Will Call #41 — Now’s the Time to Start Getting Down with DownStreet Art!

Downstreet Art, now in its ninth year, begins againat the end of June; submitted photo. Berkshire Cultural Resource Center Program Manager Michelle Daly joins us for our first show after our Winter hiatus. And somehow she’s the perfect guest to have on this episode in which we celebrate Spring while we look forward to the Summer-long extravaganza that is DownStreet Art! She’ll be at MCLA Gallery 51 on Monday March 28 from 6-8pm to meet artists, answer your questions and introduce the THREE opportunities available this year. Here’s your chance to network, ask questions and learn about opportunities for artists and creative entrepreneurs or to sign up to volunteer. Full details and requirements for each of these programs can be found at DownStreet Art’s website. Submission deadline is April 15, 2016. Can’t make it? Another Info sessions is scheduled for 3/30 in Pittsfield at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. If you want to get started right away, you could go straight to the submission form. About DownStreet Art DownStreet art is a program of MCLA Berkshire Cultural Resource Center (BCRC) a non-profit organization that provides professional development, training, resources and support to the artists, art managers and creative workers of Berkshire County. Gallery 51 is the site of the first informational session on March 28; submitted photo. Designed as a creative place-making project to revitalize downtown North Adams, DownStreet Art exists to build economic and social capital and encourage the dialogue between our community and the arts. DownStreet Art does this by enlivening downtown North Adams using art and cultural activities to increase visitorship and enhance resident participation. The theme for 2016 is “Meet Your Neighbors,” and in an effort to highlight the amazing talent of local artists, we are limiting proposals to artists living or working within 20 miles of North Adams, MA. Check out the Facebook page for DownStreet Art, too! The post Will Call #41 — Now’s the Time to Start Getting Down with DownStreet Art! appeared first on The Greylock Glass.