Mariel Capanna (b. 1988) plays what she calls “games of remembering” as a way of reckoning with loss. Working from home videos and family slideshows, whose runtime is her constraint, the artist races to record fleeting memory images in oil paint. She scatters these flat, pastel forms like confetti across deep, atmospheric surfaces, creating compositions […]
Below is a list of summer camps and activities for the Berkshires. This list will be updated as information is received. Berkshire Art Center - 2025 Young Artist Summer Program - registration opens 2/17/25 Berkshire East - Bement Mountain Bike Camp Berkshire Horseworks - Ranch Life 101 - registration opens 2/10/25 Berkshire Museum - Summer […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, School Vacation
Curated by BBG’s horticulture staff, this year’s Plant Sale features hundreds of perennials, annuals and vegetables with a focus on diversity and nature-based landscaping, a trend toward gardens that are exuberant and alive, out of the uniform and into something comfortable, and welcoming to birds, bees and butterflies.
Family Friendly, Outdoor Event
Explore composition, color, texture, light, movement and narrative, while making collages from scratch. We will make our own materials by mixing colors and painting papers as well as utilizing printmaking techniques such as trace monotypes. In addition, the class will look at noted artists to understand their methodology, discuss their processes, and explore contrasting approaches […]
Experience the beauty of birds through the timeless art of Charley Harper at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. This exhibition celebrates Berkshire birds and landscapes, showcasing Harper’s bold, modern style amid forests, meadows, and beaver wetlands. On view in our barn addition, the show is open daily during sanctuary open hours. Native Birds in Bold Shape: […]
Come see my paintings and where they are created.
ArtWeek Berkshires Event, ArtWeek Open Studios
The Guild of Berkshire Artists invites Plein Air painters and art lovers to a 3 day painting event that includes an art show and sale along with People's Choice awards and cash prizes up to $300. All in a gorgeous location with filled with wine, food and music.
Fine woodwork including turned vessels and bowls. Fine boxes.
ArtWeek Berkshires Event, ArtWeek Open Studios
Meet the potter in residence. Hear about her process. Ask questions and enjoy her pottery.
The idyllic tranquility of the lives of shepherds became a prominent subject in literature, music, and the visual arts during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A new exhibition at the Clark Art Institute, Pastoral on Paper, explores artistic depictions of rural life by considering their representations of the people and animals who inhabited the landscapes. […]