Clark Art Final First Sunday Free of the Season

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — 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–5 pm, the Clark will feature a pop-up installation of prints and drawings of horses in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper from 11 am–1 pm, plus a series of horse-themed special activities from 1–4 pm.
 
According to a press release:
 
Did you know that Sterling Clark, one of the founders of the museum, was an art collector and horse breeder? Channel Sterling's love for both horses and art with a day of horse-inspired art and art-making. Follow an activity guide around the galleries to see which depictions of horses make you say "yay" or "neigh," or join a Clark educator for a closer look at Frederic Remington's paintings of horses. Visit the Clark Center lower level and grab hold of your artistic reins with creations inspired by these captivating creatures—like paper horses with joints you can move!
 
Free admission all day.
 
Family programs are supported by Allen & Company.

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Clark Art Book Talk

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, July 31 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by Emilie Boone, summer 2024 Clark Fellow and author of "A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography" (Duke University Press, 2023). 
 
Boone speaks with Sara Houghteling, special projects coordinator at the Clark, about the overlooked facets of Van Der Zee's photographic legacy. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
 
According to a press release:
 
In "A Nimble Arc," Boone positions Van Der Zee at the intersection of art and the vernacular, reshaping our perception of this iconic figure and the role of photography in the tapestry of everyday Black life. Boone is a finalist for the National Book Critic's Circle first book award for scholarship on Van Der Zee.
 
Emilie Boone is an assistant professor of African American/African Diaspora Arts in the department of art history at New York University. She researches the art and visual culture of the African Diaspora with a focus on vernacular photography and global encounters. Following her first book "A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography," Boone will advance her second manuscript as a 2024 summer fellow in the Research and Academic Program at the Clark.
 
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. A book signing follows the talk. Copies of "A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography" will be available for purchase at the talk and in the Museum Store.
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