PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Clock Tower Artists Open Studios will be held this month on Friday, Nov. 3 from 5-8 for First Friday Arts Walk, and Saturday, Nov. 4 from 11-4 for Open Studios.

 

The public, including families and children accompanied by adults, are invited to explore the studios, see original artworks, learn about the processes, observe artist's tools and techniques, and engage in good conversation in his unique, light-filled space.

 

The artwork ranges from realistic to abstract, and includes wearable art, oil painting, acrylic painting, encaustic, sculpture,  performance art, and mixed media. There is ample parking, an elevator, and handicap accessibility.

 

The art studios are located on the third floor of the Clock Tower Business Park, located at 75 South Church Street in Pittsfield.

 

The Clock Tower Artists have grown from a handful artists occupying a few new and existing spaces on the north side of the third floor of the Clock Tower Business Center to thirteen creatives working out of custom-built artists' studios. 

 

Clock Tower Artists include:

 

Deborah H. Carter creates couture pieces constructed of post-consumer waste such as food packaging, corks, plastic, and other discarded items and thrifted wares.

 

Oil painter, Joanie Ciolfi, creates canvases that capture moments of stunning color and light. Her use of simple imagery, painted with expressive energy and texture, result in a fresh, contemporary take on her subjects.

 

Marion H. Grant's abstract paintings in acrylic and mixed media explore color, pattern, texture, and geometry, resulting in richly colored works full of movement and unexpected details.

 

Stacey Healy is a sculptor and painter of images inspired by animals, especially equines.

 

Caroline Kelley, an abstract painter inspired by nature, makes works that incorporate acrylics, beeswax crayons, and pencil. Building up layers, and scraping back reveal a rich history of colors and textures in her work.

 

Bruce Laird is an abstract artist whose two- and three-dimensional works in mixed media reveal a fascination with geometry, color, and juxtapositions. His surprising results are both playful and thought-provoking.

 

Mark Mellinger is a contemporary artist working In abstract painting, collage and in constructions of found material, He is interested in the materiality of the medium and the eloquence of form, more than on symbolism or meaning, aiming for a result that speaks wordlessly.

 

Using the ancient technique of encaustic , Linda Petrocine captures the restorative quality of nature using the versatile and translucent qualities of wax and paint to express environmental moods.

 

Shany Porras creates original abstract paintings that translate the language of music into works of subtle color and and gorgeous movement.

 

Her subject matter reflects her lifelong connection to the Berkshires and the people and scenes unique to the area.

 

Ilene Richard is a fine art painter who uses observations of people in everyday situations to inform her colorful figurative work. She creates emotional connections between her subjects and draws the viewer into the narrative taking place on the canvas.

 

Audrey Shachnow isa painter and sculptor who creates shimmering, gold-leaf sculptures and is currently working on a series of dream paintings which incorporate climate concerns.

 

Stephanie Weber is an action-based dancer and teaches and practices the Gyrotonic Method, physical poetry, and jazz tap.