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James Casebere opened Archive Project Space on North Street in December. Here he stands by his favorite pieces in Ari Marcopoulos' 'Time Motion' exhibit.
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The gallery offers 1,000 square feet of space on North Street.
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Archive Project Space Contributes to Downtown Pittsfield Art Scene

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
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Ari Marcopoulos' is displaying his photographs and films made over the past 14 months at Archive. 'Time Motion' opened Saturday and runs through August.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Archive Project Space opened in the thick of the pandemic and has been contributing to the artistic landscape of downtown Pittsfield since.
 
The gallery at 141 North St. opened in December with painter Roberto Juarez's exhibit "Ramona's Front Yard" and welcomed "TIme Motion" by photographer/videographer Ari Marcopoulos on Saturday.
 
"In the depths of the pandemic it was good," owner and artist James Casebere said about the gallery's first year. "It actually, at least, provided certain social connections, and people came up to see work from various places."
 
Archive is the front half of Casebere's studio at 141 North that he has inhabited since 2015. A 2019-20 Abigail Cohen Rome Prize Fellow, he was in the midst of his term at the American Academy in Rome studying architecture and sculpture when the COVID-19 pandemic forced him to return to his second home in Canaan, N.Y.
 
This is what inspired Casebere to open up the 1,000-foot gallery to the public, bringing a colorful and airy exhibition space to a corridor with many empty storefronts.  
 
Casebere will welcome a wide range of art including painting, architecture, drawing, sculpture, sound, film works, photography, and multiple disciplinary installations.
 
Ari Marcopoulos' exhibit "Time Motion" debuted at Archive on Saturday. The exhibit features large photographs and several films of friends, neighbors, strangers, light, and other things that Marcopoulos has observed in his travels.  
 
"I hope that people will come, check it out and see things through my eyes," he said.
 
The images are mainly from the last 14 months, as Marcopoulos was moved by the "strength and suffering" he saw in so many people during these unprecedented times. Also included are earlier images that "resonate with recent memories."
 
Having produced more than 200 books and limited edition zines, these photographs are a continuation of his bookmaking.
 
In the 1980s, Marcopoulos printed Andy Warhol's black and white photographs and captured images of artists and performers active in New York's downtown scene. He is said to have a way of portraying "subcultural style" in his images.
 
Marcopoulos also specializes in action shots of snowboarders and skateboarders.
 
"Time Motion" will be featured until the end of August and an exhibit showcasing the Yale University 2020 photography graduates' work curated by Sondra Perry will open in September.
 
Archive is open on Thursdays and Fridays from 2 to 5 and on Saturday from 11 to 5.
 

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ADOPTED! Companion Corner: Cali and Kyzer at Berkshire Humane Society

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

Great news, Kyzer and Cali found a home for Christmas already! Still looking for a new friend for the holidays? There are plenty of dogs and cats and small animals at Berkshire Humane who would love to go home with you.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There's a bonded dog pair awaiting a new family at the Berkshire Humane Society.

Kyzer and Cali are both poodles. Kyzer is the male and is 7 years old, a quite a bit bigger than his sister Cali, who is a miniature of Kyzer and 8 years old.

Canine adoption counselor Rhonda Cyr introduced us to the two.

"They came from a household that couldn't hold on to them, and it sounds like they may have been abandoned by their previous owner with somebody else, and so they came to us looking for a new home," she said.

The two love to be around you and snuggle. But both are very happy dogs.

"Kyzer is 7 years old, and his personality is that he kind of wants to be in everything. He's very loving, very snuggly, as you can tell. And Callie here, she's 8 years old, and she is kind of like the life of the party," said Cyr. "She wants to tell you everything about her day, and she's a little bit of a little ham."

The two are considered seniors and really like soft treats as Cali just had a few teeth removed and Kyzer has a tooth procedure coming up.

"Currently, they really like soft treats, because they are both on the senior side of things. So they have had some dental work, so they are really in need of something softer. They are not big chewers at this age, really, their main focus right now is just really socializing and cuddling," Cyr said.

The two would love a quiet home with someone who wants to snuggle. They shouldn't go to a home with bigger dogs but if you have a dog, you can bring them in for a visitation with the poodles to see if they will get along. Cats will be fine and the preference is for older and more responsible children so that the pups don't get hurt, as they are senior citizens.

"The perfect home for them would be a quiet home that's not too active. Like I said, they're very social, so they could handle some visitors," she said. "They're very friendly, but I don't think that they would really enjoy any other dogs in the home."

Poodles need to be regularly groomed, and the prospective adopter will have to keep an eye on their health. Kyzer has a heart murmur that needs to be monitored. This doesn't mean he is in bad health, as he could live a perfectly normal life, but he will need to be checked by a veterinary specialist routinely.

"Ideally, he would go to a home that could provide further health care with a specialist in cardiac care. And you know, he could very well live out the rest of his life comfortably and happy," Cyr said. "We just don't have all that information at the moment, but I think that you know the way he's going right now. He's got a good spirit, and he seems to be pretty happy."

The shelter is hoping the to get them a home for the holidays.

"We would love to get them a home in time for the holidays. They've been here since the eighth of November, and they're really, really looking as much as the staff loves them here, we're really looking to get them into a home and somewhere nice and cozy so they can spend the rest of their life together," she said.

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