Berkshire Museum to present ‘ArtZoo’ exhibition
Pittsfield — The exhibition “ArtZoo” will be on view at the Berkshire Museum Saturday, January 23 through Sunday, May 1. “ArtZoo” is a menagerie of creatures portrayed in photography, painting, sculpture, ceramic, video, and more. This wild kingdom of animals from every corner of the world, as in a real zoo, is grouped by species and displayed with scientific specimens and engaging interactive stations.
A life-like rhinoceros head, cast in bronze by award-winning French artist Quentin Garel, is one of the centerpieces of the African savannah area of the gallery. Images of gorillas, giraffes, and lions by award-winning wildlife photographers Sally Eagle and Dan Mead offer a glimpse of life in the wild, while a compelling video by Sally Eagle of a jaguar attacking a caiman is an extraordinary real-time look at the raw power of nature. Works in the exhibition by other contemporary artists include small woodblock prints depicting a cunning alligator and a smiling monkey by illustrator Barry Moser, “Three Primates” by Turi MacCombie, drawings of birds by Jada Fitch, and the bronze sculpture “Walktopus” by Scott Musgrove. Activities for kids and families visiting “ArtZoo” will include animal yoga, a live monitor lizard, an animal riddle game, and a zoo quest through the galleries.
“ArtZoo” will open with a family-friendly preview party on Saturday, January 23, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children, and free for Museum members. For more information or to RSVP, call (413) 443-7171 ext. 313.
–E.E.
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Bystander CPR training
Great Barrington — In partnership with the Great Barrington Fire Department and the Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad, the McCormick family will host a bystander CPR class at the Great Barrington Fire Station, 37 State Rd., on Saturday, January 23, from 10 a.m. – noon.
Recent studies have shown that the missing link in the chain of survival for a person in cardiac arrest is immediate, bystander, compressions-only CPR. The class is open to all ages and no registration is required. The class will cover compressions-only CPR and basic use of an AED (defibrillator).
Those interested in a full American Heart Association CPR certification class may contact the Ambulance Squad at (413) 528-3632 or Fairview Hospital Training Coordinator Nancy Race at (413) 854-9729 x23.
–E.E.
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‘The Oldest Living Things in the World’ at the Tremaine Gallery
Lakeville, Conn. — The Tremaine Gallery at the Hotchkiss School will present the exhibition “The Oldest Living Things in the World,” featuring photographs by Brooklyn artist Rachel Sussman, Saturday, January 23 – Sunday, March 6. A reception with the artist will be held 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 23.
Rachel Sussman graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 1998 with a BFA in photography and then pursued graduate work at Bard College in New York and Central Saint Martins in London. For more than a decade, Rachel Sussman has been developing the critically acclaimed project “The Oldest Living Things in the World,” for which she researches, works with biologists, and travels around the world to photograph continuously living organisms that are at least 2000 years old. She received a 2014 Guggenheim Fellowship and has presented at TED, the Long Now Foundation, and UCLA. Her book “The Oldest Living Things in the World” was published in 2014 and includes essays by art curator Hans Ulrich Obrist and science writer Carl Zimmer.
For more information call (860) 435-4423.
–E.E.
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Financial literacy seminar in Stockbridge
Stockbridge — On Saturday, January 23, at 4 p.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room at the Stockbridge Town Offices at 50 Main St., the Stockbridge Library will present a financial literacy seminar with retired Wall Street bond trader Jon Budish, who will address a variety of financial topics including budgeting, investing, risk and acceptance of market volatility, retirement, and making income last a lifetime.
Budish received his BA and MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and retired after working for 35 years as a bond trader on Wall Street. He recently started a student investment club at Monument Mountain Regional High School. Budish lives with his wife in Stockbridge and New Jersey.
The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session and a discussion. All ages are welcome. Call the Library at (413) 298-5501 for more information.
–E.E.
