What a great night! A big thanks to all who helped make opening night a hit! Michaela Jebb for taking pics. Ben Charbonneau for running the press. Jonas McCaffery for counting our numbers–345 people walked through our doors! Sara Farrell Okamura, one of the artist’s, also from North Adams, for inviting so many of her … Continue reading
This Thursday we open our first call for entries show at PRESS. And we are ready. Yep, it’s only Tuesday and we are pretty much installed–with art on the walls and pedestals, labels up, and our give away postcard ready for you to come and print its final layer this Thursday, August 29th during our … Continue reading
Wednesday was our first Make your Own Mantra Workshop! Five people attended–and we all agreed that four is the better number–but everyone had a great time. We went from very basic typesetting to advanced typesetting quickly. It’s amazing how fast you begin to appreciate the ease of computer typesetting and the awesomeness of super-powerful magnets … Continue reading
The Politics of ____ examines how art can ignite conversation between artist and viewer, viewer and viewer and viewer and self. The works exhibited move beyond what is assumed when thinking about political art. The show is PRESS’ first ever Call for Entries exhibition. Ten submissions were selected from a very competitive pool of entries resulting … Continue reading
Melanie made this print this week as a promo for our membership drive. You can get one at any membership level, but it’s our gift to you when you join for $25. And know, membership money goes directly to intern salaries and supplies for educational and community workshop! You can learn more about it by … Continue reading
Last September I received an email with the subject GRANT NOTIFICATION in all caps. I nearly deleted it because it looked like spam. I didn’t recognize the sender, but then thought, I’ll just check, just in case. I’m glad I did, because it was an award from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation. I completely forgot about … Continue reading
Phew, wow, yes, PRESS is moving. In fact, the press has moved! From 105 Main Street to our new location, 49 Main Street. We will be reopening on June 20th at the first Downstreet Art Opening of 2013, from 6-9 pm. We hope you can make it! Big thanks to new BHIP intern Antoine Scalbert, … Continue reading
In the next couple of weeks, PRESS anticipates a number of exciting changes! 1. We are MOVING! Not far, just down the street to 49 Main Street. We’ll be right next to Gallery 51. We can’t wait. Look out for the PRESS taking a walk down the street this Thursday morning. Stay tuned to FB … Continue reading
Spring is in the air, finally! So that means Downstreet Art and a new season of exhibits at PRESS is just around the corner. We can’t wait, and we have some really exciting news related to the summer, but you’ll just have to stay tuned for that! For now, check out what’s up for the … Continue reading
Over the past month or so, I have been working with two different groups of teenagers. Group One: MASS MoCA Teenspace I have a teaching artist residency with MASS MoCA’s Teenspace program. A group of incredibly talented and interesting teens from all over the north county have been gathering either at Kidspace or PRESS for … Continue reading
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