“Like everyone else, I was surprised to learn that Sandra Muss, a painter and wife of Stephen Muss, the Florida-based [...]]]> This story by David Scribner from today’s Red Crow News has more details about the pending sale of the Barbieri mill building, and the fate of its occupant – Berkshire Pulse. Muss reading!

“Like everyone else, I was surprised to learn that Sandra Muss, a painter and wife of Stephen Muss, the Florida-based developer and would-be savior of Housatonic, was buying the Barbieri mill building — and even more startled and dismayed that a condition of the sale was that the Berkshire Pulse Center for the Creative Arts would have to move out by the end of February.”

Visit the Red Crow News website to read the rest of this article

For more [...]]]> The Association of Housatonic Artists (aHa!) presents its Annual Holiday Artwalk on Saturday, November 26, 2011, 11am-6 pm. Seven venues will feature artworks by over 50 artists, all within walking distance of each other.  Maps and refreshments will be available at all locations. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information call 413 274 1432.

Participating members include:

Artisans
208 Pleasant Street
etsy.com/shop/christinadesigns
Handcrafted items and wearable art by Christina Koldys.

Berkshire Pulse Center for Creative Arts
410 Park Street
berkshirepulse.org  413.274.6624
A nonprofit creative arts center offering dance, movement and music. Classes for all ages.  New with this year’s aHa! Art Walk is a group show at Berkshire Pulse highlighting six Housatonic artists whose studios are too far flung to be part of a convenient open studios route.

Lorimer Burns Ceramics/Borealis Studio
214 Pleasant Street
lorimerburns.com
Functional and decorative pottery.

Deb Koffman Studio
137 Front Street
413.274.1212 debkoffman.com
Cards, prints, books by Deb.  Music in the back gallery by 8 Foot River and friends.  Also hosting painter, Franco Pellegrino.

Kate Knapp/Front Street Gallery
129 Front Street
kateknappartist.com 413.274.6607
Paintings and drawings by Kate.

Lauren Clark Fine Art
402 Park Street (Rt.183)
Holiday/Year End Sale, fine art and craft, custom framing.
LaurenClarkFineArt.com 413.274.1432

Stephanie Anderson/The Little Gallery
137A Front Street
stephanieandersonart.com 518.577.2009
Paintings and drawings by Stephanie.
Seven venues all within walking distance of each other.  Maps and refreshments available at all locations.  Free and open to the public. 

Housatonic, where the art is.

For more information, contact: David R. Guenette, aHa! Art Walk Organizer, P. O. Box 676, Housatonic, MA 01236, 413-854-1118, info@housatonicartists.org/, http://housatonicartists.org/

What:   aHa! Art Walk

Where:  Village of Housatonic, Great Barrington, MA

When: Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

The village of Housatonic, [...]]]> August 15, 2011: For immediate release

For more information, contact: David R. Guenette, aHa! Art Walk Organizer, P. O. Box 676, Housatonic, MA 01236, 413-854-1118, info@housatonicartists.org/, http://housatonicartists.org/

What:   aHa! Art Walk

Where:  Village of Housatonic, Great Barrington, MA

When: Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

The village of Housatonic, the mill-strewn part of Great Barrington has long been the home and work place of a wide range of artists. The aHa! (Association of Housatonic Artists) Art Walk this year tells the tale: artists remain an important part of the life and economy of Housatonic.

Seven galleries, a number of open studios, and Berkshire Pulse are inviting all to drop on by Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, from 11:00-6:00. This year’s aHa! Art Walk also includes a group show of a dozen local artists, presented at Berkshire Pulse, at 410 Park Street. Many of the participating artists are showing in Housatonic for the first time, having come to the village relatively recently. Other artists showing in the Group Show are long-time resident artists now showing again, as aHa! kicks up its game, showing that the art scene in Housatonic is not only still around, but more active then ever.

“Housatonic has had the reputation as an arts-centered place for a long time,” says David R. Guenette, this year’s aHa! Art Walk organizer, and a first-time Group Show participant.  “The level of energy in Housatonic is exploding, with a lot of talk of art-oriented development, the new Economic Development Area designation and expedited permitting process, and potential for re-establishing passenger rail service. With all the under-used mill structures, former elementary school, and some available commercial buildings, there’s plenty of space ready to be put back to work. Art is a main driver of business development in the Berkshires, and Housatonic is well-positioned—both geographically and creatively—to grow more business.”

