Mariel Capanna

Open through January 25, 2026

Mariel Capanna presents two new, site-specific oil paintings as well as a monumental, two-sided fresco. Mariel Capanna: Giornata marks the artist’s first museum solo exhibition.

Pastoral on Paper

Open through June 15, 2025

Situating cows, maidens, ruins, and landscapes within the rise of pastoral imagery in imagination, this exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the emergence of landscape as an independent genre.

Paginations: Bold by Design: Mid-century Modern Graphic Art

Opening May 20, 2025

A new series of year-round public installations featuring works drawn from the Clark library’s extensive holdings, the second features visually striking book covers, illustrations, and advertisements.

Permanent Collection

Revisit an old favorite or discover something new in our permanent collection.

Member Summer 2025 Preview at the Ruins at Sassafras Museum

May 15, 2025

SOLD OUT. Clark members are invited to the Ruins at Sassafras Museum for a special conversation and reception with deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator Esther Bell highlig ...

Pastoral on Paper Film Series: The Quiet Man

May 15, 2025

The Clark presents a series of films celebrating the paradox of the idyllic, with films that inevitably introduce some kind of conflict into peaceful landscapes in the rural United States, France, and ...

Taste of the Giornata

May 17, 2025

Experience Mariel Capanna’s dynamic oil paintings in a new light. Her large-scale, low-contrast compositions shift with the morning light, revealing layered textures of marble dust, wax, and impasto. ...

Permanent Collection Gallery Tour

May 17, 2025

Join a Clark educator for an informative tour of the permanent collection galleries and learn more about the Institute's unique history and growth. Free with gallery admission. Capacity is limited. P ...

The Met: Live in HD—Salome

May 17, 2025

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the comp ...

Sensing Nature: From the Outside In

May 18, 2025

A Clark educator leads a slow engagement with nature and art focused on enhancing wellbeing. This program, offered seasonally, encourages visitors to connect with the landscapes on the Clark’s campus ...

Music on the Moltz: 75 Dollar Bill with Alexander Turnquist

May 18, 2025

75 Dollar Bill is a musical duo based out of New York featuring Che Chen on guitar and Rick Brown on drums. Their music blends various forms of improvisational music with hints of jazz and psychedelia ...

Judith M. Lenett Lecture and Reception

May 19, 2025

Each academic year, the Judith M. Lenett Memorial Fellowship is awarded to one or more select second-year students in the Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art. The fellowship ...

Reflections: Introspective Gallery Talk

May 20, 2025

In this monthly gallery experience, visitors are invited to engage contemplatively with works of art in the Clark’s collection. With a gentle tone that encourages audience participation and interpreta ...

Ground/work 2025 Artist's Talk for Members with Laura Ellen Bacon

May 21, 2025

British artist Laura Ellen Bacon, one of the artists featured in this summer’s Ground/work 2025 exhibition, will be on-site in May building a sculpture out of willow branches. Join Bacon at the locati ...