The 2021 Salem Arts Festival took place over three days from June 4-6 featuring performances, galleries, a mural slam, 40+ vendors, and so much more! These are just highlights! Stay tuned for full coverage in the coming weeks! View this post on Instagram A post shared by #joincreativecollective (@creativecollectivema) Roving Performances from Puppets and Faeries Miracle Fish Puppetry View this

Images by Creative CollectiveIllumination provided by Retonica Editor’s Note: Follow along with on Instagram @creativenorthshore this weekend to see highlights of the second half of the festival as they happen! The Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Ice Sculpture festival took place over the first two weeks of February 2021. Click here to see our Instagram story highlights.* In its 19th year, Salem’s So

Images by Hannah Bailey This past fall, BioMed Realty in Cambridge selected Cedric “Vise1” Douglas (he/him) and Julia “Julz” Roth (she/her) to paint a vent shaft in off Kendall St in Kendall Square. The recently revealed mural wraps around four sides of the vent shaft in an inconspicuous corner of the Canal District, adding a pop of color to a

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you and your tree – let’s call him “Spruce Springsteen” – are ready to have your halls decked. Pour some eggnog and pull out the 138 year old fruitcake because here’s some festive trees from North Shore residents that will help you and Spruce get dressed to the nines. Editor’s Note:

by Joey Phoenix It was below freezing and windy in Salem, MA when I met up with photographer Susannah Bothe (she/her/hers) for a portrait session. The sun was bright on the Punto Urban Art Museum murals and the steam from laundry vents filled the alleys with a strange yet beautiful mist.  I couldn’t feel my fingers but I didn’t care.

It’s the beginning of a new decade and the end of year unlike anything most of us have ever experienced. But that hasn’t stopped small business owners, creative, makers, and community members from coming together to collaborate and care for one another. Here are some of the moments we were proud to be a part of. All photos are by

It’s Octoberween! Which means it’s time to pick out the best pumpkin and stab it repeatedly and then light it on fire. Or, you know, you could carve a jack o’lantern into a pumpkin, squash, turnip, apple, watermelon, or whatever else you have lying around. And although carving two eyes and a mouth is a great idea that anyone can

From Salem Arts Association Take a virtual tour of the gallery Inspired by PEM The Salem Arts Association presents an exhibition by local artists inspired by the Peabody Essex Museum collections of art. Artists were welcome to draw inspiration from any of the work in the PEM’s outstanding special exhibits and permanent collection – virtual or in-person. Possible subjects include

PARK(ing) Day 2020 is today, September 18th, and art parklets and vibrant community spaces are popping up all over the world, reimagining how parking lots and spaces can be activated for the community. The event exists to draw awareness to how much car parking takes up space in city centers, and to rethink what could potentially take its place if

Images by Creative Collective On September 1st, local venues across the country went red for #WeMakeEvents, a coalition of trade bodies, businesses, unions, and live events workers. They lit up venues, homes, and cities red in over 1,500 locations across North America to raise public and media awareness in support of the live events sector. Live events employ over 12