Housatonic, nestled within Route 7 (Stockbridge Road), Route 183 (Front and Park Streets), and Route 41 (North Plain Street), has been too often passed by in the last few years, as tourists travel between the restaurants and cultural activities found in great abundance in Great Barrington, Stockbridge, and Lenox, even while Housatonic has long been the home of galleries and artists’ studios. “The aHa! Art Walk has been produced for dozens of years to celebrate the galleries and artists of Housatonic,” says Guenette, “and this year’s Art Walk is just the start of a multi-year effort we’re making to make sure that everyone knows about us.”

New with this year’s aHa! Art Walk is a group show highlighting Housatonic artists whose studios are too far flung to be part of a convenient open studios route, and these and other artists will exhibit at Berkshire Pulse during the Art Walk.

Other shows are being presented at the Housatonic galleries, including an ad hoc gallery space at the corner of Main Street and Front Street, include watercolors of the Berkshires, by Bob Taylor; sculpture, by Peter Barrett; and furniture, by Chris Hogan. Also being shown in this space is work by Dan Mead and Sally Eagle, widely published travel and nature photographers, whose stunning work has gained wide recognition, including, most recently, as a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 category, from the Natural History Museum, London, England. Local artists featured in the aHa! Group Show at Berkshire Pulse include Sandra Muss, Sherry Steiner, Dan Karp, Gabrielle Senza, Jeff Kramer, David R. Guenette, and others.

Special and ongoing shows from Housatonic galleries and studios, including Lauren Clark Fine Arts; Deb Koffman Artspace; Kate Knapp’s Front St Gallery and Studio; Lorimer Burns Ceramics/ Borealis Studio; and Mimi Hassett’s Porch 204, are also featured destinations.

Additional announcements for opening receptions, talks, Art Walk Map, artist information, and show updates can be found at http://housatonicartists.org/.

Seven galleries, a number of open studios, and Berkshire Pulse are inviting all to drop on by Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, from 11:00-6:00. This year’s aHa! Art Walk also includes be several special shows and events, including a group show of a dozen local artists being presented at Berkshire Pulse, [...]]]>

Seven galleries, a number of open studios, and Berkshire Pulse are inviting all to drop on by Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, from 11:00-6:00. This year’s aHa! Art Walk also includes be several special shows and events, including a group show of a dozen local artists being presented at Berkshire Pulse, at 410 Park Street.

Housatonic, a village of Great Barrington, MA, has long been the home of galleries and artists’ studios. Art Walk, by aHa!—the Association of Housatonic Artists—has been produced for dozens of years to celebrate the galleries and artists of Housatonic.

New with this year’s aHa! Art Walk is a group show highlighting Housatonic artists whose studios are too far flung to be part of a convenient open studios route, and these artists will exhibit at Berkshire Pulse during the Art Walk. Berkshire In addition, Berkshire Pulse will be presenting the works of other artists too.

Other shows, to be seen at ad hoc gallery space at the corner of Main Street and Front Street, include watercolors of the Berkshires, y Bob Taylor; sculpture, by Peter Barrett; and furniture, by Chris Hogan. Also being shown in this space is work by Dan Mead and Sally Eagle, widely published travel and nature photographers, whose stunning work has gained wide recognition, including, most recently, as a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 category, from the Natural History Museum, London, England.

Special and ongoing shows from Housatonic galleries and studios, including Lauren Clark Fine Arts; Deb Koffman Artspace; Kate Knapp’s Front St Gallery and Studio; Lorimer Burns Ceramics/ Borealis Studio; and Mimi Hassett’s Porch 204, are also featured desitinations.

Additional announcements for opening receptions, talks, Art Walk Map, artist information, and show updates can be found at http://housatonicartists.org/.

