Ariel Shapiro

Ariel [they/she] is a multidisciplinary artist, cultural organizer, and musician based in so-called Northampton, MA. ​Ariel loves to nourish people through music, food, and art that is rooted in community, diasporic Jewish cultures, and collective care. 

Ariel is a founding member of Northampton-based klezmer band Burikes, performing regularly around western Massachusetts at festivals, parties, and mutual aid fundraisers, as well as a core organizer of Yiddish & klezmer festival KlezCummington and the People's Puppet Parade, a twice-yearly parade/spectacle performance that brings together intergenerational community to build large-scale art and participatory, homegrown theater. 

 Ariel has spent many years developing skills in collective process, facilitation, and relational organizing, including training with AORTA, the UMass Alliance for Community Transformation, and Restorative Circles. Ariel is also a visual artist specializing in linocut printmaking, digital design, and ceramics.