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• Exhibits Exhibits Museums Animagic Anigmagic, the Berkshire's Museum of Animation, Special Effects and Art is a learning museum, showcasing Berkshire-based talent behind movies such as "The Matrix," "Predator," “X-Men,” “Chicken Run” and many others. Learn how special effects are made, see actual models from movies and TV commercials and learn how to create animation and special effects in the museum’s studio. Located at 77 Main St. in Lee, the museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 5, 243-2051. Arrowhead Home of Herman Melville from 1850 to 1862, the house where "Moby-Dick" was written. "Meditation and Water Are Wedded Forever" is an exhibit of 13 prints of J.M.W. Turner seascapes that formerly belonged to Melville. 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 Center for the Arts "Art of the Animal Kingdom VIII," an exhibition of approximately 60 pieces by artists from around the world, is on display through Aug. 24. Also on display: "Floyd Scholz: Fine Art Bird Carvings" and "Art of the American Indian" in the Laumeister Galleries. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11 to 5. Route 9 at Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-442-7158. Berkshire Museum "William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal," an exhibition of large-scale glass installations by William Morris, is on display through Aug. 24. "Masters of Contemporary Glass," an exhibition featuring 16 prominent glass artists including Dale Chihuly, Thomas Patti, Lino Tagliapietra and Sonja Blomdahl, is on display through Sept. 1. "As Time Goes By: The Centennial of the Berkshire Museum," looks at the fun, quirky and extraordinary moments of the institution's history, on display in celebration of the Museum’s 100th year. "Beaded Identity: African Beadwork from the Antoinette Herber Collection," features the work of Ndebele, Zulu and Maasai bead artists primarily from the 1960s through the 1980s, is on display through Aug. 31. "Alexander Calder: An Artist at Play," an exhibition featuring nine of Calder's original toys, replicas of the toys, a workstation and two early Calder mobiles, on display as part of the permanent collection. 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 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 p.m., 528-6888. A Chapel for Humanity Artist Eric Rudd's massive sculptural epic includes 150 life-size figures, fifty-four ceiling panels, and a 9/11 memorial, installated in a historic church. 82 Summer Street, North Adams. Free. Open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5. Chesterwood Country estate of leading artist Daniel Chester French, who created the "Abraham Lincoln" sculpture for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The house is furnished by French and his studio is filled with his tools. Sculpture is set within the landscaped grounds designed by French. The Barn Gallery showcases a large collection of sculpture. "Masterpieces of Sculpture," an exhibition of photographs by David Finn of sculptures by Daniel Chester French, will be on display through Oct. 31 in the Resource Area of the Barn Gallery. Sculpture Walking Tours, 45-minute tours of "Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood," an exhibition of sculpture on Chesterwood's grounds, will be given at 1 every Friday through Aug. 29. "Sculpture is Fun!" a family tour designed for families with school-aged children (ages 5 to 12), will be given at 10:30 every Monday and Friday through Aug. 29. "Architecture is Fun!" a family tour designed for families with school-aged children (ages 5 to 12), will be given at 10:30 a.m., every Wednesday through Aug. 27. Tours are given daily every hour on the half-hour from 10:30 to 3:30. Open daily, 10 to 5. 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, 298-3579. Clark Art Institute "Turner: The Late Seascapes," an exhibition exploring the last decade of British artist J.M.W. Turner's lifelong fascination with the power of the sea, featuring 45 oil paintings and watercolors, on display through Sept. 7. 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. Open daily from 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 Take an actual ride in the "Sensory Integrator" through creative space. Handicapped accessible. Open for the summer, Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5. Historic Beaver Mill, Route 8, North Adams (next to Natural Bridge State Park) The Emily Dickinson Museum 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. Guided tours are given on the hour Wednesday and Saturday, 10 to 5, Sunday, 1 to 5. The homes are located at 280 and 214 Main Street in Amherst. For more information, call 542-8161. The Folly at Field Farm A modern cottage designed in 1966 by Ulrich Franzen, the Folly at Field Farm, a property of the Trustees of Reservations, is open Saturdays from noon to 5, through Oct. 25. The art of Henry Klein is on display and modern sculpture is displayed in the gardens and trails surrounding the property on Sloan Road, Williamstown, 298-8123. 