May 14, 2025
CLARK ART INSTITUTE HOSTS OPENING RECEPTION
AND LECTURE FOR A ROOM OF HER OWN:
WOMEN ARTIST-ACTIVISTS IN BRITAIN, 1875–1945
Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Friday, June 13, from 6 to 8 pm, the Clark Art Institute celebrates the opening of A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945, with a free celebration offering guests an opportunity to enjoy light refreshments and view its newest summer exhibition. On Saturday, June 14, at 11 am, exhibition curator Alexis Goodin, associate curator at the Clark, introduces A Room of Her Own with an inside look at the art and artists it highlights.
OPENING RECEPTION
June 13, 6–8 pm
Clark Center
In her 1929 essay “A Room of One’s Own,” Virginia Woolf argued that women needed their own physical space in which to think and create. This exhibition celebrates twenty-five professional women artists working in Great Britain who found their creative voices and shared their work through public exhibitions and publications, creating change in London’s male-dominated art world. Through convention-defying lifestyle choices, creating community in their own neighborhoods, or political advocacy, the artists of A Room of Her Own enacted opportunities that helped them thrive as artists but also began the process of forming much-needed space—both physical and psychic—for their contemporaries, and for future generations of women artists, to practice their craft and flourish.
Free. Advance registration required at clarkart.edu/events or call 413 458 0524.
OPENING LECTURE
June 14, 11 am–12 pm
Manton Research Center auditorium
Exhibition curator Alexis Goodin, associate curator at the Clark, introduces A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945. The exhibition, a survey of paintings, drawings, prints, stained glass, and other decorative arts made by women artists in Britain, explores the spaces women claimed as their own and which furthered their artistic ambitions.
Free. Accessible seats available. Advance registration required at clarkart.edu/events or call 413 458 0524.
This exhibition is organized by the Clark Art Institute and curated by Alexis Goodin, associate curator.
Generous support for A Room of Her Own is provided by Joanne Barker, Carol and Bob Braun, Richard and Carol Seltzer, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and the Tavolozza Foundation.
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 nearly 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 to all from 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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