ARTSCAPE
Public Art in Downtown Pittsfield
2010 Exhibition

Artscape is a volunteer-led committee in the city of Pittsfield that sponsors an annual outdoor juried exhibition of public art. Artscape’s mission is to enhance the downtown’s character and attract visitors by installing and promoting works of art in various outdoor locations throughout the downtown.

Artscape was also a lead organizer of the 2004 Sheeptacular public art project, as well as the 2006-2007 Art Of The Game public art project that brings art and baseball together in unexpected ways.  

Call to Artists for Work

Public art can be monumental and powerful, or diminutive and subtle; it can be painted, assembled, constructed, synthesized or sculpted. Public art is any work created with the specific intent to be placed in a public space; they can be magnets for attention, raise questions, bend our perceptions of a space and place, and alter how we experience our cities.

With this spirit, Pittsfield’s Artscape invites artists to submit proposals for new work in the 2010-2011 exhibition season. Deadline for submission is October 31, 2010. Artists will receive a $1000 honorarium. For more information on how to apply please call 413-499-9348. Click HERE to download a copy of the Proposal Guidelines.

Artscape Walking Tour

Artscape invites people of all ages to explore the variety of public art in downtown Pittsfield with artist, educator Craig Langlois from Berkshire Museum. 

Langlois will guide participants on their walk through historic downtown Pittsfield to discover some of the nearly 50 pieces of public art including sculptures, mixed media installations, and murals in the downtown area.

Artscape’s Walking Tours are:
October 9 and (rain date October 10)
October 23 (rain date October 24).

All tours begin at 1 pm. The tours will start and end at the Pittsfield Visitors’ Center on South Street (Route 7) in Pittsfield, next to Ben and Jerry’s. Each tour will last approximately 90 minutes. For more details or weather concerns, contact the Pittsfield Visitor’s Center at 413-443-9186 or the Lichtenstein Art Center at 413-499-9348.