OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION – YOU’RE INVITED!
Art Show. Book Show. Live Music. Community & MORE!
Admission & Parking is FREE. Creativity & Talent Are Priceless.

ArtWorks Westfield presents Articulture Westfield 2026, a highly anticipated, regional juried art show featuring visual fine art, literature and live music by creators from around New England. Produced annually since 2016, Articulture Westfield is a very engaging, expansive and highly anticipated community art & cultural experience. This experience has grown and evolved over the years into a major art exhibition and attraction in the Pioneer Valley.

This is our 10 Year Anniversary. Articulture Westfield 2016 was our debut art and cultural community experience. Follow this LINK to flip through of 10 Year Anniversary Commemorative magazine.
https://bit.ly/10YearAnniversaryMagazine

Seventy-five new, emerging, experienced and professional local and regional artists and authors will showcase their creativity and talent in their individual 10’ x 10’ display spaces on the arena floor. No ice skates necessary … the ice is OUT and creativity is IN!

Welcome to the show!

AT THIS EVENING'S RECEPTION:
Free small bites, hors d'oeuvres and deserts, prepared by the students of the Westfield Technical Academy Culinary Arts program, and served by students of the National Honor Society.

Beer, wine, seltzers and soft drinks will be available for purchase served by Skyline Beer Company.

Special photo booth featuring the structural floral sculpture of Westfield artist Galina Sidoryuk
Live music by the Orgill/Ferrier Jazz Duo, featuring Dr. Edward Orgill, composer, award-winning saxophonist and coordinator of Jazz Studies at Westfield State University.

The reception takes place in the front lobby of the Amelia Park Arena. The exhibition space located on the rink floor will be open for exploration!

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Wear your walking shoes and come prepared to explore … there will be so much to experience!
Featured art work will include painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, photography, printmaking, glass, wood, clay, fine jewelry and metalwork created by local and regional artists from the Pioneer Valley, western MA and greater New England.

All works will be available for purchase.

Also featured are local and regional published authors, writers and poets. Signed copies of their literary works will be available for purchase.

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Articulture Westfield, produced annually since 2016, is made possible in part by our donors and supporting members, supporting grants from the Westfield Cultural Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council and our very generous community sponsors including Aero Fastener, Bananalovemuffin Creative Illustration & Design by Kelly Rose Burgess, Pioneer Valley Trading Company, Westfield Gas & Electric, bankESB and our small business pARTners in the ARTs

FREE art and cultural experiences are growing like crazy in the city! Help us keep it going. Click here => https://bit.ly/ArtWorksWestfieldMembership to become a supporting member.

About ArtWorks of Westfield Inc.:
ArtWorks of Westfield Inc., a local arts & cultural organization promoting the rich and talented artistic diversity of Westfield and the surrounding communities, is a tax exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501 (c) (3). Membership and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Our mission is to create and promote the widest variety of Cultural Arts, Literary Arts, Musical Events, and Performing Arts for the Westfield Community and to collaborate with businesses and invested groups to develop and maintain venues for presentations and performances.

We aspire to bring together creators and community to engage, inform, inspire, empower, educate and entertain in the heart of downtown Westfield.