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. 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. 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. "American Radiance: Fraktur from the Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum," an exhibition featuring 40 examples of fraktur, a colorful folk art form that represents a unique transplantation of German decorative texts to American soil, on display through Oct. 25. The Museum, Museum store and café is open daily from 9:30 to 5. Children under 18 are admitted free. Route 20, Pittsfield, 443-0188. IS183 "The Body Project," the second annual exhibition of mixed media self-portraits created by participants in the Body Project, a collaboration between IS183 and the Railroad Street Youth Project, is on display. 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. Mass MoCA "Yankee Remix," an exhibit created in collaboration with the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, offers the work of nine artists who selected objects from SPNEA's collection and used them as inspiration for new works about American identity, history and collecting. "Fantastic!" presents five contemporary artists offering work of visionary social design in media ranging from photography to installation to public art. In conjunction with "Fantastic," the first US one-person exhibition of the work of French artist Alain Bublex, featuring selections from his series "Plug-in City (2000)," is on display through December in the Works on Paper and Meehan Galleries. Also, Robert Wilson's 14 Stations, a massive installation combining architecture, sculpture, landscape design, sound and light. On display through spring 2004. The museum is open daily from 10 to 6. 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 daily, 10 to 5, through Columbus Day. 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." New this season, Edith Wharton’s bedroom suite has been restored but is not yet furnished. The extensive gardens have also been restored. Tours will be offered daily, 9 to 5, through Nov. 2. The Mount is located at 2 Plunkett St. in Lenox. For more information, call 637-1899. Naumkeag House and Gardens The historic 44-room summer home of Joseph Hodges Choate, 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 period furniture, ceramics and artwork. 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 "Freedom: Norman Rockwell's Vermont Years," an exhibition exploring Rockwell’s life, art and relationships with other noted illustrators while living and working in Arlington, Vt., from 1939 through 1953, will be on display through Oct. 19. "The Berenstain Bears Celebrate: The Art of Stan and Jan Berenstain," an exhibition of images of the cartoon bears, is on display through Oct. 26. "Norman Rockwell's 322 Saturday Evening Post Covers," an exhibition featuring the complete tear sheet collection of Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers, will be on display through Jan. 19. Open daily from 10 to 5; Thursdays 10 to 7. Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. North Adams Museum Located at Western Gateway Heritage State Park, the museum features 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. 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 displays 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 an example of historic preservation. Open mid-May 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. This was the place of worship of the family of Susan B. Anthony, whose ancestors were among the town's pioneer settlers. 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 Sundays in June, July and August 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. Spencertown Academy "Ana Markelson and Kristine Taylor: Heliotrope," will be on display through Aug. 10 in the Art Gallery. "Second Time Around: Hats and Purses from Recycled Goods” will be on display through Aug. 10 in Craftspace. The exhibition features hats and purses made from materials from land fills, thrift shops and tag sales by artists from the Berkshire Taconic region including Marlene Marshall, Mimi Krysiak, Tracy Del Signone, Crispina ffrench, Maddie Futterman, Ruth Kolbert, Gege Kingston, Risha Meleandri, among others. 