(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The results of a collaboration between a Berkshires-based artist and design firm are displayed at Berkshire Museum, in Pittsfield, Mass., a living example of how the creative economy has replaced the manufacturing economy in this once-thriving industrial city. In 2010, Tom Patti, a Berkshires-based artist renowned worldwide for his innovative work in…
(LENOX, Mass.) – An artist’s reception will be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, from 11am to 5 p.m., for “Nature’s Silent Events,” featuring paintings by Kathryn Winstanley of Lenox and Kristin Emerson of Concord, Mass., at the Welles Gallery at the Lenox Library. The free exhibition, featuring watercolors, photography, and oil paintings, will be…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Berkshire Museum will present an innovative exhibition, Rethink! American Indian Art, featuring both striking contemporary art and important historic art objects, on view from July 7, 2012, to January 6, 2013. An opening reception will be held Thursday, July 12, 2012, from 5 to 7 p.m. and a Family Day of programs…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Beginning Thursday, June 28, 2012, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ (MCLA) Gallery 51 will present VS., a solo exhibition of artwork by Ven Voisey. The public is invited to attend a free opening reception in conjunction with the kickoff celebration of DownStreet Art 2012, on Thursday, June 28, 6-9 p.m. The…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) — Tom Patti, the Pittsfield-based artist internationally renowned for his innovative work in glass, has been commissioned by Berkshire Museum to create original works for the museum’s entry vestibule and lobby area. The site-specific installations are the first major commissions by Patti, one of the most influential and inventive artists working with glass,…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Walking tours of Artscape, the public outdoor art exhibition in this city, begin on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 1pm. The 90-minute tours of public sculpture, conducted by artist and educator Craig Langlois, leave from the Pittsfield Visitors Center located at the Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street. The new 2012 sculptures follow…
(ASHFIELD, Mass.) – The cover illustration of two brides on the June 25, 2012, issue of the New Yorker magazine was created by Gayle Kabaker, an illustrator who lives and works in Ashfield, Mass. Kabaker’s illustration, “June Brides,” is Kabaker’s first time in the New Yorker. The New Yorker’s art editor, Françoise Mouly, found Kabaker’s…
by Seth Rogovoy (WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Archeology. Northern Chinese art. Medieval Chinese history. None of these are things in which, at least on paper, I am remotely interested. And if a trio of exhibitions concerning Northern Chinese archeological discoveries of items from about 1,500 years ago weren’t at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute,…
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Unearthed: Recent Archaeological Discoveries from Northern China, featuring rare Chinese burial objects in an exclusive exhibition that considers both the discovery and the impact of modern Chinese archaeology, opens Saturday, June 16, 2012, at The Clark and runs through October 21, 2012. The exhibition features objects recently excavated from sites in the…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Liz Whitney Quisgard: Kaleidoscope, a vivid selection of paintings, sculptures, and fiber wall hangings installed in the Ellen Crane Memorial Room, is on exhibit at Berkshire Museum now through October 21, 2012. Reminiscent of Byzantine mosaics, artist Liz Whitney Quisgard’s artworks utilize an exuberant palette to produce her intricate geometric patterns comprised…
