Berkshire Museum Opens 'Art of the Hills'

01:40PM / Monday, September 30, 2024Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Museum presents Art of the Hills 2024, a juried exhibition featuring regional artists working in all mediums and styles

Berkshire Museum celebrates the fourth installment of its bi-annual exhibition Art of the Hills. Opening oct. 5 through Jan. 5, this exhibit offers a look into Berkshire-area working artists through various mediums, expressions, and styles.

An opening reception, free to the public, will be held at the museum on Oct. 5 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM.

Art of the Hills first debuted at Berkshire Museum as a bi-annual exhibit in 2018 and continues to celebrate the artistic and creative culture of the region through both emerging and established artists working or living within 60 miles of the museum's location in downtown Pittsfield. Over the years this locally focused exhibit has featured the works of well-known artists Julia Dixon, Ralph Frisina, Patricia Hogan, Dan Mead, and Sally Eagle.

Works included in Art of the Hills 2024 were selected by jurors Jesse Kowalski and Kentaro Tomio. The exhibit will feature 41 works by 33 artists drawn from over 1,200 submitted works. Kowalski joined the Berkshire Museum as Chief Curator in 2023 after serving as Curator of Exhibitions at the Norman Rockwell Museum, and Director of Exhibitions at the Andy Warhol Museum. Tomio is a retired museum curator who has organized over one hundred exhibitions drawn from collections ranging from old masters, Asian, American, and Mexican folk art, to works by contemporary artists.

"The overwhelming response from over 460 regional artists to the Berkshire Museum's call for art speaks to the vibrancy of the Berkshire County artist community, and reinforces the museum's commitment to showcasing these local artists," said William Dore, Exhibitions Manager at the Berkshire Museum. "We are excited to welcome these talented artists 'home' - many have found inspiration in our galleries - to share their latest works in Art of the Hills 2024."

Art of the Hills 2024 includes works by the following artists:

Adrian Holmes

Antony Zito

Ashley Hyatt

Bart Elsbach

Brian Batista

David Reichard

Deborah Bayly

Deborah H. Carter

Elano Dallmeyer

Elizabeth Buttler

Gabe Kolodner

Gay Malin

James George Windram

Jane Bloodgood-Abrams

Jay Swift

Jeff A. Menges

Jennifer Maher Coleman

Jeremiah Bickford

John Tenney

Jonathan Nix

Marla Greenfield

Mary Claire Hogan

Katarina Spitzer

Michell Rathay

Patricia Weise

Ron Warren

Ronald Piazza

Ruth Sanderson

Skip Marsh

Stephen Earp

Susan W. Bues

Thaddeus B. Kubis

William Bracken

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Licensing Board OKs Pittsfield Businesses Alterations

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:22PM / Wednesday, December 31, 2025

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Licensing Board OK'd alterations for several local businesses during its last meeting of the year on Monday.

This includes an amendment to the Berkshire Museum's entertainment license in advance of its reopening after capital improvements, a change of license category for Hot Plate Brewing Co., and a change of catering company for Berkshire Hills Country Club.

It's been a good year for Hot Plate, as they were nominated No. 3 in USA Today's list of "Best New Brewery," and can now serve all alcoholic beverages. Because of a new state law, businesses can trade an existing beer and wine license for an all-alcohol license.

"The state saw this as an opportunity to enhance businesses all across the commonwealth of Massachusetts," Chair Thomas Campoli explained.

The Berkshire Museum was granted an entertainment license that runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. as it works on a $12 million renovation of its 1903 structure.

Executive Director Kimberley Bush Tomio explained that there are no proposed changes in entertainment from the former license, and board members suggested moving the license's hours later than 5 p.m. in case of an event at the museum.

"It's going to be phenomenal when we get open," she said. "And we do hope to help support the museum through rentals and things like that, so it's helpful to have this license in place."

Berkshire Hills Country Club will have a new in-house food provider, as the board approved a management agreement with Berkshire Hospitality Group, which operates the restaurant at Shire Breu-Haus in Dalton.