BAA College Fellowship Show 2022

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Art Association (BAA) will showcase the work of 14 college artists at the 2022 BAA Fellowship Show.

The show will open Friday, April 1 from 5-7 pm at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue, in Pittsfield. An awards reception will be held on Saturday, April 9, from 3-5 pm at the. The public is invited.

The show was juried by a panel representing several visual art disciplines. Of over 100 works submitted, 47 were chosen for exhibition. With the help of a generous grant from the Feigenbaum Foundation, cash awards totaling $5000 will be presented.

Students who are Berkshire residents are eligible for the special Norman and Rose Avnet Fellowship Award. The show will run through April 30. Please contact the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 413 44 for gallery hours.

"I hope Berkshire residents come by to see this work by students in and from the county. For some, this is their first opportunity to present their work at a public gallery, providing invaluable experience for emerging artists," BAA President Mary Beth Eldridge said. "We need their vision in the world. The Feigenbaum grant helps us extend our ability to offer these awards far into the future."

The mission of the BAA is to connect artists and the community in order to inspire creativity and increase access to the visual arts. The College Fellowship is funded by the BAA's Norman and Rose Avnet endowment, The Feigenbaum Foundation, and proceeds from special events, including this year's February 10x10 RAP at the Berkshire Museum.

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Berkshire Museum Explores Ancient Egypt With ‘Soulful Creatures’

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
11:33AM / Friday, October 09, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following its multimillion-dollar renovation, the Berkshire Museum is welcoming an exhibition unlike any it has been able to host before.

Marking the museum's first major exhibition since its renovation, "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," opening Saturday, Oct. 10, thins the veil between the ever-evolving history of Egyptian culture and society and modern day people.

"The most important thing about history is recognizing people from the past as actual people. Ancient Egyptians are no different than us," said William Dore, the museum's chief curator. "They have different cultures and beliefs and different viewpoints, but you can say the same thing about people today."

When audiences experience the exhibit, they will see the humanity in the people of the past, which in turn helps them connect with different views and perspectives around the world today, he said.

Combining archeology with modern scientific imaging, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Museum curators Yekaterina Barbash and Edward Bleiberg designed an exhibit that works to uncover the mysteries behind these objects and the beliefs and rituals that surround them.

"I think something that people kind of misunderstand about history is none of it's ever settled. ... History is a science that is constantly questioned,” Dore said. "It only works if everyone's constantly rethinking things, learning new things ... which is for me super exciting because as much as we know a lot about the ancient Egyptians, there's a lot we don't know.”

The installation features dozens of artifacts on loan from the Brooklyn Museum that explores the practice of animal mummification and the role animals played in ancient Egyptian religion.

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