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From the Berkshire Eagle: Pittsfield seeks ‘cultural’ status
Posted on July 11, 2011 | No CommentsBy Dick Lindsay Monday July 11, 2011 PITTSFIELD — The City Council will consider endorsement of Pittsfield’s downtown as one of the state’s first cultural districts — a designation that could enhance the city’s status as a tourist destination, local officials said. The council is... -
Pittsfield’s Ruberto Wins MCC’s Mayors’ Arts Challenge
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsMayor James Ruberto of Pittsfield has won the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s first Mayor’s Arts Challenge for his passionate video testimonial describing how arts and culture have turned around his city. Ruberto’s video was selected from a pool of 16 submissions from Commonwealth mayors. The Pittsfield... -
Local Organizations Team Up to Present 2nd Annual “Out in the Berkshires” weekend
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No Comments“Out in the Berkshires” weekend is a collaboration between the City of Pittsfield the NEW STAGE Performing Arts Center, Jae’s Spice, the Beacon Cinema, the Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition and the Rainbow Times. Events will be held Columbus Day weekend, October 8 – 10 in... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: County makes strikes in the filmmaking business
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsBy Jenn Smith, Berkshire Eagle Staff Sunday July 25, 2010 Berkshire County has a good-looking head shot, with Mount Greylock and the Taconic mountain range at its crown and Gilded Age mansions near its nape. Since the county already has a presence in the motion-picture... -
Storefront Hosts International Artists in Residence
Posted on July 26, 2010 | 1 CommentStorefront Artist Project, in partnership with Ferrin Gallery and Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development, is excited to announce a new residency program featuring artists Irfan Hasan of Pakistan and Tuguldur Yondonjamts from Mongolia. Both artists participated in a 3-week long residency at Art Omi in... -
Pittsfield Revitalization Covered in Boston Globe
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe art of saving a city When its biggest employer bolted, the proud old city of Pittsfield slumped and shrank PITTSFIELD — City of art, city of funk. The SoHo of the Berkshires, the Brooklyn of the Berkshires. The sobriquets urban planners bestow upon this... -
Three Berkshire Programs Awarded Adams Grants!
Posted on February 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) announces release of more than $700,000 in grants to stimulate new economic activity, job creation, and community revitalization through arts and cultural projects across the state. The MCC’s Adams Arts Program for the Creative Economy will invest in 27 projects... -
Pittsfield Receives Second Big Read Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Posted on July 6, 2009 | No CommentsThe City of Pittsfield Office of Cultural Development has received a grant of $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to again host The Big Read, a community bookreading project, in Pittsfield. The Big Read grant gives communities across the country the opportunity...
