Art in the Berkshires

Dozens of artists are working and exhibiting in reclaimed storefronts in North Adams, a town that is home to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA), the largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts in the country.

Elegant folded screen sculptures by local artist Richard Harrington are displayed at Hudson’s, near MASS MoCA in North Adams.

Jarvis Rockwell stands next to an early self-portrait that hangs in his studio on Main Street.

Rockwell stands next to an 11-foot high stepped pyramid sculpture lined with thousands of action figurines, in his studio.

MCLA Gallery 51 on Main Street in North Adams, the off-campus gallery for the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, features work of artists from around the world as well as a once a year student exhibition, student-curated and faculty shows.

Ceramic baskets on display at River Hill Pottery, located in the Eclipse Mill, a former textile mill that was redesigned into living and working spaces for artists.

Martha Flood in her combined studio and fabric gallery on Eagle Street.

Irene, daughter of artists Thor Wickstrom and Jaye Fox, holds one of her dad’s paintings in studio21south, a fine art gallery.

he North Adams Artists’ Co-Operative Gallery, (NAACO Gallery) features fine crafts and fine art in equal proportion.

Melanie Mowinski stands near the fully automated Vandercook press, at PRESS.

A drawer full of letters at PRESS.

Jane Hudson points to paintings by Karl Mullen, on display at Hudson’s.

“Downtown, North Adams” by Thor Wickstrom, owner of studio21south.