Charles Giuliano
Bio:
Publisher & Editor. Charles was the director of exhibitions for the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University where he taught art history and the humanities. He taugh tModern Art and the Avant-garde for Metropolitan College of Boston University. After many years as a contributor, columnist and editor for a range of print publications from Art New England, Art News, the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Herald Traveler and Patriot Ledger, to mention a few, he went on line with Maverick Arts which evolved into a website.
Recent Articles:
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Jacob's Pillow Dance 2012 Dance
Full Schedule June 16 through August 26
By: - Jun 07th, 2012Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival kicks off June 16 with the 80th Anniversary Gala, followed by “a veritable dance explosion†(Claudia La Rocco of The New York Times) of more than 300 free and ticketed performances, talks, exhibits, classes, and events spanning three months.
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King Lear at Shakespeare & Company Theatre
Lenox Production June 16 to September 1
By: - Jun 07th, 2012King Lear runs from June 16 through September 1 in S&Co.’s Founders’Theatre. Press Opening is on Friday, June 23 at 7:30PM. This profound and devastatingly beautiful tale of regret is directed by Rebecca Holderness who sets the stage in 1906 Russia as the monarchy is crumbling and Lear’s world descends into madness.
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The Puppetmaster of Lodz Opens June 21 Theatre
Launches Berkshire Theatre Group's Theatre Festival Season
By: - Jun 07th, 2012The Puppetmaster of Lodz by Gilles Ségal, translated by Sara O'Connor and directed by Brian Roff will begin Berkshire Theatre Group's Theatre Festival season at The Unicorn Theatre, 6 East St. in Stockbridge on June 21 with an official press opening on June 23.
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Kristen van Ginhoven Offers Workshops Theatre
WAM Director To Teach Actors and Directors
By: - Jun 07th, 2012Kristen van Ginhoven, WAM’s Artistic Director, will teach a workshop over the summer where she will share what she learned while recently working at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada. The workshop will be offered June 18 in Schenectady, NY at Proctor’s Theatre and July 22 at Eleven in Great Barrington, MA.
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Dr. Ruth All the Way at Barrington Stage Theatre
Mark St. Germain World Premiere June 19 to July 21
By: - Jun 06th, 2012Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning regional theatre in downtown Pittsfield, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, is proud to present the world premiere of Dr. Ruth, All The Way by Mark St. Germain, directed by Julianne Boyd.Starring stage, film and television actress Debra Jo Rupp (That 70s Show), Dr. Ruth, All the Way will now run from June 19 through July 21 at St. Germain Stage(formerly Stage 2) at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Opening Night is Saturday, June 30 at 8pm.
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Ralph Brill on Photographer Leonard Freed People
Eclipse Mill Exhibition and Other Projects
By: - Jun 05th, 2012A version of the traveling exhibition The Italians by the late photographer, Leonard Freed, will be presented in August at the Eclipse Mill Gallery by the gallerist/ entrepreneur Ralph Brill. We met with Brill to discuss Freed and other wide ranging thoughts and projects. There was a focus on North Adams as the former home of Arnold Printworks and Sprague Electric prior to becoming home to Mass MoCA.
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100 Boston Painters Fine Arts
An Ambitious Publication by Chawky Frenn
By: - Jun 04th, 2012From the Colonial Era through the present Boston has been notable for its passion and commitment to painters. The artist Chawky Freen has succeeded in the daunting challenge of publishing an overview of 100 Boston Painters. This is an invaluable contribution to an aspect of contemporary art in Boston.
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Grita Insam 1939-2012 People
Vienna Gallerist Ist Tot
By: - Jun 04th, 2012We spent quality time with Vienna gallerist Grita Insam. We recall visiting her main and project galleries. Over wine and sausages she revealed that she was formerly a champion ballroom dancer. It was among her many unique qualities.
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry at BIFF Film
For China Ai Weiwei or the Highway
By: - Jun 04th, 2012This past week the Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei was absent from the Serpentine Gallery in London for a new work created in collaboration with the architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. Previously he worked with them on the renowned "Birdsnest" design for the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics. Since release on bail following months of interrogation in June, 2011 the artist has been forbidden to communicate with the media or leave the country.
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BIFF in Pittsfield Film
A Rainy Saturday at the Movies
By: - Jun 03rd, 2012After the opening night of Ethel on Thursday we continue coverage, Friday through Saturday, of the seventh annual Berkshire International Film Festival. Yet again there was a stunning mix of features and unique documentary films.
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Michael Snow and Wanda Koop at Mass MoCA People
Dialogue with Canadian Master Artists
By: - Jun 01st, 2012During the intensely busy opening weekend we attempted to interact with artists in the sprawling Mass MoCA survey Oh Canada. The selection mostly focused on younger and lesser known artists. The exceptions proved to be two internationally recognized artists Wanda Koop and Michael Snow.
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Omari Hardwick to Film Verses & Flow Television
TV One Debuts August 31.
By: - Jun 01st, 2012On June 11, “Verses & Flow†will begin filming its second season at the historical Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. This year’s host is American actor and Georgia native, Omari Hardwick.
