https://maudehaakfrendscho.com E. Maude Haak-Frendscho Tue, 12 May 2026 17:51:17 +0000 https://maudehaakfrendscho.com en https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/E-Maude-Haak-Frendscho Sat, 14 Oct 2017 19:12:10 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/E-Maude-Haak-Frendscho E. Maude Haak-Frendscho Projects About Collaborate <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31ce9102effa8a7766e1fb3015572edd22494d7958e34107882e51f2d83ff926/IMG_1605.jpg" data-mid="14215648" border="0" alt="&quot;matter&quot; framing device by Tupelo Hassman, developed for Desire Trails program, Headlands" data-caption="&quot;matter&quot; framing device by Tupelo Hassman, developed for Desire Trails program, Headlands" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31ce9102effa8a7766e1fb3015572edd22494d7958e34107882e51f2d83ff926/IMG_1605.jpg" /> https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Projects Sat, 14 Oct 2017 19:38:35 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Projects E. Maude Haak-Frendscho Projects &amp; Initiatives <img width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7563c91cb1272fb8a0c2d27ac06b1c10994089ed08c3642caea53d66bd769f91/HilltownStudioTourround-copy.jpeg" data-mid="248234572" border="0" alt="Hilltown Open Studio Tour (HOST) Coordinator, Hilltown Arts Alliance, Apr 2026-present" data-caption="Hilltown Open Studio Tour (HOST) Coordinator, Hilltown Arts Alliance, Apr 2026-present" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/480/i/7563c91cb1272fb8a0c2d27ac06b1c10994089ed08c3642caea53d66bd769f91/HilltownStudioTourround-copy.jpeg" /> <img width="1545" height="2000" width_o="1545" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f7ab1c8b07f655d7a213d22a14d2aa5ca7af6e9b93d0be3b372fdd7a5a1cc39/Announcing-Cross-Pollination-Community-Biodiversity-program--co-organized-by-Hilltown-Vision--Cummington-Tree-Alliance--Cummington-Cultural-District--and-Wing---A-Prayer-Nursery--a-participatory---1.png" data-mid="248234554" border="0" alt="Cross Pollination: Community Biodiversity Program Cummington, Mar 2026-present" data-caption="Cross Pollination: Community Biodiversity Program Cummington, Mar 2026-present" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f7ab1c8b07f655d7a213d22a14d2aa5ca7af6e9b93d0be3b372fdd7a5a1cc39/Announcing-Cross-Pollination-Community-Biodiversity-program--co-organized-by-Hilltown-Vision--Cummington-Tree-Alliance--Cummington-Cultural-District--and-Wing---A-Prayer-Nursery--a-participatory---1.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d06c39dbdc9f79a4140a9d973c1d8ecf62912306b222916f65ff9400e3892ab/1.png" data-mid="238706696" border="0" alt="&quot;Making Meaning / Marking Time&quot; 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Landscape Photography Program, Feb-May 2024" data-caption="Belchertown Wildlife &amp; Landscape Photography Program, Feb-May 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe8f7a1c4f0fe2741aefb91cb660ac2f218958ccbb75870bfdcbb8086db40ba2/Belchertown-Photo_Details-Web-Image.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2380aaa4fc6e56a2f553e0b1cbd9e6593d04fefc571a4d7c166720653adf970a/AcrossBetween-Flier-IG-Post4.png" data-mid="198006650" border="0" alt="ACROSS / BETWEEN Kathy Guo &amp; Paul Specht: ECA Gallery Invitational Exhibition, Oct 12 - Nov 3, 2023" data-caption="ACROSS / BETWEEN Kathy Guo &amp; Paul Specht: ECA Gallery Invitational Exhibition, Oct 12 - Nov 3, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2380aaa4fc6e56a2f553e0b1cbd9e6593d04fefc571a4d7c166720653adf970a/AcrossBetween-Flier-IG-Post4.png" /> <img width="1670" height="1268" width_o="1670" height_o="1268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/929f71cb0a72b3b2419ec8e105eb3f9f423362ca49fc160845a0b17e6765a0d8/24_GatherLogo_Mech_RGB_Vertical_Violet1.png" data-mid="214367374" border="0" alt="GATHER: Art Space and Marketplace, summer 2023-present" data-caption="GATHER: Art Space and Marketplace, summer 2023-present" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/929f71cb0a72b3b2419ec8e105eb3f9f423362ca49fc160845a0b17e6765a0d8/24_GatherLogo_Mech_RGB_Vertical_Violet1.png" /> <img width="1728" height="2304" width_o="1728" height_o="2304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/964921e72936b7198ee5d358d669e2e0d9965de2fea541a9cae82a2b4676a38f/Wayfinding---CD-Prompts-18x24-print.png" data-mid="214368210" border="0" alt="Belchertown Wayfinding Signage &amp; 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Towards Artist-Led Movements, Common Field, Sept 30-Oct 2, 2022" data-caption="What Now? 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13, 2021" data-caption="Sustaining Futures, Common Field Convening, Nov 2 - 13, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86950a49ddbf7776066af8bddc2b84382602f549b1d145f7365c587d11c181de/CF-Sustaining-Futures-2021.png" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f1c19cef6611f51592669ce40f416e0b7172b98bc8c9ebe29382e89f064a882/CF-Reimagining.png" data-mid="218549828" border="0" alt="Staff participant in Common Field Re-Imagining audit, repair work, and organizational sunsetting process, Jan 2021-Nov 2022" data-caption="Staff participant in Common Field Re-Imagining audit, repair work, and organizational sunsetting process, Jan 2021-Nov 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f1c19cef6611f51592669ce40f416e0b7172b98bc8c9ebe29382e89f064a882/CF-Reimagining.png" /> <img width="1349" height="1687" width_o="1349" height_o="1687" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf54d1c07ff5c1cf10c3047703f3791f223793469aaa5d5e46b611b4c5ef5923/No-to-Zero-for-the-Arts.jpg" data-mid="218549569" border="0" alt="No to Zero for the Arts, as member of Vox Populi Artist Collective, May 2020" data-caption="No to Zero for the Arts, as member of Vox Populi Artist Collective, May 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf54d1c07ff5c1cf10c3047703f3791f223793469aaa5d5e46b611b4c5ef5923/No-to-Zero-for-the-Arts.