WCMA Invites Families to 'All Together With Art' Program

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) invites families to "All Together With Art," a series of one-hour programs designed for children ages four to eight and their caregivers.

Each program involves looking at art together followed by an art-making activity. The first in the series will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at 10:30 a.m. and will focus on outdoor art. The second in the series is set for Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10:30 a.m. and will focus on objects created as symbols of protection. The third is set for Saturday, Nov. 5, at 10:30 a.m. and will focus on abstract art. 

On Sep. 24, Rachel Heisler, WCMA’s Associate Curator of Campus & Community Engagement, will lead families on a walk around campus to talk about two different outdoor sculptures, followed by a group activity in which participants can make their own art to bring home.

The programs are free and open to the public. Families are welcome to come to any or all of the programs. Space is limited and registration is required. To register, visit artmuseum.williams.edu and click on the "All Together With Art" button.

WCMA is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Please note that masks are required inside the museum.

Williams Grads Reminded of Community that Got Them to Graduation

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
05:14PM / Sunday, June 02, 2024

The graduates heard from two speakers — Phi Betta Kappa speaker Milo Chang and class speaker Jahnavi Nayar Kirtane. The keynote speaker, Lonnie Bunch, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was unable to attend and recorded his speech for playback. See more photos here.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College said goodbye Sunday to its graduating seniors.

 

And a representative of the class of 2024 took the time to say goodbye to everyone in the community who made students' journey possible.

 

Milo Chang, the Phi Beta Kappa speaker for the class and one of two students to speak at Sunday's 235th commencement exercises, explained that the term "Williams community" applies to more than those who get to list the school on their resumes.

 

"It includes everyone who has shaped our experiences here, from loved ones back home to the dedicated staff members who make campus their second home," Chang told his classmates. "During our time at Williams, we've seen this community step up in remarkable ways to support us."

 

Chang talked about the faculty and staff who gave their time to operate the COVID-19 testing centers and who greeted students before they could take their first classroom tests in the fall of 2020, and the dining services personnel who kept the students fed and somehow understood their orders through the masks everyone was wearing when this class arrived on campus.

 

And he shared a personal story that brought the message home.

 

"We often underestimate the power of community until we experience a taste of its absence," Chang said. "I remember staying on campus after our first Thanksgiving at Williams, after most students went home to finish the semester remotely. I remember the long hours sitting in empty common rooms. I remember the days you could walk through campus without seeing another student.