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Berkshire Student Film Festival Seeks Submissions| 02:00PM / Friday, February 16, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema will present its inaugural regional student film festival over the first weekend in May. "This open call offers a felicitous opportunity for young creators of the Berkshires to see their short films on the big screen," said Images intern and Williams College student Minnie Lerner. The festival is seeking submissions from high school and college students at schools within a 25 mile radius of Images Cinema, including Williamstown, North Adams, Pittsfield, and Bennington, VT. Submissions are now open until Sunday, March 17 and can be made upon accessing the Images website (imagescinema.org). Up to two >> Read More |
Clark Art Broadcasts 'King Lear'| 08:01AM / Friday, February 16, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Feb. 25 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute broadcasts a recording of Shakespeare's "King Lear" filmed live in London. This event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Ian McKellen stars as King Lear in this tender, violent play. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two aging fathers—one a King, one his courtier—reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with >> Read More |
Clark Art Offers Activities During School Vacation Week | 08:00AM / Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— From Monday, Feb. 19 through Friday, Feb. 23, the Clark Art Institute hosts special activities during February School Vacation Week. Every day this week, visitors can also pick up a set of complimentary colored pencils and a drawing pad at the Clark Center Admissions desk. Admission is free for all visitors through March 31, 2024. Feb. 22, 2–4 pm Clark Center, Michael Conforti Pavilion Learn more about the photographic printing process. Drop in anytime from 2–4 pm and experiment with light-sensitive paper to make your own cyanotype. Feb. 23, 1 & 2 pm Clark Center, Family Room In these guided workshops, >> Read More |
'Emancipation' Opens at WCMA | 07:45AM / Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—In conjunction with the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) will present newly commissioned and recent works by Sadie Barnette, Alfred Conteh, Maya Freelon, Hugh Hayden, Letitia Huckaby, Jeffrey Meris, and Sable Elyse Smith in a new exhibition visualizing Black freedom, agency, and the legacy of the Civil War today and beyond. The seven installations featured in "Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation"—spanning sculpture, photography, and paper and textile fabrications—will react to the legacy of John Quincy Adams Ward's bronze sculpture "The Freedman" >> Read More |
Clark Art Gallery Talk With Emerging Art Historians| 08:15AM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Feb. 16, 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 (or two) with the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at noon. No registration is required. >> Read More |
Community Contra Dance in Williamstown| 12:37PM / Wednesday, February 07, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance on Saturday, Feb. 10. Popular young caller Liz Nelson will teach every dance to live traditional fiddle music from the local band, Cider Mountain. 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 easy and highly collaborative dance form. All are welcome. Come alone, or with friends -- most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive by 7:30 for instruction in >> Read More |
Clark Art Broadcasts Production of 'Good'| 08:05AM / Wednesday, February 07, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, February 11 at 3 pm, the Clark Art Institute broadcasts a recording of C.P. Taylor's play "Good" filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London. This event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain's most powerful political plays. As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences. Olivier Award-winner Dominic >> Read More |
Celebrate Valentine's Day at the Clark Art| 08:01AM / Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Feb. 11, visitors to the Clark Art Institute can find a creative way to say "I love you" at a valentine-making station (open 2–4 pm) in the lower level of the Clark Center. Create a unique Valentine's Day card for your sweetheart, friend, or special family member using images from the Clark's collection. Family programs are supported by Allen & Company. Admission to the Clark is free through March 2024. >> Read More |
Clark Art Screens 'Drylongso'| 11:10AM / Thursday, February 01, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 8, the Clark Art Institute concludes its free five-part film series highlighting a group of classic films that have been recently restored to provide an exceptional viewing experience. The Clark shows "Drylongso" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Admission to the Clark is free January through March 2024. >> Read More |
Clark Art Screens 'The Bus'| 08:00AM / Thursday, February 01, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 8, the Clark Art Institute continues its free five-part film series highlighting a group of classic films that have been recently restored to provide an exceptional viewing experience. The Clark shows "The Bus" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Of the many defining moments that symbolize the seismic activism of the civil rights movement, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the Summer of 1963 was among the most impactful, representing one of the largest human rights rallies ever recorded in the United States, with over 200,000 >> Read More |
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