Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Creativity gathers here.

Built in 1889 as a Richardsonian Romanesque stone library, the Dartmouth Cultural Center remains a beloved gather place where artists, makers, writers and neighbors come together to create, learn, and share. Exhibits, workshops, talks, & gatherings happen here year-round.

What’s happening?

Wed, July 8 · 6:00 PM
"Dear Homefolks": Writing Letter Poems to Our Ancestors

A generative poetry workshop with Elizabeth Sylvia. Write letter poems to family members who came before — and from them back to you.

$35 · Members $30
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Reading Room Gallery - OPENING JUNE 5

Recovered Dreams & New Creations

Eric Lintala & Bruce Bailey |June 5-27
Opening Reception Friday, June 5 at 5 pm | Artist Talk Saturday, June 27 at 1 PM

Two South Coast artists, bound by a shared fascination with humanity's earliest forms of expression, come together in this exhibit of painting and sculpture. Eric Lintala, a sculptor and Professor Emeritus at UMass Dartmouth, describes his work as a narrative of human, cultural, and natural events past and present — the marks and symbols he shapes in steel and bronze become echoes of the prehistoric world. Bruce Bailey, his former student, brings paintings and prints that move fluidly between charcoal, acrylic, and digital media, each piece reaching back toward the ancient cultures, myths, and histories that have long inspired him.

Together, their work asks how people have always reached for image and symbol to make sense of the world.
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Workshops, Classes & Events

Hands-on learning, talks, performances, and gatherings throughout the year. See what's coming up →