I’ve always believed that people could achieve incredible things, if only they had some guidance. A mentor. Someone to show them the ropes. Ideally, someone who’s actually been through it themselves and has real-world experience, first-hand knowledge. Unfortunately, this is a rare thing to find. There’s that old saying: “Those who can, do; those who […]
By Holly Eva Allen “…our friend the poet comes into my room where I’ve been writing for days, drafts, carbons, poems are scattered everywhere, and I want to show her one poem which is the poem of my life. But I hesitate, and wake. You’ve kissed my hair to wake me. I dreamed you were […]
Persistence is a means of resistance for this queer arts collaborative By John Picinich Recently, Binch Press x Queer Archive Work (BinchxQAW) found itself thrown into the front lines of the White House’s renewed culture wars. The collaborative nonprofit was notified that its $15,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts had been withdrawn. […]
By John Picinich It seemed like a good idea at the time. Get a camper. Pack up everything. Hit the road. It would be a fun getaway from their home in Philadelphia, PA. And it was, for 6-½ months. “But then my husband and I realized that, with a 1-year-old in tow, it was not […]
By Cordane Meesey On June 18th, for one brief hour, Sunrise and Sunset will come together to form a radiant Circle of Light. Hattie Ide Chaffee Home and the Smith Hill Library invite the public to join them for a ceremony celebrating this year-long Arts and Health grant project made possible by the RI State […]
Queer cooperative offers art, coffee, cocktails, and lots of community The Trans, BIPOC + Intersex-inclusive Progress Pride flag flies, fittingly outside Small Format on Wickenden Street in PVD. The queer cooperative, which numbers five workers, runs a gallery and exhibition room with rotating art showcases and handmade local artisan goods. On display are artworks, sculpture, […]
It’s not every day you go to a documentary film and the director, star, producer, and writer (along with Kerry Gilfillan) is A. in the room and B. plays a few songs after the movie is over. This multifaceted human, who is a pianist and the story’s main character, is James Carson. He was at […]
“I’m not trying to say something specific with my artwork,” said Adèle Saint-Pierre at the March 14 launch of her exhibit at Riffraff Bookstore and Bar in the West End of Providence. “But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t say something to those who view it.” The Franco-American artist finds inspiration in the human and animal […]
Although it may seem counterintuitive, some of the most poignant examples of Black history lay in our youth and their efforts to honor the spaces pioneered by their mentors and ancestors. As young as they may be, their fight is centuries old and should hold equal weight. In the spirit of commemorating Black history, join […]
Black History Month: The Making of Memory and Remembering I’d like to tell you a story. It’s a story of things. Not things really but people; a story of people told through things, which is how we often do tell the story of people. The things we collect; the thingswe discard; the things we covet; […]