The First Fridays Artswalk in downtown Pittsfield continues its 5-month season (May through September) on Friday, August 1 from 5 to 8 pm as part of the City of Pittsfield’s First Fridays at Five.

Participating venues on Friday, August 1 include Berkshire Art Center, Clock Tower Artists, Creahub Makerspace by Latinas413, Framework by Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., Hotel on North, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Living in Recovery, Marketplace Cafe, Ralph Froio Senior Center, Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds, Soda Chef, and TKG Real Estate.

Download the Downtown Pittsfield App in the App Store or on Google Play to follow a virtual walking tour of art on your cell phone.

Direct link: https://downtownpittsfield.stqry.app/list/56229

First Fridays Artswalk is supported in part by The Feigenbaum Foundation.

Event Highlights (South to North):

Artists at the Clock Tower, 75 South Church Street, Third Floor
Karen Carmean, Deborah H Carter, Lucie Castaldo, Joan Palano Ciolfi, Randy Foulds, Marion Grant, Nava Grunfeld, Caroline Kelley, Mollie Kellogg, Eric Korenman, Bruce Laird, Lisa Loustaunau, Mark Mellinger, Linda Petrocine, Shany Porras, Sally Tiska Rice, Ilene Richard, Audrey Shachnow, Stanley Singer, Ariel Smith, Jordan Stone, Sharon Walthew, Stefanie Weber, and Carmel Wilson
Open Studios: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Marketplace Cafe, 53 North Street
Mary Davidson
Stamped paintings in her “Abstract Series”
Opening Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 7 pm

Living in Recovery, 75 North Street
Ms. Michael Kennedy
Series of charcoal drawings
Artist Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds, 119 Fenn Street
Cosmic CoArt Cooperative and the Cosmic Butterfly Procession
Annalisa Jacobsen, Peppa, Aisha B., Drake, Jean Minuchin, Macarena, Beth Fairservis, Matt Brinton, Nicole Fecteau, and Olly
Artist Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue
Community Access to the Arts’ annual exhibit “I Am a Part of Art”
On View: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Palace Park, 122 North Street
“Art in the Park”
Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

TKG Real Estate, 137 North Street
“For the Love of Art”
Patricia Carchedi-Coakley
Reception with the Artist: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Creahub Makerspace by Latinas413, 139 North Street
“Blooming Together, Strengthening Our Roots” by Shelsy Rodriguez
“Between Generations” by Luiza Folegatti
On View: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Berkshire Art Center/Brothership Building, 141 North Street
“Deb Koffman Retrospective” in the window
Participate in “The Berkshires Satellite Reef” — a local contribution to the world-renowned “Crochet Coral Reef Project”: Friday, August 1, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Soda Chef, 161 North Street
Nicole March Art – Window Display

Hotel on North, 297 North Street
Sally Tiska Rice
Reception with the Artist: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Ralph Froio Senior Center, 330 North Street
“The Artful Age”
Artist Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Methuselah Bar & Lounge, 391 North Street
“Incognito Witch Selfie Series”
Mollie Kellogg
On View: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm

Framework by Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., 437 North Street
Let it Shine! Artist Exhibition
Carly Holmes, Riley Wilde, Jesus Alicea, and Kenny Davis
Opening Reception: Friday, August 1, 5 to 8 pm