Clark Art Lecture on Book: 'Art In a State of Siege'

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program (RAP) hosts a roundtable discussion on Joseph Leo Koerner's recent book, "Art in a State of Siege" (Princeton University Press, 2025). 
 
The event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium.
 
According to a press release:
 
"Art in a State of Siege" examines the role of art when the rule of law breaks down. In conversation with Koerner, panelists Annie Bourneuf (School of the Art Institute of Chicago), Shira Brisman (University of Pennsylvania), and Christophe Koné (Williams College) will respond to Koerner's book while engaging in a larger conversation about the role of images and art history during periods of political unease and turmoil.
 
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. A 5 pm reception in the Manton Research Center reading room precedes the event. 
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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, 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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