The Art of Resistance

Exhibition Details:

On View: Oct. 2-Dec. 11, 2026

Opening Reception: Meet the Artists
Date: Oct. 2, 2026, from 5-7 p.m.
Artists featured in the exhibit and members of Greylock Together will join visitors for refreshments and music.

Zine-Making Workshop With Berkshires DSA
Date: Nov. 6, 2026, from 6-8 p.m.
Members of the Berkshires Democratic Socialists of America will lead a zine-making workshop. Participants are invited to join this hands-on experience in creative expression.

Protest Open Mic
Date: Nov. 18, 2026, from 6-8 p.m. FREE 
Bring music, poetry, spoken word or other performances to share. Everyone has a voice.

AN ARTIST RESPONDS TO WAR
Peter Schumann and the Bread & Puppet Theater
Featuring a Post-Screening Q+A with filmmaker Robbie Leppzer
Friday, Dec. 4, 2026, at 6 p.m. FREE 

AN ARTIST RESPONDS TO WAR is a vibrant portrait of Peter Schumann, the visionary founder of the Bread & Puppet Theater, whose six decades of radical political performance have been forged from a single, searing childhood question: how do we as humans respond to the madness of war and violence?

AN ARTIST RESPONDS TO WAR chronicles Peter Schumann's use of paintings, puppets and theater productions to protest war from the Vietnam War in the 1960s to the current genocide in Gaza.

Drawing on original footage and a remarkable archive spanning 60 years, film director Robbie Leppzer offers an intimate window into the man, his art, and his unbroken faith that creativity can stand against the brutality of power.

In an age desperate for hopeful figures of cultural resistance, this new film is a testament to the radical, enduring idea that art is not a retreat from the world; it is a way of fighting for it.

For more information, visit: www.AnArtistRespondsToWar.com

This screening is part of "The Art of Resistance," a two-month exhibit at Gallery 51 through Dec. 11, sponsored by Greylock Together.

REVIEWS:

“I just watched your deeply moving movie. I love your film. It is beautiful. The use of music is brilliant.”

– Roger Waters, co-founder of PINK FLOYD

“Filmmaker Robbie Leppzer is the master chronicler of contemporary movements of protest and social change. His latest work, AN ARTIST RESPONDS TO WAR, is beautifully filmed and immaculately edited with deeply evocative music. This is filmmaking of the very first order.”

– Sut Jhally, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Founder/Executive Director, Media Education Foundation

Gallery 51

51 Main St.
North Adams, MA 01247
413-662-5320 
mosaic@mcla.edu

Exhibition Information:

Greylock Together, a grassroots Indivisible group serving Northern Berkshire County, advances democratic values through collective action and community organizing. Since 2016, the organization has worked on a wide range of pro-democracy initiatives in the local community, many of which have incorporated creative expression. This exhibit showcases some of that work through a collection of protest posters, puppets, video art, installations and other original pieces submitted by members and supporters.