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Find announcements, information and links for the
Berkshire Cultural Resource Center
MCLA Presents! performance and concert series
Gallery 51 exhibits and events of international, national and student art
B-HIP Berkshire Hills Internship Program, getting jobs in the arts
Tricks of the Trade arts economy, creativity, and management talks
and more!
MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) is the largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts in the country. Housed on a restored 19th-century factory campus, our spacious, light-filled galleries feature changing exhibitions of the best art of our time, including dozens of newly commissioned works. Our year-round schedule of performing arts ranges from popular music to new theater, contemporary dance to rollicking dance parties, and from alternative cabaret to beautifully screened films. Artists who have been exhibited at MASS MoCA include Robert Wilson, Ann Hamilton, Gregory Crewdson, Matthew Ritchie, Tim Hawkinson, Oyvind Fahlstrom. Artists that have performed on our stages Bang on a Can All Stars, Laurie Anderson, Pam Tillis, Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Bill T. Jones, Joan Baez, Yo La Tengo and They Might Be Giants.
MASS MoCA seeks full-time interns for various departments. Spend any season in the culturally rich, naturally beautiful Berkshires, while gaining invaluable professional experience in the arts. Paid interns are given $100/wk stipend and free housing with a block of the complex.
Production Interns (January 5th – May 27th): Interns work with the Production Coordinator, House Carpenter, House Electrician, House Sound Engineer, and house crew on all aspects of technical theatre and film. This includes hands-on in all of the following areas – carpentry, lighting, sound, audio/visual, and running crew.
Performing Arts Administration (January 5th – May 31st): Interns work directly with the Managing Director of Performing Arts in coordination of current and future season planning, general office work, and maintaining/updating department archives. Interns will rotate between assisting in both drafting the event programs and researching upcoming artists and working with artist services to arrange logistics of visiting artists, staff, and fellow interns.
Marketing/Public Relations (January 5th – May 31st): Interns work on all aspects of publicizing the organization including writing press releases, giving tours of the galleries, preparing press packets, advertising for all upcoming performing arts events in surrounding areas, researching new forums for publicity, and assisting with public outreach and special events.
Graphic Design (ASAP – May 31st): Interns work directly with the Director of Design, Curator, Production crew and visiting artists designing and producing a wide range of print, web pages, and signage for MASS MoCA. Intern should demonstrate a creative talent, enthusiasm, and a commitment to a career in graphic design, as well as a working knowledge of Quark X-Press, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Golive, and Macintosh environment. For this internship, a portfolio review and interview are required.
To apply to MASS MoCA Internship Program: Send cover letter (specify which department to which you are applying) , resume, and two letters of references, via email, mail, or fax:
MASS MoCA
c/o Meghan Robertson, Company Manager
1040 MASS MoCA Way North Adams, MA 01247
internapp@massmoca.org
Phone: (413) 664-4481 ext 8132 Fax: (413) 664-4519
A young Ms. Amsden was entranced by MCLA student Merritt Fletcher’s painting at this year’s North Adams Open Studios event. Congratulations to all the 100 or so artists who exhibited during the weekend. Participating MCLA student artists included Jordan Pagan, Natalie Tottenham, Jamal Ahamed, Andrew Klass, Merritt Fletcher and alumni Aaron Andrews and Jeffrey Reynolds!The entire set of snapshots that I took can be seen here at Flickr.
MCLA Internships with PianoKids
Piano Lessons for the Computer Age
Title of Internship: PianoKids – Teaching music literacy and piano with computers
Website: http://www.pianokids.com/
Name and address of organization:
PianoKids, LLC, PO Box 2394, Lenox, MA 01240
Main office: 32 Patterson Rd., Lenoxdale, MA 01242
PianoKids is a teaching organization dedicated to increasing music literacy among children through the use of technology. It operates four teaching centers in the central and southern Berkshires where 120 students ages 6-10 are taught to read music, play the piano, and compose their own songs, all with the help of computer technology. The method is based on the research of Peter Taussig, a concert pianist and Berkshire resident who developed the method in the 90s at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada, and at the Yamaha Corporation in New York. PianoKids is affiliated with the Music Literacy organization, which provides financial aid to its students.
