Arts

End-of-summer workshop about herbs

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—At 10 am on Saturday, August 31, the Clark Art Institute presents another installment in its “From Ground to Cup” series. This free event takes place at the Clark Center entrance. In this workshop, herbalist and healing practitioner Rebecca Guanzon celebrates the end of summer...

Susan Sarandon, left, and Geena Davis in a scene from Thelma & Louise.

Susan Sarandon, left, and Geena Davis in a scene from Thelma & Louise.

Classic movie to be screened as fundraiser

WILLIAMSVILLE - Friday Night Movie at the Williamsville Hall presents “Thema & Louise” (1991) on Friday, August 23, at 7:30 pm. Ridley Scott directed this entertaining, humorous, and harrowing film, nominated for six Academy Awards (Callie Khourie won for best screenplay), which became a...

Art show set to open

SOUTH NEWFANE - Willow Vermont Retreat hosts “Passage: The Future of Contemporary Realism,” from Saturday, August 24, to Sunday, September 1, at 369 Dover Road.
Tom Concannon and Ravi Shimpi, owners of Willow, have been longtime patrons and collectors of artists from Grand Central Atelier...

A still from the film “Enys Men.”

Unique folk horror film festival

BRATTLEBORO - Epsilon Spires presents a unique film festival in its vaulted sanctuary space on Friday, August 16, and Friday, August 23.
Each evening of the Folk Horror From the British Isles Film Festival pairs a live musical performance with a classic cult film for an electrifying...

Free art making, movie at the Clark

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Tuesday, August 20, at 1 pm, the Clark Art Institute invites visitors to meet the CATA artists featured in “I Am a Part of Art,” and participate in community art-making activities. The event takes place in Hunter Studio, located in the Lunder Center at Stone Hill.
The...

The exhibition features paintings by Dolores Poacelli and steel sculptures by Hank Murta Adams.

The exhibition features paintings by Dolores Poacelli and steel sculptures by Hank Murta Adams.

New contemporary gallery in town

JACKSONVILLE - There’s a new gallery in town. The 1910 Building, located at 1910 Maple Hill Lane, is a destination for contemporary art showcasing artists from the Northeast region.
The 2024 exhibition, “Metal, Paper, Glass,” features the mixed media paintings of Dolores Poacelli along...

The Clark offers free discussion on artist

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Wednesday, July 31, at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by Emilie Boone, summer 2024 Clark Fellow and author of “A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography.” Boone speaks with Sara Houghteling, special projects coordinator at the Clark, about the overlooked...

Talk by former director of the Clark

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Saturday, July 27, at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk by Michael Conforti, former director of the Clark (1994–2015), honoring the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Clark Center, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. The event takes place in...

Program focuses on nature and art

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—The Clark Art Institute continues its seasonal program series, Sensing Nature at the Clark: From the Outside In, on Sunday, July 28, at 2 pm. Clark educators lead a slow engagement with nature and art focused on enhancing well-being and encouraging visitors to connect with the...

Performance of fiction readings

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—The Clark Art Institute hosts a literary celebration on Sunday, July 21, at 2 pm, featuring a quartet of award-winning actors performing short fiction readings. The special program, The Writing on the Wall, combines art, theater, and the written word. Maria Tucci, David...