Strutting in the Sun: Summer fashion in Rhode Island
Ahh yes, summer in Rhode Island. Providence, specifically. The city that is home to Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design is unsurprisingly a fashionable one. The feeling of […]
Events:
A 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, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Croptoberfest 2023: A celebration of cannabis & community
Motif has been eagerly planning to do a cannabis event since the moment legalization was announced (and look out for some Cannabis Awards next year). The first one took place […]
a brief chat with ryk mcintyre
Photo: Thomas Cizauskas. Growing up outside of Boston, Ryk McIntyre first thought about becoming a poet during high school when he read Anne Sexton’s The Awful Rowing Towards God. McIntyre […]
Motif Film Screenings
Looking for a laidback, outdoor summer event? The Motif Magazine Film Screening series is a monthly event where chosen local short films are shown. It takes place on the ramp […]
RI Music Awards Winners
Profiles by Bobby Forand, John Fuzek, Marc Clarkin, Bradly VanDerStad, Meg Coss, Tess Lyons, Lee Adrain & Mike Ryan. AMERICANA Favorite Americana Act I don’t entirely regard The Silks as […]
On the Cover: Nick Marshall
The cover artist for our health issue is automotive mechanic and part-time welder Nick Marshall. Marshall chose smooth pulleys and gears with teeth to show the complexities in our brain. […]
On The Cover: Joseph Heroux
The cover artist for our Holiday Issue is a psychedelic illustrator whose enjoyment of the ’60s / ’70s era leant inspiration for the cover. Joseph Heroux, this month’s cover artist, […]
Saint Nip: Santa stroll hits bars in Jewelry District
What do you want for Christmas? Put aside your wishes for world peace and that shiny new bike, here’s one better: A Santa Stroll. What’s a Santa Stroll you might […]
Video Screening Series: Every type of music descends on Dusk
We had metal. We had opera. We had Latin music. We had folk, and pop, post-pop and pre-pop and some videos about music theory. But most of all, we had […]
2022 Music Awards
Motif Magazine 2022 Music Awards are BACK! Live musical performances, yummy food from The Biggest Little Easy, and spotlights on the best local talent during the awards ceremony! Where?: Fete […]