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July 22, 2004
• Exhibits Exhibits Museums Animagic Animagic, the Berkshire's Museum of Animation, Special Effects and Art, showcases the Berkshire-based talent behind movies such as "The Matrix," "Predator," “X-Men,” “Chicken Run” and others. Visitors can see the actual models from movies and TV commercials, view a real Academy Award, and learn how to create animation and special effects in the museum’s studio. Located at 77 Main St. in Lee, the museum is free and open by appointment. For more information, call 243-2051. Arrowhead Home of Herman Melville from 1850 to 1862, the house where "Moby-Dick" was written. The exhibition, "Here's Looking at Ewe," focuses on the sheep and woolen industries so prominent in Pittsfield’s past, and features historic artifacts including spinning wheels and antique woolen clothing. Headquarters of Berkshire County Historical Society, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, 442-1793. The museum is open daily from 9:30 to 5 with tours beginning on the hour from 10 to 4. Bennington Museum "Independence of Thought, Freedom of Speech," an exhibition of photographs by Kevin Bubriski, is on display through July 30. "Small Works," an exhibition of paintings by Bennington artist Pat Adams is on display through Aug. 31. Open daily from 9 to 5, the museum is located at 75 Main St. in Bennington, Vt., 802-447-1571. Berkshire Museum "Presence of Light," features the work of 20 contemporary artists exploring light, with three site-specific installations, interactive exhibits and both two- and three-dimensional pieces. On display through Oct. 31. Permanent exhibits include an aquarium, animal life of the Berkshires, rocks and minerals, paintings of the Hudson River school, and more. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 5, and Sunday from noon to 5. 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Take a 150-minute round-trip train ride from Lenox Station to Stockbridge narrated by a uniformed conductor, with a diesel locomotive and vintage standard gauge coaches from the 1920s. Trains run on weekends and holidays and leave Lenox Station at 10 and 1:30. Lenox Station, Housatonic Street and Willow Creek Road, Lenox, 637-2210. Bidwell House Museum An elegant Georgian saltbox built c. 1750 as a parsonage for Adonijah Bidwell and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautifully restored house offers a collection of quality high country furnishings and decorative arts of the 18th and 19th centuries, and is surrounded by 196 acres of woods, gardens and hiking trails. Located on Art School Road, Monterey. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 to 4, 528-6888. A Chapel for Humanity Artist Eric Rudd's massive sculptural epic includes more than 150 life-size figures, 250 low-relief ceiling figures, and a 9/11 memorial, installed in a historic church. 82 Summer St., North Adams. Free. Open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5. For more information, call 664-9550. Chesterwood Country estate of leading artist Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the "Abraham Lincoln" for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The 122-acre historic site includes his studio filled with working models and tools, the furnished family home, museum shop, gardens and woodland trails. The Barn Gallery features a new exhibition, "Daniel Chester French: Sculpting an American Vision." The Woodshed will house the exhibition, “Woldemar Neufeld River of Bridges” through Aug. 26. The annual exhibition of contemporary sculpture, “Reflections of Nature,” is on display on the grounds through Oct. 11. (See the listing under sculpture parks for more information). Guided tours are offered throughout the day, and family programs are offered in July and August. Open daily, 10 to 5. 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, 298-3579, ext. 218. Clark Art Institute "Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet! The Bruyas Collection from the Musée Fabre, Montpelier," is on display through Sept. 6. The show features masterpieces by Gustave Courbet, Eugéne Delacroix, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Camille Corot, Jean-Léon Gérome, Alexandre Cabanel, and others. The show highlights some of the most influential images of 19th-century French painting, including the famous title painting by Courbet. The 45 paintings, 20 drawings, and five sculptures, many of which have rarely been seen in the United States, are all drawn from the collection of Alfred Bruyas (1821-1876). A special installation of 19th century pastels will be on view July 24 through Oct. 31. The permanent collection is focused on European and American painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative art from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. The library is open the public Monday through Friday, 9 to 5. Further information is available on the Clark Web site at www.clarkart.edu/library. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 to 5. 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Dan Raymond House Home of a prosperous merchant and Loyalist turned Patriot run by the Sheffield Historical Society, the museum portrays the life of our Revolutionary founders in the late 18th century. Tours of the house are available Thursday through Saturday from 11 to 4 and by appointment. 