'The Art of the Opening' To Be Displayed In New WCMA Museum

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is hosting a monthly program series this spring called "The Art of the Opening" that will offer audiences a glimpse into specific works of art that will be on display when the new museum building opens in the fall of 2027.

On Feb. 4, March 18, and April 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., curators from our curatorial engagement team will share an in-depth preview of a different object that will be on view in the inaugural installation, which aims to showcase WCMA’s global art collection guided by a liberal arts ethos. The audience will be invited to ask questions, and lunch will be provided for the first 12 people to register.

Kicking off the series on Feb. 4 will be Elizabeth Gallerani, our curator of Mellon Academic Programs, who will share information recently learned about a pichhwai (temple hanging) in the WCMA collection that depicts the Hindu god Krishna painted on a huge cotton cloth. Mellon Curatorial Fellow Rachael Nelson will present on March 18, and Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Dan Byers will present on April 1.

RSVPs are required here: https://airtable.com/appEgY2dFQZxVvJhJ/pagiusORQgIBjIM8k/form.

For more information, visit artmuseum.williams.edu.

McKay's Family Farm Market Expands in Williamstown

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
05:25AM / Friday, April 03, 2026

The greenhouse will be opening in the next couple weeks but pansies are available now. 

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — McKay's Family Farm Market recently expanded to offer more garden and feed options and local goods.

 

In October, the McKays took over the former Chenail's Farmstand on Simonds Road. McKay's Family Farm is located in Stamford, Vt., and raises cattle, sheep, horses and goats and grows a variety of vegetables. They have expanded into the shopping plaza near the greenhouse. 

 

"We took over growing mums and pumpkins and stuff, and then folks just kept coming in, asking for different things, and we just kept expanding our offerings," said Luke McKay. "And before long, we realized that half of the greenhouse was full of retail supplies and that we were growing so quick that we need to figure out what our next step was.

 

"The space became available, and we decided to make this our retail operation so that we could continue to have more space for plants and shrubs and trees and all the good stuff that we're gonna put in."

 

The family had noticed the building, part of the property with the farmstand, became available in December and decided to move in. He said customers were looking for a place to buy feed and to support locally.

 

"It was just a couple of bags of grain back in the fall when we opened up. And more and more folks said that they didn't want to go to box stores that they wanted to support a local business to be able to buy their feed for their animals or their pet foods and such," he said.

 

The store sells Nutrena Feeds and Blue Seal, garden supplies and stoves and pellets. It also offers goods from other local farms, whether it be eggs, meat, or more.