In commemoration of fifteen years of the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield, we are pleased to announce our spring art show Past Tense which invites artists to create art using the perspective of the past. Pulitzer Prize winning author Katherine Anne Porter once wrote: “The past is never where you think you left it.” Writer John Banville wrote: “The past beats inside me like a second heart.”  We all have a personal past, or a ‘past tense,’ and we are also part of a much larger h

ACW Meeting Agenda: Recent ACW Events: December Winter Artisan Sale: 12/5 – 12 /7 Annual ACW Holiday Gathering – No formal meeting on December 17th...instead, it’s our annual snack potluck at 7pm. Upcoming ACW Events: February 2026 - Blake Gallery at the Beebe Library – ACW exhibit – 16 participants February After-Meeting Activity – Art Supply Swap Bring any art supplies that you no longer want and swap, give, or sell to other artists. You must take home anything that doesn’

Monthly Meeting / Holiday Party :  Our next ACW monthly meeting will not be a formal meeting, but instead is our annual holiday get together at the ACE building.  Please come join us! Bring a finger food and beverage of choice. We’ll likely finalize the theme of the ACW April 2026 Exhibit at the party. Calls for Artists February 2026 :  Blake Gallery at the Beebe Library, Wakefield The ACW will have an exhibit at the Beebe Library’s Blake Gallery for the month of February. Fo