Clark Art Institute Offers School Vacation Week Activities

11:06AM / Thursday, April 17, 2025Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host activities for children and families during the Massachusetts public school system’s April vacation week.

From Tuesday, April 22, through Thursday, April 24, landscape drawing stations will be available throughout the museum, featuring various drawing mediums. Free drawing pads and colored pencils will also be provided for outdoor use.

At 2 PM each day, Williamstown Rural Lands will lead nature-related hikes and activities.

On Thursday, April 24, from 11 AM to 2 PM, a drop-in activity will allow visitors to sculpt miniature cows.

The exhibition "Pastoral on Paper," on view through June 15, features artworks depicting rural life, including representations of cows, cottages, mules, maidens, shepherds, ruins, and landscapes. The exhibition includes drawings by Claude Lorrain and Thomas Gainsborough, as well as Dutch Italianate artworks.

"Pastoral on Paper" is organized by the Clark Art Institute and curated by William Satloff, Class of 2025, Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art.

Drawing pads and colored pencil sets are available at the Clark Center admissions desk.

Information regarding the activities can be found at clarkart.edu/events. For accessibility inquiries, call 413-458-0524.

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Williamstown Child Dies in Collision with Motor Vehicle

iBerkshires.com10:21AM / Saturday, August 08, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A 7-year-old Williamstown child died Friday evening after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced on Saturday morning.

Neither the child nor the driver were identified in the release. The child, Max Rothschild of Williamstown, was formally identified by the DA's Office on Monday. The driver has not been identified and the incident remains under investigation.

The vehicle was traveling east on Main Street, and the child, riding a bicycle, was headed down Buxton Hill Road toward Main, according to the DA.

"Preliminary information suggests that the bicyclist unintentionally entered Main Street where they were struck by the involved vehicle," the news release read.

The child died at the scene of the accident, the news release said.

"The driver of the vehicle was not impaired by alcohol or drugs," the news release said. "The bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision."

The investigation remains active.

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