Dartmouth Cultural Center Showcases Art and Literature This Fall

The crew at the Dartmouth Cultural Center had a busy summer, and according to Cultural Center President Pauline Santos, there's more to come during September and October.

Santos and volunteer Beverly Pusateri joined Townsquare Sunday to run down the events of the summer and what's happening over the next two months.

Right off the bat, the Dartmouth Cultural Center is hosting the Member-Guest Summer Invitational exhibit that remains on display from now until early October.

"We have more than 25 artists, and most of them have contributed at least two pieces of art," Santos said. "There are some sculptures on display, but most of the art is paintings."

Fall Art Exhibit: "Composition"

The exhibit is titled "Composition" and is open through October 4. The Dartmouth Cultural Center, located on Elm Street in South Dartmouth, is open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

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Celebrating Eudora Welty’s Vision

Coming up on October 9 at 7 p.m. will be a program called "Seeing Stories: The Photographic and Literary Vision of Eudora Welty." Welty was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of both fiction and non-fiction who later turned to photography during the 1930s, taking photos of poverty-stricken Mississippi during the Great Depression.

There were 75 photographs in all, and Laura Bailet was able to obtain the last set of Twenty Photographs published by Palaemon Press in 1980. Bailet is a summer resident of Dartmouth who grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a long-standing interest in southern literature.

"Laura will speak about Welty's written work, and connect it to the photographs she acquired," Santos said. "The photographs are very revealing and powerful."

The Cultural Center is requesting a $10 donation to attend this program.

Community Events Brought Families Together

Two other notes: the DCC's Wet Paint Day was always in September, but was moved to August this year after rain hampered the event the past couple of years. Santos said it will remain in August in 2026.

A multi-day scavenger hunt was wildly successful, according to Pusateri.

"Fifty children took part in the event, and they had to find 14 various objects hidden in Padanaram Village," she said. "They all came back and had a great time and won prizes."

Local Businesses Support the Arts

Fourteen businesses were involved in the scavenger hunt, and Pusateri and Santos applauded them for joining with DCC as partners for the event.

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