For Immediate Release
May 8, 2024
CLARK ART INSTITUTE KICKS OFF
MUSIC ON THE MOLTZ TERRACE SERIES
WITH CONCERT BY BASIC AND ERICA DAWN LYLE
Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Sunday June 9 at 5 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents the first of its four-part Music on the Moltz concert series with a performance by Basic. Erica Dawn Lyle opens. The free outdoor concert takes place on the Clark’s Moltz Terrace at the Lunder Center at Stone Hill.
Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Sunday June 9 at 5 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents the first of its four-part Music on the Moltz Terrace concert series with a performance by Basic. Erica Dawn Lyle opens. The free outdoor concert takes place on the Clark’s Moltz Terrace at the Lunder Center at Stone Hill.
Evocative of an imaginary electronic desert blues soundtrack, Basic is a new project of Philadelphia’s Chris Forsyth (guitar), Nick Millevoi (guitar, drum machine), and Mikel Patrick Avery from Natural Information Society (percussion/electronics). Inspired by the aesthetics of American guitarist Robert Wolfe Quine and the Fred Maher record of the same name, Basic blends the raw energy of rock with the atmospheric depth of electronic experimentation.
Erica Dawn Lyle, a writer, experimental musician, curator, and cultural instigator, has recorded around thirty records with over seventeen bands, and in 2019 she joined Bikini Kill as their guitar player. Since 2017, she has co-hosted Brooklyn’s Free Air Radio and helped run and coordinate programming at the experimental venue 7 Belvidere in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
The next Music on the Moltz Terrace concert is performed by Garcia Peoples, with Mountain Movers opening, on June 23.
For accessibility concerns, call 413 458 0524. Bring a picnic and your own seating. This concert is presented in collaboration with Belltower Records, North Adams, Massachusetts. Rain moves the performance to the auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. 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. 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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