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From iberkshires: Collector Planning Holocaust Museum in North Adams
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsBy Tammy Daniels NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Well-known World War II collector Darrell K. English plans to display a fraction of his materials in a new museum on Eagle Street. The New England Holocaust Institute will feature a curated exhibition of some of the countless... -
Berkshire Museum Receives Prestigious Grant
Posted on October 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe Berkshire Museum receives a prestigious grant from the IMLS Museums for America program which will fund efforts to catalog and research objects in museum’s permanent collection. The Berkshire Museum has been awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant in the... -
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... -
Massachusette 1,000 Great Places Listed
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No Comments90 Berkshire Destinations Named in Massahcusetts 1,000 Great Places. The Great Places initiative celebrates what is unique about the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its communities, and its people. It aims to boost visitation to Massachusetts as well as give local residents the opportunity to visit known... -
New Art Shuttle Service
Posted on February 12, 2010 | No CommentsChapman Studio Frame & Crate of North Adams now offering monthly art shuttle service to New York and other destinations. 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... -
New York Foundation for the Arts
Posted on January 11, 2010 | No CommentsThe New York Foundation for the Arts’ mission is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives. NYFA offers resources for artists, art organizations, and those working in the arts related fields. NYFA’s mission starts with individual artists in the visual, media, performing... -
MASS MoCA Makes Boston Globe’s List of Top Ten Art Stories for the Decade
Posted on December 31, 2009 | No CommentsCheck out the Boston Globe’s Geoff Edgers round-up of the Top Ten Art Stories of the Decade, including the evolution of MASS MoCA, which marked it’s own 10 year anniversary in 2009. Edgers writes of Boston, “Just 10 years ago, we were culturally a city... -
Norman Rockwell Museum Director/Berkshire Creative Co-Founder Appointed Official Delegate to Russia for Upcoming Cultural Diplomacy Trip
Posted on December 7, 2009 | No CommentsNorman Rockwell Museum Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt has been appointed by the American Association of Museums (AAM) to serve as an official delegate on a cultural diplomacy trip to Russia with the United States Department of State and the President’s Committee for the Arts and... -
Calls for Submissions
Posted on November 27, 2009 | No CommentsCheck 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... -
Training Sessions for the Cultural Data Project
Posted on September 28, 2009 | No CommentsGet the most from the Massachusetts Cultural Data Project (CDP). Attend a free training session that will show users how to enter data and use its powerful reporting features. Note from MCC: Participation in the CDP is required of all Partners and Colleagues in the...
