No offense to the many amazing men who possess the traits below, but It just so happens that the people who saved the Swampscott Garden Art Walk are powerhouse women.
The Swampscott Garden Art Walk was successful for two years. But it was just too much to handle for our small town. ReachArts did not have the funding or volunteers. ReachArts volunteers, Heidi Shear and Ingrid Pichler may be Super Women, but they couldn't do it all. Additionally, the online maps and IT were complicated and expensive.
After a one-year hiatus, ReachArts is giving it another shot! The Swampscott Garden Art Walk returns on June 29 from 11-3 with a few tweaks. This year, it is entirely free to register gardens and art plus there is a cascading schedule. While the full event is four hours long, each neighborhood has two hours of gardens, art, music, and fabulous activities!
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Suddenly, artists and musicians are coming from all over, and we now have more than 100 registrations. How did this happen? A look at the participants is the answer.
Deb Newman, business owner and member of Swampscott Conservancy, was the first to step up by offering help with Google Maps and logistical details.
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Ellen Garvey, gardener, artist, and IT guru, has provided great tech support.
Heidi Whear, Founder of Seaglass Village and Director of Aging Services for the Town of Swampscott, laid the foundation by offering two shuttle buses that will be looping throughout the town during the event. Heidi is also hosting the “kick-off” in the Senior Center Gardens.
Lisa Boemer, Director of Development for Marblehead Arts, spread the word to artists and connected us with neighboring art associations and the Chamber of Commerce.
Annette Sykes, Executive Director for the Galleries At LynnArts (GALA), recruited plein air painters from the north shore.
Katya Popova, Adjunct Professor at New England Conservatory of Music, spread the word to musicians and offered creative ideas.
Jocelyn Cook, Founder of SPUR, assisted with creative ideas and public relations.
Debra Freeman, Founder of Acorn Gallery who is an artist, teacher, and mentor, recruited students.
Keli Khatib & Margaret Somer, Founders of S.U.R..E Diversity organized one of the feature activities “Tell Us Your Story”, which will be held outside the library at noon on June 29.
Connie Carman, Business owner and realtor, assisted behind the scenes in every single area.
The leaders on this list embody strength, compassion, intelligence, creative problem-solving, and a knack for bringing people together in a meaningful and fun way.
As time goes on and we learn more about our neighbors, the list of Super Women keeps growing. Just what our world needs.
