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Clark Art Lecture on History of Arcadia | 10:43AM / Tuesday, April 08, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, April 12 at 11 am, the Clark Art Institute presents "A History of Arcadia in Art and Literature," a talk by Paul Holberton. This free lecture is given in conjunction with the Clark's exhibition Pastoral on Paper and takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Dr. Holberton, author of the acclaimed two-volume book A History of Arcadia in Art and Literature (2021), examines how idyllic landscapes and rustic scenes have been portrayed from antiquity through the Renaissance and into the eighteenth century. Responding to leading early modern literary and artistic >> Read More |
Clark Art, Morgan Library, the Mount Present Discussion on Belle Da Costa Greene| 10:55AM / Monday, April 07, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, April 13 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute, the Morgan Library and Museum, and The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home, present "Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian's Legacy," an examination of the inspiring life and career of the Morgan Library's first librarian and director Belle da Costa Greene. This free event takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. Philip S. Palmer and Erica Ciallela, co-curators of the Morgan Library's centennial exhibition Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian's Legacy, discuss their favorite objects in the show; examine Greene's life against the backdrop of >> Read More |
Clark Art Screens 'Stellet Licht'| 07:55AM / Friday, April 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, April 10, the Clark Art Institute continues its Small Town film series with a subtitled screening of Stellet Licht (2007) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Bookended by a sunrise and a sunset, Carlos Reygadas' film unfolds gradually and beautifully. Set and filmed in a German Mennonite community in Chihuahua, Mexico and with dialogue in the Mennonite dialect Plautdietsch, the film follows the simple story of a married man, Johan, (Cornelio Wall Fehr), who has fallen in love with another woman, Marianne, (Maria Pankratz), to the consternation of his wife Esther (Miriam Toews). The film >> Read More |
Clark Art Lecture On Museum Education and Ukrainian National Identity| 08:05AM / Thursday, April 03, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, April 8, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a talk by Svitlana Tymkiv (City Museum of Lviv, Ukraine / Futures Fellow) titled "Museum Education as a Factor in the Formation of National Identity." This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Tymkiv examines how issues of national identity in Ukraine have become particularly relevant in the country since the outbreak of the full-scale war. In 2010, studies showed that in eastern Ukraine, the vast majority of the population self-identified as carriers of combined >> Read More |
Clark Art Institute to Host First Sunday Free: Artists' Books Day| 07:33AM / Wednesday, April 02, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present its First Sunday Free series on Sunday, April 6, coinciding with Artists' Books Day. The event will feature free admission and activities throughout the day, focusing on the Clark's collection of over 5,000 artists' books. Activities include: From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Michael Conforti Pavilion, the Clark will host a Book Expo featuring regional artists, practitioners, and artists' book publishers. Participating entities include Antler Editions, Draw Down Books, Ghost Proposal, Horse Gurl Press, Kareem Michael Worrell, Kylie Gellatly, La Horchata Zine, Looky Here, Messenger Press, Molly
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Clark Art Free Gallery Tours For Parents and Infants | 11:22AM / Sunday, March 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, April 5 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts the next in its series of free tours of its permanent collection galleries designed specifically to meet the interests of new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet at the Clark's main admissions desk. The program is specially designed to provide new parents and caregivers with a stress-free experience that offers chances to socialize with others who are caring for young infants. The guided gallery tour offers an informal visit to the Clark's permanent collection free from any concerns about short attention spans or fussy babies. Works by a >> Read More |
Clark Art Screens 'Shotgun Stories'| 07:59AM / Friday, March 28, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, April 3, the Clark Art Institute continues its Small Town film series with a screening of Shotgun Stories (2007) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Shotgun Stories hinges on the death of a father and the revenge of his sons. The sons he abandoned, a band of misfit brothers headed by Son (Michael Shannon), crash his funeral, which prompts the sons he had with his new wife to seek revenge. While the “dead-ass town” that the two branches of the family share is vague and seemingly sprawling, their blood feud binds them claustrophobically together. It’s an age-old problem, a town
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Triplex Cinema, Jacob's Pillow Announce 'The Red Shoes' Screening Fundraiser| 08:57AM / Thursday, March 27, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—The Triplex Cinema and Jacob's Pillow have announced a special screening of the film "The Red Shoes" to benefit the Triplex Cinema. The screening will take place on Saturday, April 5, at 3:00 PM. Speakers at the event will include Norton Owen, Director of Preservation at Jacob's Pillow, and Lynn Garafola, Professor Emerita of Dance, Barnard College. Tickets are available for $75 at www.thetriplex.org. "The Red Shoes," directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and released in 1948, is a film about ballet. The film underwent a digital restoration at the UCLA Film and Television archive between 2006 and >> Read More |
Images Cinema Announces Earth Month Film Festival| 08:16AM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema has announced the 2025 Earth Month Film Festival, focusing on the theme "Animals & Us." The festival will consist of four documentaries and two feature films shown between March 25 and April 22. The festival lineup includes: "Nocturnes": Tuesday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m. The screening will be preceded by experiential activities with Lauren Levato Coyne starting at 6:00 p.m. and a talk about moths at 7:00 p.m. "Every Little Thing": Tuesday, April 1, at 7:00 p.m. Ben Nickley from Berkshire Bird Observatory will be a special guest. "The Last of the Sea Women": Tuesday, April >> Read More |
Clark Art Kicks Off Music in the Manton Series | 01:54PM / Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents the first of its three-part Music in the Manton concert series with Flore Laurentienne, Canadian Mathieu David Gagnon's incomparable musical project, on Friday, March 21 at 7 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Flore Laurentienne comes from a happy marriage between electronic and classically influenced music. The project is committed to constantly pushing the boundaries between various genres, including ambient, experimental, and progressive rock. Flore Laurentienne has recently released a new album, 8 tableaus, available on Secret City Records. Composer, orchestrator, and >> Read More |
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