and television programs
❤️ Everyday life, family traditions, and personal memories

Whether you have a box of old photos, a stack of tapes, or stories passed down through generations, your memories can help tell the story of Portuguese-American life in Fall River and beyond.

𝗧𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁: 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Please share this post with family and friends who may have stories or archives to contribute. 🙏❤

Fabric Arts Festival
HNNow
Visit Fall River Ma.
The City of Fall River
Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition - FRACC

05/18/2026

What an exciting and special 10 days it has been. 🎨✨

ArtWeek SouthCoast 2026 brought together over 100 events across 15 cities and towns, spanning more than 70 venues throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and beyond. From galleries, theaters, studios, and museums to sidewalks, parks, storefronts, and waterfronts, hundreds of people came together to celebrate the incredible creative pulse of this region.

People made new friends, visited new places, discovered new artists and creative organizations, and experienced firsthand how arts and culture help strengthen communities, spark connection, and bring energy and life to the places we call home.

This year’s festival was also our biggest and most expansive yet, including the addition of the New Voices, New Places grant program, which helped welcome new communities, new organizers, and many first-time participants into the ArtWeek SouthCoast family.

To every artist, performer, musician, maker, organizer, venue, volunteer, sponsor, and community partner who participated: thank you for sharing your talent, passion, and creativity with the region.

And to everyone who attended an event, bought a ticket, supported a local artist, tried something new, or encouraged others to explore the arts: thank you for showing up and helping make this celebration so meaningful.

Art lives here. And after these past 10 days, that has never felt more true.

We already can’t wait for next year. 💫

05/12/2026

The 'We Here' mural on Pocasset Street lit up for the first time on May 8, as part of project by the Isosceles Alliance to revitalize the city. See link below ⬇️

📸 Emily Scherny

05/11/2026

Downtown Art Jam 2026 is free for our community — and that’s only possible because of the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you to:

Bristol County Savings Bank
Morton Hospital
TFed - Taunton Federal Credit Union
Mass Cultural Council
Taunton Cultural Council

We are also proud to be part of ArtWeek SouthCoast 2026, a 10- day regional celebration of art, culture, and community across Southeastern Massachusetts
(May 8–17). Learn more at artweeksouthcoast.org.

Art Jam 2026 is planned and organized by:
Downtown Taunton Foundation & Taunton Business Improvement District
Trescott Street Gallery & Gift Shoppe
Abi-Saad Print & Design
Crow County

Thank you all for investing in the arts and in downtown Taunton!

05/07/2026

🎨𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿.🙌

With nearly 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝟭𝟱 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟲𝟬 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀, this 10-day celebration brings the region’s creative energy front and center. From live music and art exhibitions to performances, workshops, and family-friendly experiences, there’s something happening in every corner of Southeastern Massachusetts.

No need to plan a trip to Boston—culture is right here in your own backyard.

Explore the full calendar and start planning: 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁.𝗼𝗿𝗴

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