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CultureHouse Salem is looking for creatives, non-profit organizations, and local businesses to participate in collaborative programming
CultureHouse Salem is looking for creatives, non-profit organizations, and local businesses to participate in collaborative programming for the month of April, May and June 2022 at our pop-up community space hosted at Old Town Hall. Interested groups should fill out...
2022 Salem Arts Festival Mural Slam Call for Artists
The City of Salem’s Public Art Commission and the Salem Arts Festival are teaming up to present the 7th annual Salem Arts Festival Mural Slam (SAF Mural Slam). This dynamic live painting event engages the public with creative producers and contributes to downtown...
Inaugural recipient of PEM Prize, Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa, will create a new artwork in partnership with the PEM community
SALEM, MA — The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) announces its first annual PEM Prize to celebrate creative expression and civic engagement. The inaugural recipient of the PEM Prize and its $25,000 award is multidisciplinary Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa. Over the next year,...
“Sowing Dissent: Quilts of Love and Protest” Exhibition Unveiled at PEG Center for Art & Activism
“Sowing Dissent: Quilts of Love and Protest” Exhibition Unveiled at PEG Center for Art & Activism Newburyport, MA, March 4, 2022 – The PEG Center for Art & Activism kicks off its first art exhibition of 2022, featuring the work of three artist/activists who...
Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras Present A Chamber Music Concert
Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras Present A Chamber Music Concert Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 3:00 pm First Church of Ipswich, One Meeting House Green, Ipswich, MA Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) present a chamber music concert on Sunday, March 6,...
Carduus to present program of early music at Wilson Music Series
Carduus will perform on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport, the third of four concerts in the 2022 Jean C. Wilson Music Series. Due to the continuing pandemic, the three winter concerts will be live-streamed from the...
Arts equity and opportunity the focus of latest work by Creative County
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...
Free Artist Financial & Business Online Workshops – Spring 2022
Essex Spring 2022 Online Artist Workshops Assets for Artists January 7, 2022 ““I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the curriculum for these seminars. The quality of instruction is fabulous, both in terms of relevant content, organization,...
2022, 2023, & 2024 Artists’ Row Call for Creatives in Salem MA.
SALEM, MA – The City of Salem is pleased to announce a call for creatives for the Public Artist in Residence Program for 2022, 2023, and 2024 and openings for creatives to occupy the stalls on Artists’ Row for the 2023-2024 tenancy. Mayor Kim Driscoll and the Salem...
Non-Binary Creator Lyralen Kaye) Wins NE Film Star Award for Assigned Female at Birth
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“The Alchemy of Grief” Invites Public to Reflect, Create & Heal
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...
Andover Choral Society: A Virtual Holiday Concert 2020
If you enjoyed the video, consider a donation to Andover Choral Society This video includes performances by the Andover Choral Society, Michael Driscoll, director, and selections from its members. Three performances (Jingle Bells, Mary's Little Boy Child, Silver...
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