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Clark Art: Art in Conversation| 08:29AM / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—This summer, the Clark Art Institute presents a free series of interactive Friday discussions, Art in Conversation. A Clark educator leads an interactive exploration of what makes a sculpture a sculpture, examining the artwork of sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) in dialogue with more traditional sculpture from the Clark's permanent collection. Discussions take place at 1 pm on July 25 and August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, and are free with gallery admission. Capacity is limited. Pick up a ticket at the Clark Center admissions desk, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Meet in the Museum Pavilion. For more information,
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Clark Art Presents Discussion on Ground/work Sculpture | 07:13AM / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —On Saturday, July 26 at 1 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents the first installment in the Ground/work 2025: A Close Look discussion series. In these events, through guided conversation and reflection, participants consider how each artist's work is in active dialogue with the Clark's natural environment. On July 26, a Clark educator leads a close examination and in-depth discussion around the outdoor sculpture Gathering My Thoughts by British artist Laura Ellen Bacon. Using willow branches that are tied, looped, and woven together, Bacon's process evokes basket-weaving and the nest-building of birds. This event meets at the Lunder >> Read More |
Clark Art Family Artmaking Series| 08:23AM / Monday, July 21, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On select Thursdays this July and August, the Clark Art Institute presents a free series of family artmaking programs inspired by the sculptures of Isamu Noguchi. Check out the exhibition Isamu Noguchi: Landscapes of Time, and get inspired by Noguchi's floating lanterns, mini models, and sculptures of stone and steel. Drop by anytime between 1–4 pm to make your own light sculpture. Mix and match materials such as wire, reed, and rock to create a sculpture that can hold a little light. Bring home your "landscape of time" and see how your sculpture changes in different lighting. This series takes place on July 24 and 31 and August 7, 14,
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Clark Art Presents Exhibition of Isamu Noguchi| 08:14AM / Thursday, July 17, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—The Clark Art Institute presents a survey of the acclaimed Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988). According to a press release: Isamu Noguchi: Landscapes of Time surveys Noguchi's perennial engagements with the concept of time, from his early design for a commercial kitchen timer to his late carvings of millennia-old stone. The exhibition is on view July 19 through October 13, 2025 in the Clark Center's Michael Conforti Pavilion. The exhibition was developed in collaboration with the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, Long Island City, New York. The Noguchi Museum's Curator and Director >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Morning Self-Care| 07:44AM / Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, July 22, the Clark Art Institute presents a "Morning of Self-Care" with activities designed to engage and relax. From 9:30 am to 10:30 am, local yoga instructor Mary Edgerton leads free all-levels yoga sessions inspired by the sights and sounds of the Clark's natural landscape on the Reflecting Pool lawn. Continue a morning of self-care and introspection indoors when the museum opens at 10 am. Visitors can pick up a Pause and Reflect Guide at the Clark Center admissions desk and embark on a contemplative engagement with art in the galleries, alone or with a loved one. Yoga takes place by the Reflecting Pool and is free. >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Opening Lecture, Walking Tour on Ground/Work 2025| 07:42AM / Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute celebrates the opening of its newest sculpture exhibition, "Ground/work 2025," with a free walking tour and conversations with each of the artists. The opening is Saturday, July 19, and starts at 11 a.m. with a lecture by exhibition curator Glenn Adamson exploring the theme of craft and its different cultural expressions. The talk also features recent photography highlighting the round-the-clock experience of appreciating the works of art across the Clark's grounds, and a question-and-answer session. This free event takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. At 2 p.m., the Clark
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Clark Art Presents: The Writing on the Wall | 08:33AM / Monday, July 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —The Clark Art Institute hosts the return of the literary celebration The Writing on the Wall on Sunday, July 20 at 3 pm, featuring a quartet of award-winning actors performing short fiction readings. This special program combines art, theater, and the written word. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: James Naughton, Maria Tucci, John Benjamin Hickey, and Julie White star in a new program featuring dramatic and comic readings taking on searing and sublime subjects. Naughton delivers Michael Cunningham's stunning coming-of-age story “White Angel.”
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Clark Art Presents Exhibition on Photographer Bernice Abbott| 07:58AM / Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute marks the 100-year anniversary of Berenice Abbott's first photographs with an exhibition examining the relationship between her portraits of people and her "portraits" of places. According to a press release: Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991) was one of the most important American photographers of the twentieth century, known for her pioneering documentary style, unpretentious compositions, and technical innovations. A woman photographer working in the relatively early days of the medium, Abbott demonstrated that women could hold a prominent place in cutting-edge artistic communities. >> Read More |
Clark Art Summer Outdoor Concert Series With Chinobay| 08:30AM / Wednesday, July 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —The Clark Art Institute presents the latest in a series of free outdoor concerts with thematic connections to the Ground/work 2025 exhibition with a performance by Chinobay on Wednesday, July 16 at 6 pm on the Reflecting Pool Lawn. According to a press release: Hailing from the rich musical traditions of Uganda, Chinobay is a musician, cultural ambassador, and educator, spreading the vibrant rhythms and melodies of Africa everywhere. As a child, he embraced the folk tunes he gleaned from his elders. As time unfolded, he undertook the task of revitalizing these classic songs, all while mastering an array of traditional instruments. Today, he stands
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Clark Art Hosts Opening Lecture for Bernice Abbott's Modern Lens| 03:42PM / Tuesday, July 08, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, July 12, at 11 am, the Clark Art Institute celebrates the opening of its newest exhibition Berenice Abbott's Modern Lens with a free lecture. Grace Hanselman, exhibition curator and curatorial assistant for works on paper, introduces the work of Berenice Abbott, a pioneering documentary photographer known best for her portraits of the Parisian avant-garde and striking snapshots of twentieth-century New York. The talk takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. In the 1920s, American-born Abbott worked as an assistant to Man Ray in Paris before her career as a portraitist solidified in its own right. In a major >> Read More |
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