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@BerkshireMade: 2010 Membership

Published: February 25, 2010Posted in: FEATURES 1, LOCAL NEWS, NEWS BULLETIN, OPPORTUNITIESTags: , , , , , , ,
@BerkshireMade: 2010 Membership

Berkshire County Artists, Makers, and Crafters! BerkshireMade has announced the following changes to their membership!

BerkshireMade has votes to open membership; no limit on the number of members or number of members in any medium. This means:

  • Any crafter/artist/artisan/maker living in Berkshire County, MA is welcome to apply! You will find the application here.
  • The application process is still juried!

Questions? Interested in learning more?

  • Visit BerkshireMade.org!
  • Feel free to come to one of our monthly member round table meetings.  Current members are available to answer any questions and are always happy to share!
  • Email any questions to info@berkshiremade.org

SPARK! @ THE CLARK RESCHEDULED!! THURS. MARCH 4, 2010!!

Published: February 25, 2010Posted in: BERKSHIRE CREATIVE, EVENTS, FEATURES 1, UPDATESTags: , , , , , , , , ,
SPARK! @ THE CLARK RESCHEDULED!! THURS. MARCH 4, 2010!!

DON’T LET THAT SNOW STOP YOUR SPARK!

JOIN YOUR CREATIVE ECONOMY COLLEAGUES AT SPARK @ THE CLARK!

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!

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The Clark

Thursday, March 4, 2010

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Click here for a map!

For more information please contact info@berkshirecreative.org or call 413.822.8324.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP!

Would 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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ABOUT THE CLARK

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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“Our Creative Berkshires”

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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A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LEAD SPARK! SPONSOR

GREYLOCK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION


If you live or work in the Berkshires, you are cordially invited to join Greylock Federal Credit Union.

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SNEAK PEEK OF SPARK! FEATURED BUSINESSES

Check out the Berkshire Creative Economy businesses that will be featured at the upcoming Wednesday, February 24th SPARK! at The Clark

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.COM

Love 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 ARTS

The 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 GROUP

Brilliant 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 & COMPANY

Heating 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 PUB

Sean 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.

Would you like to be a featured business at a future SPARK!? Please email info@berkshirecreative.org or call 413.822.8324.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Published: February 12, 2010Posted in: FEATURES 1, HAPPENINGS + EVENTS, UncategorizedTags: , , , , , , , , , ,
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Berkshire Visitors Bureau Upcoming Tourism Talkbacks

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!

NEXT: A Celebration of Massachusetts Emerging Entrepreneurs

Thursday, February 25, 2010, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
University of Massachusetts Boston Venture Development Center
100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125

Berkshire Community College Professional Development Non-Credit Courses

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

Bi-annual Taste of Philanthropy Conference

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!

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium IV: Transforming ourselves-Building Effective Leaders, Organizations, and Communities

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

CONNECTING CREATIVE COMMUNITIES: A summit to ignite New England’s creative potential

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.

Free Training offered at Berkshire Community College in Partnership with Employers Association of the Northeast

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

Inaugural Artists in Transition Conference

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 .

Local Creatives Rise to Meet First Berkshire Creative Challenge!

Published: January 6, 2010Posted in: BERKSHIRE CREATIVE, FEATURES 1, FEATURES 2, LOCAL NEWS, NEWS BULLETIN, OPPORTUNITIES, PRESS, UPDATESTags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Local Creatives Rise to Meet First Berkshire Creative Challenge!

In 2009, Berkshire Creative launched the Creative Challenge to connect Berkshire manufacturers and businesses with local designers, engineers and creative workers. Last week, Interprint and Berkshire Creative announced that the inaugural Challenge, had done just that.

When Berkshire Creative and Interprint, Inc., released the call for applications for the inaugural challenge, there was no way to know what the response would be to the new intitiative. By the September 28th deadline, the response was clear- 39 local creatives, of various disciplines and backgrounds had applied. From those 39 applicants, 21 were chosen to participate, and 18 those 21 participants submitted solutions to the challenge.







From those eighteen submissions, five were selected. Heather Rose’s popcorn inspired design was selected for development, three designs by Thomas Hoadley was put on retainer, and three other participants, Jennifer Clark, John Stritch, and Cate Hunter received small awards in recognition of their designs. All designers will be paid fair market price for any developed design.