159 Main St., Sheffield, 229-2694. Dark Ride Project "A Future for Art!" Take an actual ride in the "Sensory Integrator” through creative space. OpenWednesday through Saturday from noon to 5. Historic Beaver Mill, Route 8, North Adams. Next to the Natural Bridge State Park/ Contemporary Artists Center. For more information, call 664-9550 or visit www.darkrideproject.com. Emily Dickinson Museum: The Homestead and The Evergreens The museum comprises the Dickinson Homestead, a historic house museum and the birthplace and home of the poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and The Evergreens, the home of the poet's brother, Austin, and sister-in-law, Susan. In June, July and August, the museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 to 5, and Sunday, 1 to 5; admission by guided tour only. 280 Main St., Amherst. For more information, call 542-8161 or visit www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org. The Folly at Field Farm The Folly at Field Farm, a Modern cottage designed in 1966 by Ulrich Franzen, will be open for tours on Saturdays, noon to 5 through Oct. 16. A special exhibit features paintings from the Williams College Museum of Art. The gardens have modern sculpture on view; these and the nature trails are open daylight hours. The Folly is a property of The Trustees of Reservations. Sloan Road, Williamstown, 298-8123 or visit www.thetrustees.org. Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio This art deco home located on a 46-acre estate bordering Tanglewood, features the European and American Cubist artwork and art collection of American abstract artists Suzy Frelinghuysen and George L.K. Morris, including Picasso, Leger & Braque. Paintings by Shaw, Brancusi and Klee will be shown this year for the first time. "Sculptures by the Stream," an invitational outdoor sculpture show of work by eight artists, part of Housatonic River Summer, is on display on the grounds. Hourly guided tours are given Thursday through Sunday from 10 to 3. Group tours of 10 or more are available daily by reservation. 92 Hawthorne Street, Lenox, 637-0166, www.frelinghuysen.org. Gateway to the Gilded Age "Twenty-three Great Estates," an exhibition of photographs is on display in the new Gateway to the Gilded Age, A Museum of Berkshire History, located at the Lenox Station, east end of Housatonic Street in Lenox. The museum is open weekends through October from 9:30 to 4:30. For more information, call 637-2210. Hancock Shaker Village Twenty historic buildings and premiere collection of Shaker artifacts located on nearly 1,200 acres of farm and woodland. Daily programs include craft demonstrations, talks, tours, hands-on activities and in-character portrayals. Herb and heirloom vegetable gardens and farm animals illustrate Shaker agricultural techniques. "With Hands to Work and Hearts to God: The Arts and Crafts of American Utopias," an exhibition exploring the arts and crafts of American communal societies, is on display through Oct. 17. Featured in the exhibition are rarely-seen artifacts from the villages of: Old Economy, Pa.; Zoar, Ohio; New Harmony, Ind.; Bishop Hill, Ill.; Amana, Iowa; Oneida, N.Y.; Bethel, Miss.; Aurora, Ore., and Hancock Shaker Village. The Museum, Museum store and café are open daily from 9:30 to 5. Children under 18 are admitted free. Residents of Berkshire and Columbia counties will be admitted free from June 7 through June 13. Route 20, Pittsfield, 443-0188. IS183 "Faculty Picks," an exhibition of works by IS183 adult students in ceramics, painting and fiber arts, will be on display through Aug. 13. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 to 5, and evenings and weekends when classes are held. IS183, Art School of the Berkshires, 13 Willard Hill Road, Stockbridge, 298-5252. Jacob's Pillow The following exhibitions feature treasures from the past and present of dance in America and are on display at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival: "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures," Dance Heritage Coalition’s traveling exhibition celebrating the richness of America’s dance heritage, and features a wide variety of images, an interactive computer display, and dozens of extraordinary film clips. The exhibit, which also includes authentic artifacts from Jacob’s Pillow’s own collection, is on display in Blake’s Barn through Aug. 29. The exhibit will be open on performance days, starting at 5 p.m. on weekdays, noon on weekends and until 15 minutes past curtain. "Balanchine at the Pillow," an exhibition of photographs and rare film footage, honors the master ballet choreographer's centennial with mementos spanning more than half a century. The exhibition can be viewed 30 minutes before every performance in the Ted Shawn Theatre lobby. And "Unseen: Photos by Mike van Sleen," features photographs by the Pillow's resident photographer, Mike van Sleen. The exhibition can be seen 30 minutes before every performance in the Doris Duke Studio Theatre lobby. Jacob's Pillow is located at 358 George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Mass MoCA "Waterhaven No. 1 (LuoYong's Dream)," award-winning dancer/filmmaker and performance artist Laurie McLeod’s six-minute underwater dance portrait of the acclaimed Chinese actor and dancer LuoYong Wang, will be on display through October. Trained at the Peking Opera and a veteran of years on Broadway, Wang is a performer of astonishing physicality. This "liquid portrait” of his life and personal history is based on interviews with Wang and original music is composed and performed by Mark Orton of Tin Hat Trio. "The Interventionists," an exhibit of works that lampoon the world of art and politics, featuring installations, video and mixed media. Matthew Ritchie's "Propostion Player," includes drawings, animation and scuptural installations, is on display through Spring 2005. "corpus" by Ann Hamilton features sound, light and falling sheets of paper in the Building 5 gallery, and is on display through October. "Source Material," a display of mythological and scientific books and ephemera related to the Matthew Richie's cosmological iconography, is on display through January 2005. "Outrageous Supercharge: Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana," an exhibition featuring promotional film posters hand-painted on large flour sacks, is on display through this fall. The museum is open daily from 11 to 5. 