Creative Placemaking and the Berkshires: Of Music and Street Festivals
North Adams came alive on the weekend of June 20th – 23rd. The town’s 15,000 population increased by 60 percent as 8,000 people poured in for Wilco’s music and arts…
Aziz Sohail is a 2013 graduate of Brandeis University with a BA in Art History. With experience and interest in arts management, curatorial studies and museum education, he has worked with the Rose Art Museum and the American Islamic Congress. This summer he is with the City of Pittsfield, Office of Cultural Development, as part of the Berkshire Hills Internship Program, through which he is also studying Creative Placemaking and Arts Management. At the conclusion of the program in mid-August, Aziz plans to go back to his native Pakistan to a position with the Citizen’s Archive of Pakistan.
North Adams came alive on the weekend of June 20th – 23rd. The town’s 15,000 population increased by 60 percent as 8,000 people poured in for Wilco’s music and arts…
The Berkshires are well-known in Boston and New York for incredible natural beauty as well as a vibrant arts and culture scene. Mount Greylock is the highest point in the…