Arts This Week: Ruth E. Carter And 'Voices From The Land' Ruth E. Carter is an Academy-Award winning costume designer Antwon Maxwell Photography, courtesy of New Bedford Art Museum Arts This Week | May 6, 2021 This week, Jared Bowen takes us through the costume designs of Ruth E. Carter at New Bedford Art Museum and gives us a sample of âVoices From The Landâ presented by Shelter Music Boston. A gallery view of "Uncommon Threads: The Works of Ruth E. Carter" Rory Sheil/GBH News The New Bedford Art Museum presents a retrospective of costumes designed by Academy Award-winner Ruth E. Carter. A Massachusetts native, Carter is known for her work on more than 30 years of films including âBlack Panther,â âDo the Right Thing" and âRootsâ (reboot). In addition to presenting costumes, the exhibition highlights Carterâs extensive research and design process through sketches, mood boards, reference photographs and more.