Clark Art to Host Talk on Printmaker William Hogarth Aug. 3

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute Will host a discussion led by Curatorial Assistant Rebecca Szantyr On Wednesday, August 3 at 1 p.m. at Manton Research Center, examining the work of famed printmaker William Hogarth (1697–1764) and studies the business of making pictures in eighteenth-century England. 

Szantyr’s talk considers Hogarth’s printing practice as well as the influence he had on subsequent generations of engravers. Presented as part of this summer’s Works on Paper Highlights Talk series, the event allows visitors to discover a unique selection of rarely exhibited works on paper with a member of the Clark’s curatorial team. The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs.

Szantyr’s talk takes place in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, in the Manton Research Center.

The event is free and open to the public but capacity is limited to twenty visitors on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.

The final Works on Paper Highlights Talk, Caricature in Callot and Goya with Curatorial Assistant Sophie Kerwin, takes place on Wednesday, August 10 at 1 pm.

Williamstown Fire District Won't Seek Retirement Exemption for Chief

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
05:16PM / Thursday, June 27, 2024

Prudential Committee members Lindsay Neathawk, left, David Moresi, Alex Steel and Joe Beverly meet at the Water Street fire station on Wednesday.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday voted 3-1 to not seek an exemption that would allow the fire chief to continue in his role past his 65th birthday.

 

Fire Chief Craig Pedercini had asked the panel, which governs the district, to seek the exemption to prevent him from having to retire in March of next year.

 

The five-member committee referred the question to a newly created Personnel Committee, which on Wednesday recommended that the district not seek the exemption to the state-mandated retirement age and instead begin the process of finding the department's next chief.

 

"After much discussion, we decided not to entertain an extension for the chief," said Prudential Committee member Joe Beverly, who served on the Personnel Committee. "That is our recommendation to give to the committee to make a vote on this evening.

 

"The recommendation had nothing to do with the current chief's job performance. It's a law. The process is a very complicated process to move [the exemption] forward. And the time frame we're under right now, we may not be able to do it prior to the chief's 65th birthday.

 

"We appreciate the 20-plus years the chief has given to the district."

 

Pedercini on Thursday morning said he knew the Personnel Committee was having the conversation but did not have a sense which way the full Prudential Committee would vote before Wednesday's meeting.