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d370cb6a8f133bee01d6a3a0ec1138187305f3945d11a15fde09dd2301a01ff/CF-In-Response-to-Now--Virtual-Assembly-May-21--2020.png" data-mid="218548776" border="0" alt="In Response to Now: A Virtual Assembly, May 21, 2020" data-caption="In Response to Now: A Virtual Assembly, May 21, 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d370cb6a8f133bee01d6a3a0ec1138187305f3945d11a15fde09dd2301a01ff/CF-In-Response-to-Now--Virtual-Assembly-May-21--2020.png" /> <img width="1500" height="500" width_o="1500" height_o="500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09448b0a3c58f40395e5e2795d4566ee0c7772ebf71ef2ca352d3bb3900d4f0e/CF-ConveningOnline2020_April-23-May-3.png" data-mid="218548798" border="0" alt="Common Field Convening Online, April 23 - May 3, 2020" data-caption="Common Field Convening Online, April 23 - May 3, 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09448b0a3c58f40395e5e2795d4566ee0c7772ebf71ef2ca352d3bb3900d4f0e/CF-ConveningOnline2020_April-23-May-3.png" /> <img width="476" height="477" width_o="476" height_o="477" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08c31d0249905ae89511aca40ffdd78c4c58bbb4e1102726e684330e0d9d3b8c/Screen-Shot-2019-12-05-at-2.29.37-PM.png" data-mid="198008066" border="0" alt="2019 Neighboring Systems Publication Releases" data-caption="2019 Neighboring Systems Publication Releases" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/476/i/08c31d0249905ae89511aca40ffdd78c4c58bbb4e1102726e684330e0d9d3b8c/Screen-Shot-2019-12-05-at-2.29.37-PM.png" /> <img width="2400" height="1255" width_o="2400" height_o="1255" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/486116f56a9e5f0b3b7afde18dbe0da3b12b905ef2c1b9d692fcd015453c24ab/Nov17_Reading-Event-Image_Purple-Text.png" data-mid="185427483" border="0" alt="Release Reading &amp; Conversation: Christy Davids, Nabil Kashyap, and Connie Yu, Nov 17, 2019" data-caption="Release Reading &amp; Conversation: Christy Davids, Nabil Kashyap, and Connie Yu, Nov 17, 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/486116f56a9e5f0b3b7afde18dbe0da3b12b905ef2c1b9d692fcd015453c24ab/Nov17_Reading-Event-Image_Purple-Text.png" /> <img width="2002" height="2396" width_o="2002" height_o="2396" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b19c0251186d35b8a7b23630e9edf9c290a86ac996b292758e51f3f6fc5cc279/Screen-Shot-2024-09-16-at-3.39.14-PM.png" data-mid="218154392" border="0" alt="Review: A Social Body: Tarek Atoui&rsquo;s Organ Within, July 23, 2019" data-caption="Review: A Social Body: Tarek Atoui’s Organ Within, July 23, 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b19c0251186d35b8a7b23630e9edf9c290a86ac996b292758e51f3f6fc5cc279/Screen-Shot-2024-09-16-at-3.39.14-PM.png" /> <img width="625" height="625" width_o="625" height_o="625" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa9b715d511ba2f0927f1de1e6af6b7df638058b66380f9477cb81cfa5f83869/Neighborin-Systems-at-625x625px.png" data-mid="198010205" border="0" alt="Neighboring Systems: Publishing &amp; Events: 2019-present" data-caption="Neighboring Systems: Publishing &amp; Events: 2019-present" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/625/i/aa9b715d511ba2f0927f1de1e6af6b7df638058b66380f9477cb81cfa5f83869/Neighborin-Systems-at-625x625px.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/077013b869d07fe4360d055611bdb2069762ed0a422ed5ff7a90c0cd6b03799f/IMG_5761.jpg" data-mid="218151855" border="0" alt="Common Field Convening Philadelphia, April 25-28, 2019" data-caption="Common Field Convening Philadelphia, April 25-28, 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/077013b869d07fe4360d055611bdb2069762ed0a422ed5ff7a90c0cd6b03799f/IMG_5761.jpg" /> <img width="825" height="1275" width_o="825" height_o="1275" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adbc97ae12fc8ed6594a4835bac29bb4e5c8d39640bd0cfacd98fafc272e8ad2/Field-Guide_cover.jpg" data-mid="185427505" border="0" alt="Field Guide to Wet Lab, February 2019" data-caption="Field Guide to Wet Lab, February 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/825/i/adbc97ae12fc8ed6594a4835bac29bb4e5c8d39640bd0cfacd98fafc272e8ad2/Field-Guide_cover.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0834cc29f26724ab321914ad27740e792079161226d913380c9f0a568f8c37f0/unnamed-3-sun-image-for-maximum-tilt.jpeg" data-mid="198014366" border="0" alt="Maximum Tilt: Summer Solstice Festival, June 21, 2018" data-caption="Maximum Tilt: Summer Solstice Festival, June 21, 2018" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/0834cc29f26724ab321914ad27740e792079161226d913380c9f0a568f8c37f0/unnamed-3-sun-image-for-maximum-tilt.jpeg" /> <img width="1000" height="523" width_o="1000" height_o="523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/050f1dadcfd779fc49b4fbca8a7840b2c2bf3a1f8a7cd6357ef405374961d6f4/FORMAUDE_pleasework.jpg" data-mid="185427481" border="0" alt="Philly Field Conversations, June 11 - July 21, 2018" data-caption="Philly Field Conversations, June 11 - July 21, 2018" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/050f1dadcfd779fc49b4fbca8a7840b2c2bf3a1f8a7cd6357ef405374961d6f4/FORMAUDE_pleasework.