The First Fridays Artswalk in downtown Pittsfield returns on Friday, October 6 from 5 to 8 pm. Enjoy an Art Market on Dunham Mall with live drumming by Star nii, live music in Persip Park with Fannie Pack, a live art demonstration with Nicole Herasme, opening receptions, open studios, and a Free Kids’ Paint & Sip.

Highlights include Living in Recovery’s “PhotoVoice” at Barrington Stage Company’s Wolfson Center and “The Journey III” an exhibition featuring the work of fifteen artists from different countries in Latin America and Europe, presented by Katunemo: Art & Healing at Downtown Pittsfield, Inc.

Other participating venues include Berkshire Art Center, Clock Tower Artists, Hotel on North, Krol Headquarters, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Marchetti Headquarters, Marketplace Cafe, Methuselah Bar and Lounge, NUarts gallery + studios, Soda Chef, the Unitarian Universalist Church, and Witch Slapped.

Link to digital tour for October: https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Pittsfield-October-6-First-Fridays-Artswalk-in-Pittsfield-MA-8787

 

Event Highlights (South to North):

 

Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield, 175 Wendell Avenue

Aerofauna Studio presents The P.E.B.E. Project with the artistic stylings of Natalie Zoe White

Reception: Friday, October 6, 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, Shany Porras, Sally Tiska Rice, Ilene Richard, Audrey Shachnow, and Stefanie Weber

Open Studios: Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm; Saturday, October 7, 11 am to 4 pm

 

Soma’s Aromas, 81 East Street

Reception with in-house artist

Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Free Drop-in Kids’ Paint & Sip

Auditorium at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 67 East Street, enter on Allen Street

Bonus painting craft on wooden pumpkin ornaments sponsored by St. Stephen’s!

Friday, October 6, 5 to 7 pm

 

Marketplace Cafe, 53 North Street

Watercolor paintings by Jill Gustavis

Opening Reception: Friday, October 6, 5 to 7 pm

 

Beacon Cinema Lobby, 57 North Street

TBD

 

Witch Slapped, 78 North Street

The Fantastical Artwork of Kit Curry

On View: Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Let It Shine! Mural

By Ramiro Davaro-Comas

Back of 26 Dunham Mall, facing City Hall

 

Art Market on Dunham Mall with Star nii, professional percussionist and composer

Artists, Artisans, Local-makers, and Lucia’s Latin Kitchen at 100 North Street on Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

Star nii will play 5:30 to 7:30 pm

 

Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. and Katunemo: Art & Healing present “The Journey III”

Conference room at 33 Dunham Mall

Featuring the work of fifteen artists from different countries in Latin America and Europe

One-night only, Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Living in Recovery presents “PhotoVoice”

Barrington Stage Company’s Wolfson Center, 122 North Street

Reception: Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue

CHAOS: Paintings and Drawings by Julio Granda

On View: Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Krol Headquarters, 139 North Street

“Illustrations from a Bygone Era”

Matthew Brinton

Opening Reception: Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Berkshire Art Center/Brothership Building, 141 North Street

“Feathered Friends” by Paula Churt (north window)

“Turn the Tables” by Deborah Carter (south window)

Free All Ages Art Making Drop-In: Friday, October 6, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

 

Soda Chef, 161 North Street

Nicole March Art – Window Display

 

LIVE MUSIC with Fannie Pack at Persip Park, 175 North Street

Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Live Painting Demo at Sotille Park, 200 North Street

Free Live Painting Demo with Nicole Herasme

Friday, October 6, 5 to 7 pm

 

Hotel on North, 297 North Street

Soil Paintings by Sarah Horne

Opening Reception: Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

NUarts gallery + studios, 311 North Street

Tour NUarts’ Hall Gallery featuring the works of resident artists

Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Marchetti Headquarters, 314 North Street

Mollie Kellogg’s Incognito Witches

Opening Reception: Friday, October 6, 5 to 7 pm

 

Methuselah Bar and Lounge, 391 North Street

Boss Themes/ Alien Communication by Edward Pelkey

On View: Friday, October 6, 5 to 8 pm

 

Berkshire Medical Center (BMC), 725 North Street

Tiffany Delmolino

Opening Reception: Friday, October 6, 3 to 5 pm

 

More info at https://downtownpittsfield.com/2023/09/october-6-first-fridays-artswalk

 

Featured image: Jill Gustavis