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NORTHAMPTON — Looking back to an incident that sparked controversy in fall 2021, the city’s Arts Council board has issued a formal apology for abruptly canceling its Biennial art exhibit days before it was set to open.At the time, some local...

NORTHAMPTON — The personal stories of six formerly incarcerated women featured in a new documentary are proof of the power of the pen. The documentary, “Finding the Words: The Story of Voices from Inside,” will premiere on Saturday at the Academy...

Free screening is Saturday evening at the Academy of Music in Northampton

I have followed the controversy surrounding the cancellation of the Northampton Arts Council’s Biennial with some interest. I’ve read all the op-ed pieces and letters to the editor of the Gazette to try and get up to speed on the issue. I even watched...

NORTHAMPTON — In the wake of the city’s Arts Council abruptly canceling its Biennial art and poetry exhibit at Forbes Library, citing a flawed selection process and the inclusion of an artwork some considered objectionable, two of the jurors say...

On Tuesday, Sept. 28, the Northampton Arts Council voted to cancel this year’s visual art and poetry Biennial. The Biennial was created 15 years ago by several former arts council members as an opportunity for artists from all of the counties in...

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s Arts Council has abruptly canceled its Biennial arts exhibit at Forbes Library after an Easthampton artist objected to one of the pieces slated to be included in the show, calling it “genocide art.”The objection came from...

Northampton Arts Council becomes 1st city board to back activist group’s call to defund police by 50% Updated 6:55 AM; The Northampton Arts Council last week became the first city board or agency to back a local activist organization’s call to defund the community’s police department by 50%. At the group’s April 3 meeting, the cultural council, which works to fund, promote and present high-quality arts programming in it Northampton, voted to sign onto the official demands of Northampto...

NORTHAMPTON — Joining a chorus of others, the city’s Arts Council voted last week to sign on to demands by the group Northampton Abolition Now and support cuts to the city’s Police Department budget. The demands ask for the immediate reallocation of...