Jazz Series Episode 5: Greg Abate
Southcoast Artists Index
In Episode Five, Dave Reis speaks with internationally renowned, award-winning jazz musician , a saxophonist, flutist, and composer. He's traveled the globe on his musical tours. After finishing his education at in the mid-70s, went on to play lead alto saxophone for the Orchestra for 2 years. Abate formed his group in 1978. It became a New England favorite and offered him an opportunity to play tenor sax from 1986-87 with the revived under the leadership of . He was recently ranked number three in the Downbeat reader's poll for alto sax. The Artist Index's...
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Gallery X Series Episode 2: Zachary White
Southcoast Artists Index
In Episode Two, podcast host Sean FitzGerald speaks with , the executive director of . Zachary majored in photography and minored in printmaking while attending the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Sean and Zachary discuss the first phase of The Gallery X Documentation Project, with an agenda to scan entire collection of documents spanning 34 years. The documents include news clippings, posters, flyers, photographs, and more. Once scanned, these records will be archived and mined for information specific to the artists who have exhibited their work or performed at New Bedford’s...
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Podcast Episode 197: Peggy Call-Conley
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome Peggy Call-Conley, a local artist who earned her BFA in Art Education from , today the , in 1972. Her early exposure to the arts in Boston and her solace in nature in rural (AKA Middleboro) , deeply influenced her artistic journey. Peggy has spent 35 years teaching art in private and public schools while residing in . Her watercolor paintings are inspired by the natural beauty and coastal landscapes she encounters. She aims to capture the energy and tranquility of these scenes, focusing on subtle color changes, contrasting light, and the unique shapes of shadows. Her work is...
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Gallery X Series Episode 1: Project Introduction
Southcoast Artists Index
In Episode One, podcast host, Sean FitzGerald, speaks with The Artists Index co-founder, , about the new Gallery X Documentation Project. It is the first phase of a larger agenda to scan ‘s entire collection of documents including news clippings, posters, flyers, photographs, and more. The scanned documents will be archived and later mined for information specific to the artists who have had their work exhibited or who have performed at oldest continually operating cooperative art gallery. The gallery was founded in 1990 and is a contemporary, cooperative art gallery of visual, performing,...
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Live From AHA! - October
Southcoast Artists Index
The Artists Index is an partner and this is the fifth in our series of livestream podcasts. The October was an impromptu evening and open mic invitation to the South Coast's musicians. They came out and we all celebrated on Thursday, October 10th, from 6 to 7:30 pm. Once again, our livestream podcast was co-hosted by our livestream partner and friend , the owner of Our October AHA! Guests who joined us in the Living Room at Play Arcade included our musician friends and musicians we met for the first time who are now friends. It was an embarrassment of riches. We had a blast! So much...
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Podcast 196: Elyse Laurelle Demarest
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome Elyse Laurelle Demarest, an emerging artist whose fledgling practice is based out of the in downtown . Elyse lives in with her young son, Luke. Elyse Demarest her art business as out of the Co-Creative Center. She paints, sells art, and teaches watercolor and acrylic classes throughout the . Her artwork is locally inspired, primarily by the area's proximity to the New England coastline and harbors Elyse Laurelle Demarest grew up in metro Detroit and moved to New England to pursue her PhD and a teaching position at the . After leaving academia and going through a divorce, she became...
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Ep. 195: Eden Soares
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome Eden Soares (Eden Nelson Brandao Soares) who is a multi-talented multimedia artist. He has worked hard to sharpen his skills and ability to quickly and accurately, as he relates, "create proofs from their visions in a professional timely manner." Eden has demonstrated his gratitude from continuous referrals and recommendations from his satisfied customers and clients. His creativity on many different levels has allowed him to, "create simple or elaborate corporate or complex designs that are eye-catching, very marketable, brand-based and strategically laid out." He gives his art...
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Live from AHA! Sept 2024
Southcoast Artists Index
The Artists Index is an partner and this is the fourth in our series of livestream podcasts. The September celebrated on Thursday, September 12th from 6 to 7:30 pm. and was co-hosted by our livestream partner and friend , the owner of Our September AHA! galaxy of guests included , our Jazz Podcast Series podcast host, , the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art & Community Projects at the , artist extraordinaire , , our Gallery X Documentation Project Scanner, and the newest podcast host of our newest, soon to be premiered Gallery X Documentation Project Podcast Series, Sean...
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Ep. 193: Milena Rodrigues
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome to our first cookbook author and culinary artist Milena Rodrigues, who was also, unbeknownst to me, my neighbor in . Yes, a small world indeed! Milena is a first-generation American and daughter of Portuguese immigrants from Figueira da Foz. Her parents and sisters immigrated to in 1966. In the early 1970s, Milena Rodrigues and her family moved to . Milena always stayed connected to her family's roots. She spent her summers in Portugal since the age of one. Milena Rodrigues grew up enjoying and loving everything Portuguese, including the food. However, as she states, "I am not...
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Ep. 193: Drew Furtado
Southcoast Artists Index
Welcome Drew (Andrew) Furtado, a Emmy Award-winning visual storyteller. Since 2005, Drew has produced photo, film, and web content for South Coast schools and nonprofit organizations. He currently leads the communication and marketing efforts. Drew Furtado has transformed how the Museum reaches its potential audiences through digital platforms. Through his digital work, including films like , photography, and illustrated posters, he champions the positive stories of New Bedford and Fall River. Before his association with the , he spent 10 years building the media arts program at . His...
info_outlineWelcome Hip-Hop Artist, Trajic Montalvo (Andres Alexander Montalvo). He was born in Miami, Florida, and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts because, as he says, he was, "surrounded by death by the time I was an early teen and found a way to get through my everyday struggles and pains.
Trajic fell in in love with music. He has continued to write and rap at every chance he is presented with. Today he is releasing music consistently on all platforms. He also provides music videos on YouTube & more. As of late, he has been donating clothes and merchandise from his We Attire By Trajic Montalvo (WABTM) brand at PACE (People Acting in Community Endeavors) in New Bedford, Massachusetts while hoping to be more involved with the city and the surrounding communities.
Trajic's stage name is a testament to his early teenage years and is a testament to his immersion in hip-hop writing, rapping, and recording. His releases are found on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music. His journey which started in adversity and has brought him to secure a space in hip-hop has been embraced by his adopted community.
And although there have been challenges, his passion for music has never faltered. Trajic continues to be successful and carve out a niche in the South Coast's vibrant and expanding hip-hop scene. He was recently featured on 24HIP-HOP. Trajic speaks with The Artists Index’s cofounder, documentarian, and podcast host, Ron Fortier, about his art, life, and journey. This episode was recorded with Zoom. The Artists Index uses Zoom to accommodate our guests’ schedules and to allow them to remain in the comfort of their homes, especially those who no longer live on the South Coast of Massachusetts.
Our home base and recording studio is located at Spectrum Marketing Group in Howland Place in New Bedford. If you would like to be a guest on The Artists Index or have a suggestion, please let us know!
The In-Focus Podcasts are up close and personal conversations with the makers, performers, supporters, and cultural impresarios of the remarkable creative community of South Coast Massachusetts including New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Westport, and beyond.