Think Pink Opening Reception

Had a wonderful evening renewing old acquaintances and building new ones at the “Think Pink” opening reception October 1 at The Colonial Theater.

Paper Makers @ Storefront Artist Project

On View: September 16 – October 16, 2010
Opening Reception: Pittsfield’s 3rd Thursday, September 16 from 6-8pm.
Storefront Artist Project is pleased to present Paper Makers, an exhibition of portrait photography by artist Bill Wright, opening to the public on Thursday, September 16 from 6-8pm during Pittsfield’s city-wide 3rd Thursday event. The show is being presented as part of the Housatonic Paper Trail, a series of exhibitions, film screenings and other events that celebrate the rich history and influence of paper mills in the region.

Call for instalation @ Onota

Storefront is now accepting installation proposals for the Onota Building, 70 North Street, in downtown Pittsfield. Call deadline is Saturday, September 18, 2010.

Call for Installation Artwork

Storefront Artist Project seeks installation proposals for vacant storefront
in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Installations location:
Onota Building @ 70 North Street
Located across the street from the newly developed Beacon Cinema in the heart of Pittsfield, the largest city in culturally-rich Berkshire County, the first floor of this iconic building is an ideal space for large multi-media installations. Its location and size make it extremely visible to the public.

Comic and Cartoon Art Comes Alive @ Storefront Artist Project

Comic and Cartoon Art Comes Alive: The Art of Mark Martin

On View: July 31 – August 29, 2010
Opening Reception: July 31, 5-8pm

Storefront Artist Project continues its Comic Book and Cartoon Art
exhibition series this summer with Comic and Cartoon Art Comes Alive: The
Art of Mark Martin. This free, kid-centric, family friendly exhibit will
feature Mark Martin, an artist who has worked in and out of the comics
field for 24 years, creating many worlds of his own as well as writing and
drawing adventures of such well-known characters as SpongeBob SquarePants
and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

These kid-centric, family-friendly programs are generously sponsored by
Canson and Fanboy™ Papers, Bags Unlimited, Sakura Color Products of
America, Berkshire Bank Foundation, Geeks With Issues, Fantagraphics Books
and the Pittsfield Cooperative Bank.

Mughal Painting Workshop with Irfan Hasan

Learn traditional Mughal miniature painting with IRFAN HASAN.
Hasan, born in Karachi and graduate of the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, follows his July residency at Art Omi in Ghent, NY, with a 5-week residency in Pittsfield.
Storefront Artist Project at 124 Fenn Street, Pittsfield, MA from 6-8pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays:
July 27-28, August 3-4, August 10-11
August 17-18, August 24-25
FREE! (Donations strongly encouraged)

SALON* Cultual Corridor 2010 @ Storefront Artist Project

On Sunday, June 27 from 4-6pm there will be a Salon and Closing Reception for the Cultural Corridor exhibition.
Gin & Tonics will be served up along with a discussion about the ever evolving art scene in the Berkshires and surrounding area.

Selections from the Cultural Corridor @ Storefront Artist Project

The 5th installment of the annual Cultural Corridor exhibition opens on Saturday, June 5th at the Storefront Artist Project.

On view from June 5th – 27th will be art works by: Jessica Hess, Michael Oatman, Holly Lynton, Joshua Field, Jennifer Reeves, David Ricci and Lisa Desrosiers.

The exhibition was co-curated by Susan Cross (Curator, MassMoca) and Peter Dudek (Program Coordinator, Bascom Lodge).

In 2006 Peter Dudek (then Director of the Storefront Artist Project) branded the area between Beacon, NY and Bennington, VT the “Cultural Corridor”, with Berkshire County being its gravitational center.

This Corridor is home to a large and diverse artist population along with an abundance of prominent cultural institutions. Each year the Storefront Artist Project hosts “Selections from the Cultural Corridor”, a sampling of artists who work, live and otherwise have connections to the area.

The 5th installment of the annual Cultural Corridor exhibition opens on Saturday, June 5th at the Storefront Artist Project.On view from June 5th – 27th will be art works by: Jessica Hess, Michael Oatman, Holly Lynton, Joshua Field, Jennifer Reeves, David Ricci and Lisa Desrosiers.
The exhibition was co-curated by Susan Cross (Curator, MassMoca) and Peter Dudek (Program Coordinator, Bascom Lodge).
In 2006 Peter Dudek (then Director of the Storefront Artist Project) branded the area between Beacon, NY and Bennington, VT the “Cultural Corridor”, with Berkshire County being its gravitational center. This Corridor is home to a large and diverse artist population along with an abundance of prominent cultural institutions. Each year the Storefront Artist Project hosts “Selections from the Cultural Corridor”, a sampling of artists who work, live and otherwise have connections to the area.

The Black & White Show @ Storefront Artist Project

Little Red by Olivia Aserr

Opening Reception: Saturday, 5-7 p.m.
May 1 – May 23

Join us as we welcome our new exhibit “The Black & White Show” this Saturday from 5-7 p.m. Students from Pittsfield High School, St. Joseph Central High School and Taconic High School will display their black and white artwork at the Storefront Artist Project.
The artwork will be in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, drawings, paintings, sculpture, and photography. Also present in this exhibit are paintings and sculptures that are inspired by the book “The Things They Carried”.

The Storefront Artist Project is open Saturdays and Sundays from 12-5 p.m.

Julio Granda Broadsides @ Storefront Artist Project

Julio Granda’s Poetry Broadsides & Recent Work

Saturday, March 27-Sunday, April 25

Opening Reception: April 10, 5-7 p.m.

In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, the Storefront Artist Project will exhibit local artist Julio’s Granda’s poetry broadsides.

Granda creates the artwork – through illustration, typography and calligraphy – that accompanies the poetry of such writers as Herman Meville, Meville’s great grandson Paul Metcalf, Grace Paley and Federico Lorca. In addition, the Storefront Artist Project will display Granda’s more recent work – landscape oil paintings that are very textured and thickly layered using an impressionistic color palatte.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Long-time artist Julio Granda has continuously reinvented himself by exploring different materials over the course of his artistry. From painting to printmaking to sculpture to acrylics to calligraphy, Granda has demonstrated his diverse talent. This is the second time Granda has exhibited work at the Storefront Artist Project. In 2007, the Storefront, in collaboration with the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, has displayed Granda’s work from 1980-1990.

Click here for recent Berkshire Living coverage of Granda.