August Events At The Clark - July 14, 2008
General Info:
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu
Hours:
Open daily, 10 am to 5 pm, in July and August
Open Tuesday through Sunday, September through June, 10 am to 5 pm
Admission:
$12.50 - June 1 through October 31
Free - November 1 through May 31
Always free for children 18 and under, members, students with valid ID
Exhibitions, Public Programs, And Special Events In August
Through August 17: During the first decades of the 20th century, photographers in Europe and America were engaged in a heated debate over the status of photography. A group united to assert their belief that photography should be considered an art form rather than merely a means of visual documentation. Representing this notion, Pictorial Vision: American and European Photography, features 15 photographs dating from the 1880s to the 1920s drawn from the collections of the Clark and the Troob Family Foundation. Among the artists represented are Peter Henry Emerson, Eduard Steichen, Alvin Langdon Coburn, George Seeley, and Pierre Dubreuil. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303.
Through October 19: Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly features forty beautiful paintings by James McNeill Whistler, George Inness, and other American artists working around 1900 in an examination the art of painting softly. As Whistler once stated, "Paint should not be applied thick. It should be like breath on the surface of a pane of glass." The result of this counsel is a body of contemplative and meditative paintings that, like the mist of breath's condensation on glass, appear on the canvas without evidence of the artist's hand. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
Through October 19: American artists Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent captured sensations ranging from North Atlantic cold to North African heat. Homer and Sargent from the Clark, the inaugural exhibition in Stone Hill Center, features 12 of the Clark's masterpieces by these two great artists, shown in contemplative gallery spaces that connect art and nature. These bold paintings complement the softly painted works featured in Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly, on view in the Clark's main exhibition galleries. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
Saturdays in August: Take a 45-minute hike with an experienced trail guide and discover the myriad trails on the Clark's grounds. Hikes begin and end at the Visitor's Tent and will include a walk around Stone Hill Center, the Stone Bench, and the site of the Exhibition, Visitor, and Conference Center to be completed in 2013. Rain cancels this event. Hikes are free with paid gallery admission. Hikes begin at 1, 2, and 3 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu
Tuesdays in August: Enjoy special evenings at the Clark during the series "Chamber Music at the Clark: Sights and Sounds" in August. On these selected evenings, the galleries and museum shop will remain open until 6 pm and the Clark's restaurant will open for a pre-concert dinner at 6 pm (fixed price of $23 does not include beverage, tax, or gratuity and is to be paid at dinner). Dinner reservations must be made through the Events Office, 413-458-0524. Limited seating. Admission per concert is $18 ($15 for members of the Clark). Concerts begin at 8 pm. To reserve tickets, call 413-458-0524 or email events@clarkart.edu. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu
August 5 - Amelia Piano Trio
August 12 - Matt Haimovitz and Geoffrey Burleson
August 19 - Music from Manchester
August 26 - Amernet String Quartet
August: Out of the same era and milieu as the American artists featured in the Clark's summer exhibition, Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly, the novels of Henry James and Edith Wharton have elicited a wide range of film adaptations, which this series, "Visions of a Gilded Age: Film Adaptations of Henry James and Edith Wharton," will survey. Free, held at 2 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
August 2 - Portrait of a Lady (1996, 142 min.)
August 9 -The Golden Bowl (2000, 130 min.)
August 16 - The Age of Innocence (1993, 138 min.)
August 23 - The House of Mirth (2000, 140 min.)
August 2, 9, 16: Take in the beautiful landscape paintings in the Clark's collection and then head outdoors for a lesson on sketching and painting the Berkshires. Each session will cover different aspects of painting and drawing while every class will emphasize en plein air techniques necessary for quickly capturing the outdoor landscape. Intended for all skill levels. Outdoor portion of classes are held on the grounds of the Clark (an outdoor tent is available in case of inclement weather). Bring a lunch for an optional group review afterwards. Appropriate for parents and caregivers with children 10 years and older. No experience necessary. Sign up for more session. Cost is $35 per session for families of up to two adults and two children. Space is limited. Basic supplies and admission to the Clark included in fee. Held at 10 am. For more info. or to register, call Northern Berkshire Creative Arts at 413-663-8338 or visit www.nbcreativearts.org. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
August 3: Bonnie Rychlak, curator of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, will trace the career of Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) through his approach to the human figure during the 3 pm lecture "Noguchi and the Figure." Two figural sculptures by Noguchi on loan from the Noguchi Foundation are on view this summer outside the entrance of the new Stone Hill Center. Admission to the lecture is free. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-2303
August 4: During the event "Listening to Mr. Whistler" co-hosted by the Williamstown Theatre Festival, hear how James McNeill Whistler, one of the featured artists in Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly practiced "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" in his own words. The evening will feature a dramatic reading from Whistler's famous "10 O'Clock" lecture on art, as well as insights into the colorful life of this often controversial artist. Held at 7:30 pm. Cost is $20 ($15 members). Reserve tickets online or call 413-458-0524. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu
August 10: Margaret MacDonald-co-author of the James McNeill Whistler paintings catalogue raisonné and author of the Whistler drawings, pastels, and watercolors catalogue raisonné-will present the lecture "Night in the City: Whistler, Fireworks, and Dancing Girls" at 3 pm at the Clark. She will discuss Whistler's nocturnes, which were some of the his most controversial and influential paintings, and their relation to his life and times. Admission to the lecture is free. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu
August 11 through 15: Get animated! During this five-day workshop, eight- to twelve-year-olds under the direction of Kathy O'Mara will create an original short animated film inspired by the Clark's collection. Students will also enjoy activities on the Clark's beautiful grounds. The original film created by the students will be screened in the Clark auditorium the evening of Thursday, August 21. Bring a bag lunch and snack each day. Held 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Cost is $200 ($175 for members). For more information or to register, call 413-458-0524. Space is limited. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
August 14: Spend a half-hour with a Clark curator and feed your hunger for art. Danielle Steinmann, assistant curator of education, will look at Wash-House on Lower Meudon by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Free with gallery admission. Held at 12:30 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu
August 14, 28, September 11, 25, and October 9: The Williamstown Art Conservation Center (WACC), located in Stone Hill Center designed by Tadao Ando on the campus of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, is the largest regional conservation center in the country and treats objects ranging from historic artifacts, antiques, and heirlooms to some of the most important paintings, watercolors, drawings, photographs, sculpture, and furniture in the United States. WACC has conserved Van Gogh's Irises, Thomas Hart Benton's America Today murals, and Jackson Pollock's Number 2, 1949. Special guided tours of WACC will be offered on Thursdays August 14, 28, September 11, 25, October 9, at 4 pm. Tours are free with paid gallery admission. Reservations are required and must be made in advance by calling 413-458-0585 or 413-458-0524. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu.
August 24: During the lecture "Higher Forms of Truth: The Late Works of George Inness," Michael Quick, author of the recently published George Inness catalogue raisonné, shares his insight into Inness's later paintings-those in which the artist sought to reach "higher forms of truth" through a style known to Inness and his contemporaries as "synthetic" painting, achieved through the willful elimination of needless detail. Admission to this 3 pm lecture is free. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu |
