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CINARS 2010: Call for showcases
Deadline: March 12, 2010
DOWNSTREET ART: Call for Guest Curators
Deadline: March 15, 2010
ODE TO DEGAS EXHIBIT: Call for Art
Deadline: March 15, 2010
LEF FOUNDATION: Call for New England Filmakers
Deadline: March 19, 2010
CT+5, REGIONAL EXHIBIT: Call for Artists
Deadline: March 23, 2010
2010 PHILLY FRINGE FESTIVAL: Call for Art
Deadline: April 2, 2010
BERKSHIRE FRINGE EARLYSTAGES RESIDENCY PRGORAM FOR EMERGING WRITERS: Call for Applications
Deadline: April 15, 2010
BOSTON ARTS FESTIVAL 2010: Call for Artists
Deadline: April 15, 2010
2010 VSA ARTS PLAYWRIGHT DISCOVERY: Call for Scripts
Deadline: April 15, 2010
CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE AT CHESTERWOOD 2010: Call for Entries
Deadline: April 16, 2010
FILM INITIATIVE AND COMPETITION: WHAT’S YOUR ISSUE?: Call for Submissions
Deadline: April 18, 2010
FUTURE GENERATION ART PRIZE: Application
Deadline: April 18th, 2010
MCC TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIPS PROGRAM: Call for Applications
Deadline: April 20th, 2010
SODUS ART BANCK: Residency and Workshop Applications
Deadline: One month before session
Deadline: Rolling
HILLTOWN FAMILIES: Call for Submissions, Writing and Photography
Deadline: Rolling
INDEARTS: Call for Submissions, Writing
Deadline: Rolling
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In addition, 3,700 donors contributed $7 million to the foundation last year. Over $260,000 was raised for the new Neighbor-to-Neighbor program in a two-month challenge grant period. Hundreds of donors stepped forward with donations ranging from $1 to $100,000 to aid individuals and families in the Berkshire Taconic region who are in economic distress. Neighbor-to-Neighbor awards small grants, usually no more than $500, to help with overdue utilities, medical bills, short-term housing costs and transportation problems. Checks are written to the vendor (landlord, utility company, pharmacy or mechanic) on behalf of the community member in need.
“We have been greatly heartened by the marked generosity of donors in our region during this extremely difficult time,” said Jennifer Dowley, the foundation’s president. “Several donors walked into our offices this past year asking, ‘How can we help?’ and they did.”
On another note of good cheer, Berkshire Taconic’s investments have performed remarkable well even during the worst investment market since the 1930s. Comparative reports put Berkshire Taconic’s returns in the top quartile nationwide of community foundations, private foundations, university endowments and trusts over the past five years. As of December 31, 2009, the foundation’s assets were up 27.3%. “It is a great comfort that we have been able to recover much of was lost in 2008 during the drop of the investment markets,” said Jill Gellert, vice president of finance and administration. “We are very proud of the commitment of our investment committee. Their leadership has led to the foundation’s remarkable performance over the years.”
“Our goals for 2010 are to continue our focus on both the long-term development of charitable resources for our region and remain flexible and responsive to those people and nonprofits in immediate need,” said Dowley. “These difficult times are when we need to remember to support the people and organizations that keep our lives flourishing.”
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation builds stronger communities and improves the quality of life for all residents of Berkshire County, MA; Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, NY; and northwest Litchfield County, CT. Thanks to its generous donors, in 2009 Berkshire Taconic distributed nearly $7 million in scholarships and grants for programs in the arts and education, health and human services, and environmental protection. Berkshire Taconic is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization.
Click here to learn more about the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation!
BerkshireMade has votes to open membership; no limit on the number of members or number of members in any medium. This means:
Questions? Interested in learning more?
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!
The ClarkWould you like to become more involved in the creative community? Volunteer for SPARK! contact info@berkshirecreative.org or call 413.822.8324.
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In 1950 Sterling and Francine Clark chartered the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute as a home for their extensive art collection. Opened to public in 1955, the Institute has built upon this extraordinary group of works to become one of the most beloved and respected art museums in the world, known for its intimate galleries and stunning natural environment.
One of the few institutions in the United States that combines a public art museum with a complement of research and academic programs, including a major art history library, the Clark is now a leading international center for research and discussion on the nature of art and art history. Building upon the founders’ legacy, the Institute has recently unveiled its master plan for the twenty-first century, which fosters the Clark’s commitment to providing space for its expanding research and museum programs while maintaining the unique character of its beautiful rural setting.
Click here to visit their website and learn more!
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As usual, all 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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DEVRIES FINE ART INTERNATIONAL, INC.The Gallery features the figurative bronze sculpture of Andrew DeVries cast by the artist at his studio foundry in Middlefield, Massachusetts in limited editions along with original pastel drawings. Andrew is celebrating his 30th year as a professional sculptor. His works are in private and public collections in 16 countries. The gallery is located in the charming historic district of Lenox.
