Art Beat: A closer look at Kat Knutsen
There is a newly installed three-panel mural on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford. Commissioned by the Community Economic Development Center, it was conceptualized and painted by Kat Knutsen, and it is a joyous nod to three distinct cultures with rich histories and a vibrant presence in the city. Utilizing dance as a common theme, one panel honors the Black community, another embraces the Guatemalan constituency, and the other recognizes the Portuguese populace. Knutsen’s imaginative and robust celebratory paintings succeed so well in no small part because dance is universal. Dance is somethin...
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