Acknowledgements
Community Ethnographers – Eldric Abreu, Genesis Galan, Faustino Garcia, Colleen Pina-Garron, Elizabeth Ledo, Betsy Montes, Samantha Mendez, Paula Robinson Deare, and Ngoc Tran
Photographer/Videographer – Leia Onofrey
Project Manager/Exhibit Co-Curator – Emma York
Exhibit Co-Curator – Laura Orleans
Exhibit Designer – Joe Ritter
Humanities Advisor – Madeleine Hall-Arber
Project Intern – Ellen Huggins
Carpentry and Painting – Roland Field and Charlie York
Technology assistance provided by – Steve Gregory
Additional photos and video provided by – Phil Mello, Spinner Publications, Ross Paasche, and CAWN project narrators and their families
Workshop Leaders – Dr. Aminah Pilgrim and Marta V. Martinez
Translators – Gloria deSa, Marino Fernandes, Kathleen Le, Marta V. Martinez, and Yatmary Ordonez
Project funding provided by – National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration, Mass Humanities Expanding Massachusetts Stories grant, New Bedford Creative Wicked Cool Places grant
In November 2025, the Center was awarded a Expand Massachusetts Stories — Story Forward Grant from Mass Humanities to share the Casting A Wider Net (CAWN) exhibit with the greater New Bedford community in a new initiative called Sharing the Catch. The funding will allow us to travel the CAWN exhibit to three sites across New Bedford in 2026 and develop tie-in programing and curriculum materials. The exhibit will travel to the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, the Community Economic Development Center, and Global Learning Charter Public School.
