Thursday, August 9, 2012

Inaugural August Berkshires Arts Festival at Ski Butternut

The first August Berkshires Arts Festival held August 24, 25 and 26 at Ski Butternut on Route 23 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, will provide a stylish summer sendoff. A juried show of 125 American artists and artisans from across the USA, will feature works for sale in ceramics, painting, jewelry, glass, wood, mixed media, sculpture, fashion and photography. The festival will also include ongoing workshops, demonstrations, live music and children’s activities.

Jewelry by Patty Bolz -
Exhibits at the Berkshires Arts Festival

This inaugural event is a sequel to the well-established July Berkshires Arts Festival at Ski Butternut, offering a cool summer’s end grand finale to everyone who missed the July 4th show. This new addition to the Berkshires arts scene will introduce an entirely new group of artists to the Berkshires. 

Richard and Joanna Rothbard of American Art Marketing, directors of the event, have directed art fairs and craft shows for 30+ years. They also produce the two annual art events in NYC and in Sarasota and founded the spring Rockefeller Arts Festival in Manhattan [2002-2005]. The Rothbards own The American Craftsman Galleries, anamericancraftsman.com, that showcase American art, sculpture and crafts in two Manhattan locations as well as in Massachusetts and Georgia.

The show will be held, rain or shine, under tents, outdoors, and in the air-conditioned lodge at Ski Butternut. Free parking is available. Food will be prepared by The Inn at Yellow Springs in Chester, PA.

Tickets: Adult: $9 Seniors: $8: Students: $5 Weekend Pass :$11 Children under 10: Free

For more information, about the festival, including a full list of exhibitors and works for sale, go to: berkshiresartsfestival.com or call 845.355.2400. 

 

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