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a new space for creativity & community!

Local Access to Valley Arts • The LAVA Center
community arts space • arts incubator • black box theater
324 Main St. in Greenfield, MA

Support LAVA by becoming a sustaining donor.

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Upcoming Events

Click here to check out our events page for a schedule and details on all upcoming events, and how to pre-register if applicable.


Learn all about our new event series:

Social Justice in the Arts and Media


Get involved with us! Calls for Submissions

Words on Words community art show

Writers and visual artists are invited to submit work that in some way responds to language and/or writing. Examples can include poetry, prose or quotes, displayed visually; and visual art that incorporates words.

Click here to learn more and submit.

2nd Annual
LAVA Film Festival

A showcase of Massachusetts filmmaking talent, from students to professionals and everyone in between. Open to all Massachusetts filmmakers.

The festival will take place Sept. 8-11, 2022.

Click here to learn more and submit.



Yes, we’re open!

Saturdays, 11am–2pm

Saturday Salon

Every Saturday, stop by The LAVA Center in downtown Greenfield for an eclectic offering of local art and shopping. The Saturday Salon is a popup art salon and marketplace featuring art, poetry, music, video, local vendors, and more.

Thursdays, 5–8pm

Gallery Cafe

Come hang out in downtown Greenfield with us! Reasons why: 1) Art! Gallery show + other popup things happening sometimes. 2) Our staff is charming and winsome and highly entertaining. Sometimes we play cribbage.

On display May 2022

Tom Swetland: socialist surrealism • psychedelia • dreamscapes


LAVA Online

1st Mondays: Poets and Writers Virtual Café
2nd Mondays: Online Playwrights’ Circle
3rd Mondays: Online Book Club
4th Mondays: Online Fiction Critique Group

Details on our Online Offerings

A statement from
Franklin County Arts Being the Change/ Black Lives Matter

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The LAVA Center

The LAVA Center is a new community arts space in downtown Greenfield,

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324 Main St., Greenfield, MA

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Thursday, 5pm–8pm
Saturday, 11am–2pm
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