Carrie Chen Gallery presents “Ginnie Gardiner: Interlusion: Recent Painting & Collage”
GREAT BARRINGTON — The Carrie Chen Gallery will host the exhibition “Ginnie Gardiner: Interlustion: Recent Painting & Collage” from December 4, 2021–January 2, 2022. The exhibition presents selections from Gardiner’s “Artifact Color” collages and “Interlusion” paintings, and highlights her mastery of opacity and translucency. A public reception will be held Saturday, Dec. 4 from 3–5 p.m.
Gardiner’s “Artifact Color” collages create an optical phenomenon where opaque pigment is seen as transparent. Gardiner explains “the colors are important, but not for the optical effect of phenomenal transparency to work. It’s the values that have to work.”
Absorbed in the process of creating the illusion of transparency in her paintings, Gardiner used the series as the foundation for her “Interlusion” paintings. She scaled-up the intimate collages into larger oil paintings, and by adding another layer of semi-transparent subject matter, evokes an atmospheric, surrealistic landscape.
While optical phenomena play a leading role in these works, Gardiner’s light-filled, richly-pigmented color palette sets the stage. Describing her colors as deeply personal, time-specific, and influenced by the seasons and local weather, she evokes moods in her color relationships. The 14 works on display are examples of Gardiner’s painterly approach to light, mastery of phenomenal transparency, and captivating color.
Gardiner received her BFA from Cornell University in 1974. Her collages and collage-based paintings have been shown in numerous exhibitions at Pavel Zoubok Gallery. In 2018, her solo exhibition, “The Color Prophesies,” was shown at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, and her work was featured in the exhibition “unfoldingobject” at the Concord Center for the Visual Arts in 2019. Upcoming exhibitions include “Complex Muses” at the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, Massachusetts, from May–September 2022.
—A.K.
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EPA to host Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council meeting December 8
BERKSHIRE COUNTY — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC) meeting Wednesday, Dec. 8 from 6-8 p.m., via Zoom. CCC members, alternates, and members of the public may join as attendees via the link or dial-in numbers below the agenda.
Agenda
(There will be dedicated time for CCC discussion and public comment after each presentation on the agenda. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the meeting to raise any issues not addressed during the meeting.)
6:00 Introductions and agenda review, tech orientation to the Zoom platform
6:10 TAG grant recipient update (Tim Gray, HRI, or alternate)
6:20 Rest of River − Upcoming Field Activities (Dean Tagliaferro, EPA
- Year One Baseline Monitoring Events
- Topographic and Bathymetric Surveys
- Reach 5A Sediment, Bank and Floodplain Sampling
6:40 Current/Upcoming Documents for Public Input (Dean Tagliaferro, EPA)
- Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan for Upland Disposal Facility: Received from GE on November 24, 2021
- Overall Strategy and Schedule Document: Due from GE December 16, 2021
- Baseline Restoration Assessment Work Plan: Due from GE December 16, 2021
- Supplemental Phase 1A Cultural Resources Survey Work Plan: Due from GE January 17, 2022
7:20 Storyboard (Kelsey Dumville, EPA)
7:40 Rest of River Permit Status (John Kilborn, EPA)
7:45 Public comment
7:55 Next steps
8:00 Adjourn
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Berkshire Leadership Program applications available
PITTSFIELD — 1Berkshire is accepting applications for its 2022 Berkshire Leadership Program (BLP), which is now in its 22nd year. Only 30 candidates are selected to participate in the program each year, and those who are interested should apply by December 9, 2021.
BLP seeks, prepares, and involves individuals from every career level who are committed to addressing community challenges and moving the Berkshires forward. There have been more than 650 community-minded graduates of the program since its inception in 1997.
BLP brings participants to the next level of personal development and community engagement. The program kicks off with a two-day retreat, which includes training in many facets of leadership, problem-solving techniques, and networking. The retreat is followed by an economic development bus tour of Berkshire County and eight weekly evening sessions on topics that define a community, including education, workforce development, government, energy, community engagement, creative economy, healthcare, and leadership.
—A.K.
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Dewey Memorial Hall to host holiday cake raffle and bake sale
SHEFFIELD — Dewey Hall will offer its first holiday cake raffle, along with a holiday cookie bake sale, on Sunday, Dec. 12 from 1–4:30 p.m.
The event is inspired by an 1880s walking game similar to musical chairs. The walking raffle will be held inside the hall, with Roger the Jester serving as master of ceremonies and live music by The Lucky 3. There are three sessions for which tickets are available, and each session is limited to 20 people to allow for physical distancing. Each session will have several chances to win. You must be present to win, or send a friend to participate in your place.
Cakes for the raffle are donated by local bakeries and restaurants. A limited number of seats will be available for people to watch the fun on a first come, first serve basis (donation requested). This event is wheelchair accessible.
A cookie bake sale will be taking place in the Dewey Hall library on the same day. Free hot beverages will be offered under the portico outside the hall.
This event is one of several Dewey Hall fundraisers offered throughout the year in lieu of a more formal gala. For more information, contact deweymemorialhall@gmail.com or call Beth at 413-429-1176.
—A.K.
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Berkshire Busk! plans 2022 festival, hires general manager
GREAT BARRINGTON — The founder and festival director of Berkshire Busk!, Eugene Carr, recently announced plans for the festival to return to downtown Great Barrington in the summer of 2022, and the hiring of Carli Scolforo as the festival’s general manager. Berkshire Busk!, a summer-long street arts and music event, debuted in the summer of 2021.
Carli Scolforo served as a member of the 2021 Berkshire Busk! production team and was seen each week hosting livestreams on the Berkshire Busk! Instagram account. A Pittsfield native and recent Siena College graduate, Scolforo said she’s “thrilled to be taking on a larger role with Berkshire Busk! After a year of isolation, it was such a joy to be involved in the community of downtown Great Barrington and to give many of the performers and attendees their first live music experience since the pandemic began. Now, with a year of experience under our belt, we’re working on a variety of innovative ideas to make this festival bigger and better.”
The inaugural Berkshire Busk! took place over 10 weekends in July and August, and hosted more than 100 groups from the Berkshires and beyond. Performers ranged from jazz and folk musicians to dancers and acrobatics, and plenty in between. The event was supported by more than 20 local businesses and the Town of Great Barrington.
Berkshire Busk! drew an estimated 4,000 visitors over the summer, and reached more than 150,000 viewers on social media sites. In surveying done by Bard College at Simon’s Rock, half of the crowd in downtown said they came out specifically to attend the festival. Specific plans for the summer of 2022 will be announced next spring.
—A.K.
