Arts Stories Arts HomeExploreAcademicsResourcesStoriesArts Events arts stories The arts are vital to the Williams experience, and their roots run deep in the intellectual and cultural life of the college and beyond. Below we share stories about the ways the arts have influenced—or been influenced by—the people of Williams. Top Stories Animating the Object Out of Obscurity A Significant Acquisition On the Bookshelf From the Library The Song of a Book From the College Williams College Museum of Art receives a grant from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to support energy efficiency in the new museum building. On the Horizon The Seams of the Day Provoking Thought WALLS is 10 10 Years, 2,167 Walls