The Clark Art Institute’s Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by Charmaine Nelson (UMass Amherst / Clark/Oakley Humanities Fellow) exploring how transatlantic slavery was grounded in violence and systems of control imposed by enslavers and their surrogates in eighteenth-century Montreal Quebec, Canada. The talk takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium.
Literature, Lectures, and Talks
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
Inspired by the Shadow Visionaries exhibition, the Clark presents a series of twentieth-century French films that echo with meditations on memory and longing. Prepare yourself for fantastical allegories and crumbling, ruined cityscapes. All screenings run at 6:00 pm and are free unless noted otherwise. Accessible seats available. 01/22: The Fall of the House of Usher […]
Accessibility Friendly, Performing Arts & Entertainment
The Clark Art Institute offers a free morning of art, play, and exploration for preschoolers. Start with Art, a program designed for three- to six-year-olds and their caregivers, features fun art-making activities and interactive artwork talks. February’s theme is Shape and Color. Unsure of how to talk about art with your child? Pick up a […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly
The Clark Art Institute offers special activities in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Visitors are welcome to visit the galleries to find all the forms of love in the permanent collection—from tender brushstrokes to flirtatious figures. Head to the Museum Pavilion to write a note about the artwork that pulls at your heartstrings and share it […]
The Clark Art Institute presents Dinner and the Show, inspired by the Clark’s special exhibition Shadow Visionaries: French Artists Against the Current, 1840–70. Exhibition curator Anne Leonard, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, provides a special introduction to the exhibition, followed by a three-course meal inspired by nineteenth-century France. Constellation Culinary’s Chef Chris Gouty brings […]
Arts and Culture, Exhibits, Food and Drinks
The Clark Art Institute offers children and families fun activities celebrating its permanent collection and the special exhibition Shadow Visionaries: French Artists Against the Current, 1840–70 from Tuesday, February 17 through Thursday, February 19 (part of the Massachusetts public school system’s February vacation week). The Clark’s vacation week programming explores themes of imagination, fantasy, and ghostly realities. Tuesday-Thursday […]
Family Friendly, School Vacation
The Clark Art Institute offers children and families fun activities celebrating its permanent collection and the special exhibition Shadow Visionaries: French Artists Against the Current, 1840–70 from Tuesday, February 17 through Thursday, February 19 (part of the Massachusetts public school system’s February vacation week). The Clark’s vacation week programming explores themes of imagination, fantasy, and ghostly realities. Tuesday-Thursday […]
Family Friendly, School Vacation
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
The Clark Art Institute’s monthly Collage Club returns this October and continues through March. Visitors are welcome to drop in between 6–8 pm on the third Wednesday of the colder months of the year to make a creative collage. This free art-making program takes place in the Manton Research Center reading room. Cut, paste, create! […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly