Talkbacks

Bi-weekly talkbacks are informal, intimate conversations among interns and area cultural leaders. These sessions give interns the opportunity to gain important, professional contacts outside of the institution where they are interning while also allowing them to become educated in all facets of the arts management community of the Berkshires. In the past, interns have discussed topics including funding, marketing, curating and art preservation with leading arts professionals working in the Berkshires.

B-HIP guest lecturers have included:
Ella Baff, Director Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Thomas Bernard, Development Officer Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Sandra Burton, Director of Dance Williams College Dance Department
Michael Cassin, Curator of Education Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Connie Chin, General Manager Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Michael Conforti, Executive Director Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Tyler Fairbank, President Berkshire Econonimic Development Corporation
Nina Garlington,  Major Gifts Officer Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Catherine Holbrow, Conservator Williamstown Art Conservation Lab
Lola Jaffe, President and Chair of the Board Mahaiwe Performaing Arts Center
Beryl Jolly, Managing Director Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Sue Killam, Managing Director of Performing Arts MASS MoCA
Steve Lawson, Executive Director Williamstown Film Festival
Kate Maguire, Artistic Director / Founder Berkshire Theatre Festival
Laurie Norton Moffat, Executive Director Norman Rockwell Museum
Tina Packer, Director Shakespeare & Company
Bill Powers, Director Berkshire Opera Company
Bart Reidy, External Affairs Director Williamstown Theatre Festival
Seth Rogovoy, Editor-In-Chief Berkshire Living Magazine
Eric Rudd, Artist and Real Estate Developer North Adams, MA
Sandra Thomas, Director Images Cinema
Joseph Thompson, Director MASS MoCA
Megan Whilden, Director of Cultural Development City of Pittsfield