“We are so elated that this, our first Creative Challenge, was such a resounding success,” says Berkshire Creative Director, Helena Fruscio. “The Creative Challenge has helped raise awareness that if you are a manufacturer looking for a top-notch designer or a designer looking for a contract with a world-class company, you can find it here in the Berkshires, where creativity lives!”

Companies interested in hosting a Creative Challenge should contact Helena Fruscio, Director of Berkshire Creative by phone or 413.822.8324 or email at helena.fruscio@berkshirecreative.org.

Click here to read iberkshires coverage of the Creative Challenge or here to listen to Charlie Dietz’s coverage on WAMC!

Click here to read past posts about the Creative Challenge!

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UMass Amherst and Hancock Shaker Village Announce Key Faculty and Curriculum for New Graduate Degree in Historic Preservation and Design

Published: December 23, 2009Posted in: FEATURES 1, LOCAL NEWS, NEWS BULLETIN, OPPORTUNITIES, STATE NEWSTags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
UMass Amherst and Hancock Shaker Village Announce Key Faculty and Curriculum for New Graduate Degree in Historic Preservation and Design

UMass Amherst and Hancock Shaker Village have announced key faculty appointments and curriculum for the new Master of Science in Design with a concentration in historic preservation program that will offer an opportunity for advanced study in traditional building materials, preservation theory, and building systems. Starting in fall 2010, the two-year program will explore 18th, 19th and 20th century architecture, building technology, and conservation methods using Hancock Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts, as a primary study site.

The Shaker’s deep-seated commitment to sustainability in building, living, and farming will be investigated and tested for its applicability to modern life. Students will expand their skills in architectural design, historic preservation, construction, restoration, and town planning, as well as their understanding of historic site management while working closely with museum staff, instructors, craftsmen, and preservationists.

Faculty appointments include Program Director Dr. Steven Bedford, an architectural historian at Louis Berger Group and formerly a senior planner at Fitzgerald Halliday, who will teach the history of American buildings . Dr. Max Page, associate professor of architecture and history at UMass Amherst, will teach preservation policy. Preservation carpenter and woodworker Robert Adam, founder of the preservation carpentry program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston and craftsman and historian Don Carpentier, owner of Eastfield Village, will teach traditional trades and craftsmanship. Donald Friedman, a principal of Old Structures Engineering, one of the leading consultancies in structural engineering for historic and old buildings, will teach the history of construction systems, methods, and materials. Michael Devonshire, principal and director of conservation at Jan Hird Pokorny Associates of New York and a preservation architecture professor at Columbia University, will teach building conservation.

Prospective students are invited to attend an open house reception with faculty members on Sunday, January 10 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hancock Shaker Village (1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield, MA).  Please RSVP to Steven Bedford, program director, at 413.443.0188 ext. 239 or sbedford@hancockshakervillage.org.

The priority registration deadline for the UMass Amherst Hancock Shaker Village program is February 1, 2010. For more information, visit www.umass.edu/preservation.

The Master of Science in Design curriculum will progress as follows:

Fall First Year

American Building-17th-19th Centuries (includes preservation theory)

Building Conservation I

Preservation Policy

Spring First Year

Researching Historic Structures

Traditional Trades and Craftsmanship

Building Conservation II

Fall Second Year

Material Culture/Green Building Techniques and Historic Preservation

Structural and Mechanical Systems

Architectural Materials Testing I

Spring Second Year

Cultural Resource Management

Architectural Materials Testing II

Preservation Design Studio

The program is geared toward working professionals who wish to maintain employment while pursuing an advanced degree. Courses are offered on a schedule that allows students to commute to western Massachusetts for two days of concentrated classes on alternating weeks during the spring and fall semesters.  Classes may be held in Amherst or Pittsfield depending on instructional objectives of various stages of the program. Credits may be transferred to other degree programs with permission and may qualify for AIA continuing education credits.

Evidence of design capacity or knowledge of the building trades is required for admission. While a core group of students will be selected for full matriculation, there will be spaces available for students electing to take individual courses. Credits may be transferable to alternate advanced degree programs as well as AIA Mandatory Continuing Education.

