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Clark Art Hosts Talk By Author| 08:06AM / Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a lecture by Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities and Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University and bestselling author and public intellectual, writing for the New York Times and The New Yorker, among others. This free event takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: In this presentation, Lewis reads from her new book, "The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America," which explores how the fight for independence in the Caucasus that >> Read More |
Clark Art Gallery Talk With Emerging Art Historians| 08:00AM / Friday, November 08, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Nov. 15, enjoy a new look at old favorites in the Clark's permanent collection. In Fresh Takes, a Williams College graduate student shares their take on an object with the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at noon. No registration is required. >> Read More |
Clark Art Lecture on Images of the Female Body in 20th Century Argentina| 08:11AM / Thursday, November 07, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents "Being Gorgeous Is a Duty!", a lecture by María Isabel Baldasarre (Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas / Every Page Foundation Fellow). This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Baldasarre analyzes how throughout the twentieth century a hegemonic image of the female body was shaped and spread through popular culture in Argentina. Visual culture—magazines, cinema, >> Read More |
Williamstown Community Contra Dance | 11:25AM / Tuesday, November 05, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass — On Nov. 9, North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance with calling by Andy Davis, and live music by Mary Cay Brass and Laurie Indenbaum. The dance will run from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church, 906 Main St., Williamstown. Admission is pay-as-you-can, $12 to $20 suggested, and barter is also welcome. For more information, visit www.NorthBerkshireDance.org. According to a press release: Contra dancing is the contemporary face of a living tradition. The music is live, the dances are taught, and anyone is welcome, with or without a partner — people change >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Talk By Poet and Scholar| 07:49AM / Tuesday, November 05, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Nov. 8 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts poet, scholar, and Paris Review poetry editor Srikanth Reddy. This free event takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. A book signing follows the talk. According to a press release: Reddy joins novelist and the Clark's Research and Academic Program's Special Projects Coordinator Sara Houghteling to discuss his latest book, "The Unsignificant: Three Talks on Poetry and Pictures" (Wave Books, 2024). In it, Reddy refracts poems by the likes of Homer, Gertrude Stein, and Ronald Joconchnson through images such as Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of >> Read More |
Clark Art Concert By Circuit Des Yeux| 07:57AM / Monday, November 04, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents the final concert in its Music in the Manton series on Thursday, Nov. 7, featuring the Circuit des Yeux, Bill Nace, and kite/wing. The concert takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium at 6 pm. According to a press release: Circuit des Yeux is the stage name of Haley Fohr, a Chicago-based vocalist, composer, and singer-songwriter known for her four-octave voice and distinctive twelve-string guitar style. Her recent works include an original soundtrack for Charles Bryant’s silent film Salomé (1923), commissioned by Opera North, and her acclaimed 2021 album –io, featured on >> Read More |
Clark Art Offers Gallery Tour for Parents and Infants | 11:21AM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Nov. 2 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 variety >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Concerts So Percussion| 08:15AM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a concert by the chamber group S? Percussion in the Manton Research Center auditorium. For over twenty years, S? Percussion has redefined twenty-first-century chamber music through an "exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy" (The New Yorker). Celebrated for their diverse work, their live performances showcase "telepathic powers of communication" (The New York Times). Their recording Narrow Sea (Nonesuch Records) with Caroline Shaw, Dawn Upshaw, and Gilbert Kalish won the 2022 Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. They will collaborate with Williams College >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents First Sunday Free| 08:11AM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute First Sunday Free series continues on Sunday, November 3 from 1 to 4 pm. November's theme is "Frame and Reframe." According to a press release: At the Clark, we love talking about paintings, prints, and drawings. But for this First Sunday Free, we are excited to talk about something that is often overlooked—the frame! In addition to their often-ornate decoration, frames serve an important function: defining what we can and cannot see. Take a viewfinder into the galleries and discover interesting compositions all around you. Decorate a frame to take home for your own photo or >> Read More |
Clark Art Gifted 331 Works, Endowment to Build New Wing| 05:52PM / Monday, October 28, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute has received one of the largest gifts in its history from the foundation of the late philanthropist Aso O. Tavitian. The gift includes 331 works of art from Tavitian's personal collection and more than $45 million to endow a curatorial position to oversee the collection, provide necessary support for the collection's long-term care, and fund construction of a new Aso O. Tavitian Wing at the Clark. "It is an incredible honor to receive this transformational gift," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon director of the Clark Art Institute. "During his lifetime, Aso Tavitian was a wonderful friend to the >> Read More |
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