# Event Details - **Event Name**: Berkshire QueerArts Collective & Pride Art Exhibit Planning (Pittsfield, MA - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 11 May, 2027 at 07:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Join diverse group of queer artists/art lovers in planning 3rd Annual Pride Art Exhibit & promoting local queer artists throughout the yearAbout this Event8/26 Berkshire Queer Arts Collective & Pride Art Exhibit Planning Team (Pittsfield, MA)Wednesday, 5:30-7:00pmLichtenstein Center for the Arts28 Renne AvePittsfield, MA 01201AMPLIFYING QUEER CREATIVITY: Join the Berkshire Arts Collective and the Planning Team to plan the 3rd Annual Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit @ Lichetenstein Center for the Arts. An incredibly diverse group of local queer artists, queer art lovers, supported by Q-MoB's Arts/Culture Coordinator and the Becket Arts Center Exhibits Director, figure out how to encourage submissions from as many and as diverse a group of local queer artists as possible, and how to raise enough money to: 1) pay experienced artists to mentor emerging artists; 2) pay emerging artists to get their works ready to submit; 3) pay prizes to artists who win jury or audience awards; 4) pay videographers to help artists create short videos to promote their work on social media.Planning Team needs people with a wide variety of skills to help: 1) invite as many diverse local LGBTQ artists to submit their works and to assist emerging artists in this process if needed; including flyer distribution throughout the region, social media & video creation & posting, 2) Issue press releases, photos, & videos and do press followup; 3) promote the exhibit, the opening reception, & artists panel; 4) recruit the Jury and the Artists Panel; 5) promote other exhibits & performances by local queer artists who live or exhibit/perform in the 8 rural counties of the Greater Berkshire Region.WHY THIS EXHIBIT IS IMPORTANT & HISTORIC: As recent government actions try to erase and defund all Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts in government, education, & the arts, a coalition of local organizations (LIchtenstein Center for the Arts, Q-MoB, Berkshire Queer History Project) is responding in a very creative Berkshire way: they are hosting the 3rd Annual Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit featuring local LGBTQ+ artists.LGBTQ artists have been integrally involved in building and sustaining all of the arts institutions in the Berkshires for more than 200 years, and have been woven into the fabric of the creative economy that makes the Berkshires famous all over the world. So of course in 2025 a coalition of local organizations want to celebrate their contributions by showing their works at a special Pride Exhibit at the Becket Arts Center. Many people know the famous LGBTQ artists who have created world-famous works in the Berkshires like Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, & Ted Shawn, but fewer people know the many local queer artists who make the works we see in our homes, businesses, local stages, galleries, & museums. This Pride Exhibit is for those artists who are your neighbors, colleagues, & friends.The Berkshire Queer History Project (BQHP) will be on hand filming stories from both artists and their patrons about the local LGBTQ+ artists who have made our lives better by making, exhibiting or performing in the Berkshires. This exhibit is a chance for BQHP to capture stories about past, present, and emerging LGBTQ artists and hear their stories in their own words -- about the importance of local art, about their process of making art, and the ways their queerness does and does not affect their work.: Click this Exhibit Link to learn more about the exhibit and the artists who are featured in it. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsfield/berkshire-queerarts-collective-and-pride-art-exhibit-planning-pittsfield-ma/100001981567767535 - **Event Categories**: art, lgbt-pride, performances, meetups, entertainment - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 30 minutes - Location: Lichtenstein Center for the Arts - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Pittsfield - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: Lichtenstein Center for the Arts - **lat**: 42.4504575 - **long**: -73.2521534 - **full address**: Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Berkshire QueerArts Collective & Pride Art Exhibit Planning (Pittsfield, MA - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/a373d680f12e7f8b911b2abf4944e6d2ea7d760d56290341923b2b3baac022a0-rimg-w1200-h1800-dc0007fe-gmir.jpg?v=1781614207 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Berkshire QueerArts Collective & Pride Art Exhibit Planning (Pittsfield, MA being held? - **A:** Berkshire QueerArts Collective & Pride Art Exhibit Planning (Pittsfield, MA takes place on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 11 May, 2027 at 07:00 pm at Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Berkshire QueerArts Collective & Pride Art Exhibit Planning (Pittsfield, MA? - **A:** Berkshire QueerArts Collective & Pride Art Exhibit Planning (Pittsfield, MA is organized by Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires). - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Berkshire QueerArts Collective & Pride Art Exhibit Planning (Pittsfield, MA is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Pittsfield, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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