'Nick De Candia: A Retrospective' at Lichtenstein Center for the Arts

08:44AM / Thursday, January 19, 2023Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — "Nick De Candia: A Retrospective" will be on view at The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts from Jan. 11-28.

The photographer passed away last year just shy of his 90th birthday.

De Candia had a photography exhibit scheduled for this year at the Lichtenstein. In light of his passing, his family is hosting this retrospective show of his work.

The black and white photographs in the exhibit were taken over the course of Mr. De Candia's 50-year career and demonstrate the wide-ranging subject matter that interested him, as well as several experimental techniques that captured his imagination.

In his lifetime, De Candia produced a number of photo essays about such social issues as poverty, food insecurity, and teenage pregnancy. He received a grant to create a permanent installation of banner-type photos at The Berkshire Atheneum called Facing Berkshires Heritage. "Take Another Look: A Photographic Essay on Food Insecurity in Pittsfield" was a moving photographic essay by Nick De Candia on the South Church Food Pantry. The exhibit was shown at the Massachusetts State House in 2015.

De Candia taught photography at Berkshire Community College for 32 years and at Southern Vermont College as well as at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. He was public relations photographer at Berkshire Medical Center and Hillcrest Hospital. He was also a photo technician and photographer for The Berkshire Eagle and The North Adams Transcript. De Candia was well-known for a biweekly column in the Eagle called, Window in the Berkshires. His photography has been celebrated in the Berkshires for many years.

There will be a public reception for Nick De Candia: A Retrospective on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 2-4pm.

The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts is open Wednesday-Friday 11am-3pm or by appointment.

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New Camp Is Safe Place for Children Suffering Loss to Addiction

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
06:26AM / Saturday, December 27, 2025

Last year's Happy Campers courtesy of Max Tabakin.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A new camp is offering a safe place for children who have lost a parent or guardian to addiction.

Director Gayle Saks founded the nonprofit "Camp Happy Place" last year. The first camp was held in June with 14 children.

Saks is a licensed drug and alcohol counselor who works at the Brien Center. One of her final projects when studying was how to involve youth, and a camp came to mind. Camp had been her "happy place" growing up, and it became her dream to open her own.

"I keep a bucket list in my wallet, and it's right on here on this list, and I cross off things that I've accomplished," she said. "But it is the one thing on here that I knew I had to do."

The overnight co-ed camp is held at a summer camp in Winsted, Conn., where Saks spent her summers as a child. It is four nights and five days and completely free. Transportation is included as are many of the items needed for camping. The camp takes up to 30 children.

"I really don't think there's any place that exists specifically for this population. I think it's important to know, we've said this, but that it is not a therapeutic camp," Saks said.

She said the focus is on fun for the children, though they are able to talk to any of the volunteer and trained staff. The staff all have experience in social work, addiction and counseling, and working with children.

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