A note from ECA's Arts & Culture Program Director
Dear ECA Community,
Easthampton City Arts is thrilled to announce our 20th Anniversary Year of community arts and cultural programming in the City of Easthampton! We extend our immense gratitude to each and every one of you who has played a part in establishing our organization, volunteered as an ECA Committee & Subcommittee Member, participated as a Visual Artist, Musician, Poet, or Performer, contributed to our programming as an event attendee or volunteer, and has shared your voice and vision with us as dedicated community members!
As a municipal organization, we orient ourselves and operate in direct response and relationship to this vital and evolving community we are a part of — and we are simultaneously honored, proud, and humbled to reach this meaningful milestone, as the direct result of working and growing together. Thank you all so much!
To celebrate, we’ve got a robust lineup of public programming throughout 2025 that’s free and engaging for people of all ages — and we encourage you all to mark your calendars for all that’s to come! And, if you aren’t familiar with ECA’s unique history and role in the City, you can learn more about it here.
COMMUNITY EVENTS & FESTIVALS
Art Walk: First Saturdays of the Month
February-December // Various Locations
*Congratulations to our incoming roster of ECA Gallery Artists!
Art in the Garden
Saturday June 7, 2-5pm // Various Locations
Host Garden Interest Form // Attendee Registration
Cultural Chaos
Saturday June 14, 12-5pm // Cottage Street Cultural District
Light Up the Arts
Date & Location Will Be Announced…
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHTS on OUR SOCIALS
- #ECAMondayMemories
- #ECA20th
*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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We’re sharing out this opportunity for individual artists from the Community Foundation of Western Mass — the deadline to apply is coming up!
Repost from @communityfoundationwmass
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Attention Artists! Capacity-Building Grants provide selected artists with a $2,500 grant in addition to coaching, workshops, business/career building and personal financial literacy resources, and artist community-building.
⏰ Don’t wait! The DEADLINE to submit your application is MONDAY, July 21 at 10am.
Complete your application NOW using the link in our bio or visit communityfoundation.org.
Capacity-Building Grants are funded by the Community Foundation’s ValleyCreates program and administered by @assets4artists (A4A).
➡️ Todas las solicitudes deben presentarse en inglés. Si necesita asistencia, por favor comuníquese con la oficial del programa de artes, Steph Reyes.
#ValleyCreates #artistopportunity #artsculture #westernmass #communityfoundation
It was an absolutely beautiful groundbreaking ceremony with CitySpace this week as the construction of an elevator begins, marking an important new chapter of accessibility at Old Town Hall — making the second floor fully accessible for the first time in its 150 year history. CitySpace has been working steadily for close to 20 years now to secure a building, create a vision, raise funds, and to bring this vision to life — all while providing spaces and programming for arts + culture, and with so much heart each step of the way. We applaud CS president Burns Maxey and the entire CS team for your steadfast commitment and impactful work. Congratulations on this important milestone — we’re thrilled for what’s to come!
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On behalf of all of us at Easthampton City Arts (ECA), we are sharing our deep gratitude, appreciation, and acknowledgments to Olive Rowell, who has served as our part-time Community Events & Outreach Coordinator for the past several months. Olive has gone above and beyond to make sure that the members of our local and greater public are aware of all the fantastic arts + cultural happenings taking place at ECA and throughout Easthampton. In addition to her engaging social media content, original outreach materials, and ongoing organizational support, Olive has been instrumental in helping to shape the vision for ECA’s 20th Anniversary Year — we appreciate Olive’s efforts, insights, and collaboration so much!
We applaud Olive and are rooting for her as she prepares for her next chapter in Philadelphia, where she’ll continue developing her interests in public art and community advocacy. And we’re so glad that Olive can continue working with ECA through the summer as we transition + evolve her position in the fall. Olive will be making the rounds at our next Art Walk on Saturday August 2nd so be sure to say hello and to wish her well!
As a result of our work together, ECA has learned firsthand just how important it is to maintain (and grow) the Community Events & Outreach Coordinator position. We will be sharing out a job description in the coming weeks — stay tuned! In the meantime, please note that our daily social media posts will be taking a bit of a ‘summer hiatus’ — we’ll still be posting upcoming happenings as they occur but we will resume our more robust social media presence in September.
Once again, we all thank you so much, Olive! And we’re all wishing you well!
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The photos pictured here are of Olive lending a hand with the refurbishing of “Easthampton Spring”, a beloved mural by Peggy Grose in the Cottage Street Cultural District.
