ART! Eveline Luppi: Retrospective – 3 Decades

February 9, 2022 |
A woman sitting in a chair next to a piece of art.

by Nancy Thomas The Sprout Gallery is pleased to present Eveline Luppi: Retrospective – 3 Decades, an exhibition featuring works that span the past thirty years of Eveline Luppi’s career. The presentation includes paintings showcasing both the evolution and variety of her body of work, the range of techniques (abstract, iconic, geometric) that the artist…

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ART! Reflections on Public Art, Memorials, and national memory – with James Young

February 2, 2022
The stages of memory.

by Nancy Thomas James Young will review the topic of Memorial Art in this virtual presentation on Wednesday, February 3rd at 5pm. In this slide-lecture, James E. Young traces what he calls an “arc of memorial vernacular” from Maya Lin’s design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to Holocaust counter-monuments in Germany, to Berlin’s Denkmal for…

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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants for Artists – Deadline: Feb. 7

February 1, 2022
A man is painting a heart on the side of a building.

Emergency grants of up to $5,000 to support direct treatment expenses for medical, dental, or mental health emergencies that arose in the last six months for artists practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts and choreography are eligible. The staff of Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants particularly encourage artists of color, artists with disabilities, and artists living outside…

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Black History Month contest for Pawtucket middle schoolers

February 1, 2022
A drawing of a woman with a blue turban.

Photo: 2021 contest submission The City of Pawtucket announces the launch of the second annual contest and event Honoring Black History Month geared towards Pawtucket middle school aged students. The goal of the contest is for students to submit a piece of their work – art, poetry, a paper, presentation, or other artistic expression –…

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Beyond Van Gogh: Go for the (pricey) “pow”, not the art…

January 27, 2022
A woman is standing in front of a large projection of flowers.

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience comes to Rhode Island, with a May 17th (new date) opening at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. While not intended to be an “art exhibit” – it is a “psychedelic experience of classic art” – and we wonder if the artist would be delighted or stunned silent.…

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Free After-School programs for elementary students

January 23, 2022
A girl holding up a notebook with a drawing of a bee.

Register your Rhode Island student in grades 2-5 for Free Art Adventures weekly virtual classes. The award winning program, offered by The Empowerment Factory, starts February 15th. Families can register while space is available via www.empowermentfactory.org/free-art-adventures.  These fun, free afterschool programs combine art, science, reading, and social-emotional learning. Students will receive a Creativity Kit with all…

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ART! The RISD Museum – Works in Process

January 19, 2022
A watercolor painting of a blue and yellow parrot.

by Nancy Thomas Photo: William Edgar Brigham, Study of Parrot on Perch, 1914. Gift of the Estate of William E. Brigham. RISD Museum, Providence The RISD Museum is a Rhode Island treasure. Whether it is going to events for the family, or visiting your favorite part of their standard collections, it is always worth a…

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ART! DeBlois Gallery showing love

January 12, 2022
A piece of art with the words love in the world.

The art world can’t go dark. Even though this is a time when we’re not really comfortable venturing into tight social situations, such as an art gallery or exhibition. The DeBlois Gallery is making sure we keep up on their happenings, their plans for future shows, starting in March, and are using their Facebook page…

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