(3.22) To celebrate Founders Day, admission to the RISD Museum will be free. Behold Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf — the woman who led the group of women who founded the Rhode Island School of Design on March 22, 1877. She and a group of Rhode Island women had traveled to the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, […]
Last week, the roof of the former Apex department store was damaged by strong winds, leaving Pawtucket officials in a quandry. According to the ProJo: The city may not repair wind damage this week that left a gaping hole in the pyramid-shaped roof of the Apex building, prominently visible from Interstate 95, because it hopes
More precisely, an early version of ‘Psycho Killer’ by the Artistics has turned up. David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth met as freshmen at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics. All three later moved to New York City. Jerry Harrison joined in 1977 and
“I always say Eugene is the only actual genius I’ve worked with.” High praise coming from Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels for a profile in the New York Times in 2014. Providence resident Eugene Lee was the production designer for ‘Saturday Night Live’ from that opening night in 1975 until his death at age
This installation on the river along South Water Street honors the longfin squid, a commercially significant resource in the state. These sculptures, created by Canvus a privately-owned company who are “repurposing wind turbine blades into sustainable community furniture,” have been fabricated from retired wind turbine the blades. Canvus operates under Waste Advantage out of Cleveland,
It looks inviting enough from the sidewalk, but step inside Pretty Snake and you enter a new reality of vivid color and eccentric imagery. It’s like an art installation where things are for sale. Artist and textile designer Joe Segal opened his “Closet of Curiosities” on Brook Street last July and filled it with all
(10.9) Art historian Tripp Evans will be in town Wednesday to discuss his recent book and exhibition, “The Importance of Being Furnished: Four Bachelors at Home” which explores the New England homes of four bachelor-designers, all of which serve today as public museums. Seen here is RISD’s Charles Pendleton House on Benefit Street, one of
Design Week RI kicks off this Friday with a party at Moniker Brewery. It’s free and everyone is welcome. Go meet some interesting people. Each year, Design Week RI offers talks, tours, panel discussions, and parties that showcase the design talent across Rhode Island. The week ends on Friday, September 20. This eagerly anticipated week-long
This 25-room neoclassical showpiece perched atop Bowen Street is the official residence of the president of the Rhode Island School of Design. The exterior is impressive enough, but check out the ‘Design’ section of the Sunday New York Times for a look inside. Current president, Crystal Williams, moved in two years ago and has since
Meet Francesca Colonia and Giulia Nicolai, printmakers visiting from Rome. They were setting up today at the World’s Fair Gallery in preparation for Friday’s opening reception of their exhibition. For the past ten years they have been inviting international artists to collaborate with them at BetterPress Lab, a unique letterpress studio located in Rome. “Truth
The RISD senior shows have started up at the Woods-Gerry Gallery. These exhibitions run through the end of May, with each one lasting only four days. Up now through March 5 is Industrial Design. This category addresses so many areas of modern life — everything really — that a unifying theme can be hard to
The annual Army-Navy Game won’t be played until December 9th (this year at Gillette Stadium) but the competition has already begun. Both sides have revealed the newly-designed uniforms their players will be wearing on game day, and they are pretty awesome. The Naval Academy team will be spending the night before the big game down
(2.28) Fliers, posters, signage, banners, images, words, numbers, symbols surround us everywhere, vying for our attention. Graphic design is the art of communicating ideas visually — and the results should be eye-catching — but when you pack this many assignments into one floor, it sure has impact. The visual barrage of the RISD Graphic Design
“I always say Eugene is the only actual genius I’ve worked with.” High praise coming from Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels speaking to the New York Times in 2014. Within the past week we have learned of the deaths of two of Trinity Rep’s pioneering members: Adrian Hall, their founding artistic director; and Eugene
I predict this will be hit, whichever version is selected. And one reason is that the artwork and design is so good, which is not always the case. The Atlantic Shark Institute is making a bid to become one of the new charity plates with an image of the endangered shortfin mako shark. The state
Design Week RI is the annual celebration of Rhode Island designers and entrepreneurs. Most events are for participants, but organizers will be setting up a two-day Fabrication Fest at the Innovation District Park on Dyer Street that is open to the public from 1pm to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Fabrication Fest is a two-day