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Open Saturdays and Sundays 12-6

     Entrance is always Free and Open to the Public


Gallery Address: 159 Derby Street, Salem MA 01970

Phone: 978-745-4850


Email: info@salemarts.org

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Artists and Supporters are welcomed!

Joining Salem Arts Association entitles you to many benefits. You can participate in our exhibits, receive discounts on workshops and events, even save at local businesses. 

All are invited to join! Artists, performers, writers, art lovers too. No matter how you define your creative spirit there's a membership for you.

Support The Arts

We appreciate your contributions . 

Please consider a gift to the Salem Arts Association as a tax-deductible donation to the continued growth and cultural provenance of the City of Salem. We are very grateful for any help to make this a bigger, better creative place to be!

Your support ensures we thrive.


Current Exhibits


Conjuring & Incantations

With the magical Fall season here in Salem, we present one of our most anticipated exhibits of the year. Our artists have conjured up creative incantations for this exhibit? Yes, it is once again time for the Salem Arts Association showcase of Salem, Fall and Halloween inspired art. We offer a variety of media that represent the results of local artistic conjuring and visual incantations.

  • Opening Reception: Friday, September 12, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
  • Show dates: Saturday September 13 through Saturday November 1, 2025

    Open Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m.

      Salem Arts Association Galleries, 159 Derby Street, Salem MA 01970

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      This collection of photographs created by James Bostick explores the dark side of his approach to still life imagery. The Obscurum series reveals the poetry of bones and the beauty of decay. 

      • On Display September 13 through October 5, 2025
      • Artist Reception: Friday September 12, 6:00 to 8:00 PM

      Exhibit info


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      The 2025 exhibition season is generously sponsored by the Peabody Essex Museum.

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      GIVE THE GIFT OF SUPPORTING THE ARTS

      Your year-end contribution will enable Salem Arts Association to continue to grow and become the space for visitors and artists to explore, experience, create and connect.

      Please consider a financial gift to Salem Arts Association so that we can continue to grow and flourish and offer our programs and exhibits to young and old alike. Gifts of any amount, small or large, help us in our ongoing mission. 

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      Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

      Salem Arts Association is committed to our values of of inclusivity, diversity, and respect for all people!  We welcome everyone in our community and offer a safe and prejudice-free environment in which every individual is respected, understood, and appreciated for who they are and how they identify. 

      Salem Arts Association reminds our visitors, volunteers, and artists to hold each other accountable, take care of one another, and be kind.

      So join us. Join us as a member. Join us as a visitor. Join us as a supporter. Come share your creativity - all the arts. Come share your thoughts. Come share you with us.

      A photo of the Salem Arts Association building, taken from Derby Street in the evening, with the windows brightly lit up in different colors.



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      Salem Food Tours at Salem Arts

      Salem Arts Association is proud to include Salem Food Tours as a partner in our space. Food is an integrated part of the Salem creative scene. Salem Food Tours offers a variety of tour options the give guests a great overview of our delicious City.  As we walk you’ll learn about our local history with a focus on our illustrious spice trade history, walking past historic landmarks, and learning about our modern day dynamic cultural scene. When we’re done you’ll know where to eat, shop, visit, etc. 

      Visit SalemFoodTours.com for information and tour booking.



      Sponsors and Community Partnerships

      Salem Arts Association is proud to be supported by our sponsors and community partnerships.

      Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Night Tour

      Creative Collective, Mass Cultural Council, Local Cultural Councils, Salem Main Streets, and Destination Salem. 


      Peabody Essex Museum logo.     Mass Cultural Council logo.  

      City of Salem logo.    Creative Collective logo.     Salem Main Streets logo.  

      Salem Arts Association
      159 Derby Street 
      Salem, MA 01970  
      Phone: 978-745-4850 
      Email: info@SalemArts.org


      Hours 
      Weekends 12-6 pm


      Parking: on street when available

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      © 2007 - 2025,  Salem Arts Association is a 501(c)(3 )non-profit organization

      159 Derby Street, Salem MA 01970