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We invite you all to mark your calendars for the next Art Walk Easthampton — taking place on Saturday August 2nd from 4-7pm! Visit www.easthamptoncityarts.com for full listings and the link is in our instagram bio, too 💜
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It was another beautiful and festive Art Walk Easthampton this past Saturday evening! We had so much going on in Easthampton and it was amazing to see the inspiring creativity and care of our community.🌟 If you took any photos during your Art Walk journey, send them our way and we will repost them!
Once again, a huge thanks to ALL the artists who shared their voices + visions, to ALL the venues who shared their spaces to activate art + engagement, and to ALL of YOU who came out to experience + celebrate all that our little city has to offer💜
See you at the next one on August 2nd!
#itsineasthampton #inittogether #art4all #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusiness #artwalkeasthampton #cottagestreetculturaldistrict
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Tonight’s the night! It’s Art Walk Easthampton TODAY Saturday July 5th from 4-7pm! It’s a beautiful lineup of exhibitions, performances, group shows, and happenings throughout our city⭐️ We hope you can make it!
Visit our website www.easthamptoncityarts.com for more details on each destination, or look at our previous Instagram posts. As always, we encourage you to enjoy Easthampton’s shops and restaurants while you’re out and about, too!
See you all tonight!!
OLD TOWN HALL
- ECA Gallery @easthamptoncityarts
- CitySpace @cityspace413
- Elusie Gallery at Big Red Frame @bigredframe
EASTWORKS
- Alchemy Fiber Mill @alchemyfibermill
- Hashi Pottery Plus @hashipotteryplus
- Printed Mass @printedmass
- Resilient Community Arts @resilientcommunityarts
COTTAGE STREET
- Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream @mt.toms.icecream
Oxbow Gallery @oxbowgallery
- 84 And A Half @84_andahalf
OTHER LOCATIONS
- Dry Humor @dry_humor_bottle_shop
#itsineasthampton #inittogether #ECA20th #artwalkeasthampton
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#easthamptonma #newengland #westernmass #westernmassart #othersidema #connecticutrivervalley #easthampton #easthamptoncityarts #igers413 #igersmass #visitwesternmass #local #localart #community #communityart #413 #01027
This Saturday July 5th at Art Walk Easthampton, Hashi Pottery Plus @hashipotteryplus will be exhibiting work in their new and expanded location within 50 Arrow Gallery (Eastworks Suite #136)!💫 We are so happy for @hashipotteryplus and hope you’ll come to celebrate the grand opening of this space.
“Step into Hashi’s beautiful new space inside 50 Arrow Gallery—an expanded environment for handmade Japanese ceramics, thoughtfully sourced textiles, and quiet discovery. Join us for our grand opening during Art Walk and experience the evolving vision of Hashi: a gallery, a salon, a place to pause. With new work on display and tea and books to linger over, this new chapter is also the first public expression of the 50 Arrow Gallery’s Small Arts Business Incubation Program—an experiment in creative space-making and community support.“
#itsineasthampton #artwalkeasthampton #inittogether #art4all #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusiness
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Our friends over at Easthampton Media just posted their live stream of Cultural Chaos 2025, and we are so excited for you to see it! Throughout the day, @easthamptonmedia hosted interviews from both the E•Media tent as well as the street. Tune in for some fun times and conversations⭐️ Details on how to watch are listed below.
“Check out Cultural Chaos 2025!
E•Media live streamed Cultural Chaos 2025 in front of Platypus records @platterpusrecords on Cottage Street.
Seth Harwood held interviews at the E•Media tent while Jeff Mastroianni and Victoria Roccaforte hosted interviews on the street!
We also held puppet interviews with puppets from ‘Ze Show’, which is recorded in our studio!
Easthampton 191 public cable channel
Easthampton Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-1Xd_QubeM
E•Media “Committed to Community”
#itsineasthampton #inittogether #art4all #supportlocalartists #supportlocalbusiness
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Another Eastworks stop for your Art Walk Easthampton journey this Saturday July 5th, is Printed Mass @printedmass!⭐️ In addition to the array of works from 30+ local artists on Printed Mass’ shelves, there will be an Artist Pop-up featuring The Stone Path Jeweler!
You can find more details below or on our website easthamptoncityarts.com. We hope to see you there!
“Join us during Art Walk Easthampton for a special Artist Spotlight Pop-Up outside of Printed Mass! We’re excited to feature The Stone Path Jeweler, showcasing their unique handcrafted jewelry in a setup right at the shop. Printed Mass will also open its doors at 3:00 PM, featuring work from 30+ local artists inside the shop. Stop by to support local creativity and discover one-of-a-kind pieces!“
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#easthamptonma #newengland #westernmass #westernmassart #othersidema #connecticutrivervalley #easthampton #easthamptoncityarts #igers413 #igersmass #visitwesternmass #local #localart #community #communityart #413 #01027
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