Jane Louise Van Der Zee’s brother James would become known as one of the central photographers of the Harlem Renaissance — and she was an artist and musician in her own right.
Read article‘Hello, Bookstore’ film appears at BIFF
This week the Berkshire International Film Festival will screen Adam Zax’ new feature film about Matt Tannenbaum and his family, and the community that has carried the Bookstore through the pandemic.
Read articleThe Mastheads’ INSCAPES taps into new Berkshire poets
What defines the Berkshires for those who live here? The Mastheads has partnered with MCLA’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities to launch INSCAPES, a yearlong regional community art project across the Berkshires.
Read articleGreenhorns film seeks a new generation of farmers
A child licks the dasher from a hand-crank ice cream maker. A young couple bake bread in a brick oven. Greens sprout in a warehouse in Oakland, and a cheesemonger opens a stall at a green market in Manhattan. ... From Northeast hills to bay-area sprawl, they all belong to a new generation of farmers.
Read articleKang Seung Lee honors kin in spirit (April 7 newsletter)
An artist is kneeling with his hands in the earth. Kang Seung Lee has come to Namsan Park in Seoul, and somewhere along the mountain paths and Joseon gardens and 14th-century houses, he is remembering a writer and a filmmaker together.
Read articleMicah Rosegrant imagines new worlds
Micah Rosegrant interweaves prayer and performance and spoken word and creates a form, as they describe it, as close as two people talking at night. They came to the Berkshires this winter as an artist in residence at the Foundry.
Read articleIt’s all about soul (October 21 newsletter)
I was looking for a trail head on Bee Hill Road when I stumbled on the overlook above Williamstown Rural Lands, and the hillside was bright in the sun.
Read article10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival warms up downtown
The 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival is in town, and Pittsfield is at play. Every year in late February, downtown Pittsfield holds a weeklong celebration with art and music, new plays, independent film and more.
Read articleNannina Gilder reveals women filmmakers and directors before 1960
Nannina Gilder, a Berkshire screenwriter and historian with an interest in the history of women in film, gives a series of talks on leading women directors and filmmakers before 1960 and their power and innovation.
Read articleWilliam Kentridge honors Africa in World War I
You have already taken all I have. Now you are taking my son. The words appear on a vast wall. At center stage a man faces a round microphone, as though he is speaking on the radio in 1918. He is reliving the history of Africa in World War I — a […]
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