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Clark Art Presents Conversation With Kiki Smith | 07:51AM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, March 8 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents artist Kiki Smith in conversation with Kathleen Morris, Sylvia and Leonard Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions and curator of decorative arts at the Clark. This free lecture is given in conjunction with the Clark's exhibition "Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier national, Paris," and takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. Smith, whose large-scale tapestry "Seven Seas" is the latest work in the "Wall Power!" exhibition, joins exhibition curator Morris in a conversation about how Smith, who has worked in >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Music in the Manton Concert Series | 08:07AM / Sunday, March 02, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This spring, the Clark Art Institute presents Music in the Manton, a series of concerts in the Manton Research Center auditorium. The lineup includes: Friday, March 21, 7 pm
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Canadian Mathieu David Gagnon's incomparable musical project Flore Laurentienne comes from a happy marriage between electronic and classically influenced music. The project is committed to constantly pushing the boundaries between various genres, including ambient, experimental, and progressive rock. Flore Laurentienne has recently released a new album, 8 tableaus, available on Secret City Records. The composer, orchestrator, and musician draws inspiration from
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Clark Art Screens Free Small Town Film Series | 08:45AM / Saturday, March 01, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This March and April, the Clark Art Institute hosts a series of modern and classic films highlighting the charms of small towns. All films are free and screened in the Manton Research Center auditorium on select Thursdays at 6 pm. March 6 "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942) Director Orson Welles follows the declining fortunes of the wealthiest family in town through its spoiled heir George (Tim Holt). As the Ambersons fall, the town they were once the talk of begins to change too. (Run time: 1 hour, 28 minutes) March 13 "George Washington" (2000) Four children at the edge of adolescence make a mistake that cannot be undone. One of them,
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Clark Art Screens 'The Magnificent Ambersons'| 03:58PM / Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 6, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its new Small Town film series with a screening of "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Spanning the turn of the nineteenth century into the twentieth, Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" follows the declining fortunes of a wealthy family through its spoiled young heir George (Tim Holt). This twisting family saga is propelled by nostalgia, jealousy, and disappointed hopes. As the Ambersons fall, the small town they were once the talk of begins to change too, absorbing the shifts of the new century. >> Read More |
Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours For Parents and Infants | 07:16AM / Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— On Saturday, March 1 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts the next in its series of free tours of its permanent collection galleries designed specifically to meet the interests of new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet at the Clark's main admissions desk. The program is specially designed to provide new parents and caregivers with a stress-free experience that offers chances to socialize with others who are caring for young infants. The guided gallery tour offers an informal visit to the Clark's permanent collection free from any concerns about short attention spans or fussy babies. Works by a variety of
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Clark Art Lecture on Lusia Roldan | 11:15AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, March 4, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a talk by Marjorie (Holly) Trusted (University of Glasgow, Scotland / Center for Spain in America Fellow) titled "Who Was Luisa Roldán?" This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: In recent years, the extraordinary wood and terracotta sculptures of Luisa Roldán (1652–1706) have attracted much attention; a number have been acquired by major museums in the United States. However, questions of attribution and her own identity as an artist can be complex. >> Read More |
Mount Greylock Regional School Presents 'Grease'| 11:50AM / Friday, February 21, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School presents "Grease" on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 27, February 28 and March 1, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown. According to a press release: Join Sandy, Danny and the rest of the gang at Rydell High for a night of laughs, dancing and timeless show tune classics like "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin’" and "You’re the One That I Want." With the book, music and lyrics written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, this beloved musical is an irreverent take on teen love, friendship and rebellion. First staged in
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Images Cinema Hosts Annual Red Carpet Party Fundraiser| 07:28AM / Friday, February 21, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema will host its annual Red Carpet Party on Sunday, March 2, at 6 p.m. at its historic theater on Spring Street. Now a key fundraiser for the nonprofit cinema, the event features a red carpet experience, style commentary, and a Best Dressed award, with Emmy-nominated writer Michael Sardo serving as emcee. Tickets are $40 and include movie-themed hors d'oeuvres from Door Prize, with a cash bar and a "Pick the Winner" ballot contest available for purchase. Purchase tickets here. Advance tickets are recommended, as last year's event sold out. >> Read More |
Clark Art Lecture on Stuart Hall| 07:42AM / Thursday, February 20, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb.25, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a talk by David Scott (Columbia University / Clark Fellow) examining the career of Stuart Hall and the publication of Hall's landmark book, "The Popular Arts." This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Influenced by Hoggart's The Uses of Literacy (1957) and Raymond Williams's Culture and Society (1958), this much-neglected book helped to inaugurate the study of contemporary popular culture as well as contemporary media studies. Engaging television and cinema,
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Images Launches $2.2M Capital Campaign| 09:01AM / Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass — Images Cinema has announced a major facility renovation project, the first in 17 years, which will dramatically enhance the availability of cinematic experiences in the region by upgrading amenities and adding a second screen. The project, "Look Forward," is a $2.2 million multi-year, multi-phase construction and capital campaign that organizers say will propel the nonprofit organization's facility toward a sustainable future. Images has already raised over $1.3 million for this two-screen modernization project and will now launch a public capital campaign. It has applied for $33,000 in Community Preservation Act funding. The >> Read More |
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