Check out the opening of a new exhibit, The Museum of Small Finds, at the Machines With Magnets Gallery in Pawtucket. Artist Josie Morway sure knows how to write an intriguing press release,

My piece for this show is my first ever sculptural experiment. Also my first full collaboration with the talented and well-dressed Jay Nutini. We made this thing. It’s not a painting of a bird. Please come out on Friday night and help us figure out what to make of it.

Alrighty then.  I think I will.

Free reception 7 to 9pm/MWM Gallery/wine & snacks/ 400 Main Street/Pawtucket

A new exhibit at The Holden Street Gallery opens tonight. Running from October 3rd to the 24th, the show features new works by Jennifer Daltry whose atmospheric and labor-intensive pen-and-ink drawings, etchings and prints suggest such influences as Edward Gorey, John Tenniel and Gustave Dore.  The spare images that populate her small pieces are repeated in the large-scale canvas wall-hangings.

Reception Friday/ 6 to 9pm/97 Holden Street/751.5925

From the gallery:

Pure/Play opens this Friday October 3rd and features the work of two wild and crazy guys, Tom McAleer and Doug Desjardins. It will be a fun reunion as Tom, Doug and I all used to show together at Mixed Media Gallery on Block Island.

The two of them are playful, prolific artists who have mastered the art of putting aside self-consciousness and letting pure expression flow through. Their colors, brushstroke and subject matter offer a real visual treat for the viewer, and inspire the artist in all of us. Hope to see you there! P.S. It’s from 6:00-8:30 and, as always, will be a great party. For more info contact yesgalleryandstudio@gmail.com or by phone at (401) 245-7174.

The Chace Center officially opens today, so head down to the RISD Museum to escape the drizzle and check out the fancy new galleries.

I’ve always been partial to the discreet Benefit Street museum entrances, but the new entry on South Main is a lot nicer-looking than I’d expected.  My favorite thing about the museum, the little set of stairs on the side of the building, has become a more welcoming thoroughfare; there’s a gallery space in the museum now for student work; and RISDWorks has morphed into a real museum store (and now, thankfully, seems to be about 75% less relient on selling Family Guy merchandise.)

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131 Washington St. 1st Floor, a.k.a old Cogen’s Printing Building a.k.a the Mercantile Building a.k.a the building between Local 121 and the empty lot a.k.a be there or be square Friday (today!) September 26th, 6pm-9pm. Starring all your no-good, trouble-making, talented & skillful, crafty/artsy, thrifty/inspirational, hooligan buddies&pals from Providence to Worcester and beyond!!

Installations, interventions, indiscretions, inventions, high tensions, honorable mentions, pensions, distentions, detentions, recessions, and so on. Put on your good pants. It begins and ends wicked early, so you’ll still have plenty of time to do things you’ll regret.

p.s. mike t made the sexy poster.

And, gentle readers, that day is today!

It’s the opening party for the first biennial AS220 Print Lottery. 200 prints from a whole bunch of artists. You can buy a lottery ticket for $75, and the prints will be dispersed at the end of the month. Proceeds go towards keeping the print shop running.

Of course, 200 printmakers celebrating with cake and beer will probably make for something of a claustrophobia-inducing situation at AS220. But if it gets to be too much you can head down the street to the Project Space, where there’s a retrospective of Pete Cardoso’s posters happening. I’ve always liked his prints–there’s one in my kitchen!–and so that’ll surely be worth checking out as well.

so, ok. Print month at AS220; it’s actually more like printmake month, printmaking month, printshop month, printlotto month, raisefundsforyourlocalnonprofitcommunityprintshopmonth. anyway, we’ve got a lot going on. there are some SERIOUSLY brutal events this month, all of which are pretty much free, so keep your eyes peeled. here is some info below, and i’ll be sure to keep you informed.

of course, there’s always the monthly classes! you can check those out at the as220 shop: as220.org/shop

Monday, September 1st
Extra Special Open House & Shop Orientation

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Whatever happened to that dude who posted about comix weekly????  Well, whatever.

[Answer from David: He's co-managing my campaign.  Yeah, that's how we roll.  But I'll give him the day off for this.]

This SATURDAY, July 19th is the opening of Hera Gallery’s 30 Days + 24 Hours: All-Rhode Island Comic Book Challenge/Graphic Novel Exhibition. Which consists of way more than JUST an opening — the 24hr challenge begins noon on the 19th… the official/traditional ‘opening’ reception is 6pm-9pm, and the challenge ends the 20th at noon. During those 24 hours, food will be served, music will be heard, movies will be watched, Alec Thibodeau will read comix, and a slew of random Rhode Islanders will draw them.

