Berkshire Art Museum

07/07/2023

Please join us July 7th, 6-9pm in celebrating 'FEMALE' (thirty-one artists from the National Association of Women Artists, Massachusetts Chapter), and Solo Anita Helen Cohen's Sanctuary: A Feminine Palette' at The Berkshire Art Museum Opening Reception in conjunction with North Adams’ "First Fridays." Corner of North Church St and East Main St, North Adams. The show will continue until mid October. Visit https://bamuseum.org/ for museum info, and see full artists bios in the "Current" menu.

07/01/2022

Berkshire Art Museum's Grand Opening of the 2022 season is tonight between 6-9 pm. We'll see you there!

04/29/2022

BERKSHIRE ART MUSEUM
159 E. MAIN STREET, North Adams
Annex: 82 Summer Street (Post Office Square)
Summer Hours: Wed-Sun 12-5; Fall Sat/Sun 12-5.
413.664.9550; BAMuseum.org

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Event: Opening Reception Friday, July 1, 2022, 6-9 PM FREE TO THE PUBLIC

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Ongoing; New and Permanent Exhibitions: June 22 - October 16, 2022

New exhibitions:
“ARTISTS OF THE THURSDAY CHINESE DINNER GROUP”
Work by thirty artists who regularly dine together at Meng’s Pan-Asian restaurant in North Adams.
“A 1930s Berkshire Dinner Party” – Fashion Collection of Greg Lafave
“Phil Sellers” – A Memorial Presentation
And from the permanent collection:
Robotic "Walter's Ontogen," Lexan/Iceberg Installation, Early Works by Eric Rudd 1966-1980, A Chapel for Humanity

Reopening June, 2022; Please Get Vaccinated.

05/09/2020

Berkshire Art Museum’s postponement of the 2020 season.

For a small museum, installing our 2020 seasonal exhibitions - which takes a large portion of our budget and involves more than 35 artists - is a major undertaking. With the uncertainty of when we could open under current circumstances and the prospect of a very diminished viewership, and in consultation with our artists and advisory board members, the Berkshire Art Museum has decided to postpone this season’s exhibitions until next year.

This comes as no surprise as several other cultural organizations have also decided to cancel their season. For most cultural venues, there’s a lot of work involved, the logistics are complicated, and expenses are too high to commit for a doubtful start-date and outcome.

Instead, we will take the summer to work on some infrastructure repairs and upgrades. (Hint: you might see a very large cherry-picker/lift on our lawn very soon.)

However, we wanted everyone to know that we were very excited about this season’s exhibitions and we have every intention of presenting these shows next summer/fall. We hope the community will continue to support our efforts during these hard times, and that we’ll get the 2021 season off with a bang!

See you next year.
Eric
Eric Rudd
Founding Director

P.S. We have no idea about the 22nd Annual Eagle Street Beach – so stay tuned.

BERKSHIRE ART MUSEUM

The Berkshire Art Museum’s mission is to showcase engaging contemporary art through rotating exhibitions as well as to preserve and examine five decades of artwork by Eric Rudd in the museum’s permanent collection.

Rescuing two historic former churches, the Berkshire Art Museum exemplifies the adaptive reuse of architectural space for cultural purposes. By establishing and maintaining this unique art destination, the Berkshire Art Museum aims to contribute to the cultural economy of North Adams.

Supported in part and under the umbrella of the Barbara and Eric Rudd Art Foundation, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, as well as generous donors. All donations are tax deductible.

We have never scheduled so far in advance –
but under the circumstances, we can!

BAM re-opens for the season on June 16, 2021

07/20/2019

We had a surprise visit from a couple who was married in the Methodist Church 50 years ago today. They came here on the day and time of their wedding!

06/28/2019

6th Annual Opening Reception June 27, 2019. Berkshire Art Museum

06/27/2019

Please join us for our 6th seasonal opening reception!
BERKSHIRE ART MUSEUM’S SEASONAL OPENING RECEPTION

THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019, 6-9 PM,

FEATURING 3 NEW EXHIBITIONS –
PLUS, LIQUID REFRESHMENTS, APPETIZERS BY MENG’S PAN-ASIAN. FREE.

The Berkshire Art Museum is presenting three new exhibitions: “Not Just Another Pretty Picture.” Featured Artists are James Allen, Kevin Bubriski, Firoz Mahmud, Sandra Moore, Saira Wasim, Dan Wolf. Some artists create for content - and not to make art that looks pretty above the living room couch. Art can be disturbing, but good art prevails. “Dark Matter” – Works by the Berkshire Museum Advisory Board Members, and “Death of a Loved One” - 1890s Fashion: Collection of Greg Lafave. along with ongoing exhibitions from the permanent collection, including Eric Rudd’s huge Iceberg Installation, Robotic Sculpture, and Berkshire Art Museum Annex – A Chapel for Humanity - a massive sculptural epic with 150 life-sized figures, 250 low-relief ceiling figures and a September 11 Memorial Garden, first opened in 2001.

BERKSHIRE ART MUSEUM
159 E. MAIN STREET, North Adams
Summer Hours: Wed-Sun 12-5; Fall Sat/Sun 12-5.
413.664.9550; BAMuseum.org

06/25/2018

BAM's 2018 opening this Thursday. Read all about it!

NORTH ADAMS — A new three-floor exhibition at the Berkshire Art Museum contains a diverse array of contemporary paintings, mixed-media displays and other artwork, but two qualities unite the …