2012 SALEM ARTS FESTIVAL http://salemartsfestival.com A project of Salem Main Streets Thu, 17 May 2012 20:26:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Draft Festival Schedule http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3565 http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3565#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 20:25:07 +0000 Jennifer http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3565 5 – 7 p.m. Salem Arts Festival Kick Off Reception - Open to the public, refreshments. Juried Exhibit of 20 artists’ work. Location: Old Town Hall, Derby Square

5:00 p.m. Music by Brian Rolland in Old Town Hall (Solo guitar – Jazz/Latin/Brazilian)

6:00 p.m. Music by Brad Byrd in Old Town [...]]]> Friday, June 1

5 – 7 p.m.           Salem Arts Festival Kick Off Reception -  Open to the public, refreshments. Juried Exhibit of 20 artists’ work.  Location: Old Town Hall, Derby Square

5:00 p.m.            Music by Brian Rolland in Old Town Hall (Solo guitar – Jazz/Latin/Brazilian)

6:00 p.m.            Music by Brad Byrd in Old Town Hall (Solo Acoustic – Singer-Songwriter)

7:00 p.m.            Music by The Paul Madore Chorale in Old Town Hall (Choral – Show Tunes, Classical, Folk Tunes)

8:00 p.m.            Flamenco Dance by Jamie “La Damasquina” Belsito in Old Town Hall

8:30 p.m.            Codify Dance Performance by Cecilia Raassina in Old Town Hall (Modern Dance)

Saturday, June 2

10 – 5 p.m.         Juried Street Fair – select local artists work for sale on the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall

11 – 5 p.m.         Juried Art Show -  Open to the public in Old Town Hall-  Juried Exhibit

12 – 2 p.m.         Collaborative Abstract Expressionism - interactive art making with James Eric Rogers next to Gulu Gulu in Lappin Park

12:00                 Accidentally on Purpose - Improv Comedy, Old Town Hall 2nd Floor

Derby Square Stage:

1:00 p.m.          Excerpt from the Odyssey - Dramatic recitation by Brandon Wieber

2:00 p.m.         Baseball & Jazz: A Reading with Music -  J.D. Scrimgeour, Aidan Scrimgeour           

3:00 p.m.         Avant Guardians - Ellen Hardy & Brendan O’Reilly                 

East India Fountain Stage

11:00 a.m.       Ben Rudnick and Friends (Acoustic Band)

12:00 p.m.       Merrimack (Pop/Rock band)

1:00 p.m.         The Saxyderms (Saxophone Ensemble)

1:45 p.m.         Siren of the Circle (Hoopdance)

2:00 p.m.        Man Alive! (Alt-Folk Ensemble)

3:00 p.m.        Northeast Belly Dance Association (Belly Dancing)

4:00 p.m.        Joe Pino Quintet (Jazz Quintet)

5:30 p.m.        Machine 475 (Electronic Dance Band)

Sunday, June 3

11 – 3 p.m.       Juried Art Show -  Open to the public in Old Town Hall-  Juried Exhibit

East India Fountain Stage

11:00 a.m.        David Thorne Scott (Jazz/Pop – Singer/Songwriter/Pianist)

12:00 p.m.        Kirsten & Dave (Acoustic Pop/Rock, Country, Folk, Blues)

1:00 p.m.          Amber Blues (Rock)

2:00 p.m.         Heather Maloney Band (Singer/Songwriter)

3:00 p.m.         Big Blue Octopus (Jazz/Rock Band)

4:00 p.m.         The Holdouts

Gulu-Gulu Café:

5:00 p.m.           Neophyte Capsule (Sound/visual installation art by Glenn Church)

5:30 p.m.           Intersection in Poetry & Music & Film Jennifer Jean, Sebastien                   Jean, & Joe Perry (Poetry, rock guitarist, film)

6:00 p.m.           Salem Arts Festival Wrap-Up Party (Welcome all artists, volunteers & attendees)

*Saturday & Sunday Performance Rain Location upstairs Old Town Hall. Schedule subject to changes and substitutions.

All Weekend – Artists’ Row – Art Making Activities – Art Community Room (Museum Place Mall)

]]> http://salemartsfestival.com/?feed=rss2&p=3565 0 2012 SAF artists to be announced soon! http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3546 http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3546#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:45:11 +0000 Jennifer http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3546 It’s hard to believe that the 2012 Salem Arts Festival is barely more than a month away! Things are really starting to gear up here at festival headquarters. This week our jury was hard at work evaluating the amazing applications we received for gallery artists, performers, and street festival vendors. Watch this space for 2012 [...]]]> It’s hard to believe that the 2012 Salem Arts Festival is barely more than a month away!  Things are really starting to gear up here at festival headquarters.  This week our jury was hard at work evaluating the amazing applications we received for gallery artists, performers, and street festival vendors.  Watch this space for 2012 artist announcements VERY SOON.

We’re also beginning to recruit volunteers for the weekend of the festival, June 1 – June 3.  The Salem Arts Festival is an entirely volunteer-run event and we need your help to showcase our artists and introduce visitors to our community.  Volunteer activities in the past have included helping with set-up,overseeing the gallery, greeting musicians, guiding visitors, and more.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Salem Main Streets Manager Jennifer Bell at jennifer@salemmainstreets.org or (978)744-0004 x15.

