Arts

Free events at the Clark

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Monday, May 13, at 5 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts Ricardo Mercado Ruiz and Destini Ross, second-year master’s students in the Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art and Judith M. Lenett Memorial Fellows, as they make presentations on the...

Free admission

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—The Clark Art Institute holds its final First Sunday Free of the season on Sunday, May 5, with “Giddy Up.” Offering free admission from 10 am to 5 pm, the Clark will feature a pop-up installation of prints and drawings of horses from 11 am to 1 pm, plus a series of horse-themed...

Michael Abrams and Sarah Freeman will lead guests through a tour of the “In Nature’s Grasp” exhibit at BMAC. Photo courtesy of Erin Jenkins

Michael Abrams and Sarah Freeman will lead guests through a tour of the “In Nature’s Grasp” exhibit at BMAC. Photo courtesy of Erin Jenkins

Join curators for a free gallery tour

BRATTLEBORO - The natural world has always inspired artists to contemplate themes as diverse as history, science, memory, and spirituality. Eleven contemporary artists are exploring those ideas and more in the exhibition “In Nature’s Grasp,” currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art...

Clark hosts reading

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Saturday, April 27, at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a reading with poets Jessica Fisher and Mary Ruefle in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. The free event is in celebration of their new books, “Daywork” and “The Book,” respectively.
Fisher’s...

Andy Reichsman

Reichsman to tell story of how his family reclaimed stolen art

BRATTLEBORO - Filmmaker Andy Reichsman, of Marlboro, will visit the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Thursday, May 2, to share his extraordinary story of reclaiming family artwork stolen by the Nazi-aligned Yugoslavian government during World War II.
Nearly 80 years after the war...

Free tour offered

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Sunday, April 21, at 11:15 am, the Clark Art Institute presents a free In Focus tour examining how artists working in 19th century Britain used realism and compelling storytelling in their art. A Clark educator leads a thematic tour of the permanent collection, exploring how...

Free gallery talk

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Monday, April 15, at 1 pm in the permanent collection galleries, the Clark Art Institute presents “Meet Me at the Clark.” This free gallery talk program is designed for people living with dementia and their care-partners.
On select Mondays, specially trained educators...

Two films shown about central Asia

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Thursday, April 18, at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute shows two films from director Saodat Ismailova, “Aral: Fishing in an Invisible Sea” and “The Haunted.” Journeying across natural and sacred spaces, Ismailova’s films mark cinematic time through central Asian songs of...

Presentation celebrates Black hair

BENNINGTON - Author, filmmaker, photographer, and activist St. Clair Detrick-Jules will present Black Hair and Storytelling as a Form of Social Activism at 7 pm on Tuesday, April 16, at CAPA Symposium on the Bennington College campus. It is open to the public.
The author will...

Meditative workshop

TOWNSHEND - The West Townshend Community Project and West Townshend Country Store will host a workshop on the art form of meditative doodling. Led by experienced instructor Antje Ruppert, this workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of meditative doodling, guiding them through...