The Berkshires has long been home to
internationally recognized cultural contributors to the arts.
Residents have included Daniel Chester French, sculptor of
the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, and American illustrator,
Norman Rockwell. Many well known artists now make their homes
in the Berkshires and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary
Art, located in North Adams, is one of the worlds largest
contemporary art museums and a major player in the international
art scene . Located within 3 hours of Boston and New York
City, this area attracts summer residents, vacationers and
weekenders by the millions throughout the year.
Downtown North Adams will again host Downstreet Art. 34 visual arts destinations include Gallery Haiti, showing the work of contemporary Haitian-American artists. DownstreetArt.org
Set in the Historic Windsor Mill in North Adams, Kolok Gallery represents and exhibits artwork by emerging and mid-career, nationally and internationally-based artists.
Melissa Lillie's paintings reference natural forms using a personal visual language of vibrant colors and complex layers to reflect on the macroscopic and microscopic world.
Is anyone else feeling this way? iBerkshires.com He specifically cited the Wilco event at Mass MoCA, Tanglewood's strong summer season, and a "40% rise in ticket sales" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival ...
The view's the thing Boston Globe “We went to Mass MoCA, stayed at the Porches Inn, and liked it out there,” he recalls. “Then we said, 'Let's go out again. Looking at some real estate would ...
Mass. art, step by step Boston Globe At Mass MoCA we were totally energized. The Clark, serene. People absolutely loved it. Certainly art changes your mindset and mood. ...
Economic impact significant Berkshire Eagle So, Mass MoCA is churning out an economic impact similar to that weekend on a regular basis, only its far more invisible spread out over several weeks, ...
