Chesterwood presents an exhibition of works by Berkshires-based sculptor Ann Jon. The Retrospective, highlighting thirty-one pieces from Jon’s body of work over the years, will be on view until October 31 in the Woodshed Gallery. Jon’s work can also be seen among the sculptures included in this year’s Global Warming/ Global Warning! outdoor exhibition at Chesterwood.
Grasses are an integral component of naturalistic plantings, the garden style popularized by New York City’s High Line and the Dutch Wave. But with names like Schizachyrium, Spodiopogon, and Hakonechloa, they can be bewildering to even experienced gardeners. Join plantsman Robert Clyde Anderson on Friday for an overview of the most useful and beautiful species […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Grasses are an integral component of naturalistic plantings, the garden style popularized by New York City’s High Line and the Dutch Wave. But with names like Schizachyrium, Spodiopogon, and Hakonechloa, they can be bewildering to even experienced gardeners. Join plantsman Robert Clyde Anderson for an overview of the most useful and beautiful species and cultivars […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Enjoy art openings, opening receptions, and art making opportunities. Participating venues on Friday, August 1 include Berkshire Art Center, Clock Tower Artists, Creahub Makerspace by Latinas413, Framework by Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., Hotel on North, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Living in Recovery, Marketplace Cafe, Ralph Froio Senior Center, Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds, Soda […]
Gallery talk led by artist, writer and gardener Frances Palmer, whose exhibition, Works by Frances Palmer: Terracotta and Floral Photography, runs from Aug. 15 through Oct. 5, in the Leonhardt Galleries. A reception to follow.
Exhibits, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Backed by his full band, Legend's Get Lifted 20th Anniversary World Tour will showcase a set list celebrating the entirety of Get Lifted, which garnered eight nominations and won three Grammy Awards at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for Ordinary People, Best R&B Album for Get Lifted, and Best […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Acclaimed translator of Rumi’s poetry, vocalist, and performance artist of Persian descent, Haleh Liza Gafori, will be joined by cellist Isabel Castellvi and special musical guest James Bird to present a night of poetry by the 13th century sage and mystic Rumi. Reciting translations from her books Gold (2022) and Water (2025), both published by […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
The Clark Art Institute kicks off its 2025–26 series of gallery tours designed specifically for new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet at the Clark’s main admissions desk.
Paginations is a series of year-round public installations featuring works drawn from the Clark library's extensive holdings and presented in the Manton Research Center’s reading room. Bold by Design: Mid-century Modern Graphic Art brings together visually striking book covers, illustrations, and advertisements to showcase the clean lines and bright colors of the mid-century modern design aesthetic in print. […]
A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945 features paintings, drawings, prints, stained glass, embroidery, and other decorative arts made by twenty-five professional women artists in Great Britain who were, in fact, answering Virginia Woolf’s call during her lifetime. The exhibition explores the spaces these women claimed as their own and which furthered their […]
Arts and Culture, Exhibits, History and Heritage