In this installment of Collective Conversations with Paige we sit with Deanna Jacome of Shady Tree Maker in her Art Studio and Healing Space in Beverly, MA to discuss what it is like for her as a full-time independent artist, small business owner, and how she navigates it all. Making connections and growing within the Creative Collective, we learn that

Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment February 2–May 5, 2019 Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment is the first exhibition to trace environmental awareness in American art over the last three centuries. More than 100 works, including iconic masterpieces as well as rare works by such artists as John James Audubon, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Valerie Hegarty, Winslow Homer, Georgia O’Keeffe and

Weekly Buzz is a regular feature of special events and happenings on the North Shore. If you have an upcoming special event, project, or initiative that you’d like to see featured here. Send our editor an email at joeyphoenix@creativecollectivema.com  Event Page Host: Gret McGilvray of The WitcheryWhere: 61 Wharf Street, Pickering Wharf, SalemWhen: Every Thursday Night at 6:00 PM Joey

Doneeca Thurston is a Creative Engagement Producer at the Peabody Essex Museum.

Great New Programs and Classes at the Marblehead Arts Association in 2019

Marblehead Arts Association 8 Hooper Street Marblehead 781-631-2608 – www.marbleheadarts.org Eight MAA member Artisans display 20-25 pieces of affordable art for sale on a three month rotating schedule. All merchandise is juried, keeping in mind price points under $260 per piece as well as quality craftsmanship and professional finish. With the entire shop being refreshed four times a year to feature all new

Beyond Walls Mural Festival 2018 – Photo Highlights by John Andrews of Creative Collective MA. Our Creative Collective MA team did social media coverage and management for the duration of the Beyond Walls Mural Festival. Photos include community “Hive” events organized by Doneeca Thurston such as Garden Days, Beyond Walls Signature events like the Meet the Artists Panel at the

BIG INK is an organized network of creative thinkers focused on promoting the art of large-scale woodblock printing.

T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America On view March 3, 2018 to June 10, 2018 More information One of the most influential, innovative, and talented Native American artists of the 20th-century, T.C. Cannon embodied the activism, cultural transition and creative expression that defined America in the 1960’s and ‘70s. Cannon’s work — as an artist, poet, and aspiring musician