Potter Michael Medeiros of Amherst, an MFA student at the University of Massachusetts, checks the arrangement of four of his wood-fired pieces he just placed in a display window across from Amherst Town Hall on Monday. The Amherst Business Improvement District has an agreement with the landlord of this vacant property to display works of local artists in a time when there are few other opportunities for local artists to show their work.
Potter Michael Medeiros of Amherst, an MFA student at the University of Massachusetts, checks the arrangement of four of his wood-fired pieces he just placed in a display window across from Amherst Town Hall on Monday. The Amherst Business Improvement District has an agreement with the landlord of this vacant property to display works of local artists in a time when there are few other opportunities for local artists to show their work. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

AMHERST – Potter Michael Medeiros of Amherst, an MFA student at the University of Massachusetts, is one of several local artists to find a place to show their works downtown. The Amherst Business Improvement District has an agreement with the landlord of this vacant property to showcase art in the front window in a time when there are few other opportunities for local artists to show their work.

Kevin Gutting can be reached at kgutting@gazettenet.com.