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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We’re thrilled to announce our upcoming ‘Have a Heart for Public Art’ fundraiser brunch! It will be taking place at Glendale Ridge Vineyard on Sunday September 20th from 11am-1:30pm!
We invite you all to join us for this very special, one of a kind event, featuring:
A delicious brunch buffet by
Nini’s Ristorante
@niniseasthampton
Wine + beverages by
Glendale Ridge
@glendaleridgevineyard
Live jazz by Dylan Walter @birds_in_dylans_yard
…and friends!
Plus a silent auction of local favorites and a very special setting that’s absolutely out of this world!
We extend immense gratitude to our friends at Glendale Ridge and Nini’s Ristorante for their generous partnership and support!
Proceeds raised through this event will directly support ECA’s growing collection of public art.
Tickets can be found on our website: www.easthamptoncityarts.com, in the link of our instagram bio, and here: www.easthamptoncityarts.ludus.com
Many thanks for your support! We hope to see you there — and please feel free to share!
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Easthampton City Arts and the Easthampton Cultural Council are thrilled to invite you all to the public unveiling and celebration of Amy Johnquest’s (@bannerqueen) newly painted and re-imagined utility boxes!
WHEN: Thursday August 20th @ 5pm
WHERE: 50 Payson Avenue
Light refreshments will be provided by Wake the Dead Donuts (@wakethedeaddonuts_) and Dry Humor (@dry_humor_bottle_shop)! And the lovely music of Masala Jazz (@masalajazz_413) will be taking place on the Nashawannuck Pond Promenade as part of our Beats on the Boardwalk programming.
Here’s a bit of background regarding the sequence of events of how this “new” trio of painted utility boxes came to be:
First, Amy Johnquest’s original utility box “Power to the People” was de-installed as part of the Union Street redesign project. At the same time, ECC was looking to commission a local artist to paint the two newer boxes that had been installed, on Payson and Main Streets. And, the ECA Public Art Committee had the vision to relocate the original box and to repurpose it to become a community feedback container for arts + culture in Easthampton. Many of you saw Amy at work painting the utility boxes this summer — and we’re thrilled to celebrate her and Easthampton’s newest public artworks!
It has been a deeply collaborative process all around. We extend our thanks to Mayor Derby (@mayor.derby) for his approval and support of the community feedback box at City Hall, to Greg Nuttleman and the entire DPW team for their involvement every step of the way, to Michael Poole (@bluecollarartisans) for his metalwork, and last but not least to Amy Johnquest for sharing her beautiful imagery and important messaging with us and with community!
And, it has been a wonderful, well-coordinated, and fun collaboration between ECA & ECC, with generous support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council @masscultural
Thank you all! We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 8/20 at 5pm! 💜
Head over to the Nashawannuck Pond Boardwalk this Thursday evening from 5-7PM for our summer-long series, Beats on the Boardwalk!
The featured artist this week is father-daughter duo Daniel & Imogene Gay! @daniel.gay.music thestrangerinthealps_
And don`t forget to mark your calendars for upcoming performances in this series:
Thursday August 13th // @daniel.gay.music
Thursday August 20th // @masalajazz_413
Thursday August 27th // @shar.maggie
Thursday September 3rd // @theenchantivists
Saturday September 5th *Art Walk // @dianadanielsmusic
Thursday September 10th // @maldevisa
Thursday September 17th // @afrofusionperiche
Thursday September 24th // @brian_o.connell
Saturday October 3rd *Art Walk // @artbyinde
We can`t wait to see you there!
#ItsInEasthampton #InItTogether #Art4All #EasthamptonBeats #ArtWalkEasthampton #SupportLocalArtists #SupportLocalBusiness
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Mark your calendars for next month`s Art Walk! Saturday, September 5th from 4-7PM!
September`s Art Walk will feature art exhibitions, pop-up markets, open galleries and studios, as well as live music on the boardwalk by Diana Daniels! @dianadanielsmusic
We can`t wait to see you there!
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Easthampton! Here’s your week ahead!
We’ll see you around town!
As always, if you would like your event to be featured in the next installation of Easthampton Weekly, please DM us your event flyer or venue calendar!
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Join us at Payson Gallery on Thursday, August 27th, from 4:30-6PM for the closing reception of "Undersong: Collaborations in Word and Image" by Carolyn Cushing @carolyn_cushing!
"Chapbook in the Street pairs poems inspired by longing after the death of Carolyn’s partner with the soil microbe drawings of artist Malaika Ross. The folded paper doves, a cross-cultural symbol of peace, were contributed by the PeaceBirds Project (www.juponglin.net/peacebirds). Poems arranged around the Easthampton map were written on walks around the city 2023-2024." @juponglin @malaikaross_studio
*this event will take place in the 1st floor conference room at 50 Payson Avenue in Easthampton, MA*
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A big thank you to Jake Klar for serenading us on the boardwalk this past Saturday!
We’re back on August 13th with more amazing local performers, mark your calendars!!!
A big thank you to everyone who participated in, contributed to, and attended yesterday`s Art Walk!
Another great month of art, culture, and music in our little city - we are beyond grateful for this community`s continued support!
Until next time, Easthampton! Mark your calendars for September 5th!
We`ll see you then.
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