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c430fc1612278042915d839cf3185e7f8c5233f57eea91ba7363a7d032cd41d8/WE-ARE-THE-FRUITING-BODY.png" data-mid="198011799" border="0" alt="WE ARE THE FRUITING BODY: May 4th - June 29th, 2018" data-caption="WE ARE THE FRUITING BODY: May 4th - June 29th, 2018" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c430fc1612278042915d839cf3185e7f8c5233f57eea91ba7363a7d032cd41d8/WE-ARE-THE-FRUITING-BODY.png" /> <img width="1000" height="563" width_o="1000" height_o="563" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ff7e80ff755eebe450d73da72d5e795c12b965e9c2898865a2136a2a0f8cea9/commonfieldlogo2.jpg" data-mid="218151182" border="0" alt="Common Field Convening Program Director March 2018 - November 2022" data-caption="Common Field Convening Program Director March 2018 - November 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ff7e80ff755eebe450d73da72d5e795c12b965e9c2898865a2136a2a0f8cea9/commonfieldlogo2.jpg" /> <img width="1640" height="1025" width_o="1640" height_o="1025" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb66c9f7c09ae077b5544b113f1adcd63da9a9bd64475da485d253e9481aac58/Vox-Feb_x-1.jpeg" data-mid="198014336" border="0" alt="x+1 _ Vox Accelerated, Feb 2-18, 2018" data-caption="x+1 _ Vox Accelerated, Feb 2-18, 2018" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb66c9f7c09ae077b5544b113f1adcd63da9a9bd64475da485d253e9481aac58/Vox-Feb_x-1.jpeg" /> <img width="480" height="368" width_o="480" height_o="368" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84eac7365867df2750dbc5c7482bd5897b2772d88d52a39ab657c5ad6bbf1767/metro2020_VoxLogo-rainbo-480x368.png" data-mid="198010727" border="0" alt="Vox Populi Gallery: Artist Collective Member 2017-2021" data-caption="Vox Populi Gallery: Artist Collective Member 2017-2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/480/i/84eac7365867df2750dbc5c7482bd5897b2772d88d52a39ab657c5ad6bbf1767/metro2020_VoxLogo-rainbo-480x368.png" /> <img width="500" height="667" width_o="500" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3dfa064712aad2afb677f1c4f749f2d9bd507307c29f47007810724c2d2abaa1/image.png" data-mid="185427501" border="0" alt="The Battle Is Joined by Karyn Olivier for Monument Lab, Sept - Nov, 2017" data-caption="The Battle Is Joined by Karyn Olivier for Monument Lab, Sept - Nov, 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/3dfa064712aad2afb677f1c4f749f2d9bd507307c29f47007810724c2d2abaa1/image.png" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3e9307449873d9f514105bc7bbc39408c5018aec34341211147c01d1cc8b97f/IMG_5754.jpg" data-mid="203211194" border="0" alt="Love Is The Message by Jamel Shabazz for Monument Lab, Sept-Nov, 2017" data-caption="Love Is The Message by Jamel Shabazz for Monument Lab, Sept-Nov, 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3e9307449873d9f514105bc7bbc39408c5018aec34341211147c01d1cc8b97f/IMG_5754.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a091d7496d79bb86b669bb475a588bfbf09f199f9d9f3c12788c61fc32aae285/IMG_5755.jpg" data-mid="185427446" border="0" alt="A Jury of Your Peers, Jury Assemby Room mural by Nathaniel Lee, Oct 2017" data-caption="A Jury of Your Peers, Jury Assemby Room mural by Nathaniel Lee, Oct 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a091d7496d79bb86b669bb475a588bfbf09f199f9d9f3c12788c61fc32aae285/IMG_5755.jpg" /> <img width="7176" height="3796" width_o="7176" height_o="3796" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82b40fe845391923a16648121dbd53bdf3c5274b566be79a3febbf5cbf27afbf/Phone-Import-10.16.17-469.JPG" data-mid="185427383" border="0" alt="Latinx Heros: Julia de Burgos Elementary School Mural by Danny Torres, Sept 2017" data-caption="Latinx Heros: Julia de Burgos Elementary School Mural by Danny Torres, Sept 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82b40fe845391923a16648121dbd53bdf3c5274b566be79a3febbf5cbf27afbf/Phone-Import-10.16.17-469.JPG" /> <img width="1200" height="960" width_o="1200" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40bb0dee75906fccf99854a7714e0b0c65cb915e49fb736781e7d86fdc24eb01/The-Blueprint.jpg" data-mid="218154446" border="0" alt="The Blueprint, Boys &amp; Girls Club Mural by Felix St. Fort, Sept 2017" data-caption="The Blueprint, Boys &amp; Girls Club Mural by Felix St. Fort, Sept 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40bb0dee75906fccf99854a7714e0b0c65cb915e49fb736781e7d86fdc24eb01/The-Blueprint.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db463bdcf766b1ee5b911c2935bafbff605143a2b0fe1d845d41d6d4bbb93e66/Phone-Import-10.16.17-368.JPG" data-mid="185427458" border="0" alt="History, Commerce, Community Germantown Mural by Jared Bader" data-caption="History, Commerce, Community Germantown Mural by Jared Bader" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db463bdcf766b1ee5b911c2935bafbff605143a2b0fe1d845d41d6d4bbb93e66/Phone-Import-10.16.17-368.JPG" /> <img width="2016" height="1134" width_o="2016" height_o="1134" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c9bfe7d4a8e0254859375d4c860c07255ad404505afbc40cb0aaa1e14b0a615/Phone-Import-10.16.17-332.JPG" data-mid="218151962" border="0" alt="Soar to High Heights, St. Christopher's Children's Hospital mural by Erik Okdeh, 2017" data-caption="Soar to High Heights, St. Christopher's Children's Hospital mural by Erik Okdeh, 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c9bfe7d4a8e0254859375d4c860c07255ad404505afbc40cb0aaa1e14b0a615/Phone-Import-10.16.17-332.JPG" /> <img width="2400" height="900" width_o="2400" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c473e993a2afec96d695197ff97e492ff3e8df6e418e5cf13aeb4adeab36c9a9/MuralArts_rgb.jpg" data-mid="218548369" border="0" alt="Mural Arts