MCLA MOSAIC to Present Benedetti Artist in Residence Ngoc-Tran Vu

03:55PM / Thursday, February 05, 2026Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MOSAIC at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) is hosting cultural organizer and multimedia visual artist Ngoc-Tran Vu as the 2026 Benedetti Artist in Residence for the spring semester.

Vu will support creative advocacy in North Adams through Creative Sector Advocacy Week with MASSCreative, taking place March 2-6, 2026, as well as her opening lecture at noon on Feb. 12 at MCLA. Her residency will culminate in a public event and exhibition on May 14 at MOSAIC's Eventspace, located at 49 Main Street.

During her Benedetti Teaching Artist Residency, Vu will bring her practice into the classroom, studio, and wider North Adams community as a space for public memory making and creative civic engagement. Her residency will support the next advocacy phase of "1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial," an intergenerational, community-led public art initiative rooted in storytelling, healing, and belonging.

According to a press release, Vu is committed to strengthening local networks, navigating resources with care and nourishments, while building new relationships that help move shared visions forward with accountability and clarity.

Through participatory gatherings such as memory mapping, story circles, and collaborative sessions, Vu invites students, local artists, and residents to explore how resilience, sustainability, and belonging live across generations.

As part of the residency, she will also prototype interpretive approaches that can support long-term stewardship and community ownership of public memory work beyond Boston, where she was raised and is currently based.

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McCann Tech Deems Social Media Threat 'Not Credible' After Police Investigation

Staff Reports 09:19AM / Thursday, March 12, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School officials confirmed Thursday that a threatening social media post directed at the school was found to be a illagitaemt following an investigation by the North Adams Police Department (NAPD).

School administrators notified families that the NAPD determined the social media account responsible for the post was not legitimate and there is no credible threat to the campus.

"The post did contain threatening content to McCann Tech, but after investigation by NAPD it was found that the threat was NOT credible and that the social media account was NOT legitimate," the school stated in a message to the community.

While authorities have concluded that students and staff are not in any danger, McCann officials have requested an increased police presence at the school Thursday morning. The school emphasized that this measure is being taken out of an "extreme abundance of caution" to help students and families feel comfortable starting the day.

The NAPD is asking anyone with information regarding the origin of the post to contact the department directly.

Following the internal notification from McCann, North Adams Public Schools (NAPS) issued an "all-call" to its own district families Thursday morning.

"North Adams Public Schools will continue to operate using its standard safety procedures," the NAPS statement read, echoing the police department's conclusion that there is no active threat to local students.

McCann is part of the Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical School District, not NAPS.

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