Mariel Capanna

Open through January 25, 2026

Mariel Capanna presents two new, site-specific oil paintings as well as a monumental, two-sided fresco. Mariel Capanna: Giornata marks the artist’s first museum solo exhibition.

Pastoral on Paper

Open through June 15, 2025

Situating cows, maidens, ruins, and landscapes within the rise of pastoral imagery in imagination, this exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the emergence of landscape as an independent genre.

Paginations: A–Z Alphabetic Highlights from the Library's Special Collection

Open Through May 18, 2025

A new series of year-round public installations featuring works drawn from the Clark library’s extensive holdings, the initial celebrates the letters of the alphabet.

Permanent Collection

Revisit an old favorite or discover something new in our permanent collection.

Clark Society Gallery Tour: A New Acquisition at the Clark

April 3, 2025

SOLD OUT. Esther Bell, deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator, introduces the Clark’s recently acquired painting Backgammon Players by Marie Bracquemond. This is the first p ...

Small Town Film Series: Shotgun Stories

April 3, 2025

The Clark presents a series of films highlighting the charm of small towns. The series continues with Shotgun Stories (2007), which hinges on the death of a father, and the revenge of his sons. The s ...

New Parents Gallery Tour

April 5, 2025

Meet other new parents and enjoy a baby-friendly visit to the Clark. Join a Clark educator on the first Saturday of the colder months for an informal, thematic tour of the permanent collection, withou ...

Permanent Collection Gallery Tour

April 5, 2025

Join a Clark educator for an informative tour of the permanent collection galleries and learn more about the Institute's unique history and growth. Free with gallery admission. Capacity is limited. P ...

First Sunday Free: Artists' Books Day

April 6, 2025

Artists’ Books Day is an annual celebration at the Clark honoring the library’s diverse collection of over 5,000 artists’ books. This monumental collection challenges the very notion of the “book,” in ...

Museum Education as a Factor in the Formation of National Identity

April 8, 2025

In this Research and Academic Program lecture, Svitlana Tymkiv (City Museum of Lviv, Ukraine / Futures Fellow) examines how issues of national identity in Ukraine have become particularly relevant in ...

Small Town Film Series: Stellet Licht

April 10, 2025

The Clark presents a series of films highlighting the charm of small towns. The series continues with Silent Light, or Stellet Licht (2007) in the Plautdietsch dialect. Bookended by a sunrise and a s ...

Drawing Closer: April Foolishness

April 11, 2025

The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper welcomes artists of all experience and skill levels to find inspiration in thematic selections from the Clark’s collection of works on paper. Take part in a ...

Queer Making: Artists and Desire in Medieval Europe

April 11, 2025

In this Research and Academic Program lecture, Karl Whittington (The Ohio State University) asks: what role does desire play in the making of art objects? Art historians typically answer this question ...

A History of Arcadia in Art and Literature

April 12, 2025

In this lecture, Paul Holberton, author of the acclaimed two-volume book A History of Arcadia in Art and Literature (2021), examines how idyllic landscapes and rustic scenes have been portrayed from a ...