Join Us in Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary in 2025

Award-winning Andre Lambertson Documentary Photography

Sunday October 1 (rescheduled from Saturday September 23) in the Gallery from 4 to 6 pm is the free opening reception for “Andre Lambertson Documentary Photography.” Be sure to be there at 5 pm to hear Lambertson talk about his powerful work. The show runs until October 22. Andre Lambertson is an award-winning photojournalist, and [...]

Foraging for Mushrooms – Cancelled due to death in family

Very sorry to announce this event is cancelled unavoidably due to a death in the family. We have issued refunds to everyone who purchased an online ticket.  You will also receive an email. ------------------- Join mushroom expert Matt Glushien for a walk to gather mushrooms, then continue for a cooking demonsration and optional natural wine [...]

$30.00

Sandisfield without the Trees

What would Sandisfield look like if all the trees were magically removed? What did it look like when it was more farms than forest? See for yourself and learn about LIDAR (light detection and ranging) with Professor Will Ouimet of U Conn. The image shown here is a very reduced view — you’ll see and hear much [...]

$5.00

Simon Reads – Free!

Join us for a reading by Simon Winchester and a discussion of his 2023 book, Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge from Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic. “A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter . . . . Simon Winchester has firmly earned his [...]

Memorial Garden Opening Ceremony in Honor of Val Coleman

The opening ceremony for our Memorial Garden will honor Val Coleman, longtime friend, volunteer, speaker, and Board member of the Sandisfield Arts Center, whose family's gift in his honor helped turn the plot into a peaceful garden with two all-weather benches and lovely plantings by Snow Farm. After a short ceremony with readings of Val's [...]

Film and discussion with Andre Lambertson, award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker

Join us for refreshments at 7 - film screening at 7:30  Last season the award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker Andre Lambertson presented a photography show and slide talk that were so powerful and timely that by popular request we have invited him back for this special event. Andre will talk a bit about his work around [...]

Free – $20.00

Open Mic Variety Show – Free!

Bring your jokes, poems, songs, and other talents to share with your neighbors over light refreshments. If you're contributing, please arrive 15 minutes early to sign up. Free.

Third Annual Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists – Opening Reception

September 14 – October 6 Please note the date change! 3rd Annual Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists Opening reception 2-4 pm 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 [...]

Gala Annual Dinner – Honoring Ben Luxon

Photograph by Richard Migot.  We lost our beloved Ben Luxon - maestro of the Sandisfield Players, director, producer, actor, and of so many Sandisfield Arts Center events over the last decades - on July 25, 2024. This evening will celebrate the incalculable contributions that Ben made to our Arts Center -- not just plays (creating [...]

$75.00

Illuminated: Women in Photography – Continues through November 9

October 13 – November 9 Illuminated: Women in Photography UPDATE: Continues, Saturday, October 19, 11-3pm, Sunday, October 27, 11-3pm , Saturday, November 2, 11-3pm, or by appointment [email protected] Closing reception Saturday November 9 at 5pm with a talk by Mariah Robertson at 6:15pm.  Mariah Robertson www.mariahrobertson.com , an artist known primarily for her work experimenting with darkroom techniques and materials, [...]