These murals will visually represent the shared human experience on our small planet, highlighting minority voices and lesser-known perspectives of Newburyport through contemporary nontraditional imagery. The south-facing wall of The Tannery Marketplace’s Mill No. 4 in Newburyport has long been adorned with a brick-red shade. But this summer, the wall is set to come alive with colors and vibrancy as

Bats! Opens on September 9, 2023 – PEM’s fall exhibition, Bats! Accompanied by a unique Bat Box Pop-Up Shop & Bat Public Art Installation SALEM, MA – The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents Bats! — live and up close — in a multisensory exhibition that explores the wondrous world of bats and our connections with them. As the only mammals

The City of Salem, MA is excited to announce the long-anticipated launch of the Charlotte Forten Memorial Project Call for Artists scheduled to go live Monday, June 5, 2023. La ciudad de Salem anuncia la convocatoria de artistas para el Proyecto Conmemorativo Charlotte Forten La ciudad de Salem, MA, se complace en anunciar el tan esperado lanzamiento de la convocatoria para

The City of Salem is pleased to announce several new installations, murals, and public events funded by Salem’s Public Art Commission Salem, Massachusetts (May 23, 2023) – With warm weather on the way, the City of Salem’s Public Art Commission (PAC) has been diligently bringing new art into the city that the public can observe, enjoy, and even interact with.

BEVERLY – On April 2nd, Montserrat College of Art will display this year’s Senior Thesis Exhibitions. These exhibitions are entirely  organized, installed, and run by the students. They serve as a capstone to their time at Montserrat, an opportunity to show how years of study have influenced their thinking and artistic practice. Each show includes a free reception, open to

Gu Wenda: United Nations On view April 1–November 5, 2023 SALEM, MA – The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents a monumental installation that immerses visitors in a vision of shared humanity, global connectivity and mass participation. Gu Wenda’s united nations – man and space uses a material viscerally associated with the human body to create a dramatic installation: 188 flags measuring

Gallery Reopens to the Public March 11, 2023  SALEM, MA — On Saturday, March 11, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) will unveil more than 100 fresh works from the museum’s global fashion and textile collection, including nearly 40 recent acquisitions that spotlight the vibrant and flamboyant collection of Boston-based entrepreneur and doyenne of fashion Yolanda Cellucci. PEM’s Fashion & Design Gallery features more than 180 examples

BEVERLY – Montserrat College of Art is beginning the new academic semester with a selection of exciting exhibitions, all of which are open to the public. Allison Maria Rodriguez Legends Breathe Montserrat Gallery January 23 – March 4, 2023 Reception: Wednesday, February 1, 5-7 Artist Talk: Thursday, February 9, 11:10AM – 12:00PM, Room H201 Legends Breathe is an ongoing, flexible,

Images and Story by Joey Phoenix  This fall, Salem Artist-in-Residence Maia Mattson of Stixsense partnered with sound engineer Casey Keenan of Gravity Wave Studios for a unique project highlighting and documenting Salem’s diverse green spaces.  Their new exhibition at Old Town Hall, FIELD NOTES, will pair audio interviews the duo recorded with local individuals impacted by these parks alongside an

Spirits: Tsherin Sherpa with Robert Beer On view February 4 to May 29, 2023 The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents Spirits: Tsherin Sherpa with Robert Beer, an exhibition that explores the forces of tradition and innovation through the work of two leading figures in Himalayan art. Nepalese-born Tibetan American artist Tsherin Sherpa creates captivating paintings and sculptures that stretch, bend, reconfigure and