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June 2020
Mastering Your Camera, Part One: Controls – Live Zoom Workshop
Sandisfield Arts Center presents ZOOM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS WITH MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER THAD KUBIS Part One: Controls Spend 90-minutes online, via Zoom, and gain control over your camera. If you have a legacy camera, DSLR, or smartphone/tablet, join local photographer Thad Kubis (www.tbkphotos.com) and become one with your camera system. Thad will explain the basic and some advanced camera operations including Auto, Program, M, Av, Tv, scenes modes, and he will discuss white balance, focus points, metering and much more. Pre-registration…
Find out more »July 2020
Mastering Your Camera, Part Two: Composition – Live Zoom Event
Sandisfield Arts Center presents ZOOM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS WITH MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER THAD KUBIS Part Two: Composition Join local photographer Thad Kubis (www.tbkphotos.com) and move to the next stage of Mastering Your Camera – Composition. “Stop taking pictures and start creating art”, Thad will discuss and explain the main templates/formats used in photographic composition and he will discuss and illustrate the creative compositional advanced options available. This 90-minute on-line session via Zoom will take your photography to a new and exciting…
Find out more »Gallery Opening and Reception: Paintings by Jess Cofrin – Free
May 2020 update: We're leaving this page here because we hope to offer an online gallery show of Jess Cofrin's work - please check back soon! Artist Statement: “I am an oil painter and printmaker exploring the psychology and physicality of being human. I use paint as my primary medium because the saturation of color helps convey the emotional feelings I put into the work. Color has long been a driving force in my pieces, and my interest in printmaking…
Find out more »Sharpen Your Pencils for Puzzle Fun with Michelle Arnot – Free
This morning of coffee and crosswords will include an overview of crossword history and a peek behind the scenes at the New York Times and the 2020 annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. There will be some brainteasers and a mini solving tournament with prizes for the fastest solvers! Bring your puzzle questions, and let’s solve together. Guaranteed to build mental muscle and increase your skills. Michelle Arnot, author of Crossword Puzzles for Dummies and Four-Letter Words: Secrets of a Crossword Insider, serves as an…
Find out more »September 2020
Why Film? – Free
A lecture with some hands-on interaction with Thad Kubis Is film dead? Has digital photography changed the landscape so much that photographic film has been forced into the dark, dust-filled bin of has-been history? Come find out!
Find out more »A Walk in the Woods – Free
A photo walk with Peter Baiamonte Join professional photographer Peter Baiamonte and a representative from BNRC (Berkshire Natural Resources Council) for a casual photo hike at the Clam River Reserve in Sandisfield. Peter’s gallery exhibit, “Into the Woods,” opening at 4 p.m. at the Arts Center consists of photographs all made within the Clam River Reserve. It will be a casual hike with stops to talk about the reserve, BNRC, and photography. Bring your camera along, and Peter will plan a…
Find out more »Gallery Opening and Reception: Into the Woods – Free
Photographs by Peter Baiamonte Artist’s Statement: “Into the Woods” is a photographic exploration of Sandisfield’s own Clam River Reserve, a part of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council’s preserved lands. I started making photographs in this park in 2017 and have continued to explore it through all seasons. Primarily landscapes, this series has been an exploration of how the light moves through the trees, how to find compositions in the forest that are compelling, how the river moves through the land.…
Find out more »October 2020
Gallery Opening and Reception: Community Art Show – Free
The Gallery is pleased to announce the first annual Community Art Show. The non-juried show will be presented salon-style, featuring the work of visual artists and artisans who reside in Sandisfield. Anyone who visits the gallery during the duration of the show will be able to cast a vote for the “Best in Show” award. Submission Guidelines: Artworks must be submitted by October 14 with a limit of two pieces per artist. Depending on the number of submissions, we may…
Find out more »November 2020
Movie Night and Potluck (for Grown-ups) – Free
Bring a dish to share and the beverage of your choice. The movie selection will be posted on the website, and in the Sandisfield Times.
Find out more »Open Mic Night – Free
Our open mic night is a BYOT — Bring Your Own Talent — event. What better way to spend a chilly autumn evening than warming it up with your friends and an adult beverage, as we entertain one another with our songs, stories, jokes, or poetry and offer a show-and-tell of some our favorite experiences or accomplishments.
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