Events
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Moses Brown Alumni Exhibit
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Krause Gallery @ Moses Brown |
04/29/13 -
05/24/13 |
Krause Gallery @ Moses Brown, Providence |
Daniel Heyman: I Am Sorry It Is Difficult To Start
Presented by David Winton Bell Gallery at David Winton Bell Gallery April 3-May 26, 2013 Beginning in 2005, Daniel Heyman traveled to Jordan and Turkey with American lawyers to meet with former detainees of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. As he listened to their testimony, Heyman drew their portraits surrounded by his transcription of their words. Later, he witnessed and recorded the testimony of Iraqi victims and survivors of the Blackwater/Nisour Square Massacre of September 2007. These and other works stemming from Heyman’s experiences of the Iraq war are included in I... |
David Winton Bell Gallery |
04/03/13 -
05/26/13 |
David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence |
Wafaa Bilal | The Ashes Series
Presented by David Winton Bell Gallery at David Winton Bell Gallery April 3-May 26, 2013 The Ashes Series depicts the suffering of war not through human displays of emotion, but rather through the absence of human life in once occupied homes. It investigates the impact of the destruction of these private, domestic spaces in war and media images of such destruction. These intimate spaces are literally ripped open and become public through external violence and the act of destruction. The images exist in the aftermath of atrocity, with the presence of the human spirit represented... |
David Winton Bell Gallery |
04/03/13 -
05/26/13 |
David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence |
Tours for Tots: Photo Play
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum May 30, 2013 Start them young! These themed interactive tours with read-aloud story time and gallery activities introduce small children to big ideas in art. Children learn alongside their parent or caregiver. Free with Museum admission. Ages 3-5 |
RISD Museum |
05/30/13 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
The ACI Show
Presented by Atrium Gallery at Atrium Gallery April 1-May 31, 2013 Presented by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. Works created by inmates in the Adult Correctional Institution’s volunteer-run art program are displayed in the gallery. |
Atrium Gallery |
04/01/13 -
05/31/13 |
Atrium Gallery, Providence |
Tours for Tots: Photo Play
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum June 1, 2013 Start them young! These themed interactive tours with read-aloud story time and gallery activities introduce small children to big ideas in art. Children learn alongside their parent or caregiver. Free with Museum admission. Ages 3-5 |
RISD Museum |
06/01/13 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
RISD Graduate Thesis Collection
Presented by RISD Museum at Rhode Island Convention Center May 17-June 1, 2013 Open to the public, RISD's annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition features work in a wide range of media created by the 194 master's degree candidates graduating on June 2. Each student showcases a final body of work produced as the culmination of his or her experience in one of RISD's 16 graduate departments: Architecture, Ceramics, Digital + Media, Furniture Design, Glass, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Jewelry + Metalsmithing, Landscape Architecture, Painting,... |
RISD Museum |
05/17/13 -
06/01/13 |
Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence |
Subject Matter: The Evolving Species
Presented by The Avenue Concept at The Avenue Concept May 4-June 1, 2013 In his first solo gallery exhibition, painter and avowed graffiti artist Ray Almstrom III presents a series of unyielding, fantastical depictions of hybrid aquatic and bird creatures painted on two-dimensional, found materials to illustrate his “Subject Matter” that foretell what the future may hold if manmade pollution continues to contaminate the natural environment. An avid fisherman, Almstrom gathers his inspiration through forays in and around Providence, RI waterways and... |
The Avenue Concept |
05/04/13 -
06/01/13 |
The Avenue Concept, Providence |
Freedom
Presented by at Cohen Gallery May 2-June 3, 2013 The Cohen Gallery at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts presents “Freedom,” an exhibition by The Bruce High Quality Foundation (BHQF). “Freedom” will run from Thursday, May 2, to Monday, June 3, 2013. In conjunction with the exhibition, the artists will lead an invited student workshop and give a public talk on May 1, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. in Martinos Auditorium.
“Freedom” will include two-dimensional, three-dimensional and mixed media works by... |
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05/02/13 -
06/03/13 |
Cohen Gallery, Providence |
Collected Fragments: Collages by John deMelim
Presented by BankRI Turks Head Gallery at BankRI Turks Head Gallery May 2-June 5, 2013 Less than a mile from Route 44’s constant stream of commerce lies the jewel box home of artist and retired Rhode Island College educator John deMelim. Moss covers the roof of the studio, trees protect the house from the road and two statues of Buddha watch over the gardens. In the backyard, an expansive view of the reservoir unfolds.
