Join Us in Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary in 2025
In his talk and slide presentation, historian and part-time Sandisfield resident Dr. Robert A. Maryks will tell a story of the impact of the racial laws on the Jews (and those who were considered Jews) under the Mussolini regime. This story is based on 139 letters that were exchanged between the victims of those laws [...]
Val Coleman will argue that the American constitution is alive and well, despite the assaults on its tenets throughout the history of this country. Val Coleman, known as the poet laureate of Sandisfield, is also a citizen-scholar. His previous presentations on the history of poetry, the rise and persistence of fascism in the 20th century, [...]
Introduction to digital photography with Thad Kubis Bring your DSLR camera, and your questions. Thad will demystify and discuss the key elements that lead to you creating a better photograph! Explore ISO, shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, composition, exposure pre-sets, filters, white balance, tricks of the trade, and much more. Class size limited to 14. Thad [...]
Saturday June 13: The workshop is full, but we will record and post, and you can still sign up for Part Two of Mastering Your Camera 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 [...]
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 [...]
Third in the terrific series of live online photography workshops by master photographer Thad Kubis. Space limited! What could be more timely than learning how to capture the glorious colors of Fall in the Berkshires! Sunrise, sunset - The years may fly swiftly but photographs can preserve what words cannot. As usual, Thad will have [...]
FREE online illustrated lecture by Wesleyan Professor Suzanne OConnell. Project MOHO, an ill-conceived plan of the early 1960’s to drill through the Earth’s crust, did not turn out well. But it did have the beneficial effect of spurring the development of scientific ocean drilling. Although a rose by any name might be as sweet, the [...]
This event is from 10:30 AM until 12 noon. The time on the event says it goes to 11 PM that is because of a bug in the website. When we were closed for on-site events in 2020, master photographer and friend of the Arts Center, Thad Kubis, enabled us to offer 3 very well [...]
One of the highlights of our 2020 online season was a crossword puzzle workshop by the Crossword Puzzle Maven Michelle Arnot, and we're delighted she returns this year for more fascinating inside information about crossword puzzles. This morning of coffee (you at your house, Michelle at hers) and crosswords will include Michelle showing you how [...]
Join us for this fascinating talk by Bonney Hartley, Tribal Historic Preservation Manager for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, on the ongoing efforts to protect Mohican and Munsee (Lenape) cultural sites and to repatriate cultural items. The mission of Ms. Hartley’s organization is to preserve, manage, and interpret indigenous cultural heritage. She works from an extension office [...]