About Hancock Shaker Village

Hancock Shaker Village is one of the most visited cultural venues in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Visited by nearly 70,000 people annually, the Village brings the Shaker story to life, and preserves it for future generations. It is a center for reflection on the values of principled living that the Shakers embraced – equality, community, sustainability, and responsible land stewardship – that still resonate today. For more information, call 800.817.1137 or see www.hancockshakervillage.org.

Five Local Potters Collaborate to Present Self-Curated Exhibition

Published: December 14, 2009Posted in: FEATURES 1, LOCAL NEWS, NEWS BULLETINTags: , , , , ,
Five Local Potters Collaborate to Present Self-Curated Exhibition

Local potters Daniel Bellow, Mark Rowntree, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Nancy Magnusson and Mary Ann Davis, will present a self-curated gallery show at the Great Barrington train station on Castle Street, December 18-24, with a gala opening Friday, December 18, from 5-8 pm. All exhbited work was locally fired together in Rowntree’s giant Hillsdale wood kiln.

The train station is the former location of the SKH Gallery and the site of a successful fall show by the same artists’ cooperative. It is made available by the generous and benevolent landlord, Dale Culleton, himself a recovering potter.

A wide variety of handmade ceramics will be offered, from Rowntree’s giant outdoor urns to the delicate, brightly colored dinnerware of DaviStudio, available in fine stores nationwide.  Many of the works will be from the most recent firing of the newly rebuilt kiln, completed just before Thanksgiving.

The gallery will be open from 10-5 every day until Christmas Eve.
Click here for more information or call 413-429-7111!
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21 Berkshire Creatives Participate in Interprint Creative Challenge

Published: October 26, 2009Posted in: BERKSHIRE CREATIVE, FEATURES 1, FEATURES 2, PRESS, UPDATESTags: , , , , , , , ,
21 Berkshire Creatives Participate in Interprint Creative Challenge

Last Friday, twenty-one berkshire creatives convened at Interprint for the first ever Berkshire Creative Challenge.

During the site visit the 21 participants learned about Interprint’s products and processes from Interprint staff and designers. Now that participants have toured the Pittsfield facility , they have the opportunity to propose a solution to the Creative Challenge to ” create and submit one or more repeatable patterns, appropriate for use as the design layer in laminate surfaces such as countertops, flooring, furniture, store fixtures and a host of other applications.” If a pattern is chosen for use in Interprint’s products, then the design creator will be reimbursed at the market rate for their design.

Click here to read more about the Creative Challenge!

Click below to see images from the tour!






The Berkshire Creative Challenge was born from “Design It Here, Make It Here”, an initiative outlined in the 2007 Berkshire Creative Economy Report. The Creative Challenge is designed to connect Berkshire manufacturers and businesses to the rich talent pool of local designers, engineers, and creative workers with the aim of stimulating innovative research and development for existing and/or new product lines.

Interprint, Inc. is a leading designer and printer of decor paper used as the design layer in laminate surfaces such as countertops, flooring, furniture, store fixtures and a host of other applications.

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From the North Adams Transcript

Published: October 14, 2009Posted in: News ArticleTags: , , , ,
From the North Adams Transcript

Performing arts in North County Partnership in the works

By Ryan Hutton

Wednesday, October, 14, 2009

ADAMS — North County has more performing arts in its future now that Topia Arts and North Adams’ Main Street Stage are working on a partnership that could give the theater company another place to perform.

Topia co-founder Nana Simopoulos said the two organizations are in the beginning stages of forming a legal partnership which could take effect by next spring.

“We are a theater with no resident company and they are a company looking for more space to perform,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity to work together.”

Alexia Trainor, executive director of Main Street Stage, said that while nothing is official yet, she sees a lot of advantages to partnering the company with Topia. She said Main Street would be able to provide a constant stream of theater to Topia while Topia’s out of town connections could bring new opportunities.

“Having a bigger space to work with along with their contacts is great,” Trainor said. “Any time two companies can work together with the same goal is a plus. They bring in a lot of outside, one-night gigs and we would be something more permanent so you’d have a little of everything for the town.”

Main Street Stage has been around for 10 years and stages full theatrical productions, short plays, hosts an improvisation troop, performs children’s theater and also teaches drama workshops.