87 Marshall St., North Adams. For more information, call 662-2111 or visit www.massmoca.org. The Mission House Home of John Sergeant, first missionary to the Stockbridge Mohican Indians, built in 1739. A garden designed by Fletcher Steele surrounds the house. Open to visitors this weekend through Columbus Day, daily, 10 to 5. 19 Main St., Stockbridge, 298-3239. The Mount -- Home of Edith Wharton The Mount, turn-of-the-century home of author Edith Wharton, offers "A Centennial Celebration: Designers Salute Edith Wharton and The Mount," featuring elegant furnishings in the restored rooms of The Mount's main and ground floors. Leading designers were invited to create interior designs based on Wharton’s book, "The Decoration of Houses." Edith Wharton’s bedroom suite has been restored but is not yet furnished. The extensive gardens have also been restored. "Garden-Magic: Edith Wharton's 'Italian Villas and Their Gardens’, "an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wharton’s 1904 garden book, featuring reproductions of six of the illustrations created for the book by renowned artist Maxfield Parrish, first editions, author’s annotations and early advertising, will be on display through Oct. 31. Tours will be offered daily, 9 to 5, through Oct. 31. The Mount is located at 2 Plunkett St. in Lenox. For more information, call 637-1899, or visit www.edithwharton.org. Mount Holyoke College Art Museum "The Intimate Baroque: Small Paintings from the John Ritter Collection," an exhibition of Italian Baroque paintings on loan from the John Ritter Collection, features religious and mythological subjects, portraits and genre paintings, is on display through Aug. 1. Open Tuesday through Friday, 11 to 5, Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5, the museum is located at Mount Holyoke College, Lower Lake Road, South Hadley, 538-2245. Naumkeag House and Gardens The historic 44-room summer home of Joseph Hodges Choate, an eminent New York lawyer and ambassador to Great Britain. Designed by Stanford White and built in 1886, Naumkeag is surrounded by 49 acres of gardens, greenhouses and farmland and houses premier collections of period furniture, ceramics from around the world and artwork by noted artists. Property of the Trustees of Reservations, Naumkeag's gardens are designed by Fletcher Steele. Open to visitors daily, 10 to 5, through Columbus Day. Prospect Hill, Stockbridge, 298-3239. Norman Rockwell Museum "Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge," an exhibition focusing on Rockwell's life and artistic evolution in Stockbridge from 1953 until his death in 1978, will be on display through Oct. 31. "Sculpture Now: In and By the River," an outdoor sculpture exhibition installed on the Museum's grounds and on the Housatonic River’s banks, of original works by nationally and internationally-known artists that explore the past, present and future of the river, will be on display through Oct. 31. "Norman Rockwell's Willie Was Different," an exhibition featuring Norman Rockwell’s original illustrations for his only children’s picture book, "Willie Was Different,” will be on display through Aug. 6. In "ReViewed: Artists' Books Inspired by The Berkshire Review," artists inspired by a selection of essays featured in the 2003 edition of The Berkshire Review, have created art in book form in a variety of and artistic styles and media, from fabric arts to translucent scrolls. Works by Lesley Ann Beck, Randi Bentley, Charles Bonenti, Linda Baker-Crimini, Marie-Claude Gitoux, Susan Hardcastle, Mary Kate Jordan, Mary Natalizia, Nicole Peskin, Douglas Truth and Darlene White will be included. The exhibition will be on view at Linwood House, a Berkshire "cottage" located on the Museum’s grounds through Sept. 6. Open daily from 10 to 5. Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. North Adams Museum Located in an historic railroad freightyard at Western Gateway Heritage State Park, the museum features three floors of permanent displays with more than 25 exhibit areas including history and science hands-on discovery rooms, a Fort Massachusetts barracks room, military, political, religious, immigration, ballooning, industrial, farm and railroading exhibits. "The Birds & the Bees & the Flowers & the Trees," an exhibition of portraits of nature, is also on display. The museum is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 to 4. Group tours are available by appointment. Building 5A, Western Gateway Heritage State Park, Route 8, North Adams, 664-4700. Park-McCullough House Historic 35-room mansion, built in 1865, housed four generations of one family, including two Vermont governors. The mansion features most of its original furnishings. The carriage barn remains unaltered. On display are 12 horse-drawn carriages, sleighs and fire equipment. Open to the public daily with tours on the hour between 10 and 3. Located off Route 67A, North Bennington, Vt., 802-442-5441. Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, containing the belongings of six generations of one extended family, portrays the activities of a wealthy and productive 18th century household and its evolution into a 19th century rural retreat and mid-20th century example of historic preservation. Open through October for guided tours Saturday through Wednesday, 1 to 4:30 and by appointment. 130 River Drive (Route 47), Hadley, 584-4699. Quaker Meeting House The Quaker Meeting House, was built in 1782 by the East Hoosuck Meeting of the Society of Friends, was the place of worship of the family of Susan B. Anthony, who was born in Adams in 1820. The building is essentially unchanged since its construction. Free guided tours are given by members of the Adams Historical Commission and the Adams Historical Society. Open Sunday from 1 to 4. Maple Street Cemetery, Maple Street, Adams. For more information, visit www.adamshistorical.org. Shaker Museum and Library The museum, which holds an important collection of Shaker artifacts, presents the exhibits, "In Our Humble Opinion: The Good-Better-Best of Shaker Collecting," including baskets, dolls, rugs, boxes and furniture, and "All at Home: Domestic Furniture of Mount Lebanon," featuring furniture made by the Mount Lebanon Shakers for their own use. The museum also has a new orientation exhibit, “Coming Full Circle: Shaker Faith, Community, Industry and Design.” Open daily, except Tuesday, from 10 to 5. Shaker Museum Road, Old Chatham, N.Y., 518-794-9100. Sheeptacular Pittsfield! Seventy full-size artist-decorated Merino sheep are displayed on the streets of downtown Pittsfield, on Park Square, North Street, at Hancock Shaker Village, at Arrowhead and at other locations. For complete information, visit www.sheeptacular.org. Spencertown Academy A show of paintings by Roger Mason and extrapolations and watercolors by Roger Paul Mason will be on display, through Aug. 8, in Gallery I. The Masons are father and son. In Gallery II, "A Gathering of Glass," an exhibition featuring the work of Liz Crawford and Nathan Hoogs of Canaan, John and Jan Gilmor of Gilmor Glass in Millerton, N.Y., Tom Stoenner of Rhinebeck and Carolyn Runyon of Ghent, N.Y., is on display through Aug. 8. These artists create both functional and decorative work using traditional tools and centuries-old techniques. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 5. Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Ventfort Hall The Ventfort Hall Association is offering tours of the partially restored Gilded Age mansion which was featured in the film, "The Cider House Rules." Located at 104 Walker St. in Lenox, guided tours take place daily from 10 to 3, last tour begins at 2. Visits for groups of 10 or more can be arranged by appointment. For more information, call 637-3206 or visit www.gildedage.org. Vermont Covered Bridge Museum Exhibits including "The Anatomy of the Covered Bridge," "The Artful Covered Bridge," “Covered Bridge Chronicles,” “The Natural Environment of the Covered Bridge,” “The Culture of the Covered Bridge” are on display. A working covered bridge railroad layout and 3-D models and dioramas are on display. A small theater runs a film documentary about covered bridges. Located on Route 9 just west of Bennington, Vt., the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 to 5. Western Gateway Heritage State Park Visitors can explore the story of North Adams and the building of the Hoosac Tunnel, through the innovative audio-visual programs, artifacts, photographs and murals. "From Paper to Print-Works by Danny O" is on display at the Community Gallery of the Visitor's Center through October 31. It may be viewed daily from 10 to 5. Guided tours for groups are available with advance notice. Open daily from 10 to 5. The park is located on Route 8 between State and Furnace Streets in North Adams. For information call 663-6312. William Cullen Bryant Homestead Historic house museum and 195 acre property of the Trustees of Reservations and the former boyhood home and adult summer residence of 19th century poet, William Cullen Bryant. "Working the Land: Three Centuries of Farming in Cummington," an exhibition exploring the agricultural history of Cummington and the Homestead, in celebration of Cummington's 225th anniversary, is on display through Oct. 11. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 through Labor Day. Bryant Road, Cummington, 634-2244. Williams College Museum of Art "Ezra Stoller Architectural Photography," an exhibition of approximately 50 of Stoller's black and white photographs of famous modern American buildings, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum and Edgar Kaufmann house, known as Fallingwater, Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson’s Seagram Building, Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal, Paul Rudloph’s Yale Art and Architecture Building, and Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute, will be on display through Dec. 19. "The Book as a Work of Art: The Cranach Press of Count Harry Kessler," an exhibition of aesthetic aspects and craftsmanship of the books and the book art of the Cranach Press, is on display through Sept. 26. "Mostly Photography: Art since 1980 from the Collection" is on display through Aug. 8. "Summer Afternoon: American Watercolors from the Collection," an exhibition of watercolors with a summer theme, includes works by Winslow Homer, Charles Demuth, John Marin and several of the watercolors of Maurice Brazil Prendergast, is on display through Aug. 29. The following exhibitions are on display as part of the permanent collection: "Masterpieces Ancient to Modern," "Stones of Assyria: Ancient Spirits from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II," “Wall Drawing No. 959: Uneven Bands from the Upper Right Corner by Sol LeWitt,” “Medieval Art from the Permanent Collection” and “American Dreams: American Art of 1950 in the Williams College Museum of Art.” Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 5 and Sunday, 1 to 5. Williams College campus, Main Street, Williamstown, 597-2429. Galleries B.J. Faulkner Gallery New works by artist B.J. Faulkner are on display. The gallery is open daily from 11 to 5 or by appointment. 48 Main St., Lenox, 637-2958. Barnes & Noble "Unframed Art," a collection of recent acrylic paintings by local artist Scott Taylor, will be on display through Aug. 31 at the Café at Barnes & Noble, Berkshire Crossings, Hubbard Avenue, Pittsfield. For more information, call 443-4660. Beaver Pond Gallery An exhibition of watercolors and other forms of art is on display. Artist owned and operated, the gallery features landscape paintings mostly in watercolors of New England and New York. Open daily from 1 to 6 or by appointment. 2993 Hancock Road, Williamstown, 738-5895. Becket Arts Center Watercolors by Garry D. Greenbowe will be on display through July 26 in the upstairs gallery. Paintings by Ann Getsinger will be on display through July 26 in the downstairs gallery. Gallery hours are Monday (closed Tuesday) through Saturday from 10 to 4 and Sunday from 1 to 4. Route 8 and Brooker Hill Road, Becket, 623-6635. Berkshire Art Gallery An exhibition of estate fresh paintings by noted American artists Guy C. Wiggins and Arthur James Emery Powell is on display through July. The gallery also features 19th and early 20th century art and works by contemporary painters including Berkshire artists James Gilbert and John Lundquist. The gallery is open Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5, and by appointment. 80 Railroad St., Great Barrington, 528-2690. Berkshire Artisans "Altered Polaroids," an exhibition of works by Alexandra Warshaw and Sunny D'Amore, will be on display July 26 through Aug. 28. Open Monday through Friday from 11 to 5 and Saturday 1 to 5. Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield. CATA Gallery Gallery features artwork created by Community Access to the Arts participants including paintings, drawings, wood art, crafts and more. Proceeds go to CATA programs. Open Thursday through Saturday, 11 to 6, or by appointment. 70 Railroad St., Great Barrington, 528-5485. Chester Gallery Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling will work in an open studio through Aug. 29. Dowling will meet with visitors during studio hours, Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 6, and other times by appointment. Dowling will host "Afternoon Teas" every Sunday afternoon, beginning July 11, at 4:30. The gallery is located at 14 Main St. in Chester. For more information, call 354-2323. Chocolate and Art Gallery features fine imported chocolate, paintings by Linda Clayton and potographs by Charles Steinhacker. Open daily 10 to 5, afternoons Tuesday and Wednesday. 4 Housatonic St., 637-9114. Church Street Art Gallery "Zany Ladies," an exhibition of drawings by outsider artist Lewis Smith will be on display July 31 through Aug. 29. The gallery specializes in self-taught art and outsider art and represents artists that have no formal training, yet their work captures a strong, aesthetic energy. The gallery, which is open Thursday through Monday, noon to 5, is located at 34A Church St. in Lenox. For more information, call 637-9600. Contemporary Artists Center The Center is currently displaying a trio of exhibitions: a solo show of Brooklyn-based artist Eric Benson, a group exhibition showcasing local artists who are high school or college seniors or over age 65, and a solo exhibition of the late Eleanor "Siddy" Wilson, a Tony-nominated actress. The gallery is open Monday and Wednesday through Saturday from 11 to 5 and Sunday from noon to 5. 189 Beaver St., North Adams, 663-9555. Cormier Art Gallery "Along the Housatonic," an exhibition of 19th century wood and steel-plate engravings of the people and places along the Housatonic River, is on display through Oct. 16. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 to 5, Saturday, 10 to 3:30 or by appointment. 682 Tyler St., Pittsfield, 499-4188. Cose d'Argilla "The Gardens at Naumkeag," an exhibition of photographs by Maurine Sutter, is on display for the summer. The prints are done in the special Piezo technique. A new collection of Richard Lasner's photographs of Italy is on display. The gallery also features one-of-a-kind traditional and contemporary Italian ceramic as well as oils, drawings and watercolors by New England artists. Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday, 11 to 6, and Sunday, 11 to 5, or by appointment. 93 Church St., Lenox, 637-8886. Craft Glass Gallery features primarily blown glass, including the work of David McDermott and Kimball Trump. Open noon-ish to 6-ish, daily. 27 Housatonic St., 637-5041. DeVries Fine Art The gallery features the work of Sculptor Andrew DeVries, and includes fine art bronze sculptures, original drawings, pastels and paintings. The gallery is open Monday and Wednesday from 11 to 5, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 10:30 to 10, and Sunday, 10 to 2. 17 Franklin St., Lenox, 637-3462 or 1-888-383-7755. Ferrin Gallery Two solo painting shows, featuring the work of Randy Deihl and Sally Silberberg will be on display through Aug. 8. "Contemporary Photography from the Jayne H. Baum Gallery" by various artists and two solo shows of pottery by Peter Scherzer and Michael Kline will be on display through Aug. 8. The gallery is open daily from 10 to 5. 