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In April 2020, we realized that we would not be able to have our wonderful planned 20th anniversary season with in-person performances and shows. How, we wondered, could we provide community and solace and inspiration with our physical doors closed?
Ben Luxon responded to this with his [...]
We are very excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists! This year's juror was Josephine Halvorson, an accomplished artist and the Chair of the MFA Program in Painting at Boston University's College of Fine Art. She has a studio here in Sandisfield.
The [...]
April 8 update: Thank you to everyone who submitted! We are thrilled with the quality of the work our judge, Josephine Halvorson, will consider.
Applicants will be notified of results in June.
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The Sandisfield Arts Center is pleased to announce the 3rd annual Daniel [...]
The Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists was generously created by Adam Manacher and Carol Birnbaum, the parents of Daniel Manacher, in memory of their son and his passion for art. You can read about Daniel here.
Daniel Manacher’s parents, Carol Birnbaum and Adam Manacher, have described the [...]
The photograph is Horn Man by award-winning documentary photographer Andre Lambertson.
As our season ends and we bundle up our building for the winter, we at the Sandisfield Arts Center want to give our thanks for all that you have done to make possible our programs and the continuing [...]
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!