All Photos Copyright Creative Collective 2021.
You inspired us this year with your resilience and creativity. We saw so many opportunities for connection, initiatives for community building and support, and the creation of some incredible pieces of art. So we are thrilled and excited to showcase some of our favorite moments of 2021:
Salem Welcomes Odd Meter Coffee to Washington Street – January 2021
Creative Collective’s “SALEM” Ice Sculpture creation and illumination at The 2021 Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival – February 2021
Salem’s So Sweet “Love Letters” Murals by Ghost Wolf Handmade and Flourish Artistic
General Leia Organa and Rey visit Salem on Star Wars Day – May 2021
Lee Wolf’s “Faces of Salem” Debuts at Cinema Salem for Salem Arts Festival – June 2021
“In The Heights” Screening and Celebration with Cojuelos Productions at CinemaSalem – June 2021
North Shore Communities Celebrate Juneteenth
Lynn’s Juneteenth Flag Raising with North Shore Juneteenth Association – June 19, 2021
Salem’s Juneteenth Flag Raising – June 21, 2021
Imagina Essex and Essex Art Center Activate Downtown Lawrence in 2021
Imagina Gastronomia – July 17, 2021
Imagina Arte – August 21, 2021
L.I.V.E on Essex Street – August 21, 2021
Imagina Ciclovia – September 19, 2021
North Shore Communities Celebrate Pride
Lynn Pride Flag Raising
Miz Diamond Wigfall Performs at the July Creative Collective PM Mixer in Beverly
Alina of Art By Alina Z Paints the Unity Flag on a Jersey Barrier for Pride Month
Downtown Lynn Bridge Lighting for Pride Month
Artists Collaborate to Create Large Scale Black Lives Matter Mural in Lynn
Lynn’s First Diversity Matters Festival – August 2021
Beverly’s First Artist in Residence: Zooguu! – September/October 2021
Salem’s Ice Scream Bowl – September 2021
Haunted Happenings – October 2021
Howl-o-ween 2021
Endless Night Vampire Salon at The Hawthorne Hotel
Salem Zombie Walk
Unlikely Friends
Haunted Happenings Marketplace Takes Over Salem Common
Mayor’s Night Out
A Rainbow Falls Over Salem Common on Halloween – October 2021
Costumes, Costumes, Costumes
Creative Collective Members Win Multiple Awards at the 2021 Chamber “Champions” Awards Ceremony – December 2021
Filipino Santa Claus Visits the First Annual BIPOC Makers Market in Lynn – December 2021
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.
