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Berkshire Creative Announces NEW Creative Challenge at The MASS MoCA Stores
Posted on August 30, 2010 | No CommentsBACKGROUND 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... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: Shaker interest still strong at 50
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsBy 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... -
Second Berkshire Creative Challenge Yields Local Resources for Crane & Co.
Posted on June 29, 2010 | No CommentsIn the fall of 2009, Crane & Co. approached Berkshire Creative to be the second host of the newly launched initiative: the Berkshire Creative Challenge. Known as a world leader in paper manufacturing, and stationery design, Crane recognized the Creative Challenge as an opportunity to... -
Creative Opportunities + Grants
Posted on June 2, 2010 | No CommentsAttention makers, actors, performers, artists, and creatives! Check out the following opportunities to get your work seen by the world: JUNE PITTSFIELD COLONIALS BASEBALL TEAM: Call for Performers-Music, Dance, Theatre, Street The Pittsfield Colonial’s Baseball Team SunBreak Show happens during evening baseball game between 7:30-8pm... -
Second Creative Challenge Participants Chosen
Posted on May 14, 2010 | No CommentsLast Friday, 12 berkshire creatives convened at Crane & Co. for the second Berkshire Creative Challenge. During the behind the scenes site visit the participants learned about Crane & Co.’s products and processes, toured the Crane Museum, and the Dalton and North Adams facilities. They... -
Local Creatives Rise to Meet First Berkshire Creative Challenge!
Posted on January 6, 2010 | No CommentsIn 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... -
UMass Amherst and Hancock Shaker Village Announce Key Faculty and Curriculum for New Graduate Degree in Historic Preservation and Design
Posted on December 23, 2009 | 1 CommentUMass 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.... -
DIGMA: Design Industry of Massachusetts
Posted on July 28, 2009 | No CommentsThe Design Industry Group of Massachusetts (DIGMA) is an initiative of the statewide design industries to organize and promote the Massachusetts design cluster as integral to the state’s economy. DIGMA enables diverse design industries including advertising, architecture, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, landscape design,...
















