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As we reflect on our 2022 season and begin planning for 2023, we are amazed by and so appreciative of what you--our donors, volunteers, and performers, plus the help of the Sandisfield Cultural Council--made possible this season. Many of our programs were offered at no cost, such as the Voices of [...]
July 22 update: Winners have been selected, awards will be presented at the August 13 gallery opening reception. See more here.
About the contest:
The Sandisfield Arts Center is pleased to announce the Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists, submission deadline June 15, 2022. Three artists [...]
The Sandisfield Arts Center Board of Directors thanks you for your support and your participation in 2021 and wishes you a wonderful holiday and a healthy and happy new year!
As the year ends, we'd like to share two videos, below, to brighten your winter days. These videos were labors of love [...]
Recorded July 10, 2021.
Michelle Arnot gives her unique insights into how the crossword has changed since it became a global pastime in the 1920s. She also shows you how to improve your solving time with The Berkshire Eagle puzzles.
Michelle Arnot, author of Crossword Puzzles for Dummies and [...]
June 10: The call for artists is closed. These 20 local artists will be exhibiting their work:
Robert Adzema, Nick Brittingham, Bill Cummings, Erika Crofut, Susan Crofut, Sophie Eisner, Jamie Goldenberg, Nancy Johnson, Jaye Moscariello, Robert G. Osborne, Bevan Ramsey, Jon Riedeman, Richard [...]
In 1839, the Sandisfield Arts Center building began an 80+ year run as a Baptist meeting house, followed by another 75 as an Orthodox synagogue (the only known rural Orthodox synagogue on record in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). In 1995, the building was reborn as a performing arts center.
Since that time, the Sandisfield Arts Center has evolved into a professional non-profit organization recognized by the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the National Trust, and the public for our dedication to preserving this historically-important building and rehabilitating it for use as a performing arts center. In 2006, the building was accepted on the National Registry of Historic Places as “The Montville Baptist Church.” Visitors now come from all over Berkshire, Hampden & Litchfield Counties, as well as New York, Boston and Connecticut for our unique, quality performances.
The small-town, grass-roots commitment that gave birth to the Sandisfield Arts Center in 1995 is still present today, as the organization depends almost entirely on volunteers. These dedicated folks meet, administer, clean, bake, paint, host, donate and perform their way through tough economic times, long, cold winters, and all the challenges that small, non-profit arts organizations face on a daily basis. Please see our Volunteer page if you’d like to participate!