Exhibit 'The Beyond' Brings Art Lovers to Hoosic Riverbank

North Adams, MA – Organizers of “Art Close to Home,” outdoor visual arts exhibitions, announce their fall exhibition entitled The Beyond, which is scheduled for September 30 through October 14. The show will take place at Tourists riverside retreat, 915 State Rd. in North Adams. It will feature work by Massachusetts-based visual artists Max Bard, Jesse Tobin McCauley, and Stacey Piwinski. Artwork will be displayed along paths on the retreat’s grounds and visitors are encouraged to picnic and explore the hiking trails at no cost.

“Our Close to Home programming is in response to the limitations that Covid-19 has presented,” said Close to Home Executive Director Stacey Silkey Schultze. “We’re creating opportunities for art lovers visiting the area or living nearby to engage with the outdoors and experience art safely in nature.” She added, “we’re also providing a platform for area artists to share their work with their communities and hope to bring people together while remaining physically distant.”

The exhibition’s namesake, The Beyond, is a translation of the Algonquian word “hoosic,” which refers to the Hoosic Riverbank vistas and woodland trails traversing the property, explained Schultze. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Tourists and feature such talented artists against a spectacular backdrop,” said Schultze.

Artists include sculptor Max Bard’s unique, whose visual language speaks to the complexities of the American landscape. He uses materials sourced from the environment that are both abandoned commercial material and organic matter. Jesse Tobin McCauley is a painter and graphic designer whose work bursts with bold, bright, saturated colors that evoke radiant energy. In mixed media artist Stacey Piwiniski’s practice, she twists, wraps, cuts, and paints material and recontextualizes them into woven works of art.

For more information about Art Close to Home and their upcoming exhibit, The Beyond, visit www.artclosetohome.com.