This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Explores 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 12Shaman Ladders and Other Stories.
May 20 @ 12:00 am - October 28 @ 11:59 pmJoin 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 30Jazz.
September 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmRoomful of Blues.
September 21 @ 9:00 pm - September 22 @ 12:00 amGrateful Dead tribute.
September 22 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmBlues-rock guitarist.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSoulful 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 pmAn American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmA classic rock cover band.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Cornell tribute band.
September 22 @ 9:00 pm - September 23 @ 12:00 amLead 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 pmRockers with strong vocal harmonies playing well-known dance music.
September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmThe artist of all arts recounts strange life events pre-COVID and then when things got even stranger.
September 26 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAcoustic folk with blues and country roots, joined by Chris Books on pedal steel guitar.
September 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmComedy show with comic legend Andrew “Dice” Clay.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmStevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac tribute.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmLed Zeppelin tribute
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGuitarist, singer, and composer.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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 […]
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, […]
Not to be confused with other Mac Daddy trucks across the country, Mac Daddy of Rhode Island is the first gourmet mac and cheese truck of its kind in this […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Saturday, October 28, Motif will make its first foray into cannabis events, partnering with Mother Earth Wellness Dispensary and The MET for the first in a series. From 6 […]
Motif is doing its first ever astrology-centered event this year, on November 15 (a date chosen by the stars and verified by our astrologer as a great day to network). […]
Save the date and warm up for Halloween with our TimeMission-sponsored cosplay event! Date: Thursday, Oct 12 Time: 6 – 10pm Location: R1 Entertainment Center, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln Cosplay […]
RI Food Truck & Drink Awards 2023 If you didn’t attend this year’s Motif Food Truck & Drink Awards you sadly missed out on a great event. This was my […]
Voting for the 2023 Drink Awards is now open at motifri.com/foodawards. The celebration of the winners of both the drink awards and the food truck awards will take place on […]
