The Clark Art Institute hosts a book talk with author Bonnie Tsui. Tsui discusses her 2025 book On Muscle, in which she brings her signature blend of science, culture, immersive reporting, and personal narrative to examine not just what muscles are but what they mean to us. The free event takes place in the Clark’s […]
Arts and Culture, 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
The Clark Art Institute airs the 2025–26 season of the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed The Met: Live in HD series. This award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. Unless otherwise noted, the Clark broadcasts the operas on select Saturdays at 1 pm in its Manton Research Center […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
The Clark Art Institute hosts a series of films celebrating Mariel Capanna’s yearlong public spaces installation, Giornata. Inspired by Capanna’s practice of imposing time constraints upon herself while painting, this five-part series showcases films by directors who worked within time constraints. All films are free and screened in the Manton Research Center auditorium on select […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
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
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 presents Reflections, a monthly gallery experience during which visitors are invited to look contemplatively as they engage with works of art from the Clark’s collection. Participants meet in the Museum Pavilion. With a gentle tone that encourages investigation and audience participation, the group explores one or two artworks with the help […]
The Clark celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a pop-up exhibition of print materials created by indigenous artists from North America and around the globe. The event takes place in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper. Featured are artists’ books by Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke), Raven Chacon (Diné), and others, as well as a […]
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibits, History and Heritage, Holidays
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 […]
The Clark Art Institute presents Sensing Nature: From the Outside In, a slow engagement with nature and art focused on enhancing wellbeing. Led by a Clark educator, this free seasonal program encourages visitors to connect with the landscapes on the Clark’s campus and in the galleries. The event begins outdoors, with a short, mindful walk […]
Belong Berkshires, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Exhibits, Outdoor Event