Stay Local Campaign (#StayLocalma)
#StayLocalMA (#StayLocal2020) was an innovative and collaborative regional approach to explore, dine, and shop locally. We created The Stay Local MA Campaign to support your favorite small businesses throughout the community – both in-store and online and keep your money local.
Haunted Happenings Digital Pivot 2020
In October 2020, Creative Collective partnered with The City of Salem, Destination Salem, Salem Haunted Happenings, Haunted Happenings Magazine, and Halloween Happy to pivot from an in-person marketplace and happenings to the biggest regional (Virtual) Halloween market and digital experience.
The Chaos Within Podcast: Ep. 23 – Wayfinding with Creative Blocks
“This is our collective community and public art allows us to share in that space a little bit more.” – Lauren Smedley, Creative Blocks. Jacob DeGeal and Lauren Smedley of Creative Blocks are the new Artists in Residence for this year’s cohort on Artists’ Row. With more than 10 years of experience in their respective fields, Lauren in museums and
Salem Economic Development Recovery and Revitalization Task Force
In the spring and summer of 2020, as the COVID-19 Pandemic ripped through the United States and created unprecedented challenges for small business across the country, Mayor Kimberley Driscoll assembled a task force of half a dozen local organizations and officials and created the EDRR (Economic Development Recovery and Revitalization) Task Force. Creative Collective was invited to the team as a leader and gateway to the creative workforce, freelancers, and small businesses throughout the North Shore.
Stay-at-Home Order • Variety Pack #2!
By Valerie Bruno / Originally Crafted Events Looking to stay connected while staying at home? Trying to find a way to give back during this pandemic? Enjoy drinking beer from Local Breweries? The Stay-at-Home Order competition Variety Pack # 2 is here! HOW DOES IT WORK Originally Crafted Events is offering a fun and creative way to keep you connected
What role will you play? – Mass Creative
via Mass Creative Artists and creatives know how to use art to express conflicting emotions at once—anger, sadness, fear—in a way that can help us make sense of tragedy and injustice. Last week, Minneapolis artists Xena Goldman, Greta McLain, and Cadex Herrera painted a mural on the outside of the convenience store Cup Foods at 38th & Chicago. It’s where George
PEMcast 017 – Life at sea
A message from PEM in the EIMH windows, “Hope anchors the soul.” Photo by Paige Besse/PEM. From the Peabody Essex Museum While confined to our homes and spring in bloom all around, many of us are trying to find solace in creativity. How many times has this perfectly apt Toni Morrison quote been shared lately? This is precisely the time
ZOOM 101…. And a little bit more!
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems.
A Hot Tip about Digital Tipping
by Joey Phoenix We are in the age of digital tipping, making it easier than ever to send people a quick “hey, thanks for being awesome” in digital form. Apps like Venmo and Cashapp have made it easy to send small amounts to pay people back for spotting you for tots or to give artists/musicians/performers (henceforth referred to as cool
Meet the Maker – Salem Style
fifth generation of women in my family who crochet. My mother taught me, her mother taught her, you know how it goes. I learned to crochet at an early age and loved it. While some kids loved getting new toys, I loved getting new yarn.
