Salem Witch Trials Ancestors & Descendants Tour
Salem will be 400 years old in 2026. It is rich in history, including a critical role in the American Revolution and being the richest seaport per capita from 1790 to 1812. And then there is the 1692 Witch Trials. There were 156 official complaints and maybe 200 accused, along with 70 afflicted persons, nine judges, dozens of jurors and ... Read More
Gu Wenda: United Nations
Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United StatesGu Wenda is among the most significant artists to emerge from China in the last 50 years. His awe-inspiring installations immerse visitors in a vision of shared humanity, global connectivity, and mass participation. He began as an ink painter, but by 1993 Gu began his united nations series, in which he works with human hair and other bodily materials. In ... Read More
Spirits: Tsherin Sherpa with Robert Beer
Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United StatesExplore the captivating paintings of one of the most renowned Himalayan artists of our time. Tsherin Sherpa’s works are grounded in the traditional Buddhist art of his training but stretch, bend, reconfigure, and repurpose its forms to explore contemporary concerns. The exhibition’s paintings and sculptures trace the evolution of his Spirits series whose subjects resemble Tibetan Buddhist deities transformed by ... Read More
PEM Pals May
Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United StatesFriday, May 5, 2023 from 10:30-11:30 am Included with admission Join us for a special reading of Buko by Jennifer Estacio, followed by a hands-on activity inspired by the book! Designed for children (5 and under) and their caregivers, PEM Pals aims to engage and excite all of the senses through books, movement, music, art and hands-on activities. Held once ... Read More
2023 MASSACHUSETTS POETRY FESTIVAL
Downtown Salem MAThe Massachusetts Poetry Festival is a biennial celebration of contemporary poetry. This year the Festival will be back on the ground in Salem, MA, May 5-7. We will feature over 150 poets in 75+ events ranging from workshops, panels, readings, and more. Tickets are now available, and if you purchase a ticket before April 8, you will automatically be in the running ... Read More
Reception for Drawn Together: The Exhibit
Salem Arts Association 159 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United StatesSalem Arts Association is honored to host an exhibit of artwork produced during the Drawn Together sessions. Every Tuesday night Sue Grillo has put together scenes featuring live models as inspiration for drawing. Although initially at Gulu Gulu Café a collaboration including the folks of SCAM; covid restrictions compelled them – with help from the wonderful people at Creative Collective ... Read More
For the Record – Community Art making
Residency Records 7 1/2 Church St, Salem, Massachusetts, United StatesFor the Record: Food Confessions is the community art project for the 2023 Salem ArtsFestival, led by student artist Alexia Coleman and public artists Linda Mullen andClaudia Paraschiv.Food influences everyone somehow, from how they connect with their culture to theirbody to their memories. This year, we ask the questions: How do you connect withfood? What stories do you associate with ... Read More
Montserrat presents Media & Animation Showcase
The Cabot 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, United StatesMontserrat College of Art is proud to announce the dates for the annual Media and Animation Showcase (MASh)! This year’s MASh will premiere on May 10th at The Cabot Cinema (286 Cabot St., Beverly). Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the show will start at 7:00 pm with a roughly two-hour runtime. Admission is free to the public. For over 7 years, ... Read More
Workshop: For the Record Community Art Making Project
Bambolina 288 Derby St, Massachusetts, United StatesJoin us on Thursday, May 11th at 5:30 pm on the Bambolina patio for our upcoming FREE Community Art Making workshop (though food and drink purchases are highly encouraged!) for this year's 15th Annual Salem Arts Festival!#saf2023 Raffle opportunity! Bambolina will donating one of their fantastic pizza classes - including time with their pizza chefs, a bottle of wine and ... Read More
See Me: Salem Public Schools Students’ Creative Expressions of Identity
Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United StatesThursday, May 18 through Monday, May 22, 2023 from 10 am-5 pm Included with admission; Free admission for Salem residents and children 16 and under Join PEM for a multiday pop-up exhibition featuring artwork from Salem students in grades K-12. This celebration of student works includes drawings, paintings, photography, poetry, dance, video and more. Works will be displayed throughout the ... Read More
See Me: Salem Public Schools Students’ Creative Expressions of Identity
Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United StatesThursday, May 18 through Monday, May 22, 2023 from 10 am-5 pm Included with admission; Free admission for Salem residents and children 16 and under Join PEM for a multiday pop-up exhibition featuring artwork from Salem students in grades K-12. This celebration of student works includes drawings, paintings, photography, poetry, dance, video and more. Works will be displayed throughout the ... Read More
See Me: Salem Public Schools Students’ Creative Expressions of Identity
Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United StatesThursday, May 18 through Monday, May 22, 2023 from 10 am-5 pm Included with admission; Free admission for Salem residents and children 16 and under Join PEM for a multiday pop-up exhibition featuring artwork from Salem students in grades K-12. This celebration of student works includes drawings, paintings, photography, poetry, dance, video and more. Works will be displayed throughout the ... Read More