Philadelphia: Community Murals Project Manager 2016 - 2018" data-caption="Mural Arts Philadelphia: Community Murals Project Manager 2016 - 2018" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c473e993a2afec96d695197ff97e492ff3e8df6e418e5cf13aeb4adeab36c9a9/MuralArts_rgb.jpg" /> <img width="2214" height="2156" width_o="2214" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02a388244998ed5d39330038f85740f55b60d717aeee35e5984e84b39e5b8a89/Screen-Shot-2024-09-16-at-3.40.21-PM.png" data-mid="218154393" border="0" alt="Review, Rhonda Holberton at Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Dec 15, 2016" data-caption="Review, Rhonda Holberton at Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Dec 15, 2016" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02a388244998ed5d39330038f85740f55b60d717aeee35e5984e84b39e5b8a89/Screen-Shot-2024-09-16-at-3.40.21-PM.png" /> <img width="1050" height="750" width_o="1050" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d117888f8dc977f0212bdb03b06686ef546ee03463a7949e0f3f12e1c17c5f6f/photo.jpg" data-mid="218151991" border="0" alt="Pro Arts Gallery 2x2 Solos, Outside Influence by Ernest Jolly, Curator, 2013" data-caption="Pro Arts Gallery 2x2 Solos, Outside Influence by Ernest Jolly, Curator, 2013" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d117888f8dc977f0212bdb03b06686ef546ee03463a7949e0f3f12e1c17c5f6f/photo.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c5c1dff84882f05a78987974c800ab63f0ec74acbcf40328634a2f38e378e1a/Shifts-in-Horizon-Perspective-on-Landscape.jpg" data-mid="248235340" border="0" alt="Shifts in Horizon: Perspectives on Landscape, Headlands Workshop, June 1-8, 2012" data-caption="Shifts in Horizon: Perspectives on Landscape, Headlands Workshop, June 1-8, 2012" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c5c1dff84882f05a78987974c800ab63f0ec74acbcf40328634a2f38e378e1a/Shifts-in-Horizon-Perspective-on-Landscape.jpg" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c4f8b90a5cef7d6e9b55e70588e613115bb8e22ea81a372b59b0c0763b2426e/IMG_2114.jpg" data-mid="218152297" border="0" alt="Headlands Center for the Arts, Program Manager Feb 2012 - Jul 2016" data-caption="Headlands Center for the Arts, Program Manager Feb 2012 - Jul 2016" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c4f8b90a5cef7d6e9b55e70588e613115bb8e22ea81a372b59b0c0763b2426e/IMG_2114.jpg" /> <img width="720" height="960" width_o="720" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc10ba712f0b61a38e47a43c74c9dec78787622cfcf277ecf1aeed0f684c45b1/IMG_0066.jpg" data-mid="218151902" border="0" alt="San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, SHIFT: Three Projects Constructing a Dialogue about Race in America, Catalogue Project Manager &amp; Co-Editor 2011" data-caption="San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, SHIFT: Three Projects Constructing a Dialogue about Race in America, Catalogue Project Manager &amp; Co-Editor 2011" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/bc10ba712f0b61a38e47a43c74c9dec78787622cfcf277ecf1aeed0f684c45b1/IMG_0066.jpg" /> <img width="400" height="600" width_o="400" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/660a24a6b000fe2aa57004ec5ce4c7381073e4635d6cca0d58b6598bacc83010/Transit-Stasis-04.jpg" data-mid="218152414" border="0" alt="Transit//Stasis: Negotiating Movement in the City, Co-Curator &amp; Publication Project Manager 2011" data-caption="Transit//Stasis: Negotiating Movement in the City, Co-Curator &amp; Publication Project Manager 2011" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/660a24a6b000fe2aa57004ec5ce4c7381073e4635d6cca0d58b6598bacc83010/Transit-Stasis-04.jpg" /> <img width="1700" height="2200" width_o="1700" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0599c31f4c786378a0471cf3a25e6c8c7d948506846c2f6be729e916127e8feb/popupcafe-poster.jpg" data-mid="218152387" border="0" alt="Pop-Up Cafe: 5 Discussions of Social Meal Space Organizer 2011" data-caption="Pop-Up Cafe: 5 Discussions of Social Meal Space Organizer 2011" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0599c31f4c786378a0471cf3a25e6c8c7d948506846c2f6be729e916127e8feb/popupcafe-poster.jpg" /> <img width="504" height="612" width_o="504" height_o="612" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f56dfdd44b1c8e9058c143a91cd4f5d036bab04a9aebc16742f54cf2781b97d2/DRIFT5Cover.jpg" data-mid="218152348" border="0" alt="DRIFT: A Magazine of West Coast Cultural Production, Co-Editor &amp; Designer 2010 - 2012" data-caption="DRIFT: A Magazine of West Coast Cultural Production, Co-Editor &amp; Designer 2010 - 2012" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/504/i/f56dfdd44b1c8e9058c143a91cd4f5d036bab04a9aebc16742f54cf2781b97d2/DRIFT5Cover.jpg" /> Writing https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/In-each-other-we-trust Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:23:35 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/In-each-other-we-trust In each other we trustSolo Exhibition by Jeff Kasper for ECA Invitational 2024 &amp; Panel Conversation on the value of arts and sustaining artist communities Jeff Kasper, In each other we trust opens Art Walk: Saturday, Oct 5, 4-7pm, through Oct 28, 2024ECA Gallery at Old Town Hall | 43 Main St, Easthampton, MA Panel conversation, Monday, Oct 28, 6-7:30pmBlue Room at CitySpace, Old Town Hall | 43 Main St, Easthampton, MA <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8196e802a5a8cda9ecb9ecd8e2a39d5fdc14be73cb45568f0bf3f58a29faa4b/In-each-other-we-trust.png" data-mid="218547432" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8196e802a5a8cda9ecb9ecd8e2a39d5fdc14be73cb45568f0bf3f58a29faa4b/In-each-other-we-trust.png" />Easthampton