Clark Art Offers Free Admission From January Through March

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will offer free admission for all visitors from January through March 2026.

In its fourth year, the "Free for Three" program is part of the Institute's ongoing effort to expand awareness of its programming and to welcome new visitors. 

During the free admission season, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the Clark's permanent collection and to see two ongoing special exhibitions, Raffaella della Olga: Typescripts (open through May 31, 2026) and Shadow Visionaries: French Artists Against the Current, 1840-70 (open through March 8, 2026). In addition, the Clark presents three special installations during this period. Mariel Capanna: Giornata (open through Jan. 25, 2026) and Sónia Almeida: Stages (opens Feb. 14, 2026) are featured as part of the Clark's ongoing series of contemporary art in its public spaces. The Clark library's series of year-round public installations, Paginations, presents Gridlocked: The Geometry of Weaving (open through May 17, 2026) in conjunction with Raffaella della Olga: Typescripts.

The Clark's grounds, which are always open free of charge, provide miles of walking trails. In the winter months, the Clark's popular Project Snowshoe program offers visitors the opportunity to borrow free snowshoes to explore the beauty of the campus in winter. Snowshoes are available in adult and child sizes on a first-come, first-served basis. As the seasons change, visitors are invited to discover and rediscover the six sculptures positioned across the campus as part of the outdoor exhibition, Ground/work 2025 (open through October 12, 2026).

The Clark also offers a wide array of free public programs, concerts, and other activities. The Clark's First Sunday Free series continues on January 4, February 1, and March 4, exploring a different Ground/work 2025 sculpture through art-marking, gallery engagement, and special activities from 1–4 pm. Details on January through March 2026 programming are available at events.clarkart.edu


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Williamstown Studying Major Overhaul for Main Street

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town is working with a Worcester civil engineering firm to redesign Main Street with an eye toward a major project sometime in the next decade.
 
Community Development Director Andrew Groff was before the Select Board on Monday night to talk about Town Hall's use of a $500,000 state grant to do preliminary design on major improvements to that portion of Route 2 that runs from Water Street west to the Field Park rotary, through the middle of Williams College's campus.
 
Groff introduced the elected officials to Amanda Bazinet of Worcester's Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, who is helping the town to develop a plan for Main Street that would align with the commonwealth's Complete Streets Program.
 
"Our project goals, in addition to the increased pedestrian and bicycle accommodations, is just, in general, improving the sightlines and improving the intersection geometry," Bazinet said.
 
"Complete Streets … has a lot of different facets to it. As Andrew had mentioned, the goal is to improve the safety for all of the roadway users — not just the motorists. We're looking at improving it for pedestrians, bicyclists, anyone using a mobility device. We want to create streets that are safe for all ages and abilities to use. So, while bicyclists will still be allowed, legally, to use the roadway, we want to look at providing a separate bicycle accommodation along the corridor, whether it's a shared use path along both sides of the streets that is a little more accessible to young children or older people with disabilities to look at all transportation options."
 
One goal is to encourage "active transportation." The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, who the town hopes one day might fund the construction, has a "healthy transportation policy," Bazinet said.
 
That MassDOT funding would come through the Transportation Improvement Program, which is managed locally by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. The design work underway now is being done with an eye toward going after TIP funding years down the road.
 
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