Berkshire Art Association Invites Submissions for 2025 College Fellowship Show

12:34PM / Thursday, January 02, 2025Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Art Association (BAA) is accepting submissions for its 2025 College Fellowship Show, offering $5,000 in grants to undergraduate art majors.

The show will be held in April 2025 at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

The fellowship is open to Berkshire County residents enrolled as art majors at colleges nationwide and non-residents studying art at Berkshire colleges, including Berkshire Community College, MCLA, Williams College, and Simon's Rock.

Applications can be submitted online at baafellowshipshow2025.artcall.org from Dec. 20, 2024, to Feb. 23, 2025. There is no registration fee.

The show will culminate in an awards ceremony on Saturday, April 15, 2025, from 3-5 p.m.

The BAA Fellowship is supported by the Norman and Rose Avnet Fellowship Endowment, the Feigenbaum Foundation, and private donations. Proceeds from the 10x10 RAP (Real Art Party), held on February 20, 2025, at the Clock Tower Artist Studios in Pittsfield, also contribute to funding the fellowship and other art programs for secondary school students in Berkshire County.

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Possible Measles Exposure at Boston, Logan

12:05PM / Wednesday, December 24, 2025

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday that an out-of-state adult visitor who spent time in Boston and Westborough earlier this month was diagnosed with measles and was present in a number of locations.

This could have resulted in other people being exposed to measles virus.

The visitor arrived at Logan International Airport on American Airlines flight 2384 from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 11 at 2:39 p.m. They stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Westborough in Westborough and departed the state on Dec. 12 via Logan at 9:19 p.m. on JetBlue flight 117 to Las Vegas.

DPH is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local partners to identify and notify those who may have been exposed to measles from this individual.

"Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease, which has increased significantly in the United States because of the unfortunate decrease in vaccination rates. It is also a preventable disease," said Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein. "This current situation serves as an important reminder of the critical role vaccination plays in protecting our communities. While Massachusetts has not had a measles case this year, 2025 saw the highest number of nationwide cases in more than a decade — nearly 2,000 in 44 jurisdictions, and sadly, three deaths.

"Fifteen years ago, measles had been considered eliminated in the United States, but that tremendous progress is at risk. Vaccines are one of the most important public health interventions ever — they are safe, effective, and lifesaving."

Measles is very contagious. However, the risk to most people in Massachusetts is low because the vaccination rate in the state is high. People who are not immune and visited any of the locations on the following dates and times may be at risk for developing measles.

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