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Clark Art Presents Music by Aaron Dilloway | 12:00PM / Monday, December 11, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Dec. 17 at 5 pm the Clark Art Institute presents a concert by Aaron Dilloway, who began his career as a founding member of the industrial noise group Wolf Eyes (1998–2005). This event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in its Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Rooted in experimentation, Dilloway's work as an improvisor and composer currently revolves around the manipulation of 8-track tape loops in combination with voice, tape delays, and various organic and electronic sound sources. Based in Oberlin, Ohio, Dilloway runs Hanson Records, an independent record store and local record label. >> Read More |
Clark Art Exhibit on Its Works on Paper Acquisitions| 12:00PM / Friday, December 08, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Marking the fiftieth anniversary of its Manton Research Center, the Clark Art Institute presents the opportunity to see a selection of prints, drawings, and photographs acquired between 1973 and 2023. "50 Years and Forward: Works on Paper Acquisitions opens on Dec. 16, 2023 and is on view through March 10, 2024 in the Clark Center. The exhibition features several recent acquisitions as well as other works never previously shown at the Clark. "The Manton Research Center is the home of the Clark’s works on paper collection, said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark. "As we mark the Manton building’s golden >> Read More |
Clark Art Airs 'Florencia En El Amazonas'| 08:00AM / Wednesday, December 06, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of "Florencia en el Amazonas" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 12:55 pm in the latest installment of the 2023–24 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: Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán's 1996 >> Read More |
Community Contra Dance in Williamstown| 02:38PM / Tuesday, December 05, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The North Berkshire Contra Dance will hold its monthly community contra dance on Saturday, Dec. 9, with all dances taught by Andy Davis to live fiddle music by George Wilson and Selma Kaplan. The dance will run 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 - $20 suggested, and barter is also welcome. According to a press release: Contra dancing is a living tradition in New England. For hundreds of years, neighbors and friends have made their own social entertainment in this highly collaborative dance form. New dancers and >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Williams College Chamber Music Gala | 08:00AM / Friday, December 01, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Dec. 8 at 7 pm the Clark Art Institute hosts a concert by the Williams College Music Department. The Chamber Music Gala presents an afternoon of chamber music. The program of piano, string, and wind chamber music showcases students performing selections from their spring semester chamber music collaborations. This free concert takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Free; no registration is required. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 549 0524. >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Morningside Student Poets| 04:00PM / Thursday, November 30, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Dec. 2 at noon, the Clark Art Institute hosts student poets from Morningside Community Elementary School, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, who will recite their work during a celebratory reception for a student poetry project that is currently installed on the Clark's grounds. The reception is free and open to the public. The event takes place in the Clark's Michael Conforti Pavilion. On Nov. 27, fifty-one tree tags embroidered with lines of student poetry were placed on trees along the Clark's trails, near Analia Saban's Teaching A Cow How to Draw (2020) fence that borders the Clark's pasture, and along the trail up >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents 'Lawrence of Arabia'| 08:00AM / Thursday, November 30, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Dec. 7, the Clark Art Institute continues its series of British films honoring the birthplace of Sir Edwin Manton during its Manton Research Center building's fiftieth anniversary. The Clark shows "Lawrence of Arabia" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: A colossal epic about the World War I Arab revolt, Lawrence of Arabia centers on a strange and fascinating performance from then-unknown Peter O'Toole as British officer and archaeologist T.E. Lawrence. One stunning set piece follows another: the entrance of Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif) through a >> Read More |
Clark Art Participates in Williamstown's Holiday Walk Weekend | 04:03PM / Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute joins in the community-wide celebration of the holidays during Williamstown's 40th Annual Holiday Walk weekend, held the first weekend in December. The Clark kicks off the festivities on Dec. 1 with a live concert by Johnny Irion and U.S. Elevator. On Dec. 2, the Clark hosts art-making activities and horse-drawn carriage rides. The Institute's popular First Sundays Free program continues on Sunday, Dec. 3. Offering free admission to the galleries and special exhibitions from 10 am–5 pm, the day also features a series of light-themed special activities from 1–4 pm, and a special production by Williamstown >> Read More |
Clark Art Lecture on Rerouting Indian Modernism| 08:00AM / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a lecture by Rakhee Balaram (State University of New York at Albany / Clark Fellow). In it she questions the historiography concerning Rabindranath Tagore's art to open up new questions about the historical avant-garde and its limits. This lecture looks to South America and Japan to consider the genesis of Tagore's drawings and paintings, which were exhibited in Paris in the wake of the celebrated African and Oceanic exhibition in Paris in 1930. Balaram draws on scientific, economic and legal discourses, and both cross-cultural >> Read More |
Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours for Parents and Infants | 08:07AM / Monday, November 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Dec. 1 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts a tour of its permanent collection galleries for new parents/caregivers and infants. The event is free. Participants should meet at the Clark’s main Admissions desk. In this special program, new parents and caregivers bring their infants into the galleries for a guided visit and the opportunity to socialize with other community members in a casual environment. The informal tour includes a unique look at the Clark's permanent collection, featuring an array of works by a variety of artists. Each month offers a different selection of artworks. Best suited for adults with >> Read More |
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