Berkshire Natural Resources Council's Old Mill Trail in Hinsdale is one of my family's favorite local places to get outdoors, and it's about to get even better!
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Art Close to Home, in partnership with BNRC and the Berkshire Museum, has announced the opening of their 2nd season of outdoor visual art and soundscapes at the Old Mill Trail. A multimedia exhibit by artist Simone Couto called, "Nowhere to Go but Everywhere" will be on display along the trail from June 5th to June 19th.
Couto's art installation will include a series of "trail markers" that feature photographs of tree canopies displayed on trees along the trail, accompanied by an original soundscape design by Daniela Stubbs. Couto invites viewers to walk the trail imagining that different seasons exist at the same time and question, “what happens in the body and mind when perception is shifted through visual displacement and sound.”
This show will connect the arts and nature to spark curiosity and conversations for people of all ages. Art Close to Home will also provide materials about the exhibit and its themes to schools countywide primarily through the learning management system (Canvas) facilitated by Berkshire Remote Learning Initiative.
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Art Close to Home is a collaborative art experience mobilized by visual artists, filmmakers, documentarians, and curators living in the age of the Covid-19 pandemic. Participating artists create works that are exhibited in public outdoor spaces such as hiking trails, historic sites, and conservation areas; which are then documented and published for broader sharing. Art Close to Home's mission is to expand the art-viewing experience into unexpected locales often found close to home.
Brazilian-born Simone Couto received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) Practice Program, New York, a BA in Creative Arts from the University of San Francisco and studied Theater Arts at The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This program is supported, in part, by grants from the Pittsfield, Dalton, Windsor, Northern Berkshire, Richmond, Lee, Otis, and Sandisfield Cultural Councils, which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Berkshire Natural Resources Council is a non-profit land trust that protects and manages more than 24,000 acres of land around the Berkshires. BNRC's mission is to protect and preserve the natural beauty and ecological integrity of the Berkshires for public benefit and enjoyment.
Berkshire Natural Resources Council, 20 Bank Row, Pittsfield.
