Writing on the Wall
After a June night of violence in PVD, many downtown business owners covered their surviving windows with plywood to protect them from being broken during anticipated protests. Local artists beautified […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Opinion – Stop Criticizing Shepard Fairey’s “RI Angel of Hope and Strength”
At her daily press briefing on April 25, RI Gov. Gina Raimondo announced an arts initiative, inviting anyone in whatever medium to submit original family-friendly work on a new website […]
Hagiography or New Saints
Local Rhode Island artist Norlan Olivo will be displaying his work in the group show Hagiography or New Saints, at Distillery Gallery at 516 East 2nd Street, Boston. As a long-term resident […]
Artistic Expression: This pandemic is hitting artists where it hurts
Performance cancellations, while necessary, are having a very real impact on the income of local artists. On this page, we’ll compile a list of resources and fun stuff to help […]
An Ode to the Analog: The Linotype Daily project is part diary, part news filter and completely perfect
I am at DWRI Letterpress, and I am standing in front of a Linotype, the first automatic typesetting machine — a machine that Edison called the “Eighth Wonder of The […]
Royally Creepy Creations: Local artist Jesse King’s art will fuel your nightmares
Jesse King is a self-taught artist living in Rhode Island who turns ordinary children’s toys into freakishly ghoulish monsters. One of King’s creations was recently seen at an event hosted […]
Masc.: Exploring the power dynamics of gender-driven domination
Set amid the quaint taverns and curio shops that line lower Thames Street, Coastal Contemporary Gallery is an anomaly in the tourist town of Newport. When Shari Weschler opened her […]
Art in Providence: The Man with the Red Mohawk
A group of us were walking down Empire Street in Downcity around 8:30pm on a Saturday night, and we saw a van, admittedly parked in a no-parking zone, right outside […]
Art Trolleys ‘Graduate’ to Downtown Hotel Hub: Gallery Night Providence has a new home
The trolley shuttle service of Gallery Night Providence has a new launching point — one that may give even more visibility to the city’s free art tour. Last year, Gallery […]
A Grand Adventure in Nature Photography at Common Fence Point Center
Deidra Ricci, founder of Grand Adventure Nature Photography, held her first show at the Common Fence Point Center for Arts, Wellness and Community in Portsmouth on Sunday, December 8. Deidra’s […]