ART! “Threading Time and Place”, a RI250 exhibit at the Hera Gallery, Wakefield

This is a distinctive Rhode Island story. The new exhibit examines South County’s textile history, including the Wakefield mill’s production of coarse “Negro cloth” sold for enslaved people.

A free speaker program is scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 6–8 p.m., followed by a participatory Human Loom & Interwoven Histories program on Saturday, July 18 at 2 p.m.

The exhibition continues through August 1. It connects art, local history, slavery and the RI250 commemoration.

Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation presents Threading Time and Place, a project that has been conceived in alignment with the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and, more specifically, the role of Rhode Island in the birth of the Nation. Hera was awarded a grant from the RI250 Commission to partially fund this exhibition.

RI250 is a commemoration, organized by the RI250 Commission, of the ideals of hope, freedom, justice, and independence, themes that have similarly shaped Hera‘s exhibition history for over 50 years. Threading Time and Place aims to engage the community in a dialogue about the textile industry that built South County, and reflect on how this shared history may illuminate our understanding of ourselves in the present socio-cultural context and influence our choices as we collectively shape the future.

Hera Gallery artists Uli Brahmst, Sonja Czekalski, Joanne Delmonico, Karen Dolmanisth, Kathie Florsheim, Michelle Henning, Barbara Pagh, Susan Sancomb, Sarah Swift, Viera Levitt, and Wendy Wahl will exhibit works that speak to the core themes of hope, freedom, equality, and independence, as well as the dynamic aspects of revolution, ranging from historical perspectives to current manifestations.

Historical objects, photographs, and ephemera will be loaned and on view from the Wakefield Mill owner, Eric Bell, and the South County History Center in Kingston.

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This is a RINewsToday RI250 featured event.

We are pleased to list special exhibits or opportunities that celebrate the rich RI250th.

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