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C3 kicks off our FRESH NEW SERIES, 4walls!

March 5th, 2012  |  by  |  published in featured, Featured Events

C3 kicks off our FRESH NEW SERIES, 4walls!

C3 is thrilled to announce our new monthly series, 4walls, sparked by the movable walls we recently built in the Dynamite Space in collaboration with Thornes and the Northampton Youth Commission. The event will take place every second Friday in the Dynamite Space in Thornes Marketplace, Northampton, MA. THIS MONTH, 4walls will showcase this blog’s […]


YOUTH ART SHOW at DYNAMITE!

February 3rd, 2012  |  by  |  published in C3 picks, featured

YOUTH ART SHOW at DYNAMITE!

Swing by the Dynamite Space Friday and Saturday night to see artwork from a variety of talented youth attending Northampton’s Public Elementary Schools, JFK Middle School and Northampton High! Presented By the Mayor’s Youth Commission February 3rd & 4th from 6pm-9pm In the Dynamite Space! Donations are welcome and directly support the Art Departments at […]


Fun-A-Day on Arts Night Out!

January 31st, 2012  |  by  |  published in featured, Featured Events

Fun-A-Day on Arts Night Out!

Make sure to stop by the Dynamite Space during Arts Night Out, next Friday, February 10th, for FUN-A-DAY !  Co-sponsored by C3.  


Katie Richardson: Sparking Creativity in Western Mass!

December 31st, 2011  |  by  |  published in featured, featured artists, Uncategorized

Katie Richardson: Sparking Creativity in Western Mass!

I met Katie in 2009 while she was working as a flameworking teacher at Snow Farm in Williamsburg MA. I have since discovered that Katie holds many more talents and ambitions along side her skilled glasswork.  Katie is both a craftsman and fine artist working in glass and metal, an installation artist, a teacher, a […]


A open call to Artists! Join Us for FUN-A-DAY Northampton 2012!!

December 21st, 2011  |  by  |  published in featured, Featured Events

A open call to Artists! Join Us for FUN-A-DAY Northampton 2012!!

AT THE DYNAMITE SPACE The premise is simple: pick a project (take a photograph, make the bed, draw a picture, bake a cake, etc.), do it every day in January, then show your work the following month in a big group show. Started 8 years ago in Philadelphia, by the Artclash Collective, Fun-A-Day has been […]


<<< C3 Needs YOU to keep us going in the New Year! >>>

December 15th, 2011  |  by  |  published in C3 news, featured

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C3 is Northampton’s hub for collaborative, socially-minded creativity and emerging artist empowerment since 2007.  We invite you to join us in celebrating our first year of successful, dynamic evolution from the original Commonwealth Center for Change into an artist-run volunteer collective now known simply as C3, by supporting our mission to ignite the heart of […]


The New Clean: Jon Sands reads from his new collection of poems at Food For Thought Books

December 7th, 2011  |  by  |  published in featured, Featured Events, Uncategorized

The New Clean: Jon Sands reads from his new collection of poems at Food For Thought Books

An opportunity not to be missed! Food For Thought Books welcomes Jon Sands, on his mini-tour through Western MA and southern VT. Sands recently published his first book, The New Clean. Monday, 12/12 at 7PM, Food For Thought Books, 106 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA Jon Sands is a Brooklyn based Author and performer known […]


Surly Santa Comes to Northampton

December 5th, 2011  |  by  |  published in featured, Featured Events

Surly Santa Comes to Northampton

Surly Santa is coming to town… Friday, December 9 at 8PM, Dynamite Space, Northampton, MA.Ever wondered how Santa really feels about the holiday season? Get a first hand account into the workings of Santa’s workshop including elf labor laws, Ms. Claus’ feminist manifesto and the source of Rudolph’s annoying optimism. You quickly learn that Santa ain’t no […]


SOUND WALK & FOLLOW THE LEADER

November 26th, 2011  |  by  |  published in C3 news, featured, Uncategorized

SOUND WALK & FOLLOW THE LEADER

We’re halfway through the Foot Notes walking tour series and it’s been great so far! We hope you’ll join us for the last two walks on Sun 11/27 at 3:30pm and Sat 12/3 at 2pm. SOUND WALK——————————————————————————————– >> Sunday, November 27, 3:30pm This primarily silent walk will turn us into our natural and urban soundscapes… […]


Sophie Wood, Elicitor of Delight

November 26th, 2011  |  by  |  published in featured, featured artists, Uncategorized

Sophie Wood, Elicitor of Delight

We are living in a strange world, in strange times, and in it are many strangers. But lucky for us, there are people like Sophie Wood who illuminate, activate, and celebrate our strangeness, and help us find friendliness in the face of the unknown. Sophie is an artist, organizer, director, dancer, farmer, puppeteer, cook, musician, […]