Mary Zimmerman's Tony Award-winning Metamorphoses is a spellbinding reimagining of Ovid’s myths, brought to life around a shimmering pool of water. This breathtaking production explores timeless tales of love, transformation and divine intervention, from Orpheus and Eurydice’s tragic longing to King Midas’ fateful wish. Directed by Isadora Wolfe, known for her work with Sleep No […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
This juried exhibition brings together the imaginative work of 14 contemporary sculptors whose art engages with themes of illusion, curiosity, discovery, and play. Presented in conjunction with the Museum’s upcoming exhibition, I SPY! Walter Wick’s Hidden Wonders opening on June 7, 2025, the outdoor sculpture show invites visitors of all ages to explore a world inspired […]
Arts and Culture, Exhibits, Outdoor Event
The Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market will launch its third season on June 17, 2025, bringing fresh, locally-sourced food directly to six communities across Berkshire County through October 17. The innovative mobile market addresses food access challenges by delivering seasonal produce, eggs, meat, dairy products, and pantry staples such as bread, maple syrup, and honey to […]
Chesterwood presents an exhibition of works by Berkshires-based sculptor Ann Jon. The Retrospective, highlighting thirty-one pieces from Jon’s body of work over the years, will be on view until October 31 in the Woodshed Gallery. Jon’s work can also be seen among the sculptures included in this year’s Global Warming/ Global Warning! outdoor exhibition at Chesterwood.
On Wednesdays in July and August, the Clark Art Institute presents a free series of Works on Paper Highlights Talks in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. Each week, discover a unique selection of rarely exhibited works on paper with […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Wharton on Wednesday returns for a five-month run! Join us at the Terrace Café on the first Wednesday of the month, June-October, to hear quintessential Edith Wharton short stories brought to life by local actors. Arrive early to enjoy refreshments from the Café, open 4:00 – 5:30 pm. 07/02: The Reckoning 08/06: The Rembrandt 09/03: […]
Arts and Culture, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Performing Arts & Entertainment
In late December 1840, adrift in his personal life, 21-year-old Herman Melville arrived in New Bedford, Massachusetts, preparing to embark on a South Seas whaling voyage. His diverse experiences and adventures in the course of the ensuing nearly four years would profoundly shape him and his writings. During this time, young Melville toiled as a […]
Berkshire250, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Bring your friends along for some wonderful live performances at Studio 9! All shows start at 7:00 pm. 10/03: The Mammals 10/08: Banjo Basecamp Faculty Concert 10/10: Railway Cafe Presents Rob Flax's Boom Chick Trio 10/18: FreshGrass Institute Presents: Trooko & Friends 10/24: 5 Pound Horse and John Francis O'Mara 10/30: Cinema Ephemera: The Human […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
In 2020 the Clark opened Ground/work, a one-year exhibition of monumental sculpture by six artists that was situated in the landscape surrounding the museum. Ground/work 2025 once again features specially commissioned works located across the Clark’s campus. This sequel exhibition focuses on global conceptions of craft, defined as the physical process by which artists transform the world around […]
This non-chronological survey of Noguchi’s work across media presents some of his most compelling engagements with time. The exhibition traces Noguchi’s interventions in the long march of geologic time, his explorations into the life cycles of natural and industrial materials, his meditations on memory and the relationship between the enduring and ephemeral, and his fluid […]