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Clark Art Celebrates Father's Day | 08:06AM / Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, June 15, the Clark Art Institute celebrates Father's Day with an art pop-up and free activities. From 11 am to 1 pm, attendees can visit the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper to view "Dads in Art," a curated pop-up exhibition of prints, drawings, and photographs that showcase both the "strength and tenderness of the world's fathers." At 2 pm, there will be an interactive, all-ages tour in the permanent collection highlighting representations of nurturing, support, protection, and more. From 1–3 pm, at the Museum Pavilion attendees can design a bookmark with a message of appreciation for a >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Celebrate PrideBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:20PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
 Check out the events in the Berkshires this weekend, including Pride events, nature walks, and more. Farmers markets are open for the season.
Downtown Pittsfield
Time: 5 p.m. The city's combined Third Thursdays and First Fridays Artswalks event is back this Friday. Downtown Pittsfield will be alive with activities, including the Housie Shakers at Persip Park, a family fun zone and makers market on North Street, a dance zone at Dunham Mall, and the Albany Berkshire Ballet will perform at 5:30 close to Park Square. More information here. Downtown North Adams Time: 5 to 9 p.m. The city's kicks off >> Read More |
Clark Art Reception for 'A Room of Her Own'| 07:52AM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host an opening reception and lecture for its new exhibition, "A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945," on June 13 and 14, 2025. The exhibition highlights the work of twenty-five professional women artists in Great Britain who pursued their artistic careers and advocated for change. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, June 13, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Clark Center, offering free admission, light refreshments, and a viewing of the exhibition. On Saturday, June 14, at 11:00 AM, Alexis Goodin, associate curator at the Clark and curator of the exhibition, will >> Read More |
Images Under the Stars Outdoor Movies| 03:46PM / Thursday, June 05, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Images Cinema's all-ages outdoor series Images Under the Stars returns this summer. "This year we are highlighting comedy adventure films, big fun films that take us to another time and place while putting a smile on our face," said Dan Hudson, Executive Director. Each will be shown outside in three different locations in the region, starting at dusk (around 8pm-830pm, depending on the day and conditions). Admission is free. All films are on Monday evenings this year. Find these and other Images Cinema events at imagescinema.org. Monday, July 7: THE MUMMY (1999) Presented by Camp Northwest Hill
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Clark Art Hosts Williams College Graduate Program Symposium | 11:48AM / Friday, May 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —On Friday, June 6, 2025, from 9:30 am to 5 pm, the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art hosts its annual symposium at which graduating Masters students make presentations on their individual research activities. The symposium is presented in the auditorium of the Clark Art Institute's Manton Research Center. The Graduate Program in the History of Art, operated jointly by Williams and the Clark, is one of the most respected programs in its field, stated a press release. Alumni have gone on to become influential scholars and leaders of renowned museums and arts institutions, among other organizations. The graduate program
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Clark Art Presents an Exploration of the ASO O. Tavitian Collection | 07:58AM / Thursday, May 29, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, June 3 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts "Exploring the Aso O. Tavitian Collection," a presentation by Hardymon Director Olivier Meslay, Deputy Director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator Esther Bell, and Sylvia and Leonard Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions Kathleen Morris. This free event explores the gift to the Clark of 331 works of art from the foundation of the late philanthropist Aso O. Tavitian. The gift includes art from Mr. Tavitian's collection as well as significant support for the long-term care of these holdings, including the construction of a new Aso O. Tavitian Wing at the >> Read More |
Clark Art Institute to Air Met Opera's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'| 08:23AM / Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present a broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's production of "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" on Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m. This screening is the final installment of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD and will be shown in the auditorium within the Manton Research Center. The broadcast will include the complete performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. Rossini's opera features a cast led by Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina and American tenor Jack Swanson as Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky will portray Figaro, the barber of Seville, >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Queering The Clark| 07:05AM / Monday, May 26, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, June 1 at 11:15 am, the Clark Art Institute presents "Queering the Clark," an educator-led tour of the permanent collection exploring art through a queer lens in celebration of Pride Month. According to a press release: Together, participants contemplate questions like "What makes an artwork queer?" and "How does our understanding of queerness today shape how we understand the identities and lives of artists in the past?" Free with gallery admission. Capacity is limited. Meet in the Museum Pavilion. >> Read More |
Clark Art Institute Presents Artist's Talk with Laura Ellen Bacon| 08:33AM / Thursday, May 22, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— The Clark Art Institute will host an artist's talk with British artist Laura Ellen Bacon on Thursday, May 29, at 4 p.m. Bacon is one of the artists participating in the upcoming "Ground/work 2025" exhibition. Bacon will be on the Clark's campus in May to construct a sculpture using willow branches. Attendees are invited to join her outdoors at the sculpture's location, situated beyond the bridge from the Lunder Center where the Nan Path and Woodland Trail intersect, to learn about her creative process as it unfolds. This event offers an opportunity to hear directly from the artist during the creation of her work. "Ground/work
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Clark Art Institute to Host Contemplative Tour of Art and Landscape| 04:09PM / Thursday, May 15, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will offer a program titled "Sensing Nature: From the Outside In" on Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. This free event, led by a Clark educator, focuses on connecting with nature and art to enhance well-being. The program will begin with a short, mindful walk in the woods on the Clark's campus, intended to engage the senses with the natural environment. Following the walk, participants will engage in a contemplative art-looking experience within the galleries. Advance registration is required, and capacity is limited. The event will proceed rain or shine, but will be canceled in the event of extreme weather. Participants are asked
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