P.A.I.R. 2023 - Claudia Paraschiv
Join Public Artist in Residence on Artists’ Row (PAiR) for the 2023 season, Claudia Paraschiv for weekly conversation and art-making workshops to create the Tree of Care + Wonder / Árbol del Cuidado + del Maravillas, a large scale sculpture of a whimsical tree featuring migrant stories and a magical canopy!
The Tree of Care + Wonder / Árbol del Cuidado + del Maravillas will transform streets in Salem into community spaces of art and friendship to demonstrate the potential of streets to do more than move cars: local artists (poets, visual, musicians, dance, and theatre) will collaborate to produce civic-art events centered on migration stories, food memories, local history, and novel visions of how a future city might take care of and bring wonder to its residents.
A gallery retrospective will be held in November/December 2023 on Artists’ Row/Old Town Hall.
All events and workshops are free to everyone and accessible to people of all abilities.
Contact: PaiR@salem.com More info: @SalemPublicArtist + studiofuldesign.com
Claudia is an architect and public artist living in Salem with her family. She founded Studioful Design, a practice for architecture, community art, and neighborhood design. Reach out to collaborate!
Weekly Public Workshops: May - September
Tree of Care + Wonder at Salem Farmers’ Market: Thursdays 3-6 (June 8 through October 12)
Gather around the Tree of Care + Wonder to share stories and make art. How do you care for your loved ones? How does your environment inspire wonder? What yearly migrations do you look forward to? Each week will feature a question and ur-form to inspire.
Wonder Kids’ Art Days: Fridays 10:30-12:30
Join Wonder Kids’ Art Days for fun and easy art-making for the under 5 crowd and their caretakers. We will involve our little ones in helping make big art. We are collaborating with PEM Pals every first Friday during the summer, with a special on-Artists’ Row PEM Pals on Friday, August 4.
Process Art: Saturdays 10:30-12:30
Join for informal in-process art making every Saturday morning. You can help with the art task of the day, or bring your own art or craft to work on.
Wonderful Self-Care Café: Sundays, 3-5
Inspired by the Sabbath, we offer a time to relax and be together in a friendly atmosphere where we don’t make anything, except friends! Join us to relax, have a cup of coffee or tea, read a book, listen to some music, and just be.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Salem Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Creative County Initiative of the Essex County Community Foundation.