City Arts presents In each other we trust, a solo exhibition by esteemed artist Jeff Kasper for the annual ECA Gallery Invitational, and a Panel Conversation by local arts organizers on models of collaboration towards sustainability. In each other we trust emerged from urgent calls for rethinking and planning in Easthampton around the value of arts, how artists are supported and arts communities maintained, and centers artist-led organizing towards sustaining them. It is the framework for this year’s ECA Gallery Invitational and also of a panel conversation that constellates those ideas with local arts leaders. The ECA Gallery Invitational is an annual opportunity to highlight local artists addressing the spirit of the moment. Jeff Kasper’s work asks driving questions around how we relate to one another, what responsibilities we have in those relationships, and how they're formed and codified. For his solo exhibition from October 5 - 28 for the ECA Gallery Invitational, Kasper presents a selection of new flags from his prototypes for white flags series, some smaller text-based scores, and projected video. Kasper’s immersive installation underscores relationships of mutuality as an aspiration and necessity. Attendees are invited to engage with select works where prompted. A panel conversation follows on Mon, Oct 28 to continue exploring the ideas of In each other we trust—relationships, organizing, and sustainability in the arts. We seek to constellate these topics through a panel of local artists and organizations who are creating new ways of collaborating and presenting the work of artists in Easthampton. Panel Conversation: In each other we trust - Oct 28 from 6-7:30pm in the BlueRoom In each other we trust continues with a panel conversation on Monday, October 28 between local artists that explores relationships, organizing, and sustainability in the arts. The panel features artist Jeff Kasper, whose solo exhibition is on display throughout the month of October in the ECA Gallery, Emma Chubb and Matthew Cummings, the artists and curators behind the new gallery and project space Out Of Office, and Lisa Miranda, a musician and board member of The Heavy Culture Co-op (THCC, pronounced “thick”). Panelists across artistic disciplines who are creating new ways of collaborating and presenting the work of artists in Easthampton will share more about their projects and organizing ethos, and together weave possibilities for richly creative and well-supported futures. This discussion will be moderated by ECA Committee member and community arts organizer Maude Haak-Frendscho. Jeff Kasper is an artist, writer, and educator working in public art, design, cultural accessibility, and social engagement. He creates text-based projects, social spaces, publications, games, digital media, exhibitions, community workshops, and participatory learning projects, often in partnership with organizations. His artworks center dialogical, reflective, and instructional texts, as well as pedagogical objects that prompt meditation, relationship building, and serious play. https://jeffkasper.co Out Of Office (OOO) is a space for contemporary art in downtown Easthampton. It opened in September 2024 in a former German Lutheran meeting house that later became part of a lumber yard and then a private residence. OOO hosts exhibitions and events on a seasonal schedule with an emphasis on site-specific or site-responsive works. OOO is run by curator Emma Chubb and artist Matthew Cummings. https://www.oooeasthampton.com The Heavy Culture Cooperative (THCC) is a cooperative owned and operated by workers, artists, and fans. THCC was founded in 2022 with the goal of establishing a music and performing arts venue that embraces various subcultures within the underground arts community. THCC is soon to open its venue in downtown Easthampton. Lisa Miranda is a musician and board member with a focus on policy and governance. https://www.theheavyculture.coop <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d319d6c48040ea0d0591d3ee675978c549ef607bc51d3da982fefc582a74a72/Panel---details.png" data-mid="220505707" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d319d6c48040ea0d0591d3ee675978c549ef607bc51d3da982fefc582a74a72/Panel---details.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a70cddd17dc80cc4afeb71a0c931f68adcb4aa48172f6f19749700ea35e8a06/Panel---intimacy.png" data-mid="220505706" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4a70cddd17dc80cc4afeb71a0c931f68adcb4aa48172f6f19749700ea35e8a06/Panel---intimacy.png" /> In each other we trust is organized by Pasqualina Azzarello, Arts &amp; Culture Program Director for Easthampton City Arts (ECA), Tracey Eller, ECA Committee Chair, and E. Maude Haak-Frendscho, ECA Committee member. https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Making-Meaning-Marking-Time Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:57:19 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Making-Meaning-Marking-Time Making Meaning / Marking TimeA two-person exhibition by Cati Bestard and Michael Medeiros for ECA Invitational 2025 Making Meaning / Marking Time opens Art Walk: Saturday, Oct 4, 4-7pm, and runs through November 12, 2025ECA Gallery at Old Town Hall | 43 Main St, Easthampton, MA <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8439eb149ea9d936ff1de3d58c64b5152daa38f1aaacbe13d03c079f3b473fcc/2.png" data-mid="238706821" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8439eb149ea9d936ff1de3d58c64b5152daa38f1aaacbe13d03c079f3b473fcc/2.