 North Adams Hosting Route 2 Overpass Study WalksThe city of North Adams is hosting three community walks this week to solicit input on a study of the 60-year-old Central Artery project.  Markey Pledges Support for 'Converging' Projects in North AdamsU.S. Sen. Edward Markey pledged his support as the city and its partners embark on an ambitious plan of refashioning the downtown, the Hoosic River, the bike path and the connections to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.  Firm Chosen to Lead Study on 'Reconnecting' North AdamsStoss Landscape Urbanism and its partners are charged with providing North Adams options for addressing the failing overpass to create a more connected and thriving downtown.  Clark Art, Mass MoCA Partner with NBCC for Summer Art ClubArtmaking club for ages 8–19 hosted at UNO Community Center in North Adams  Annual Teen Invitational Draws More Than 300 SubmissionsMore than 300 students from area high schools entered their work in 12th annual Teen Invitational at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Strike at Mass MoCA Ends With Contract VoteA three-week strike by unionized staff of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art has ended with a contract agreed on Tuesday by both sides. Mass MoCA Shifts Hours After Union Rejects OfferThe Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art will close an extra day a week after striking workers rejected the latest offer.  Mass MoCA Strikers See Possible Movement in TalksThe music was nearly drowned out by the honking of horns as motorists signaled their support to the picket line at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday. Mass MoCA Workers Announce March 6 StrikeUnionized employees at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art say they will go on strike starting Wednesday, March 6, if no agreement on wages is reached by then. Media & Technology Company Moving Headquarters to Mass MoCAThe Mass MoCA Commission on Monday approved a tenant agreement for Kinetek Inc., which will relocate its headquarters from Montpelier, Vt., to Building 1.  Mass MoCA's Iconic Upside-Down Trees Being RetiredNatalie Jeremijenko's meditation on resiliency, "Tree Logic," will be retired after 25 years of turning heads at the entrance to Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.  Mass MoCA Welcomes New Tenant, AdministratorThe Mass MoCA Commission on Monday welcomed a new artist and a new administrator at the museum. Mass MoCA, North Adams Library Hosts Artmaking EventThe public library and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art have started a collaboration in an effort to bridge the gap between artists, their work, and the community. MCLA, MASS MoCA to Present New Play ReadingThe play, by Peter Glazer, debuts at MASS MoCA's Club B10 on June 8 at 7 p.m. Mass MoCA Commission Welcomes Architecture Firm, Silkscreen PrinterTwo new tenants will open on the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art campus: Gary Lichtenstein Editions LLC and JZJN architecture.  North Adams Awarded Federal Grant to Study Downtown ConnectionsMayor Jennifer Macksey told the Mass MoCA Commission on Monday that they had received word on Friday that the grant was being awarded. MCLA Panel to Explore Art, Race, Nationality and GenderThe discussion will take place at 5 p.m. at the MCLA Design Lab on 49 Main St. The event is free and open to the public.  Roller Coaster at Mass MoCA: EJ Hill ExhibitContemporary artist EJ Hill opened his largest exhibit to date by building a rideable sculpture in the museum's 100-yard-long Building 5 gallery. |
