ArtsHub Featured Articles
Welcome to the ArtsHub news and blog! Visit often to find a growing collection of feature articles written by local writers that highlight the amazing artists, creators, and innovators working in Western Massachusetts.
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Art as medicine: LaFond paints the picture of violence against Indigenous women & girls
Using a series of portraits, numbering over 100 to date, this Western Massachusetts artist shines a light on a grisly story of violence.
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WORKSHOP: Directing Your Purpose as a Working Artist
Art for the Soul Gallery and the ArtsHub of Western Massachusetts, with support from the Springfield Cultural Council, present Ruby Maddox, Purpose …
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How Bomba de Aqui uses dance as a portal to culture
Dancer Brendaliz Cepeda and her group, Bomba de Aqui, are not only carrying forward a tradition of Puerto Rican dance but are using it to open up …
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Building bridges: Tichawangana raises the arts using online tools
How a web developer with a passion for the arts is bringing the two worlds together to help artists show up strong online.
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How to find financial support for your art
Author and publisher, Paul Richmond shares the valuable lessons he has learned in raising funds from local businesses and community organizations.
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Should You Try NFTs? | Part 3 of 3 | Interview with Sabato Visconti
We found an artist, right here in Western Massachusetts, who is making most of his money through NFTs. He explained to us just how he does it...
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Should You Try NFTs? | Part 2 of 3 | NFT Experiences in Massachusetts
We spoke to some artists in Massachusetts about their experiences with NFTs and found they had mixed results.
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The Delights of Richie Richardson
Richie Richardson of Turners Falls has big plans for fashion in Western Massachusetts.
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The Arts Every Tuesday - With Love From Bronwen
For fourteen years now, Bronwen Hodgkinson has been sending out The Valley Arts Newsletter to an ever growing subscription base. She also creates …
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Creating Rites of Passage for a New Generation
What do rites of passage look like in a cosmopolitan setting in the 21st century? Pooja Prema has been exploring this concept for a decade.
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The Steampunk of Everything with Bruce Rosenbaum
A Steampunk artist based in Palmer MA has the dream of turning an old church into the Steampunk capital of America. This is his game plan...
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Should You Try NFTs? | Part 1 of 3
Heard about artists getting rich with NFTs? Here’s your crash course in this new medium.
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New era for Enchanted Circle Theater
Holyoke’s Commonwealth Award-winning Enchanted Circle Theater recently underwent a change at the top when Priscilla Kane Hellweg announced that she …
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Distilling Life to its Essence: Poet Magdalena Gómez
When Magdalena Gómez arrived in Massachusetts in 1989, little did she know that she would become an integral part of the heartbeat of its arts and …
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Remembering Kent Alexander
Alexander, who was the ArtsHub Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant, the Diversity and Inclusion Advisor for the Community Foundation of Western …
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“Music as a way of life”: Alice Parker | Women's History Month
In recognition of Women's History Month, we featured Western Massachusetts local Alice Parker. Alice has spent her 96 years composing, conducting, …
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Welcome to the ArtsHub!
Something special is growing in Western Mass. Together, artists and arts sector workers are building something new from the ground up: a central …
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Artist Spotlight: Justin Beatty
How to Draw - and Heal - 50 Monsters “Art is a method of healing… of expunging things from your spirit…” Justin Beatty is a Community Liaison for the …
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ArtsHub Holiday and Studio Sales 2021
This year, celebrate recovering and rebuilding by visiting the many enticing art studios and collectives across Western Mass.
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The Art of Creating a Special Place: The Ethnic Study Cowork Café and Bookstore
Marryshow and Paskins have transformed their organizing and activism efforts into a brick-and-mortar space for marginalized people seeking a place to …
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Artist Spotlight: Nico Dery
We all try to live our lives creatively. For some of us, this means embedding in our neighborhood arts scene. But at times, a fresh move is what …