A note from ECA's Arts & Culture Program Director
Dear ECA Community,
Easthampton City Arts is excited to announce our lineup of upcoming Programs and Events, from April through December 2026! As many of you know, we’re doing things a little differently this year — we’re introducing new programs, boosting our existing programs, and will be engaging more artists and community members than ever before! We’ll also be creating more opportunities for new artists across all media to get involved by sharing out 5 different “calls to artists” this year — and, we are proud that with these new changes, a significantly larger percentage of our annual funding will directly support working artists, too.
We invite you all to mark your calendars for what’s to come — and, we encourage you all to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to receive regular updates and announcements about these programs and more! ECA announcements are also shared through our monthly newsletter, too!
PROGRAMS
Join us for ART WALK on the first Saturdays of every month at various locations in Downtown Easthampton!
April is POETRY MONTH in Easthampton! Featuring an ECA Gallery Exhibit by the Easthampton Public Library, a Poet Laureate Reading, a Poetry Poster Project, Poetry Ice Cream at Mt. Tom’s Ice Cream, and more!
We’re thrilled for our inaugural season of BEATS ON THE BOARDWALK, taking place on the Nashawannuck Pond Promenade from May 14th–September 24th! Join us every other week on Thursday evenings from 5-7pm!
And for this year’s PUBLIC ART programming, we’ll be introducing a brand new public mosaic sculpture on Union Street, plus our Have a Heart for Public Art fundraiser brunch will be taking place at Glendale Ridge — see details below!
EVENTS
SAT MAY 2 – MAY DAY SPRING FLORAL* – A day of handmade flowers, plein air painting, festive crafts, and floral themed windows in the Cottage Street Cultural District!
SAT JUNE 6 – SIDEWALK STRUT – Featuring Live Music, SHOW Circus Studio, Caravan Puppets, Art In Motion Dance Stage, a Floating Sculpture Exhibition, Makers Market, Kids Activities, and more!
SAT AUGUST 22 – SUMMER SOUNDS EASTHAMPTON – A one-of-a-kind summer concert at Park Hill Orchard! More details to come!
SUN SEPTEMBER 20 – HAVE A HEART FOR PUBLIC ART – A fundraiser brunch at Glendale Ridge, to support ECA’s Public Art Initiative!
SAT OCTOBER 24 – WICKED STROLL* – An evening of tricks, treats, and Halloween-themed adventures! Featuring live music and performances!
SAT NOVEMBER 21 – FRIENDS NIGHT OUT* – Late night shopping event in the Cottage Street Cultural District!
SAT DECEMBER 5 – NIGHT OF ILLUMINATION* – An inspiring evening of luminaries and candlelight in the Cottage Street Cultural District.
*In collaboration with the Cottage Street Merchants Association
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Once again, we encourage you all to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to receive regular updates and announcements about these programs and more! AND, we encourage you to sign up for our monthly newsletter, too!
Many thanks to each and every one of you for supporting and celebrating our beloved community of local working artists in all the ways you do!
With art + heart,
Pasqualina Azzarello
Arts & Culture Program Director
Easthampton City Arts
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Here’s your week (ish) in Easthampton!
Special feature this week for the @easthamptonfilmfest taking place april 23rd-26th! Get out there and see some films!
As always, if you would like your event featured in the next edition of Easthampton weekly, please send us your event flyer or venue calendar!
*For specific questions about events, please contact hosting venues directly*
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Sharing this job posting from our friends at Black Labyrinth Tattoo @blacklabyrinthtattoo!
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Sharing this out for our friends and colleagues in the City Planning Department!
Come learn about and identify Easthampton species with the City Conservation Agent and Pascommuck Conservation Trust! On Sunday, April 26th, Easthampton is participating in a global bioblitz, an effort to document as many wild species as possible. No plant identification skills necessary to participate, just a phone with a camera and a love for our Easthampton ecosystems and trails!
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We`re thrilled to welcome Deborah Way to ECA Gallery next month - and we invite you all to come out to Art Walk Easthampton on Saturday, May 2nd, from 4-7PM for the opening reception of "What Wears You?"!
"Working largely in the medium of soft sculpture, I make work that is a physical manifestation of what we hide and what we cannot help but reveal. Colorful and playful at first glance, the work can be seen to illustrate the secret fears that are alleviated when allowed to be examined. I explore the interaction between what our civilized, outer selves present to the world, while our inner selves toil messily beneath."
For more information about this artist and their work, visit deborahwayart.com
*ECA Gallery is located in Old Town Hall at 43 Main St. Gallery hours: Tues & Thurs 12-2PM, Wed 12-3PM*
See you there!
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Join @easthamptonmedia during Art Walk on Saturday, May 2nd, from 4-6PM for the artist reception of "Women in History", an annual exhibit of women photographers capturing women’s stories across the globe (curated by Patricia Crutchfield and sponsored by Robert Floyd Photography).
For the full lineup of exhibiting photographers, visit easthamptonmedia.org/create/gallery/
We look forward to seeing you there!
*EMedia is located in suite #102 in the Eastworks building*
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Apply now for a Creative Experience Grant from @masscultural!
"Creative Experiences provides grants to MA organizations, creative businesses, government entities, and schools to fund festivals, projects, residencies, and other cultural activities in the arts, humanities, and sciences. The program provides one-year grants of $2,500 or $5,000 to fund activities taking place between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027."
Deadline to apply is April 30th!
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Here’s your upcoming week in Easthampton!
If you would like your event featured in the next edition of Easthampton Weekly, please send us your event flyer or calendar!
*For specific questions about events, please contact hosting venues directly*
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Save the date!
Art Walk Easthampton is back on Saturday, May 2nd, from 4-7PM!
We can`t wait to welcome you to another warm community gathering celebrating arts, music & culture in Easthampton!
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We encourage you all to mark your calendars for a very special poetry event — ‘Spring Poetry Celebration’ — on Saturday April 25th at Abandoned Building Brewery from 6-8pm! This event was organized by Easthampton Poet Laureate Carolyn Zaikowski and will feature presentations by:
Carolyn Zaikowski
Mary Warren Foulk
JuPong Lin
Rafter Sass Ferguson
Beth Filson
Regine Jackson
Sarah Mohamed Nabulsi
Kathryn Good-Schiff
Gigantic thanks to @abbrewery for your generosity and partnership!
Also taking place this month:
ECA Gallery Exhibition - “Visual Poetry” by Easthampton Public Library
Poetry Poster Project - Featuring contributions to The Poetree by Poet Laureate Carolyn Zaikowski
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