Fine Art Spotlight on Karen Murphy
Karen Murphy created her first painting at 13 and hasn’t stopped. When I asked her where it was, she thought it might be in one of her parents’ closets somewhere, […]
Events:
A 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, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Luna Loba: El Azufre
On January 29, if you were to arrive late at Luna Loba: El Azufre [The Sulfur Moon] at AS220 Black Box Theater, you would have walked into a packed house, standing room […]
Holiday Shopping: Local Gallery Edition
In today’s episode of “Holiday Shopping,” let’s take you out of that packed, anxiety-ridden department store and into a creative and more peaceful shopping environment. Shopping local has so many […]
Gallery Night November 2016: Tour with Local Celebs!
How often is it that viewing art, meeting interesting people while learning and having fun all come together for FREE? I’m talking about Providence Gallery Night. It happens the third […]
Making Art in the Creative Capital and Beyond
Rhode Island offers year-round art classes and workshops to tap into your inner creativity. Below is a collected list of locations where professional artists and experienced teachers provide inspiring access […]
Body Worlds VITAL Comes to PVD
We breathe about 20,000 breaths each day and it takes 15 muscles just to create a smile. Amazing. These are just a few interesting and vital facts presented at the […]
Crossing Bridges to Find Public Art
It’s as though the highway between Providence and Rhode Island’s waterfront becomes a portal to a preserved time. Perhaps it is the preservation of our state’s landscape, native history […]
Let’s Make This Public
Every American should have access to, and understanding of, the transformative power of the arts. Public art gives us the opportunity for both. When people work together, the possibilities are […]
90s Love: Todd Oldham Exhibition at RISD Museum
When prepping for the debut of his spring line in 1994, iconic apparel designer Todd Oldham did something a bit unexpected. Searching for inspiration, he set wood chips on fire […]