Folk and roots.
January 1, 1970 @ 12:00 am - August 18, 2022 @ 11:30 pmThis exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Consider how and why drawings were created, paying special attention to the materials
March 12 - September 4Photos of local architecture
April 23 - July 24By David Everett.
May 5 - July 6This exhibition showcases some of these recent acquisitions including works by Durr Freedley, Lindsay Morris, Andy Warhol, and Nafis M. White.
May 14 - September 18This three-person exhibition of paintings, works on paper and sculpture focuses on geometric compositional strategies
May 21 - July 19The Museum’s collection of quilts made in the 1880s-1890s by the Palmer family women.
May 28 - September 11Featured IFA Artist Mercedes Nuñez. Guest Artists Laura Travis & Michael Ezzell. Opening Reception: June 4, 5 – 8pm.
June 2 - July 10The theme of the art exhibit is inspired by the town’s unique celebration of American Independence Day.
June 6 - July 13Diaspora describes the migration of cultural identities that challenged the ideas of an established world.
June 16 - July 16Showcasing 100 original pieces of art by over 40 artists from around the world in various mediums, styles, sizes and prices.
June 18 - August 19Creative visualizations from Massachusetts to Malawi – drawings by Kristen Palana. Opening Reception: June 18, 1 – 3pm.
June 18 - July 30Affordable Art.
June 18 - July 31Mary Dondero. Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Theresa Girard. Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15Opening Reception: June 5, 2 – 4pm.
June 19 - July 15
Memory Loss One of the worst things affecting the sold-out Providence Urinal these days, which the late and beloved lunatic legend Buddy “Vincent A.” Cianci correctly referred to as the “Providence Pamphlet,” given its having the heft of a baby’s pacifier, is not the takeover by the outside force that publishes USA Today, but its […]
On Monday, December 20, 2021, Marvel announced its new prestige comic book series featuring their infamous character Frank Castle, The Punisher. The title, releasing in March 2022, is described as “a series years in the making that will mark the definitive culmination of Frank Castle’s journey.” The new series will be written by Jason Aaron […]
What happens if the US Supreme Court overturns the half-century of precedent on abortion? I discussed that in some detail three years ago (“News Analysis: What Happens if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?”, by Michael Bilow, Feb 20, 2019), and that article was updated when the Reproductive Privacy Act took effect on June 19, 2019, […]
Until recently, I thought Thanksgiving was the quintessential American holiday: no politics, no religion, just friends, family and food. Then an Indigenous American told me that for them it was a national day of mourning. Revelations like that put dampers on the enthusiasm. Yet I still believe in the possibility of the American Dream. Not […]
Out of the Mouths of Babes… We all now live in The World of Lies. Past and recent exemplars of this are: “The check’s in the mail”; an extremely obscene promise concerning oral sex; anything issued by the Pentagon; and, of course, anytime Donald Trump’s lips are moving. But right up there are the most […]
On November 15 at 1:21pm, Principal Brooke Macomber of Coventry High School issued a statement: “The Coventry Police are currently in the building investigating a threat that was overheard during passing time. In an abundance of caution, upon becoming aware of this threat, we placed the school in lockdown and contacted the police… The CPD […]
Today, many people believe that the United States is deeply divided, and that makes us weak and vulnerable to manipulation. Social media and the pandemic have made it easier to stay in our comfort zones of home, friends, family, churches — among folk who think and look like “us.” The metaphor of America as a […]
Welcome to The Squid’s Ink: we print Rhode Island’s dark and humorous truth Since 2020, the Rhode Island state government has been sitting on the so-called “once in a generation” $1.2 Billion Dollars of federal funds. “We’re so used to having lobbyists tell us what to do that we kind of forgot how to think […]
On Indigenous People’s Day, an alternative to the official Columbus Day holiday on October 11, 2021, a few dozen attendees at Veterans Memorial Park in Pawtucket protested the recently erected stainless steel statue of William Blackstone, who is primarily remembered because the Blackstone River and Blackstone Valley were named for him. In a speaking program […]
Earlier this month, Motif reported on a recall measure against North Kingstown school committee member Jennifer Lima. So what happened? Nothing: October 12 came and went and the committee petitioning for the recall didn’t turn in any signatures at all. The rumor around town is that they only gathered about 700 signatures, fewer than a […]
