This season, Chesterwood is commemorating 40 years of exhibiting outdoor contemporary sculpture. Co-curated by Maxwell Davidson III, president of the Maxwell Davidson Gallery, and Charles C. Davidson, partner and senior director of the Maxwell Davidson Gallery in New York City, the exhibition features 12 outdoor sculptures, the majority of which are kinetic.
A full season of events, including tours, lectures, art classes, wine seminars and fun for the whole family!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, Chesterwood will install a new gallery showcasing 150+ never-before-exhibited objects from its collection. Learn more here…
Chesterwood is a beautiful and memorable backdrop for a Berkshires wedding or other special event!
This season, Chesterwood is commemorating 40 years of exhibiting outdoor contemporary sculpture. Co-curated by Maxwell Davidson III, president of the Maxwell Davidson Gallery, and Charles C. Davidson, partner and senior director of the Maxwell Davidson Gallery in New York City, the exhibition features 12 outdoor sculptures, the majority of which are kinetic.
The Rock Star of Stockbridge: Daniel Chester French By Dan Shaw Although sculptor Daniel Chester French is less well-known than his Berkshires neighbors Edith Wharton and Norman Rockwell, he was as influential as they were and more of a rock star. After all, French often worked in stone, most famously when he designed the iconic 19-foot-high statue (carved from 28 pieces of Georgia marble) of the 16th President of the United States for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. “He is […]
Chesterwood is a beautiful and memorable backdrop for a Berkshires wedding or other special event!
Please check back in June 2018 to see our new website. Call 413-298-3579 to check on specific dates, times and tours. We are open 7 days a week from 10 – 5pm from May 26th through October 8th.
Historic Artists Homes & Studios Program Manager Valerie Balint describes the restoration of the Breakfast Porch at Chesterwood, a painstaking and fascinating process that restored the lovely space that is meant for viewing the morning mists rising off the distant hills.
Celebrate autumn with “Fall into Chesterwood: A Fun Family Event,” featuring a guided hike, family-friendly live music, a dance performance, and a presentation about local songbirds, topped off with apple cider and donuts and pumpkin carving!
Chesterwood to Present Annual Daniel Chester French Lecture at The National Arts Club on Sept. 14 Chesterwood, in collaboration with The National Arts Club Roundtable, will present the third annual Daniel Chester French Lecture at The National Arts Club (NAC), 15 Gramercy Park South, New York City, on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. The lecture and visual presentation, “City and Country: Daniel Chester French and Studio Life”, will feature guest speaker Dr. Karen Zukowski, an independent art historian and […]
This year’s Dialogue will focus on the landscape as a place for respite and earnest art production, as well as a source of continued inspiration for contemporary artists.
Dramatic readings featuring Abraham Lincoln’s little-known private thoughts to be performed along with 16th President’s greatest words…
For 39 years, Chesterwood has presented exhibitions of contemporary large-scale artworks that have been diverse in both their content and theme. This year’s iteration of the annual contemporary sculpture exhibition, “Out of Site: Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood” on view June 16 through October 9, celebrates Chesterwood as a site for creativity.
A full season of events, including tours, lectures, art classes, wine seminars and fun for the whole family!
The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today that Valerie Balint will join the organization as the new program manager of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS) program, based at Chesterwood in Stockbridge, Mass. Balint’s mission is to enhance the relevance and reputation of HAHS member sites in their communities so as to contribute to a national conversation on the arts in American public life. Learn more here…
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