December 1 First Fridays Artswalk
The First Fridays Artswalk in downtown Pittsfield returns on Friday, December 1 from 5 to 8 pm. Participating venues include the Beacon Cinema, Berkshire Art Center, Berkshire Museum, Clock Tower Artists, Hotel on North, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Marketplace Cafe, NUarts gallery + studios, Soda Chef, TKG Real Estate, and the Unitarian Universalist Church.
Download the Downtown Pittsfield app in the App Store or on Google Play to follow a virtual walking tour of art on your cell phone.
Event Highlights (South to North):
Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield, 175 Wendell Avenue
An experiment with canine artists: Can Dogs Paint?
Opening Reception: Friday, December 1, 5 to 7 pm
Artists at the Clock Tower, 75 South Church Street, Third Floor
Deborah H. Carter, Joan Palano Ciolfi, Marion H. Grant, Stacey Healy, Caroline Kelley, Bruce Laird, Mark Mellinger, Linda Petrocine, Sally Tiska Rice, Ilene Richard, Audrey Shachnow, and Stefanie Weber
Open Studios: Friday, Dec. 1, 5 to 8 pm; Sat, Dec. 2, 11 am to 4 pm
Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street
Free Admission to the Festival of Trees
Sponsored by the Museum’s Board of Trustees
Free Admission on Friday, December 1, 5 to 8 pm
Marketplace Cafe, 53 North Street
Nature Photography by Susan Lynch Smith
Opening Reception: Friday, December 1, 5 to 7 pm
Beacon Cinema/Phoenix Theatres, 57 North Street
Art by the Clock Tower Artists curated by Dr. Mark Mellinger
On View: Friday, December 1, 5 to 8 pm
Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue
Wreath Art Auction to benefit the South Community Food Pantry
Friday, December 1
Grab and go wreaths will be available starting at 5 pm.
The top items will be auctioned off at 6:30 pm.
TKG Real Estate , 137 North Street
Landscape: Real and Imagined by David Dew Bruner
Opening Reception: Friday, December 1, 4 to 6 pm
Berkshire Art Center/Brothership Building, 141 North Street
“Shop Local Highlights” (north window)
View highlights from Berkshire Art Center’s Gallery Shop!
Including artworks by Kara Anton, Karen Arp-Sandel, Lorimer Burns, Ben Evans, Diane Firtell, Jesse Tobin-McCauley, and Lee Wendling.
“Turn the Tables” by Deborah Carter (south window)
Free All Ages Art Making Drop-In:
Friday, December 1, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Soda Chef, 161 North Street
Nicole March Art – Window Display
Hotel on North, 297 North Street
Go Big Where Expanding by Kara Anton
Opening Reception: Friday, December 1, 5 to 8 pm
NUarts gallery + studios, 311 North Street
Tour NUarts’ Hall Gallery featuring the works of resident artists
Friday, December 1, 5 to 8 pm
