Enjoy art shows, open studios, and community art making during the Holiday First Fridays Artswalk on Friday, December 2, from 5 to 8 pm. Explore art and meet artists during opening receptions on the first Friday of the month from 5 to 8 pm, with most art on display all month long. 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. The Holiday First Fridays Artswalk is being held in conjunction with Downtown Pittsfield, Inc.’s Festive Frolic.

Event Highlights (South to North):

Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield

175 Wendell Avenue

“Artswalk at the UU. A year in review.”

Opening Reception: December 2, 5 to 8 pm

Artists at the Clock Tower

75 South Church Street, Third Floor

Joan Palano Ciolfi, Marion Grant, Caroline Kelley, Bruce Laird, Mark Mellinger, Linda Petrocine, Shany Porras, Ilene Richard and Sally Tiska Rice

Holiday Open Studios: December 2, 5 to 8 pm AND Saturday & Sunday, December 3 & 4, 10 am to 4 pm

Soma’s Aromas

81 East Street

Artist Anita Plouffe will be painting live on Friday, December 2, 5 to 8 pm.

Witch Slapped

78 North Street

Artworks by Kit Curry

December 2, 5 to 8 pm: Free Kids’ Ornament Making!

6:30 pm: Drag Storytime – Island Fawn reads a children’s holiday story!

The Marketplace Cafe

53 North Street

Opening Reception: December 2, 5 to 7 pm

The Beacon Cinema

57 North Street

“The Instagram Image Out Of Context”

Curated by Richard Britell

On View: December 2, 5 to 8 pm

Lee Bank

75 North Street

December 2, 5 to 7 pm: Free hot chocolate and Drop-in ornament making

Lichtenstein Center for the Arts

28 Renne Avenue

Wreath Art Auction

ONE NIGHT ONLY: December 2. Preview party at 5 pm. Live auction at 6:30 pm. Tickets available at the door for a suggested donation of $10.

TKG Real Estate

137 North Street

Artists of the Guild Berkshire Artists will bring reasonably priced treasures from their studios to you! Find unique, original gifts at amazing prices: earrings, cards, small paintings, prints, and more!

December 2, 5 to 8 pm

Berkshire Art Center/Brothership Building Window

141 North Street

Window Display: “Artful Pots!”, ceramics by Ingrid Raab

Free Family Holiday Art Making Drop-In: December 2, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Hotel on North

297 North Street

Ellie Kreischer

Opening Reception: December 2, 5 to 8 pm