WESTFIELD BANK SPONSORS ARTWORKS WESTFIELD CONCERT SERIES
Westfield, MA— Westfield Bank is pleased to be the Major Sponsor of ArtWorks Westfield’s Downtown Live! Friday Night Summer Concert Series through a $5,000 donation. The concert series first launched in 2018 and is an eight-week summer tradition of live music, local vendors, and family entertainment located at the Elm Street Plaza in downtown Westfield.
ArtWorks Westfield is a local nonprofit with a mission to create and promote the widest variety of cultural arts, literary arts, musical events and performing arts for the Westfield community. They have a passion to collaborate with businesses and invest in groups to develop and maintain opportunities for presentations and performances.
"The entire ArtWorks Westfield team is thrilled to partner with our great friends at Westfield Bank to bring free art and cultural experiences to our community," said Bill Westerlind, ArtWorks Westfield President and Founder of the community-centric, all volunteer Westfield-based non-profit art and cultural organization. "Since opening their doors in 1853, Westfield Bank has been fully committed to the communities they serve. Since the inception of ArtWorks Westfield in 2015, we have been equally focused on the vitality and vibrancy of our community, through free art and cultural experiences in downtown
Westfield. The two organizations are a perfect fit! All that we do for our community would not be possible without the generosity of our awesome community partners like Westfield Bank.”
About ArtWorks Westfield
ArtWorks Westfield is a nonprofit local arts & cultural organization promoting the rich and talented diversity of Westfield and surrounding communities. 95% of all funding ArtWorks receives is returned to the community through free art and cultural experiences, contributing to the excitement, vitality, and vibrancy of our city. Our revitalization activities and community-building initiatives focus on downtown Westfield.
About Westfield Bank
Westfield Bank, headquartered in Westfield, Massachusetts, is a federally chartered savings bank organized in 1853 and is the largest publicly traded bank headquartered in Western Massachusetts. The Bank is a full-service community-oriented financial institution offering a complete range of commercial and retail products and services. Currently, the Bank has twenty-five branch offices, fifty ATMs, and an additional thirty-three seasonal ATMs and serves Hampden and Hampshire counties in Western Massachusetts and Hartford County in Northern Connecticut. The Bank’s middle market and commercial real estate lending team is based in Springfield, Massachusetts and West Hartford, Connecticut and has a general regulatory limit on loans to one borrower of $40.6 million.
As of March 31, 2025, the Bank employed 335 full- and part-time employees, had $2.7 billion in total assets, $2.1 billion in its loan portfolio, and $2.3 billion in total deposits. The Bank is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. As a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Bank’s deposits are insured up to the maximum FDIC insurance coverage limits. To learn more, visit the bank’s website at www.westfieldbank.com
PHOTO: Pictured is Kevin O’Connor, Chief Operating Officer for Westfield Bank, presenting the check to Bill Westerlind, President of Artworks Westfield, along with members of both organizations