Yomarie Silva-O'Neal, an artist in residencen at Mass MoCA, sculpts in her studio. Press photo by Thomas J. Logan, courtesy of Assets 4 Artists

Arts

Here are the Hill Country Observer’s articles about the Arts, listed from newest to oldest. Topics include theater, music, dance, painting, sculpture, film, and writing. The Hill Country Observer talks with artists and makers in many media, in New York, Vermont and Western Massachusetts.

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    Caffe Lena — Updating a folk-music landmark

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    Deal with developer sets stage for changes at historic Caffe Lena By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.   The narrow, steep staircase from Phila Street has been the main entrance to Caffe Lena since it opened in 1960. A planned renovation would allow visitors to reach the coffeehouse by elevator.Thomas Dimopoulos photo A historic read more

    Caffe Lena — Updating a folk-music landmark
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    Through art, a conversation about race

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    Exhibit tackles issues raised by Black Lives Matter movement By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass.   Donte K. Hayes’ “Def Star Pick” was inspired by controversy over the choice of a black actor to play a stormtrooper in the new “Star Wars” movie. Courtesy photo Black Lives Matter, perhaps the most successful activist movement read more

    Through art, a conversation about race
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    Edith Wharton moves from high society to trench warfare

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    Book puts new light on Edith Wharton’s World War I dispatches By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer LENOX, Mass.   Edith Wharton, seen right at The Mount in 1905, had left the Berkshires to live full-time in Paris by the time World War I broke out. Her accounts from the war’s front lines are collected in a read more

    Edith Wharton moves from high society to trench warfare
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    North Bennington sculptor builds art and community

    Sculptor assembles art and community in North Bennington By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt.   The sculptor Joe Chirchirillo stands with his creation “Aquifer,” a kinetic water piece he completed in 2008. The piece is made of steel, copper, electric motors, found objects and water.Courtesy photo/ Gabe Palmer Debris washing up on the shore read more

    North Bennington sculptor builds art and community
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    Shining light on a ‘forgotten holocaust’

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    Artist’s exhibit tells story of Stalin’s mass deportation of Poles By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer HUDSON, N.Y.   Maria Kolodziej-Zincio has created a set of 20 encaustic paintings that tell the story of her mother’s family’s deportation to Siberia. Denise Chandler photo While the Holocaust carried out by Nazi Germany is a well-known and well-documented chapter read more

    Shining light on a ‘forgotten holocaust’
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    Shutting out the noise of the world

    North Bennington artist expands her creative range — and wins fans By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt.   Judy Kniffin, seen working at her North Bennington studio, has been serious about the study and practice of art since childhood. But it wasn’t until she took early retirement and moved to Vermont in 2003 that read more

    Shutting out the noise of the world
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    Hudson River artistry, past and present

    Show sets contemporary works at historic homes of Cole, Church By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer HUDSON, N.Y.   Chuck Close’s self-portrait adds a touch of the surreal to Olana, the historic home of the Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church. Peter Aaron photo/courtesy Olana State Historic Site Visitors to the historic homes of 19th century read more

    Hudson River artistry, past and present
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    Brush strokes for conservation

    Cambridge artist’s paintings illustrate new book on farming By STACEY MORRISContributing writer CAMBRIDGE, N.Y.   Adriano Monacchio’s oil painting “Almost Time to Cut” is among 28 works he created to help illustrate the new book “On The Farm: The Uncertain Future of an American Legacy.” Ronald G. Dodson says his lifelong interest in farming is read more

    Brush strokes for conservation
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    Community creativity

    North Adams’ new Makers Mill offers space, equipment for artistry By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass.   Amanda Hartlage works at a loom at the new Makers Mill in downtown North Adams. The facility, which opened in June in a Main Street storefront, provides space and equipment for members to pursue a wide range read more

    Community creativity
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    Alliance boosts a fledgling arts temple

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    Performing arts venue in former church joins forces with Proctors By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.   Universal Preservation Hall, a performing arts center in a former church in downtown Saratoga Springs, has formed a new operating alliance with Proctors, the historic theater in Schenectady. Joan K. Lentini photo A long-running effort to transform read more

    Alliance boosts a fledgling arts temple