First Fridays Artswalk joins The City of Pittsfield’s First Fridays at Five in 2024! Enjoy a Makers Market, Family Fun Zone, live entertainment, and so much more at this new downtown Festival! Participating venues on Friday, September 6 include Berkshire Art Center, Berkshire Black Economic Council, Clock Tower Artists, Dottie’s Coffee Lounge, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., Hotel on North, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Living in Recovery, Marie’s North Street Eatery and Gallery, Marketplace Cafe, Methuselah Bar and Lounge, NUarts gallery + studios, Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds, Soda Chef, THECOLLAB, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield.

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.
Virtual Tour: https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Pittsfield-September-6-First-Fridays-Artswalk-in-Pittsfield-MA-9485

Event Highlights (South to North):

Artists at the Clock Tower, 75 South Church Street, Third Floor
Karen Carmean, Deborah H Carter, Joan Palano Ciolfi, Randy Foulds, Marion Grant, Nava Grunfeld, Caroline Kelley, Bruce Laird, Mark Mellinger, Linda Petrocine, Shany Porras, Sally Tiska Rice, Ilene Richard, Audrey Shachnow, Jordan Stone, Sharon Walthew, Stefanie Weber and Carmel Wilson
Open Studios: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield, 175 Wendell Avenue
“The Art and Soul of Autumn” Autumn Phoenix Photography
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

City Stage Entertainment (south end of the road closure on North Street near Park Square)
Clara Guatta: 5:30 pm
Luana Dias David: 6:30 pm
Cancioneros: 7:15 pm

Marketplace Cafe, 53 North Street
Meditations: Art of Gail Gelburd
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5 to 7 pm

Living in Recovery, 75 North Street
Anika Grey and Stephanie “Sesame” Campbell
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

 Berkshire Black Economic Council, 33 Dunham Mall, Suite 101
“The Creative Journey”, DeSean Scales
Reception with the Artist: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds, 119 Fenn Street
Matthew Brinton
On View: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm ONLY

Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue
OUT OF THE STUDIOS: Artists of the Lichtenstein
Mario Caluori, Rick Casucci, Maru Dominguez, Peg Dotchin, Jim Horsford, Sean McCusker, Jesse Tobin McCauley, and Michael Vincent Bushy
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

Palace Park
Pottery with Jim Horsford
and Live Painting Demos with Artists, Sean McCusker & Jesse Tobin McCauley, from the Studios of the Lichtenstein
Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

Marie’s North Street Eatery and Gallery, 146 North Street
“Hidden By the Weight of Our Scales”
On View: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm 

Berkshire Art Center/Brothership Building, 141 North Street
Mixed Media and Paintings by Diane Firtell
Superheroes of Creativity: The Arts and Assembly Department at Blue Q
A retrospective of work from Blue Q’s classes with Community Access to the Arts
Free All Ages Art Making Drop-In: Friday, September 6, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Soda Chef, 161 North Street
Nicole March Art – Window Display

THECOLLAB, 163 North Street
“Stepping Out”, Sadiya
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

Persip Park, 175 North Street
Downtown Pittsfield Summer Music Series presents: Housie Shakers
Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm 

Hotel on North, 297 North Street
Marita Glodt, Landscape Painter
On View: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

NUarts gallery + studios, 311 North Street
View the Hall Gallery featuring the works of resident artists.
Ma’leek Adams-Powell, Casey Dougherty, Marney Schorr, Elina Estrella, Myk Daigle, Brent Ridge, Julia Britell, Richard Britell, Madeleine Boga, Dawn Meltzer, Laura Thompson, Kathy Gideon, Joan Rooks, and Kate Merlini
On View: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

Methuselah Bar and Lounge, 391 North Street
“Nouvelle Chicane: new paintings by Edward Pelkey”
On View: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. and Framework, 437 North Street
Let It Shine! Emerging Artist Showcase
Shelsy Rodriguez, Felipe Romero, Eternity Williams, Holly Dawson, Leora Cook-Dubin, and Arianna Roots
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5 to 8 pm

Dottie’s Coffee Lounge/Dorothy’s Estaminet, 438/444 North Street
Polly, Elano, and Richard, Icons of The Present Day: Jazz, Pittsfield, and Manhattan
Polly Kurasch, Elano Dallmeyer, and Richard Britell
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5 to 7 pm
First Fridays After Party featuring DJ BFG
Friday, September 6, 7 to 10 pm

First Fridays Artswalk transforms downtown Pittsfield retailers, restaurants, and organizations into art galleries. Explore art and meet artists during opening receptions on the first Friday of the month, May through September from 5 to 8 pm, with most art on display all month long. Open studios, art making, and live art demonstrations on the first Friday.