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27a4da87288cf9b77a2712e7749e8c797b9e4accdb2790b87b4a5dd36c30ce33/3.png" data-mid="238706820" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27a4da87288cf9b77a2712e7749e8c797b9e4accdb2790b87b4a5dd36c30ce33/3.png" /> Easthampton City Arts presents Making Meaning / Marking Time, a two-person exhibition by featuring Cati Bestard &amp; Michael Medeiros&nbsp;for the annual ECA Gallery Invitational. In our 20th anniversary year, ECA is considering the passage of time and the moments that have marked our organizational impact, shaping how we look forward and project our aspirations into the future for arts and culture in Easthampton. In this spirit of marking time, we look to the work of artists Cati Bestard and Michael Medeiros, whose respective photographic and ceramic installation works animate this year’s ECA Gallery Invitational. Bestard’s photographs, which take advantage of the medium’s visual capture of a moment in time, show us something more partial and fractured. Having used outdated film from the precarious era of the financial crisis, the photo processing is incomplete and the materiality of the prints are evasive of something purely representational. The photos embody the instability wrought with time, layering eras marked with instability onto the likewise rocky present tense. In holding multiple temporalities, they undermine a sense that a singular moment can stand alone, and the common feeling that a photograph represents a scene exactly. Medeiros’ ceramic works and installation are inward-facing, reflecting on the passing of the artist’s father—a watershed moment in life—and how the impacts of his fathers time in the Vietnam war inflected their relationship and its legacy. Ceramics, as an intensive and process-oriented medium, likewise holds time within it much like photography. Even the use of clay as material—old as dirt—carries durational meaning. It is marked by a handmade quality, imprinted by an artist literally in the moment of its making. Time is elastic, layered, and punctuated by events both personal and shared. Bestard and Medeiros each approach these qualities through their respective media and embrace the multiplicity of temporalities embedded within them, and invite asynchronous engagements that continue to develop. Making Meaning / Marking Time will be accompanied by events featuring performance, a time-based art form, to continue to expand on and offer additional layers to the works of the exhibition. Co-curated by Pasqualina Azzarello, Easthampton Arts &amp; Culture Program Director, Tracey Eller, ECA Committee Chair, and E. Maude Haak-Frendscho, ECA Committee Member. Cati Bestard:&nbsp;Cati Bestard Rotger, originally from Mallorca, Spain, works primarily with photographic images, exploring the potential of untold narratives and nonviable materialities. She earned her MFA from Columbia University in 2018. Her work has been exhibited at Ulterior Gallery (New York), La Capella (Barcelona), ChaShaMa (New York), Times Square Space (New York), Crush Curatorial (Amagansett, NY), Ortega y Gasset Projects (Brooklyn), Museu Palau Soterra (Girona), Claustre de Santo Domingo (Mallorca, Spain), and Untitled (Miami). She has participated in residencies at the Institute of Investigative Living with Andrea Zittel (Joshua Tree, California), Hercules Art Studio Program (New York), Art Workspace (Easthampton, MA), and Penumbra Foundation (New York). In 2023, she published her photobook Ca s’abuela, which was presented in Mallorca, Massachusetts, and New York. Alongside her artistic practice, she maintains a curatorial practice and frequently collaborates with Dilalica, a Barcelona-based exhibition space.&nbsp;https://catibestard.com/ Michael Medeiros:&nbsp;I work at the intersection of words and artistic imagery, with a deep questioning of perceptive and conceptual experience driving my work. Primarily a poet and ceramist, I also connect photography, printmaking, fiction and narrative non-fiction into multidisciplinary personal work and community collaborations. Mindfulness and the exploration of varied methods of creative understanding and implementation are essential aspects of my practice and teaching.&nbsp;https://www.poesiapottery.com/ https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Belchertown-Creative-Economy-Initiative Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:07:42 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Belchertown-Creative-Economy-Initiative Belchertown Creative Economy InitiativeApril 12, 2023 - present <img width="376" height="376" src="//freight.cargo.site/w/376/q/94/i/efcec165f78aea2f0eab2b43fc0dcad2e8fa2161dc3a564c846720a02f91edf8/Belchertown-logo.png" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/efcec165f78aea2f0eab2b43fc0dcad2e8fa2161dc3a564c846720a02f91edf8/Belchertown-logo.png" data-scale="7.5"> <img width="376" height="376" width_o="376" height_o="376" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49d8f96ff486b182e8e776260bdf5b013ac03b3275d52f7c0ba2d0c7b648d45d/Belchertown-logo.png" data-mid="214371613" border="0" data-scale="22.5" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/376/i/49d8f96ff486b182e8e776260bdf5b013ac03b3275d52f7c0ba2d0c7b648d45d/Belchertown-logo.png" /> The Belchertown Creative Economy Initiative utilizes the creative economy as a lens and methodology to enrich local economic vitality, strengthen sense of place, and improve quality of life. The creative economy is the organizations, businesses, people, and town departments and assets that participate in or platform the production and