Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit to Showcase Local Artists

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BECKET, Mass. — A coalition of local organizations, including the Becket Arts Center, Q-MoB, and the Berkshire Queer History Project, will host the inaugural Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit. 
 
The exhibit, showcasing local LGBTQ+ artists, will be held at the Becket Arts Center from June 12 to July 6, 2025.
 
Local LGBTQ+ artists are invited to submit their work for consideration by April 30, 2025.
 
A jury will select the artwork for the exhibit. The jury consists of Sean McCusker, Exhibits Curator at the Becket Arts Center; Nuri Hed, Co-Director of Seeing Rainbows; Joe Goodwin, a Berkshire artist; Jay Santangelo, photographer and owner of Wander Berkshire; and Jason Vivori, Collections Manager at the Berkshire Museum.
 
Organizers of the exhibit state that LGBTQ+ artists have contributed to the arts in the Berkshires for over 200 years. The exhibit aims to highlight the contributions of local LGBTQ+ artists.
 
The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s Central Berkshire Fund provided a grant to support the exhibit. Additional online donations are welcomed.
 
Bart Church, Executive Director of Q-MoB, stated that the exhibit celebrates local queer artists and their contributions to the arts.
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Letter: Southern Berkshire Ambulance Expresses Gratitude for Support

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

Over the next nine months, the Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad (SBAS) will take delivery of two new ambulances, at a cost of roughly $1 million, to replace two vehicles that are very much on their last wheels. Lacking that $1 million, SBAS had to put out an emergency call of its own. I write to share the wonderful news that Berkshire Preservation Inc. (BPI) more than answered our call.

BPI's board, which includes Carole Owens, Louis Schroeter, Wende and David Carver, Nelson Furlano, and Todd Ehrlich worked tirelessly to organize a benefit concert at the Colonial Theatre that netted $98,877 for SBAS. We saw firsthand how hard they worked to bring it off, and we could not be more grateful to be the beneficiaries of their efforts and generosity.

SBAS answers your emergency calls 24/7/365. It means a great deal to us that when we were the ones in need, BPI answered ours. If you would like to learn more about BPI, and you should, please go to preservationinc.org.

With deep gratitude,

Ken Schumacher
Great Barrington, Mass. 

Ken Schumacher is president of the board of directors
of the Southern Ambulance Squad

 

 

 

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