Arts equity and opportunity the focus of latest work by Creative County

by jandrews | Jan 21, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Press Release

Originally distributed in Salem News Artists will always make art. They will forever paint, play music, dance, create stories, and bring those stories to life on stage. But now more than ever before, artists and arts and culture organizations – smaller ones with...

“The Alchemy of Grief” Invites Public to Reflect, Create & Heal 

by jandrews | Dec 28, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Press Release

PEG Center for Art & Activism Launches Next Community Art Project for February “The Alchemy of Grief” Invites Public to Reflect, Create & Heal  Newburyport, MA, December 21, 2021 – The PEG Center for Art & Activism recently revealed murals based on the...

New Exhibition at PEM Celebrates the Creative Collaboration of two Contemporary Indigenous Artists

by jandrews | Dec 15, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Events, Press Release

  via Peabody Essex Museum The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents an exhibition of two internationally-renowned contemporary Indigenous artists who view creativity as a boundless process that connects each of us. Marie Watt, an enrolled citizen of the Seneca...

Light the Falls in Methuen with Mayor Perry

by jandrews | Nov 24, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Events, Press Release

(Methuen) Mayor Neil Perry cordially invites the residents of Methuen to the first annual Light the Falls with the Mayor on December 12, 2021, from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. This event focuses on bringing technology and the arts together for an enjoyable holiday experience. ...

Essex County Creative Economy to Get Boost from State Grant

by creative-county-initiative | Apr 21, 2021 | Arts & Culture, COVID-19 News, News & Announcements, Press Release

ECCF-led virtual platform will distribute and promote region’s digital creative content Essex County’s cultural organizations and artists will soon have a powerful tool to aid in their economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a $230,000 grant from the...

Arts in Crisis: Huge Losses Signal Need for Collaboration to Recover

by gravoc | Mar 29, 2021 | Arts & Culture, COVID-19 News, Feature Story, Local Media, News & Announcements, Press Release

Published in North of Boston Business March 24, 2021   By Beth Francis   They were the first to close and will be among the last to fully reopen. Theaters, performance venues, live music spots, museums and galleries: they make our communities more vibrant, they...