]]> http://salemartsfestival.com/?feed=rss2&p=3546 0 SAF 2012 Call for Proposals http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3436 http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3436#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:37:11 +0000 Jennifer http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3436 Join us June 1 – 3 for the 2012 festival in downtown Salem

Welcome to the Salem Arts Festival’s home page! For three days each summer, this free festival transforms downtown Salem into an opportunity for the arts community to showcase their talents. Now in its fourth year, the festival boasts attendance numbers of 4,000. [...]]]> Join us June 1 – 3 for the 2012 festival in downtown Salem

Welcome to the Salem Arts Festival’s home page!  For three days each summer, this free festival transforms downtown Salem into an opportunity for the arts community to showcase their talents.  Now in its fourth year, the festival boasts attendance numbers of 4,000.  It celebrates all the arts: painting, photography, sculpture, dance, music, writing, film, new media, performance, theatre, poetry, culinary, etc. in a free city-wide arts festival.

 The 2012 festival will consist of:

  • a gallery of juried artists’ work in Old Town Hall
  • an outdoor stage venue for performance and dance at the East India Fountain
  • an indoor performance space in Old Town Hall
  • a juried street fair on Essex Street Pedestrian Mall and Derby Square

The Salem Arts Festival is organized by Salem Main Streets and a collaboration of Salem organizations which provide support and jurors for the festival, including the Salem Arts Association, Salem State University and the Peabody Essex Museum. 

Applications should be completed and submitted by MARCH 31 the festival prefers electronic applications, applicants who cannot complete the form online should submit forms to Salem Arts Festival/Salem Main Streets, 265 Essex St., Salem, MA 01970 by the March 31 deadline.

To fill out an application for the 2012 Salem Arts Festival click here.

All artists are asked to send 1 – 3 .jpeg of their work via email to info@salemmainstreets.org 

For all Juried Street Fair applicants you are required to fill out the CORI Form  and mail it to Salem Arts Festival/Salem Main Streets, 265 Essex St., Salem, MA 01970 by March 31, 2012.

]]> http://salemartsfestival.com/?feed=rss2&p=3436 0 2011 – Salem Celebrates the Arts http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3348 http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3348#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:35:46 +0000 Jennifer http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3348 Thank you to all artists who donated their time and talents and the many volunteers and sponsors (including the Salem Cultural Council, Peabody Essex Museum, and Salem State University)who helped make the Salem Arts Festival 2011 the best festival to date. Thank you also to all patrons of the festival, attendance figures this year [...]]]> Thank you to all artists who donated their time and talents and the many volunteers and sponsors (including the Salem Cultural Council, Peabody Essex Museum, and Salem State University)who helped make the Salem Arts Festival 2011 the best festival to date. Thank you also to all patrons of the festival, attendance figures this year exceeded 5,000 for the festival June 3 – 5, 2011. There were over 75 participating artists, a juried art show, numerous outdoor performances at the East India Square Stage, interactive art presentations, and artists located in 20 downtown businesses. We hope everyone enjoyed participating in this free festival. We would love your feedback and ideas on the festival and we are looking for volunteers to help with the organizing of the 2012 festival. If you are interested contact Salem Main Streets Manager, Jennifer Bell at jennifer@salemmainstreets.org or (978)744-0004.

Thank you,
The Salem Arts Festival Committee

]]> http://salemartsfestival.com/?feed=rss2&p=3348 0 Salem News Lifestyle http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3321 http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3321#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:34:39 +0000 Cheryl http://salemartsfestival.com/?p=3321 June 2, 2011 Salem Arts Festival is this weekend By Amanda McGregor STAFF WRITER

SALEM — Art can be appreciated in many forms, whether it’s a live tattoo demonstration, free hoop-dance lessons, or a juried show of paintings, photographs and sculpture.

The third annual Salem Arts Festival promises all those things — and more — [...]]]> June 2, 2011
Salem Arts Festival is this weekend
By Amanda McGregor
STAFF WRITER

SALEM — Art can be appreciated in many forms, whether it’s a live tattoo demonstration, free hoop-dance lessons, or a juried show of paintings, photographs and sculpture.

The third annual Salem Arts Festival promises all those things — and more — with a lineup of live performances, art-making activities, film and exhibits — all for free — tomorrow through Sunday.

This year’s festival offers an outdoor stage on the Essex Street pedestrian mall with free entertainment Saturday and Sunday and a juried exhibit of work by 30 artists on display in the Museum Place Mall.

“In most area art shows, it’s about artists and vendors selling their artwork, but we don’t follow that model,” said Jennifer Bell, manager of Salem Main Streets, which started the volunteer-run festival.

“We really just want to have free performances and opportunities for people to experience all types of art … [READ MORE]

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CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS

Kimberley Driscoll Mayor

 

Dear Salem Arts Festival guests:

On behalf of the City of Salem, welcome to the Salem Arts Festival! This year’s festival includes a variety of artists and activities. So whether you’d like to take in an outdoor performance [...]]]>

CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS

Kimberley Driscoll
Mayor

 

Dear Salem Arts Festival guests:

On behalf of the City of Salem, welcome to the Salem Arts Festival! This year’s festival includes a variety of artists and activities. So whether you’d like to take in an outdoor performance on the Essex Street Mall or find something fun to do with the kids, the Salem Arts Festival has something for you.

The Salem Arts Festival gives us a chance to show off our history and diversity through our vibrant arts community and our bustling downtown. And we’re proud of both. While enjoying the many talents of Salem residents, I hope you also take some time to enjoy the diverse and eclectic offerings of Salem’s downtown businesses and our expanding waterfront.

Special thanks goes out to the Salem Arts Association, Salem Main Streets, Salem Sounds and all the other groups and individuals who worked hard to organize this year’s festival.

Over the weekend, I encourage you to take in as much art and as many performances as possible. Events like the Salem Arts Festival are what make Salem a great city to live in and visit and I hope you enjoy your time downtown.

Very truly yours,

Kimberly Driscoll

Kimberley Driscoll
Mayor

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