March Events At The Clark
General Info:The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu
Hours:
Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm
Open daily, 10 am to 5 pm, in July and August
Admission:
Free - November 1 through May 31
$12.50 - June 1 through October 31
Always free for children 18 and under, members, students with valid ID
Public Programs And Special Events In March
Through April 20: The Clark recently acquired sixteen drawings by the great seventeenth-century French landscape artist Claude Lorrain. The acquisition makes the Clark holder of one of the most important collections of Claude drawings outside of Europe. The focused exhibition Claude Lorrain: New Acquisitions, marks the first time these 16 drawings will be on view at the Clark. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303.
Through May 4: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Frederic Remington shaped America's vision of the West with illustrations, sculpture, and painting. Remington Looking West brings together the Clark's iconic works by the artist with those from public and private collections to explore how he came to this vision and how it evolved throughout his career. Also included in the exhibition are photographs, drawings, and scrapbooks from his personal collection that allow you to "look over Remington's shoulder" and understand his working process. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 01267. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303.
March 1: The Clark/Williams College Museum of Art Artist Symposium, "Artistic Crossings of the Black Atlantic: The Migratory Aesthetic in Contemporary Art," invites five acclaimed artists-multi-media artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, sculptor Willie Cole, British filmmaker Isaac Julien, photographer Hank Willis Thomas, and installation artist and MacArthur Fellow Fred Wilson-to discuss the Black Atlantic aesthetic. Begins at 9 am. Tickets are $20 ($10 for members; students free). For more info and to register, call 413-458-0524. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 2: During "Creating and Collecting the Old West," William H. Truettner, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, discusses how the Old West became a familiar part of America's national identity through the creations of Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and other artists and writers, while at the same time Western art emerged as an independent field for collecting and scholarship. Free, held at 2 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 4: Professor Babatunde Lawal, of Virginia Commonwealth University and Williams College, will present the spring 2008 Robert Sterling Clark Visiting Professor lecture "Making the Spirit Manifest: Art and Life in Yoruba Culture." Sponsored by the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art. Free, held at 5:30 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 5, 19, April 2, 16: Assistant curator of American art Cody Hartley, curator of Remington Looking West, will lead a four-session reading group focusing on short stories of the American West. While Frederic Remington's images dominate pictorial ideas of the West, he was also a profuse writer (and a voracious reader). During "Reading the West," gain new insight into the works and times of Frederic Remington by reading some of his finest short stories, as well as stories by Remington friends and peers like Owen Wister; in later sessions the group will read stories about the twentieth-century West, concluding with works from several contemporary writers. Space is limited. Registration is required. Call 413-458-0524 to register. There is a $10 materials fee for the series. Held at 7 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 7: On selected Friday mornings, the Clark galleries warmly welcome new parents and their infants with a talk on a highlight from the permanent collection. Strollers are permitted. Free, held at 10:15 am. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 8: Get your pre-schoolers off to a good start...with art at the Clark. During the Start with Art Preschool Series, begin the morning with an exploration in the galleries using a gallery guide specially designed for this age group and attend short "Painting Talks." Afterwards enjoy art-making activities. Best suited for four- to six-year-olds. March 8 will focus on "Flowers and Plants." Free, held at 10 am. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 8: The Roches will perform at the Clark at 8 pm. Known for their swirling harmonies and extraordinary lyrical perspective, as well as their smart and fun live performances, the Roches are Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy, three sisters from New York City. They have created a unique musical expression perhaps best described as "Roche Music" and have performed and recorded with Philip Glass, Paul Simon, and the Indigo Girls, just to name a few. Their self-titled debut album, The Roches, was hailed as the "Best Record of The Year" by The New York Times. Besides several appearances on The Tonight Show, David Letterman, and A Prairie Home Companion, they have recorded and written music for movies and television. Cost is $24 ($20 per member). For tickets call 413-458-0524 or visit www.clarkart.edu. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 9: Susannah Maurer, assistant curator at the University of Arizona Museum of Art, will discuss how Frederic Remington fashioned his vision of the West during the lecture "Cowboys and Indians: Remington's Characters." Free, held at 2 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 11: Clark Fellow Chika Okeke-Agulu will present the lecture "Modernism and Nationalism: The Work of Uche Okeke in the 1960s." Okeke-Agulu, assistant professor of art history at Pennsylvania State University, has established an international reputation as an artist, critic, curator, and activist in contemporary art and the African modernist movement. Free, held at 5:30 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 13: Spend a half-hour with a Clark curator and feed your hunger for art. Join Cody Hartley, assistant curator of American art, for a look at Winslow Homer's Sleigh Ride. Free, held at 12:30 pm. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 15: Catch a free screening of Stagecoach (1939, 100 min., unrated) at 2 pm at the Clark. A mythic success, this film sets the mold for the Western genre, with Ford establishing the characters, themes, and scenes he and others would return to time and again, while making a star of John Wayne. Part of the film series "A Wild and Savage Land: John Ford Looks at the American West." The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 16: Acclaimed for presenting classical music with a modern appeal, the Vienna Piano Trio will perform the "Haydn Piano Trio in E-flat major Hob.XV/29," "Smetana Piano Trio in g minor Opus 15," and "Brahms Piano Trio in B major Opus 8." Held at 3 pm. Tickets are $15 ($12 Clark members). For tickets, call 413 458 0524 or visit www.clarkart.edu. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 22: Catch a free screening of My Darling Clementine (1946, 97 min., rated G) at 2 pm at the Clark. Ford takes on another myth of the Old West, with Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, leading up to the gunfight at the OK Corral. With Victor Mature as Doc Holliday and Walter Brennan as the vile patriarch of the Clanton gang, along with Ford's standard repertory of actors. Part of the film series "A Wild and Savage Land: John Ford Looks at the American West." The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 28: "Clark After Dark: The Roaring '20s" will take you back to a time of jazz, speakeasies, flappers, and zoot suits. The big band is warming up backstage at the Cotton Club, so get out those flapper dresses, pin those curls, and freshen your lipstick. Get ready for a lesson in swing dancing, and then flaunt your best Charleston or Lindy-hop moves on the dance floor. Take a break and make your own flapper headband or decorate your very own fedora, then get back out on that dance floor because tonight the trumpets are hot, the drinks are cold, and the Duke (Ellington) waits for no one. This series of hip happenings takes you around the world and transports you through time with music and dancing, out-of-the-ordinary activities, exotic snack and late-night encounters with art. Begins at 8 pm. Admission is $10 ($8 members), at the door. 21+ to enter; cash bar. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 29: Catch a free screening of She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949, 103 min., unrated) at 2 pm at the Clark. Ford instructed his cinematographer to study Remington's pictorial style before making his first Western in color. John Wayne is a cavalry officer who longs to retire after Custer's defeat, but duty calls him to make a final stand against another Indian attack. Victor McLaglen is his trusty sergeant. Part of the film series "A Wild and Savage Land: John Ford Looks at the American West." The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
March 30: The Clark will host two performances by Ralph's World (11 am to 12 pm and 2 to 3 pm). Ralph's World is the musical place where little guys and gals and their folks can rock rock rock and sing sing sing along. It's the creation of indie rocker and songwriter Ralph Covert, who takes a high-energy and McCartney-esque super-melodic approach to children's music. Universal critical acclaim includes The New York Times, NPR, Parents Magazine, and a Grammy nomination for last year's Green Gorilla album. Cost per performance is $12 child, $15 adult ($10 child of adult member and $12 adult member). For tickets call 413-458-0524 or visit www.clarkart.edu. The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA. www.clarkart.edu, 413-458-2303
