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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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 …