Eckert Moves Her Gallery From Kent, Conn., to the Berkshires

Eckert Moves Her Gallery From Kent, Conn., to the Berkshires
“Continuance” by Eric Forstmann is one of the works represented by Eckert Fine Art Gallery + Consulting, which will now be on the campus of MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass. Photo courtesy Eckert Fine Art​

Jane Eckert and her Eckert Fine Art Gallery + Consulting represents some of the most famous artists of our time,  but here in the Tri-state area she is particularly known as the exclusive agent for Sharon, Conn., beloved painter Eric Forstmann. 

Eckert announced last week  that she is closing her gallery in Kent, Conn., on Monday, Nov. 16, and moving onto the campus of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams, Mass.

The new gallery will  open on Saturday, Dec. 4, with work by Sol LeWitt, James Turrell, Robert Rauschenberg, Forstmann, Alice Dalton Brown, Chizuru Morii Kaplan and Hunt Slonem.

In a news release, Eckert, who is a past chair of the Director’s Advisory Council at MASS MoCA, said she is looking forward to “being in the Berkshires full-time and on the campus of this wonderful museum.”

In addition to her affiliation with MASS MoCA, she is also chair of the President’s Circle at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.

“Kent will always be a large part of EFA’s history; however, we are looking forward to the future in the Berkshires.  Please come visit us there.”

 

To learn more, go to www.eckertfineart.com or call the gallery at 413-398-5905. The new address will be Eckert Fine Art, 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247.

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