69 Church St., Lenox, 637-4414. Fiber Art Center "Rhythm of Crochet," a juried invitational show of contemporary crochet celebrating the Crochet Guild of America's 10th anniversary, will be on display through July 31. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 5:30. 79 So. Pleasant St., Amherst, 256-1818. Gallery J Gallery showcases the work of local artists including Arthur Hillman, Michael Flower, H.M. Saffer, Eileen Penvenne, Gail Ferris, Gilmor Glassworks, Perry Burns, Joe Wheaton and Vera Argentini in a show on the themes of flowers, growth, fertility and creativity. Located at 80 Railroad St. (next to the Triplex movie theater) in Great Barrington. For hours and more information, call 644-6440. Geoffrey Young Gallery "Pickup Lines," an exhibition featuring work on paper by known and unknown artists from New York and Los Angeles, will be on display July 24 through Aug. 14. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, from 11 to 5. 40 Railroad St., Great Barrington, 528-6210. The Harrison Gallery Works by Stephen Hannock and Tom Slaughter will be on display in an exhibit titled "Friends from New York" through Aug. 2. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 to 5:30 and Sunday from noon to 5. 39 Spring St., Williamstown, 458-1700. Hoffman Pottery Functional pottery and ceramic garden sculpture inspired by nature by Elaine Hoffman is on display. Gallery is open Friday through Monday from 10 to 5, or by appointment. 103 Route 41 (2 miles south of downtown), West Stockbridge, 232-4646. Holsten Galleries The gallery represents fine contemporary glass artists, including Dale Chihuly, Lino Tagliapietra, local artists Tom Patti, Christopher Ries, William Morris and others. Open daily from 11 to 5. 3 Elm Street, (next to the post office), Stockbridge, 298-3044. Inspired Planet The following exhibitions feature artifacts, paintings, jewelry, sacred images and decorative objects from Burma, Peru, Thailand, Bali, Australia, Java, Ethiopia and Tibet and are on display through Sept. 22: "Santos Spiritus: Devotional Paintings of Peru," "Dancing and Dreaming: Masks of Asia and Africa," “All-Seeing Eyes: New Designs for Jeweled Amulets,” “Magic Mirrors: Peyote Vision Art from Mexico,” “Going with the Grain: Carved and Natural Wood” and “New Photographs -- Places and Faces of Distant Lands.” Open daily in the afternoon; call ahead to be sure. Brushwood Farm, Route 7, Lenox, 637-2836. Iris Gallery An exhibition of photographs by Gozo will be on display July 22 through Aug. 16. The gallery is open Thursday through Monday from 11 to 7. The Iris Gallery is located at 47 Railroad St. in Great Barrington. For more information, call 644-0045. Juice & Java "Traditional and Alternative Processes," an exhibition of photography by Cheri Allison, will be on display throughout the month of July. 60 Main St., Lee, 243-1169. Kaolin Pottery Gallery features contemporary clay art ranging from sensual nudes, home furnishings to abstract designs -- all available with custom designing and coloring. Gallery is located at 80 Route 71, (next to the airport), Great Barrington. For more information, call 528-1531 or visit www.kaolinpottery.com. Lee Library "Throat Culture," a multi-media exhibition featuring the work of three emerging artists from the Storefront Artists Project will be on display through July. Painter Colleen Surprise Jones, sculptor Eric Drury and photographer Jason S. Dennis are the participating artists. "Throat Culture” can be seen during regular library hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 to 8; Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 to 5; and Saturdays 10 to 2. 100 Main St., Lee. For more information please call 413-441-6458 or visit www.storefrontartist.org. Lenox Gallery of Fine Art An exhibition of landscapes by Ira Barkoff is on display through Aug. 9. Gallery also features Berkshire paintings, drawings, watercolor and sculpture and is open daily, except Wednesdays, from noon to 5, 69 Church St., Lenox, 637-2276. The Loring Gallery The American Premier of British Idiosyncratic Art will be on display through Aug. 6. Open daily (except Tuesdays) from 11 to 5. Route 7, Sheffield, 229-0110. Meeting House Gallery An exhibition featuring the work of more than 30 artists exploring the visual and symbolic impact of stripes will be on display July 24 through Aug. 15. The show will feature a wide range of visual ideas and media, including abstract and figurative painting, photography and sculpture. The gallery is open Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4. Meeting House, Route 57, New Marlboro, 229-3126. Naoussa Gallery The gallery features contemporary art and a sculpture garden. Gallery hours are Friday through Monday, 10 to 4, or by appointment. 8 Main Road, Tyringham, 243-1812 or www.naoussa@bcn.net. North Pointe Cultural Arts Center An exhibition of works by two local painters, Sara Di Donato and Christian Carson, is on display through Sept. 17. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 to 4, and by appointment. Route 9, Kinderhook, N.Y., 518-758-9234. Northampton Center for the Arts A solo exhibition by Chris Nelson, consisting of two installations that incorporate the elements of motion, light and sound, creating an environment where viewers become aware of the rhythmic and fluidic motion of air patterns, is on display through July 30. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 to 3. 