Workhub on Union seeks artists for new exhibits

Workhub on Union
Reminder Publishing photo by Trent Levakis

EASTHAMPTON — Artists in the region who want their work featured now have a new opportunity to do so.

The Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce is making a call to local artists about a new opportunity that celebrates and supports arts in the community at The Workhub on Union on a rotational basis.

Beginning in July, the chamber will feature rotating visual art exhibitions on its walls showcasing the work of local and regional artists through quarterly exhibits. Executive Director Jon Kostek told Reminder Publishing that the chamber wants to further connect with the local arts community and bring more exposure to the chamber’s Workhub and its offerings.

“We’re trying to get more involved and more recognized in the community. We’re trying to connect more with the arts community in Easthampton because Easthampton has such a vibrant community here for the arts, and as a chamber, we’re thinking, how can we help?” said Kostek.

As part of their continued commitment to the creative spirit that makes Easthampton special, the exhibitions will offer artists a welcoming space to share their work with the community and bring even more creativity and inspiration to downtown. Kostek said the walls inside the Workhub will feature with various pieces of visual displays, from photography to paintings and drawings. The showcase will also be part of the monthly Easthampton Art Walk.

“It’ll pretty much fill up most of the available space that we have,” Kostek said, adding they have 52 linear feet of space available on its walls for artists.

A three-person committee will parse through applications before choosing artists. The plan is to fill a full year of featured work and rotate the work on a quarterly basis.

The application deadline is June 10, and applicants will be notified by June 15. To apply to get their visual art displayed, artists can go to the Greater Easthampton Chamber’s Facebook page to find the link or reach out to info@easthaptonchamber.org.

Aside from further connecting with the community’s vibrant arts scene, Kostek said the opportunity will also help bring more exposure to the Workhub and its mission within the community.

“We’re always trying to expose the Workhub, the co-working space. Connecting with the arts community, having art displayed here, we feel that it will make a connection there, and then as we open up to invite people in to do the artwork, that will also bring the community in, and hopefully people can see the space and recognize the space. Just in general, we want to let people know the chamber is here, we have this Workhub coworking space. The chamber’s getting more involved in the community, so we want to showcase local art, the chamber, the work hub,” Kostek said. “Since I started about a year ago, this is something that’s been talked about, getting artwork here in the Workhub, and we’ve finally got this process going, so we’re really excited, and we hope a lot of people apply to have their artwork displayed here. We’re excited to get it up here and kind of liven up the space. I just think, also, it’s just going to be good for the community and good for everyone.”