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 […]
Animals are all around us. While we may not often see them, we can see signs that they have been there. Some signs might be simple footprints in snow or mud (tracks) and other signs include chewed or scratched bark, homes or even poop and pee (traces). In Animal Tracks and Traces children will become […]
Family Friendly, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Berkshire Art Center - 2025 Young Artist Summer Program - registration opens 2/17/25 Berkshire Horseworks - Ranch Life 101 - registration opens 2/10/25 Berkshire Museum - Summer Camps - Check the link for camps ages Pre-K through Grade 8!
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, School Vacation
Ventfort Hall is pleased to present Witness: Sharing Cancer Stories at Ventfort Hall. This is a quilt exhibit created by Francesca Olsen. The exhibit will be on display through March 31. Witness is a show about the experience of young adults during and after cancer treatment. It’s designed to create striking visuals that draw attention to the […]
Celebrate the world premiere of ReWritten, a multimedia dance and theater performance that examines the relationship between writers Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Looking between the lines, imagine a queer love story that helped shape American literature.
Performing Arts & Entertainment
In the long nights of winter we dream of spring and take in the subtle beauty of the ice world around us. The Coming of the Light consists of thirteen works of art selected from Guild of Berkshire Artists applicants by jury. Media include oils, textiles, pastels, and photography. Styles range from realistic to geometric […]
The Norman Rockwell Museum is partnering with The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home to present Readings at Rockwell, a new literary series that highlights the power of the written word through dramatic readings of stories by three iconic American authors: Shirley Jackson, Toni Morrison, and Edith Wharton. These intimate performances, held on the first Wednesday of […]
Arts and Culture, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Back by popular demand! BSC's 2025 10x10 New Play Festival! 10 ten-miute plays x 10 playwrights = 100 minutes of pure joy. Now in its 14th year! Altared By Brent Askari With her sister’s wedding on the line, Gwen scrambles to rein in her unpredictable mother. Choosing You By Rachel Lynett As Aurora moves through […]
Arts and Culture, Performing Arts & Entertainment
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 […]
Join us for a week of special family-focused programs where art and science come together to inspire wonder and imagination. Take a tour with one of our family educators. Explore Norman Rockwell’s paintings illustrating the power and beauty of electric lighting. Artmaking activities will continue the theme of light with art and science inspired experiments […]