We just came across a great blog by Abbi who is participating in B-HIP (Berkshire Hills Intern Program) this summer.  If you’re wondering what the art scene is like in the northern Berkshires outside the MASS MoCA campus or what its like to be 20 something in this area, read what Abbi has to say. She’s interning at a Greylock Arts, a great gallery in Adams.  Lumens just opened last night and runs through October. Check it out.

Summer holds a very special place in my heart. Below are the top five things I love about summer.

1. Having the opportunity to soak up the sun as much as I can.

2. Flip flops. Now that I have moved into mine I’m not likely to abandon them until there is snow on the ground.

3. Summer foods like cold salads and watermelon, that somehow taste so much better on a warm day.

4. Summer rains. There is something so refreshing about the intense humidity just before these rains and the cool that follows.

5. Outdoor shows at the drive-in, in the middle of town, at an institution, it doesn’t really matter to me as long as I am outside enjoying a movie or a live performance.

At MASS MoCA we try to host as many outdoor performances as we can during the summer, although sometimes the weather does not always cooperate with us which is why we have rain calls. Although the process is extremely necessary, sometimes it can seem downright funny when it is pouring down rain or the sun is shining brightly. A few weeks ago I took this photo of my friend Sarah, who works in the performing arts department, right after the rain call on a beautiful day. Of course this is a spoof on the actual process, but you get the idea!

Cheers,

Brittany

Have you looked at the MASS MoCA Flickr Group lately? Today we are celebrating our sixth month anniversary on Flickr AND the addition of our 500th photo! Thanks to you and your cameras we are on our way to compiling an excellent collection of photographs capturing nearly everything MASS MoCA related… even our bathrooms!

I have two challenges for you faithful blog readers….

1. Let’s get some discussion going over on our Flickr Group board. To get you started I have posted a topic asking whether photography should be allowed in art galleries or not.

2. Let’s expand the group to 1000 photos by January 1st of 2009. That’s only 6 months, but I know you are up to the challenge.

Wishing you insightful discussions and happy photo posting,

Brittany

Edward Lifson created a great post documenting his recent visit to the LeWitt installation in progress. Thanks Edward for doing something we’ve been meaning to do and so beautifully.  We’ve put more shots on our flickr page too.

We just learned this morning that one of our tenant firms, Voodoovox, has been all over the media lately. Wall Street Journal last week and many blogs about their launch of a cellphone recording studio with Ludacris There are more than a dozen firms who rent office space from MASS MoCA in addition to Voodoovox.

We just posted LOTS of pictures of the LeWitt Retrospective installation in progress on flickr. Check it out and get ready for November 16!