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Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours for Parents and Infants

04:05PM / Tuesday, October 31, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Nov. 3 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

11:00AM / Monday, October 30, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its Manton Research Center building through a year-long series of exhibitions, events, and a special publication detailing the history of the building. To honor the milestone anniversary, the Clark presents two exhibitions opening later this autumn celebrating its works on paper collection. On November 18, the Clark opens 50 Years and Forward: British Prints and Drawings Acquisitions in the Eugene V. Thaw Gallery of the Manton Research Center. On December 16, the large-scale exhibition 50 Years and Forward: Works on Paper Acquisitions opens in the Clark Center's special exhibition

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Clark Art Celebrates Halloween

08:03AM / Friday, October 27, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Oct. 28, visit the Clark Art Institute in costume to celebrate all things spooky, silly, and anything in between. From 2–4 pm, visitors are invited to design their own masks in the lower level of the Clark Center. Take advantage of the last chance to see the exhibition "Humane Ecology: Eight Positions" before it closes on Oct. 29. Presented in outdoor and indoor spaces at the Clark, including both the Clark's Conforti Pavilion and the Lunder Center at Stone Hill, the exhibition features eight artists who explore the inseparability of the natural and social. In addition, visitors can explore the

11:38AM / Monday, October 16, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Oct. 19, and Friday, Oct. 20, the Research and Academic Program at the Clark Art Institute hosts a Clark Conference, The Fetish A(r)t Work: African Objects in the Making of European Art History 1500–1900. The program begins at 9 am in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. The program is free and open to the public. According to a press release: The conference brings together scholars across the humanities who examine the making and "invention" of African art in European discourse. Convened by scholar and former Clark Professor Anne Lafont (The School for Advanced Studies in the

08:00AM / Friday, October 13, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a book talk and conversation by Williams College Environmental Studies Professor Laura J. Martin. Martin is the author of "Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration" (Harvard University Press, 2022), which examines how, in this age of biodiversity crisis, many wild species will not survive without acts of human care. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Martin speaks to what can be learned from the past century of ecological restoration; discusses what it means to be wild; and offers a call for ecological

08:00AM / Thursday, October 12, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Oct. 15, the Clark Art Institute presents a lecture with art historian Alexander Nagel, who examines how prints set in motion a new way of thinking about images as media, continually bringing image-making back to its fundamentals: lines on surfaces. The free lecture takes place at 1 pm in the Clark's auditorium, located in its Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Five centuries before photography, printmaking fundamentally transformed western art. Prints made images move like never before, launching new forms of fame, sparking viral memes, and building shared imaginaries. Prints reconfigured all other

08:00AM / Wednesday, October 11, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Clark Art Institute hosts a jazz concert in tribute to Art Blakey with musicians George Cables, David Schnitter, and Steve Davis. The concert takes place at 7 pm in the Clark's auditorium, located in its Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Celebrate one of the founding fathers of modern jazz, legendary drummer, and bandleader Art Blakey. Blakey developed more great young musicians than anyone else from the 1950s to the end of the twentieth century with his group Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Alumni include Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Keith Jarrett, and Chuck

04:00PM / Monday, October 09, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Clark Art Institute hosts a conversation with exhibiting artist Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, featured in "Humane Ecology: Eight Positions," and exhibition curator Robert Wiesenberger. They discuss Aparicio's sculptural practice and the complex interdependence of people and plants—specifically in Central America and in the Los Angeles neighborhoods where he grew up. This free talk takes place at 3:30 pm in the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Aparicio received a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University in 2016 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bard College in 2012. He has appeared in

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Clark Art Screens 'Sankofa'

08:00AM / Thursday, October 05, 2023

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Oct. 12, the Clark Art Institute concludes its four-part film series examining the L.A. Rebellion, presented in celebration and anticipation of the Clark's 2023 Conference, "The Fetish A(r)t Work: African Objects in the Making of European Art History, 1500–1900." The Clark shows "Sankofa" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Directed by Haile Gerima, "Sankofa" (1993; 2 hours, 4 minutes) was developed from twenty years of research into the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the experiences of African slaves in the New World.

02:00PM / Wednesday, October 04, 2023

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Theatre and Music departments announced the 2023-2024 season of performances with four productions including visiting performing artists, guest directors, and student directors in addition to two student concerts. The fall season opens on Nov. 3 with a MainStage production titled "Antigone by Sophocles" translated by Anne Carson and guest director Rudy Ramirez. The show is scheduled to run on Nov. 3-4, 10-11 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in Venable Theatre. Rudy Ramirez, Benedetti Teaching Artist in Residence, is a director, writer, and teaching artist specializing in

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