Hello PRESS readers! My name is Kate and I am the 2015 BHIP intern for PRESS this summer. Today is my third day in the gallery and my first day opening by myself, so come on down and visit me on Main Street! I am a rising senior at Davidson College in North Carolina where I … Continue reading
Hi everyone! As Jonas mentioned in the previous post, my full-time days at PRESS have sadly come to an end. I had such a wonderful summer with Melanie and Jonas; they both taught me so much in my three months with PRESS! Lucky for me, I’ll still be helping out from afar as much as … Continue reading
Hello everyone! My name is Nicole, and I am the new B-HIP intern at PRESS for the summer. Today is my fifth day in North Adams and my second day here at PRESS. I’ve spent the past few days touring cultural sites around the Berkshires, getting to know my fellow interns, and learning the ins and … Continue reading
That’s it, the twelve weeks of my program are over. Saying goodbye to everyone was so surreal, it felt like I had been living in North Adams for years. I’ve been listening to the tear-jerking soundtrack of Grave of the Fireflies in a loop for the last few hours. It is a very beautiful but also an … Continue reading
It’s already been a month since our opening on June 20th! Time really flew by at PRESS Gallery and it’s almost time to say goodbye to imPRESS, our first 2013 DownStreet Art summer exhibit. During its life span, the people who saw the show came from very various places. To add to the inevitable Berkshire County … Continue reading
I hope your day yesterday was as great and amazing as ours at PRESS Gallery! It was busy, and very instructive. The day started with the making of our special 4th of July give away card. Melanie seized this opportunity to teach me the basics of typesetting. We set up the quote from Melanie’s friend … Continue reading
Everytime I realize how ignorant I am, I look at all the things I don’t know, and I feel overwhelmed. And most of the time, for lack of motivation, the feeling is so powerful that I just give up on these things. Which is absolutely not the right thing to do. Deeply, I think that … Continue reading
As all of you know, tomorrow is the big day! We are opening imPRESS, our first show of the summer. Among many other things, we will be giving away postcards especially printed for the occasion. When Antoine had to leave early this evening, Melanie was working on the press to have them ready for all you … Continue reading
It has now been seventeen days since the eventful night I arrived in North Adams. I feel comfortable today saying that I am comfortably settling. It’s easy though when everyone is so nice. I come from Lyon, second biggest city in France. People there are not as bad as in Paris, but I love this … 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
