Clark Art Institute to Host Contemplative Tour of Art and Landscape

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will offer a program titled "Sensing Nature: From the Outside In" on Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m.

This free event, led by a Clark educator, focuses on connecting with nature and art to enhance well-being.

The program will begin with a short, mindful walk in the woods on the Clark's campus, intended to engage the senses with the natural environment. Following the walk, participants will engage in a contemplative art-looking experience within the galleries.

Advance registration is required, and capacity is limited. The event will proceed rain or shine, but will be canceled in the event of extreme weather. Participants are asked to meet in the Clark Center admissions lobby.

 


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Williamstown Government Presents Communication Plan

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown is working to improve communications with residents.
 
The town manager told the Select Board last week that the town obtained a Community Compact Best Practices grant from the state's Division of Local Services to fund a consultant from the University of Massachusetts at Boston's Collins Center for Public Management to develop a communications strategy.
 
Improved communications is a growing concern for small towns like Williamstown, Town Manager Robert Menicocci told the board.
 
"The world has changed with social media," Menicocci said. "The expectations of what a community communicates to its citizens — the game has been upped.
 
"I think this was a new area for government and many communities are looking at a need to staff up to address communications, where, in the past, maybe a big city would have a communications director. Now that has trickled down to almost all small communities."
 
To that end, the town has completely revamped its website and hired its first communications director — both steps that were included in the November 2025 Collins Center report, "Roadmap for Inclusive and Accessible Municipal Communications in Williamstown, Mass."
 
Brianna Sunryd, a public services manager at the Collins Center, presented her group's findings to the Select Board.
 
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