distribution of artistic and cultural goods and services to the community. The creative economy includes traditional arts and culture assets like performance venues, galleries, craft shows and artisan markets, museums, and arts education facilities along with the individual artists and artisans who both educate and produce work for these spaces. It also includes a wide range of creative businesses like designers, print shops, and tattoo studios, and is ripe with opportunity for crossovers to adjacent sectors including agriculture, outdoor recreation, food, beverage, and hospitality where the arts can also be integrated, such as with public art to activate and mark physical sites with community meaning, and bringing food trucks and other enterprises to cultural gatherings. Grounded in the goals and recommendations set forth in the Economic Development section of the Town Master Plan, the LRRP, and Cultural Plan, I have developed a vision and strategy for the Town’s creative economy in order to ignite broader economic impact. This work is done in close collaboration with Town leaders, cultural organizations, artists associations, history &amp; humanities scholars, and other local stakeholders. Visit the Belchertown Creative Economy section of the town website or&nbsp;Belchertown Creative Economy facebook page for more updates and events. https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/The-Bounty-of-Belchertown Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:41:47 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/The-Bounty-of-Belchertown The Bounty of&nbsp;BelchertownFarm Guide to Buy Local 2024published August 2024The Bounty of Belchertown, Farm Guide to Buy Local 2024 is brought to you by the&nbsp;Belchertown Agricultural Commission&nbsp;in partnership with the Belchertown Creative Economy. With this guide, we strive to connect growers with consumers; promote agricultural-based economic opportunities; preserve, revitalize, and sustain the Belchertown agricultural industry; and encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity and lifestyle.The Farm Guide is available in print at Town Hall, select Farm Stands, and wherever the Agricultural Commission tables at community events, including the Belchertown Farmers Market and Belchertown Fair. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/731b3d6366be893e0bc1edc3bd437400414524694964c80c94d2888dc0d0aec7/The-Bounty-of-Belchertown-2024.jpg" data-mid="218151046" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/731b3d6366be893e0bc1edc3bd437400414524694964c80c94d2888dc0d0aec7/The-Bounty-of-Belchertown-2024.jpg" /> Design and layout by Karl Tacheron. https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Cross-Pollination-2026 Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:52 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Cross-Pollination-2026 Cross Pollination: Community Biodiversity Program CummingtonMarch 2026-present <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59f65faae43753f82b8613ac778e862031f3198c09d4ee0dcd82e94be5f406fb/Announcing-Cross-Pollination-Community-Biodiversity-program--co-organized-by-Hilltown-Vision--Cummington-Tree-Alliance--Cummington-Cultural-District--and-Wing---A-Prayer-Nursery--a-participatory---2.png" data-mid="248234294" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59f65faae43753f82b8613ac778e862031f3198c09d4ee0dcd82e94be5f406fb/Announcing-Cross-Pollination-Community-Biodiversity-program--co-organized-by-Hilltown-Vision--Cummington-Tree-Alliance--Cummington-Cultural-District--and-Wing---A-Prayer-Nursery--a-participatory---2.png" /> Cross Pollination is a participatory, community-wide biodiversity restoration and education initiative, organized in partnership between Cummington Tree Alliance, Hilltown Vision, Wing and a Prayer Nursery, and Cummington Cultural District. Programs Include: - Climate-Resilient Tree and Shrub Distribution and Planting - Community Orchard and Historic Garden - Development of a Pollinator Corridor with Broad Community Participation - Experiential Learning, Interpretive Signage &amp; Educational Guides The Cultural District along Main Street serves as the central hub. Residents are invited to take part in a range of activities, from talks and film screenings to participation in home planting programs with free trees, shrubs, and pollinator plants to grow and maintain with expert guidance. As the point person for the Cultural District, point on development and implementation of a suite of educational guides, interpretive signage design, communications &amp; outreach, and operational administration. More on the Cross Pollination webpage. <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a83c74d97968d9dcafb0a4af73122db24103c0b3bc84cb61227a44ac42f1d381/Pollinator-Kit-Flier.png" data-mid="248234477" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a83c74d97968d9dcafb0a4af73122db24103c0b3bc84cb61227a44ac42f1d381/Pollinator-Kit-Flier.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc861142e23d8dc8bd8d04a3e9e720fb007d080098cf13899a16f8b573c66a6f/12-Step-Pollination-Dollard.png" data-mid="248234488" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc861142e23d8dc8bd8d04a3e9e720fb007d080098cf13899a16f8b573c66a6f/12-Step-Pollination-Dollard.png" /> https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/HOST-2026 Tue, 12 May 2026 17:51:17 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/HOST-2026 Hilltown Open Studio Tour (HOST) CoordinatorApril 2026-present <img width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b25826cdd2fa9358cad5b7114ef368c133d3e4dc49dcc2b9a5511492acde630/HilltownStudioTourround-copy.jpeg" data-mid="248234644" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/480/i/6b25826cdd2fa9358cad5b7114ef368c133d3e4dc49dcc2b9a5511492acde630/HilltownStudioTourround-copy.jpeg" /> HOST is a recurring fall event touring the Hilltowns of Western Mass to meet artists where they live and work, visiting home studios and the studio tour hub at Worthington Town Hall.