The First Fridays Artswalk in downtown Pittsfield continues its 5-month season (May through September) on Friday, August 1 from 5 to 8 pm as part of the City of Pittsfield’s First Fridays at Five.

Participating venues on Friday, August 1 include Berkshire Art Center, Clock Tower Artists, Creahub Makerspace by Latinas413, Framework by Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., Hotel on North, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Living in Recovery, Marketplace Cafe, Ralph Froio Senior Center, Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds, Soda Chef, and TKG Real Estate.

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Event Highlights (South to North):

Artists at the Clock Tower, 75 South Church Street, Third Floor

Karen Carmean, Deborah H Carter, Lucie Castaldo, Joan Palano Ciolfi, Randy Foulds, Marion Grant, Nava Grunfeld, Caroline Kelley, Mollie Kellogg, Eric Korenman, Bruce Laird, Lisa Loustaunau, Mark Mellinger, Linda Petrocine, Shany Porras, Sally Tiska Rice, Ilene Richard, Audrey Shachnow, Stanley Singer, Ariel Smith, Jordan Stone, Sharon Walthew, Stefanie Weber, and Carmel Wilson

Open Studios: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Marketplace Cafe, 53 North Street

Mary Davidson

Stamped paintings in her “Abstract Series”

Opening Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 7 pm

Living in Recovery, 75 North Street

Ms. Michael Kennedy

Series of charcoal drawings

Artist Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds, 119 Fenn Street

Cosmic CoArt Cooperative and the Cosmic Butterfly Procession

Annalisa Jacobsen, Peppa, Aisha B., Drake, Jean Minuchin, Macarena, Beth Fairservis, Matt Brinton, Nicole Fecteau, and Olly

Artist Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue

Community Access to the Arts’ annual exhibit “I Am a Part of Art”

On View: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Palace Park, 122 North Street

“Art in the Park”

Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

TKG Real Estate, 137 North Street

“For the Love of Art”

Patricia Carchedi-Coakley

Reception with the Artist: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Creahub Makerspace by Latinas413, 139 North Street

“Blooming Together, Strengthening Our Roots” by Shelsy Rodriguez

“Between Generations” by Luiza Folegatti

On View: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Berkshire Art Center/Brothership Building, 141 North Street

“Deb Koffman Retrospective” in the window

Participate in “The Berkshires Satellite Reef” — a local contribution to the world-renowned “Crochet Coral Reef Project”: Friday, August 1, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Soda Chef, 161 North Street

Nicole March Art – Window Display

Hotel on North, 297 North Street

Sally Tiska Rice

Reception with the Artist: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Ralph Froio Senior Center, 330 North Street

“The Artful Age”

Artist Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Methuselah Bar & Lounge, 391 North Street

“Incognito Witch Selfie Series”

Mollie Kellogg

On View: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Framework by Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., 437 North Street

Let it Shine! Artist Exhibition

Carly Holmes, Riley Wilde, Jesus Alicea, and Kenny Davis

Opening Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm