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    • Home
    • About
      • Our Town
      • The Cultural District
      • Partners & Sponsors
      • Cultural District Map
      • Press Releases
      • Contact Us
    • Calendar
    • PROGRAMS
      • About
      • Upcoming
      • Past
    • Visitor Guide
      • Visiting Cummington
      • Public Art on Main Street
      • Cummington Tree Alliance
      • Friday Night Cafe
      • Hilltown History Trail
      • Historic Commission
      • KlezCummington
      • Kingman Tavern
      • Old Creamery Co-op
      • Project Art

  • Home
  • About
    • Our Town
    • The Cultural District
    • Partners & Sponsors
    • Cultural District Map
    • Press Releases
    • Contact Us
  • Calendar
  • PROGRAMS
    • About
    • Upcoming
    • Past
  • Visitor Guide
    • Visiting Cummington
    • Public Art on Main Street
    • Cummington Tree Alliance
    • Friday Night Cafe
    • Hilltown History Trail
    • Historic Commission
    • KlezCummington
    • Kingman Tavern
    • Old Creamery Co-op
    • Project Art

Becky Waterhouse and Phil Shedd

Time Machine

Time Machine is a community canvas and time capsule exploring Cummington's natural and cultural heritage. This totally enclosed, stand-alone wooden structure (roughly 6'H x 2'W x 2'D) features four side panels with an outlined design running concurrently around each side, depicting the overlapping intersections of the Westfield river, Rt 9, and broadband internet cables, integrated with scenes of the Cummington Fair and rolling farmland.  


These scenes explore the town's evolution over time, while still remaining closely rooted to the earth. Each panel will has various interactive components, such as open-able doors, windows, turn-able wheels, and other movable found objects to invite curiosity from people of all ages. 

Artist Statement


Becky is a visual artist and community arts organizer. Her artistic work in illustration, design, and public art prioritizes collective engagement and positively contributes to the health and vitality of communities. Her creative practice is intentionally collaborative, working to question the hierarchies of class and social structures to foster belonging and redistribute power and agency. She works closely with other creatives to develop their initiatives through various collaborations, and activates and reassigns community ownership of shared spaces through public art.


In addition to her independent practice, Becky is an operations member of Common Folk Artist Collective, where she works alongside low- to moderate-income creators to build a model of horizontal ownership of resources. Becky holds a BA in Arts Management from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and has held several positions in Berkshire galleries, museums, and non- profit institutions. She is from Rochester, NY and lives in  North Adams, MA.


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