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| Clark Art Offers School Vacation Week Activities
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute offers children and families fun activities celebrating its permanent collection and the special exhibition Shadow Visionaries: French Artists Against the Current, 1840–70 from Tuesday, Feb. 17 through Thursday, Feb. 19 (part of the Massachusetts public school system's |
| Williamstown CPC Sends Eight of 10 Applicants to Town Meeting
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee on Wednesday voted to send eight of the 10 grant applications the town received for fiscal year 2027 to May's annual town meeting.
Most of those applications will be sent with the full funding sought by applicants. Two six-figure requests from municipal entities |
 | Clark Art Hosts Dinner, Show Pairing Art and Cuisine
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Feb. 14, the Clark Art Institute presents Dinner and the Show, inspired by the Clark's special exhibition "Shadow Visionaries: French Artists Against the Current, 1840–70."
Exhibition curator Anne Leonard, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, provides a special |
| Williamstown, Great Barrington Awarded Wildlife Habitat Grants
BOSTON—The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $343,985 in grants to restore over 191 acres of wildlife habitat across Massachusetts.
The Department of Fish and Game's (DFG) Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) awarded grants to seven organizations through the MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant |
| 2026 Williamstown Nomination Papers Available
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Nomination papers for elected offices in the Town of Williamstown are now available in the Town Clerk's office.
On May 12, 2026, at the Annual Town Election, voters will choose candidates for several town offices.
The ballot will include three Select Board seats (two for full |
 | 2026 Williamstown Dog Licenses Now Available
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Town of Williamstown is now issuing 2026 dog licenses. All dog licenses must be renewed by March 31, 2026.
License Fees
$5.00 for spayed or neutered dogs
$12.00 for all other dogs
A $10.00 late fee will be applied to licenses renewed after March 31.
How to License |
 | Clark Art Lecture on Justice, Property and Punishment in 18th Century Qubec
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institutes Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by Charmaine Nelson (UMass Amherst / Clark/Oakley Humanities Fellow) exploring how transatlantic slavery was grounded in violence and systems of control imposed by enslavers and their surrogates in eighteenth-century |
| Williamstown Community Preservation Panel Weighs Hike in Tax Surcharge
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee is considering whether to ask town meeting to increase the property tax surcharge that property owners currently pay under the provisions of the Community Preservation Act.
Members of the committee have argued that by raising the surcharge to the maximum allowed |
 | Williamstown Community Preservation Committee Hears from Final Applicants
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee last Wednesday heard from the final four applicants for fiscal year 2027 grants and clarified how much funding will be available in the fiscal year that begins on July 1.
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the committee will begin — and, potentially, conclude — |
 | Esther Bell Named Next Director of Clark Art
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Trustees of the Clark Art Institute announced the appointment of Esther Bell as the Institute's Hardymon Director.
Currently serving as the Clark's Deputy Director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator, Bell will become the Clark's sixth director when she assumes her new role on |
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