STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM ART HISTORY PROGRAM TO SHARE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AT CLARK ART INSTITUTE

For Immediate Release
May 19, 2016

Students GRADUATING FROM ART HISTORY PROGRAM TO Share
Scholarly RESEARCH at Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Graduate Program in the History of Art, sponsored jointly by Williams College and the Clark Art Institute, presents the twenty-first annual Spring Symposium on Friday, June 3 from 9 am–5 pm. The event, free and open to the public, will be held in the Michael Conforti Pavilion at the Clark.
Members of the masters of arts graduate class of 2016 present papers on wide array of topics. Consideration of broad themes is undertaken as well as discussions of single works of art.
Symposium papers are developed from longer qualifying papers that each student writes during the second-year winter study period, revising and refining work from an earlier seminar. The symposium is comprised of public, scholarly presentations aimed to inform and challenge those interested in the visual arts.
Among the premier art education programs in the world, the graduate program has produced more than 450 graduates who have taken their place as leaders in the art and academic fields. The Clark and Williams work together to offer their professional staffs, libraries, and art collections to the students as invaluable resources. Program professors are drawn from both institutions. The program is housed at the Clark, whose extensive research facilities support the academic scholarship conducted by the students.
ABOUT THE CLARK

The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of more than 240,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.

The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is $20; free year-round for Clark members, children 18 and younger, and students with valid ID. For more information, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.

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