Trainor said that for the time being, Main Street Stage will remain in North Adams, but she said she is looking forward to doing projects at Topia. One of the events planned is a 24 hour theater project set for the spring. Trainor said theater companies from all over the country will be invited to participate. Writers will meet one Saturday evening and write short plays all night that will be handed off to directors the following morning. They will then rehearse actors all day and that evening all the shows will be performed.

“It all happens in 24 hours,” Trainor said. “Writers write the plays. They pass them on to the directors and then we’ll try putting up the shows that Sunday night.”

This Friday starting at 6 p.m., Topia will host a fundraiser with Main Street Stage providing the entertainment for the night. Trainor said the company will perform its locally written and directed Red Room Cabaret series of sketches and skits. Trainor said it is a good opportunity to introduce the two entities to each other and get a feel for how they will work together.

There will also be a silent auction with items including quilts, gift certificates, paintings, drawings, jewelry, services, facials, pedicures, massages, sculptures and homemade crafts. All the proceeds will go toward the installation of a sprinkler system at the Topia Theater so the capacity can be increased from 100 seats to 500. Simopoulos said Topia has hired a firefighter to monitor the event on Friday night so they can temporarily increase the capacity for the event. Concluding the fundraiser will be a 3D presentation on green building projected on the theater’s projection screen.

Simopoulos said she is thrilled for both the fundraiser and the partnership with Main Street Stage, adding that it was the most exciting thing to happen to Topia Arts in a long time.

“They’re going to be bringing their 10 years of experience and their theater going community,” she said. “They’re going to be using our space and they’ll be helping with improvements to the theater. We’re going to be pooling our resources so that everything we’ve done and they’ve done will create more hands-on activities and use of the theater.”

Click here  to visit the North Adams Transcript online and learn more about what is happening in North Adams and beyond!

Performing Arts Organizations Collaborate

Published: October 14, 2009Posted in: FEATURES 1, LOCAL NEWS, NEWS BULLETINTags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Performing Arts Organizations Collaborate

Ryan Hutton of the North Adams Transcript reports, “North County has more performing arts in its future now that Topia Arts and North Adams’ Main Street Stage are working on a partnership that could give the theater company another place to perform.”

Topia co-founder Nana Simopoulos said the two organizations are in the beginning stages of forming a legal partnership which could take effect by next spring.

“We are a theater with no resident company and they are a company looking for more space to perform,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity to work together.”

Alexia Trainor, executive director of Main Street Stage, said that while nothing is official yet, she sees a lot of advantages to partnering the company with Topia. She said Main Street would be able to provide a constant stream of theater to Topia while Topia’s out of town connections could bring new opportunities.

Click here to read the full article!

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Calls for Submissions

Published: October 7, 2009Posted in: FEATURES 1, OPPORTUNITES ARCHIVESTags: , , , , , ,
Calls for Submissions

Check out these calls for submissions and connections! Click each title to learn more!

VALLEYWOOD: Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors

Deadline: October 9th, 2009

MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL: Artists Fellowships

Deadline: October 13th, 2009

CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION: Call For Art

Deadline : October 16th, 200

UPSTREET: Call for Submissions, Writing

Submission Period: September 1st, 2009, to March 1, 2010

INFORMATION REVISITED: Call for Proposals, All Mediums

Proposal Deadline: October 30th, 2009

UNITED STATES MINTS ARTISTIC INFUSION PROGRAM: Call for Artists

Deadline: November 9th, 2009


SOCIETY OF ARTS ANS CRAFTS: Artists Awards

Deadline: November 9th, 2009

INTERNATION CONFERENCE ON FIND AND PERFORMING ARTS: Call for Papers

Deadline: December 7th, 2009

DRAWING ROOM: Envelope(s) Call for Art

Deadline: December 15th, 2009

GRAMERCY BISTRO: Call for two dimensional Art

Deadline: December 15th, 2009

BERKSHIRE INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL (BIFF): Call for Film Submissions

Deadline: March 1st, 2010

HILLTOWN FAMILIES: Call for Submissions, Writing and Photography

Deadline: Rolling

INDEARTS: Call for Submissions, Writing

Deadline: Rolling

GICLEE PRINTS: Fine Artist searching for a source for giclee reproduction printing in the Berkshires

Deadline: Rolling (Click link to email Deidre)

LONDON 2010 OLYMPICS: Contract Opportunities

Deadline: Variable

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