Greetings, Everyone! 

We've got 3 exciting announcements to start off the new year! Please read through them carefully and mark your calendars for upcoming events and public programming with Easthampton City Arts (ECA). 

1. Beginning in February 2023, Art Walk Easthampton is moving to the SECOND THURSDAY of every month! So, save the date for Thursday February 9th from 5-8pm for the first Art Walk Easthampton of the year! A full lineup of ECA's 2023 exhibiting artists can be found below!

2) ECA and the ECA Public Art Subcommittee is re-opening our "Open Call for Public Sculpture" to honor and celebrate the history and legacy of volunteerism in Easthampton's arts and cultural community. The deadline to apply is March 15th, 2023 -- an updated project scope and application can be found here. Please share far and wide with the sculptors and public artists in your life!

3) We are thrilled to announce the ECA GALLERY EXHIBITING ARTISTS of 2023! We encourage you all to become familiar with their work if you aren't already -- and to mark your calendars for their respective receptions during Art Walk (on the second Thursday of each month) so that you can support these remarkable artists and their exceptional work!

February // Sue Fontaine
March // Gabrilla Ballard
April (Poetry Month) // Pamela Matsuda-Dunn 
May // Chris Amato
June // J Star 
July // Cati Bestard
August // Terry Jenoure
September // Julia Shirar
October // First Annual ECA Invitational Exhibition
November & December // Art Is a Gift, in partnership with Elusie Gallery

In addition to these announcements, we're proudly continuing our 2023 Art Workspace Easthampton (AWE) studio residency program (see below), our Youth Arts Initiative in partnership with Easthampton High School is strongly underway, we're in the planning stages for Easthampton Poetry Month (April 2023) & the 10th Anniversary of Cultural Chaos (Saturday June 10th), and we'll also be offering some brand new community events this year as well -- stay tuned!

In the meantime, we encourage you all to follow us on Instagram & Facebook for more frequent updates and announcements! Wishing you all a creative and restorative new year!

With art + heart,
Pasqualina Azzarello
City Arts Coordinator
Easthampton City Arts

Easthampton City Arts is thrilled to welcome the 2023 Art Workspace Easthampton (AWE) Studio Residents! Congratulations, Artists!

Gabrilla Ballard // Session I
Painting, poetry, workshop facilitation
@gabrillaballard

Xuân Pham // Session II
Interactive multimedia installation
@_xuan_pham

Michelle Marroquin // Session III
Dance and performance
@michelle_marroquin_dance

Lyn Horan // Session IV
Interactive retrospective exhibition
@lynhoran3869

Pamela Acosta // Session V
Painting and illustration
@pamacostah
@pensamientosvagabundos

Applying for ECA’s AWE studio residency program was an exceptionally competitive process once again this year. Many thanks and acknowledgements to the members of the selection committee who navigated the process so thoughtfully, thoroughly, and with such care. Many thanks to this year’s review committee members:

Pasqualina Azzarello
City Arts Coordinator
@pasqualinaazzarello

Tracey Eller
ECA Chair, local artist, and Eastworks representative
@traceyeller

Maude Hauke-Frenscho
ECA Committee Member, arts administrator, and community connector
@neighboring.systems

Pamela Matsuda-Dunn
Local artist and former AWE participant
@pmatdunn

Malaika Ross
Local artist and former AWE participant
@malaikaross_studio

We also send our heartfelt acknowledgements to everyone at Eastworks (@eastworks_community)
who continues to so generously support this program!

Stay tuned for many more details to come about the 2023 AWE studio residents and their incredible work!

*We encourage you all to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to receive regular updates and announcements about these programs and more! 

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

City Arts Coordinator
Easthampton City Arts

Easthampton City Arts (ECA) is thrilled to collaborate with Danielle Tait Photography for this exciting and creative fundraising initiative that integrates art, local businesses, and community. As a city organization with a mission to create positive, innovative, and accessible arts programming and cultural events to generate and increase opportunities for artists and the local economy, ECA will apply 100% of the proceeds raised through this program to directly support working artists in our community, through upcoming programming.

*We've raised more than $1,000 so far and all of these funds were added to the ECA Artist Grants Initiative so that more artists can be supported through this program.

Thank you so much, Danielle, for reaching out to ECA and for offering this wonderful opportunity to work together to raise more funds for local artists!

Here's a list of locations throughout downtown Easthampton where you can purchase a pin! Many thanks to all of our retail partners for your participation!