image description — The sixth '100 Hours in the Woodshed' event runs from Thursday, June 22, through Monday, June 26.

Artists Coming Together For '100 Hours in the Woodshed' Event

01:57PM / Wednesday, June 21, 2017Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Berkshire Cultural Resource Center will hold the sixth "100 Hours in the Woodshed" event from Thursday, June 22, through Monday, June 26, in the MCLA Design Lab at 49 Main St.

A selection of collage works that result from the efforts of 15 participating artists will be on display in Design Lab beginning on Thursday, June 29, the kickoff to the 2017 DownStreet Art season.

"100 Hours in the Woodshed" brings together collage artists from around the Berkshires and the country to work together in an intensely creative 100-hour period. The original concept was created in 1988 by local artist Danny O and artist, poet and gallery owner Scott Zieher of Wisconsin. During this marathon collage experience, between 15 and 20 invited artists create new work.

Confirmed artists for this event include Lana Z. Caplan from Los Angeles, Calif.; Danny O and Jeff Smith of Boston; Joshua Field, who will work remotely from Boulder, Colo.; and Valerie Carrigan, Lucie Castaldo, Peter Dudek, Amanda Hartlage, Louis Hock, David Lachman, Mark Mulherrin, Rich Remsberg and Monika Sosnowski from the Berkshires.

MCLA's Design Lab will be open to the public to view the artists at work during the following hours: Thursday, June 22, 8 p.m. to midnight; Friday, June 23, 10 a.m. to midnight; Saturday, June 24, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sunday, June 25, 10 a.m. to midnight; and Monday, June 26, 10 a.m. to midnight.

In addition to interacting with the artists, the public is invited to contribute to a community collage. Both the community collage and selected work from the marathon will be included in an exhibition at the Design Lab opening on June 29 (DownStreet Art Thursday). An opening reception for this show will take place that evening, from 5 to 8 p.m.

MCLA's Design Lab is at 49 Main St. in North Adams.

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Pittsfield Council Revisiting DEI Office Restructure

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
04:11PM / Tuesday, October 13, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The conversation about the DEI office renaming that was halted by a charter objection will resume on Tuesday.

The City Council will discuss a request from Mayor Peter Marchetti to restructure the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

It proposes to rename the DEI office to the Office of Equity, Access, and Opportunity and merge the Human Rights Commission and Affirmative Action Committee into an Equity, Access and Opportunity Commission.

The Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee supported the changes in August, and in September, Ward 2 Councilor Cameron Cunningham delayed the vote with a charter objection.

Pittsfield's City Code prohibits charter states that "if a single member present objects to the taking of the vote, the vote shall be postponed until the next meeting of the city council." It also stipulates that at least four members must object if it is an emergency measure.

Cunningham also submitted a petition, which was referred to O&R under Rule 27, to replace the DEI Office and the Human Rights Commission with an equity, access, and opportunity coordinator in the Department of Community Development, with formal complaints and Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action functions assigned to Human Resources.

At the last meeting, he spent more than an hour querying the mayor and chief diversity officer about functions and effectiveness of the department, wanting more quantitative data. Cunningham proposed an ordinance that he says keeps Pittsfield's commitment to equity, access, and opportunity, "refocuses it on measurable results for our residents, and delivers it at a fraction of the current cost."

Under this petition, the equity, access, and opportunity coordinator would be a $60,000 to $80,000 per year position.

The DEI Office's fiscal year 2027 budget was about $200,000 after cuts during budget season; $106,700 for the chief diversity officer and $58,000 for the administrative assistant. The coordinator would be appointed by the director of community development and the mayor.

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