This month in Pittsfield, five artists interpret different parts of Harper Lee's classic 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird (based loosely on the author's family and neighbors in the South) in the exhibit To Kill a Mockingbird: Interpreted. Berkshire collage artists Ven Voisey and Michael Zelehoski exhibit work based around the chifforobe, a piece of furniture that plays a prominent role in the book; Boston painter Gail Boyajian, Georgia mixed-media artist Mark Sandlin (whose "Lost and Found" is pictured) and North Carolina painter Micah Sherrill display work that explores imagery from the story.
Voisey is also installing "A CUCKOO RADIO CAGED SONGS SUN (tick tock tick tock)," comprising a "flock of bird cages that sing coded messages every hour on the hour."
To Kill a Mockingbird is presented in conjunction with "The Big Read," a community book-reading project in Pittsfield, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Oct. 11-Nov. 9, opening reception: Oct. 11, 4-6 p.m.; artist's talk: Oct. 15, 7 p.m., Ferrin Gallery, 437 North St., Pittsfield, (413) 442-1622, www.ferringallery.com.