The education and experiential objectives of the internship:The PianoKids internship is intended for Seniors interested in an educational career path. It’s objectives are to provide the intern with an alternative approach to the pedagogy of elementary music using technology and a multi-sensory approach, a hands-on teaching experience of elementary grade students, and arts management experience related to running an educational arts organization.
The required qualifications for the internship:
To be considered for this internship applicants should have had some experience working with groups of young children, as kindergarten teachers, camp councilors, etc., have rudimentary music skills, such as reading music, understanding some basic music theory, and having had a few years of formal piano lessons. Prior piano teaching experience is NOT a requirement. The successful intern will be a self-motivated individual with good organizational skills, highly reliable and responsible, and have good people skills (especially children). Administrative, business, and PR experience are NOT required but would be considered a plus.
The on-site work and responsibilities to be undertaken during the internship: PianoKids operates four teaching centers in central and southern Berkshires. Teaching occurs every weekday between 3 and 6:30 PM. Interns will first participate in the regular PianoKids teacher training, which includes learning the teaching manual, seminars in pedagogy, and supervised practice teaching. After completing their training trainees will start teaching classes under the supervision of an experienced and certified PianoKids teacher in several locations.
In addition to their teaching load, interns will also be exposed to the administrative and management aspect of the PianoKids operation. By working at the main office with the general manager they will gain hands-on experience in managing, promoting, recruiting students, customer support, and music technology, that will be invaluable for their future prospects as arts administrators.
At the completion of their internship, interns may be offered teaching or administrative positions with PianoKids, or become eligible to start their own affiliate PianoKids studio (a lucrative career path) outside the Berkshires.
Interns Needed.
The Storefront Artist Project seeks 2-3 interns.
This is an excellent opportunity for art students who want to gain experience working with artists and managing art events, including our exhibitions and Artist Salons.
Duration of position: open
Time Commitment: 4+ hours/week
Responsibilities include:
- working with artists-in-residence and exhibiting artists
- develop web and print publicity
- install and remove art work
For more information see the website Storefront Artists Project and contact:
Peter Dudek, Director
413-442-7201
Or email: mail@storefrontartist.org
MCLA Department of Fine & Performing Arts presents:
About 50 students are involved in the production — join us for this thrilling drama!
Join community members, MCLA faculty & staff, and students in a fabulous celebration of the arts throughout North Adams this weekend!!
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NORTH ADAMS OPEN STUDIOS
October 18 & 19, 2008
Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Free!
North Adams will be alive with art this weekend. Check out a tower of toy figurines, watch a clay basket demonstration, see handmade paper, and try your hand at drumming… Locations include downtown storefronts, MCLA Gallery 51, the Eclipse Mill, the NoAMA Mill (Delfree Mill across from the Eclipse), Beaver Mill, Windsor Mill, the Heritage State Park and MASS MoCA.
Also:
* The city is providing its antique trolley to shuttle people between sites
* Free MASS MoCA passes available at Open Studios locations.
* MCLA students showcase their work at 40 Eagle Street.
* Saturday concert at the North Adams Elks Lodge ($10/$5 students) featuring the amazing CJ Field, Robin O’Herin, and the Buck Hill Ramblers (this concert is organized/managed by Skyboro Sound & MCLA students Sara Sambrook & Mike St. Pierre).
For more information, and a sneak preview of some of the works to be on display, visit www.northadamsopenstudios.com.
NORTH ADAMS, MA – In celebration of the new art major at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MCLA Gallery 51 will present “Passages and People: Work by MCLA Students,” in one of the Holden Street Annex Galleries as part of North Adams Open Studios, Oct. 18-19.
“Passages and People: Work by MCLA Students” features the work of current MCLA students Jamal Ahamad ’11, Jordan Pagan ’09 and Natalie Tottenham ’10. Also expected to exhibit is former student Aaron Andrews ’08.
“These students make time during their busy college lives to create art that is not for a class or an assignment, but driven by their own need to make what’s in their imagination come to life,” said Melanie Mowinski, assistant professor of visual art at MCLA. “Sometimes it’s a realistic portrait of a friend, other times it’s a funky illustration of a family member. Students also experiment with mixed-media and collage, seeking artist mentors in the community.”