&nbsp; As the HOST Coordinator, take point on program development, production, administration, communications &amp; outreach, and sponsorships. https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Belchertown-Transfer-Station-Container-Murals Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:23:33 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Belchertown-Transfer-Station-Container-Murals Belchertown Transfer Station Container MuralsMay 2024 - July 2025 (projected) <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcea747d66acfbfdda39a3b0a5a602aa95b55ac1af4f8ca7d33d4068fcc048b9/Call-Announce-FB.png" data-mid="218150961" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fcea747d66acfbfdda39a3b0a5a602aa95b55ac1af4f8ca7d33d4068fcc048b9/Call-Announce-FB.png" />The Department of Public Works, Creative Economy Initiative, and Clapp Memorial Library are collaborating to brighten your Transfer Station experience with murals focused on the theme of reduce, recycle, reuse, and regenerate. The Town of Belchertown will seek applications from artists interested in painting a design on one of three recycling and waste collection containers located at the Town’s Transfer Station &amp; Recycling Center. The goal is to create a more cheerful, pleasant atmosphere by making the containers more visually appealing. We also want the murals to engage residents with the idea that they are part of something bigger and, collectively with their neighbors, their contributions are part of a beginning process, not an end.Applications are invited via online submission by October 11, 2024 to be considered for these commissions. The full Call to Mural Artists includes dimensions, thematic considerations, timeline, evaluation criteria, and more.In preparation for the release of this call for art, project stakeholders engaged Transfer Station users through a survey, both online and in-person at the Transfer Station. Overwhelmingly, residents value the Station for its convenience, friendliness, organizational efficiency, and as a community gathering space. In addition to feedback about their experiences of the Transfer Station, they also shared sustainability imagery ideas and thoughts about the core values that represent Belchertown’s identity. Completion of the murals is projected for spring 2025. <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1f01a6106d716e1e2c55c4d481271a78f28b9d6607a014d26a1ab90bc8cf9c1/Transfer-Mural-Thanks---Feedback-Summary.png" data-mid="218150993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1f01a6106d716e1e2c55c4d481271a78f28b9d6607a014d26a1ab90bc8cf9c1/Transfer-Mural-Thanks---Feedback-Summary.png" />More details available on the&nbsp;Belchertown Creative Economy‘s Municipal Public Art page. https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Belchertown-Cultural-District-Formation Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:40:15 +0000 E. Maude Haak-Frendscho https://maudehaakfrendscho.com/Belchertown-Cultural-District-Formation Belchertown Cultural District FormationJune 2023 - October 2025 (on-going under new leadership)&nbsp;The Belchertown Creative Economy Initiative utilizes the creative economy as a lens and methodology to enrich local economic vitality, strengthen sense of place, and improve quality of life. The creative economy is the organizations, businesses, people, and town departments and assets that participate in or platform the production and distribution of artistic and cultural goods and services to the community. The creative economy includes traditional arts and culture assets like performance venues, galleries, craft shows and artisan markets, museums, and arts education facilities along with the individual artists and artisans who both educate and produce work for these spaces. It also includes a wide range of creative businesses like designers, print shops, and tattoo studios, and is ripe with opportunity for crossovers to adjacent sectors including agriculture, outdoor recreation, food, beverage, and hospitality where the arts can also be integrated, such as with public art to activate and mark physical sites with community meaning, and bringing food trucks and other enterprises to cultural gatherings. <img width="1308" height="1055" width_o="1308" height_o="1055" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8e446cb948dd96dfa66c80c8e66b8607d94eca60c18a49080cc6c04040482eb/Screen-Shot-2023-06-28-at-2.19.03-PM.png" data-mid="185432986" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8e446cb948dd96dfa66c80c8e66b8607d94eca60c18a49080cc6c04040482eb/Screen-Shot-2023-06-28-at-2.19.03-PM.png" /> Grounded in the goals and recommendations set forth in the Economic Development section of the Town Master Plan, the LRRP, and Cultural Plan, I have developed a vision and strategy for the Town’s creative economy in order to ignite broader economic impact. This work is done in close collaboration with Town leaders, cultural organizations, artists associations, history &amp; humanities scholars, and other local stakeholders. More details on the process can be found on the Town of Belchertown page. And updates and events can be found on the Belchertown Creative Economy facebook page.