On the Cover: Ellen Nanni-Vargas
Ellen Nanni-Vargas wanders through the golden-lit streets of Providence in fall: soaking in the muted blue sky flirting with wisps of white, the sweet, sharp hum of moving cold air, […]
Events:
The 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 pmHoliday Small Works
November 4 - December 31
The Mausoleum Hill Sessions: A spooky good time
Every so often an event comes along that restores your faith in artistry and your community. That’s what the Mausoleum Hill Sessions have done for its creator, Dave Alves. Alves, […]
PVDFest 2023: I almost had a good time
When given the opportunity to cover this year’s PVDFest, I jumped on it – what better way to get involved in the action? But first, one major disclaimer: the last […]
The Big Deal: The return of Wooly Fair. Do you wanna do something weird?
Five weeks before Wooly Fair, in the Nicholson File Mill studios, Dave Allyn stands on a ladder busy at work. He and Stephanie Grant are building large-scale lanterns with long […]
Pics & Poets: Cross pollinating some fine art
Motif is launching a new project that we’ve wanted to do for years. The Pics and Poets project randomly matches 2D artists and poets: Each submits two pieces to share, […]
On the Beauty of Aging
I’ve never understoodthe glamorization of youth,the glorification ofthe unfinished brain,When every yearstretches itself out,longer than a decade feelsjust a decade or two later.I’ve never understoodthe nostalgia fornot knowing howyour life […]
Pics & Poets
When: TBD (Nov 8 or 9) Where: WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, PVD Why: Exchange the submitted work of visual artists and poets as generative prompts to make work […]
Revolution Sounds Good: Local music organization reemerges
Photo: RIOT RI. After a name change and years of halted programming due to COVID, RIOT RI is still here – but they aren’t trying to rush back to the […]
seven years of pvdfest: Leading arts and culture festival changes, still values the Creative Capital
Photo: Mavis Staples by Bryan Ledgard through Wikimedia Commons. Labor Day often feels like the end of summer: Kids are back in school, beach days dwindle, and pumpkin spice lattes […]
Air and Silk: A Chapbook of Poetry
Air and Silk is a family trio of circus artists based in Providence, RI. Once a year, they bring the circus into their own backyard. The idea began in 2020 […]