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In the last 10 months, New England’s rich arts scene has been hit hard. Those who depend on live audiences to make a living have lost wages and many lost their jobs. President Joe Biden’s proposed extension of unemployment benefits could help. Still, music clubs and theaters have been forced to hibernate and some places have permanently closed. Online fundraisers have become revenue streams for some venues. The Shea Theater in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, just held a two-day event featuring musicians performing from home studios. Luthier s Co-Op in Easthampton started a GoFundMe page. So did Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, raising almost $40,000. But it wasn’t nearly enough. ....
Published: 1/12/2021 5:28:13 PM For years while operating an architectural woodworking business in the city, Dirk Auferoth would look at the late 1800s former National Thread Factory building downtown and envision its revival. And for the better part of the last decade, Auferoth and his wife, Susannah, have worked to make that happen. After buying the 532 Main St. building eight years ago, the couple began renovating the space. Today, they rent out artist studios to a community of 20-plus artists on the third floor, which range from photographers to bookmakers, painters and woodworkers. The Auferoths, who live part of the time in Hatfield and in New York City, also operate their own art gallery inside the building called Readywipe Gallery. ....
Bing Arts Center in Springfield feels impact of COVID-19 as pandemic nears 11th month Updated Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 The Bing Arts Center, 716 Sumner Ave., Springfield, doesn t foresee returning to normal programing with an audience until fall 2021. (Don Treeger / The Republican) Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD Springfield’s Bing Arts Center is exploring its options for the future as COVID-19 and related restrictions on performances and gatherings strangle entertainment venues. “We haven’t presented a performance since the first shutdown in March,” Bing Executive Director Brian F. Hale wrote in an email this week responding to questions from The Republican. “We had a very limited artists’ reception in September for the art we had on the walls when we initially shut down. Bills have continued, revenue has not. We’re a volunteer organization and project, but real costs remain.” ....
'Just heartbroken': Gateway City Arts shutters in pandemic gazettenet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazettenet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
‘A point of no return’: Holyoke’s Gateway City Arts closing; owners offer arts complex for sale Updated Dec 11, 2020; Facebook Share HOLYOKE Gateway City Arts, closed since July due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cannot go on and is for sale, its owners announced Friday. Gateway City is a sprawling complex on Race Street with two performance spaces, galleries, workshops, offices and restaurants: Judd’s, The Bistro and Race Street Tacos. Its development over the past decade has been seen as a sign of rebirth in the city’s canal district. “Really we would like to find someone who would like to run it as is,” Vitek Kruta, who owns Gateway City with Lori Divine, said Friday Kruta in a phone interview. “Whether it is another entertainment company or a group of people or a co-op of some sort.” ....