Hera Gallery is located at 327 Main Street, in Wakefield RI 02880-0336
401.789.1488, info@heragallery.org

To get your ass down to Wakefield, take the #66. Apparently it goes right by the gallery.

HEY SO there’s a poster/print show this FRIDAY @ 5 Traverse Gallery on the corner of wickenden st. and traverse st (a.k.a next to kabloom, across from the utrecht parking lot– have a latte at coffee xxx-change, eat some cous cous). it’s an OPEN SHOW which means ANYONE can show up and put their prints/posters/flyers/p-copies/l-press/litho-graph-y/s-skreens/etchings/openbitez/soft embosses/pulp prints/etc etc etc up on the wall. maybe some dudes will buy some stuff!
as jay z (local jay z, not beyonce’s jay-z) would say: “IT IS WHAT U MAKE IT”. some come through and MAKE IT GOOD!!!!! more »

The Knight Gallery recently opened up on Ives St, a few blocks down from Daily Dose HQ.  The current show is called “Roman Ruins and Natural Disasters,” and features work by RISD grad Amanda Dauber.  Reception 6-9 on Friday.

The Stairwell Gallery presents
“Human Mold”
new work by Brian Chippendale
Collage, Prints, Drawings, Sculpture, & whatever else gets dragged in

OPENS Monday May 19th
reception 6-9 pm

Closing party Friday, June 6th 6-9pm

New pieces will continue to sprout throughout the duration of the show

Steven Pennell, a gentleman and a scholar, is looking for all types of media to include in the URI Feinstein gallery’s summer show. Great chance to get your work into the downtown windows without being a Yale grad (yes, that’s a swipe at the fact that so many of the art windows are unrepresentative of the local artists who live here). 

CALL FOR ART, ARTIFACTS, OBJECTS AND STORIESforBENEATH THE BAY an educational exhibit at URI Providence Campus Gallery 80 Washington St.July 1-August 21with Gallery Receptions July 17 and August 21 form 5:00-9:00pmThe exhibit will include art work in all media (including sculpture, construction and collage) along with photographs, artifacts and educational materials about Narragansett Bay as a source of transportation, food, work, and recreation from prehistory to the future. The exhibit will explore some of the contemporary environmental concerns facing the Bay. This is not merely an exhibit of pretty pictures of the ocean.Application Deadline June 1, delivery of work June 24 & 25 by appointmentTo apply provide name, contact information, type of work, title(an image-300dpi for artwork is helpful but not required)For information and application,Contact: Steven Pennell 401-277-5206 or spennell@etal.uri.edu

 Show Dates: May 9th - June 14th.
Opening Reception Friday, May 9th 5pm-8pm

Where do formal lines fall in an era of the infinite?

Allison Paschke in the Inner Space Gallery with her minimal reflections and capsules of time.

Bill Shattuck and Ben Shattuck in the Outer Space Gallery with a father and son juxtaposed and embraced,  Ornithology meets observation and material meanderings.

Music Friday
5:30-8:30pm
Enjoy jazz standards by the Mike Miller Trio. Music Fridays are the second Friday of the month, mixing cocktails, socializing, and live music against the backdrop of great art. Attendees must be 21 years or older. Members: $5, nonmembers: $8. Music Fridays are supported by the Providence Tourism Council. Media sponsor: The Providence Phoenix

Many of you know that, for the past two years, I have been facilitating arts and writing workshops at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) through Space in Prison for the Arts and Creative Expression (SPACE).

This Sunday, May 4, SPACE will be opening its annual exhibit of art and writing from the ACI. The exhibit will take place in the Youth Gallery at AS220, 115 Empire Street from 4 PM to 7 PM.

In addition to displaying art and writing, we will be reading selections of poetry written by the men and women who participate in our workshops. We will also be distributing our annual Zine, a collection of their work. Refreshments will be served. If you can’t make it on Sunday, the exhibit will be up in the AS220 Youth Gallery through July; please stop in and check it out!

More about SPACE and the exhibit after the jump.

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I swear I’m finally gonna make a 5 Traverse opening this week:

WILLIAM SCHAFF
In the Outer Space

NEAL T. WALSH
In the Inner Space

APRIL 11-MAY 3, 2008

Opening Reception
Friday April 11th 5-8PM