Head downtown for the new exhibition by artist Scott Lapham. More than just a statement on America’s gun problem, this project aims to do something about it. ‘One Gun Gone’ takes over the pop-up space at 233 Westminster Street this Saturday. The exhibit runs through January 26. (Facebook event.) One Gun Gone takes one gun …
The first AS220 gallery openings of the new year take place this Saturday. Head downtown and walk around. Buy some original art. 93 Mathewson Street — Project Space: “Beauty Mode” by Luke Randall. In the Reading Room: “Failed Attempts” by Mauro de Carvalho 115 Empire Street — Main Gallery: “All Is Actually Each” by David …
(12.18) Be a sophisticated gift giver — buy original art. Head over to Nolan’s Corner Pub Tuesday. Have a beer and check out the work of William A. France. These cityscape paintings make a perfect gift for anyone who loves Providence. That’s the Athenaeum fountain! (Facebook event.) 8pm, Tuesday, December 18, Nolan’s Corner Pub, 529 …
Still time to catch the show at the Chazan Gallery which features a pairing of painting and photography. Channing Gray describes the two artists as veterans of the local art scene in his review in the ProJo . They would be Denny Moers, the innovative photographer whose manipulated images look more like paintings, and longtime …
(8.16) Art abhors a vacuum and RISD students have kept this blank pillar well-papered. But on the third Thursday of every month eighteen of the city’s hottest “art spots” open their doors for a visual arts party. (Maybe this pillar should be on the tour.) You can take a free guided Art Bus tour or …
Creepy enough for you? This piece calls to mind those Victorian photographs of dead children. Or maybe it’s Miss Havisham as a young girl. This image is a detail of ‘The Inside Out’ by artist Katrina Ellis on display in the AS220 Reading Room on Mathewson Street this month. Head downtown Saturday for opening night …
The Providence URI campus in the former Shepard Building plays host to ‘The State of the Arts’ through June 28. The annual mixed media 2d and 3d exhibition highlights the fine arts education at all three state schools, the accomplishments of the students, inspiration of the dedicated faculty and the successful career achievements of the …
Head downtown this evening from 5pm to 7pm for the AS220 Galleries Opening Receptions. The exhibitions run through March 24th. 115 Empire Street, Main Gallery, ‘The Spiritual Renaissance Series,’ Jessica Irey/’Passed Life,’ Lucky St. Angelo. In the Open Window ‘Beauty, Strength, and Achievment,’ Beverly Robertson 95 Mathewson Street, Project Space ‘One Brown Suitcase,’ Norlan Olivo. …
(2.3) The weather looks clear, if cold, for Saturday’s AS220 gallery openings. Seen here is “I Know You’re in There” by Allison Cole whose paintings have a real Marimekko feel to them. Not surprisingly, Ms. Cole has some amazing fabrics in her portfolio. Main Gallery, 115 Empire Street — None More Black, S.W. Dinge/New Photographs, …
At once familiar and unreal, ‘Shaping the Idea,’ — a solo exhibition featuring the work of Richard Whitten — runs now through February 7 at the Chazan Gallery. The realism of the painting, and Whitten’s effective use of trompe l’oeil, can trick the viewer into moments of recognition, but these faux framed boxes and fanciful …
(1.7) By Sunday we will all be desperate to get out of the house — kids or no kids. Super Art Sunday, a day of family-friendly fun, will feature special guests author/illustrator Calef Brown and artist and musician Rachel Blumberg. Take part in art-making in the Out of Line project gallery and spin the Wheel …
Last month the RISD Museum instituted a new system of admission fees. In an effort to get more high school students through the doors, they have lowered the cost of admission for those aged 18-and-under to zero dollars. Beginning in September, all youth and children aged 18 and under are invited to visit the Museum …
(10.7) A block of Benefit Street will be closed to traffic this Saturday for the annual RISD Craft Show. Expect to see painting, textiles, glass, jewelry, apparel, lighting, printmaking, ceramics, and more. The work from this year’s participants can be viewed at RISD Craft Artists. The event takes place rain or shine — under a …
(7.19) This month at Providence Geeks: At the July Providence Geeks, Rhode Island Museum of Science & Art (RIMOSA) Founder and Executive Director Bonnie Epstein will join us to talk about the museum. Many of you have seen RIMOSA’s pop-up exhibits at WaterFire, RI Mini Maker Faire, Foo Fest, Providence Children’s Film Festival and other …
This mural by Cambodian artist Andrew Hem went up over the weekend, another contribution from The Avenue Concept. Text taped to the cherry-picker parked on the lot yields this background information. Born during his parent’s flight from Cambodia in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide, Andrew Hem grew up poised in the balance between …
(4.20) Join artist Diane Samuels in conversation with Jo-Ann Conklin, director of the Bell Gallery, Thursday at the Granoff Center. Samuels’ installation ‘Lines of Sight’ was commissioned in 2006 for Brown University’s Sidney Frank Hall for Life Sciences on Meeting Street. The artwork is integrated into the glass curtain-wall of a high-traffic, two-story glass pedestrian …