THE PEDESTAL: the quarterly newsletter of Chesterwood
FALL 2024
Miguel Rodriguez chosen as new Executive Director; collections to move to new storage and study center; 2025 contemporary sculpture show; and more >>
SUMMER 2024
Berkshire Artists-in-Residence; Newly published paperback edition of “Monument Man”; French family book collection catalogued; and more >>
SPRING 2024
National Sculpture Society’s Artist-in-Residence announced; new Education and Interpretation programs; Brick Wall restoration complete; “Monuments and Myths” head to Doylestown, PA; Arts Alive! season announced; and more >>
WINTER 2024
Brick wall restoration under way; Berkshire Art Center Artist Residency applications open; Arts Alive! program seeks sponsors, “Monuments and Myths” heads to Nashville; and more >>
FALL 2023
Local Artist-in-Residence opens exhibition at the Morris Studio; new grants announcement; welcome new Senior Manager of Interpretation and Education; and more >>
SUMMER 2023
Found-object artist brings installation to the Studio; NEH grant project “Casting Identities” to go online; residence renovation update; and more >>
SPRING 2023
Summer exhibitions are planned; Monuments & Myths traveling exhibition; National Sculpture Society Artist-in-Residence; Climate Action Sustainability Grant; Arts Alive! at a glance; and more >>
WINTER 2023
Welcome to new Advisory Council members; grant underwrites professional photography of the collections; Daniel Chester French inspired outdoor winter art activity; books and reproductions available year-round at www.chesterwood.org; and more >>
FALL 2022
National Sculpture Society modelling competition in the Studio; Lincoln Memorial Illustrated travels to Concord Museum; Helga S. Orthofer Memorial Fund established; Donna Hassler named Director Emerita; and more >>
Summer 2022
The sculpture of Jonathan Prince on the grounds; Williams College Summer Arts Internship program at Chesterwood; Phase III of residence rehabilitation complete; and more >>
SPRING 2022
Donna Hassler to retire; National Sculpture Society annual conference to be held at Chesterwood; The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated to open at the Norman Rockwell Museum and more >>
French’s portrait of William Brewster; Lincoln Centennial exhibition; Documentary film on French in development and more >>
Alma Mater at Columbia University; meet Artist-in-Residence Gabrielle Trom; Contemporary Sculpture Show to close on October 25th and more >>
43rd Annual Contemporary Sculpture Show; meet French’s only female studio assistant, Evelyn Beatrice Longman; Join us for Arts Alive! outdoor programs all season and more >>
Grounds open for free during winter months, U.S. Capitol Curator joins the Advisory Council, new Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios sites announced, historic Residence renovations to begin, virtual engagement, new online exhibitions and more > >
