Clark Art Institute
In 1950 Sterling and Francine Clark chartered the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute as a home for their extensive art collection. Opened to the public in 1955, the Clark has built upon this extraordinary group of works to become one of the most beloved and respected art museums in the world, known for its intimate galleries and stunning natural environment. One of the few institutions in the United States that combines a public art museum with research and academic programs, including a major art history library, the Clark is now a leading international center for research and discussion on the nature of art and art history. Continued additions to the collection and the institute’s long history of collaborating with living artists and contemporary art historians ensures vibrancy and relevance in an ever-changing world.
Mission
The Clark is one of only a handful of institutions globally with a dual mission as an art museum and a distinguished center for research and higher education, dedicated to advancing and extending the public understanding of art.
The Clark’s mission and geographical location define three essential aspects of its character and identity: the quality of its art, the beauty of its pastoral setting, and the depth of its commitment to the generation of ideas.
Clark Art Institute, Pop-Up
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesPrint Room Pop-Up: Indigenous Peoples' Day Monday, October 13, 2025 1:00 PM–3:00 PM Manton Study Center for Works on Paper (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, visit the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper and join us in celebration of indigenous creative production. This pop-up exhibition…
Clark Art Institute, Nature Walk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesSensing Nature: From the Outside In Sunday, October 12, 2025 2:00 PM–3:30 PM The Clark (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark A Clark educator leads a slow engagement with nature and art focused on enhancing wellbeing. This program, offered seasonally, encourages visitors to connect with the landscapes on the Clark’s campus…
Clark Art Institute, a Flim
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesMariel Capanna Film Series: Time Constraints—The Five Obstructions Thursday, October 9, 2025 6:00 PM–7:30 PM Auditorium (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Mariel Capanna imposes time constraints upon herself as part of her painting practice. In honor of Capanna’s public spaces installation, this series showcases films by directors who worked within…
Clark Art Institute, Nature Walk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesGranite of the Grounds Wednesday, October 8, 2025 5:30 PM–7:00 PM Manton Research Center (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Bud Wobus, professor emeritus of geology at Williams College, leads a geology presentation and walk around the Clark’s campus. Wobus guides visitors through the history of the granite slabs that comprise…
Clark Art Institute, First Sunday Free
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesFirst Sunday Free: Sensational Serpent Sunday, October 5, 2025 1:00 PM–4:00 PM The Clark (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark First Sunday Free is back, and for the next six months our focus is Ground/work 2025, the Clark's outdoor sculpture exhibition! This month, celebrate architect Javier Senosiain's mosaic serpent sculpture Coata III. This…
Clark Art Institute, Live Performance
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesTsedaye Makonnen: Refuge Used to Live Among the Hoosic River and the White Oak Trees Saturday, October 4, 2025 4:00 PM–5:00 PM Fernández Terrace (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark The Clark, the Williams College Museum of Art, and the Williams College Dance Department are co-organizing a new iteration of Tsedaye…
Clark Art Institute, a Flim
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesMariel Capanna Film Series: Time Constraints—Run Lola Run Thursday, October 2, 2025 6:00 PM–7:30 PM Auditorium (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Mariel Capanna imposes time constraints upon herself as part of her painting practice. In honor of Capanna’s public spaces installation, this series showcases films by directors who worked within…
Clark Art Institute, Concert
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesConcert: james K and Maria Somerville Friday, September 26, 2025 7:00 PM–9:00 PM Auditorium (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Enjoy an evening of experimental sound co-headlined by james K and Maria Somerville. james K crafts intricate, shape-shifting sonic environments where avant-pop, club experimentation, and raw emotion intertwine. Her 2022 LP Random…
Clark Art Institute, a Flim
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesMariel Capanna Film Series: Time Constraints—Rope Thursday, September 25, 2025 6:00 PM–7:30 PM Auditorium (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Mariel Capanna imposes time constraints upon herself as part of her painting practice. In honor of Capanna’s public spaces installation, this series showcases films by directors who worked within time constraints.…
Clark Art Institute, Talk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesClark Society Talk: Two Treasure Boxes—Blake and Bonvin Print Portfolios Thursday, September 25, 2025 9:00 AM–11:00 AM Manton Study Center for Works on Paper (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark A print portfolio, also known as a print cycle or suite, is a set of related images that are assembled together…
Clark Art Institute, Symposium
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesA Room of Her Own Symposium Friday, September 12, 2025 9:30 AM–2:00 PM Auditorium (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Join an international group of scholars to explore how select artists featured in A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945 negotiated public and private spaces to establish professional careers as…
Clark Art Institute, Talk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesKeynote Lecture: A Room of Her Own Symposium—Virginia Woolf's Incomparable Female Gaze Thursday, September 11, 2025 6:00 PM–7:00 PM Auditorium (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Merve Emre, Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing and Criticism at Wesleyan University and director of the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing and Criticism, presents the…
Clark Art Institute, Talk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesExhibition Tour: A Room of Her Own Sunday, September 7, 2025 11:15 AM–12:15 PM Special Exhibition Galleries (See the event location map) Learn more about women artists and the artworks they created in Great Britain during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Discover how these artists defied social expectations by establishing spaces to make…
Clark Art Institute, Workshop
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesDrawing Closer: Dürer Endüring Friday, September 5, 2025 10:30 AM–12:00 PM Manton Study Center for Works on Paper (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper welcomes artists of all experience and skill levels to find inspiration in thematic selections from the Clark’s collection of…
Clark Art Institute, Night at the Clark
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesWednesday, September 3, 2025 5:00 PM–10:00 PM The Clark (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Join the Clark for an exciting evening of special activities and gallery access as we celebrate the arrival of the Class of 2029 in the Berkshires! Students from Williams College, MCLA, Berkshire Community College, Bennington College,…
Clark Art Institute, Concert
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesFamily Concert: The Knights Sunday, August 31, 2025 12:00 PM–12:45 PM Auditorium (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Music lovers of all ages will delight in a family-friendly concert that celebrates world-class music and complements the A Room of Her Own exhibition. In this accessible afternoon performance, children and their parents/grandparents/caregivers discover the…
Clark Art Institute, Summer Concert
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesOutdoor Concert: The Knights Saturday, August 30, 2025 4:00 PM–5:00 PM Fernández Terrace (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark The Knights return to the Clark! To celebrate the A Room of Her Own exhibition, the orchestra’s program includes: Dame Ethel Smyth (a remarkable British composer) Scherzo: Allegro vivace from her Suite in E…
Clark Art Institute, Music
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesOutdoor Concert: The Knights Saturday, August 30, 2025 4:00 PM–5:00 PM Fernández Terrace (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark The Knights return to the Clark! To celebrate the A Room of Her Own exhibition, the orchestra’s program includes: Dame Ethel Smyth (a remarkable British composer) Scherzo: Allegro vivace from her Suite in E…
Clark Art Institute, Family Program
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesNoguchi Art-Making: Light Sculptures Artist Isamu Noguchi used creative combinations of materials to make sculptures that were beautiful and functional, and now you can too! Check out the exhibition Isamu Noguchi: Landscapes of Time, and get inspired by Noguchi's floating lanterns, mini models, and sculptures of stone and steel. Drop in anytime between 1–4 pm to…
Clark Art Institute, Family Program
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesNoguchi Art-Making: Light Sculptures Artist Isamu Noguchi used creative combinations of materials to make sculptures that were beautiful and functional, and now you can too! Check out the exhibition Isamu Noguchi: Landscapes of Time, and get inspired by Noguchi's floating lanterns, mini models, and sculptures of stone and steel. Drop in anytime between 1–4 pm to…
