Join us 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. | Visit Salem Arts Regular Gallery Hours: Noon to 6:00 PM Sat. & Sun. from March 5 to December 18, 2022 Visit our Virtual Galleries and Online Shop Gallery Address: 159 Derby Street, Salem MA 01970 Phone: 978-745-4850
Email: info@salemarts.org | Support The ArtsWe need your support now more than ever. Due to current restrictions we are unable to host events where most of our operating costs are collected. Please consider donations of any amount. In January, after 13-years, we moved into our new home in the Derby Street Historic District. Your support ensures we thrive in our new galleries. |
Current Exhibits
The Salem Arts Association Reopens with our 2023 Exhibit Reception on March 3, 2023
Salem Arts Association is excited to open our 2023 exhibition schedule with a themed showcase of our Member Artists. Tell Me a Story: Myths, Narrative, Dreams, and Fairy Tales features works of visual storytelling in our artists' chosen medium and style. Our artists think beyond the traditional definition of “narrative art” and embrace the diverse ways in which we all “tell our stories.”
With a Special Book Release: A Secret Gathering by Paul Royka, a local Salem, MA author
Opening Reception Friday March 3 2023, 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: March 4 - April 1, 2023Salem Arts Scholarships are awarded each spring to Class of 2023 graduates attending any Massachusetts North Shore school (public, charter, or private), and is pursuing arts education either through a university program or accredited art school in the fall following their graduation in 2023.Three Scholarship awards will be offered in 2023
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 1, 2023
Your Gift Helps Us Make a Difference!
Please consider a contribution 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!
When you donate you may choose to support our mission or let us know in your comment if your donation is specifically for the Paula Beaulieu Memorial Scholarship or the Ellen Hardy Memorial Scholarship.
Goal: $15,000.00
Collected: $825.00
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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. |
The Salem Arts Association stands in solidarity with Ukraine and all Ukrainians here and abroad. Our organization’s building has a direct connection to the Ukrainian population here in Salem. By the late nineteenth-century, Polish and Ukrainian immigrants settled the area. Driven out of their homeland by various wars, famines, and political shifts, the Poles and Ukrainians came to Salem to work in the shoe and leather factories, and in other industries. Derby Street and the surrounding area was the home of Salem’s growing Slavic population. Our organization has a connection to the Ukrainian population here in Salem. Our building at 159 Derby Street was the location of the John Franco Society, Assembly 703 of the Ukrainian’s Workingmen’s Association, later the John Franco Ukrainian Society (1921-1934). St. Joseph’s Hall at 160 Derby Street and the Ukrainian’s Workingmen’s Association at 159 Derby Street provided newly arrived immigrants with community, housing, and job placement. These organizations provided the structural network that newly arrived immigrants needed in order to survive (SAA: 159 Derby Project https://salemarts.org/159-Derby-History ). In honor of our legacy, we urge you to donate to a charitable organization that directly supports Ukraine and Ukrainians. All the listed charities are registered in the USA and are 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit organizations. Donations and gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable under IRS regulations. Learn More and View Donation Options |
159 Derby Street History Project
Do you know about the amazing history of 159 Derby Street? This historic location has included ship builders, sail makers, distillers, even a paper stamper. Did you know the property dates to 1653? Or that is was once home to Benjamin Hawkes? Ever heard of Tuckers Wharf? How did Kosciuzco Street get it's name? Maybe your grandparents attended the Ukrainian Working Man's Association?
Click To Learn MoreNorth American Reciprocal Museums Program Benefits Salem Arts Association Members, Artists and Friends, may now receive extra benefits of our participation with the North American Reciprocal Museums Program known as NARM. Enjoy access to 1,000 museums through the North American Reciprocal Museums (NARM) program. Join our "Artist Master Circle" or as a "Friend of Salem Arts" at Steward or above and receive NARM Benefits PLUS 10% off at our shop and more from local merchants. See a list of NARM Members where you can get free admission and discounts, including here in Salem at PEM and House of the Seven Gables. |