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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    Art school extends its reach

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    IS183 goes off campus to public schools, downtown Pittsfield By JOHN TOWNES Contributing writer STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.Over the past two decades, IS183 Art School of the Berkshires has become well known for the classes and workshops it offers at the historic Citizens Hall building in the village of Interlaken. But the nonprofit art school also has… read more

    Art school extends its reach
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    Channeling a pioneer of comedy

    Local artist’s one-woman show tells the story of Totie Fields By STACEY MORRIS Contributing writer SALEM, N.Y. If you’ve ever had a good belly laugh courtesy of the likes of Kathy Griffin, Rosie O’Donnell or Chelsea Handler, you can thank Totie Fields. Fields’ name may conjure up a hazy memory or be completely unfamiliar, depending… read more

    Channeling a pioneer of comedy
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    Celebrating a folk legend

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    Performances around region mark Woody Guthrie centennial By EVAN LAWRENCE Contributing writer Woody Guthrie, one of America’s great voices during the Great Depression and World War II, was a restless soul. Leaving his home in Okemah, Okla., at the age of 18, he spent the next 23 years wandering the nation, moving frequently and traveling… read more

    Celebrating a folk legend
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    A pinnacle of culture? Partners shape mission for Bascom Lodge

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    By JOHN TOWNES Contributing writer ADAMS, Mass.Brothers Peter and John Dudek and their business partner Brad Parsons are extending the vertical reach of the culture and the creative economy in the Berkshires. Three years ago, the men took over operation of Bascom Lodge, a historic structure at the summit of Mount Greylock, the highest point… read more

    A pinnacle of culture? Partners shape mission for Bascom Lodge
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    Confronting a painful past

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    Berkshires artist leads as new group takes aim at sex trafficking By JOHN TOWNES Contributing writer LENOX, Mass. It’s a long way from Jeanet Ingalls’ early experiences of extreme poverty, violence and sexual abuse as a “street kid” in the Philippines four decades ago to her life as a mother, fitness trainer and artist in… read more

    Confronting a painful past
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    A hard act to follow — Hubbard Hall

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    As founder’s retirement looms, Hubbard Hall seeks a new leader By EVAN LAWRENCE Contributing writer CAMBRIDGE, N.Y.Hubbard Hall, the 19th century opera house that was reborn more than 30 years ago as a performing arts center for southern Washington County, is facing some big changes. Benjie White, the executive director of Hubbard Hall Projects Inc.,… read more

    A hard act to follow — Hubbard Hall
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    A celebration of birds — Audubon prints at Berkshire Museum

    By EVAN LAWRENCE Contributing writer   PITTSFIELD, Mass.Bird lovers, prepare to be delighted. A new show at the Berkshire Museum, “Taking Flight: Audubon and the World of Birds,” pairs original prints from John James Audubon’s groundbreaking “Birds of America” with a dazzling collection of mounted birds and a gallery that introduces the wonder of bird… read more

    A celebration of birds — Audubon prints at Berkshire Museum
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    A grand church saved by the arts

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    Spa City landmark finds new life as performance space By STACEY MORRIS Contributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. The massive brick edifice that became the Universal Preservation Hall never crumbled to the ground in the physical sense, but it has become known in the past decade as a phoenix of a structure. When the grand old… read more

    A grand church saved by the arts
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    The landscape is the inspiration

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    By STACEY MORRIS Contributing writer CAMBRIDGE, N.Y.The open fields and rolling hills of Rensselaer and Washington counties have provided inspiration to artists for generations, and every October for the past 10 years, local artists have banded together to give something back. The annual Landscapes for Landsake art show and sale, scheduled this year for Oct.… read more

    The landscape is the inspiration
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    Tours to aid artists’ retreat

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    By STACEY MORRIS Contributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Yaddo may be renowned as the retreat where prize-winning plays are birthed and great musical scores are composed, but it’s nearly as well known for the air of mystery that surrounds its grounds. For the artists-in-residence who inhabit the retreat throughout the year, privacy is prized almost… read more

    Tours to aid artists’ retreat