Ants in the City: Memories of a spiritual ecology
This month Nayyab Naveed, a current MFA Student at RISD, has partnered with Dr. Jane to tell a story about her eco-spiritual encounters with ants while growing up in Pakistan. […]
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
Ants in the City: More important now than ever
Ants in the City column celebrates one year with Motif. “Stick to ants” he cried, hiding behind a zoom chat rather than showing up to say it to me in […]
Ants in the City: Who showed up for moth week?
The genocide against the Palestinian people continues, and hundreds are dying from starvation as concentration camps are being built to move their remaining families. While it can be tempting to […]
Ants in the City: Slay queen(s)!
In her book of ant poetry, Sawako Nakayasu, an artist and professor at Brown University, describes keeping ants close to her heart, from both metaphorical and literal perspectives. Ants have […]
Ants in the City: Taking the pulse of the city
When studying energy in biology, students learn that the mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell; about the many chemical reactions of glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport […]
Ants in the City: Queer ecologies on Huxley Ave are checking the vibe
For a love story, this one might not lead to a happy ending. But hours before it even began, as the rising sun warmed the bricks of PC’s Aquinas Hall, […]
Ants in the City: Shelter as a right, not a privilege
“We must all learn to live together as brothers, or we will all perish together as fools. We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, caught in an […]
Ants in the City: Go to the ants, learn her ways, and be wise… maybe?
The Providence College Friars made headlines last week, not for an exciting win, but for the behavior exhibited by their fans. During a game with a team from Brigham Young […]
Ants in the City: Found and chosen families, too
As the holiday season approaches, it’s common for families to come together. Some will gather with their family of origin, some with step-families, godparents, or in polyamorous units, and many […]
Ants in the City: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses
When Claudia De la Cruz spoke at the Southside Cultural Center a few weeks ago, she made the case that no matter which candidate wins, we will be marching in […]