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Pittsfield Artist Joan Palano Ciolfi Featured at Berkshire Museum

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – An exhibition of new and recent paintings by Pittsfield artist Joan Palano Ciolfi will be on view at the new BerkshireNow gallery space at the Berkshire Museum from Friday, June 5 through August 30, 2015. Ciolfi’s paintings are expressive oils infused with energy and texture. Her work is vibrant and atmospheric and…

Downtown Studios and Gallery Open Doors to Public

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – After significant updating to the sprawling gallery and artist studios, the NUarts Studios and Gallery will be reopening its doors on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at 4-7pm. New works by the artists will be on display in the gallery, and many of them will open their studios for this first event of…

Multimedia Installations to Take Over Back Gallery at Basilica Hudson

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Still/Life, a 3-D rendering of contemporary practices in the Hudson area featuring works by 16 artists, opens in the Back Gallery at Basilica Hudson on Friday, May 22, 2015, at 6 to 10pm, and runs through Sunday, June 14, 2015. The installation, by HQTBD, includes an extensive schedule of screenings, performances, talks,…

El Anatsui Gets Five Decade Retrospective at The School

(KINDERHOOK, N.Y.) – Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui will be the subject of a comprehensive survey spanning the last fifty years of his celebrated career, at Jack Shainman Gallery: The School, opening on Sunday, May 17, 2015, with a reception from 1 to 4pm. The works will remain on view through September 26, 2015. The exhibition,…

Olana and Thomas Cole House Open New Contemporary Exhibition

by Seth Rogovoy (HUDSON and CATSKILL, N.Y.) – The long-awaited, much-touted innovative exhibition, “River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home,” a collaborative show installed at the Thomas Cole Site and Frederic Church’s Olana, featuring 28 works of contemporary art recontextualized at the homes of the Hudson River School pioneers – opened this past weekend. Curated by…

Exhibition of Painted Porcelain Sculptures at IAP Truly a ‘Family Affair’

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Family Affair, a group exhibition featuring painted porcelain sculptures created by Sergei Isupov, Kadri Pärnamets, and their five-year-old daughter, Roosi Isupov, opens at Independent Art Projects (IAP) on the MASS MoCA campus on Saturday, April 25, 2015, and remains on view through May 25, 2015. There will be an opening reception…

Works by Dawn Black on View at IAP

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Incitements of Folly, a new show of works on paper and paintings by Baton Rouge artist Dawn Black opens at Independent Art Projects (IAP) with an artist reception on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 3pm. Incitements of Folly takes a candid look at the personifications of “folly” within the broader context…