"100 Hours" Artist Larry Carlson

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Artist Larry Carlson
Larry Carlson's art is better viewed rather than described.

His work is often a surreal mix of web art, digital imagery, animation, collage, video and sound that results in a unique form which almost by necessity should be seen to be believed.

Carlson is among a group of 18 artist who plan to participate during a MCLA [Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts] Gallery 51 five-day art-creating event. The Jan. 25-30 hours-long mix of artist and medium is a prelude to a "100 Hours In The Woodshed" exhibit to feature selected works made by the artists. The exhibit debut is planned for the Jan. 30 evening.

Carlson's work includes web sites, and some of the sites have been shown as part of museum exhibits, he said during a Jan. 15 telephone interview.

"I am known for web sites," he said. "No matter what medium I am working with, there is a collage technique involved. There's so much about collage that I like; working with the images, the energy."

Carlson is preparing for the gallery event and will bring supplies with him, he said.

"I'm going to be bringing down a lot of my digital stuff and I'll be bringing a lot of my books," he said. "I'm also looking forward to the creative energy of the people."

Creating as part of a larger group invites a different synergy, Carlson said.

"It's one thing to work in your own space and it's another to feed off all that energy," he said. "When you are around other artists, you are exposed to how they work. I'm looking forward to it."

As a child in Bergenfield, N.J., Carlson spent time drawing and began to keep a sketchbook at an early age. His artist's attention has always been captivated by nature, he said.

His work has been shown in galleries and museums in Brazil, Sweden, France, Germany, and the United States. He has provided live visuals for electronic music events hosted in New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Toronto, Canada.

Carlson is a Cooper Union School of Art graduate. Carlson's work may be viewed at a www.larrycarlson.com Internet web site.

A public reception for the artists is planned for 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the gallery.

The public may also watch artists work from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. beginning Jan. 26 - Jan. 28, and during Jan. 29 10 a.m.- 8 p.m..

A gallery-hosted reception is scheduled to kick off the Jan. 30 exhibit. The reception is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at 9 p.m..

Information about the exhibit is available by calling 413-664-8718 or visiting a www.mcla.edu/Gallery51 Internet web site.
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Clarksburg Gets 3 Years of Free Cash Certified

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Town officials have heaved a sigh of relief with the state's certification of free cash for the first time in more than three years.
 
The town's parade of employees through its financial offices the past few years put it behind on closing out its fiscal years between 2021 and 2023. A new treasurer and two part-time accountants have been working the past year in closing the books and filing with the state.
 
The result is the town will have $571,000 in free cash on hand as it begins budget deliberations. However, town meeting last year voted that any free cash be used to replenish the stabilization account
 
Some $231,000 in stabilization was used last year to reduce the tax rate — draining the account. The town's had minimal reserves for the past nine months.
 
Chairman Robert Norcross said he didn't want residents to think the town was suddenly flush with cash. 
 
"We have to keep in mind that we have no money in the stabilization fund and we now have a free cash, so we have now got to replenish that account," he said. "So it's not like we have this money to spend ... most of it will go into the stabilization fund." 
 
The account's been hit several times over the past few fiscal years in place of free cash, which has normally been used for capital spending, to offset the budget and to refill stabilization. Free cash was last used in fiscal 2020.
 
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