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Funding Opportunities from the MCC
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsThe MCC presents new funding and other opportunities for communities, cultural organizations, and others to advance efforts to nurture our state’s creative economy. Adams Arts Program Planning and Implementation Grants Intent to Apply Deadline: March 14, 2012 The Adams Arts Program seeks to promote economic and community... -
From the Berkshire Museum: PechaKucha Nights has found a home in Pittsfield!
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsMarch 8, 2012, at 7 p.m. 20 images x 20 seconds each = six (6) minutes and forty (40) seconds of awesomeness. What are PechaKucha Nights? Loosely translating to chit-chat or blah-blah in Japanese, a night consists of a series of PowerPoint presentations, each just... -
From BFMC: Mass Film Office Launches New Online Production Guide
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsMassachusetts Film Office launches new software system for promoting you and/or your business or service to the film industry-at-large. (Open to MA Residents Only) This will coincide with the launch of the new MFO logo and website and will be followed by a Searchable Location... -
Berkshire Creative Economy Council Names Catharine Deely as Board Chair
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe Berkshire Creative Board is happy to announce the appointment of Cathy Deely as the new Board Chair, succeeding Kevin Sprague of Lenox, MA. In addition to overseeing the organization’s programs and operations, Deely will continue to serve as one of three Berkshire Creative representatives... -
10X10- Inaugural Downtown Pittsfield Contemporary Arts Festival Announces Line-Up
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsFEBRUARY 16-26, 2012 Programming to feature plays, songwriters, poets, visual art, film, dance and more. (PITTSFIELD, MA) 10X10 On North announces the schedule of events for the Berkshires’ first-ever winter contemporary arts festival, creatively enlivening downtown Pittsfield February 16-26 with art, dance, film, music, theatre, and more.... -
February Tricks of the Trade: Integration of Art and Community
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsThe FEBRUARY: Integration of Art and Community How can you effectively reach out and collaborate with the community through art? In these open-forum workshops, participants will discuss how to establish the connection between artist and community. Facilitating this relationship requires us to discuss identity, history,... -
Berkshire Taconic to Sponsor Local Nonprofit for Program at Harvard Business School: Application Deadline March 1
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsSheffield, MA— Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation invites executive directors of nonprofit organizations in the Berkshire Taconic region to apply for a scholarship to attend a six-day intensive training program at the Harvard Business School in Boston. Under Berkshire Taconic’s sponsorship, a selected director will attend “Strategic... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: Former church to be art gallery
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsLEE — A retired psychiatrist plans to convert a former Catholic church in South Lee into an art gallery that will, in part, benefit a pair of African nations. Philip Pryjma of Great Barrington has purchased the Saint Francis Chapel on Route 102 for $120,000... -
From the MCC: Governor’s Budget Calls for $9.2 Million for MCC
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments(Boston, MA) Governor Deval Patrick today released a proposed state budget for the coming fiscal year that calls for $9.2 million for arts and cultural funding through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). The Governor’s fiscal year 2013 recommendation for the MCC represents level funding for... -
From the Albany Times Union: What’s so great about Great Barrington?….Just About Everything
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsBy Stacey Morris Only a 50-mile drive from Albany, Great Barrington, Mass., is a town that defies categorization. The Berkshire County town of under 10,000 is a tourist destination, second-home magnet for metro-dwellers, college town, and a working class community all rolled into one. It’s also a...