17 New South St., third floor, Northampton, 584-7372. Old Chatham Country Store Abstract works by Troy artist Peter Taylor are on display through July 28. The exhibition can be seen during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and at varying times on the weekends. Route 13 and Albany Turnpike, Old Chatham, N.Y., 518-794-7151. Origins Gallery Gallery features ceremonial tribal art collected in West and Central Africa, sculpture from Zimbabwe, textiles, bronzes, folk art and ethnographic jewelry. Open daily from 10 to 6. Located in "The Mews," 36 Main St., Stockbridge, 298-0002. Papyri Books An exhibit of paintings by local artist Douglass Truth will be on display through Aug. 31. Hours are 10 to 6, Monday through Wednesday, 10 to 9, Thursday through Saturday and 10 to 4, Sunday. 49 Main St., North Adams, 662-2099. Pasko Frame & Gift Center Gallery features the work of local artists including Walter Pasko. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 9:30 to 5. 243 North St., Pittsfield, 442-2680. Plum Gallery Recent works by David Miller and recent burned paper works by Paul Chojnowski will be on display July 22 through Aug. 22. The gallery is located at 112 Water St. in Williamstown. For more information and hours of operation, call 458-3389. Red Fox Framing & Wildlife Gallery Gallery features wildlife art, including original paintings, limited edition prints, jewelry, decoys, wood carvings and bronze and stone sculpture. Work by both local and nationally known artists is featured. Open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 to 5:30, Sunday from noon to 4. 301 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, 528-8200. Red Stone Gallery American paintings from 1850 to 1950, featuring landscapes, still-lifes, genre oil paintings and original illustrations. Open daily. Coffman's Antiques Markets, Red Building, Jenifer House Commons, Route 7, Great Barrington, 528-9282. Salisbury Association Land Trust The Salisbury Association Land Trust will present its 11th invitational landscape painting exhibition to raise funds for Land Trust projects and activities. The exhibit features six distinguished regional artists: Emily Buchanan, Bart Elsbach, Julio Granda, Curt Hanson, June Parker and Margot Trout. The show can be seen through Aug. 1 in the Academy Building, 24 Main St., Salisbury, Conn., Monday through Friday, 9:30 to 12:30, and Saturday and Sunday, 11 to 1. For more information, call 860-435-0566. Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom "Approaching Worlds," an exhibition of photographs by Ken Kipen, is on display through Aug. 19. The gallery showcases the work of 185 regional artists and craftspersons, and is open Monday through Saturday, 10 to 5, and Sunday, noon to 5. Ashfield Street, Shelburne Falls, 625-9833. 'Scattered Sheep’ The Berkshire Breakfast Salon will present "Scattered Sheep," an exhibition of two-dimensional and small sheep art in all media, at downtown Pittsfield restaurants, including: Bagels Too, Bellissimo Dolce, Ben & Jerry's, Berkshire Bistro, BMC cafeteria, Court Square Deli, The Fighting Parson, Joe’s Lunch Box, The Lantern, On A Roll, Patrick’s Pub, Red Devil Lounge, Trattoria Rustica, through Sept. 18. For more information, call 637-3315. Sheffield Art League "A Different View," an exhibition of unusual watercolor landscapes by artist Evelyn Zwerner, will be on display through July 31 in the public areas of Banknorth, 271 Main St., Great Barrington. As part of the Housatonic River Summer 2004 celebration, the Sheffield Art League is presenting, in three different venues during the month of July, three juried shows of art and photography inspired by the Housatonic River, its tributaries, and its flora and fauna. Almost 300 pieces were submitted to these shows and approximately 160 selected by jury are now on display. A significant proportion of the proceeds from the sale of the art and photography goes to future Housatonic River improvement projects. The two framed art exhibits will be held at: Dewey Hall, Main Street, Sheffield, and the Welles Gallery of Lenox Library in Lenox, through July 31. These shows are open from 10 to 5, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. At the Welles Gallery location, also on view, are four donated paintings by eminent nationally-known artists -- Chet Kalm, Gabrielle Senza, Mary Sipp-Green, and Jim Schantz -- which will be auctioned after Labor Day to benefit the river (see www.housatonicriversummer.org for bidding instructions). From July 2 through July 31, the photography juried show will be on view at the Doreen Young Gallery, Simon's Rock College, Alford Road, Great Barrington. The gallery is open daily from 1 to 6, closed Sunday. The 38 award winning paintings and photographs from these three shows, along with the auction paintings, will be moving to the Norman Rockwell Museum for a special best-in-show exhibition: "Housatonic River Reflections" opening on Aug. 13, closing Sept. 19. The Sheffield Art League Members Art Show will be on display at Dewey Memorial Hall, 91 Main St., Sheffield, from Aug. 5 through Sept. 6. Open 10 to 5, Thursdays through Mondays. Sheffield Historical Society "Life Along the River," an exhibition of Native American artifacts, including a canoe and recently donated arrowheads, photographs and more, is on display through Aug. 29. Old Stone Store, Main Street, Sheffield. Open Saturday from 10 to 2, Sunday from 11 to 3 and by appointment. For more information, call 229-2694. Sienna Gallery "Vessel," features work by international artists working with the vessel form, including local artist Paula Shalan. Gallery features fine art jewelry. Hours are Thursday through Monday from 11 to 5 and Sunday from 11 to 3. 