April 24, 2025
CLARK ART INSTUTE PRESENTS GROUND/WORK 2025 ARTIST’S TALK WITH LAURA ELLEN BACON
Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Thursday, May 29 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents an artist’s talk with British artist Laura Ellen Bacon, one of the artists featured in this summer’s Ground/work 2025 exhibition. Bacon will be on-site in May building a sculpture out of willow branches. Join her outside at the location of her sculpture to hear about her creation process as it takes place. This event is a rare opportunity to hear from an artist in the act of making. Bacon’s work is on the Clark’s campus, just beyond the bridge from the Lunder Center where the Nan Path and Woodland trail meet.
Curated by independent art historian Glenn Adamson, Ground/work 2025 features a dynamic range of outdoor presentations by international artists Yō Akiyama, Laura Ellen Bacon, Aboubakar Fofana, Hugh Hayden, Milena Naef, and Javier Senosiain. The installations will remain on view for over one year, allowing visitors to encounter the works day or night and throughout the seasons, experiencing them anew as the landscape and weather conditions change.
Ground/work 2025 is organized by the Clark Art Institute and curated by independent curator Glenn Adamson.
Ground/work 2025 is made possible by Denise Littlefield Sobel. Major funding is provided by the Edward and Maureen Fennessy Bousa Fund for Contemporary Projects, Karen and Robert Scott, and VIA Art Fund, with additional support from Girlfriend Fund, Agnes Gund, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Free. This event happens rain or shine. Please dress appropriately for the weather. For accessibility questions, call 413 458 0524. 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 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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