This month we’ll be discussing the topic of: Theater on the Edge, How Do We Meet the Moment? The discussion will be moderated by our dynamic Artistic Director team, Judy Braha and Jim Frangione. Our panelists will be Jim Petosa and James Nicola. Producing theater in a dynamic and meaningful way has never been easy. Particularly […]
Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Capturing the beauty of the many warm and cool whites of snow as the sun and shade shift, we will learn to use a myriad of different white or neutral slips, underglaze, terra sigillata, and glaze for our surface effects. Patchwork texture and an emphasis on the seams, created in the making process, will give […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
This class is not only for beginners but for any painter needing the basics of oil or acrylic painting. Setting up a palette, how to establish a strong composition, mixing colors, how to desaturate/mute a color to create subtle tones, ways of applying paint, and the latest in properly cleaning a brush. Come work in […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
This course will focus on the investigation of form for the soda firing process. Altering utilitarian wheel thrown forms with the intention of creating surfaces that will emphasize the firing technique. Students will develop wheel throwing skills while learning to consider the depth that can be created through sculptural additions and layering of slips and […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
In this class we will cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel. We'll get to know the various stages of the pottery-making process, and build skills to help you start your creative journey in clay. This class is meant for completely new folks, as well as beginners with some experience who would like […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Join the Lee Chamber of Commerce for our January Business Breakfast, featuring Jeffrey Cohen and representatives from the Eagle Mill project, as they share updates and what’s next as the project moves toward initial rentals this spring. This special breakfast will kick off our 2026 Business Breakfast series and offer insight into one of the […]
Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Learn how to form and join small hand made clay components to create a larger, complex pot. Using hand made templates, we will make various smaller forms that will be joined at the leather hard stage in order to build bigger pots with repetitive shape: the results will be a dynamic creative and joyful form! […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
In search of Arts Workers, Production, Guest Services, Fundraising, Education, Company Management, Marketing, and more! Whether you are an experienced arts worker or bring skills from another field, three Berkshire arts institutions who value enthusiasm, reliability, and collaboration in their workforce are hiring candidates who want to be part of a vibrant, creative workplace. Welcoming […]
Berkshire250, Diversity and Inclusion, Performing Arts & Entertainment
On Wednesdays in July and August, the Clark Art Institute presents a free series of Works on Paper Highlights Talks in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. Each week, discover a unique selection of rarely exhibited works on paper with […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ (MCLA) popular Green Living Seminar series returns this spring with Nature and Spirituality, a 12-week exploration of how faith, religion, and spiritual traditions shape our relationship with the natural world.
Literature, Lectures, and Talks