According to Mowinski, Pagan’s work features a technique learned from North Adams artist Debi Pendell during a collage course taught by Prof. Scheckler, and Tottenham entered work that she completed while studying abroad this summer in France.
MCLA Gallery 51 Annex is on Holden Street in North Adams. It will be open in conjunction with North Adams Open Studios, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Tricks of the Trade is a Professional development seminar series for artists, artisans and creatives held throughout Berkshire County!
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OCTOBER: The Business of Selling
Part 1: Creating an International Marketplace with the creators of Etsy.com Have an international market for your work by the holidays! Working with the creators of Etsy.com, the online marketplace for the buying and selling all things handmade, you will quickly expand your potential for sales and join one of the fastest growing communities of artisans! Instructors: The Creators of Etsy.com Part 2: Pricing and Selling your Work Instructor: Donald Clark, author of Making a Living in Crafts and co-owner of Ferrin Gallery NOVEMBER: Documenting & Archiving your Work Part 1: Digitally Archiving Instructor: Tony Israel Part 2: Digital Documentation Workshop Take what you learned in Part 1 and produce archival quality images of your work. Bring a digital camera and no more than three, preferably different, examples of your work. NOTE: Participants must take Part 1 in order to participate. Please pre-register for this session. Instructor: Tony Israel
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DECEMBER: Technology Take-off
Part 1: Websites and Blogs Wondering if your business needs a website and how to create one? Want to know what a blog can do for you? This course will answer those questions and much more. We will take you through the step-by-step process of creating a website from idea to launch and beyond. Other topics include the pros and cons of free websites, what you get from creating a web site yourself, the difference between a web site and a blog, as well as e-commerce, web 2.0, social networking, and more. Instructor: Bob O’Haver, Technology Consultant and Founder of Graymatterhost.com Part 2: Marketing Online Instructor: Bob O’Haver, Technology Consultant and Founder of Graymatterhost.com JANUARY: Art = Business Instructor: Keith Girouard, Business Advisor with Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network Part 2: Tax Time Instructor: Sandra Herkowitz, CPA
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FEBRUARY: Art for Social Change
The future health of our community demands an active role by artists and cultural institutions. This seminar will explore contemporary issues in public life, from local neighborhoods to global communities, as they relate to the individual artist. Part 1: Art for Social Change I Part 2: Art for Social Change II MARCH: The Business of Presenting Yourself NOTE: Participants should bring a few samples of their work (either print-outs or something you can share on a computer). Instructor: Lauren O’Neal, Artist, Professor of Arts Management at MCLA Part 2: Speak Up! Instructor: Marilyn Jess, Distinguished Toastmaster
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APRIL: Funding Sources for Artists
Staying afloat and prospering, sometimes requires finding funding sources other than sales. At these seminars, we’ll look at the range of possibilities that exist. Panelists: Representatives from regional and statewide funding organizations and cultural non-profits. Part 1: Show Me the Money I Tuesday, April 14th 7-9pm @ MCLA Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, 51 Main Street, North Adams, MA Part 2: Show Me the Money II Part 3: Funding one-on-one NOTE: Participants must take Part 1 or 2 in order to participate. Please pre-register for this session. Thursday, April 16th 6-10pm @ Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield, MA MAY: Finding the Muse Part 1: Finding the Muse I Part 2: Finding the Muse II
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All workshops are free, but do require pre-registration. For more information on the workshops and/or to pre-register, please call MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center program coordinator, Jess Conzo at 413.663.5253.
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Announced today: KIDSPACE will move. They’ve got a bigger space coming to them: see the full article at The Transcript.
According to the article:
In partnership with the Clark Art Institute and the Williams College Museum of Art, Mass MoCA’s Kidspace — a contemporary art gallery and art-making space for kids that opened in 2000 — is finding a new home within the complex.
On March 19, 2009, the Kidspace will reopen on the second floor of the building, adjacent to the upcoming Sol LeWitt installation and the Hunter Theater Mezzanine Gallery.
Not only will the move give the gallery more exposure, but it will also expand the installation space from the current 2,300 square feet to 3,100 square feet, Thompson said
If you see our own Prof. Laura Thompson, director of Kidspace, congratulate her on this exciting news! MCLA graduate Shannon Toye also works at Kidspace, as does current student Ben Warren.
