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Clark Art Screens 'Love and Anarchy'| 12:10PM / Thursday, March 30, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 30 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "Love and Anarchy" in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. The showing is the third event in the Clark's five-part series, Manton 50th Anniversary Film Series: Films of 1973, featuring some of the great cinematic highlights of a remarkable year. According to a press release: A tragicomedy from director Lina Wertmuller, "Love and Anarchy" (1973; 2 hours, 2 minutes), plumbs the depths of fascist Italy from the perspective of a simple farm boy sent to kill Mussolini. Giancarlo Giannini won the best acting prize at the Cannes Film 0 Comments
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Clark Art First Free Sunday| 08:09AM / Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—The Clark Art Institute's First Sunday Free program continues on Sunday, April 2, offering free admission to the galleries and special exhibitions from 10 am–5 pm, a series of special activities from 1–4 pm, and a pop-up display of works on paper on view from 11 am–1 pm. April's theme is "Portals," complementing the Clark's latest exhibition "Portals: The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch." According to a press release: After walking through "Portals: The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch," transport yourself through a portal of imagination and creativity. Build your own "fantasy 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture on Ancient and Modern 'Body Worlds'| 08:29AM / Monday, March 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, April 4 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by Research and Academic Program Fellow Kathryn Howley, who argues that the bodily preoccupation of ancient Egyptian art is one reason why it has proven appealing to modern audiences, ever since the beginnings of modern Egyptology in Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798. According to a press release, by analyzing the original sketches made by members of Napoleon's expedition as well as the resulting engravings published in the book "Description de l'Égypte" (1809–1820), this lecture demonstrates that although 0 Comments
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Clark Art Invites People With Dementia and Their Caregivers | 08:24AM / Thursday, March 16, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — "Meet Me at the Clark," a free gallery talk program designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care-partners, will be held Monday, March 20 at 1:30 pm at the Clark Art Institute. On select Mondays, when the museum is closed to the public, specially trained educators guide open-ended conversations about art and how it celebrates our shared humanity. Free, but advance registration is required. To register, call the Education Department Coordinator at 413 458 0563; accompanying care-partners must also register. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Airs Production of 'Lohengrin'| 11:40AM / Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of "Lohengrin" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, March 18 at noon in the latest installment of the 2022–23 season of The Met: Live in HD. The award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Clark broadcasts the opera in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Richard Wagner's soaring masterpiece makes its triumphant return to the Met stage after seventeen years. In a sequel to his revelatory production of 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'| 08:30AM / Monday, March 13, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 23 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Presented in connection with the Clark's exhibition "Portals: The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch," this is the first event in the Clark's five-part series Visionary Architecture on Film. The film series explores themes related to Paul Goesch's life and work in early twentieth-century Germany. According to a press release: "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920; 51 minutes) may be the quintessential film of German Expressionism. A hypnotist 0 Comments
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Clark Art 2023 Summer Exhibitions | 09:10AM / Friday, March 10, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute announces its summer 2023 exhibition schedule, featuring a program of exhibitions, events, and activities. Leading its summer exhibition schedule is a presentation of works by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch featuring more than eighty-five paintings, prints, and drawings. The Clark is the only U.S. venue for this international exhibition that explores new themes in the artist's landscapes. "This will be a summer that shows the Clark at its best—introducing new scholarship, celebrating nature, and exploring art from the Renaissance through today," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the 0 Comments
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WCMA: An Evening with Georges Dreyfus | 03:53PM / Wednesday, March 08, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In conjunction with the exhibition "Across Shared Waters: Contemporary Artists in Dialogue with Tibetan Art from the Jack Shear Collection," George Dreyfus will give a talk titled "What is a tantric deity and how to become one" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA). Dreyfus, a professor in the Department of Religion at Williams College, spent fifteen years in Buddhist monasteries before receiving in 1985 the title of Geshe, the highest degree conferred by Tibetan monastic universities. He has published several books, including "The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist 0 Comments
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Clark Art's Start With Art| 12:45PM / Tuesday, March 07, 2023 | |
 Clark Art's Start With Art WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. On Saturday, March 11 at 10 am, the Clark Art Institute's Start with Art series continues. March's free event is themed to faces and feelings. Designed for preschoolers, Start with Art offers themed talks, gallery guides, and art-making activities. This program is best suited for three- to six-year-olds and their caregivers. Admission to the Clark is free through March 2023. No registration is required. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Gallery Talk With Emerging Art Historians| 08:27AM / Monday, March 06, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, March 10, a Williams College art history graduate student will lead a conversation on the Clark's permanent collection. In this program, Fresh Takes, students in the Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art share their thoughts on an object in the collection through the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at noon. Admission to the Clark is free through March 2023. No registration is required. 0 Comments
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