May 27, 2011

For immediate release

For more information, contact:

David R. Guenette,

aHa! Art Walk Organizer

P. O. Box 676

Housatonic, MA 01236

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info@housatonicartists.org/

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What:               aHa Art Walk

Where:            Village of [...]]]> Housatonic Galleries and Artists Art Walk and Group Show, and Many New Special Events

May 27, 2011

For immediate release

For more information, contact:

David R. Guenette,

aHa! Art Walk Organizer

P. O. Box 676

Housatonic, MA 01236

413-854-1118 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 413-854-1118 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

info@housatonicartists.org/

http://housatonicartists.org/

What:               aHa Art Walk

Where:            Village of Housatonic, Great Barrington, MA

When: Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Housatonic, a village of Great Barrington, MA, has long been the home of galleries and artists’ studios. Art Walk, by aHa!—the Association of Housatonic Artists—has been produced for dozens of years to celebrate the galleries and artists of Housatonic.

Seven galleries, a number of open studios, and Berkshire Pulse are inviting all to drop on by Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, from 11:00-6:00. This year’s aHa! Art Walk also includes be several special shows and events, including a group show of a dozen local artists being presented on the top floor of the Berkshire Pulse building, at 410 Park Street.

Also new with this year’s aHa! Art Walk is a special two-day show highlighting Berkshire and Mid-Hudson regional studio furniture makers, a rarely shown art form that takes furniture techniques to build stunning, one-of-a-kind sculpture that retains practical roles as furniture.  This show is curated by Sharada Mia, owner of Sharada Gallery (formerly of Hudson and Rhinebeck, NY), and presents nearly a dozen of the region’s top practitioners of this art, including Michael Gregorio, Peter Deller, and Jeff Johnson. This expansive show will be presented at the Berkshires Product Building, one of the major mill structures in the village.

Other shows will include Dan Mead and Sally Eagle, widely published travel and nature photographers, whose stunning work has gained wide recognition, including, most recently, as a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 category, from the Natural History Museum, London, England.

A number of local businesses will be offering specials in support of the Art Walk, and additional announcement for opening receptions, talks, Art Walk Map, artist information, and show updates can be found at http://housatonicartists.org/.

Galleries and artists are signing up, but if you haven’t signed on yet, don’t delay.  We’ll be starting the promotion and outreach in the next few days, and we can’t include your [...]]]> The upcoming aHa (Association of Housatonic Artists) Art Walk 2011, scheduled for Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, is coming together!

Galleries and artists are signing up, but if you haven’t signed on yet, don’t delay.  We’ll be starting the promotion and outreach in the next few days, and we can’t include your name in this effort until you’re on board.

The participating galleries and other spaces for special shows and events are all within easy walking distance one from another in the village of Housatonic (Great Barrington), MA.

We’re planning a number of special events fir this year’s aHa Art Walk, including a Group Show of Housatonic artists that will have two big venues—third floor of the Berkshire Pulse building, at 410 Park Street and second floor of 400 Park Street, the Berkshire Products mill—for what is likely to be a couple of dozen local artists. In addition, at 400 Park Street, there will be a special show, Studio Furniture Artists of the Berkshires and Mid-Hudson Region.

Other special events are in planning, so stay tuned.

Participating Galleries, to date:

• Lauren Clark Fine Arts
• Berkshire Pulse
• Deb Koffman Artspace
• Front St Gallery and Studio
• Artisans Gallery
• Lorimer Burns Ceramics/ Borealis Studio
• Porch 204

Participating Artists, to date:

• Sherry Steiner
• David R. Guenette
• Gabrielle Senza
• Dan Karp
• Sandra Muss
• Karen Dolmanisth
• Leslie Meltzer
• …with a dozen others still to sign up!

Is there a special event you’d like to hold during the Art Walk that can help drive our crowds your way? Become an aHa! Art [...]]]> The aHa! Art Walk 2011 is underway, scheduled for August 20-21 (Saturday and Sunday).  We’re going all out with the promotion for this event, and welcome local businesses to participate.

Is there a special event you’d like to hold during the Art Walk that can help drive our crowds your way? Become an aHa! Art Walk 2011 Sponsor.  Here are the benefits of sponsorship:

• Sponsors listed on each aHa! Art Walk web page and in all promotional materials (including ads)
• Sponsors enjoy prominently-place, repeating banner ad on aHa! Art Walk 2011 website
• Sponsors have open posting rights in sponsor category of aHa! Art Walk website
• Sponsors and locations are noted on interactive aHa! Art Walk website and print maps
• Sponsors can offer aHa! Art Walk-related special events, to be noted in web site and other promotional material

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, click here, or call 413-854-1118 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 413-854-1118 end_of_the_skype_highlighting