MCLA Gallery 51

09/17/2024

09/11/2024

Join MCLA Professor this Saturday, from 1-3 pm for a collaborative risograph workshop at the MOSAIC Events space (49 Main St). Bring your favorite, or memorable, recipe you wish to share, learn the basics of the risograph, and leave with mini recipe book!

Space is limited, so please email [email protected] to secure your spot.

09/05/2024

Gallery 51 is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition, Materialscape, featuring the work of Marissa Baez, Delaney Keshana, and Mikayla Patton.

The show highlights artists from various stages in f their careers and communities brought together by their common use of materials. Guest curated by Mikayla Patton, the opening reception is Friday, Sept 6 from 5-8 pm EST featuring a performance by Marissa Baez, who welcomes the community to participate.

More information about Materialscape and upcoming MOSAIC can be found at the link on our IG page.

08/08/2024

Join us Wednesday August 14th from 5-8pm as we exhibit our MOSAIC summer interns' independent projects in Gallery 49 on Main St, North Adams

08/01/2024

Lots happening at the gallery tomorrow for First Fridays! Join us for a second reception of ‘s Maternar en Migración / Mothering in Migration exhibit from 5-8pm. Be sure to stick around for Yo Soy Arte’s performance at 6pm featuring Laura Cabrera and her family!

Laura Cabrera is a Mexican singer who left Veracruz, Mexico at age 18, and now lives in Pittsfield with her two children. Laura aims to strengthen the community through diverse and accessible programming in performing, movement and creative arts. She is a founding member of Latina413, co-founder of the Hispanic artist collective Amor A Nuestras Raíces (Love to our Roots), and founder of Yo Soy Arte (I am Art), focusing on increasing representation of local Latinx artists in cultural spaces. Laura is passionate about helping the Latino population in the Berkshires share their cultural background with their community.

07/29/2024

Hey North Adams & nearby communities! Please join artist Quique Lee at the MOSAIC Event space at 49 Main St, Tuesday July 30 from 6-9 and participate in a men’s embroidery project to discuss masculinity while embroidering together.

Supplies will be provided and no experience is needed, however space is limited. Please RSVP by either sending a DM or emailing [email protected]

07/19/2024

Join us for the opening night of Mothering in Migration at Gallery 51 from 5-8pm on Friday, July 26th! There will be light refreshments provided ! The exhibition will run from July 26th to August 25th. Additionally, the week after (August 2) will be the North Adams first Friday from 5-8pm accompanied with live music.
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07/02/2024

July 5 is First Friday in North Adams and there will be numerous activities, music, games, food, and more!

We’re also excited to welcome Shailja Patel and Clemente Sajquiy-Ramirez to the gallery as each participates in a reading in relation to the exhibition MIGRITUDE starting at 5:30 pm!

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05/16/2024

Remember when PRESS: Letterpress as Public Art Project was on Main Street? Come see what it is now in MCLA’s Bowman Hall room 303. Friday, May 17 from 1-6pm.

Cylinder Presses. Platen Presses. Crazy paper cutters. AND, a Risograph duplicator! We have it all. Use the Vandercook (cylinder press) and Golding (platen press) to print the final layers of a mantra give away card with the text: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Contribute to the creation of a collaborative four-color zine using the Risograph.

Riso printing will happen at 2, 3, 4 and 5 pm, followed by a zine folding demo at 5:15 pm. Drop in and stay awhile!

04/29/2024

The countdown is on! is just ONE week away! Together, we can make a difference for current and future Trailblazers. has set a goal of raising $60,000 for student support in just 30 hours beginning at 9:00 AM on Monday, May 6. Join us in the support of MCLA’s mission of transforming student lives through the power of education!

10/20/2023

Rachel Valliere ‘17 stopped in for a visit ❤️Mcla Trailblazers MCLA FPA MCLA

07/25/2023

Come see ReWritten at the Adam’s theater

04/20/2023

Tonight! Graduating MCLA Art Majors present the Senior Art Show "Liminal Spaces: the Overlooked and Otherworldly". 5-7 pm, April 20, 2023. Free and open to the public. Come celebrate these talented student artists.

Exhibit catalog from the MCLA Gallery 51 show "Liminal Spaces: the Overlooked and Otherworldly" featuring artworks by MCLA graduating art major seniors Eloise Baker, Tiffany Ferreira, Delano Mills, Joe Vigiard, Dei Seamans, and Rachel Zemsky. Spring 2023.

02/25/2023

Meet Brandon Brewer, one of the six artists in Layer/Build: Collage Explored, on display now.

02/25/2023

Todd Bartel is one of the artists being featured in Layer/Build: College Explored, on display now.

02/21/2023

Evita Tezeno’s work will be featured alongside five other artists in Layer/Build: Collage Explored. On display now

02/21/2023

Juan Hinojosa is one of the six artists making up our newest show, Layer/Build: Collage Explored!

02/21/2023

Juan Hinojosa is one of the six artists making up our new show, Layer/Build: Collage Explored!

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02/14/2023

Our newest exhibition will be opening February 21, 2023, titled Layer/Build: Collage Explored. This show will feature artists Evita Tezeno, Juan Hinojosa, Heather Polk, Brandon Brewer, Todd Bartel, and Niki Haynes, and will be running until April 7, 2023! We will be hosting an opening reception on March 3, here at the gallery from 5-7 PM.


Check out these artists work!

Evita Tezeno

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Juan Hinojosa

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Heather Polk

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Brandon Brewer

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Todd Bartel

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Niki Haynes

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01/23/2023

Save the date - Please join us for a conversation on art, race, nationality, and gender. Dr. Eunice Uhm will be in conversation with artists WANG Chen & Mikayla Patton this Thursday, Jan. 26th at 5pm at Gallery 51 in North Adams. Free & open to all! More info can be found on our website.

08/16/2022

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08/10/2022

08/08/2022

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was an iconic African American tap dancer and actor best known for his Broadway performances and film roles.

Broadway legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson started his career as a vaudeville performer, transitioning to Broadway and to Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. His delicate tap-dance style and cheerful demeanor made Robinson a favorite of both Black and white audiences. He died in New York City on November 25, 1949.

08/06/2022

George Edwin Taylor was an American journalist, editor, political activist, and politician. In 1904, he was the candidate of the National Negro Liberty Party for President of the United States. He was the first African American to run for president.

08/02/2022

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