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 30Grateful 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 pmAlt-rock, reggae fusion
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDouble record release party performing originals and tributes to Hank Williams.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Wizard! featuring Ann Margaret and Capt. Fantastic. The buzz of a game arcade is simply irresistible! As soon as you enter Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration, you’re greeted with a […]
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, […]
Allysen Callery & Mother Bear – Witch’s HandWitch’s Hand is an alluring collaboration between local ghost folk maestro Allysen Callery and German doom rockers Mother Bear. Some tunes like the […]
The first thing to know about clubbing in Rhode Island is that we have a nightlife meant for everyone, even those of us who are on the younger side of […]
What is a cannabis event all about? We’ve been thinking about that question since before it was legal – Motif contributors have long been fans of events put together by […]
Photo: mortal/women, OutLoud Theatre. Recast the back-to-school anticipatory excitement of your youth into enthusiasm for the start of the 2023-2024 theater season. From drama to comedy to the opening of […]
Photo: Drazen Nesic The start of a new season can be a time to try something different. Fall is a wonderful time to be outdoors, with the crisp air and […]
The long standing McCoy Stadium is circling the bases one last time. After multiple rain delays in July, the stadium will have one more at-bat with its last ever event […]
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 […]
