FREE NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP SESSION
December 15th // noon to 2pm
Explore the colors that grow around you, using locally foraged plants to create beautiful dyed wares.
this series is made possible by Salem’s local cultural council.
The SEED STORIES art exhibition celebrates our local ecology and community through this showcase of nature based art making. We are so proud to share this exhibition highlighting the beautiful, handmade paper created by residents of Gloucester during the 2024 Backyard Growcery season. Join us for our opening day on November 23, 1-4 pm. Seed Stories will be open on Nov 23, Nov 24, and Nov. 30, from 1-4pm.
This program + art exhibition is made possible through the generous support provided by the Essex County Community Foundation, Awesome Gloucester, and the Backyard Growcery.
The SEED STORIES art exhibition celebrates our local ecology and community through this showcase of nature based art making. We are so proud to share this exhibition highlighting the beautiful, handmade paper created by residents of Gloucester during the 2024 Backyard Growcery season. Join us for our opening day on November 23, 1-4 pm. Seed Stories will be open on Nov 23, Nov 24, and Nov. 30, from 1-4pm.
This program + art exhibition is made possible through the generous support provided by the Essex County Community Foundation, Awesome Gloucester, and the Backyard Growcery.
The SEED STORIES art exhibition celebrates our local ecology and community through this showcase of nature based art making. We are so proud to share this exhibition highlighting the beautiful, handmade paper created by residents of Gloucester during the 2024 Backyard Growcery season. Join us for our opening day on November 23, 1-4 pm. Seed Stories will be open on Nov 23, Nov 24, and Nov. 30, from 1-4pm.
This program + art exhibition is made possible through the generous support provided by the Essex County Community Foundation, Awesome Gloucester, and the Backyard Growcery.
Join botanical artist, Maia Mattson in her Salem studio on Saturday, November 9, 1-2pm for a free natural dyeing workshop. Funded by Salem’s Local Cultural Council. Celebrate the colors of Salem found in our local ecosystem. Participants will take part in an interactive workshop and leave with a natural dye kit.
WHAT IS SEED STORIES? 14 weeks of free, all ages eco-art programming offered at the Backyard Growcery from July 10th to the end of the 2024 market season. From a place of curiosity and play, we invite participants of all ages and ability to explore various methods of nature-based art making. Using eco materials sourced directly from our market vendors and local businesses, we will be making naturally dyed plant paper embedded with native seeds so that the art will grow when planted.
Seed Stories will grow more than native plants! Creating this project together, we will grow greater awareness and connection to our local ecology, to our food systems, and to our creative capacity. These interactive workshops will culminate in a community created public art installation and art exhibition.
This FREE community programming is made possible through the generous support of the
Essex County Community Foundation, CreativeCounty, and Awesome Gloucester.
Led by local artist Maia Mattson, this seven week programming explores the botany of Cape Ann through the art of natural dyeing. Through easy instruction and hands-on activities, participants will learn and experiment using basic techniques of natural dyeing. Participants are invited to join in making a collective quilt, using the fabrics made during the natural dye course. All experience levels welcome. Sign up to create unique textiles that are deeply connected to our local ecosystem and culture
Led by local artist Maia Mattson, this seven week programming explores the botany of Cape Ann through the art of natural dyeing. Through easy instruction and hands-on activities, participants will learn and experiment using basic techniques of natural dyeing. Participants are invited to join in making a collective quilt, using the fabrics made during the natural dye course. All experience levels welcome. Sign up to create unique textiles that are deeply connected to our local ecosystem and culture
Led by local artist Maia Mattson, this seven week programming explores the botany of Cape Ann through the art of natural dyeing. Through easy instruction and hands-on activities, participants will learn and experiment using basic techniques of natural dyeing. Participants are invited to join in making a collective quilt, using the fabrics made during the natural dye course. All experience levels welcome. Sign up to create unique textiles that are deeply connected to our local ecosystem and culture
Led by local artist Maia Mattson, this seven week programming explores the botany of Cape Ann through the art of natural dyeing. Through easy instruction and hands-on activities, participants will learn and experiment using basic techniques of natural dyeing. Participants are invited to join in making a collective quilt, using the fabrics made during the natural dye course. All experience levels welcome. Sign up to create unique textiles that are deeply connected to our local ecosystem and culture
Led by local artist Maia Mattson, this seven week programming explores the botany of Cape Ann through the art of natural dyeing. Through easy instruction and hands-on activities, participants will learn and experiment using basic techniques of natural dyeing. Participants are invited to join in making a collective quilt, using the fabrics made during the natural dye course. All experience levels welcome. Sign up to create unique textiles that are deeply connected to our local ecosystem and culture
Led by local artist Maia Mattson, this seven week programming explores the botany of Cape Ann through the art of natural dyeing. Through easy instruction and hands-on activities, participants will learn and experiment using basic techniques of natural dyeing. Participants are invited to join in making a collective quilt, using the fabrics made during the natural dye course. All experience levels welcome. Sign up to create unique textiles that are deeply connected to our local ecosystem and culture
Led by local artist Maia Mattson, this seven week programming explores the botany of Cape Ann through the art of natural dyeing. Through easy instruction and hands-on activities, participants will learn and experiment using basic techniques of natural dyeing. Participants are invited to join in making a collective quilt, using the fabrics made during the natural dye course. All experience levels welcome. Sign up to create unique textiles that are deeply connected to our local ecosystem and culture
Ahhh we’re back and better than ever for another after hours event at Magma celebrating local botany through installation, immersive art, and ecstatic dance. The earth inspires!
