Motif Contributor
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023The Newport Biennial 2022
New England artists
March 9 - May 29Lisa Reihana in Pursuit of Venus [infected]
Transforms the Bell into a lush land- and sound-scape
March 9 - May 29One Whale Makes Seven Shores Prosperous
March 9 - June 6Highway Kind
The ways in which American artists have depicted rural landscapes through the framing device of the highway.
March 9 - May 29Drawing Closer
Consider how and why drawings were created, paying special attention to the materials
March 12 - September 4Chromoskedasic Portraits
By Artist Alan W. Bean.
March 26 - May 24The Carol Burnett Show & Cabaret
Carol Burnett comedy skits featuring all the beloved Newport Playhouse actors.
April 3 - June 30Only One Earth — Only One RI
our environment through students’ eyes
April 4 - May 23Rising Seas • Featured IFA Artist Linda Megathlin
April 21 @ 8:00 am - May 29 @ 5:00 pmThe Neurodiversity Everywhere!: Spring 2022 Tour
Multiple locations throughout RI, multiple times. stensemble.org/tickets Featuring two performances xxx and utilizing a mobile stage, STE presents a show that is inclusive and representative of neurodiversity.
April 22 - May 28Olmstead in Newport
Photos of local architecture
April 23 - July 24Finding the Spirit of Inaga: A Gallery of Traditional Musical Instruments
This interactive cultural learning experience provides an in-depth look into timeless musical traditions.
April 29 - June 30Joe Banda
April 30 - September 11SBG Artist Members Spring Exhibit.
SBG Artist Members Spring Exhibit.
April 30 - June 12Below the Surface
Explore and uncover the parallel experiences and synergy between the arts and sciences.
April 30 - May 31Re-examining Conservation: Questions at the Intersection of the Arts & Sciences.
The first exhibit in the Creature Conserve Biennial, a series of exhibits celebrating the work of artists, writers, and creatives around the globe who are combining art, science and traditional ecological knowledge to study, celebrate and protect animals and their habitats.
May 4 - June 10A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The fairy king and queen are feuding, a band of wannabe actors are rehearsing and chief mischief-maker Puck is doing all he can to ensure that the course of love is anything but smooth in this Shakespearean comedy classic.
May 5 - May 29Remembering: Paintings
By David Everett.
May 5 - July 6Quilts by Priscilla Carrion
May 5 - July 6
The Cabinet
How hops it, ninnyhammers? Horace L. Popinjay here to cut through the turgid summer’s air with a cool breeze of lucid musings. I have recently been on my annual vacation, which here in the year 2121 consists of taking a pill that makes you hallucinate breathable air and sunshine for 17 seconds. I have returned […]
2021 Motif Music Award Winners
More than 4,800 of you voted, and the winners of the 2021 RI Music Awards are in! Thanks to the over 230 people came to celebrate and enjoy Fête Music Hall’s drinks and Haven Brothers’ hearty eats. The event kicked off, in music awards tradition, with an inspiring performance by future rock stars from the […]
Scavengers, the Lot of Ya’!
You think you know RI? Prove it. Maybe you’ll learn something along the way. On the weekend of August 28, you and a team of up to 5 people can take part in a statewide scavenger hunt, complete with a custom map and an augmented reality app. As you comb the entire state for clues, […]
Coffee with a Side of Floof
We just heard some news that got us so excited we had the 3am zoomies for a week. Bajah’s Cat Cafe in Tiverton recently celebrated the grand opening of a new concept cafe. Bajah’s looks like a normal cafe, complete with New Harvest coffee and Wicked Whoopies, but attached to the cafe by a large […]
Trucks Talked, We Listened
The RI Food Truck & Drink Awards are a celebration of two of our most valuable communities, which keep us happy and fed and deserve recognition. Those same communities have been all but overwhelmed with labor, supply chain and COVID-related complications. We get it – summer is fleeting and often packed with activities, and our […]
