Images by Creative Collective Click here for full gallery The annual Mayor’s Night Out trick or treat experience fell on Friday, October 4th this year, inspiring hundreds of kids and adults to don their fanciest of costumes for the event. Creative Collective hosted a photobooth on the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall, and many of the most expertly dressed stopped by

Images by Creative CollectiveClick here for full gallery On September 27th, 2019, the Essex County Community Foundation hosted the Essex County Arts & Culture Summit at The Cabot and Montserrat College of Art. The Summit was part of ECCF’s Creative County Initiative, a partnership with the Barr Foundation to increase the visibility and impact of the transformative power of arts and culture.

by Joey Phoenix Street Art has the ability to inspire and communicate to people who the artist(s) behind the work have never met. Anyone walking by can see it and be enriched or stirred by its existence. Cities with public or street art feel more alive, as the colors and the images and the shapes convert ordinary buildings into massive

The city of Salem dedicated and named Charlotte Forten Park at 289 Derby St. in Salem, MA on September 20, 2019. The park has been under development for two years, the result of long placemaking discussions between the City of Salem, Salem Main Streets, the Salem Public Space Making Project – led by Claudia Paraschiv, Creative Collective, and other city

Images by Creative CollectiveClick here for full gallery. On Monday, September 16, 2019 The Peabody Essex Museum welcomed visitors to witness the return of the historic 4,450-pound anchor to the museum campus. The 4,450-pound anchor, which came to the museum in 1906 through the United States Navy, was re-installed on PEM’s campus. Many onlookers came to witness the return, including

Images by Creative CollectiveClick here for full gallery The 2019 Taste of the Gables was the House of the Seven Gables’ biggest event to date, featuring roving magician Anton Andresen, raffles, and delicious food from restaurants and breweries all over Salem. Each year, the House of the Seven Gables Historic House and Settlement Association hosts this exciting fundraiser to help

Photo Credit: Alex Senna at the Cabot Theatre, Beverly Street Art is a process, especially when taking into consideration the massive scale that some projects involve. When creating a piece of art that will live on the wall of a 3, 4, or even 12 story building, it requires a fair bit of planning, talent, and dedication. The artists who

Annadidathing live paints at the 2019 Peabody International Festival. Images by Creative Collective Click here for full gallery. For more than three decades, The Peabody International Festival has attracted thousands of people to downtown Peabody with live music, artists, and food inspired from around the world. In 1984 Mayor Peter Torigian hosted the First International Festival in Peabody Square, highlighting the city’s

Crossing Water (Sept. 7-14, 2019) is a week-long arts festival presented by Montserrat College of Art, that brings together the Salem and Beverly communities by fostering creation and connection through all forms of art—visual, narrative, performance, audio, and more.

Images by Joey Phoenix for Creative North Shore On Sunday, September 1, Tina Moroney of Black Widow Yoga released her brand new gothletics clothing line during a release party at Opus: Underground in downtown Salem. The event saw performances from Salem burlesque troupe The Baphomettes along with metal bands Upheaval, Imipolex, and Deathstate. Read: The Darkness in Me Recognizes the