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ART! 40th Annual Rhode Island Open Exhibition – Warwick Center for the Arts
About the Exhibition: NO THEME. NO RULES. JUST THE WORK.
For 40 years, the Rhode Island Open has asked one question of the state’s artists: what are you making right now? There’s no theme to answer and no box to fit. Any artist 18 or older who lives or works in Rhode Island could enter, in any medium, at any stage of their career.
Every entry was juried blind from images alone, so the work was judged on its own terms and not by the name attached to it.
This year, 40 artists are showing 49 works, and the result is the clearest snapshot we have of what’s being made in Rhode Island today.
40 Years of Rhode Island Showing Us What They Can Do
An open call means anything can walk through the door, and it did – a huge range, spanning painting, photography, sculpture, collage, and work that sits somewhere between. Some artists are showing in the gallery for the first time. Others first hung work there decades ago. Both belong in the exhibit.
COME AND SEE WHAT RHODE ISLAND IS MAKING
RINewsToday picked our top 4!




WCFA Gallery & Office Hours
Wednesday – Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 PM – Closed Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday
NOTE: Occasionally hours are subject to change based on private event rentals.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTE: We have A BRAND NEW elevator lift. If you would like to use the lift to access the second floor gallery please call us at 401-737-0010 so that we may assist you. Handicap accessible parking is availabe in the rear of our building, next to the lift.
If you have any questions or need assistance accessing any of our programs virtually, please contact our Director at 401-737-0010, or [email protected]. Or – https://warwickcfa.org/exhibits-events