This Saturday is the year anniversary of the inauguration of Donald Trump to the United States Presidency and the start of The 50 Card Project. Join me and thousands of people all over the country and the world in some kind of action. Go to a march. Make some art. Join me in the Bowman … Continue reading
The final DownStreet Art celebration of the 2015 season featured some firsts for us! If you joined us, you witnessed the first time we printed with two presses during a reception. The PRESS on the MOVE, our Golding Official #3, was sporting bright orange ink last night to add a pop of color to our … Continue reading
Over the course of Paper Dresses, which runs through November 30, we will be featuring the work from the different participating artists. Two artists per post. To begin with, Karen Arp-Sandel and Suzi Banks Baum, also known out in the world as FeMail. Both artists live in the mountains along the state line between New … 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
What a great night! Thank you to everyone that took the time to stop by. Thank you to the city of North Adams, MCLA, the BCRC people next door, and everyone else who made this gallery happen in the first place. As the honorable mention goes to Melanie’s delicious bean dip, the obvious highlight of … Continue reading