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Ethel Opens 7th Annual Biff in Great Barrington Film
Kathleen Introduces Sister Rory’s HBO Documentary
By: - Jun 01st, 2012A matriarch of the Kennedy dynasty, Ethel, the widow of Robert and mother of eleven, is a sporty, fun loving but guarded private individual. When HBO decided to commission a documentary they asked her daughter Rory. Everyone was shocked when Ethel consented to be interviewed by her youngest daughter. What Ethel declines to discuss is warmly fleshed out for her nine surviving children. It provided a stunning launch to the 7th annual Berkshire International Film Festival
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Berkshire International Film Festival Film
Complete Schedule May 31 to June 3
By: - May 30th, 2012The 7th Annual season of The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) will celebrate this year with the latest in independent feature, documentary, short and family films. The festival runs from May 31 – June 3, 2012 in Great Barrington and June 1 – June 3rd in Pittsfield, MA and will be showcasing over 70 films in independent filmmaking.
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OMG Canada at Mass MoCA Fine Arts
Daunting Survey of Canadian Art
By: - May 28th, 2012From now through March, 2013 Mass MoCA will display the first major museum level survey of contemporary Canadian art in the United States. The work of sixty plus artists was selected through a process of some 400 studio visits over the past few years by curator Denise Markonish. It's a lively, upbeat, sprawling exhibition but don't expect any quick answers to the question of what is Canadian about Canadian art. Mostly it's like contemporary American art just less familiar and farther north,.
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Edward Maeder Seminar at Berkshire Botanical Gardens Fine Arts
The Rose in Art and Fashion—700 Years June 12 to 14
By: - May 28th, 2012The eminent curator and author Edward Maeder will lead a three-day seminar at Berkshire Botanical Gardens (BBG) with lectures on "The Rose in Art and Fashion—700 Years", and "Gardens in the Decorative Arts". The lectures will be followed by hands-on demonstrations and workshops: "Exploring Paper Possibilities with Collage and Floral Inspiration". The events will be held June 12 to 14, at BBG, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, Massachusetts 01262
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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company Opens SPAC Season Dance
Master Class and “Arts Alfresco†Celebration of Art, Wine & Food
By: - May 25th, 2012Modern dance masterpieces by choreographer Bill T. Jones, one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the world of modern dance and the artistic creator of Broadway hits Spring Awakening and Fela!, will come to SPAC’s Amphitheatre Stage on Thursday, June 7 @ 8 p.m.
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Eclipse Mill Gallery Held Global Portrait Paint Party Fine Arts
Friend Me Projects in Toronto, Canada, Originated Celebration
By: - May 23rd, 2012The Berkshire communities of artists and non artists alike were invited to participate on May 6th in North Adams, Mass. National and international artists were also invited to email a jpeg and dedicate a portrait to the project. Eventually, all portraits will be seen on the ' Friend Me Projects' website, along with future Global Portrait Parties and other media events. The North Adams portrait paint party became the first outside of Canada and here, the BFA Gallery is showing many fine results.
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Tanglewood Rethinks Labor Day Weekend Music
Rocking Out with Train, Evanescence and Pops
By: - May 23rd, 2012Train is back on track for Friday, August 31. Followed by Pops, on Saturday, and then a hard rock tandem of Evanescence and Chevelle rounding out a solid Labor Day Weekend in the Shed. This is a dramatic change of policy for Tanglewood making for a weekend with broad audience appeal second only to the Fourth of July. This last blast of summer will surely draw large audiences to Lenox. Then its back to work and school.
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Berkshire Museum to Erect Wigwam Fine Arts
Rethink! American Indian Exhibition Opens July 7
By: - May 22nd, 2012The front lawn of Berkshire Museum will soon be home to an authentic wigwam. The Museum staff is working with two Wampanoag Indians to build an authentic wigwam, which will be used to enhance programming in conjunction with the Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Rethink! American Indian Art at Berkshire Museum, opening July 7, 2012.
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Photojournalist Gillian Jones at Gallery 51 Fine Arts
Surveying 20 Years of Covering the Berkshires
By: - May 22nd, 2012For the past twenty years photojournalist Gillian Jones has covered the Berkshires as a staff member of the North Adams Transcript. Her images have also appeared in the Berkshire Eagle and other publications. A survey of her work opens at Gallery 51 in North Adams on May 27 and remains on view through June 24.
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Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration Music
All Star Concert July 14
By: - May 21st, 2012The musical centerpiece of the evening will be the Tanglewood 75th Celebration Concert featuring performances by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, as well as the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, led by conductors John Williams, Keith Lockhart, and Andris Nelsons. These legendary Tanglewood ensembles will be joined on stage by several of today’s leading artists, including violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianists Emanuel Ax and Peter Serkin, and vocalist James Taylor.
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Mr Finn's Cabaret Opens May 25 & 26 Theatre
New Venture for Barrington Stage Company
By: - May 19th, 2012Barrington Stage Company announces the first season of performances at the brand-new 49-seat Mr. Finn’s Cabaret, located on the lower level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (formerly Stage 2), 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield.
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A Slap in the Facebook Opinion
IPO Flatlines on Second Day of Trading
By: - May 19th, 2012Maybe you are among the 900,000, 000 Facebook friends wanting to own a piece of the company. At $16 billion the first day IPO was the third greatest ever. Those initial mega investors planned to flip for huge profits on the second day of trading to the general public. By the end of the day the stock rose a staggering twenty three cents. BFD.
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Emerging America Festival Line-Up June 21-24 Theatre
Presented by ICA, A.R.T and Huntington Theatre
By: - May 18th, 2012The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), Huntington Theatre Company, and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston announce additional events and offerings as part of the third Emerging America— an annual festival featuring groundbreaking performance by American artists June 21 to 24.
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