Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Creativity gathers here.

Built in 1889 and loved ever since - a Richardsonian Romanesque stone library on Elm Street where painters, poets, weavers, beekeepers & neighbors come together to make things, learn things, and share them. Exhibits, workshops & gatherings year-round.

What’s happening?

Tue, May 26 · 6:30 PM
Honeybees, Wax & Wonder

Join us for an engaging evening with the Bristol County Beekeepers Association and learn more about honeybees, their role in the environment, and the fascinating ways they support the world around us. Participants will also have the opportunity to make beeswax candles.
Free · Beeswax candles $5 · Pre-registration required · Register →

Sat, May 30 · 1 PM
Artist Talk: Wax, Bees, and the Art of Collaboration

Join artists Susan Medyn and David Formanek for a gallery talk about Found Wax, their current exhibition at the Dartmouth Cultural Center. Medyn will discuss her honeybee collaborated works, created with bees in her apiaries, while Formanek will share how wax, water, and casting processes shape his newest sculptural pieces. Meet the artists and learn more about the materials, ideas, and processes behind the exhibition.
Free · No registration needed · Learn more →

Fri, June 5 · 5–7 PM
Opening Reception: Recovered Dreams & New Creations

Opening Reception: Recovered Dreams & New Creations Meet sculptor Eric Lintala and painter/printmaker Bruce Bailey, and view the new exhibition. Lintala's sculptures explore narratives drawn from prehistoric symbols and human experience; Bailey returns to his original passions in painting, printmaking, and sculpture, blending traditional and digital techniques.
Free · No registration needed · Learn more →

Thu, June 25 · 6 PM
Make a Classic Nantucket Bracelet Uniquely Your Own

Spend an evening weaving your own bespoke Nantucket bracelet with Melissa Haskell of Great Neck Designs. A timeless coastal classic, made uniquely yours — pick your own accent materials to give it your signature. All materials included. Ages 16+.
$135 · Members $125 · Register →

Reading Room Gallery - NOW SHOWING

Found Wax

Susan Medyn & David Formanek
May 1–30, 2026 | Artist Talk Saturday May 30 at 1 PM

Working with living honeybee colonies, Susan Medyn creates sculptural frameworks transformed over time through the activity of the bees themselves. David Formanek's sculptural relief works explore wax, casting, texture, and transformation through richly layered surfaces.

An intriguing exhibition exploring sculpture, ecology, process, and material transformation.

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