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For Immediate Release
May 16, 2022


CLARK ART INSTITUTE PRESENTS SOUNDINGS: THIS LAND WITH THEO BLECKMANN & THE WESTERLIES 

Program is a collaboration with the Nasher Sculpture Center

Williamstown, Massachusetts—Soundings: New Music at the Clark, a concert series presented by the Clark Art Institute in collaboration with the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, continues on Sunday, May 22 at 3 pm. The second concert of the series, Soundings: This Land with Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies, takes place near the Clark’s outdoor reflecting pools (rain location: Clark auditorium). 

Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies draw inspiration from the long history of protest music in a performance delivered on the grounds of the Clark from a truck called the Yellow Barn Music Haul. A rousing brass band, Theo Bleckmann and The Westerlies has arranged songs by Joni Mitchell, Woody Guthrie, and Bertolt Brecht, as well as set lyrics by Joe Hill, a Swedish-American immigrant, laborer, and union organizer, to music.

The performance is free; no registration is required. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating.

The critically acclaimed Soundings music series originated at the Nasher Sculpture Center in 2009 and features groundbreaking performances created under the artistic direction of Seth Knopp, a founding member of the Peabody Trio and artistic director of Yellow Barn, an international center for chamber music based in Putney, Vermont. Treating music lovers to brilliant concerts by some of today’s most inspiring musicians, Soundings has been hailed as “rapt and soulful…beautifully performed” by The New York Times

The next Soundings performance is The Other Mozart, an award-winning play telling the true, forgotten story of Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on Saturday, June 18 at 7 pm.

ABOUT THE NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER
Open since 2003 and located in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the Nasher Sculpture Center is home to one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculptures in the world, the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, featuring more than 300 masterpieces by Calder, de Kooning, di Suvero, Giacometti, Hepworth, Kelly, Matisse, Miró, Moore, Picasso, Rodin, Serra and more. The longtime dream of the late Raymond and Patsy Nasher, the museum was designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano in collaboration with landscape architect Peter Walker.

The Nasher Sculpture Center presents rotating exhibitions of works from the Nasher family collection as well as special exhibitions drawn from other museums and private collections. For more information, visit nashersculpturecenter.org.

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 more than 285,000 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. Advance timed tickets are strongly recommended. Admission is $20; free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is 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.  

Visitors age five and older are required to wear facemasks while inside the Clark’s facilities. For details on health and safety protocols, visit clarkart.edu/health

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