(7.30) This invitation comes from the Dirt Palace, the feminist artist-run space founded in 2000 in an abandoned library building in the commercial corridor of Olneyville. It has come to include two facilities including the Wedding Cake House, which hosts artists residencies and operates as a Bed & Breakfast. Sunday’s event takes place on the …
(12.21) Head over to Olneyville Square this Saturday when the Dirt Palace will host a Holiday Market with art, crafts, gifts, Santa. If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic at this intersection (ha ha) wondering what is that place . . . here’s your chance to find out. I suspect they will have an interesting …
There is still work to be done on the Wedding Cake House before all the Dirt Palace plans come to fruition, but it is already a functioning art gallery, open to the public on Saturday afternoons. Up now, throughout all three floors, is “Ruffles, Repair & Ritual: the Fine Art of Fixing.” According to the …
(5.23) Even by Broadway standards, this building is insane. And it’s getting a new lease on life. In celebration of its ongoing restoration by the Dirt Palace — the feminist art collective in Olneyville — the Providence Preservation Society will be hosting a special lecture by local author Taylor Polites who will explore stories from …
[Update: The sale has been approved. Plans for a bed-and-breakfast. See ProJo 2.23.17) Back from the brink. Looks like the famed Wedding Cake House on Broadway will soon have a new owner. The Providence Preservation Society has included this imperiled confection several times on its Most Endangered Properties List, most recently in 2016. According to …
you know, whatever….