Masks are optional unless otherwise stated. Please do what's comfortable for you.
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 [...]
I am deeply sorry to share with the Sandisfield Arts Center and wider community the sad news that Barbara Penn, longtime Board member of the Sandisfield Arts Center, passed away in February of this year -- an unexpected turn in what had seemed a very manageable and not life-threatening heart [...]
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 [...]
December 21, 2020
This is just a short post to let our community know the sad news that yesterday morning December 20, 2020, we lost Val Coleman, who died after several days at Fairview Hospital after a fall.
As most of you know, Val was involved with the Arts Center from its beginnings, [...]
Val Coleman was not only a fine poet, writer, speaker, and historian, but also a playwright. In July of 2017 Val Coleman's play "The Stamp Collection" was presented at the Arts Center by The Sandisfield Players, a highlight of the many fine and memorable Players productions.
Here's what Val [...]
Last year we looked back on a wonderful 2019 season in a season recap, Sandisfield Arts Center 2019 in Review: Charlie, Community, Culture, and Celebrations, posted on this site.
This year, the retrospective is now (September), and "retrospective" isn't exactly the right word. Instead, this is a [...]
In July, the world lost a creative, original spirit, Daniel Jacob Manacher.
Daniel and the Manacher-Birnbaum family are longtime and beloved members of the Sandisfield and Sandisfield Arts Center community. The text below is adapted from the August 2020 Sandisfield Times. With this online [...]