BERKSHIRECOUPON.COMLove the Berkshires and love to save? Then you’ll love BerkshireCoupon.com! BerkshireCoupon.com is an online coupon website filled with great coupons to businesses in the Berkshires including restaurants, theaters, shopping, hotels and more! Just go to www.berkshirecoupon.com, Click on the category you’re interested in, Print the coupons you want, and Save right away! It’s quick, convenient, and free. Plus, BerkshireCoupon.com always has great giveaways every month.
Love advertising your business but hate the cost? BerkshireCoupon.com has affordable, effective advertising. Call Dawn Carberry at 413-441-6274 or email save@berkshirecoupon.com.
THE BERKSHIRE REVIEW FOR THE ARTSThe Berkshire Review for the Arts is an online arts magazine based in Williamstown. Launched in 2007 with the mission of providing in-depth, expert articles, reviews, and interviews about classical music, opera, theater, art, photography, dance, books, travel, food and drink, the Review now averages over 100,000 pageviews and 20,000 visits per month, with over 15,000 visitors concentrated in New York, New England, the West Coast, and Europe. In addition to the summer festivals and exhibitions in the Berkshires, we regularly cover events in New York, Boston, Edinburgh, London, and Rome, with occasional reports from wherever one of our more than 25 regular contributors may be. David Porter, President Emeritus, Skidmore College, has said, “The Review is a major cultural resource–and one distinguished by its quality of writing; I’d hate not to receive it.”
BRILLIANT GRAPHICS GROUPBrilliant Graphics Group is a unique large format solutions provider offering 3D scanning, direct to media printing, photo imaging and digital die cutting. From 1 print to thousands, with the capabilities to produce; trade show display & graphics, backlit images, retail displays, window graphics, banners, box prototypes and Giclée prints.
SHAKESPEARE & COMPANYHeating up the Berkshires this winter with the wickedly entertaining Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons)—playing the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre through March 21—Shakespeare & Company is in the planning stages for its 33rd hit season in Lenox, with shows including The Winter’s Tale and Richard III (featuring award-winning actor John Douglas Thompson in the title role). Shakespeare & Company is also home to an award-winning Education Program that is deeply rooted in the Berkshire County community, and is internationally renowned for its Center for Actor Training which attracts students, teachers and artists from over 20 countries who participate in its programs year round.
Learn more at Shakespeare.org
TAYLOR’S AND FREIGHT YARD PUBSean Taylor and Colleen Taylor Reinhard have owned and operated the Freight Yard Pub in North Adams, Massachusetts for 15 years. In the summer of 2007, they opened Taylor’s in downtown North Adams near MASS MoCA. Taylor’s has quickly become the upscale steak and seafood house of the Northern Berkshires. Both FYP and Taylor’s have strong local support. The owners pride themselves on serving quality food in an elegant atmosphere. The atmosphere at Taylor’s is upscale, yet casual featuring tempting dishes presented by a knowledgeable and friendly staff.
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BERKSHIRE INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL (BIFF): Call for Film Submissions
Deadline: March 1, 2010
UPSTREET: Call for Submissions, Writing
Submission Period: Until March 1, 2010
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION: Call for Submissions
Deadline: March 5, 2010
UNITED STATES MINT: ARTISTIC INFUSION PROGRAM: Call for applications
Deadline: March 8, 2010
CINARS 2010: Call for showcases
Deadline: March 12, 2010
DOWNSTREET ART: Call for Guest Curators
Deadline: March 15, 2010
ODE TO DEGAS EXHIBIT: Call for Art
Deadline: March 15, 2010
2010 VSA ARTS PLAYWRIGHT DISCOVERY: Call for Scripts
Deadline: April 15, 2010
CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE AT CHESTERWOOD 2010: Call for Entries
Deadline: April 16, 2010
FILM INITIATIVE AND COMPETITION: WHAT’S YOUR ISSUE?: Call for Submissions
Deadline: April 18, 2010
FUTURE GENERATION ART PRIZE: Application
Deadline: April 18th, 2010
SODUS ART BANCK: Residency and Workshop Applications
Deadline: One month before session
Deadline: Rolling
HILLTOWN FAMILIES: Call for Submissions, Writing and Photography
Deadline: Rolling
INDEARTS: Call for Submissions, Writing
Deadline: Rolling
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For additional information, visit the Creative Economy Resource Center or contact Jesse Rye at NASAA.
CSF&C is an art services company operated by Michael Chapman, offering museum quality custom frames and crates using locally sourced woods. CSF&C also provides panels and stretchers for individual artists. Michael has over 20 years in the art handling and installation business with 10 years at Bark Frameworks LLC. He also worked as preparator at MASS MoCA and Williams College Museum of Art.
The first trip will be mad Thursday, February 25, 2010 and will travel to New York City and the surrounding areas .
For more information or an estimate, please contact Chapman Studio Frame & Crate Space is limited as to allow for same day, safe delivery of items. Delivery services are also available for an exclusive shipment or to other destinations. Details may be arranged upon request.
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February 24, 2010
Tourism Talkback, Public Relations
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA
March 17, 2010
Tourism Talkback, Groups
Comfort Inn & Suites, Great Barrington, MA
Free and open to the public!