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." Visitors will see the exhibit, "Athleticism of the Gilded Age," which is on display through Oct. 31. Located at 104 Walker St. in Lenox, guided tours take place daily from 10 to 2. Visits for groups of 10 or more can be arranged by appointment. For more information, call 637-3206. Vermont Covered Bridge Museum Museum includes the exhibits "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” and more. A working covered bridge railroad layout and 3-D models and dioramas are on display. 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 "The Most Famous Scenic Auto Highway in the Northeast," a new exhibit featuring artifacts, vintage postcard photographs and a computer database which offers visitors the opportunity to experience being a tourist traveling along the Mohawk and Taconic Trails during the last 100 years, will be on display through October. 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. Guided tours for groups are available with advance notice. Open daily from 10 to 5. Building 4, 115 State St., North Adams, 663-8059. 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. "If These Walls Could Talk: The Architectural History of the Bryant Homestead," an exhibit exploring the architectural history of the Homestead, is on display. Programs and special tours will be offered throughout the season and require pre-registration. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 through Labor Day. Bryant Road, Cummington, 634-2244. Williams College Museum of Art The following exhibits are currently on display: "El Lissitzky's Kestner Portfolios: Proun and Victory Over the Sun," an exhibition of 19 lithographs; "Nicole Cohen: My Vie en Rose," a new installation of video projections inspired mostly by the painting “Trente Ans ou La Vie En Rose” by the Fauvist painter Raoul Dufy; and “Libby Barker: Artifacts,” an exhibition of sculpture made of found objects by Libby Barker. Also, "You Look Beautiful Like That: The Portrait Photographs of Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé," "Three Visions of Rural America: Recently Acquired Works on Paper," “Perfect Isolation: Williamstown in the 19th Century,” and “Kara Walker's 'Negress Notes’ (Slavery Reparations Act),” a series of watercolors, is featured along with lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton and photographs by Kristin Capp. 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. Banknorth Nancy Goldberg, Sheffield Art League's Artist of the Month, will exhibit a selection of works through Aug. 31. Main Street, Great Barrington. Barnes & Noble Booksellers Local artist Scott Taylor is exhibiting recent paintings through the end of August in the café section of Barnes & Noble. Works can be seen during store hours. 555 Hubbard Ave., Pittsfield. Beaver Pond Gallery "Berkshire Vista," an exhibition of more than 50 watercolors of New England by R.A. Heyer is on display. Open daily (except Tuesday) from 1 to 6. 2993 Hancock Road, Williamstown, 738-5895. Becket Arts Center "The Oddly Compelling Art of James Kitchen," an exhibition featuring more than 100 sculptures ranging in size from a few inches to 10 feet high, is on display through Aug. 19 in the Upstairs Gallery. Scenic photographs of New England, the Pacific Northwest, Ireland and Finland by Allan Seppa are on display through Aug. 11 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 Artisans Works by Deb Flavin and Olwen Dowling are on display through Aug. 16. Open Monday through Friday from 11 to 5. Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield. Birdhouse Gallery "Simple Gifts," an exhibition of contemporary American folk art by J.D. Logan, will be on display through Sept. 30. The gallery is open daily from 10:30 to 6. 280 Main St., Great Barrington, 528-0984. 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. Church Street Art Gallery The gallery specializes in self-taught art and outsider art. Open Monday through Thursday, 11 to 5 and Friday through Sunday 11 to 7. Closed Tuesday. 34A Church St., Lenox, 637-9600. Contemporary Artists Center Works by New York painter Louisa Greenstock are on display through Aug. 15. 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 "The Art of Harper's Weekly," an exhibition of original wood engravings by Winslow Homer, Frederic Remington, Thomas Nast, Howard Pyle and Alfred Waud’s Civil War engravings, is on display through Aug. 23. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 to 5, Saturday, 10 to 3:30 or by appointment. 682 Tyler St., Pittsfield, 499-4188. De Vries Fine Art The gallery features the work of Andrew De Vries, sculptor, and includes fine art bronze sculptures, pastels and paintings. 