As beautiful as the house and setting are, it is the collection of art and artifacts inside that truly wows. Large wooden figures and small... |
BankRI Turks Head Gallery |
05/02/13 -
06/05/13 |
BankRI Turks Head Gallery, Providence |
Journey: Paintings by Manette Jungels
Presented by BankRI Pitman Street Gallery at BankRI Pitman Street Gallery May 2-June 5, 2013 Manette Jungels comes from a family of artists. Her mother, Dorothy Jungels, is a well-respected and beloved dancer, teacher, choreographer and founding member of Everett, a dance company, stage and school, located in the Mount Hope section of Providence. Her father, Bob Jungels, is a videographer, and filmmaker. Her brothers and sisters – Mark, Therese, Aaron and Rachael –are all creative people. For years they lived in a huge Victorian home on the corner of Hope and Olney... |
BankRI Pitman Street Gallery |
05/02/13 -
06/05/13 |
BankRI Pitman Street Gallery, Providence |
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Sandwich Skateboarding Event
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Greater Kennedy Plaza |
06/06/13 |
The Providence Rink @ Bank of America City Center, Providence |
"Three Women: Three Perspectives" and "The Invisible Light"
Presented by Providence Art Club at Providence Art Club May 19-June 7, 2013 The Galleries of the Providence Art Club will display Three Women: Three Perspectives featuring works by Nina Briggs, Nancy Chapman & Colleen M. Vandeventer, as well as The Invisible Light, featuring Ron Rosenstock. The opening reception will be held Sunday, May 19th, 2-4pm. The Galleries will be closed Saturday, May 25th-Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. |
Providence Art Club |
05/19/13 -
06/07/13 |
Providence Art Club, Providence |
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Day Of Portugal
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Greater Kennedy Plaza |
06/08/13 -
06/09/13 |
The Providence Rink @ Bank of America City Center, Providence |
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Opening Reception: Moses Brown Senior Show
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Krause Gallery @ Moses Brown |
06/12/13 |
Krause Gallery @ Moses Brown, Providence |
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Moses Brown Senior Show
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Krause Gallery @ Moses Brown |
06/03/13 -
06/13/13 |
Krause Gallery @ Moses Brown, Providence |
Group Show: Peaked
Presented by Craftland at Craftland May 16-June 15, 2013 Matthew Shlian / Eight Emperors; Ann Arbor, MI
Doris Häusler / Dorisse; Ingolstadt, Germany
Esther Ramirez / Essimar; Chicago, IL
Rebecca Siemering; Pawtucket, RI |
Craftland |
05/16/13 -
06/15/13 |
Craftland, Providence |
Opening Reception: Paintings by Manette Jungels
Presented by BankRI Turks Head Gallery at BankRI Turks Head Gallery June 20, 2013 June 6 through July 3, 2013 at the downtown Providence BankRI branch in the Turks Head building. Exhibit hours are Monday through Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
BankRI Turks Head Gallery |
06/20/13 |
BankRI Turks Head Gallery, Providence |
Hairspray Salon & Gallery
Presented by at Hairspray Salon & Gallery May 4-June 29, 2013 Hairspray Salon & Gallery present their newest exhibit featuring:
Digital Illustrator- Jason Freedman ( Uncle J's Monsters)
Pointilism Painter- Lucas Kolasa
Mixed Media painter- Kim Ellery
Sketcher/painter- Ron Lawson
Jewelry Designer- Melenie Donato
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05/04/13 -
06/29/13 |
Hairspray Salon & Gallery, Providence |
‘Double-and-Add: Angela Bulloch | Haroon Mirza | Peter Campus | Anthony McCall’
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum November 23, 2012-June 30, 2013 Double-and-Add plays on a mathematical term used in binary coding, referencing a computational function found in electronic and digital processing. The four featured artists — Angela Bulloch, Haroon Mirza, Peter Campus, and Anthony McCall — use time-based media (video, sound, programmed light) to investigate the sensory transmission of information through seemingly immaterial systems such as algorithms, electricity, and RGB-light. Recent acquisitions of works by Bulloch (Copper... |
RISD Museum |
11/23/12 -
06/30/13 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
Ships of Bondage and the Fight for Freedom
Presented by Brown University - Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University - John Nicholas Brown Center May 9-June 30, 2013 Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, Ships of Bondage and the Fight for Freedom examines the global networks involved in the African slave trade. This exhibition tells the story of slave insurrections on three vessels including the Amistad, the Meermin, and the Sally, exploring the struggle of the enslaved to resist captivity, gain freedom, and return to their homelands. |
Brown University - Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice |
05/09/13 -
06/30/13 |
Brown University - John Nicholas Brown Center, Providence |
Assemblages by Marge Dalenius
Presented by BankRI Pitman Street Gallery at BankRI Pitman Street Gallery June 6-July 3, 2013 Several years ago, a reviewer made a comment artist Marge Dalenius will never forget. “Old ladies,” the clearly misinformed reviewer stated, “Should crochet.”
