creative county initiative
communications
& connectivity
ECCF is committed to helping artists and organizations reach new audiences, grow financial support, and connect with each other through consistent, data-driven communications on the value of a vibrant creative ecosystem.
Our Commitment
Through 2022, ECCF will invest $200,000 in:
- EssexCountyCreates.org to connect artists, organizations, and consumers.
- New communications strategies to amplify the value of arts and culture in our region.
our goals for communications and connectivity
- Inspire public appreciation for the arts by increasing the visibility of and accessibility to local experiences.
- Support local artists and organizations by increasing attendance at their events and experiences.
- Enable collaboration within the arts community by providing a place to connect and share resources.
essexcountycreates.org
A regional online calendar allowing artists and arts and cultural organizations to promote their events and experiences, share resources and information across the arts community and so much more.
ECCF’s Creative County work is powered by the contributions of our generous community.
arts and culture
creative county news
Creative County ALAANA Grants Application Open Jan. 1
Danvers, MA --- Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) is pleased to announce a new round of grants designed to support artists who have been historically and systemically denied access to resources that empower them to create and share their work. Applications for...
Second Cohort of Arts and Culture ChangeMakers Graduate
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran There’s a certain energy that’s generated when a group of artists and creatives come together in one room to talk, share ideas and support one another. It’s contagious. It’s almost electric. It’s exactly the kind of energy that recently...
Celebrating five years of Creative County
Live performances, inspiring speakers and a $2 million funding announcement top the 2022 Essex County Arts and Culture Summit By Michelle Xiarhos Curran When the beat dropped during Ana Masacote’s high-energy salsa performance at the 2022 Essex County Arts &...
Michael Bobbitt, Dar Williams Headline Essex County Arts & Culture Summit
ECCF celebrates five years of Creative County at The Cabot on Sept. 30 Beverly, MA --- Hundreds of artists and community leaders will converge upon The Cabot on Sept. 30 to celebrate five years of the Creative County Initiative, Essex County Community Foundation’s...
ECCF Announces Next Cohort of Creative County ChangeMakers
Danvers, MA --- Essex County Community Foundation is excited to announce the second cohort of creative leaders who will participate in the foundation’s Creative County ChangeMakers program, set to begin March 28. Twelve artists, nonprofit and municipal heads will...
get in touch
Karen Ristuben
Program Director
Creative County Initiative
k.ristuben@eccf.org
community voices
“A unified platform to highlight and showcase the ever-growing creative industries is essential to the overall growth and sustainability of arts and culture in Essex County. A simplified approach to listings and information is an essential piece in consumer awareness and taps directly into the economic engine of the creative economy.”
– John Andrews, Owner, Creative Collective
how can we help?
We would love to hear from you.
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- 175 Andover Street, Suite 101
Danvers, Massachusetts 01923
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