Throughout the 2021/22 academic year (in three consecutive exhibitions), the Schiltkamp Gallery/Traina Center for the Arts will showcase the work of the many innovative visual arts faculty at Clark, while also introducing and welcoming those faculty joining us from the Becker School of Design and Technology – now part of Clark University. Each of the […]
Nancy K. Burns, The Stoddard Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Worcester Art Museum, will discuss the role of the curator as steward, collector, and scholar in the twenty-first century. Topics discussed will include balancing collection care with public access, developing exhibitions, considerations when acquiring and deaccessioning art, and some of the […]
Hinge is a quartet made up of Philipp Stäudlin (saxophones), Dan VanHassel (electric guitar), Matt Sharrock (percussion), and Keith Kirchoff (piano). Lying somewhere between a classical chamber ensemble and a rock band, Hinge presents programs combining cutting-edge contemporary and experimental music, seamless multimedia integration, and the innovative re-imagining of rock and pop songs. Join us […]
NERO celebrates women composers with music that overflows with power and energy in the Daniels Theater at Atwood Hall, Atwood Hall. Overture in C Major, by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Piano Concerto in One Movement, by Florence Price Symphony No. 3 in G minor, by Louise Farrenc Please note: this event is open to the public! Audience […]
Image courtesy of Stephen DiRado Frank Armstrong is an important American landscape photographer whose work over six decades has revealed aspects of the American character by focusing on interactions […]
Clark’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents “Big Black Balloon,” a new play by Clark alumna Eljon Wardally ’03. Shows: Wednesday, March 23, 7 p.m.; Thursday, March 24, 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m.; Saturday, March 26, 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 27: 2 p.m.
“Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved…no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence.” (Time Magazine) Join us for an evening of swinging jazz as we welcome Grammy award-winning pianist Bill Charlap to campus! Charlap, who is renowned for […]
Content Warning: Portrayals of disordered eating, self-harm, drug use, and possible death. Please note: this event is open to the public! Audience members must be vaccinated and masked. No food or drink is permitted. Eventbrite tickets are required for entry and are available below. Clark’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents “Big Black Balloon,” […]
Pity the Beast by Robin McLean Former Clark Instructor Robin McLean returns from the West for a reading and conversation with Clark Prof. of Practice Michael Carolan. Robin taught at Clark between 2012 & 2018. Called an "eco-feminist Western" and a "work of crazy brilliance," her noval was named a Best Book of Fiction of […]
Seward, Alaska 2015 by Frank Armstrong We regret to announce that this event has been canceled due to unexpected circumstances. Fitchburg Art Museum hopes to reschedule the conversation café […]
Join Clark Arts on Friday, April 1st at 8pm in Razzo Hall to celebrate the hard work and dedication of Music Program Performance Major, Sarah Kane! Sarah is a junior majoring in violin performance. View livestream here! Please note: this performance is open to the public! Audience members must be vaccinated to attend.
In this talk, which is written as a love letter, Professor TreaAndrea M. Russworm (she/her) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst examines different modalities of Black cultural life—hip hop, […]
