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Images Cinema Fundraiser to Feature Christopher Reeve Documentary| 07:58AM / Thursday, May 08, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema will host a fundraising event, "Remembering Christopher Reeve," on Wednesday, May 14, as part of its Look Forward Capital Campaign. The event will begin with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. in the Images Lounge, featuring special guest James Naughton and community members. This will be followed by a screening of the documentary "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" and a conversation in the theater. The Look Forward campaign aims to continue the legacy of Christopher Reeve and enhance accessibility at the theater. Reeve, known for his portrayal of Superman and his involvement with the Williamstown Theatre >> Read More |
Clark Art to Host Gallery Talk for People with Dementia and Caregivers| 07:48AM / Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host a free gallery talk program, "Meet Me at the Clark," on Monday, May 12, at 1 p.m. The program is designed for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. The event will take place in the permanent collection galleries when the museum is closed to the general public. Specially trained educators will lead open-ended conversations about art. Advance registration is required, and capacity is limited. To register, individuals should call the Education Department Coordinator at 413 458 0563. Care partners must also register. More information can be found at clarkart.edu/events. >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Mother's Day| 07:22AM / Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host a day of activities on Sunday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., centered on themes of mothers and maternal love. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., a selection of prints, drawings, and photographs depicting motherhood will be on view at the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., a button-making activity will take place at the Clark Center. Participants can explore personal, family, and community values through button design. At 2 p.m., an interactive engagement focused on representations of care within the permanent collection galleries will be led by an educator. This program is open to all ages. Visitors can also
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Clark Art Screens 'The Boy and the Heron'| 07:43AM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 8 at 8:15 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens director Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" (2023). The Clark is the concluding venue for the area film series hosted by Williams College students examining how contemporary films work to pair grief and landscape. The screening is free and takes place outdoors on the Reflecting Pool lawn. According to a press release: How do directors use landscapes to interpret feelings of grief? What can cinematic landscapes teach us about grief? In this elegiac animated film from Studio Ghibli, a magical world connects a young boy named Mahito with his longed-for >> Read More |
Clark Art Film Screening and Poetry Event| 08:14AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, May 3 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents "Walt Whitman Comes to the Clark," a combination film screening and poetry event centering around Whitman's most famous poem, "Song of Myself." This free event takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Whitman's "barbaric yawp," "Song of Myself" celebrates freedom, inclusion, and democracy. Working with this iconic piece, theater collective Compagnia de' Colombari has created seven short films with actors and musicians around the globe bringing Whitman's words to >> Read More |
Clark Art to Host Final First Sunday Free with Focus on Art and Wellness| 08:00AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present its final First Sunday Free of the season on Sunday, May 4, with a focus on Art and Wellness. Free admission will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature activities exploring the relationship between art and well-being, including a pop-up installation of prints and drawings in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The installation will showcase works on paper that explore themes of mental, physical, and spiritual healing through drawings, prints, and watercolors. Throughout the day, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors can participate in various activities such as all-ages >> Read More |
Williams College Art Museum Will Be a Lab for SustainabilityBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:47AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
Michael Evans and Tanja Srebotnjak of the Zhilka Center for the Environment get into details about green standards. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The sustainable aspects of the new $175 million Williams College Museum of Art will influence the next generation of arts leaders. "Really building a learning laboratory for sustainable art museums for the future," said Pamela Franks, museum director, at Monday night's community forum. "One of the really distinctive features of the Williams College Museum of Art is its long tradition and contribution to the field of arts leadership. So a student who's leading a tour today may be the >> Read More |
Clark Art Concludes Music in the Manton Series with Pianist Benjamin Hochman| 07:22AM / Monday, April 28, 2025 | |
 Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute concludes its three-part Music in the Manton concert series with pianist Benjamin Hochman on Friday, May 2 at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Hochman presents a solo piano recital centered around brilliant American composer Matthew Aucoin's The tracks have vanished, a work inspired by Aucoin's forthcoming opera Demons, itself based on Dostoyevsky's eponymous novel. The recital program draws on an intricate web of interconnected themes, including nihilism and life under Russian totalitarianism (Ustvolskaya's Preludes) and the genre of opera transcriptions, >> Read More |
Clark Art Hosts Free Evening For Educators| 07:37AM / Thursday, April 24, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 1, the Clark Art Institute hosts a free creative professional development event for educators from across the region. Participants will explore ways to strengthen their students' social and emotional learning through the arts. Evening for Educators is recommended for Pre-K through Grade 12 educators, including school counselors and administrators. Educators can earn professional development points through participation. The program runs from 5 pm to 8:15 pm. The evening commences with a keynote address by Käthe Swaback, the Massachusetts Cultural Council's program officer for creative youth development and health. >> Read More |
Pianist Umi Garrett Performs at Clark Art Institute| 01:54PM / Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present pianist Umi Garrett in concert on Sunday, April 27, at 2 p.m. in the Manton Research Center auditorium, as part of its Music in the Manton series. Garrett will perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, J.S. Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Florence Price, Gabriel Kahane, and Stephen Dankner. Garrett has released a chamber album of Ludwig van Beethoven’s "Five Sonatas for Piano and Cello" with Emily Mantone. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School and is a Collaborative Piano Fellow at the Yale School of Music. She also serves as a staff collaborative pianist at
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