Clark Art Free Summer Hours, Transport, Events

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Summer 2024 at the Clark Art Institute brings new opportunities to discover some of its special exhibitions, opportunities to visit for free, a host of free events and activities, and free bus transportation between Williamstown and North Adams.

Free Evening Hours
The Clark is adding extended evening hours and free admission on select dates this summer. Beginning June 19, the Clark offers free admission from 5 to 9 pm on Wednesdays through Sept. 25, 2024. Visitors can enjoy free evening access to two of its special exhibitions, "Guillaume Lethière" and "Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass." The Museum Store is stocked with new merchandise and will be open during the evening hours. Food service will also be available on Wednesday evenings.

Free Bus Service
Through a special arrangement, Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) and the Clark have partnered to offer extended bus service on BRTA's popular Route 3 line that runs between Williamstown and North Adams. On Wednesday evenings from June 19 through Sept.  25, bus service departing from the Clark to North Adams will be extended, with the last bus leaving at 9:05 pm. Bus service departing from the Clark at 7:45 or later is free of charge. Connecting bus service in North Adams runs until 10:30 pm.

Support for the free bus fare is provided by Adams Community Bank and Allen & Company.

Free Admission Days
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Tadao Ando-designed Clark Center and the grand reopening of the Clark following its campus expansion program, the Clark offers free admission for all on July 4. The Clark is open from 10 am to 5 pm on Independence Day.

On July 14, the Clark's Community Day program offers another opportunity to enjoy free admission for all. The Clark's galleries are open from 10 am to 5 pm. A full slate of special activities is planned from 11 am to 4 pm. Visitors can learn about glass, printmaking, and collage through art-making activities geared to all ages. Live figure-drawing sessions will happen throughout the day, along with live music performances, and fun surprises for all ages! A wide variety of food service offerings from the Clark's Café 7 and other local vendors will be available throughout the day. This event happens rain or shine.

 


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Williamstown Nov. 5 Ballot Includes CPA Tax Exemption

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In addition to the various federal and state offices and statewide ballot initiatives on this fall's election ballot, Williamstown voters will decide whether to approve an initiative that already passed overwhelmingly at this May's annual town meeting.
 
Question 6 on the Nov. 5 ballot would finalize an exemption to the Community Preservation Act property tax surcharge for homeowners who meet either low-income or, for seniors, moderate-income standards.
 
All homes in town currently are subject to the CPA surcharge, which helps fund projects related to historic preservation, open space and recreation or affordable housing.
 
Residents pay 2 percent of their property tax toward the CPA, with the first $100,000 of home valuation exempted. In other words, if one owns a home valued at the median for the town, $439,100 in FY 2025, its property tax bill for the current fiscal year is $6,060.
 
But its CPA tax is based on what the tax bill would be for a $339,100 home, so instead of paying $121.20 (2 percent of $6,060), the owner pays $93.59 (2 percent of $4,679.58) toward the CPA fund.
 
Under the exemption enabled by town meeting in May, that tax bill would drop to $0 for all homeowners who make less than 80 percent of the area median income or seniors who make less than 100 percent of the AMI.
 
The CPA exemption was one of a number of four targeted tax relief efforts that the Select Board brought to town meeting for its approval — all of which were passed by meeting members. The change to the CPA differed in two respects: it also requires a vote in the general election and, rather than shifting taxation away from income-eligible seniors, it actually reduces the amount of money the town will raise through taxation.
 
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