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Clark Art: Outdoor Screening of 'My Life as a Zucchini'| 07:55AM / Friday, August 09, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Aug. 14 at 8:10 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a free outdoor screening of "My Life as a Zucchini" (2016) as part of its summer series of films that resonate with the themes of the exhibition Guillaume Lethière. According to a press release: After his mother's sudden death, Zucchini is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home, filled with other orphans his age. Brought to life through memorable character designs and expressive stop-motion animation, this story soars with laughter, sorrow, and joy, and stands as a testament to the resilience of the human heart. (Rated PG-13. Run >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents the Modern Opera 'Rome is Falling'| 08:17AM / Wednesday, August 07, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Aug. 10, the Clark Art Institute presents "Rome is Falling," a modern opera composed by American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*) member Doug Balliett. The event takes place at 4 pm in the Clark’s auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Rome was one of the greatest civilizations in the world; yet, like all empires, it fell. Why, and how? The story is a mixture of politics, betrayal, immigration, religion, climate, pandemic, natural disaster, xenophobia, and bad luck (in short, everything human, and everything we face today). Rome is Falling is a zany lesson on the absurdity of what >> Read More |
Clark Art Talks Highlighting Works on Paper| 08:43AM / Sunday, August 04, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This August, the Clark Art Institute's Manton Study Center for Works on Paper hosts a series of new talks celebrating the two-hundredth birthday anniversaries of several artists in the Clark's collection, including Jean-Léon Gérôme, Adolphe-Joseph-Thomas Monticelli, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Jozef Israëls, and William Morris Hunt. Each week, discover a unique selection of rarely exhibited works on paper with a member of the curatorial department. Offered Wednesdays in August from 1:00–1:30 pm. Topics and presenters include: August 7: "Many Happy Returns!" with Alexis Goodin, associate >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Works on Paper Talk| 11:08AM / Friday, August 02, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, August 7 at 1 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Associate Curator Alexis Goodin highlights a selection of drawings and prints in the first of this summer's Works on Paper Highlights Talks, "Many Happy Returns!" She discusses the events of 1824 and pays particular attention to the early opportunities and influences that shaped the careers of the artists under discussion. The next Works on Paper Highlights Talk, "Curator's Choice," takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and is presented by Esther Bell, deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator. Free. Capacity is limited. Seating is >> Read More |
Clark Art Screens 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'| 04:37PM / Thursday, August 01, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Aug. 7 at 8:20 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a free outdoor screening of "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964) as part of its summer series of films that resonate with the themes of the exhibition Guillaume Lethière. According to a press release: "In The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," Catherine Deneuve plays an umbrella shop owner's delicate daughter, glowing with first love for handsome garage mechanic Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. Told entirely through lilting songs by composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most >> Read More |
Clark's Newest Exhibit Re-examines Edgar Degas' Works By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:40PM / Saturday, July 27, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One of the Clark Art Institute's newest exhibits re-examines Edgar Degas' works, process and social circle. The exhibit, "Edgar Degas: Multi-Media Artist in the Age of Impressionism," coincides with the 150th anniversary of the first impressionist exhibition, which was held in Paris in 1874. The exhibit in the Manton Research Center runs through Oct. 6. "So it's an ideal time to be re-examining Degas' work given his central place in that exhibition, given his role in inviting some of the participants to the show and bringing them in," guest curator Michelle Foa said. It >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Performance By Glenn Jones| 08:17AM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its Music on the Moltz Terrace concert series with a performance by Glenn Jones on Sunday, July 28. Emily Robb opens. The free concert takes place on the Lunder Center at Stone Hill's Moltz Terrace at 5 pm. According to a press release: Glenn Jones is one of the leading proponents of American Primitive Guitar, a fingerstyle acoustic genre pioneered in the late 1950s by his friend and mentor John Fahey. Following his departure from leading the rock band Cul de Sac, Jones has released seven full-length solo albums. His latest release, Vade Mecum, delves into personal experiences and shared histories >> Read More |
Clark Art Book Talk | 08:02AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, July 31 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by Emilie Boone, summer 2024 Clark Fellow and author of "A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography" (Duke University Press, 2023). Boone speaks with Sara Houghteling, special projects coordinator at the Clark, about the overlooked facets of Van Der Zee's photographic legacy. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: In "A Nimble Arc," Boone positions Van Der Zee at the intersection of art and the vernacular, reshaping our perception of this iconic figure and the >> Read More |
Clark Art Lecture Commemorating Tadao Ando-Designed Clark Center | 08:10AM / Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, July 27 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by Michael Conforti, former director of the Clark (1994–2015), honoring the ten-year anniversary of the opening of the Clark Center, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. In this presentation, Conforti reviews the purpose and process of the Clark's transformative campus expansion project. Reflecting on his working relationship with Ando, Conforti discusses the Clark's initial master planning, the decision to hire Ando, the years of work that resulted in >> Read More |
Clark Art Outdoor Concert by Lakou Mizik | 08:00AM / Monday, July 22, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, July 24, the Clark Art Institute concludes its July Outdoor Concert Series with a performance by Lakou Mizik. This year, the July Outdoor Concert Series celebrates the French Caribbean with some musicians from Guadeloupe and Haiti. The free concert takes place at 6 pm on the Clark's Reflecting Pool Lawn. According to a press release: Lakou Mizik is a multigenerational collective of Haitian musicians united in a mission to spread awareness about traditional Haitian culture. In Haitian Creole, the word lakou carries multiple meanings. It can mean a backyard or a collective place where people gather to play music and >> Read More |
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