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  • CSC 2011 Viewers’ Choice Award Reception

    CSC 2011 Viewers’ Choice Award Reception

    [ October 10, 2011; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
    Spend Columbus Day afternoon carving your own pumpkin and enjoying other family-friendly activities as we bring Chesterwood’s season to a close.
    Families are welcome to design their own unique pumpkin or ask one of our friendly staff for inspiration. All ages of children welcome.
    Also, you voted and now it’s time to reveal the CSC 2011 Viewers’ [...]

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  • Fall Family Fun at Chesterwood

    Fall Family Fun at Chesterwood

    [ October 10, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Spend Columbus Day afternoon carving your own pumpkin and enjoying other family-friendly activities as we bring Chesterwood’s season to a close.

    Families are welcome to design their own unique pumpkin or ask one of our friendly staff for inspiration. All ages of children welcome.

    Also, you voted and now it’s time to reveal the CSC 2011 Viewers’ [...]

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  • Heritage Walks

    Heritage Walks

    [ September 17, 2011; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. ] Presented in partnership with Upper Housatonic Heritage Area’s 2011 Heritage Walks Weekend

    Learn how French created the Minute Man in Concord, MA, and Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on this informal tour of the sculptor’s impressive Studio and historic residence. Enjoy free admission to the grounds for the entire day! Please dress [...]

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  • Berkshire County Residents’ Family Day

    Berkshire County Residents’ Family Day

    [ September 10, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Admission is on us!

    All Berkshire Country residents are invited to visit free-of-charge as we open Daniel Chester French’s beloved Chesterwood to the community he and his family treasured for over 75 years. Families are encouraged to relax in the garden, stroll the woodland walks, and simply enjoy the stunning views of Monument Mountain after visiting [...]

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  • Really Breaking the Mold: Unconventional Sculptural Processes

    Really Breaking the Mold: Unconventional Sculptural Processes

    [ August 13, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Discover the fascinating world of non-traditional sculptural processes through an afternoon of workshops and demonstrations presented by CSC artists. [ Read More → ]

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  • Sculpting the Head at Chesterwood

    Sculpting the Head at Chesterwood

    [ July 14, 2011; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. July 21, 2011; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. July 28, 2011; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. August 11, 2011; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. August 18, 2011; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. August 25, 2011; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Art Workshop for Adults
    Presented in partnership with IS183 Art School
    Instructor Philip Howe
    Thursdays, July 14 – August 25, no class August 4 (6 sessions)
    1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
    In this course, students will sculpt two heads in clay. The first head will be created without the model present. A basic construction format will be presented. The instructor [...]

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  • Breaking the Mold: Traditional Sculptural Processes

    Breaking the Mold: Traditional Sculptural Processes

    [ July 9, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Join us for an afternoon of workshops and demonstrations dedicated to traditional sculptural processes. [ Read More → ]

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  • CSC 2011 Opening Day

    CSC 2011 Opening Day

    [ June 18, 2011; 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] 10:30 am — A Conversation with Sculptor Leonda Froehlich Finke
    Please note: Leonda Froehlich Finke is unable to attend the opening due to a health issue, so her conversation has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.  More information will be available online.  Please join us for the Walking Tour at 11:30 am!

    11:30 [...]

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  • CSC 2011 Opening Reception & Award Ceremony

    CSC 2011 Opening Reception & Award Ceremony

    [ June 17, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Celebrate the opening of the 32nd annual Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood (CSC) exhibition, curated by Bruce Weber, Senior Curator, 19th and Early 20th Century Art at the National Academy Museum, New York, NY, where Daniel Chester French was an Academician of the National Academy from 1900 until his death in 1931. The work of 15 [...]

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  • Volunteer Clean Up Day

    Volunteer Clean Up Day

    [ May 21, 2011; 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. ] Presented in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast Office

    Volunteers needed! Projects include gardening, light landscaping, cleaning and repairs to the French-designed outdoor space called the “Circle” and the Woodland Walks. Volunteers should be willing to work, able-bodied and over 18 years of age. Tools and gloves provided. Volunteers should come dressed to [...]

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