For Immediate Release
August 8, 2024
CLARK ART INSTITUTE PRESENTS CONVERSATION
WITH EDWIDGE DANTICAT
Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Saturday, September 14 at 3 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a conversation between award-winning author Edwidge Danticat and Kaiama L. Glover, Yale Professor of African American Studies and French. This free event takes place in the Clark’s auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
Edwidge Danticat is a powerful figure in contemporary literature who has written more than twenty books, along with short stories and essays. She is a preeminent voice for the Haitian-American experience and has received numerous honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the American Book Award. Kaiama L. Glover’s work focuses on the literature of the Francophone Caribbean. Danticat and Glover will discuss what it means to create art while in exile from Haiti as well as the challenges of telling the history of the Caribbean, contextualizing the contemporary significance of the Clark’s current exhibition Guillaume Lethière.
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524.
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. Open 10 am to 9 pm on Wednesdays from June 19 through September 25, with free admission from 5 to 9 pm. 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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