Creativity

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    Berkshire Creative Announces NEW Creative Challenge at The MASS MoCA Stores

    BACKGROUND MASS MoCA is the largest visual and performing arts center in North America; a world-class cultural institution that exists to catalyze and support the creation of new art, expose its visitors to bold visual and performing arts, and re-invigorate the life of a region...

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    Massachusetts Awarded ‘Race to the Top’ Federal Education Grant

    U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announces 10 winning applicants  in the second phase of the Race to the Top competition. Race to the top ” is a $4.35 billion United States Department of Education program designed to spur reforms in state and local district...

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    From the Berkshire Eagle: Shaker interest still strong at 50

    By David Pepose Sunday August 8, 2010 HANCOCK — Fifty years ago, the last remaining Shaker sisters of Berkshire County left a sign on Route 20 giving their heritage to the wind: “1,000 acres for sale. $200,000.” Years later, those once-fading buildings on Shaker land...

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    SPARK! @ THE MOUNT!

    JOIN YOUR CREATIVE ECONOMY COLLEAGUES AT SPARK! 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...

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    From Newsweek: The Creativity Crisis

    For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it. Back in 1958, Ted Schwarzrock was an 8-year-old third grader when he became one of the “Torrance kids,” a group of nearly 400 Minneapolis children who...

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

    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...

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  • New York Times Reports on Growing Creativity and Innovation Trend in MBA Programs

    New York Times Reports on Growing Creativity and Innovation Trend in MBA Programs

    Multicultural Critical Theory. At B-School? // // return encodeURIComponent('Business schools are realizing that students need to learn critical and creative thinking as much as finance.'); } function getShareKeywords() { return encodeURIComponent('Business Schools,Colleges and Universities,Executives and Management,University of Toronto,Harvard Business School,Stanford University,University of Virginia,Yale University'); }...

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  • Local Creatives Rise to Meet First  Berkshire Creative Challenge!

    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...

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  • Hey Berkshire County, You’re SPARKLING!

    Hey Berkshire County, You’re SPARKLING!

    Last Thursday, creatives from across the county converged on the Seven Hills Inn for food, drink and a good old creative holiday hoorah! Click here to see more party pics on ruralintelligence.com! _____________________________________________________________ SPECIAL THANKS TO EVENT CHAIR, ALLISON CRANE,  ALL THE SPARKLE! ATTENDEES, VOLUNTEERS,...

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  • Calls for Submissions

    Calls for Submissions

    Check out these calls for submissions and connections! Click each title to learn more! EMERGING ARTISTS 2010: Call for Submissions November 30, 2009 BERKSHIRE CITY: PITTSFIELD ON FILM: Call for Submissions Deadline: December 7th, 2009 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS: Call for Papers...

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