Berkshire Art Association Honors 12 College Student-Artists
 A dozen student artists were honored during a show and reception as Fellows of the Berkshire Art Association on March 6. See more photos here. |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Art Association has awarded fellowships for 2015 to 12 Berkshire college students.
Works include oil and acrylic paintings, photography, drawings, sculpture and installations. The show was juried by a panel of artists and art professors representing several disciplines.
The artist students were honored at a show and reception at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts on Friday, March 6, part of the First Friday Artswalk. Some $5,000 in awards were presented. The show runs through March 28; the Lichtenstein is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 to 4.
The BAA College Fellowship is open to Berkshire County residents enrolled as art majors at any college in the country, as well as to non-residents currently majoring in art at a Berkshire County college: Berkshire Community College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Williams College and Bard College at Simon's Rock.
List of BAA Fellowship Recipients, 2015:
- Caitlin Belk, MCLA
- Emily Boughton, MCLA
- Shelagh Conley, MCLA
- Amalie Dougish, Williams College
- Cary Hairfield, Williams College
- Aria Hatfield, MCLA
- Ruby Jackson, Bard College
- Angela Lin, Williams College
- Katherine Mooney, Williams College
- Clover Powell, Williams College
- Denis Sinclair, MCLA
- Madison Weist, Williams College
The BAA Fellowship is funded by an endowment, donations, and proceeds from special events, including the recent 10x10 RAP at the Berkshire Museum.
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