Providence Gallery Night: IN 3D! (well, not really)
You could find out how truly accessible the fine arts in Providence are by reading it here, or you can watch it…
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Comfort and Displacement: The Art of Richard Neal
Recent abstract paintings and wall-hanging sculptures by Richard Neal. Organized by independent guest curator, Don Wilkinson. Opening reception, Thursday, December 8, 6 – 8pm.
November 17, 2022 - February 26, 2023Lemuel Eldred: Whale Ships at Wharves, Painter’s Prints of a Bygone Era
Eldred’s prints faithfully capture the the retired vessels’ quiet majesty resting at their final destination, in the city in which they originated, the city that for a time lit the
December 1, 2022 - February 19, 2023Social Fabric: Textiles and Contemporary Issues
Featured artists include: Jim Arendt, Elizabeth Duffy, Brooke Erin Goldstein, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Letitia Huckaby, Tamara Kostianovsky, Dinh Q. Lê, Aubrey Longley-Cook, Veronica Mays, Alison Saar, Emma Welty, Nafis M. White,
December 3, 2022 @ 8:00 am - June 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm“Yarn/Rope/String.”
Fiber art exhibition.
December 8, 2022 - March 12, 2023Paintings by Gregory Ricci
December 9, 2022 - April 13, 2023Backyard Birds and Blooms: The Sequel
A continuation of last year’s wonderfully received exhibition by Vania Noverça.
December 27, 2022 - February 4, 2023WCFA Annual Members Show
Opening reception: Thursday, Jan 19, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
January 14 - February 18Graphic Design
Selected works from graduating students studying at Konkuk University in South Korea.
January 19 - February 3We’re Gonna Die by Young Jean Lee
A blend of storytelling, stand-up, music, and theater, melding into a sweet and dark song cycle. We may be miserable, but at least we’re not alone.
January 19 - February 12Susan Lichtman, Catherine Kehoe
Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan 19, 5 – 7pm
January 19 - February 8Fakes And Forgeries
January 21 - February 26Right Before Your Eyes
By Susan Shaw. Opening Reception: Jan 22, 2 – 4pm.
January 22 - February 10Suggestions
By Charlotte Breed Handy and Richard Kattman. Opening Reception: Jan 22, 2 – 4pm.
January 22 - February 10Not Your Average Comfort Zone
By Bee Givan, Kelley MacDonald, and Merle Poulton. Opening Reception: Jan 22, 2 – 4pm.
January 22 - February 10Superimposed
January 25 - June 4The Oldest Profession
As Ronald Reagan enters the White House, five aging practitioners of the oldest profession are faced with a diminishing clientele, increased competition for their niche market, and aching joints. With
January 26 - February 19Outsider Art: Harnessing Color
This exhibition joins six art spaces from the East Coast that support artists with disabilities: Artists’ Exchange, Center for Creative Works, Downtown Designs Gallery, Spindleworks, Out of the Box Studio
January 27 - April 1Grateful Dead
The Vintage Posters, 1966-1995.
January 27 - March 31Kinky Boots
J-DAPA is holding auditions by appointment for this Broadway musical about a boot factory pivoting during a recession. Auditions Saturday, Jan 28, 10am – 5:30pm. Sign up at j-dapa.org
January 28 @ 10:00 am - February 22 @ 5:30 pm
Diff’rent Strokes
Fine arts are making a comeback. Maybe it’s because of our “been there, done that,” mentality in regard to everything else of interest a city has to offer, maybe the […]
Rhode Island College Metalsmithing Students Present Scintilla
Each year, students in Rhode Island College’s metalsmithing/jewelry department are asked to organize a gallery exhibition featuring the work of both current students and students who have graduated from the […]
Who Will Represent Providence in the National Poetry Slam?
With the passing of 2013’s National Poetry month, I mourn the random email notifications that there is a poetic happening within moments from where I’m standing, all of my poet […]
There’s Beauty in the Decay
I’ve been known to plan entire vacations around street art. Give me a dilapidated building and a dusting of spray paint, and I’m putty in the hands of the graffiti […]
Art is Accessible at Gallery Night Providence: Video
I am not an artist. I can’t paint or draw or analyze a landscape. My friends aren’t artists. We don’t discuss art. Our outings are uncultured to say the least. […]
Got Poetry Live!
It’s Tuesday night at Blue State Café on Thayer. Like any night, the staff is serving specialty drinks and pastries in a brightly lit room surrounded by the décor of […]
“Ways of Seeing: American Art” at RISD
The RISD museum furnished a soft light which set a relaxing tone for the “Ways of Seeing: American Art” workshop, on Thursday. Attendees, from varying backgrounds gazed into the neoclassical […]
Analyzing the artists of North Kingstown’s Shady Lea Mills
I scan my memory searching for a life jacket story, but all I can think about is how clean her studio is. I thought artists were supposed to be messy. […]
2nd Story Answers the Call
J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls opens on a family at a dinner party, coat tails and white bowties in abundance. Everyone is snooty, and often, characters retire to the drawing […]
