(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…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Immortal Present: Art and East Asia, a new exhibition featuring the Berkshire Museum’s historic collection of Asian art and showcasing works by a number of significant and influential contemporary artists with ties to Asia, opens at Berkshire Museum on Saturday, May 23, 2015, will be on view through September 7, 2015. The…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Photographer Sally Eagle presents “Cuba at the Turning Point,” an illustrated talk on her recent trip to the Caribbean island much in the enws of late, at Berkshire Museum on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at 10:30 am. Eagle spent three weeks traveling around Cuba in December 2014, photographing the everyday lives of…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Luminous, vibrant landscapes by Berkshire-based artist Jim Schantz are on view at Berkshire Museum now through Sunday, May 10, 2015, the first exhibition in a new series to be mounted in the Museum’s Crane Room. Titled “Into the Light,” the exhibition is curated by Maria Mingalone, the museum’s director of interpretation. An…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – BerkshireNow, a new gallery at Berkshire Museum devoted to showcasing the work of artists living in the Berkshires, will be open free to the public during Pittsfield’s First Friday Artswalk on Friday, March 6, 2015. The inaugural BerkshireNow exhibition, curated by Maria Mingalone, features Pittsfield-based artists Michael McKay, Monika Pizzichemi, and Marcel…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Filmmaker Peter Rosen will be on hand to introduce and discuss “Touching the Sound,” his documentary film about extraordinary Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, blind from birth, at the Little Cinema at Berkshire Museum on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 2pm, as part of the “Conversations With…” series presented by Close Encounters With…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – River Paintings, an exhibition of innovative en plein air paintings by Berkshire-based artist Henry Ekman Klein is on display now through June 30, 2013, at Berkshire Museum. The paintings focus on nature and the evolving landscape, expressed in exuberant brushstrokes and a rich, saturated palette. The exhibit is located in the Ellen…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – An exhibition of photographs by Ansel Adams, perhaps the most popular, critically acclaimed and influential American photographer of all time, best known for his black-and-white nature photographs of the American West, comes to Berkshire Museum beginning Saturday, February 9, 2013, when an opening reception will be held at 5p.m. for Ansel Adams:…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Wink: Pairings from the Berkshire Museum’s Collections, on display at the Berkshire Museum through early spring, is the interpretive brainchild of guest artist/curator Maggie Mailer, who chose to bring pairs of artworks – paintings, photography, and prints from the Berkshire Museum’s permanent collection – together in ways that illuminate surprising shared elements…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – This year’s Christmas exhibition at Berkshire Museum kicks off on Friday, November 16, 2012, at 5:30 p.m., with a gala opening celebration of Festival of Trees 2012: Myths & Magic. The 28th annual event featuring Christmas trees sponsored by businesses, schools, and community organizations, inspired by this year’s theme of Myths &…
