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, Yoga
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesA Morning of Self-Care: Outdoor Yoga Tuesday, August 19, 2025 9:30 AM–10:30 AM Reflecting Pool Lawn (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Start the morning off with an outdoor yoga session led by local yoga instructor, Mary Edgerton. This all-levels program is inspired by the sights and sounds of the Clark's…
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, Live Performance
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesFrench Art and Music: An Evening with Tanglewood and Sebastian Smee Tuesday, August 12, 2025 7:00 PM–8:00 PM Auditorium (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark The Clark, the Tanglewood Learning Institute, Tanglewood Music Center, and Pulitzer Prize winning art critic Sebastian Smee have teamed up to create a very special evening…
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, Walk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesGranite of the Grounds Tuesday, August 5, 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, Walk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesGround/work 2025: A Close Look A Clark educator leads a close examination and in-depth discussion around the outdoor sculpture Gathering My Thoughts by British artist Laura Ellen Bacon. Using willow branches that are tied, looped, and woven together, Bacon's process evokes basket-weaving and the nest-building of birds. Through guided conversation and reflection, participants consider how the artist's work…
Clark Art Institute, Walk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesForaging Walk Naturalist and wild edibles enthusiast Arianna Alexsandra Collins from the Hoosic River Watershed Association and Offerings for Community Building leads a foraging walk. Collins guides visitors across the Clark’s 140-acre campus in a one-hour talk, identifying wild edibles and medicinal plants found on the grounds. She discusses flora and fungi characteristics for proper…
Clark Art Institute, Presentation
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesThe Writing on the Wall: A Literary Celebration Continues Award-winning actors James Naughton, Maria Tucci, John Benjamin Hickey and Julie White will offer a new program combining theater, art from the Clark, and the written word. Naughton delivers Michael Cunningham’s stunning story, “White Angel.” Tucci presents Margaret Atwood’s devastating parable “Death by Clamshell”. Hickey has…
Clark Art Institute, Walk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesJoin us for a walking tour of the outdoor sculpture exhibition, with each artist stationed beside their work to present a ten to fifteen-minute talk with exhibition curator Glenn Adamson. Ground/work 2025 artists include Yō Akiyama (Japan), Laura Ellen Bacon (UK), Aboubakar Fofana (Mali), Hugh Hayden (USA), Milena Naef (Switzerland), and Javier Senosiain (Mexico). The exhibition explores…
Clark Art Institute, Community Day
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesCommunity Day: Art in Action Sunday, July 13, 2025 11:00 AM–4:00 PM The Clark (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark It's time for our biggest bash, Community Day at the Clark! Celebrate vibrant artwork, the lush summer campus, and the remarkable women artists highlighted in the exhibitions open this season—A Room…
Clark Art Institute, Workshop
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesDrawing Closer: Marvels in the Margins Friday, July 11, 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…
Clark Art Institute, Summer Solstice
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesSummer Solstice Saturday, June 21, 2025 5:30 PM–8:30 PM Thomas Schütte Installation (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Celebrate the summer solstice at the Clark! Free. Picnic blankets encouraged. Cider from Berkshire Cider Project available for purchase. Inclement weather moves the event to Sunday, June 22. For accessibility questions, call 413…
Clark Art Institute, Juneteenth
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesJuneteenth at the Clark: Education and Celebration! Thursday, June 19, 2025 10:15 AM–3:00 PM The Clark (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Learn more about the Clark's recent acquisitions and reinterpretation work as we celebrate art, change, and expanding narratives this Juneteenth. From 11 am–1 pm, view photographs showing Black perseverance and dignity…
Clark Art Institute, Father’s Day
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesFather's Day at the Clark Sunday, June 15, 2025 1:00 PM–3:00 PM The Clark (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark This Father's Day, bring your loved ones to the Clark for a day of gallery engagement, art-making, and outdoor activities. Pick up a gallery guide focused on fatherhood in all its…
Clark Art Institute, Exhibit Opening
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesSummer Opening Reception for A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945 Friday, June 13, 2025 6:00 PM–8:00 PM Clark Center (See the event location map) Get directions to the Clark Join us at the opening celebration for A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945. Enjoy light refreshments and be among…
Clark Art Institute, Live Performance
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesMusic on the Moltz: 75 Dollar Bill with Alexander Turnquist 75 Dollar Bill is a musical duo based out of New York featuring Che Chen on guitar and Rick Brown on drums. Their music blends various forms of improvisational music with hints of jazz and psychedelia. Their 2019 album, I Was Real, received high praise…
Clark Art Institute, Mother’s Day
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesMother's Day at the Clark This Mother’s Day, bring your loved ones to the Clark for art-making, gallery engagement, and even outdoor exploration. From 1–3 pm, drop in and try your hand at button-making as you explore personal, family, and community values, all expressed through the art of the button! At 2 pm, take part…
Clark Art Institute, Poetry
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesPoets Christine Kelly and Tan Lin present a reading in celebration of Kelly's debut collection of poems, Allow Me to Slip on Something a Little More Hypocycloid (PRROBLEM, 2025). Poet and artist Christine Kelly is the author of Allow Me to Slip on Something a Little More Hypocycloid (PRROBLEM, 2025) and the chapbooks Food Gas Lodging Liquid Solid (Creative Writing Department,…
Clark Art Institute, Vacation Week
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesSpring into school vacation with activities celebrating the special exhibition Pastoral on Paper. Throughout the day, try your hand at landscape drawing at several stations around the museum, each with a different drawing medium, or go en plein air (outdoors) with a drawing pad and mini colored pencils. From 11 am–2 pm, stop by the Michael Conforti…
