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Clark Art Final First Sunday Free of the Season| 08:13AM / Monday, April 29, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute holds its final First Sunday Free of the season on Sunday, May 5 with "Giddy Up!" Offering free admission from 10 am–5 pm, the Clark will feature a pop-up installation of prints and drawings of horses in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper from 11 am–1 pm, plus a series of horse-themed special activities from 1–4 pm. According to a press release: Did you know that Sterling Clark, one of the founders of the museum, was an art collector and horse breeder? Channel Sterling's love for both horses and art with a day of horse-inspired art and art-making. Follow an activity guide around >> Read More |
Clark Art Screens 'Manhatta' and 'Rien Que Les Heures'| 08:00AM / Friday, April 26, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 2, the Clark Art Institute screens the second entry in its film series exploring lyrical depictions of cities in films that resonate with the "Paper Cities exhibition." The Clark shows the short film double bill "Manhatta" and "Rien que les heures" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: A "city symphony" directed by painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand, Manhatta is considered the first American avant-garde film. Inspired by Walt Whitman's poem "Mannahatta," the film portrays life in New York City in >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Herblore| 08:09AM / Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, April 27 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents Herblore, an ancestral plant storytelling event. Practicing herbalists Brooke Bridges, Twink Williams Burns, and Rebecca Guanzon share intimate stories about their relationships with the land and their ancestors. The event takes place at the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Although Bridges, Burns, and Guanzon come from different backgrounds and grew up across the country, the ancestral homelands of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans and the plants that grow in the Berkshires are key to their herbal journeys and healing pathways. Attendees are invited to gather around a bonfire and sip >> Read More |
Clark Art Gallery Tour Celebrating Public Library| 08:01AM / Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, April 27 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a gallery tour exploring works of art made in 1874. The first Impressionist exhibition in Paris took place in 1874; that same, significant year, the Williamstown Public Library was founded. Led by art historian Jock Brooks, the gallery tour is presented as part of the Williamstown Public Library's 150th anniversary celebration. The tour meets in the Clark's Museum Pavilion. Free with gallery admission. Capacity is limited. Visitors may pick up a ticket at the Clark Center Admissions desk on a first-come, first-served basis. >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Book Talk With Poets| 08:14AM / Monday, April 22, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, April 27 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a reading and conversation with poets Jessica Fisher and Mary Ruefle in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. The free event is presented in celebration of their new books, "Daywork" and "The Book," respectively. According to a press release: Fisher's third book of poetry, "Daywork" (Milkweed Editions, 2024), takes its title from the giornata—the fresco painting term for the section of wet plaster that can be painted in a single day. Fisher is an associate professor of English at Williams College. Mary Ruefle is a >> Read More |
Clark Art Fourth Tuesday Foraging Walk Series | 08:19AM / Saturday, April 20, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's popular series of foraging walks returns this April. On the fourth Tuesday of the month from April through September, naturalist and wild edibles enthusiast Arianna Alexsandra Collins guides visitors across the Clark's 140-acre campus in a one-hour talk. Each walkabout begins on the Fernández Terrace by the Clark's Reflecting Pool. During each foraging walk, Collins discusses characteristics for proper identification of flora and fungi, as well as meal and medicinal preparation. Trailside nibbling throughout the walkabout is encouraged. Collins is an environmental education professional with twenty >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Music At the Manton Concert | 04:05PM / Friday, April 19, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute kicks off its three-part Music at the Manton Concert series for the spring season with a performance by Myriam Gendron and P.G. Six on Friday, April 26 at 7 pm. The performance takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Born in Canada, Myriam Gendron sings in both English and French. After her 2014 critically-acclaimed debut album Not So Deep as a Well, on which she put Dorothy Parker's poetry to music, Myriam Gendron returns with Ma délire – Songs of Love, Lost & Found. The bilingual double album is a modern exploration of >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents 'Writing Closer: Art and Writing'| 08:00AM / Friday, April 19, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, April 26 at 10:30 am, the Clark Art Institute's Manton Study Center for Works on Paper invites writers of all experience and skill levels to find inspiration in thematic selections from the Clark's collection of works on paper. April's open writing session theme, "Art and Writing," features prints, drawings, and photographs exploring the relationship between images and text. The selection includes works with inscriptions, captions, and hand-written dedications by their artists, as well as illustrations of famous literary scenes. Whether it's poetry or prose, fiction or non-, and a story-in-progress or something >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Classical Music Concert| 04:00PM / Thursday, April 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, April 21 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a classical music performance. Acclaimed new music ensemble Yarn/Wire plays the US premiere of "Three Lines of Flight" by composer Patrick Higgins, a multi-movement work of adventurous new classical music written for two pianos and two percussionists, featuring live electronic instruments by the composer. Yarn/Wire is a new music quartet dedicated to the promotion of creative, meaningful live musical experiences in the US and abroad. Yarn/Wire achieves this by supporting composers and audiences through live performances, educational activities, and large-scale >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Film Viewing and Discussion | 08:01AM / Thursday, April 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, April 25 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents an exclusive event with Warner Friedman, a prominent artist in the Berkshires for over fifty years. After screening the 2023 short documentary directed by Diane Crespo, "Warner Friedman: A Postmodern Journey" (Run time: 21 minutes), the artist and the filmmaker join in a conversation and Q&A session. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Renowned as a contemporary landscape painter, Friedman is celebrated for his vibrant scenes framed by fences, gates, windows, and doors. >> Read More |
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