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April 2019
Highlights and Recent Acquisitions from the American and European Collections
See new additions to WCMA’s American and European collections from the 16th to the 20th centuries mixed with favorites including Grant Wood’s Death on the Ridge Road, on view for the first time in over two years. Significant acquisitions installed for the first time include works by Edmonia Lewis, Marie Spartali-Stillman, and thirteen preliminary drawings by Paul Cadmus for WCMA’s painting Point O’View.
Find out more »Exhibition: Trenton Doyle Hancock Mind of the Mound: Critical Mass
“About 50,000 years ago an ape man named Homerbuctas masturbated in a field of prehistoric flowers giving birth to a legend, no, “The” Legend. For years, there have been reports of large, furry, smelly heaps residing in wooded areas around the world. These reports are supposed sightings of the cryptid (creature not yet verified by science), simply known to cryptozoologists as Mounds. I am, for reasons that I can’t quite explain, connected to these mysterious Mound creatures. I share a…
Find out more »The Mind’s Eye: Paintings, Sculpture, and Books by Paul Katz
February 1 through May 27 – Annual Student Art Show This exhibition features a variety of works, including paintings, sculpture and drawing books, mainly from Katz’s Prelude and Interlock series. The Preludes are the paintings and objects with words on ribbons. The words are all taken from Henry Wordsworth’s poem “Prelude.” The look of the work was inspired in part by a photograph Katz saw in the New York Times in the days following 9/11. The image was of an…
Find out more »Suffering From Realness
“It will gradually become apparent that at particular moments when there is within a society a crisis of belief…the sheer material factualness of the human body will be borrowed to lend that cultural construct the aura of ‘realness’ and ‘certainty.’ – Elaine Scarry, The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World (1985) Suffering from Realness explores the politics of representation — and the ways in which artists use the body to grasp at and re-center the “aura…
Find out more »Winter Farmers’ Markets
The market feature locally-grown and produced foods, live music, lunch fare, and activities for children. Admission is always free and SNAP benefits are available at all markets. Held at Monument Regional High School, 313 Monument Valley Rd., Great Barrington.
Find out more »Uncovering Williams
The Spring 2019 class, Uncovering Williams, will use this selection of four works from WCMA’s collection to interrogate the history of Williams College and its relationship to land, people, architecture, and artifacts. Students in the course, co-taught by Kevin Murphy, Senior Curator of American Art, and Dorothy Wang, Professor of American Studies and Faculty Affiliate in English, will examine the visual and material culture of Williams, including a portrait of Amos Lawrence—an early benefactor of the college—and 19th century landscapes…
Find out more »Spring Clearance Sale
The Outlet @ Pine Cone Hill’s 25% off Spring Clearance Sale features discontinued and seconds, from founder and designer Annie Selke’s product lines. Dash & Albert area rugs are made in a variety of fibers and weaves including cotton, wool, and polypropylene and come in at least seven sizes from 2’x3’ to 12’x16’ with a popular runner size of 2.5’x8’. Pine Cone Hill coverlets, duvet covers, shams, sheet sets, throws and more include solids, prints, and stripes from casual to…
Find out more »Baby Animal Fest
Celebrate spring and meet our newest additions – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks, and kids in the Round Stone Barn. Explore the hands-on Discovery Barn, make things, and stay for story time. Visit the Shaker Schoolhouse. Hear the Shakers’ story of sustainability. Have fun on the trail. Come for live music and sing along. Visit on Thursdays and stay longer (‘til 5pm). Spend Easter with us and celebrate Earth Day. Pony rides, face painting, balloon art. See cooking, blacksmithing, woodworking, sheep…
Find out more »The Red Lion Inn Collections Tour
Discover the history of the Inn told through its collections and art. Join us for a free, hour-long tour, beginning in the lobby.
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