17 Franklin St., Lenox, 637-3462 or 1-888-383-7755. Dewey Memorial Hall Sheffield Art League's annual Summer Members’ Art Show will be on display Aug. 7 through Sept. 1. Open Thursday through Monday from 10 to 5, Fridays until 7. Main Street, Sheffield, 528-3263. Empty Set Gallery "Options R," a multimedia group show of work ranging from installation to painting to animatronic sculpture by Massachusetts College of Art alumni, will be on display through Aug. 24. Open Saturday, 11 to 3:30, Sunday, noon to 6, or by appointment. 150 South St., Pittsfield, 518-781-3899. Ferrin Gallery Works by Michael Sherrill and Jane Shellenbarger will be on display through Aug. 10. Open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 5 and Sunday from 11 to 4. The gallery is located at 56 Housatonic St., Lenox, 637-4414. Fox-Martin Fine Art Gallery & An exhibition of Outsider Art featuring works by Cornbread Anderson, Roger Armstrong, Ann Buffum, Charles Daniels, Howard Finster, Ron Finster, Keith Goodhart, Edward Goss, Saint-John, Jimmy Sudduth, G.F. White, Purvis Young and others, is on display. Open Sunday from 11 to 5, and by appointment. 1100 Main St., Housatonic, 274-1249. 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. Great Barrington Pottery "The Berkshires and Beyond," a photographic exhibit by artist-in-residence Gary Goldsmith includes local landscapes, vineyards of the Napa Valley, marketplaces of Provence and the food stands of the North Fork of Long Island. The exhibition runs through Aug. 31. Portfolio viewings are available by appointment. Open daily, 10 to 5, Route 41, Housatonic, 274-6259. The Harrison Gallery "Waterscapes," an exhibition of works by Stephen Hannock, Rebecca Cuming, Mary Sipp Green, Hal Hirschorn, Bill Shattuck and Ray Charles White, will be on display through Aug. 31. Also, works by Brother Thomas will be on display through Sept. 1. Open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 5:30 and Sunday from noon to 5, the gallery is located at 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. Inspired Planet The following exhibits are a mix of artifacts, paintings, jewelry, sacred images and decorative objects collected from travels to Mexico, Sicily, Spain, Thailand, Bali, Java, Ethiopia and Tibet and are on display through Sept. 21: Coral and Turquoise Treasure -- Where Ocean Meets Mountain, Peyote Vision Paintings from Mexico, Medicine Devices of Africa and Asia, Buddha Images from Tibet and Thailand and Moorish Wooden Marquetry of Spain. Also on display is "The Eye of the Universe," featuring photographs of ultra-modern architecture from Spain. Open daily in the afternoon. Brushwood Farm, Route 7, Lenox, 637-2836. Joga Café "'God’s Bellboy’ and Other Endeavors: Recent Small Works, Old Favorites and One Vast, Inscrutable Landscape," an exhibit of paintings by North Adams artist Mark W. Mulherrin will be on display through the summer. 23 Eagle St., North Adams, 664-0126. Kaolin Pottery Gallery features contemporary ceramics exhibited directly at artists' studio/ showroom. Gallery is located at 80 Route 71, (next to the airport), Great Barrington, 528-1531. Le Petit Musee Ongoing exhibits of vintage and eclectic art, Barnum's Antiques, 965 Main St., Great Barrington, 274-9913. Lenox Gallery of Fine Art "Berkshire Landscapes," an exhibition of works by Stephen Filmus, is on display through Aug. 11. New works by sculptor Dai Ban will be on display Aug. 12 through Sept. 2. 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 A group show of gallery artists featuring Charles Apt, Byron Browne, Emily Kaufman and Daniel Maffia, will be on display after Aug. 9. Open daily (except Tuesdays) from 11 to 5. Route 7, Sheffield, 229-0110. Meeting House Gallery "Art as Activism," a multi-media exhibition featuring more than 25 artists who use painting, photography, sculpture and other media to address current political and social injustices, will be on display through Aug. 17. The gallery is open Friday from 3 to 5 and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4. Meeting House, Route 57, New Marlboro, 229-3126. Melbourne Place Gallery An exhibition of artwork in varied media by Melbourne resident, Jennie Spingarn is on display. Gallery is located at 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 499-1992. The Myles Bradford Collection Fine art gallery featuring an eclectic collection of paintings, photography, sculpture, antiques, folk art, and crafts from some of the finest regional and international artists. Open daily from noon to 5. 40 Main Street, Lee, 243-1010. Naoussa Gallery "Threadlines," an exhibition of works by Paul Chojnowski and Scott Sandell is on display through Sept. 1. The gallery also features work by Diane Schapira, Margareta Thaute and John Elling as well as original prints, photography, mixed-media, sculpture and ceramics. Hours are Friday through Monday, 10 to 4, or by appointment. 