For Immediate Release
October 31, 2023
CLARK ART INSTITUTE FIRST SUNDAYS FREE PROGRAM CONTINUES ON NOVEMBER 5 WITH FREE ADMISSION AND MUSIC-THEMED ACTIVITIES
Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute’s popular First Sundays Free program continues on Sunday, November 5. Offering free admission from 10 am–5 pm, the day also features a series of music-themed special activities from 1–4 pm, including a classical music performance by the JAK Duo and Daniel Temkin
Engage with music throughout the Clark. Move your body and join artist and educator Molly Hess for all-ages dance workshops at 1 and 2 pm. These workshops incorporate rhythm, pulse, and the visual elements of music. Then, embark on a guided soundscape experience at 3 pm, and add your own chorus of sounds to the galleries, activating the artworks. Construct miniature instruments with friends and family and enjoy additional activities throughout the day, including a performance with musicians Ariana Kim, Ieva Jokubaviciute, and Daniel Temkin. The performance includes multiple works by celebrated German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven and takes place at 3 pm in the Clark’s auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
ABOUT THE BEETHOVEN EFFECT CONCERT
One of classical music’s most iconic voices, Beethoven endures today—his lyrical melodies, incisive rhythms, and crisp surprises are as bold and vital now as ever. This program, featuring two works for violin and piano, reveals Beethoven’s contrasts in spirit, as the relatively brief and serenely beautiful “Romance in F” stands opposite the epic “Kreutzer” sonata, a large, tense work of great virtuosity and emotional depth. Paired as a modern foil on this program is American composer Daniel Temkin. His colorful trio “Maksimal” for violin, piano, and percussion reflects and illuminates particular elements of Beethoven’s own sensibility, as short motivic cells, fiery rhythms, poignant melodies, and bold textural shifts coalesce to form large-scale architectures and sound worlds. Heard together, these pieces show emotional depths and a sense of musical organicism that speaks across time, genres, and place.
Additionally, visitors can see Elizabeth Atterbury: Oracle Bones, a special installation in public areas at the Clark, on view through January 21, 2024.
Free. Advance registration for the dance workshops encouraged; sign up at the welcome table day-of. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.
Family programs are generously supported by Allen & Company.
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.
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