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  • CREATES a regional voice for arts, culture and creative expression in Essex County.
  • PROMOTES transformative community and economic development.
  • ELEVATES arts and cultural experiences that celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and access across communities.
  • INVESTS in artists and the creative economy in an environment of rapidly changing demographics.
  • CELEBRATES Essex County as a vibrant place to live, work, create and collaborate.

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Newburyport ArtWalk Hosts Fall Events on Sept. 30

Newburyport ArtWalk: A Day-Long Festival of Art and Community Newburyport, MA, is a city that has long been known for its vibrant arts community. On Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the city will once again celebrate its local artists and...
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Celebrate 40 Years of Artistic Brilliance with Cape Ann Artisans: The Ultimate Fall Tour

Special 40th-Anniversary Events: A Close Collaboration with Cape Ann Museum and Rocky Neck Art Colony The calendar says it's fall, but Cape Ann Artisans have added an extra hue of celebration this year. Marking their 40th anniversary, the artisans have truly gone...
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The Butterfly Mural Migration: A Community-Led Journey in Art and Ecology

Sponsored by the Essex County Community Foundation’s Creative County Initiative "I've been working as an artist for a couple of decades and trying to figure out how to tell people about the environmental crisis that we're a part of, not to scare them but to offer a...
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The PEG Center Hosts “A River Called Justice: Evidence, Experience, and What We Can Do” at PRNWR Visitor Center  

Newburyport, MA, Aug. 10, 2023 – Climate justice, its connection with racial inequality, and the impact of community action will be the topic of as special event hosted by the PEG Center for Art & Activism at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor...
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Felipe Ortiz -We Share One Sky

by John Andrews for Creative Collective and Creative County These murals will visually represent the shared human experience on our small planet, highlighting minority voices and lesser-known perspectives of Newburyport through contemporary nontraditional imagery....
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At Express Yourself in Beverly, students gain confidence, strength and connection through the arts

By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer Originally posted on the EECF blog  On a late-spring evening in Boston, nearly 200 youth performers stepped onto the stage of the Boch Center Wang Theatre. If they were nervous, they didn’t show it. Instead, in...
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Arts & Culture in Bloom at Newburyport ArtWalk’s Spring Events on April 29 

Animals, Flowers, Landscapes, Ocean, the Human Form, Local Landmarks & More On Display in Community-Wide Celebration That Coincides with the Newburyport Literary Festival  Newburyport, MA, April 22, 2023 – Newburyport’s robust cultural scene renews this Spring...
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The PEG Center for Art & Activism Kicks Off 2023 with  “Through These Eyes: The Many Faces of Patriotism” Exhibition 

The PEG Center for Art & Activism Kicks Off 2023 with  “Through These Eyes: The Many Faces of Patriotism” Exhibition  Public is Invited to Opening Reception on March 16 from 6-8 p.m.   Newburyport, MA, March 1, 2023 – The PEG Center for Art & Activism is proud...
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From murals to a mobile museum, access to art and culture expands across the region

ECCF’s Creative County Initiative supports seven new creative projects in Essex County communities Thousands of children and families have explored, learned and created at the North Shore Children’s Museum in Peabody, originally piloted in 2019 as the CuriousCity...
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ECCF Announces Next Cohort of Creative County ChangeMakers

Danvers, MA — Since 2021, Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) has graduated 22 artists, nonprofit and municipal leaders from its Creative County ChangeMakers program, an immersive leadership support program that fosters their roles as creative leaders building a...
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“Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape” exhibition to spotlight renowned American artist’s formative years in Gloucester

“Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape” exhibition to spotlight renowned American artist’s formative years in Gloucester

July 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am - October 16, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

The Cape Ann Museum proudly announces the opening of “Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape” in 2023, an exhibition o...

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Portrait of a Place: Stuart Davis in Gloucester spotlights the esteemed artist’s enduring tie to Cape Ann

Portrait of a Place: Stuart Davis in Gloucester spotlights the esteemed artist’s enduring tie to Cape Ann

July 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am - October 16, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Portrait of a Place: Stuart Davis in Gloucester, an intimate exhibition of paintings and pho...

https://www.capeannmuseum.org/exhibitions/portrait-place-stuart-davis-gloucester/

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Works from Addison Gilbert Hospital’s collection come to CAM Green for Gloucester 400th celebration

Works from Addison Gilbert Hospital’s collection come to CAM Green for Gloucester 400th celebration

August 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am - October 8, 2023 @ 4:00 pm at Cape Ann Museum Green

Since its founding in 1889, Addison Gilbert Hospital has amassed an extensive and impressive art collection numbering more than 300 works, including o...

https://www.capeannmuseum.org/exhibitions/addison-gilbert-hospital-art-collection/

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Coming Home: The Transformative Gift of the Janet & William Ellery James Collection

Coming Home: The Transformative Gift of the Janet & William Ellery James Collection

September 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am - December 31, 2023 @ 5:00 pm at Cape Ann Museum

The Cape Ann Museum (CAM) announces the transformative commitment by Janet and William Ellery “Wilber” James of Palm Beach, Florida to gift their ...

https://www.capeannmuseum.org/exhibitions/coming-home-selections-janet-william-ellery-james-collection/

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The work of Creative County ...

  • CREATES a regional voice for arts, culture and creative expression in Essex County.
  • PROMOTES transformative community and economic development.
  • ELEVATES arts and cultural experiences that celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and access across communities.
  • INVESTS in artists and the creative economy in an environment of rapidly changing demographics.
  • CELEBRATES Essex County as a vibrant place to live, work, create and collaborate.