Meals on Wheels: The 2022 Motif Food Truck Awards cooked up a wonderful time
The Annual Motif Food Truck and Drink Awards, held on August 15, were a tasteful experience in more ways than one. Out in the gigantic parking lot of R1 Indoor […]
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023The Performative Self-Portrait
Explores the body as material and medium and photography as vehicle to consider ways artists use self-portraiture to enact the self, question history, and articulate identity.
May 13 - November 12Ana Flores
Shaman Ladders and Other Stories.
May 20 @ 12:00 am - October 28 @ 11:59 pmRhode Island Art Educators Exhibit, September 1-30
Join us for our annual RI Art Educator’s Showcase, an exhibition featuring artwork from those individuals who teach art to others. Art teachers have the unique gift of
September 1 - September 30Mystic Dead
Grateful Dead tribute.
September 22 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmWalter Trout
Blues-rock guitarist.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJaniva Magness
Soulful blues diva was Blues Foundation’s 2009 prestigious BB King Entertainer of the Year, becoming only the second woman to be so honored.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmToad The Wet Sprocket
An American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThose Guys
A classic rock cover band.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSay Hello II Heaven
Chris Cornell tribute band.
September 22 @ 9:00 pm - September 23 @ 12:00 amAnthony Geraci & the Boston Blues All Stars
Lead by Brilliant pianist Anthony Geraci featuring Jeff Armstrong drums, Michael Mudcat Ward bass, Troy Gonyea guitar, and Dennis Brennan.
September 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Noyz
Rockers with strong vocal harmonies playing well-known dance music.
September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmHenry Rollins
The artist of all arts recounts strange life events pre-COVID and then when things got even stranger.
September 26 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmOtis Read & Jimmy Corwin
Acoustic folk with blues and country roots, joined by Chris Books on pedal steel guitar.
September 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmVic DiBitetto
Comedy show with comic legend Andrew “Dice” Clay.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGypsy
Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac tribute.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmConfounded Bridge
Led Zeppelin tribute
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Leigh Band
Guitarist, singer, and composer.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDudemanbro
Alt-rock, reggae fusion
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmWard Hayden & The Outliers
Double record release party performing originals and tributes to Hank Williams.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Painting for Hope: Cathren Housley’s Wall of Hope fosters optimism among the youth of PVD
Cathren Housley began her work with community art projects and installations in 2007 when she worked with the RISD Museum and community members to create a wall mosaic depicting the […]
On the Cover: August 2022
This month, Motif is happy to welcome back Bob Eggleton as the cover artist for our Necronomicon-themed issue. Eggleton is well known for his work on several Godzilla comic books […]
20 Years of Art and Expression: Riverzedge Arts has been an outlet for Woonsocket youth for two decades
Nestled between 2nd and 3rd Avenue in Woonsocket stands a nonprofit art school housing students from around Rhode Island scrambling to finish their projects for an upcoming block party. Throughout […]
2022 Motif Music Award Winners
This year’s Motif Music Awards were a tremendously exciting experience and we would like to thank the over 250 musicians and fans who attended, the acts who performed and everyone […]