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
University of Massachusetts Boston Venture Development Center
100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125
Financial Management Skills
Learn to understand the procedures and processes needed to accommodate and meet the growing demands of federal/state regulations. Explore the easy use of available computer accounting programs that accommodate nonprofit practices, as well as successful means for relating donor information to the accounting system.
4 Meetings, Weds., 2/24-3/24, 6:30-8:30pm (no class 3/17)
Location: Melville Hall, Room 116, $80
Instructor: Gene Wenner, Non-Profit Consultant
Strong Boards Make Non-Profits Work
Designed for board members and executive staff. Topics include the structure, purposes and duties of the board of directors/trustees, fundraising roles, fiscal oversight, strategic planning, hiring and dismissal of the chief executive and the role of volunteers and advisory boards.
2 Meetings, Mon. & Thurs., 3/8 &3/11, 9-11am
Location: Intermodal Education Center, Room 3, $75
Instructor: Gene Wenner, Non-Profit Consultant
Programming and Marketing Skills
Explore a strategic planning process to develop, implement and evaluate programs that meet a nonprofit organization’s mission. Learn to develop materials for marketing to specific audiences for fundraising or program purposes. Study public relations procedures and the means of communicating with the general public.
4 Meetings, Weds., 3/31-4/21, 6:30-8:30pm (no class 3/17)
Location: Melville Hall, Room 116, $80
Instructor: Gene Wenner, Non-Profit Consultant
Issues In Management Careers
Explores the requirements for professional positions in non-profit management, resume and application guidelines, and the importance of understanding leadership responsibilities and team building.
5 Meetings, Mon., 5/24 - Weds. 5/26 and Tues., 6/1 and Weds. 6/2, 2010
Location: TBD
Instructor: Gene Wenner, Non-Profit Consultant
To register, contact the Office of LifeLong Learning/Workforce Development at 413-499-4660 or 800-816-1233 ext. 2123 or 2122. Registration open until Feb. 19th
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, MA
Click here to register for the conference!
The Taste of Philanthropy 2010 conference is expected to bring together over 300 nonprofit leaders, consultants and foundations. Morning workshops on all aspects of fundraising –from planned giving/major gifts, to corporate/foundation giving, marketing and stewardship — will be available. In the afternoon, after hearing Sheryl WuDunn’s inspirational talk, we’ll all come together to focus on building our skills for making the all important ASK!
February 23, 2010, 8:00 am – Noon
Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue at 24th Street, 14th Floor, NYC
Advance registration is required.
Fee: $25
Click here to learn more and register!
Presented by The Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York
March 9-11, 2010
Biltmore Hotel, Providence, RI
Registration fee: $60
Click here to learn more and register!
New England is at the forefront of the creative community building movement. Leaders from across New England will meet in Providence to share strategies for engaging the creative sector and to begin to develop a regional network of creative communities. Participants will discuss a regional approach for collectively promoting our creative communities through policy, research, programming, and resource development.
Come participate in this shared conversation about how cities, towns, and regions are leveraging creative community development to enhance their prosperity and quality of life.
Lean Manufacturing
Half day seminar focusing on the philosophies of the seven wastes, reliable methods and some techniques for combating waste. Includes hands-on classroom simulations that show a factory in transition from batch production to piece flow. The class provides an excellent foundation for companies just starting out and contains specific improvement ideas that attendees can take away and implement immediately.
Date: March 24, 2010
Location: BCC Main Campus, classroom H207 (directions available upon request).
Time: 1:00PM – 4:30PM
Introduction to Quality Management
Full day seminar in Quality Management. This course will provide an introduction and working knowledge of key Quality Management principles, techniques, tools, and skills for on-the-job application, useful in a wide range of business and organizations.
Date: April 2, 2010
Location: BCC, Main Campus, classroom H219 (directions avaialble upon request).
Time: 8:30AM-4:30PM
Statistical Process Control
Full day program focusing on Statistical Process Control.
A study of industrial applications for probability and statistics, with particular attention to process control, quality control, and mathematical methods to improve productivity.
Dates: April 7, 2010
Location: BCC, Main Campus, Classroom TBD
Time: 8:30AM-4:30PM
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Full day seminar focusing on Problem Solving and Decision Making.
This program introduces a six-step problem solving method to identify and define problems that are not reading apparent to promote a proactive approach to solving problems in the workplace.
Date: April 9, 2010
Location: BCC Main Campus, classroom H219 (directions available upon request).
Time: 8:30AM – 4:30 PM
To register, contact: Kathleen Dion at (413) 236-5252 or kdion@berkshirecc.edu or Shannon Miller Pignatelli at (413) 236-2126 or spignate@berkshirecc.edu
Sunday April 11th, 2010
12:00pm-5:00pm
Westside Campus Center Building, Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT.
Click here to learn more and register!
A conference on health and disability issues for visual and performing artists with featured performers Taro Alexander and Our Time Theatre and featured speaker Tom Luckey. Artists in Transition conference is co-sponsored by over 100 other local, state and national arts, health and advocacy organizations, including Berkshire Creaitve .
75 North Street, Suite 360
Pittsfield, MA 01201
info@berkshirecreative.org
(413)822-8324
