You are cordially invited to explore and art walk your way through downtown Westfield!
ArtWorks Westfield, in collaboration with Westfield Pride, celebrates the kick off of a month-long series of events and conversations in the city of Westfield to celebrate National Pride Month in June with our 3rd annual presentation of Art With Pride!
Take a casual stroll through downtown Westfield and experience our 3rd annual Art With Pride Art Show. Local and regional LGBTQIA+ Artists, Allies and Friends from western MA and the Pioneer Valley will share their talent and creativity with the world in an atmosphere of fun, camaraderie and celebration of inclusiveness and belonging in Westfield.
All art work will be available for purchase.
ARTISTS ALONG ELM
Artists will display their work at the new Elm Street Plaza adjacent to Blended Vintage Marketplace and on the Park Square Green. Take a leisurely stroll through the heart of the city between the Elm Street Plaza and the Green at Park Square to experience awesome art work by local and regional artists while supporting our downtown shops and boutiques, fine eateries, coffee shops, bakeries, cafes and pubs, as you meander along the walkways of the city and explore all downtown Westfield has to offer.
COMMUNITY PAINT AT THE PARK SQUARE GAZEBO
Providing opportunities for children and families to create their own art is an important part of ArtWorks Westfield community experiences. We continue this tradition at Art With Pride. Families and children of all ages are invited to create spring designs in the Gazebo at the Park Square Green from noon to 2:00pm. PAINT THE WINDOWS! Paints and brushes will be provided to create flowers, hearts, rainbows and other spring designs. Let’s decorate the Gazebo windows for all to see! Making art together is a wonderful way to feel a part of the Westfield community.
DO THE ART WALK ALONG ELM
In addition to the art exhibitions at the Elm Street Plaza and Park Square Green, explore several small gallery displays in Chrissy G’s Bakery, En3rgy Up Organic Juices & More and Two Rivers Burrito.
Formal large scale installations are open for your viewing experience:
The Jasper Rand Gallery at the Westfield Athenaeum presents Exuberant Expressionism: Trends in 21st Century Visual Art featuring artists Marie Crane-Yvon and Ruth Kjaer
Westfield On Weekends hosts Journey Stories: Faces of Westfield, a photographic presentation celebrating diversity and honoring the ethnic tapestry of Westfield.
ART SHOPS & STUDIOs open during Art With Pride include Blended Vintage Marketplace art shop & studio and Uplifting Art: Westfield’s Community Pottery Studio.
MAKE IT A DAY IN DOWNTOWN WESTFIELD! ART. MUSIC. SHOPPING. DINING.
Experience extraordinary art created by local and regional artists from around the Pioneer Valley. Explore the School Street Shops! Enjoy breakfast or lunch, or both, at the many eateries along Elm. Pick up unique and one of a kind gifts and outstanding home or office décor.
Explore all downtown Westfield has to offer – local shops and boutiques; fine eateries; coffee shops, cafes, bakeries and pubs and MORE! Be part of the burgeoning art and cultural scene and the future DOWNTOWN WESTFIELD CULTURAL DISTRICT in the heart of our wonderful city!
Art With Pride is made possible in part by a grant from the Westfield Cultural Council, a local agency, supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; underwriting support from Westfield Bank and Aero Fastener; in kind support from White Lion Brewing Company and Kirby Production, and the generosity of our donors, supporters and members of ArtWorks of Westfield.
