These Hallowed Halls: SROs teach kids how to be afraid in school
Students won’t be the only ones going back to school this fall. When the bell rings, dozens of police officers also will enter school buildings as student resource officers (SROs). […]
Events:
Howard Gardiner Cushing: A Harmony of Line and Color
July 12 - December 31Liz Collins
Motherlode.
July 19, 2025 - January 1, 2026ERIC-PAUL RIEGE
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September 3 - December 7Mill Town Art
September 13 - November 29A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026Revelations! Education: Behind The Curtain – In Words and Images
Reception: Sept 17, 4:30 – 7pm.
September 15 - December 11The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026Festive Fine Arts & Artisans Holiday Marketplace
November 1 - December 23The Galileo Project: Works by Nancy Bockbrader, Doug Bosch, and Richard Whitten
Opening Reception, Thursday, November 6, 4-7pm.
November 6 - December 5DENNY MOERS / BC CRANE / JONATHAN SHARLIN
Reception: Thursday, November 20, 5 – 8 pm.
November 20 - December 10
A Closed Door: The eviction moratorium expired, and people aren’t getting relief fast enough
The nationwide eviction moratorium expired last month, leaving thousands of Rhode Islanders at risk for becoming homeless. The moratorium, issued early in the pandemic by the CDC, halted landlords from […]
Meeting of Minds: RI Theater Coalition hosts its first meeting to address sexual impropriety
Leaders of Rhode Island’s theaters and theater community gathered in person and on Zoom for more than two hours on July 26 to address weaknesses in their internal processes and […]
Lens Flair: RI street photographers see the city through a different view
Local photographers are changing the ways we see Providence, making an old New England capital feel new again through the time-honored practice of street photography. Almost as long as there […]
Epic Theatre Company AD Kevin Broccoli Accused of Sexual Impropriety: Epic to freeze all current and future performances
Epic Theatre Company founder and Motif contributor Kevin Broccoli was accused of sexual assault earlier this week, allegations found credible by an investigation conducted by Epic’s executive director Megan Ruggiero, […]
No Faux: Artist Gina Viletti tells the truth about faux finishes
Faux finishings are often the last thing people think of when it comes to interior design and art, but for artist Gina Viletti it’s been a vocation and a craft. […]
Snail’s Pace: Black Lives Matter activists say progress is achingly slow
It’s half past six on a cool May night and everyone in the small crowd gathered in front of the State House has bowed their head in silence. They’re marking […]
Indefinite Postponement: Stage lights go dark on Invoice
Invoice for Emotional Labor, slated to be the latest production from Wilbury Theatre Group, has been indefinitely postponed, artistic director Josh Short confirmed to Motif Tuesday evening. The cancellation comes […]
Weighty Issues: McKee’s wide-ranging weekly press conference
Governor Daniel McKee and Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos fielded questions from the press today on all manner of non-pandemic issues. It’s the governor’s third such press conference, a step he […]
Slow Return to Normalcy: A summary of the governor’s May 13 press conference
State leaders continue to edge the Ocean State further back to normalcy. At today’s COVID-19 press briefing, Governor Dan McKee announced “not a single city or town has had more […]