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!
Easthampton Futures Project Public Sharing
Wednesday January 22 @ 6pm // Old Town Hall
Have a Heart for Public Art
Sunday March 2, 10am-1pm // Galaxy
Art Floats Easthampton
Saturday May 17, 2-4pm // Nashawannuck Pond
Cultural Chaos
Saturday June 14, 12-5pm // Cottage Street Cultural District
Light Up the Arts
Date & Location Will Be Announced…
ECA POETRY EVENTS
Easthampton Poet Laureate Exhibition
April 5-30 // ECA Gallery @ Old Town Hall
What Is the Flavor of Poetry?
April 5-30 // Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream
Poetry Poster Project
April 5-30 // Cottage Street Storefronts
Voices of Easthampton &
Easthampton Poet Laureate Inauguration
Saturday April 26, 2pm // CitySpace
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHTS on OUR SOCIALS
- #ECAMondayMemories
- #ECALocalSpotlight
- #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
Eca News
Annoucements
**Attention community members - we’ve got deadlines coming up!
CULTURAL CHAOS VENDOR & COMMUNITY TABLE FORM
Deadline: Saturday February 22nd
EASTHAMPTON POET LAUREATE
INTEREST FORM
Deadline: Saturday February 22nd
VOICES OF EASTHAMPTON
APPLICATION FORM
Deadline: Saturday March ist
Links to each of these forms can be found at www.easthamptoncityarts.com and in our Instagram bio @easthamptoncityarts
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If you’re looking for art events and opportunities happening in the area, make sure to check out @valleyartsnewsletter’s weekly news letter! Their newest issue was published yesterday, and you can find it linked in their Instagram bio🌟
Artist: @richardyardeart
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On display at Oxbow Gallery @oxbowgallery through March 2nd, ‘Stitch By Stitch’ by Eileen Travis @emtravis4 and ‘Outside In’ by Chris Bagg will be available for viewing🌟 We hope you’ll get a chance to explore this impressive and vibrant show!
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We invite you all to SAVE THE DATE for Cultural Chaos, taking place on Saturday June 14th, 2025 (12-5pm) in the Cottage Street Cultural District in Easthampton, MA! Cultural Chaos is a vibrant street festival featuring live music, dance, poetry, performance, visual art, delicious food, and more! This event is presented by Easthampton City Arts (ECA) and the ECA Cottage Street Cultural District Committee.
*ATTENTION Vendors, Makers, and Community Tablers! The deadline to apply to participate is coming up soon on February 22nd! Please share!
The link to apply can be found in our Instagram bio and on our website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com
Stay tuned for a full lineup of music, performances, and activities! And remember that this annual beloved street festival is FREE and fun for people of all ages!
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Are you familiar with Easthampton Oracle..? Be sure to check out this local resource that shares info about Easthampton-based workshops, activities, and happenings! You can access Easthampton Oracle and their lists of local events via their Instagram @easthamptonoracle, or website www.easthamptonoracle.com🔮
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‘Dámelotuyo’ (Give Me What’s Yours) by Artist Carolina Alvarado @caroship_designs will be on display in ECA Gallery through February 27th!🌟 Our gallery is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-2pm. We hope you’ll get the chance to see this show in person!
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We invite you all to this year’s “Have a Heart for Public Art” fundraiser brunch! Thanks to the immense generosity of our friends at Galaxy, 100% of the proceeds from the brunch will directly support ECA’s growing collection of public art – both through maintaining the murals and sculptures that enhance our city’s streets and by making new artworks altogether.🌟
This is an all-you-can eat brunch buffet and will include vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, with a ‘cash bar’. The brunch will also feature music by jazz pianist Jim Argiro and local jazz vocalists, silent auction items from local favorites, and some ECA swag inspired by our 20th Anniversary year.
We’ve got two arrival times for the event – 10am and 11:15am. Please note that all guests are welcome to stay for the full duration of the event!
You can purchase your tickets in the link of our Instagram bio and through the Facebook event page (search “Have a Heart for Public Art”).
We extend our heartfelt gratitude and acknowledgments to Casey Douglass and the entire Galaxy family (@galaxy413) for their longstanding generous support of Easthampton City Arts, local public art, and the City of Easthampton’s growing arts community.
Thanks to Galaxy – and to everyone who attended last year’s “Have a Heart for Public Art” brunch – we raised $5,000 to support the restoration efforts of Easthampton’s beloved mural of Nashawannuck Pond wildlife, located on Pine Street in the Cottage Street Cultural District, created by Peggy Grose in 2010.
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**Attention Poets! Here’s another upcoming opportunity to share your work in community:
In celebration of Easthampton City Arts’ Poetry Month in April 2025, Easthampton Poet Laureate Carolyn Cushing (@carolyn_cushing) will once again facilitate the creation of a chapbook and organize a reading.
Poets who live, work, or are active in Easthampton can express their interest in participating in one or both of these activities by applying to participate at www.soulpathsanctuary.com/poetry — Responses are strongly encouraged by March 1, 2025.
We ask you to also mark your calendars for “VOICES OF EASTHAMPTON” on Saturday April 26th @ 2pm
in the Blue Room @ CitySpace in Old Town Hall, located at 43 Main Street in Easthampton, MA!
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Attention local filmmakers!🎬 Are you familiar with the Easthampton Film Festival? Learn more about submitting your work and participating in this local event at their Instagram @easthamptonfilmfest🎥
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