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Clark Art Free For Three Program| 03:42PM / Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will offer free admission for all visitors from January through March 2024. In its second year, the "Free for Three" program is part of the Institute's ongoing effort to expand awareness of its programming and to welcome new visitors. "We want everyone in our community to feel welcome at the Clark and hope that they will take advantage of our free admission months to explore our galleries, wander our grounds, and get to know the Clark better," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark. "By offering three months of free admission, our visitors will be able to discover our permanent
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Clark Art Free Gallery Yours for Parents and Infants| 08:14AM / Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Jan 5 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 |
Clark Art Gallery Talk With Emerging Art Historians| 08:00AM / Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Dec. 15, 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. Free with gallery admission. No registration is required. >> Read More |
Pine Cobble School Play to Support New Animal Shelter| 04:00PM / Monday, December 11, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School students will perform the play Charlotte's Web this December and they will donate a share of proceeds to No Paws Left Behind, Inc., a nonprofit organization that aims to open an animal shelter in the Northern Berkshires in early 2024. "The play's dual themes of compassion and caring for animals humanely really resonated with the kids," said play director Cynthia Quinones. Pine Cobble School is an independent day school for children from early childhood through eighth grade. The play will be performed in the Adams Memorial Theater, at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College, >> Read More |
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 |
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