Archive for May, 2009

NETWORKING EVENT FOR BERKSHIRE CREATIVES!

Come and meet your creative economy colleagues! If words like art, culture, design, innovation, and technology are part of your vocabulary chances are you are part of the region’s growing creative economy. Whether you work in industry or the arts, Berkshire Creative invites you to come out to mix and mingle at our signature event!

JOIN YOUR CREATIVE COLLEAGUES AT THE NEXT SPARK!

Chesterwood

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar!

Please RSVP by NOON on Friday, June 26, 2009 to info@berkshirecreative.org or call 413.822.8324.

WARNING: Do not use driving directions from online mapping services such as Google Maps which lead to unpaved, poorly marked back roads that are not the best route. Use directions below.

Chesterwood is located off Route 183 in the Glendale section of Stockbridge. At the intersection of routes 102 and 183, take 183 south. One mile south turn right onto Mohawk Lake Rd, and take the first left onto Willow St. which becomes Williamsville Rd. Continue following the Chesterwood signs. The Museum will be on your right.

CHESTERWOOD

Chesterwood is the country home, studio and gardens of Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), American’s foremost monumental sculptor of Abraham Lincoln for the State House in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1912 and later for the Lincoln Memorial in 1922 in Washington, D.C. A new self-guided tour, Discover Lincoln at Chesterwood, will connect visitors to displays in the Barn Gallery and Studio of French’s preliminary models, bronze sculptures and Lincoln-related works used as a reference for his final sculptures completed at Chesterwood, including a plaster cast of his own hands. A full-size bronze reproduction of his Standing Abraham Lincoln statue is located on the grounds.

Click here to visit Chesterwood online and see all that is happening this summer including the annual contemporary sculpture exhibition, IS183 art classes, Lincoln Trail and more!

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OUR CREATIVE BERKSHIRES

As always, attendees are invited to bring business cards and brochures to leave on a table showcasing “Our Creative Berkshires.”

Let’s talk across industry, talk across sector, talk across town!

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A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LEAD SPARK! SPONSORS:

Greylock Federal Credit Union sparks the convenience of banking with Mobile Banking. Greylock is always as close as your web-enabled cell phone, Blackberry® or PDA. Wherever life takes you… Greylock is there! Click here for details.

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SNEAK PEEK OF SPARK! FEATURED BUSINESSES

Check out the Berkshire Creative Economy businesses that will be featured at the upcoming Tuesday, June 30th SPARK! at Chesterwood!

Bascom Lodge

Bascom Lodge is a rustic stone and wood Lodge atop Mt. Greylock that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s to provide accommodations for hikers, vacationers, and nature enthusiasts. It has private and group rooms available for overnight stay and its large dining room with high ceiling and hand-cut oak beams provides an ideal atmosphere for dining. An enclosed porch with wraparound windows overlooks the finest views in the Berkshires and the stone fireplaces create a relaxing setting after a day of hiking.

Berkshire Art Kitchen (BAK)

Berkshire Art Kitchen is a mission-based for-profit enterprise committed to providing inspiring opportunities for creativity, connection and change. B.A.K.’s gatherings, potlucks, sales and events boost our local economy while generating income for artists and craftspeople in our own neighborhoods and in villages around the globe to foster a more engaging quality of life for everyone.

Berkshire Music School

Berkshire Music School is an independent, community supported, nonprofit Music School with the mission to provide quality education in music and musical opportunities to people in the greater Berkshire community regardless of race, religion, ethnic origin, disability, age, or ability to pay. There’s a full summer of play time at Berkshire Music School! Songwriting with David Grover; String Camps; Opera Adventures; Nature’s Music for Infants; Flute Choir; Music 1.0; Cabaret Workshops and Summer Samplers. 413.442.1411 to register.

Carlos Chissione

Chiossone & Co. has moved fulltime to the Berkshires. Carlos, a commercial photographer by profession and a crafter at heart, a Creative Director and main Internet Developer ow brings himself to Great Barrington/Hillsdale. While his wood shop is in Hillsdale, he does most of his meetings from GB. Now he is offering to the Berkshires community a new service of laser cutting. From architectural models, to scrap book embellishments, to fabric appliqués, to short run die-cuts without the die, to signs. Also his custom wooden tiles, custom base boards, and architectural home accents.

Williams College of Art (WCMA)

One of the finest college art museums in the country, the Williams College Museum of Art houses 13,000 works that span the history of art. Within the broad range of time periods and cultures represented, the collection emphasizes modern and contemporary art, American art from the late 18th century to present, and the art of world cultures. Admission to the museum is always FREE, as are a host of educational programs that are available to the public.

Winstanley Associates

Winstanley Partners is Winstanley Associates, a marketing and creative design firm, and Lenox Softworks, Inc., a software development company offering custom solutions in e-business and educational software to its clients across the U.S. For more information, visit winstanley.com.

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