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
Guest Juror: Gretchen Sinnett
Gretchen Sinnett is an Associate Professor of Art History and former Chair in the Art + Design department at Salem State University. Her courses explore how art and visual culture both reflect and help shape the societies from which they emerge. She believes that close looking and visual analysis benefit students in all disciplines and especially enjoys teaching courses that draw students from across the university. Her scholarship focuses on representations of girlhood and adolescence in 19th-century American art. She lives in Melrose with her husband and son, who just graduated from college, plus two bossy Siamese cats.
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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
| The 2025 exhibition season is generously sponsored by the Peabody Essex Museum |
| Paul Nathan GalleryWe're proud to host the largest collection of Paul Nathan artworks in the world. Nathan's unique process starts with acrylic paintings which are then photographed and composed as collage creating a whimsical and wonderful world uniquely their own. Paul Nathan has occupied this location since the mid-1980's and through his generosity and vision as an artist Salem Arts Association enjoys presenting our galleries in this space with Paul. |
Salem Arts Association's mission:
To bring art, in all its forms, to the community
and bring the community, in all its diversity,
to the arts in Salem, Massachusetts.
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