The People's Poetry: Mental Health Awareness

Poets, spoken word artists, and poetry enthusiasts are invited to perform original works and share poems that inspire them.

Connect to the local poetry community and enjoy the rhythms and beauty of spoken word every last Wednesday of the month.


Host, Kate Frazer Rego

Kate Frazer Rego is an artist and educator living in the South Coast of Massachusetts. She attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Art, where she earned a BFA in Sculpture. She went on to earn her MFA from Boston University’s College of Fine Art. Kate has shown her work nationally and is currently in several private collections. She currently is included in the group show, “Beyond Binary” at BCC’s Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery. Her work spans multiple media including sculpture, installation, mixed media, painting, performance, and puppetry.

Kate has been an art educator in public charter schools and art organizations across the Southcoast for the past ten years. Her pedagogy focuses on process, building strong studio habits within her scholars, and art history through a lens of inclusion and social justice. When she’s not teaching for the Commonwealth, she’s holed up in her studio with a cup of coffee.

You may also like the following events from New Bedford Art Museum:

• This Friday, 30th May, 06:00 pm, Sketchbook Club in New Bedford
• Next month, 10th June, 06:00 pm, 30th Anniversary Gala in New Bedford
• Next month, 16th June, 09:00 am, Summer Art Program in New Bedford

Also check out other Arts events in New Bedford, Literary Art events in New Bedford, Health & Wellness events in New Bedford.