’62 Center for Theatre and Dance
Williamstown
Hosting theater and dance performances year-round while the college is in session.
ARTS
Visit the country’s largest center for contemporary arts or one of the most revered collections of impressionist paintings. Enjoy live theatre with top-notch actors, directors, designers, and playwrights. Or catch a new award-winning documentary film.
- Live music grows here! From blue-grass to opera and rock’n’roll. Berkshire stages bring national and international musicians to our towns and cities for days-long festivals and one-night performances.
- In summer, folks from all over flock to Williamstown Theatre Festival Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.
- The Williamstown Chamber of Commerce promotes an inclusive and vibrant community by producing public events and learning opportunities for all. Please support Chamber member venues outlined in orange below.
Arts thrive in the northern Berkshires. Come. Be inspired.
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield
Barrington Stage creates theatre experiences that engage and excite audiences by entertaining as well as challenging them with the most dynamic and provocative productions possible.
The Chapin Library of Rare Books
Williamstown
The Chapin Library holds a deep collection of rare books and manuscripts gathered over the last 100 years – the first collection begun at any American college or university.
Bennington Museum
Bennington
Historical novelties, self-taught and regional artists, and the largest public collection of Grandma Moses paintings.
The Clark Art Institute
Williamstown
Permanent collection spanning five-centuries of art with an emphasis on the 19th century.
Eckert Fine Art
North Adams
A leading gallery and consultant on Post-War and Contemporary Art.
FreshGrass Festival
North Adams
FreshGrass is rich in both traditional and cutting-edge bluegrass, presented in a wide array of s tucked appropriately into a 19th-century factory turned 21st-century museum.
Greylock Gallery
Williamstown
With oil paintings, landscapes and whimsical metal sculptures, the gallery brings together traditional and contemporary art from emerging and established artists.
The Jane Stickle Quilt
Bennington
The 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt is only on display for a brief time at Bennington Museum each Fall.
Images Cinema
Williamstown
Images Cinema is a year-round community film house, showing contemporary movies, documentaries, art and international films and more.
Kidspace at MASS MoCA
North Adams
Kidspace presents contemporary art in a kid-friendly fashion and with hands-on activities available.
MASS MoCA
North Adams
MASS MoCA is one of the world’s largest contemporary art museums, with vast galleries and indoor and outdoor stages.
ROAM: A Xtina Parks Gallery
North Adams
The Berkshire’s African art and photo gallery
Tree Logic
North Adams
A long-term installation of upside down trees in the front courtyard at MASS MoCA
Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA)
Williamstown
WCMA creates innovative exhibitions, programs, publications and projects.
Williams College Music Department
Williamstown
A series of free concerts with faculty and visiting performers from across the globe.
Williams College Public Art
Williamstown
More than 20 outdoor sculptures can be found on the Williams College Campus and at Field Farm.
Williamstown Art Conservation Center (WACC)
Williamstown
The Objects and Furniture labs restores paintings, photographs, sculpture, and woodwork of all kinds.
Williamstown Cultural District
Williamstown
Highlighting world-renowned visual and performing arts, academic and cultural attractions and serene surroundings.
Williamstown Historical Museum
Williamstown
Beautifully presented rotating exhibits and a permanent exhibit that displays the history of Williamstown from the earliest days to present time.
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown
WTF brings award winning actors and veterans of television and film to perform in a series of plays, comedies, dramas, musicals, classics and new work.
Billsville House Concerts
Billsville House Concerts brings talented musicians to intimate venues around the region.
More Regional Artists
The artists listed here live and/or work in the northern Berkshires. Their presence reveals the rich artistic atmosphere inspired by our community.
Local Authors
The authors listed here reveal the rich literary community in our region.
BarN
Williamstown
An local, intimate setting for some of the best music around.
Bennington Battle Monument
Bennington
A tribute to the Green Mountain Boys who fought in the 1777 Battle of Bennington.
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfied
The Berkshire Museum combines art, science, and history to create thought-provoking experiences for visitors of all ages.
Bennington Performing Arts Center
Bennington
Home to two theatre companies and offering classes and lecture series.
Berkshire International Film Festival
Great Barrington & Pittsfield
The 12th annual festival showcases both the latest in independent films as well as various special events focusing on artists from both sides of the camera.
Berkshire Theatre Group
Pittsfield
Berkshire Theatre Group runs two stages, The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, and the Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge.
Chesterwood
Glendale
The country home, studio and gardens of America’s foremost public sculptor, Daniel Chester French.
Common Folk Artist Collective
North Adams
A local artist collective working to inspire creativity and artistry, and to contribute to the community on positive ways.
IS183 Art School
Stockbridge
Art classes and workshops for children and adults
Howard Cruse
An influential comics artist and graphic novelist who is considered The Godfather of Queer Comics
Hancock Shaker Village
Pittsfield
Tour the buildings, farm and gardens, meet baby animals in the spring, and savor the harvest in the fall.
Stephen Hannock
A painter and collagist of luminous landscapes whose work can be found in prominent museum and private collections.
Herman Melville’s Arrowhead
Pittsfield
Herman Melville lived at his Pittsfield farm at Arrowhead was the from 1850 to 1863, while he wrote Moby-Dick.
