Ragnar! This image caught my attention before I even saw the title, “Ragnar Lodbrok.” Andrew Mignacca’s oil painting is part of this month’s exhibition in the AS220 Main Gallery, up now through November 26. The galleries are open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 5pm, or by appointment. AS220 Project Space, 93 Mathewson Street: Flow …
Art from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous America all come together in “Being and Believing in the Natural World” up now through May 7th. Highlighting different perspectives across cultures and time, these works consider complex and evolving relationships with and beliefs about nature. In more than 100 objects drawn from the RISD Museum’s Asian, …
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Last Tuesday the RISD Museum of Art returned this bronze head of a West African king to the Nigerian government. Known as “The Head of a King (Oba)” it was one of the many bronze sculptures and plaques looted by the British from Benin in the 19th-century. The museum had deaccessioned the piece two years …
It’s the first Saturday of the month which means it’s time for the opening receptions of the AS220 October Galleries. These evenings always enliven the downtown scene with people wandering around, meeting artists, sipping drinks. Exhibits run through October 29th. AS220 Project Space/93 Mathewson Street/Fields of Thought/Stephanie Tyson Osorio The Reading Room/93 Mathewson Street/Mockerspace/Fakerspace: Items …
Finally, a mural that isn’t staring at me. I have been hoping for a while that we could get a few abstracts, trompe l’oeil, or even animals into the mix. It’s enough having actual surveillance cameras everywhere without all these giant faces looking at me, so I rather liked this recent entry even before I …
(9.18) Head over to the RISD Museum this Sunday for “Work in Progress: Painting Intuitively” and watch as artist Yukyung Chung turns the Radeke Garden and the adjacent Danforth Hall into her studio. Watch as artist Yukyung Chung (RISD MFA, Digital + Media, 2023) responds to her composed soundscape through live painting. Chung’s artistic practice …
The current exhibition at the World’s Fair Gallery, As Above, So Below, features cyanotypes by Brett Windham, earthenware vessels by Tammy Kim, and handblown glass by Pierre Bowring; the show runs through August 26. Developed in the mid-1800s, the cyanotype is a slow-reacting photographic printing formulation sensitive to a limited near-ultraviolet and blue light spectrum. …
Machines With Magnets will be hosting the Steel Yard’s annual Resident Artist Exhibition, opening this Saturday with a reception from 6pm to 9pm. The curated exhibit will include twelve artist residents, all of whom have participated in the Steel Yard residency program over the past twelve months. The show runs through August 13th. Each piece …
And I can not lie . . . oh come on, we were all thinking it. How many (old)* folks waiting for the light to change at Fountain and Francis Streets haven’t broken into song? Just me? Okay then, all the sophisticated art afficionados might be interested in the message the artist is actually trying …
In mathematics, a manifold is a topological space that locally resembles Euclidean space near each point. In your car, a manifold collects exhaust from your engine. Perhaps textile artist Kate Barber is just having fun with wordplay. At any rate, her new exhibition, ‘Manifold,’ should feature all manner of pleating and weaving and . . …
(4.9) Head downtown Saturday for the annual Unbound RISD Art Book Sale: RISD Unbound is an event celebrating artists’ books, zines, and experimental printed matter created by RISD students and community, local artists and designers, as well as publishers, artists, designers, and enthusiasts from across the region. Through exhibits and sales, Unbound seeks to inspire …
Here’s a good sign, the Senior Shows are back at the Woods-Gerry Gallery. They go up and come down fairly quickly so don’t delay. Right now it’s ‘Painting 2’ and I have chosen to feature “Night of the Living Basketballs” by Kiara Joyce (BFA Painting), oil on canvas. This seems apt since Providence is having …
I wish everyone could watch this film, sitting alone in the empty gallery, as I did this afternoon. On the other hand, I want everyone in the state to go and experience this gorgeous and provocative animated painting. The exhibition runs through May 29. Lisa Reihana’s in Pursuit of Venus [infected] is mesmerizing. Projected across …
The WaterFire Arts Center (WFAC) will now be a stop on the 2022 Gallery Night Providence (GNP) route. In addition, the WFAC will be a ‘starting’ point for one tour each month; visitors will be able to get on a guided trolley (and occasional walking) tour taking them from the WFAC to two to four …
Exhibits and openings are back at the AS220 Galleries! Swing by the Project Space Saturday, between noon and 5pm, and meet artist Two Thangs and see his unique, customized pop-art. Seen here is “Fire Walk with Cheese.” The two thangs are: Bob’s Burgers and Twin Peaks. This may be my favorite new artist and he …
(3.2) The Museum of Natural History at Roger Williams Park is again offering its “Drawing Wild from the Collection” program. You will have the opportunity to discover, or rediscover, the fascinating collections during this private program exploring the museum. Bring a small easel or chair and your drawing or painting materials, and choose your subject …