Lawrence-area artists and creatives come together to host a Lawrence Winter Art Walk on Saturday, December 11th from 10 AM-4 PM at various downtown locations. The Winter Art Walk will feature open studios, gallery viewings, live demonstrations, performances, and other unique offerings throughout the day for visitors to explore Lawrence’s creative hubs.
“The winter walk is such a great opportunity not only for the participating artists, but for the Lawrence community,” said 599 Studio artist and Essex Art Center instructor, Kathy Reming. “The Arts have the power to bring people and communities together. Making the Arts a part of our lives can help us to better appreciate ourselves as a community and enrich us culturally.”
Participating organizations include 599 Studios, Ateneo Dominicano, SaludArte (hosted at Colectiva Wellness & Healing), El Taller Cafe & Bookstore, Elevated Thought, Essex Art Center, Lawrence Public Library, and One Broadway Collaborative.
Julie Todd, owner of JustJulie and co-founder of SaludArte said, “SaludArte began in 2015 as a way for friends and family to financially support grassroots creatives and healers in a welcoming and hospitable space, keeping money within the local economy.” Colectiva Wellness & Healing, owned by Elizabeth Delgado, will be the new location host for SaludArte at 60 Island Street in Lawrence. Already a home for seven resident artists and healers to share their unique art and healing services, Delgado’s wellness business is the perfect venue to collectively showcase SaludArte’s 24 diverse Merrimack Valley vendors with their handmade, homemade art and
in-person healing services. Delgado said, “We have such power when we come together to share our artistic and healing gifts in community. Over time these are the people who will deepen, strengthen and shape the creative community in this local area.”
The coordinated marketing of the 2021 Lawrence Winter Art Walk is an effort made by the Lawrence Arts Collective, a pilot artist-in-residency program supported by the Lawrence Public Library in partnership with 599 Studios, Ateneo Dominicano, El Taller Cafe & Bookstore, Elevated Thought, Essex Art Center, Izizwe Dance Studio, and Merrimack River Watershed Council. The program matched each participating organization with an artist-in-residence, selected through a competitive application process in the summer of 2021, who is focused on developing collaborative and community-focused arts programming which will be debuted throughout the spring and summer of 2022.
The Lawrence Arts Collective programming is supported by funding from the Barr Foundation through the MassDevelopment TDI Creative Catalyst Grant program which is aimed at supporting public-facing projects to enhance local arts and cultural infrastructure and contribute to economic revitalization. For updates on the Lawrence Art Collective follow @lawrenceartscollective on Instagram and Facebook.
Spanish Translation
Creativos del Centro de Lawrence Organizarán una Caminata de Arte Invernal
El Lawrence Winter Art Walk 2021 es un recorrido autoguiada gratuita que le permite explorar centros de arte, galerías y negocios por el distrito histórico del centro de Lawrence.
Los artistas y creativos del área se unen para organizar una caminata de arte de invierno de Lawrence el sábado 11 de diciembre de 10 AM a 4 PM en varios lugares del centro historico. El Lawrence Winter Art Walk exhibirá estudios abiertos, visitas a galerías, demostraciones en vivo, actuaciones y otras ofertas únicas durante el día para que los visitantes exploren los centros creativos de Lawrence.
“La caminata de arte es una gran oportunidad no solo para los artistas participantes, sino también para la comunidad de Lawrence”, dijo la artista de 599 Studio e instructora del Essex Art Center, Kathy Reming. “Las artes tienen el poder de unir a las personas y las comunidades. Hacer que las artes formen parte de nuestras vidas puede ayudarnos a apreciarnos mejor como comunidad y enriquecernos culturalmente “.
Las organizaciones participantes incluyen 599 Studios, Ateneo Dominicano, SaludArte (alojado en Colectiva Wellness & Healing), El Taller Cafe & Bookstore, Elevated Thought, Essex Art Center, Lawrence Public Library y One Broadway Collaborative.
Julie Todd, propietaria de JustJulie y cofundadora de SaludArte dijo: “SaludArte comenzó en 2015 como una forma para que amigos y familiares apoyaran financieramente a los creativos y curanderos en un espacio acogedor y hospitalario, manteniendo el dinero dentro de la economía local”. Colectiva Wellness & Healing, propiedad de Elizabeth Delgado, será el nuevo anfitrión de SaludArte en 60 Island Street en Lawrence. El negocio de bienestar de Delgado, que ya es el hogar de siete artistas residentes y curanderos para compartir su arte único y servicios de curación, es el lugar perfecto para exhibir colectivamente a los 24 diversos proveedores de Merrimack Valley de SaludArte con su arte hecho a mano y sus servicios de curación en persona. Delgado dijo: “Tenemos tanto poder cuando nos unimos para compartir nuestros dones artísticos y curativos en comunidad. Con el tiempo, estas son las personas que profundizarán, fortalecerán y darán forma a la comunidad creativa en esta área local ”.
The coordinated marketing of the 2021 Lawrence Winter Art Walk is an effort made by the Lawrence Arts Collective, a pilot artist-in-residency program supported by the Lawrence Public Library in partnership with 599 Studios, Ateneo Dominicano, El Taller Cafe & Bookstore, Elevated Thought, Essex Art Center, Izizwe Dance Studio, and Merrimack River Watershed Council. The program matched each participating organization with an artist-in-residence,
selected through a competitive application process in the summer of 2021, who is focused on developing collaborative and community-focused arts programming which will be debuted throughout the spring and summer of 2022.
El marketing coordinado del Lawrence Winter Art Walk 2021 es un esfuerzo realizado por Lawrence Arts Collective, un programa piloto de residencia de artistas apoyado por la Biblioteca Pública de Lawrence en asociación con 599 Studios, Ateneo Dominicano, El Taller Cafe & Bookstore, Elevated Thought, Essex Art Center, Izizwe Dance Studio y Merrimack River Watershed Council. El programa emparejó a cada organización participante con un artista en residencia, seleccionado a través de un proceso de solicitud competitivo en el verano de 2021, que se centra en el desarrollo de una programación artística colaborativa y centrada en la comunidad que se estrenará durante la primavera y el verano de 2022.
La programación de Lawrence Arts Collective está respaldada por fondos de la Fundación Barr a través del programa de subvenciones del programa Creative Catalyst MassDevelopment TDI que tiene como objetivo apoyar proyectos en público para mejorar las artes locales y la infraestructura cultural y contribuir a la revitalización económica. Para obtener actualizaciones sobre Lawrence Art Collective, siga a @lawrenceartscollective en Instagram y Facebook.
Creative Collective’s 2021 #StayLocal Campaign
Initiative encourages community to shop small and support local small businesses this November and December
The approaching Holiday season is putting people in the shopping, eating, and drinking mood as small businesses across the North Shore are gearing up for the busiest time of the year. Following up the successful 2020 #StayLocal campaign, Creative Collective is launching #StayLocal2021, encouraging individuals to shop and support small this upcoming holiday season. Learn more.
