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Clark Art: Guided By Glass, Weekly Drop in Art Making| 11:21AM / Tuesday, July 09, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In celebration of the exhibition "Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass,"" the Clark Art Institute offers a weekly drop-in art-making program this summer on Thursdays from 1–4 pm, July 11, 18, and 25 and August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. According to a press release: Explore the unique characteristics of glass and learn about light, color, and transparency. Drop in anytime between 1–4 pm to decorate your own fun glass object to take home, and contribute to a large-scale, collaborative mural led by emerging local artists. Free. All materials provided. Meet on the Fernández Terrace; in case of >> Read More |
Bennington Museum Launches $3.2M Century Campaign | 12:27PM / Sunday, July 07, 2024 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Bennington Museum has launched a "century campaign" with the goal of making $3.2 million in structural and programming improvements as it enters its second century. Over the next four years, the museum will raise funds to improve curbside appeal, create new community spaces, comply with modern safety and accessibility standards, and provide long-term stability so that the collections and programs will always be within reach of the community and the some 20,000 visitors it has each year. The goal is to complete a campus-wide transformation by the end of year 2028, the museum's 100th anniversary. "I am so excited by the >> Read More |
Clark Art Concert by Jacques Schwarz-Bart| 08:09AM / Monday, July 01, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—On Wednesday, July 3, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its July Outdoor Concert Series with a performance by Jacques Schwarz-Bart and Band. This year, the July Outdoor Concert Series celebrates the French Caribbean with some of best 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: Born in Guadeloupe, Jacques Schwarz-Bart has voyaged across musical genres from neo-soul, where he worked with D'angelo and Erika Badu, back to his Carribean roots where he innovated hybrid jazz genres. Playing Gwo ka and Vodou jazz, Schwarz-Bart connects >> Read More |
Clark Art Offers Free Admission on July 4| 11:38AM / Saturday, June 29, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On July 4, 2024, the Clark Art Institute offers free admission for all. This special offering honors the tenth anniversary of the Clark's grand reopening following the completion of its 2014 campus expansion project and the opening of its Clark Center, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. Additionally, July 4 marks the opening of the Clark's newest special exhibition, "Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass," on view in the Clark's Conforti Pavilion through October 27, 2024. At 11 am, Williamstown's Annual Hometown Parade will head down Spring Street, followed by a live >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents 'Fragile Beauty'| 11:45AM / Friday, June 28, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Drawn from the vast collection of the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY, "Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass" demonstrates how makers from across time and around the globe have taken inspiration from the natural world to create works of art. The objects in the exhibition range in date from antiquity to the present and show a remarkable breadth of color, technique, form, design, and function. The exhibition is on view in the Clark Center's Michael Conforti Pavilion from July 4 through October 27, 2024. "We often speak of the importance of appreciating art in nature," said Olivier Meslay, >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Herbalist Workshop| 08:00AM / Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — At 10 am on Saturday, June 29, the Clark Art Institute presents From Ground to Cup: Red Clover, Raspberry, Rose Hips, and Mugwort, the first in its three-part From Ground to Cup series. This free event takes place on the Clark's Michael Conforti Pavilion lawn at 10 am. Herbalist and healing practitioner Rebecca Guanzon explores the benefits of red clover, raspberry, rose hips, and mugwort in promoting hormonal balance. These herbs are particularly effective in alleviating hormonal fluctuations of individuals with estrogen dominance. At the end of the talk, participants can create a take-home tea blend with the herbs explored in the >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Weekly Community Yoga| 08:05PM / Saturday, June 22, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute offers community yoga on Tuesdays in July and August. The dates: are July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and August 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 10 am. The weekly program takes place on the Reflecting Pool Lawn. Led by certified instructor Natasha Judson of Tasha Yoga in Williamstown, community yoga is well-suited for both experienced practitioners and newcomers. Dress in comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement and bring a yoga mat. Free. For accessibility concerns, call 413 458 0524. Rain cancels this event. Cancellations will be posted on the Clark's website by 9 am the day of the class. >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Opera Lafayette and Ariana Wehr| 08:01AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, June 26, the Clark Art Institute presents a free classical concert on the career and repertoire of the famous eighteenth-century soprano Minette by musicians of Opera Lafayette and soprano Arian Wehr. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Guillaume Lethière, the free concert takes place on the Clark's reflecting pool lawn at 6 pm. According to a press release: One of the great stars of theatrical life in colonial Saint-Domingue in the 1780s, the soprano Minette was unlike almost all the actors and actresses of that time in that she was a woman of African descent. The title of Marie Chauvet's novel >> Read More |
Clark Art Free Summer Hours, Transport, Events| 10:56AM / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Summer 2024 at the Clark Art Institute brings new opportunities to discover some of its special exhibitions, opportunities to visit for free, a host of free events and activities, and free bus transportation between Williamstown and North Adams.
The Clark is adding extended evening hours and free admission on select dates this summer. Beginning June 19, the Clark offers free admission from 5 to 9 pm on Wednesdays through Sept. 25, 2024. Visitors can enjoy free evening access to two of its special exhibitions, "Guillaume Lethière" and "Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass." The Museum Store is stocked with new >> Read More |
Clark Art Performance By Garcia Peoples, Mountain Movers | 08:00AM / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its Music on the Moltz Terrace concert series with a performance by Garcia Peoples on Sunday, June 23. Mountain Movers opens. The free concert takes place on the Lunder Center at Stone Hill's Moltz Terrace at 5 pm. According to a press release: The dynamic band Garcia Peoples, featuring guitarists and vocalists Tom Malach and Danny Arakaki, drummer Cesar Arakaki, bassists Andy Cush and Derek Spaldo, and keyboardist P.G. Six., was formed in Rutherford, New Jersey. The group takes inspiration from the improvisational and psychedelic jam bands of the 1960s. With a stash of live recordings accumulating >> Read More |
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