The Coffee Bar
Bennington
The Coffee Bar is a place for coffee, tea, treats, art, and live music.
The Artist Book Foundation
North Adams
A nonprofit organization and publisher of art books. It has an open work and gallery space in Building 13 on the MASS MoCA campus.
Eclipse Mill
North Adams
A former mill renovated into airy live/work spaces for artists plus a gallery open to the public.
Ferrin Contemporary
North Adams
The preferred source for contemporary ceramic art circa 1950 – present, with over 35 years of experience and expertise in the presentation for sale of works by leading international artists whose primary medium is clay.
Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio
Lenox
Visit the home of American Abstract Artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen, set on a 46-acre estate in the heart of Lenox.
Greylock Opera Collective
North Adams
Greylock Opera Collective is an arts organization dedicated to producing and promoting opera and musical theatre.
Gallery 51
North Adams
MCLA’s gallery presents work from a wide range of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists.
Gravity Gallery
North Adams
A place for contemporary artists to exhibit, come together and exchange ideas.
David Lachman
North Adams
Check out David’s line and color figure drawings and learn how he’s managed to continue working from a live model even during the pandemic.
Mary Lum
North Adams
Mary Lum’s work involves geometry, collage, drawing, book projects, tapestry, and more!
The Mastheads
A public humanities project connecting residents to the literary history of the region, creating a forum for thinking about place, and supporting the production of new creative work.
The Mount
Lenox
The Mount is the historic home of the Pulitzer prizewinning and internationally beloved American novelist Edith Wharton.
John MacDonald
This local artist’s paintings offer inspiration and beauty of the surrounding landscapes.
Independent Art Projects
North Adams
Contemporary art by mid-career and established artists represented by galleries in New England and NYC.
Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge
The world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art and the best of American illustration.
North Adams Artist Impact Coalition
Working to make the Northern Berkshires’ community and economy a supportive and inclusive place for artists of all disciplines.
Northern Berkshire Art Outside
Bike and walk to discover over 30 outdoor artworks.
Jacob’s Pillow
Becket
Jacob’s Pillow is lauded worldwide as “the dance center of the nation” (The New York Times).
Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion
North Bennington
One of the finest, most significant, and best preserved Victorian Mansions with beautiful grounds for walking and hiking.
INSTALLATION SPACE
North Adams
A gallery featuring immersive, interactive, interpretive, and informative art exhibitions.
Robert Frost Stone House Museum
South Shaftsbury
The Robert Frost Stone House Museum is a literary landmark located only minutes away from Frost’s gravesite in Old Bennington.
Painting En Plein Air
Williamstown
Artist John MacDonald shares his favorite places to paint outdoors in and around Williamstown, MA.
Left Bank Gallery
North Bennington
Located in the lobby of an old bank, this gallery features regional art exhibits throughout the year.
Amy Podmore and Frank Jackson
Williamstown
Frank and Amy have been creating art, living, and teaching in the northern Berkshires for decades.
Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE)
North Bennington
Strengthening Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) has been engaging community through creativity since 1994.
Shaker Museum
New Lebanon
Shaker Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of Shaker objects, archives, and books.
Studio 9
North Adams
Studio 9 is an intimate state of the art recording studio and performance venue on the campus of Porches Inn.
Jackie Sedlock
Pownal
A ceramic artist with a deep connection to land, work, and learning. Her unique retreat offers opportunities for everyone to explore making with clay.
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
Adams
Susan B. Anthony’s birthplace and museum.
Oldcastle Theatre Company
Bennington
One of the longest running professional theatre companies in America.
Solid Sound Festival
North Adams
Wilco takes over MASS MoCA with this festival curated by the band and showcasing bandmembers new work, emerging bands, art, and comedy.
Carol Stegeman
Williamstown
A photographer who composes some of the most beautiful and always changing scenes of Williamstown and the Northern Berkshires.
The Stationery Factory
Dalton
A converted industrial building that housed the former Crane & Co. stationery division and now serves as a performance and rental venue.
Storey Publishing
North Adams
Based in the MASS MoCA campus and publishing books that teach people to be more self-reliant and engage with the natural world.
Diane Sullivan
North Adams
Discover Diane’s haunting, beautiful ceramic heads…
Tanglewood
Lenox
Tanglewood is the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and features many concerts of jazz, classical, and popular music.
Thunderbolt Ski Museum
Adams
The history of the Thunderbolt trail features exhibitions and memorabilia.
Passage Concept Store
North Adams
Passage is stocked with handmade pots, original art, unique blankets and pillows, and other home design products.
Real Eyes Gallery
Adams
Two large rooms filled with art and gift items made by regional artists.
Tupelo Press
North Adams
An independent literary press fostering the literary arts since 1999.
Shakespeare & Company
Lenox
Embracing the classical ideals and visceral experience of Shakespeare’s work.
Western Gateway Heritage State Park
North Adams
This urban park that uses historical artifacts to bring to life the controversial and danger-filled construction of the Hoosac Tunnel.
WAM Theatre
Lenox
“Where Art and Activism Meet” WAM creates opportunities for women and girls through their mission of theatre as philanthropy.
Suzanne Lemberg Usdan Gallery
Bennington
Suzanne Lemberg Usdan Gallery is the art gallery at Bennington College.