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• Interprint’s Expansion

  

  NEW ADDITION TO INTERPRINT On July 12, 2008 Interprint executives, public officials and business leaders celebrated the company’s construction launch of its new $7 million addition. This addition will house the first digital laser engraving [...]

• Results of the First Round of Assets for Artists!

  

  9 PARTICIPANTS IN ASSETS FOR ARTISTS PROGRAM! Berkshire Creative, MASS MoCA, MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, and Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development, along with volunteer advisors from IS183, the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center and [...]

• Job Opportunity

  

  The Berkshire Museum Event Coordinator Open immediately, the position is full-time with benefits. The event coordinator is responsible for the organization and support of all events at the Berkshire Museum including the popular Festival of [...]

• Berkshire Creative Chair, Nancy Fitzpatrick on Cover of BBQ

  

  “Here in the Berkshires, Fitzpatrick’s creative entrepreneurial savvy and philanthropic good karma touch a great deal. She leads six businesses, is chair of the newly formed Berkshire Creative Economy Council, and volunteers her time on [...]

• Creative Economy Job Opportunities!

  

  JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BERKSHIRES The mission of Berkshire Creative is to stimulate new job growth and economic opportunity in the region by sparking innovative collaborations between artists, designers, cultural institutions and businesses. We want [...]

• BerkShares in the Berkshires

  

  What are BerkShares? BerkShares are a local currency designed for use in the Southern Berkshire region of Massachusetts with issue by BerkShares, Inc., a non-profit organization working in collaboration with the Southern Berkshire Chamber of [...]

• Berkshire Business Quarterly Founder on the Creative Economy

  

  Check out what Michael Zivyak has to say about the Berkshire Creative Economy in this excerpt from the most recent Berkshire Business Quarterly! One thing I’ll say about the Berkshires is that the people here [...]

• Theater festivals are a major summertime magnet – New York Times

  

  The New York Times had a great story that summarized the ways that all of the theaters in the region are working to create new works and build new voices. A great picture of the [...]

• Blue Q-Kooky, Creative Economy!

  

  Last night was Pittsfield’s 3rd Thursday. In addition to the impromptu beach at Palace park, a farmer’s market, various offerings of food, wares and craft there was the Blue Q’s Store-on-Wheels. Imagine 18 wheeler turned [...]

• Berkshire County in American Craft Magazine

  

  Fine crafts are an integral part of Berkshire County’s economy, history, and culture. Craft means commerce in the Berkshires; from the form follows function works of the Shakers to the contemporary craft galleries and artisans [...]