8 Main Road, Tyringham, 243-1812. 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 Photography by North Adams resident Gillian Jones is on display. 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. Pinehill Gallery "The Essence of New England," an exhibit of watercolors by Thorton Kinney, will be on display through Aug. 8. PineHill Gallery at Kimball Farms, 235 Walker St., Lenox, 637-7394. Plum Gallery Art New England Faculty Exhibit will be on display through Aug. 17. Open daily from 11 to 5, the gallery is located at 112 Water St. in Williamstown, 458-3389. Red Fox Framing & Wildlife Gallery Gallery features wildlife art, including paintings, prints, 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. Ronrich Gallery Gallery features landscapes and flowers by artist Ronnie Cutler and dioramas by Richard Roberts. Ongoing through July and August. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 to 6. Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-3556. Sheffield Historical Society "Spend a Summer in Sheffield & Environs: The Tourism Trade in the Railroad Era," an exhibition exploring the Housatonic Railroad passenger service will be on display through the end of August in the 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 "Bettina Speckner: Jewelry," a solo exhibition, is on display Aug. 7 through Sept. 10. 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 New works in porcelain by Paul Chaleff will be on display through Aug. 11. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday from 11 to 5 and Saturday from 9 to 5 and 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, game boards, fairground art, trade signs and other unique objects. There is also a selection of 18th and 19th century country furniture. Open daily from 10 to 5, Route 23, at the intersection of the Sheffield-Egremont Road in South Egremont, 528-5755. Tokonoma Gallery "You Slept with Her, Didn't You!" an exhibition of works by Richard Britell, is on display Aug. 9 through Sept. 8. 402 Park St., Housatonic. The gallery is open Thursday through Monday from 10 to 5 and Sunday from noon to 5. For more information, call 274-1166. Train Station Gallery Paintings, sculpture, etchings and more by ongoing and ever-changing groups are on display. Gallery is open daily from 10:30 to 4:30. 6 Depot St., West Stockbridge, 232-7930. Ute Stebich Gallery "India: Tribal Art and Textile Art," an exhibition of photography by Ann Parker, is on display through Sept. 7. Gallery features international folk and contemporary art of museum quality. Open daily from 11 to 5. 69 Church St., Lenox, 637-3566. Weber Fine Art A group show featuring the works of well-known contemporary artists John Beerman, Tracy Burtz, Shawn Dulaney, Alexandra Eldridge, Tom Judd, David Konigsberg, Melanie Kozol, Joseph McDonnell, James Meyer and Hank Virgona is on display. The gallery specializes in contemporary American artists as well as modern and contemporary masters of the 20th century including Milton Avery, Joseph Canino, Ann Chernow, Konrad Cramer, Dorothy Dehner, Richard Diebenkorn, Jim Dine, Ellsworth Kelly, Reginald Marsh, Henri Matisse, Joseph McDonnell, Joan Miro, Henry Moore, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Pablo Picasso, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Rolph Scarlett, Frank Stella, Abraham Walkowitz and Andy Warhol. 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 glass art, wall reliefs, marquetry, kinetic art, photographs and collagraphs, marble, bronze, granite and alabaster, porcelain and majolica, oils and acrylics by Geroge Alexander, Paul Braun, Pamela Larsson, Stephen Lenett, Elena Flerova, Gartner/ Blade, Henry Richardson, Harry McCormick, among others. New artists are Sandra Bowden, Michael Binkley, Andre DeKrayewcski, Zachary Ehrenreich and Jennifer McCurdy. Both fine and decorative art is also on view. Open daily at 10 a.m. 27 Church St., Lenox, 637-8808. Sculpture Parks Butler Sculpture Park "Bronze Figures by Beck Oakley," featuring six works by Oakley, a Berkshire sculptor, will be on display through Sept. 1. Open daily from 11 to 5 through Oct. 31, located at 481 Shunpike Road, Sheffield, 229-8924. 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 "Charles Ginnever, Sculpture," an exhibition of 12 major outdoor installations will be on display after July 20. 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. 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. |
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