For Immediate Release
June 20, 2023
CLARK ART INSTITUTE PRESENTS
WEEKLY WATERCOLOR PROGRAM
Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute offers drop-in watercolor painting on Thursdays in July and August (July 6, 13, 20, and 27 and August 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31) from 1–4 pm. The weekly program takes place on the Clark Center’s Fernández Terrace.
Visitors are invited to pick up a miniature watercolor kit and try their hand at plein air painting on the Clark’s 140-acre campus. See the landscape with new eyes after getting inspired by the Clark’s special exhibition, Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth, or by the permanent collection galleries.
Watercolor kits include paint, paper, miniature palette, and optional painting prompts. Pick up a kit on the Fernández Terrace (or, in case of rain, in the Family Room, located on the lower level of the Clark Center).
This program is presented in conjunction with the Clark’s special exhibition Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth. On view in the Clark Center through October 15, 2023, the exhibition is the first in the United States to reveal how the artist animated nature to convey meaning. The exhibition features approximately eighty paintings, prints, and drawings, organized thematically to reinforce how Munch used nature to express human psychology, celebrate farming practice and garden cultivation, and question the mysteries of the forest as Norway faced industrialization.
Free and open to the public. No registration required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.
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 some 300,000 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, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday, from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.
Press contact: [email protected]