MOSAIC is MCLA’s community-serving cultural events program. MOSAIC brings people together through the acts of artistic and cultural exchange in order to learn about each other, break through barriers to understanding, and build the commonalities that define communities.
MOSAIC presents public cultural events in the form of exhibitions, performances, workshops, readings, lectures, and discussions. Our events are inclusive, diverse, and accessible, and focus on the exchange between communities, artists, faculty, and students.
Run by MCLA since 2005, Gallery 51 exhibits work from a wide range of emerging to mid-career contemporary artists from around the world. The Gallery hosts 4-5 exhibitions each year, the Artist-in-Residence programs, and countless events and happenings. Staffed by mostly student workers, MCLA Gallery 51 provides students with hands-on experience in the day-to-day operations of a gallery. MCLA Gallery 51 can be found at 51 Main Street in downtown North Adams.
Located at 49 Main Street, EventSpace is a mixed use venue for lectures, community gatherings, film screenings, and more.
MOSAIC hosts several artist residencies each academic year.
The Summer Arts Immersion Residency is a program for current MCLA students to create their own artwork, participate in Berkshire area summer arts programming, and earn a 3-credit internship. Participating students will have the ability to stay on campus during the second summer session for the duration of the residency, July 7 to August 16, 2025. The deadline to apply for the 2025 summer residency is Friday, April 11th. Click here to learn more!
Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Learn more about the MCLA Art, Arts Management, Music Industry and Production, and Theatre programs.
North Adams First Fridays
Explore downtown businesses, discover local artists, and connect with the North Adams
community on the first Friday of every month!
Sm[ART] Commons Blog
The Sm[ART] Commons Blog is run by MCLA arts management students featuring interviews, reviews, articles and
resources for current and prospective students, alumni, and the surrounding community.
Students have conducted interview profiles on professionals in the field, alumni and
students providing a platform for students to investigate the field of arts and culture.
Thinking Like a Region Podcast
Through interviews with some of the region's most unique and interesting voices, the
Thinking Like a Region podcast is cracking open the connections between arts learning and workforce skills
in Berkshire County, MA.
Jessica Park Project
The Jessica Park Project was established in 2004 at MCLA to study and promote the art of Jessica Park, a renowned
artist with autism in mid-career who lives and works in Williamstown, MA. Originally
part of the Fine and Performing Arts major where student classes in Arts Management
created exhibitions, books, and catalogs to celebrate Jessica's work, the Project,
still under the guidance of its founder and now Director, Professor Emeritus Tony
Gengarelly, works with the college and community to display Jessica Park's stylistically
brilliant and compelling art, as well as that of other artists on the autism spectrum,
to many audiences in Berkshire County and Southern Vermont.
100 Level gallery
The 100 Level Gallery is a space where artists from underrepresented backgrounds can showcase their art.
It aims to create an environment that not only serves as a platform for the display
of their work, but also facilitates a valuable experience within the context of a
gallery setting.
Are you an artist or curator interested in showing an exhibition at Gallery 51? We’d love to hear from you! Please send a proposal to MOSAIC@mcla.edu.
Community organizations and individuals who would like to use the EventSpace at 49 Main Street should submit a request to MOSAIC@mcla.edu. Requests should include organizer contact information, proposed date(s) and time(s), a brief overview of the project, and why you are seeking to use the EventSpace for this purpose.
MOSAIC EventSpace & Offices
49 Main Street
North Adams, MA 01247
Gallery 51
51 Main Street
North Adams, MA 01247
Gallery Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 12pm - 5pm
Thursday: 12pm - 5pm
Friday: 12pm - 5pm
Saturday: 12pm - 5pm
Sunday: 12pm - 5pm
Contact:
Email: mosaic@mcla.edu | Phone: 413-662-5320
