Berkshire Artist Residency Program
Uniquely situated in a county that is rich in history and culture, Berkshire Art Center has coordinated Artist Residencies that pair local visual artists with cultural institutions and historic landmarks across the Berkshires since 2012. Whether they are selected to create work inspired by Chesterwood’s grounds, the historic Red Lion Inn, or Berkshire Art Center’s own historic Citizens’ Hall building, the heart of each residency is to give artists the opportunity to create new work inspired by their home county.
The extended length and flexible hours of the program give artists, who might not have the luxury to attend residencies that pull them away from home for long periods of time, the ability to further their career and create work in a way that compliments their current practice. We recognize the important outlet and invaluable opportunity an artist residency provides. Our tailored program gives visual artists exclusive access to world class cultural facilities to develop new work that intertwines with the fabric of our county.
2024 Applications Closed.
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The program is supported in part by grants from the Stockbridge Cultural Council and Lenox Cultural Council, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Join our Red Lion Inn Artist-In-Residence, Kara Smith, for an opening of her exhibition, “Room 322: A Visual Investigation”, on Saturday, September 7th, from 3-5pm at The Red Lion Inn!
Meet our Chesterwood Artists-in-Residence, Dai Ban, Grigori Fateyev and Kyle Strack, and see what they have been up to all summer during a free opening reception on Friday, August 30th from 5:30 to 7:00pm in the Morris Center Studio at Chesterwood!
Join us for a panel discussion featuring Berkshire Art Center’s summer Artists in Residence: Kara Smith (Red Lion Inn), Stacy Scibelli (Ventfort Hall), Dai Ban (Chesterwood), Kyle Strack (Chesterwood), and Grigori Fateyev (Chesterwood)!
Join Chesterwood Artist-In-Residence, Kelly Potter, in conversation via a virtual artist talk on Thursday, September 7th, from 6-7pm.
Join Red Lion Inn Artist-In-Residence, Noah Beauregard, in conversation via a virtual artist talk on Thursday, August 31st, from 6-7pm.
Join Artist-In-Residence, Jody King Camarra, for an opening reception of her exhibition at The Red Lion Inn on Saturday, September 10th, from 4 to 6 p.m. with a virtual artist talk on Zoom happening Friday, September 16th, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Join Artist-In-Residence, Natalie Tyler, for an opening reception of her exhibition, “FIRE & ICE”, on Friday, September 2nd, with an in-person artist talk from 5 to 7 p.m. at Chesterwood.
Join Jackie in conversation about her four month Berkshire Artist Residency working in the Morris Center Studio at Chesterwood on Saturday, October 9th at 3pm.
Join 2021 Berkshire Artist-in-Residence, Ellie Spangler, in a talk exploring her artistic process while she developed new works in residence at the Red Lion Inn.
For the months of July and August, architect Tessa Kelly is invited to create work, both on site and off, using the Red Lion Inn as their studio and inspiration. Join her, midway through the residency, for a discussion of her background, artistic vision for the project, and experience so far at the Inn.
Join photographer John Clarke as he discusses work created during his residency.John has taught with IS183 for years. He works with many media — oil paints, pastels, and pencil were his main tools for many years. He has become an accomplished iPhone photographer and teacher. Painting with light, his work can be mistakenly viewed as pastel or charcoal drawings.
On Sept. 13, 2018, artist Bill Wright will share work created at his recent Red Lion Inn residency as well as other ongoing projects. A photographer born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country.
IS183 Art School of the Berkshires invites the community to its 2018 Citizens’ Hall residency opening reception Saturday, March 24 featuring works by resident artists Wit McKay and Philip Howie. McKay is an artist and freelance commercial photographer. Howie a figurative sculptor and artist.
Participating Artists: Adam Gudeon, Tony Conner, Wit McKay, Yura Adams, Paula Shalan, Philip Howie, and Lucie Castaldo. Throughout the summer, seven artists visited Naumkeag’s famous gardens to create work that was inspired by the beautiful environment.
Atwood’s work investigates how we perceive the world beyond our immediate reality, while Balken’s artistic output is a study of persona, self and consciousness, and how spiritual emergence of the self unfolds over time. Their collaborative installation explores these themes.
Join artists from the IS183's Berkshire Residency Exchange Program at the Whitney Center for the Arts. Native to Kashmir, Barbados, and South Africa, the three artists showcase their artwork from the residency and answer questions about their experience in the Berkshires this summer.
IS183 hosts three contemporary visual artists as part of their Berkshire Residency Exchange. Noor Al Suwaidi, Bembol dela Cruz, and Dina Noto are being provided with temporary “pop-up” studio space in downtown Pittsfield. During their residency, the artists are working on their own creative projects while absorbing local culture and interacting with the community at receptions, art talks and other events.
Mixed-media and installation artists Anne Roecklein and Derek Parker will create a collaborative installation, electro-synthetic, at IS183 Art School of the Berkshires. Electro-synthetic will explore the harmony and discord that arise in symbiotic (and parasitic) relationships, where it is difficult to know where one organism, process, or idea begins, and the other ends.