During the 2019 Christmas in Salem house tours, we were fortunate enough to pop into the studio space of local artist Racket Shreve.

It’s been quite a year, but 2019 and the decade are soon coming to an end. Here are some of the photo highlights of the past year showing the diversity in Art and Community North of Boston. All Photos Copyright Creative Collective 2019. Pictured at Top: Dinosaur Race at the Winter Island Drive In Featuring Jurassic Park. Why Support Creative

By John Andrews A little outside the North Shore, we traveled to Lawrence to catch up once again with Marquis Victor of Elevated Thought (Read the amazing article by Joey Phoenix here and learn more) This time around, Marquis and the Elevated Thought team, with a huge assist from their students, created a stunning and empowering new mural on the

Local artisans Rusty and Ingrid Creative Company were commissioned by the North Shore Mall to create a design for two giant murals that adorn the all-new entrance to the mall.

Salem Arts Association hosted their annual holiday market at Old Town Hall in Salem Ma. Featuring over 30 local artisans, over 1000 people shopped local and supported the local creative industries! 

Beverly Ma.  The streets were lined with smiling faces and revelers enjoying the annual Beverly Holiday Parade. After 72 years, this annual tradtion of holiday celebration and pagaentry still goes strong with over a dozen floats, multiple marching bands, and hundreds of marchers.  To learn more about the parade and for a really snazzt timeline featuring some historic photos please

The City of Peabody and Peabody Main Streets hosted their annual Holiday Stroll and Tree Lighting in Peabody Ma. featuring a full day of activation and family-friendly programming across the Downtown. From an Ugly Sweater Crawl featuring some of the new businesses including Granite Coast Brewing to performances by local group Zello Dance Studio, a fire pit, the Photobus AND

An annual Salem tradition! Salem Main Streets hosts Santa’s arrival from the roof of the Hawthorne Hotel, a community stroll through Salem and finally the tree lighting at Lappin Park. Every year, the community comes out en mass and some special surprises are added to the festivities including carolers from History Alive, The Grinch, Santa, and Krampus! Click through for

Images by Creative Collective Hispanic Heritage Month started September 15 and Lynn, MA celebrated in style. On Tuesday, October 8, The North Shore Latino Business Association, Beyond Walls, La Voz Newspaper, and Cojuelos Productions joined together for Sabor Latino: Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Sutton St. in Lynn, MA. Sabor Latino (which translates into English as Latin flavor) was a celebration

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