Shaker Museum and Library presents an artist's reception for Gift, a site-responsive work by LÃ©onie

12:00AM / Thursday, September 07, 2006Print Story | Email Story

Old Chatham, NY - The Shaker Museum and Library presents an artist's reception for Gift, a site-responsive work by LÃ©onie Guyer. Gift is informed by the artist's consideration of Shaker gift drawings and architecture and inspired by a natural resonance between these works and her own creative practice. The long-term installation occupies one room of the Brethren's Work Shop (1829), a four story brick building located at the Museum's recently acquired North Family property in Mount Lebanon Shaker Village. Guyer's paintings and installations explore idiosyncratic shapes and the spaces they inhabit. By working directly on the surfaces of the extant plaster walls and one window, Guyer has applied traces of her internalized experience onto the architecture itself. Intimate in scale and discretely sited, the paintings have become a temporary layer in the history and life of the building. Leonie Guyer's painting-centered practice extends from studio-based works to site responsive installations. It investigates the interconnection between idiosyncratic shapes and the spaces they inhabit. The shapes elude naming while they embody fragments of possible meanings. Guyer's interest in Shaker gift drawings was sparked by an encounter with a single work in a San Francisco gallery in the 1990s. Comprised of cryptic script in linear and geometric configurations, it seemed to hover between writing and drawing. The Shaker Museum and Library's decision to work with Guyer continues a long tradition of supporting artists who have drawn inspiration from the Shakers - from their art, artifacts, music, and dance. A limited edition catalog to accompany the exhibition is being published by the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, Portland, Oregon. The reception will be held in the Brethren's Work Shop, Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, on Saturday, September 16, from 2:00 until 4:00 pm. Guyer will present an illustrated public lecture about her work on Monday, September 18, at 7:00 pm, in the living room of The Forge at Mount Lebanon Shaker Village. For more information call The Shaker Museum and Library at 518-794-9100 ext. 211 or visit www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org

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BCC to Hold 'Instant Admit Day' on Nov. 10

12:46PM / Monday, October 19, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Those planning to enroll at Berkshire Community College (BCC) for the spring 2027 semester can attend "Instant Admit Day" on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the One Stop Enrollment Center on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield.

Instant Admit Day is the perfect opportunity to complete enrollment steps in one visit. A team of advisors will be on hand to help enrollees:

Apply for admission
Complete placement testing, if needed
Register for classes
Explore financial aid options
Connect with staff dedicated to your success

Academic advising appointments and campus tours will be available. Attendees of Instant Admit Day will receive a voucher for up to $10 off a purchase at Burke's Café, BCC's on-campus food service provider. For more information, including how to prepare in advance for Instant Admit Day, and to register, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/instantadmitday.

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