2019
March
Young at Art
The Salem Arts Association is excited to open our 2019 exhibition schedule with “Young at Art”, a showcase of artwork from local teenagers. All current Salem residents, Salem public, private, charter school students, and members of any Salem-based organization between the ages of 13 -19 are invited to bring on your best work. Let’s show the community what you have to offer in all of your diverse styles and artistic disciplines.
Scholarship Fundraiser Featuring Ellen Hardy & Paula Beaulieu
We will be opening our 2019 Season with a tribute to Ellen Hardy and Paula Beaulieu. This exhibit will feature artworks by these honorees and all proceeds benefit our Art School Scholarship Programs.
Call for Art: Sunday, February 24, 12:00 to 3:00 pm
Reception: Friday, March 1, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Reception for Salem Film Festival: Friday, March 29, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Exhibit: March 1 - 31
April (Old Town Hall)
Member Showcase
Salem Arts Association is excited to announce a Member Showcase exhibit at Old Town Hall showing the community what we have to offer in all of our diverse styles and artistic disciplines.
Call for Art: Sunday, March 31, 12:00 to 3:00 pm
Reception: Friday, April 5, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Exhibit: April 5 - 20
Figure Drawing
Monday April 15 from 7:00 to 9:30 pm
$10 Suggested Donation At The Door
Online RSVP Recommended. Space is limited.
May (Old Town Hall)
Roots
In conjunction with the Salem Arts Festival, Salem Arts Association presents an exhibition exploring the meaning of “Roots”, one of the themes of the Festival. Interpretations include living things and their roots, ancestry, home and country, family and any other creative explorations of this theme.
Call for Art: Sunday, May 5, 12:00 to 3:00 pm
Reception: Friday, May 10, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Exhibit: May 10-26
Figure Drawing
Monday May 20 from 7:00 to 9:30 pm
$10 Suggested Donation At The Door
Online RSVP Recommended. Space is limited.
June
“Works In Plein Air at The House of The Seven Gables”
Exhibit: “Works En Plein Air at The House of The Seven Gables” Through June 30
7th Annual Artists’ Residency with Salem Arts Association Members
All participating En Plein Air artists are invited to join in the exhibition to be held at the House of the Seven Gables during the Salem Arts Festival following our En Plein Air Residency. After this evening the entire exhibit will be moved to the Salem Arts Galleries at The Bridge at 211 (211 Bridge Street) where it can be viewed during the Salem Arts Festival and through the month of June.
Reception at H7G: Thursday May 30 from 6 to 8 PM.
Gallery Reception: Friday June 7 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Exhibit June 7 - 30
June
Salon des Refuses
In 1863 the most prestigious exhibition in Paris, the Paris Salon, rejected art work in the new Impressionist style. Manet, Courbet, Whistler and Pissaro were among the rejected artists. In protest they exhibited their work in their own exhibit, the now famous "Salon des Refuses," which brought their beautiful and innovative work to the public - and made them famous.
In recognition of the fact that a lot of wonderful work doesn't get accepted into art exhibits we are holding our own "Salon Des Refuses."
Call for Art: Sunday, June 2, 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Call for Art: “Salon Des Refusés” Art Drop Off Sunday, June 2, Monday June 3
Reception: Friday June 7 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Opening Reception - "Salon Des Refusés" Exhibit - Friday June 7, 5-8PM
Exhibit June 7 - July 28
Exhibition: Salon des Refuses - June 8-July 28, 2019
Note: Salem Arts Festival June 7-9
July
"Jennifer's Body"
Emily Kwong - Solo Show
Reception: Friday, July 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Exhibit July 5 - 28
August
All of the Arts are Sisters
Nietzsche wrote that "all of the arts are sisters." We invited artists to submit work about or inspired by dance, music, theater, poetry (or any writing), or the visual arts or that incorporates visual elements from them (e.g., words, letters, musical notes, musical instruments) or otherwise explores this theme.
Call for Art: Sunday, July 28, 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Call for Art: “All of the Arts are Sisters” Art Drop Off Sunday, July 28, 12-3pm
Reception: Friday August 2 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Opening Reception - "All of the Arts are Sisters" Exhibit - Friday, August 2, 2019, 5-8pm
Exhibit August 2 - 25
Exhibition: All of the Arts are Sisters, August 3 - 25, 2019
Don’t Talk Politics or Religion
Dan Breslin – Solo Show
Reception: Friday, August 2 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Exhibit August 2 - 25
September
"Picturing America"
13th Annual PEM Inspirational Exhibition
Salem Art Association presents an exhibition by local artists inspired by the Peabody Essex Museum collections of art and the exhibition of "A Passion for American Art: Selections from the Carolyn and Peter Lynch Collection".
Call for Art: Sunday, August 25, 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Call for Art: "Picturing America" Our 13th Annual PEM Inspirational - Local Artists Explore the Peabody Essex Museum
Reception: Friday September 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Opening Reception - 13th Annual PEM Inspirational Exhibit
Exhibit August 31 - September 29
Picturing America - Our 13th Annual PEM Inspirational Exhibit
Photo Noir
Salem Arts Association presents and exhibition of photography that celebrates black & white photography and Film Noir.
Call for Art: Sunday, August 25, 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Call for Art: Photo Noir Exhibit
Reception: Friday September 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Opening Reception - Photo Noir Exhibit
Exhibit August 30 - November 3
Exhibition: Photo Noir Exhibition, August 31 - November 3, 2019
October
Dark Arts
Salem Arts Association Presents “Dark Arts”. We invited our Salem Art Association members to explore Salem’s history with witchcraft, religion, and Halloween.
Call for Art: Sunday, September 29, 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Call for Art: "Dark Arts" Art Drop Off Sunday, September 29, 12-3 PM
Reception: Friday October 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Reception: "Dark Arts," Friday October 4, 5-8 PM
Exhibit October 5 - November 3
Exhibition: "Dark Arts" - October 4 through November 3, 2019
November
Member Showcase
Salem Arts Association is excited to announce a Member Showcase exhibit at Old Town Hall showing the community what we have to offer in all of our diverse styles and artistic disciplines.
Call for Art: Sunday, November 3, 12:00 to 3:00 pm
Call for Art: Member Showcase - November 3, 12-3
Reception: Friday, November 8, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Opening Reception - Member Showcase Exhibit
Exhibit: November 8 - December 15