Photo by Leah Vermulen
This event is free and open to the public, hosted in the Tourists Hotel Lobby as part of Arrival Art Fair and Williams College Reunion Weekend. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
About Williams College Museum of Art
The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) creates and inspires transformative experiences that are integral to a liberal arts education, lifelong learning, and human connection. The museum catalyzes cross-disciplinary inquiry through art; advances the academic and experiential preparation of arts leaders; enriches the cultural ecosystem of the Berkshires; engages artists; and creates a learning community that spurs new thinking, creative activity, and civic engagement. WCMA draws on the diverse perspectives and collaborative ethos of the college to enliven the more than 15,000 works in its growing collection.
Construction is now underway on WCMA’s first purpose-built home, designed by the internationally recognized Brooklyn-based firm SO–IL. The design, unveiled in March 2024, blends sustainable, living architecture with the Berkshires landscape while creating a teaching museum for the entire campus and a prominent new gateway to the college and Williamstown. The new WCMA is projected to open in 2027.
About Louisa Gloger
Louisa Gloger joined Headlands Center for the Arts as Executive Director in November 2024. She brings more than 15 years of experience in the arts to the role, most recently as Executive Director of the Bolinas Museum from 2022-2024. During her time at Bolinas Museum, Louisa created an inclusive and supportive environment for her staff, increased fundraising and grants from private donors and foundations, expanded the permanent collection with acquisitions of work by contemporary artists, and received substantial funding to support a robust and flourishing education program. The daughter of a family of artists, Louisa worked at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco, as well as owned her own art consulting business. She currently serves on the board of the Smithsonian Institute’s Archives of American Art.
About Arrival
Arrival is an invitational, biannual art fair situated in the Berkshires mountains of western Massachusetts, equidistant from New York City and Boston. Founded as an antidote to the frenetic pace of the art fair circuit, the inaugural edition features exhibitors from across the United States, nominated by an esteemed team of Curatorial Ambassadors. Cultural partnerships with nearby institutions— MASS MoCA, Williams College Museum of Art, The Clark Art Institute, and more—are central to the experience of Arrival.