 WCMA Announces Closure of Upper GalleriesThe events will also feature light refreshments, opportunities to talk with staff, and slideshows showcasing the history of the museum's galleries.  Three New Curators Join Team at WCMAThe Williams College Museum of Art to announced three new curatorial appointments Williams College Gets $105M in Bonding for WCMA, Capital ProjectsWilliams College has received more than $105 million bonding toward construction of the new art museum and other campus capital projects.  Williamstown Con Comm Clears New WCMAWilliams College on Thursday received the final town approval it needed to proceed with building a new art museum on the former site of the Williams Inn.  WCMA Programs Celebrate Pallavi Sen ExhibitionThrough partnerships with writers, students, and other artists, the exhibition reflects the key tenets of Sen's practice, namely teaching, collaborative making, and the nurturing of life.  Work Begins on New Williams College Museum of ArtThe building will feature a single-story layout with expansive public spaces and integrated landscape on the site of the old Williams Inn. WCMA Community Forum on New Museum Building ProjectThe forum will be held in the Williams Inn Ballroom  WCMA Celebrates Fall With Weekend of ProgramsCurators and artists will be visiting from near and far to join in the festivities, which will include refreshments, music, and more.  Williamstown ZBA Passes Art Museum ProjectThe decision cleared the way for the college to break ground on the project in September with a planned opening in 2027. WCMA Awarded Grant To Support Energy Efficiency in New BuildingWith $14.1M Conferred to Date to Arts Organizations Across the Country in Support of Climate Action, Frankenthaler Climate Initiative Advances New Standards of Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and Resiliency in the Arts  Williamstown Planning Board Reduces Parking Lot for Art MuseumWilliams College will be back before the Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday for a development plan review for the school's planned art museum at the Field Park rotary. Williamstown Zoning Board Considers Art Museum PlanThe Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday began its review of the development plan for a new Williams College Museum of Art at the junction of Routes 2 and 7.  WCMA Summer ProgramVisitors can learn about the plans for the new WCMA, get a behind-the-scenes look at what the museum has in store for the new building, and offer their own thoughts about the future of WCMA.  African American Genealogy Subject of WCMA LectureField will touch upon the diversity of methods employed by historians and genealogists; descendants' often uneven access to the familial past—itself a legacy of American slavery; and the emergence of the recently launched 10 Million Names project.  WCMA: 'Cracking the Code on Numerology'The exhibit opened on March 22.  Williams College Museum Envisions Natural Setting, Sustainability FocusThe new Williams College Museum of Art will be an airy cluster of programming spaces surrounding a central hub for gatherings.  Frances Jones-Sneed to Speak at WCMAThe lecture will begin at 6 p.m. at WCMA; the galleries will remain open until 6 p.m. for those who want to visit the exhibition prior to the talk. WCMA to Host a Forum on New Museum Building ProjectThe forum, which will be held in the Williams Inn Ballroom, will serve to share the new museum designs and project logistics with the Williams and regional community and provide a platform for their thoughts and feedback as important stakeholders in the process of building WCMA's new home.  Williams College Art Museum Debuts Emancipation ExhibitEmancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation debuted at the museum on Friday and will be on display through July 14.  'Emancipation' Opens at WCMACo-organized by WCMA and the Carter, the exhibition demonstrates how historical art collections can serve as a resource and inspiration for contemporary artistic practices  Architect To Give WCMA's Plonsker LectureThe presentation will include an historical overview of the museum's evolution as a building type, touching on the drivers that have changed our thinking and how to design a museum for the future.  WCMA Celebrates Beatriz Cortez: The Portals ExhibitionThe Portals is an exhibition in multiple locations in and around WCMA that explores alternative genealogies of Williams College. WCMA to Host Musicians as Part of Summer SeriesIn collaboration with museum staff, Andrea Belair, co-owner of Belltower Records in North Adams, Mass., has selected musicians who will each compose five- to 10-minute pieces inspired by an artwork in Remixing the Hall.  WCMA to Host 'Art & Beer' Summer ProgramOregon-based artist and seasoned beer industry expert Eric Steen has invited three local brewers to interact with the art collection.  WCMA Announces 'Construct Your Own Meaning' Summer SeriesEach event will be two hours on Thursdays throughout the summer: a 5 to 6 p.m. presentation and a 6 to 7 p.m. reception with celebratory food and drinks. |