80 Main St., Lenox, 637-8386. SKH An exhibition featuring the work of Robert Kipniss, titled "Paintings, Intaglios and Drawings," and Paul Chaleff, titled "Sculptural Forms," will be on display through July 29. The gallery is open Monday through Friday and Sunday, 11 to 4; Saturday, 9 to 4, or by appointment. SKH is located at the Great Barrington Train Station, 46 Castle St., Great Barrington, 528-3300. The Splendid Peasant Specializing in American folk art from the 19th century, the gallery features weathervanes, folk paintings, decoys, fairground art and other objects, as well as 18th and 19th century country furniture with painted or paint-decorated surfaces. Open daily from 10 to 5, the gallery is located on Route 23, at the intersection of the Sheffield-Egremont Road in South Egremont, 528-5755. Train Station Gallery Paintings, sculpture, monotypes, etchings, drawings and more by ongoing and ever-changing groups are on display. Gallery is opendaily from 10:30 to 4:30. 6 Depot St., West Stockbridge, 232-7930. The Vault Gallery A group show featuring artists Clemens Kalischer, Craig Walker and Marilyn Kalish is on display through the summer months. The gallery, which is located in the historic Mahaiwe Bank at 322 Main St. in Great Barrington, will be open six days a week and by appointment from noon to 8. For more information, call 644-0221. The Watkins Gallery A show of abstract monotypes and monoprints by artist Lynn Peterfreund will be on display through July 26. New mosaics by Mo Ringey will be on display through July 26. The gallery is specifically dedicated to contemporary expressions of landscape and place. Open Thursday-Monday, 11 to 5 and every Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 for a reception with the artist. For information, call 637-3665 or visit www.watkins-gallery.com. 56 Housatonic Street, Lenox. Weber Fine Art An exhibition of photography by Garry Winogrand and Leon Levinstein, photographers of the New York School of street photography, will be on view through Aug. 2. In addition, other vintage and contemporary photographs by Paul Caponigro, Peter Henry Emerson, Peter Neumann, Wendy Holmes Noyes, Jack Shear, Edward Steichen, Seneca Ray Stoddard and Brett Weston will be available. Open Thursday through Monday, 10 to 5, and by appointment. 8 Park Row, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-5335. The Wit Gallery The gallery features artwork from North and South American artists including bronze, glass and oil paintings, photography, stoned, wood, ceramics and terra cotta. The gallery is open daily at 10 a.m. 27 Church St., Lenox, 637-8808. Sculpture Parks Butler Sculpture Park Sculptures by Robert Butler are on display outside his working studio and gallery. Open daily from 11 to 5 through Oct. 31, located at 481 Shunpike Road, Sheffield, 229-8924. Chesterwood The annual outdoor juried sculpture exhibition "Reflections of Nature: Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood," featuring 32 works displayed throughout the woodlands and pastures at Chesterwood, is on display through Oct. 11. Walking tours of the exhibition will be given on Fridays, through Aug. 27, at 1. "Sculpture is Fun!" a hands-on children's tour focusing on French’s traditional figurative statuary will be given Mondays and Fridays, through Aug. 23, from 10:30 to 12:30. Children can become acquainted with architectural features and shapes through a tour of the Studio and Residence, followed by a hands-on experience creating their own architectural element, garden plan or monument in a program titled “Architecture is Fun!” Wednesdays, through Aug. 25, from 10:30 to 12:30. Chesterwood is open daily from 10 to 5 and is located off Route 183 in the Glendale section of Stockbridge. For more information, call 298-3579, ext. 218. C.W. Nelson Landscape Design & Nursery Outdoor sculpture exhibition features landscape as a backdrop for the nearly 50 contemporary art pieces on display Monday through Saturday from 9 to 5 and Sunday from 9 to 3, Sandisfield, 258-3375. Field Farm Sited on landscaped grounds surrounding two historic houses are 13 sculptures by artists including Richard M. Miller, Jack Zajac, Bernard Reder and Herbert Ferber. Many on loan from the Williams College Museum of Art. A property of The Trustees of Reservations. Open year-round, sunrise to sunset. Sloan Road, Williamstown. Free, 298-8123 or www.thetrustees.org The Fields A solo exhibition of works by Tom Gottsleben is on display. The park also features more than 80 sculptures by Lewis DeSoto, Margaret Evangeline, Ronald Gonzalez, Robert Lobe, Robert Perless, John Ruppert and Foon Sham. ART/OMI Sculpture Park features sculpture on 50 farm land acres in 59 Letter S Road, off Route 22, Ghent, N.Y., 518-392-7656. Natural Bridge State Park The Guardian Sculpture Garden features nine cast-concrete sculptures created by local teen artists. Natural Bridge State Park, Route 8, North Adams. Sculpture Garden at Tokonoma Gallery "Garden of Peace" at Tokonoma Gallery is a meditation sculpture garden dedicated to peace, conceived and created by artist William Senseney of Williamstown. The sculpture garden is located at Tokonoma Gallery, 402 Park St. in Housatonic. For more information, call 274-1166. Sculpture In & By the River Part of the Housatonic River Summer 2004, exhibits of sculpture celebrating the Housatonic River are located at the Berkshire Mountain Bakery, Route 183, Housatonic, and at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Rt. 183, Stockbridge. The sculptures are situated in the water, on the banks over the river and adjacent to the river. Site-specific installations, art/science collaborations conceptual work and representational sculpture are included. For more information, visit www.housatonicriversummer.org. |
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