Posts Tagged ‘art’
Black History Month contest for Pawtucket middle schoolers
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 –…
Read MoreBeyond Van Gogh: Go for the (pricey) “pow”, not the art…
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.…
Read MoreART! “Students for the Sea” – St. George’s art students support Clean Ocean Access
by Nancy Thomas St. George’s art students partner with Clean Ocean Access for a reception to highlight their art work made with or inspired by marine debris! Join them for a reception with the art students on Thursday, January 27 at 5pm at Clean Ocean Access, 21 John Clarke Road, in Middletown. The artwork featured…
Read MoreFree After-School programs for elementary students
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…
Read MoreART! The RISD Museum – Works in Process
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…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Randy Rosenbaum, former RI State Council on the Arts director
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week Paolino talks with Randy Rosenbaum, past Executive Director (26 years) for the RI State Council on the Arts. Rosenbaum retired in mid-December. They discuss the arts, Providence, the role…
Read MoreART! DeBlois Gallery showing love
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…
Read MoreART! Fire Ice Glass Studio, Deborah Goldhaft
by Nancy Thomas “I often feel like Alice in Through the Looking Glass as I design and use the sandblast process. There is always a sense of wonder and surprise as each creation unveils itself to me”. That’s how Deborah Goldhaft says she feels as each new commissioned work of art is completed and readied…
Read MoreART! Gallery Belleau blows us away
Artist’s statement… the work of Christopher R. Belleau Glass has enchanted and challenged me ever since I picked up that first blowpipe at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1981. Born and raised in Wisconsin, I moved to Providence, RI in 1987 to share a studio with a friend. I love my work and feel…
Read MoreART! Party with the Providence Art Club artists. Holiday Block Party, Little Picture Show, gallery tours…
The historic Providence Art Club will host a festive holiday Block Party on Sunday, December 19, from 12-5pm. The Block Party will open all four of the Art Club’s historic properties to visitors, allowing guests to explore the 117th Annual Little Pictures Show, see artists working in their studios, and more. Approximately 20 artists will…
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