Ferrin Gallery just does not stop. Last Saturday, they kicked off their newest endeavor, Dish and Dine, a series of evening dinners in the gallery pairing local food with local artists. Delicious!

Here’s the break down of what when down:

ARTIST: Jason Houston Spoke about works on display “Family of Mine” and “Food & Farm”

DINE: The Market provided locally sourced tasty eats from Clover Town Baker, Pittsfield, MA, Equinox Farms, Housantonic MA, Ioka Farms, Hancock, MA, Czajkowski Farms, Westfield, MA, Woodstock Farms, Woodstock NY, Holiday Farms, Dalton MA

DISH: MaryAnne Davis functional porcelain tableware from just over the border in Chatham, NY graced the table

WHO CAME TO DINNER?

Paul Graubard who will be having a solo showing at the galley, Stories from the Bible and Other Places,  March 13th – May 8th; Noted photographer, author and documenter of Pittsfield’s own Colonial Theatre renovations, Nicholas Whitman;  Project Art Resident Artist  Gerit Grimm on visit from Germany, the ever present paper cutter Eric Drury; Watercolorist, June Ferrin; and Performer/Farmer Billie Best of  Crazy Wife Farm.

“Art and life come together at a table. Using handmade dishes to set a table provides the opportunity to express private creativity: ephemeral and memorable. The social fabric, the relationships built one meal at a time becomes the real art and the meal has an energy of a higher order. Conversation is magic, bringing each individual at the table into a personal bond.”

Jay Elling pics coming soon!

Stay tuned for upcoming Dish & Dine @ Ferrin!

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