Dalenius, with typical aplomb, decided to try her hand at crocheting, not with yarn, but with wire and fishing line. The result, two series of assemblages ¬– one pairing delicate crocheted wire flowers with earthy tree limbs and another meshing monofilament with detritus collected along... |
BankRI Pitman Street Gallery |
06/06/13 -
07/03/13 |
BankRI Pitman Street Gallery, Providence |
Journey: Paintings by Manette Jungels
Presented by BankRI Turks Head Gallery at BankRI Turks Head Gallery June 6-July 3, 2013 Manette Jungels comes from a family of artists. Her mother, Dorothy Jungels, is a well-respected and beloved dancer, teacher, choreographer and founding member of Everett, a dance company, stage and school, located in the Mount Hope section of Providence. Her father, Bob Jungels, is a videographer, and filmmaker. Her brothers and sisters – Mark, Therese, Aaron and Rachael –are all creative people. For years they lived in a huge Victorian home on the corner of Hope and Olney... |
BankRI Turks Head Gallery |
06/06/13 -
07/03/13 |
BankRI Turks Head Gallery, Providence |
Emerging Equilibrium: Paintings By Martin Bridge
Presented by Peregrine Gallery at Peregrine Gallery May 6-July 5, 2013 Martin Bridge is proudly carrying on his family tradition by living, creating, and teaching in the hills of Western Massachusetts. His work spans a wide range of media from Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Theater Design, Site Specific Installation, and Performance. His spiritual orientation as an Animist is the first and foremost influence on his art - his work celebrates the sacredness he finds inherent in nature.
Bridge's paintings are evocative in pattern, texture and content to... |
Peregrine Gallery |
05/06/13 -
07/05/13 |
Peregrine Gallery, Providence |
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Xander Marrow: New Works
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Craftland |
06/20/13 -
07/20/13 |
Craftland, Providence |
The State Employee Art Show
Presented by Atrium Gallery at Atrium Gallery June 1-July 31, 2013 Presented by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. This show features artworks by employees of the state. |
Atrium Gallery |
06/01/13 -
07/31/13 |
Atrium Gallery, Providence |
Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum April 28-August 18, 2013 In a groundbreaking exhibition—drawn from our collection and loans from other national and international organizations and private individuals—the RISD Museum celebrates the dandy, tracing the variety of ways in which this personality has blazed through two centuries and investigating where he resides today. Rather than following strict definitions, Artist/Rebel/Dandy features myriad manifestations of the dandy’s style and persona, from the discreet sophistication and... |
RISD Museum |
04/28/13 -
08/18/13 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
The African-American Visual Art Show
Presented by Atrium Gallery at Atrium Gallery August 1-September 30, 2013 Presented by the DOA-Human Resources Outreach & Diversity Office. This show features works by African-American artists in Rhode Island. |
Atrium Gallery |
08/01/13 -
09/30/13 |
Atrium Gallery, Providence |
Locally Made
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum July 12-November 3, 2013 The RISD Museum’s first large survey of work from the greater-Providence region in more than 20 years, Locally Made expands across several Museum galleries with multiple components celebrating the rich and diverse talent in the city and nearby communities.
The Museum’s Upper Farago Gallery features recent acquisitions now in the collection created by local artists, video works selected guest curator Dina Deitsch (Contemporary Art Curator, deCordova... |
RISD Museum |
07/12/13 -
11/03/13 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
Made For Eternity
Presented by RISD Museum at RISD Museum March 15-November 17, 2013 The RISD Museum’s mummy, the Egyptian priest Nesmin, moves to a new location this spring for a special exhibition of ancient Egyptian objects — including amulets, small bronze statues of gods, carved granite, and painted panel portraits—all made between 3700 BCE–250 CE.
Made for Eternity, on view in the first-floor Waterman Gallery, highlights everyday functional objects that once belonged to the upper and middle classes of ancient Egypt, with the more finely... |
RISD Museum |
03/15/13 -
11/17/13 |
RISD Museum, Providence |