Buy tickets here. If you are a creative collective member you qualify for a discounted ticket!
What you can expect: a plant swap! interactive nature mandala! Installation Art! Dancing + Music !
January 6-17
1.6.23 5-9pm
1.8.23 11-5pm
1.13.23 11-3pm
1.14.23 11-5pm
1.15.23 11-5pm
1.16.23 11-3pm
1.17.23 11-3pm
FIELD NOTES from SALEM: an interactive exhibit designed by artists Maia Maltson and Casev Keenan exploring the nature of Salem through community stories, field sounds, and botanical installation.
Join us for the reception of Field Notes from Salem: an interactive exhibit designed by Maia Mattson and Casey Keenan, exploring the nature of Salem through community stories, sound, and botanical installation.
Field Notes from Salem: an interactive exhibit designed by Maia Mattson and Casey Keenan exploring the botany of Salem through community stories, field sounds, and botanical installation. Up at Old Town Hall in Salem, MA from January 6th 2023 -January 17th 2023.
Visit Forest River Park to create a community cyanotype using plant materials on site.
Create a community cyanotype using plant materials from the sites of your favorite botanical spots in Salem.
Hannah Cloud Sharpless is popping up in the studio to sell her handmade wares!
Design a patchwork quilt rectangle using naturally dyed fabric made from plants local to Salem on Thursday’s during the Farmer’s Market. We will sew all of these pieces together to make a large scale installation to be displayed on Artists’ Row. Be apart of the process. Activities suited for all ages and abilities!
Design a patchwork quilt rectangle using naturally dyed fabric made from plants local to Salem on Thursday’s during the Farmer’s Market. We will sew all of these pieces together to make a large scale installation to be displayed on Artists’ Row. Be apart of the process. Activities suited for all ages and abilities!
Join us for a free workshop exploring the botanical colors of salem. Create a unique hanging banner using fabrics naturally dyed from local plant material.
Collaborate with local artist, Russell Findley, to create an interactive map of plants in Salem.
Learn about the Juneteenth Holiday and its connection to Cape Ann history while celebrating Black history through music, dance and food. Visit the special exhibition of Doris Prouty’s quilts on display at the Janet & William Ellery James Center and tour the historic White-Ellery House.
As described by the North Shore Juneteenth Association, “Juneteenth is an American Holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, the date that enslaved Black people of Galveston, Texas, learned that President Abraham Lincoln had freed enslaved people in rebel states two and a half years earlier. This was the last group of enslaved Black people to learn of their freedom! Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, a day to reflect on how far we have come and how we will continue to move forward, and a day to focus on the complexity of the Black American experience.”
Come to Artists’ Row to make paper from local plants at Roots on the Row! Open 11-4 Saturday.
Come to Artists’ Row to make paper from local plants at Roots on the Row! Open 11-4 Saturday and Sunday.
Come to Artists’ Row to make paper from local plants at Roots on the Row! Open 11-4 Saturday and Sunday.
Celebrate the arts, culture, creativity, and community at the 14th annual Salem Arts Festival June 3 through 5. This free and popular family-friendly event will feature a variety of art, music, dance, and theatre performances throughout downtown Salem.
Public activities include multiple outdoor performance areas, onsite art-making for all ages, local artisans and makers selling their creations, pop-up art exhibitions in businesses around town, a live mural slam on Artists Row, and a temporary public art installation. There are events for the whole family!
Presented in collaboration by Salem Main Streets and Creative Collective, this year’s event highlights the importance of the creative workforce and how it contributes to and stabilizes the local economy. Arts and culture are an integral part of day-to-day life in Salem. This annual festival has become a source of pride and revenue for hundreds of creative professionals and a major economic boost to the local community.
“Creating community has always been the underpinning purpose of the Salem Arts Festival, and our Salem community desperately needs to heal and build together again after the past year.” John Andrews, Founder, and Founder of Creative Collective stated, “The creative community has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic but throughout the crisis, this community of makers, artisans, performers, and creators were integral in keeping our families and communities hopeful, entertained, and inspired. As we start to come out of the crisis, we feel it is critically important to foster, support and amplify the creative workforce by providing them with paid opportunities.”
